Last updated: [2026/6/19]
This Privacy Policy explains how A Round Around Japan (“we,” “our,” or “this website”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit [aroundaroundjapan.com].
This website is a golf content website featuring videos, blog posts, course experiences, travel information, and related content about playing golf around Japan.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information.
Information you provide directly
If you contact us through a contact form, email, comment form, newsletter signup, or other feature, we may collect information such as:
- Your name
- Email address
- Message content
- Any other information you choose to send us
Information collected automatically
When you visit this website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Referring URLs
- Date and time of access
- General usage data
This information is used to understand how visitors use the website, improve content, prevent spam or abuse, and maintain website security.
2. How We Use Information
We may use collected information for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain this website
- To respond to inquiries
- To improve website content and user experience
- To analyze website traffic and performance
- To prevent spam, fraud, or unauthorized access
- To display advertisements, if ads are added in the future
- To manage affiliate links or sponsored content, if used in the future
- To comply with legal obligations
3. Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites function properly, remember user preferences, analyze traffic, and deliver relevant advertisements.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
4. Analytics
This website may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics or similar services, to understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics tools may collect information such as pages viewed, time spent on the website, device type, browser type, general location, and referral sources. Google requires websites using Google Analytics to disclose the use of Google Analytics and explain how data is collected and processed.
For more information about how Google handles data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
5. Advertising
This website may display advertisements in the future, including advertisements provided by third-party advertising services such as Google AdSense or similar providers.
Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this and/or other websites.
Google explains that cookies may be used for purposes such as showing relevant ads, preventing repeated ads, and detecting or preventing click fraud.
Users may be able to manage ad personalization through their browser settings or through the settings provided by the relevant advertising provider.
6. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content
This website may include affiliate links, sponsored links, or promotional content in the future.
If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase or booking, we may receive a commission or referral fee at no additional cost to you. Any affiliate or sponsored content will be used to support the operation of this website.
We aim to clearly disclose sponsored content or affiliate relationships where appropriate.
7. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or pages on this website may include embedded content, such as YouTube videos, maps, social media posts, or other external content.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These external websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Please refer to the privacy policies of those external services for more information.
8. Comments
If comments are enabled on this website, we may collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.
Comments may be reviewed, edited, or removed at our discretion, especially if they contain spam, offensive content, personal attacks, or unrelated promotional material.
9. Newsletter
If a newsletter signup is offered, we may collect your email address and use it to send updates, new content notifications, or related information.
You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us directly.
10. Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information.
We may share limited information with service providers that help operate this website, such as hosting providers, analytics providers, advertising providers, newsletter services, spam prevention tools, or other technical service providers.
We may also disclose information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of this website, its users, or others.
Under Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information, businesses generally must not provide personal data to a third party without the person’s prior consent, except in certain legally recognized cases.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
For example, inquiry emails may be retained for communication history, spam prevention, or business record purposes.
12. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
13. External Links
This website may contain links to external websites, golf courses, booking services, social media platforms, video platforms, affiliate partners, or other third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites. Please review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
14. Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
15. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on applicable laws and your location, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or suspension of use of your personal information.
If you would like to make a request regarding your personal information, please contact us using the contact information below.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of this website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
17. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
A Round Around Japan
Email: [wp@aroundaroundjapan.com]
Website: [aroundaroundjapan.com]