Last updated: 14th August, 2026
Who we are
thejapankitchen.com is an independent site operated by one person based in Japan.
Contact: [email protected]
What we collect
Information you give us:
- Your name and email address, if you use the contact form
- Your email address, if you subscribe to the newsletter
Information collected automatically:
- Basic analytics data (pages visited, referring source, approximate location, device type)
- Affiliate tracking cookies set by third parties when you click an affiliate link
- Security logs kept by our firewall (IP addresses of blocked requests)
How we use it
- To answer your message, if you contacted us
- To send the newsletter you subscribed to (unsubscribe from any email)
- To understand which articles are useful, so we can write more of them
- To receive credit for referrals through affiliate programs
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies
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You can disable cookies in your browser settings. The site will still work.
Third-party services
We use the following, each with its own privacy policy:
- Cloudflare — content delivery, security, and email forwarding
- Hostinger — web hosting
- Affiliate programs listed in our Affiliate Disclosure
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data. If you are in the EU/EEA (GDPR) or California (CCPA/CPRA), these rights apply to you. To make a request, email [email protected].
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.
Changes
We will update this page if our practices change, and revise the “Last updated” date above.