DeepWind (“this website”, “we”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and how we manage it securely.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you use our website:
- Data provided through contact forms (name, email address, etc.)
- Information entered when submitting comments (name, email, IP address, etc.)
- Browser and usage data collected via cookies and analytics tools (IP address, access history, device information, etc.)
2. Purpose of Use
The collected information is used only for the following purposes:
- Responding to inquiries
- Detecting and preventing spam and abuse
- Improving website performance and user experience
- Identity verification when necessary
3. Use of Cookies
We use cookies to improve the user experience. Cookies are small data files stored in your browser and do not contain personally identifiable information. You may disable cookies through your browser settings.
We may also store cookies for login sessions, comment convenience, and article editing. These include temporary cookies, login cookies (valid for 2 days), display preferences (valid for 1 year), and cookies storing post IDs (valid for 1 day).
4. Access Analytics
We use Google Analytics (by Google LLC) to monitor site traffic and performance. This tool uses cookies to collect anonymized data, which cannot identify individual users.
For more information, refer to Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
5. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the form, along with IP address and browser information to prevent spam.
An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to Gravatar to determine whether you are using the service. After your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile picture will be publicly visible with your comment.
Gravatar Privacy Policy:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
6. Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor had visited the original site directly.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor user interactions with the embedded content — including if the user is logged into that external website.
7. Sharing of Personal Data
We do not share personal data with third parties without user consent, except when required by law.
8. Data Security
We take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or alteration of personal information.
9. Your Rights
If you have submitted personal data or registered an account, you may:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Request suspension of its use
Please contact us via the contact form for any requests regarding your data.
10. Data Retention
Comments and related metadata are stored indefinitely. Registered users (if applicable) have their data stored in their user profiles and can edit or delete it at any time (excluding username changes).
11. Policy Updates
This privacy policy may be revised without notice. The latest version will always be available on this page.
12. Contact
For any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us here:
https://deepwind.jp/en/contact/