プライバシーポリシー

Last Updated: December 29, 2025

wataru_japanese_store operates this store and website (including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services) and provides customers with a curated shopping experience (the “Service”).
wataru_japanese_store is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Service.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, make a purchase or other transaction 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 accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how your information is collected, used, and disclosed as described herein.

Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term “personal information,” we mean information that identifies, relates to, or can reasonably be associated with you or another individual. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or has been anonymized so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual.

Depending on how you interact with the Service, where you live, and what is permitted or required under applicable law, we may collect or process the following categories of personal information (including inferences drawn from such information):

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

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

  • Account Information
    Including your username, password, security questions, and account preferences or settings.

  • Transaction Information
    Including products you view, add to your cart or wishlist, purchase, return, exchange, or cancel, as well as your transaction history.

  • Communications with Us
    Including information contained in communications with us, such as customer support inquiries.

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

  • Usage Information
    Including information about how you interact 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, contact us, or otherwise provide your personal information.

  • Automatically through the Service
    Including information collected from your device when you use our products or visit our website, and through cookies or similar technologies.

  • From our service providers
    Including when we engage vendors to provide certain technologies or to collect or process 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 the Service, including fulfilling our contract with you, processing payments, fulfilling orders, remembering your preferences and interests, sending account-related notifications, processing purchases, returns, exchanges, and other transactions, creating and managing your account, arranging shipping, facilitating returns and exchanges, enabling reviews, and recommending products related to your purchase history. This may include using personal information to better customize and improve the Service.

  • Marketing and Advertising
    We use personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as sending marketing, advertising, or promotional communications by email, text message, or mail, and displaying online advertisements within the Service or on other websites based on products or services you previously purchased or added to your cart, or other Service usage.

  • Security and Fraud Prevention
    We use personal information to authenticate accounts, provide secure payment and shopping experiences, detect, investigate, and respond to potential fraud, illegal, unsafe, or malicious activity, protect public safety, and maintain the security of the Service. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials, and we strongly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access information with anyone.

  • Communicating with You
    We use personal information to provide customer support, respond to you, deliver effective services, and maintain our business relationship with you.

  • Legal Reasons
    We use personal information to comply with applicable laws, respond to lawful requests from law enforcement or government authorities, participate in civil discovery, potential or actual litigation, or other legal disputes, and investigate or enforce potential violations of our Terms of Service or policies.

How We Disclose Personal Information

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

  • Shopify and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping.

  • Business and marketing partners to provide marketing services and deliver advertisements to you. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising in coordination with third-party services based on your online activity across different merchants and websites. These partners use your information in accordance with their own privacy policies. Depending on your location, you may have the right to instruct us not to share your information for targeted advertising or marketing purposes.

  • At your direction or with your consent, such as when you request us to disclose information to third parties for product delivery or when using social media widgets or login integrations.

  • Our affiliates or within our corporate group

  • In connection with business transactions such as mergers or bankruptcy, to comply with legal obligations (including subpoenas or warrants), to enforce our terms or policies, or to protect and defend the Service, our rights, and the rights of users or others.

Relationship with Shopify

The Service is hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information related to your access to and use of the Service in order to provide and improve the Service.

Information you submit may be shared with Shopify and third parties located outside your country of residence for the purpose of providing and improving the Service. We also use certain enhanced Shopify features that incorporate data from your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify to help protect, grow, and improve our business.

In such cases, Shopify is responsible for processing your personal information and for responding to requests to exercise your rights with respect to that processing.
To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and your rights, please see the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy and, where applicable, the Shopify Privacy Portal.

External Service Websites and Links

The Service may include links to websites or online platforms operated by external services. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and terms of use.

We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices, or the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on such sites. Information you provide in public or semi-public spaces, such as external social networking platforms, may be viewable by other users of those platforms without limitation.

The inclusion of such links does not imply endorsement unless explicitly stated.

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 you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, you may contact us to request deletion.

As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have 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

No security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Information you send to us may not be secure during transmission, and we recommend that you avoid using insecure channels to communicate sensitive information.

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to maintain your account, provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce applicable agreements and policies.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal information. These rights are not absolute and may apply only in certain circumstances, and we may deny requests as permitted by law.

  • Right to Access / 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 deletion of your personal information.

  • Right to Correction
    You may have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.

  • Right to Data Portability
    You may have the right to receive a copy of your personal information and, in certain circumstances, request that it be transferred to another service.

  • Managing Communication Preferences
    You may opt out of promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in our emails. Even if you opt out, we may still send non-promotional messages related to your account or orders.

You may exercise these rights through the Service or by contacting us using the information below.
For more information about how Shopify processes personal information and your rights regarding Shopify-processed data, please visit:
https://privacy.shopify.com/en

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. Where permitted or required by law, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. You may designate an authorized agent to exercise rights on your behalf, subject to verification requirements.

We will respond to requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the information below. Depending on your location, you may also have the right to appeal our decision or to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

International Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred, stored, and processed outside your country of residence.

Where we transfer personal information outside 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 equivalent instruments issued by the relevant UK authority, unless the destination country is deemed to provide an adequate level of protection.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Any updates will be posted on this website, and the “Last Updated” date will be revised. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice.

Contact Information

If you have questions about our privacy practices, this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Email: wata.tbusiness@gmail.com