This Privacy Policy explains how jtravel-news (https://jtravel-news.com/, “the Site”) handles personal information, in line with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws.
1. Who we are
The Site is run by metawebs, a sole proprietorship in Japan (representative: Hiroki Tomura).
Address: Park Front Shinjuku 202, 2-8-15 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Contact: please use our contact form.
metawebs also runs jpwork hub (https://jpwork-hub.com/). When you visit jpwork hub, its own privacy policy applies.
2. Information we collect
- Contact form: your name, email address and message.
- Usage data: pages you view, how you reached the Site, your browser and device type, approximate location derived from your IP address, and similar data collected through cookies and the services in section 4.
- Server and security logs: your IP address, browser information and the time of access, recorded by our hosting and security services.
Comments are closed on the Site, and we do not ask you to create an account.
3. How we use it
- To reply to your inquiry.
- To understand which articles are read and improve the Site.
- To protect the Site and its forms from spam and attacks.
We do not sell your personal information.
4. Third-party services
The Site uses the following services. They process data on our behalf or as independent providers, mainly in the United States.
- Google Analytics (Google LLC): measures how visitors use the Site with cookies. You can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. See How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
- Cloudflare Turnstile (Cloudflare, Inc.): checks that contact form submissions come from a person, not a bot.
- Jetpack (Automattic Inc.): site statistics, image delivery and login security.
- DreamHost (New Dream Network, LLC): hosts the Site and handles its email.
Each provider handles data under its own privacy policy. Personal information may therefore be transferred to and stored in the United States, which has its own data protection rules.
5. Cookies
The Site and the services above use cookies. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Most of the Site still works without them.
6. How long we keep it
We keep contact form messages only as long as we need them to handle your inquiry, then delete them. Analytics data is kept according to the settings of each service.
7. Security
The Site uses encrypted connections (HTTPS). Access to our accounts is limited and protected.
8. Your rights
You can ask us to disclose, correct, stop using or delete the personal information we hold about you. Please contact us through the contact form. We will confirm your identity and respond without delay, as required by law.
9. Changes
We may update this policy. The latest version is always on this page.
Effective date: October 20, 2026