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Privacy Policy

How We Handle Your Information

UBAKU (“we”) handles the personal information entrusted to us with care, under the following policy. This English version is a translation for reference. If there is any difference, the Japanese version prevails.

1. Information We Collect

When you use our contact form or subscribe to the UBAKU Letter newsletter, we collect your name, email address, the content of your inquiry, your interests, and similar information.

2. How We Use It

  • To reply to inquiries and respond to requests
  • To send our newsletter
  • To share information and proposals about our businesses, including businesses we may start in the future
  • To improve our site and services (in aggregated form that does not identify individuals)

3. Sharing with Third Parties

Except as required by law, we do not provide your information to third parties without your consent.

4. External Services

We use the following external services for email delivery, form submission, bot prevention, access analytics, and weather display. All are operated by businesses outside Japan.

  • Brevo (newsletter delivery / France)
  • Web3Forms (form submission / India)
  • Cloudflare Turnstile (preventing bot sign-ups / United States)
  • hCaptcha (preventing bot submissions through the contact form / United States)
  • Google Analytics (access analytics / United States)
  • Open-Meteo (showing the Higashikawa weather on the top page; we do not send your name or similar information / Switzerland)

Information on the personal data protection systems of each country is available on the website of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan.

5. Cookies and Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used. It uses cookies to collect information in a form that does not identify individuals. You can stop this collection by disabling cookies in your browser settings or by using the opt-out add-on.

6. Security

We take appropriate measures to prevent the leakage or loss of personal information.

7. Access, Correction, Deletion, and Unsubscribing

We respond to requests for access, correction, deletion, or suspension of use after confirming your identity. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link at the end of each issue.

8. Changes

We may revise this policy as needed and will announce changes on this page.

9. Contact

UBAKU
4-10-8-103 Asahimachi, Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0212, Japan
Email us (you can also use the contact form on our top page)

Established October 26, 2026