Privacy policy

Last updated: March 27, 2026

JAPAN WITH KIDS operates this store and website (including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services) to provide you with a curated shopping experience ("Service"). JAPAN WITH KIDS is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Service. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, make purchases or other transactions through the Service, or otherwise communicate with us. In the event of any conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy shall prevail with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing the Service, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT OR PROCESS

When we use the term "personal information," we refer to information that identifies, or can be reasonably linked to, you or another individual. Personal information does not include information collected anonymously or information that has been anonymized so that it cannot be identified. Depending on how you use the Service, where you reside, and to the extent permitted or required by applicable law, we may collect or process the following categories of personal information (including inferences derived from such personal information):

Contact Information: Including your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.

Financial Information: Including credit card, debit card, and financial account numbers, payment information, financial account details, transaction details, payment methods, payment confirmations, and other payment-related details.

Account Information: Including username, password, security questions, and various preferences and settings.

Transaction Information: Including products you viewed, items added to your cart, items added to your wishlist, purchased, returned, exchanged, or canceled items, and past transaction history.

Communications with Us: Including information contained in your communications with us, such as when contacting customer support.

Device Information: Including information about your device, browser, network connection, IP address, and other unique identifiers.

Usage Information: Including information about your interactions with the Service (such as how and when you access the Service and how you navigate it).

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

Directly from You: Including when you create an account, visit or use the Service, communicate with us, or otherwise provide your personal information.

Automatically through the Service: Including from your device when using our products or services or visiting our website, and through cookies and similar technologies.

From Our Service Providers: Including when we engage them to use certain technologies or to collect or process your personal information on our behalf.

From Our Partners and Other Third Parties.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Depending on how you interact with us and which services you use, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing, Customizing, and Improving the Service: We use personal information to provide you with the Service. This includes fulfilling our contracts with you, processing payments, fulfilling your orders, remembering your preferences and products of interest, sending account-related notifications, processing purchases, returns, exchanges, and other transactions, creating, maintaining, and managing your account, arranging deliveries, facilitating returns and exchanges, enabling you to post reviews, and providing a personalized shopping experience such as recommending products related to your purchase history. This may include using your personal information to better customize and improve the Service.

Marketing and Advertising: We use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes. For example, this may include sending marketing, advertising, and promotional communications via email, text message, or postal mail, and displaying online advertisements within the Service and on other websites based on products and services you have previously purchased or added to your cart, as well as other Service usage history.

Security and Fraud Prevention: We use your personal information to authenticate accounts, provide secure payment and shopping experiences, detect, investigate, and respond to potential fraud, unauthorized, illegal, dangerous, or malicious activity, protect public safety, and ensure the security of the Service. When you register an account through the Service, you are responsible for securely managing your account credentials. We strongly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access information with others.

Communication with You: We use personal information to provide you with customer support, respond to you promptly, deliver effective service, and maintain our business relationship with you.

Legal Reasons: We use your personal information to comply with applicable laws and respond to legitimate legal processes, including requests from law enforcement agencies and government authorities. We also use it to participate in, investigate, or respond to civil discovery procedures, potential or actual litigation, and other legal disputes, as well as to investigate and enforce potential violations of our Terms of Service and policies.

HOW WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy and for legitimate purposes. Such circumstances may include:

Shopify, vendors, and other third parties who provide services on our behalf (e.g., IT administration, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping).

Business and marketing partners who provide marketing services and deliver advertising to you. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising in partnership with third-party services based on your online activity across various merchants and websites. Our business and marketing partners use your information in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Depending on your region, you may have the right to instruct us not to share your information for targeted advertising or marketing based on your online activity across different merchants and websites.

When you direct, request, or consent to the disclosure of certain information to third parties (e.g., when shipping products or using social media widgets or login integrations), we will disclose such information accordingly.

We may share information within our affiliates or other companies in our corporate group.

We may disclose personal information in connection with business transactions such as mergers or bankruptcy, to comply with applicable legal obligations (including responding to subpoenas, search warrants, and similar requests), to enforce applicable Terms of Service and policies, and to protect and defend the Service, our rights, and the rights of users and others.

RELATIONSHIP WITH SHOPIFY

The Service is hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information regarding your access to and use of the Service in order to provide and improve the Service. Information you submit to the Service may be transmitted and shared with Shopify and third parties that may be located outside your country of residence in order to provide and improve the Service. Additionally, we use certain enhanced features offered by Shopify that incorporate data and information obtained from your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify, in order to protect, expand, and improve our business. To provide these enhanced features, Shopify may use personal information it has collected about your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify. In such cases, Shopify is responsible for the processing of your personal information and will respond to requests to exercise your rights regarding the use of your personal information for these purposes. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and the rights you may have, please see the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on your region, you may be able to exercise certain rights regarding your personal information through the Shopify Privacy Portal.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS

The Service may contain links to websites and other online platforms operated by third-party services. If you follow links to sites that are not affiliated with or controlled by us, please review the privacy and security policies and other terms of use of those sites. We do not guarantee and accept no responsibility for the privacy or security of such sites, or the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on them. Information you provide in public or semi-public spaces, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Service and users of those third-party platforms, without limitation on use by us or the third-party service. The inclusion of such links does not imply endorsement of the content, owners, or operators of those platforms, unless expressly stated on the Service.

CHILDREN'S DATA

The Service is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction. If your child has provided us with personal information and you are the parent or guardian, you may contact us using the contact information below to request deletion of that information. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we have no actual knowledge that we "share" or "sell" (as defined under applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

SECURITY AND RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "perfect security." Additionally, information you transmit to us may not be secure during transmission. We recommend that you refrain from using insecure communication methods when conveying confidential or sensitive information to us.

The retention period for your personal information depends on various factors, including account maintenance, provision of the Service, compliance with legal obligations, resolution of disputes, and enforcement of other applicable agreements and policies.

YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on your region, you may have some or all of the following rights with respect to your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute and may only apply in certain circumstances, and we may decline your request where permitted by law.

Right of Access / Right to Know: You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.

Right to Deletion: You may have the right to request the deletion of the personal information we hold about you.

Right to Correction: You may have the right to request the correction of the personal information we hold about you.

Right to Data Portability: You may have the right to receive a copy of your personal information held by us, or to request that it be transferred to a third-party service under certain circumstances and subject to certain exceptions.

Managing Communication Preferences: We may send you promotional emails from time to time, but you can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided in the email. Even if you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as important notices relating to your account or orders.

You may exercise these rights as directed on the Service or by contacting us using the contact information below. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and your rights, including rights related to data processed by Shopify, please visit: https://privacy.shopify.com/en

We will not subject you to adverse treatment for exercising any of these rights. Where permitted or required by applicable law, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. In accordance with applicable law, you may designate an agent to exercise your rights on your behalf. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we may require the agent to provide proof of authorization from you, and we may also require you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request within the timeframes prescribed by applicable law.

COMPLAINTS

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the information below. Depending on your region, you may have the right to appeal our decision through the contact information provided below, or to file a complaint with the data protection authority in your region.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

Please be aware that we may transfer, store, and process your personal information outside of your country of residence.

Where we transfer your personal information outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we rely on recognized transfer mechanisms such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or, where applicable, equivalent contracts issued by the competent authority in the United Kingdom, unless the destination country is recognized as providing an adequate level of protection.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time due to changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The revised Privacy Policy will be posted on this website with an updated "Last updated" date, and we will provide notice in accordance with applicable law.

If you have questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us by email at< japanwithkids.official@gmail.com>.