Privacy Policy

“Japan Garbage Disposal Encyclopedia” (hereinafter “this site”) respects user privacy and is committed to protecting personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information on this site.

1. Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you access this site, the following information may be automatically collected:

IP address (anonymized)
Browser type and version
Operating system
Access date and time
Pages viewed
Referrer URL

Location Information

If you use our “Find by Location” feature, we use your browser’s geolocation feature. Location information is used only to display garbage disposal pages for your area and is not stored on our servers. Location sharing is optional and can be declined through your browser’s permission dialog.

Information Provided via Contact Form

When you contact us through our contact form, you may provide information such as your email address and name. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry.

2. Use of Cookies

This site uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

Saving language preferences
Session management

Analytics Cookies

This site uses Google Analytics to improve our services. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze site usage. The collected data is anonymized and cannot identify individuals.

For more information about Google Analytics, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.

Advertising Cookies

This site may display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google AdSense may use cookies to show ads based on user interests.

If you do not want personalized ads, you can change your settings at Google Ads Settings.

3. Managing Cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or display a warning before cookies are sent. However, disabling cookies may cause some features of this site to not function properly.

4. Disclosure to Third Parties

This site does not disclose collected information to third parties except in the following cases:

When required by law
When necessary to protect human life, body, or property
When the user has given consent

5. Information Security

This site takes reasonable measures to properly manage collected information and protect it from unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, and leakage.

6. External Links

This site contains links to external sites such as official municipal websites. Please review each site’s privacy policy for information about their privacy practices. This site is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external sites.

7. Children’s Privacy

This site does not intentionally collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be changed as needed. We will notify users of significant changes on this site.

9. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our Contact Page.

Last Updated: January 24, 2026