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Privacy Policy

Maiko & Zen Kyoto is operated by MindFree Inc. This page is an English translation of MindFree Inc.'s Personal Information Protection Policy. The original Japanese policy is published at mindfree.jp/privacy-policy/. If the translation and the original differ, the Japanese original prevails. The last section, How Our Internal Tools Use Google User Data, is specific to this website and is not part of the translation. How this website uses cookies is explained in our Cookie Policy.

Personal Information Protection Policy

MindFree Inc. (the “Company”) operates businesses in communication platform development, omnichannel CRM, social media marketing, website management, digital integration, and UX design. We consider it our responsibility to apply security measures to, and properly protect, all personal information of our customers and everyone involved with the Company that we obtain in the course of these businesses. These businesses are built on the trust of the people involved: our customers, our business partners and our employees.

So that all personal information entrusted to us is handled with greater rigor in carrying out our business, the Company has established this Personal Information Protection Policy as a code of conduct for its officers and employees, and strives to ensure that it is thoroughly followed.

Management System and Continuous Improvement

The Company builds and properly operates a management system that conforms to JIS Q 15001 (Personal information protection management systems — Requirements). We continuously improve this system through internal audits, reviews by the representative, and other opportunities.

Compliance With Laws and Standards

In handling personal information, the Company complies with laws and regulations on personal information, guidelines set by the national government, and other standards and guidelines.

Handling of Personal Information

For personal information handled in our business, and in employment, personnel management, and related matters, the Company acquires, uses, and provides personal information appropriately within the purposes of use specified in advance. We do not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve those purposes (use for other purposes), and we take appropriate measures to ensure this.

Security Measures

To keep personal information accurate and secure, and to prevent unauthorized access, leakage, loss, destruction, alteration, and similar incidents, the Company implements security measures such as access control for personal information, restrictions on the means of taking information out, and information security measures. We review and improve these measures as necessary. If an incident should occur, we will take action immediately and work to prevent it from happening again.

Complaints, Consultations, and Inquiries

For complaints, consultations or inquiries about this policy or about personal information handled by the Company, please contact the office below. We will respond promptly.

Personal Information Inquiry Desk
MindFree Inc.
Personal Information Protection Manager (name as shown in the Japanese original)
Tel: +81-6-6125-5535
Fax: +81-6-6125-5536

MindFree Inc.
Representative Director (name as shown in the Japanese original)
Established: November 1, 2023
Last revised: June 18, 2024

How Our Internal Tools Use Google User Data

This section is specific to this website and is not part of the translation above.

Our team uses internal tools, built on Google Apps Script and Google Cloud, to check how this website performs in Google Search and to plan our guides. Only our own staff use these tools, signed in with our own Google accounts. The tools do not ask visitors to this website to sign in with Google, and they do not access the Google accounts of visitors or customers.

With our staff's permission, the tools access:

We have also applied for access to Google Ads keyword planning data, such as search volumes and keyword ideas. Our tools do not access it yet. Once access is approved, we will use it only to plan the topics of our guides.

We use this data to understand and improve this website and its guides. We keep it in our own Google account and in private repositories on GitHub. Our team also uses AI assistants, such as Anthropic's Claude, to analyze these reports, and they receive excerpts of the reports for that purpose. We do not sell this data and do not use it for advertising.