Privacy Policy

About us

JapanesePika, an online platform dedicated to providing Japanese language courses to students worldwide. Our website address is: japanesepika.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist in spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the site, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience. This way, you won’t need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies are valid for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be deleted when you close your browser.

Once you log in, we will set several cookies to store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, and screen preference cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

When you publish or edit an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you edited. It will expire after 24 hours.

Embedded Content from External Websites

Articles on this site may feature embedded content, such as videos, images, or other resources. Embedded content behaves as if you were visiting the original website it is sourced from.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, track your interaction with the embedded content, and monitor your engagement if you have an account on that site and are logged in.

Sharing Your Data

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

Data Retention

When you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments, rather than holding them in moderation.

For users who register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any information you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, excluding data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Payment information

We use third-party payment processors, including Stripe, PayPal, and Coinbase, to securely handle all transactions on our website. Your payment information is protected and processed directly by these services.

Data Transmission

Visitor comments may be examined through an automated spam detection service to ensure the security and integrity of the site.