Last updated: September 2026
Japan Makes Sense (“we,” “us,” or “this site”) is a media platform dedicated to helping foreigners understand Japanese culture and daily life. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information We Collect
Comments. If you leave a comment on this site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.
Cookies. If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience on future visits. These cookies last for one year.
Analytics. This site uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site — for example, which pages are read most and how visitors arrive here. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect this information. You can learn more about how Google handles this data at Google’s Privacy Policy, and you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Embedded content. Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos or social media posts) from other websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly, and that website may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Advertising
This site may display advertisements served by third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense. These companies may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites, in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may interest you.
You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use partner sites at Google’s page on how we use information from sites that use our services, and you can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information described above to operate and improve this site, respond to inquiries sent through our contact page, moderate comments, and understand how our content is used so we can make it more useful.
How Long We Retain Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely, so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically rather than being held in a moderation queue.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have left a comment on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us at japanmakessense@gmail.com.