1. About Us
This website, “JAPAN EAT GUIDE” (the “Site”), is a media platform that provides visiting travelers to Japan with information about restaurants and food culture in Japan. To contact the operator of this Site, please use the Contact Form.
2. Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.
Contact Form
Information submitted through the Contact Form (Contact Form 7) – including name, email address, and inquiry details – as well as the IP address collected for spam prevention purposes, is used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not share this information with third parties.
Review Submissions
Restaurant pages on this Site include a feature that allows users to submit reviews. When you submit a review, we collect your name (which is displayed publicly on the Site), email address (kept private — used only for moderation purposes and to contact you if needed, and never displayed on the Site), star rating, review text, and up to 5 photos. This information is used solely to review, approve, or reject submitted content (moderation) and, where necessary, to contact the reviewer. We do not share your email address with third parties.
Media
If you upload images to the Site, please avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Cookies
When you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name and email address in cookies. This is for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
Analytics (Google Analytics)
This Site uses “Google Analytics (GA4),” an analytics tool provided by Google. This tool uses cookies to analyze site usage; however, it does not collect personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, or telephone numbers. For details, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
This Site uses “Google AdSense,” a third-party advertising service. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this Site or other websites. Users may opt out of Google’s use of cookies for ad personalization by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Google Maps (Google Places API)
Restaurant pages on this Site display location, map, and basic business information (such as address and business hours) obtained through the Google Places API. This Site does not display or use Google star ratings, review counts, or review text. This information is provided by Google, and the Site does not guarantee its accuracy. For details, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, maps) from other websites. Such embedded content may collect data about visitors on behalf of the originating website.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
Collected data is shared only with external service providers such as Google (Analytics, AdSense, Maps Platform), and only to the extent necessary for their respective services. We do not sell or otherwise provide your data to any other third parties.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow for the recognition and approval of follow-up comments and for spam detection. Information submitted via the Contact Form is deleted within a reasonable period after your inquiry has been resolved.
5. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you would like to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you, please contact us via the Contact Form. We will respond within a reasonable scope, except for data we are required to retain for legal purposes.
6. Contact Us
For inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please use the Contact Form.
7. Revisions
This Policy may be revised without prior notice in response to changes in applicable laws or in the services provided by the Site. Any revised Policy will take effect upon being posted on this page.
Effective Date: September 19, 2026
Last Revised: October 3, 2026 (corrected the Google Places API description in Section 2 to clarify that this Site does not display or use Google ratings or reviews; added a new subsection describing data collected through the review submission feature)