About our cookie policy

1.General provisions

RYUMEIKAN Co., Ltd（hereinafter referred to as “we”）uses cookies on the websites we manage (hereinafter referred to as “our website”) to improve safety and convenience. Cookies are mainly used to maintain login information for users of our website (hereinafter referred to as “you”), track cart information and improve convenience. When using this site, please accept cookies on your browser. Please note that some features or pages on our website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

The types of cookies used on our website and how users can change settings are described in this cookie policy.

2.Relationship with privacy policy

Our company has also established a privacy policy regarding the handling of personal information, which is also related to our cookie policy. For more information, please check “Privacy Policy” on our website.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are data used by a server to send information about your access of our website to your computer (or other internet-connected devices such as a smartphones or tablets) and your computer temporarily saves them.
By using cookies, our web server will temporarily record information from the device you use to access our website such as the number of website visits and the pages visited from your computer.
This data never includes information that can identify you personally.
Moreover, you can also disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not impede your use of this site.

1.About first-party and third-party cookies

Cookies belong to a pre-specified domain. First-party cookies are directly created by our website (or domain), while third-party cookies are created by domains other than ours.

2. About the session cookies and persistent cookies

Cookies are divided into “session cookies” and “persistent cookies” depending on their expiration date. Session cookies are temporary cookies that are deleted when a user closes their browser. Persistent cookies are cookies that remain on your device for a limited period of time until they expire or are deleted from your browser.

Why do we use cookies?

1. Usage analysis and quality improvement

We use cookies across our websites to improve our services and provide services that are more suited to the interests and needs of our customers by understanding their usage of our services.

We mainly use tools described below for analyzing the usage of our website.

All data collected, recorded and analyzed by each tool provider does not include any information that identifies specific individuals. In addition, such information will be managed by each provider on its privacy policy.
Please review the Google Analytics website for description of the Google Analytics terms of use and review the Google’s website for description of its privacy policy You can also disable cookies on the tool providers opt-out page or by changing browser settings.

About the use of Google Analytics
1. We use Google Analytics (Google’s access analysis tool) to analyze visits and usage. Google Analytics analyze the usage of our website through the cookies collected by our server. We receive analysis results from Google (Google Analytics reports on user attributes, interest categories, etc.) to understand the status of customers’ visits to our website.

2. Customer information collected, recorded and analyzed by Google Analytics does not include any information that identifies specific individuals. In addition, such information will be managed by Google based on its privacy policy. Please review the Google Analytics website for description of the Google Analytics terms of use, and review Google’s website for a description of its privacy policy, Google Analytics terms of use and Google’s privacy policy

3. You can disable Google Analytics by downloading and installing the “Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on” from Google’s opt-out add-on download page, and changing add-on settings on your browser. Please note that if you invalidate Google Analytics, it will also be invalidated on other websites you visit other than our website, but you can accept Google Analytics again by changing settings on your browser.

2. Advertisement distribution using cookies

We use the advertising services (display advertising/remarketing/retargeting functions) of advertising distribution companies such as Google and Yahoo. We deliver notifications (advertisements) to people who have visited our website in the past when they visit a specific page. For this purpose, we use cookies to obtain your visit history on our website.
If you do not wish to receive such notifications (advertisements), please access the page below and invalidate the usage of each cookie.
Please note if you change your browser settings, delete cookies or use a new PC, you will need to configure the settings again.
Terms of use: Google Analytics terms of use

How to change settings

1. Browser settings

You can choose to accept cookies or disable cookies through your browser settings. Your browser also allows you to delete cookies from your device. For detailed settings, please refer to the help menu of your browser.

[How to change settings for each browser (for example)]
-For Google Chrome™：https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=ja&hlrm=en
＊Google Chrome is a trademark or a registered trademark of Google LLC.

-For Microsoft Edge™：https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/configure-your-privacy-settings-so-they-re-right-for-you-8c923c9d-4ef2-849d-a399-4de716ecbbaf
＊Microsoft Edge a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

-For Safari™：https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
＊Safari a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the United States and other countries.

You can disable cookies used on this site through the browser settings listed above.However, please note that if you invalidate cookies, some features or pages on our website may not function properly, and we are not responsible for this unless it’s intentional or negligent on our part.

2. Detailed cookie settings from our menu

Our website provides a function that allows you to accept or invalidate cookies based on your consent. For detailed settings, please check the “Detailed cookie settings” on pages you visit.

Update notice for changes in cookie policy

We will update this cookie policy in response to changes in laws and social environments, and will notify you of the changes on our website.

Inquiries about our cookie policy can be made to:

RYUMEIKAN Co., Ltd
3-4 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 101-0062
+81-3-3271-0977