Gifu Kakejiku Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) sets forth this Privacy Policy to explain how the Company collects, uses, and protects the personal information of customers who use the e-commerce service “JIKU WORKS” (the “Service”) operated by the Company, and to ensure that customers can use the Service with confidence.

1. Definition of Personal Information

In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means any information relating to an identifiable individual, including but not limited to name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, shipping information, and purchase history.

2. Information We Collect

The Company may collect personal information when customers interact with the Service, for example when purchasing a product or submitting an enquiry through the contact form. This information may include name, address, telephone number, email address, shipping information, and purchase history.

Payment information, including credit card details, may be processed and managed by third-party payment service providers. The Company does not store credit card information.

3. How We Use Personal Information

The Company uses collected personal information for the following purposes:

   • processing the sale, shipment, and payment of products
   • responding to enquiries
   • analyzing and improving the Service
   • providing information related to the Service
   • delivering advertisements related to the Service and measuring their effectiveness
   • contacting customers when necessary
   • complying with applicable laws and regulations

4. Data Security

The Company implements reasonable security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

5. Sharing Personal Information

The Company does not disclose personal information to third parties without consent, except in the following circumstances:

   • when it is provided to shipping carriers for the delivery of products
   • when it is provided to payment service providers for payment processing
   • when it is shared with service providers who support the operation of the Service
   • when disclosure is required by applicable laws and regulations

6. International Transfer of Personal Information

The Service is hosted on Shopify. Shopify provides the online e-commerce platform that enables the Company to offer products and services to customers.

Personal information may be stored and processed outside the country in which customers reside, including at data centers operated by Shopify. Appropriate safeguards are implemented to protect such information. For more information about how Shopify uses personal information, please refer to Shopify’s Privacy Policy.

7. Use of Cookies

The Service may use cookies to improve user convenience and to analyze usage of the Service. Customers may disable cookies through browser settings; however, doing so may prevent certain features of the Service from functioning properly.

8. Analytics and Advertising Tools

The Service may use third-party analytics and advertising tools to better understand how customers use the Service and to improve products, services, and marketing activities.

These tools may automatically collect certain information such as IP address, device information, browser type, and browsing behavior on the Service. Such information may be used to analyze usage of the Service, deliver advertisements related to the Service, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

9. Access, Correction, and Suspension of Use of Personal Information

If a customer wishes to request access to, correction of, or suspension of use of personal information, the Company will respond promptly within a reasonable scope after verifying the customer’s identity.

10. Changes to This Policy

The Company may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will become effective when posted on the Service.

11. Contact

For inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@gifukakejiku.com