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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 29, 2026

1. Collection of Personal Information

In operating Japan Miyadaiku Academy, the Specified Nonprofit Corporation Miyadaiku Woodcraft Heritage Association (the "Association") collects personal information to the extent necessary for the following purposes.

Contacting you regarding academy enrollment applications and information requests

Accepting applications for courses and events

Processing orders and deliveries for works sold

Responding to inquiries

Sending newsletters and other announcements

2. Personal Information Collected

The personal information collected by the Association is as follows.

Name (with phonetic reading)

Email address

Phone number

Address

Date of birth and age

Other information provided when making inquiries or applications

3. Purposes of Use of Personal Information

Personal information collected will be used only for the following purposes. Except as required by law, it will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.

Communications and announcements regarding the operation of the academy

Operation and management of courses and events you have applied for

Shipping and payment for works sold

Responding to inquiries

Providing information about the Association's activities

Improving the website through access analysis

Providing appropriate information using marketing automation

4. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

The Association will not provide collected personal information to third parties except in the following cases.

With your consent

As required by law

Where necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain your consent

Where provided to contractors to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use (in such cases, a confidentiality agreement will be concluded with the contractor)

Where data is sent to the providers of the access analysis tool (Google Analytics) and the marketing automation tool (Bownow) within the scope set out in Articles 9 and 10 of this Policy

5. Management of Personal Information

The Association takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to, and loss, alteration, or leakage of, the personal information it collects. The Association also provides regular training and supervision for staff who handle personal information.

6. Disclosure, Correction, and Deletion of Personal Information

If you request disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of your personal information, we will respond promptly after verifying your identity. Please contact us at the address below.

7. Contact

Specified Nonprofit Corporation Miyadaiku Woodcraft Heritage Association

Secretariat: 2824 Hanbara, Aikawa-machi, Aiko-gun (inside the miyadaiku workshop specializing in temple and shrine construction)

Email: info@miyadaiku.or.jp

TEL: 045-326-6009

8. Revisions

The Association may revise this Privacy Policy in response to amendments to laws and regulations on personal information protection or changes in its activities. Any revisions will be announced on this website.

9. Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve convenience for users and to improve the site. Cookies are small text files that a website stores in the user's browser, used to understand how the site is used.

The cookies used on this site are as follows.

Essential Cookies

Cookies necessary to provide the website's basic functions (page navigation, form submission, etc.). Without these cookies, the site will not function properly.

Analytics Cookies

Used with Google Analytics (GA4) to understand statistically how users visit the site (number of visits, pages viewed, time on site, referral sources, etc.). This data is collected in a form that cannot identify individuals. See Article 10 for details.

Marketing Cookies

Used with the marketing automation tool (Bownow) to analyze users' activity history on the site and provide more appropriate information. See Article 11 for details.

Users can refuse cookies or delete stored cookies through their browser settings. However, disabling cookies may make some features of this site unavailable.

10. Access Analysis Tool (Google Analytics)

This website uses Google Analytics (GA4), an access analysis service provided by Google LLC, to understand usage and improve the site.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data on how users visit the site. The data collected includes IP addresses, browser type, pages viewed, time on site, and referring site URLs. This data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals.

For information on how data collected by Google Analytics is handled, please see Google's

Google Privacy Policy

.

If you wish to disable data collection by Google Analytics, you can stop data collection by installing the

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

provided by Google in your browser.

11. Marketing Automation Tool (Bownow)

This website uses Bownow, a marketing automation tool provided by Bownow Inc., to provide appropriate information to users and optimize communication.

Bownow uses cookies and similar technologies to collect users' activity history on this site (pages viewed, clicks, form entries, etc.) and delivers information tailored to users' interests based on the accumulated data.

Data collected by Bownow is used only within the scope of the purposes of use set by the Association and is handled appropriately under the Association's management.

For information on how data is handled by Bownow, please see Bownow's

Bownow Privacy Policy

.

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