Privacy

1. General information

Window-to-Japan is a private, non-commercial information website. The protection of personal data and transparency about the processing of information when visiting this website are important to the website operator.

Personal data are processed only to the extent necessary for the technical operation and security of the website, for anonymous or aggregated statistical evaluation, or where processing is based on the visitor’s consent.

The person responsible for this website and the relevant contact details can be found in the Imprint.

2. Hosting and server log files

When this website is accessed, technical information may automatically be transmitted by the visitor’s browser to the web server. This may include the IP address, date and time of access, the requested page or file, browser type and version, operating system, referring website and other technical information necessary for communication between browser and server.

Such information may be processed by the hosting provider insofar as this is necessary to provide the website, maintain its technical security and identify errors or misuse.

Server log files are not used by the website operator to create personal profiles or for advertising purposes.

3. Cookies and consent management

This website uses Complianz for cookie and consent management. Complianz informs visitors about cookies and other technologies used on the website and, where required, obtains their consent before the corresponding services are activated.

Non-essential services requiring consent are not intended to be activated before the visitor has given the corresponding consent.

The visitor’s consent preferences are currently stored for up to 365 days. Consent can be changed or withdrawn at any time through the cookie settings provided on the website.

Browser signals such as Do Not Track (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) are respected where supported by the consent-management system.

4. Visitor statistics

This website uses SlimStat to obtain statistical information about the use of the website.

The purpose of these statistics is exclusively to understand how the website and its individual pages are used and which subjects are of interest to visitors. This information helps to improve the content and structure of the website.

The statistics are not used for advertising, commercial tracking or the creation of individual marketing profiles. Statistical information is processed within the WordPress environment as configured by the website operator and is not intentionally combined with other information in order to identify individual visitors.

5. External content and links

This website contains links to external websites and may include content provided by third parties, in particular YouTube.

Where external content requires the transmission of data to a third-party provider, such content is intended to remain blocked by the consent-management system until the visitor has given the required consent.

When visitors follow an ordinary external link, they leave Window-to-Japan. From that point onwards, data processing is governed by the privacy provisions of the respective external website. Window-to-Japan has no control over the processing of personal data by external providers.

6. Use of artificial intelligence

Artificial-intelligence tools may be used to assist in the preparation of content for Window-to-China. Such assistance may include research support, language editing, translation, structuring and summarising information, as well as the preparation or editing of illustrations.

AI-assisted material is subject to editorial review before publication. The selection of sources, verification of information and responsibility for the final content remain with the website operator.

Personal data provided by visitors through this website are not intentionally submitted to generative AI services for analysis or processing.

Further information on the editorial use of artificial intelligence is provided on the introductory page of Window-to-Japan.

7. Rights concerning personal data

Where personal data relating to an identifiable individual are processed, applicable data-protection law may provide rights including access to personal data, rectification or erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection to processing.

Where processing is based on consent, consent may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Questions concerning privacy or the processing of personal data can be addressed to the website operator using the contact details provided in the Imprint.

Individuals also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority where the applicable legal requirements are met.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when the technical operation of the website, the services used on it or the applicable legal requirements change.

Last updated: August 2026

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