Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Beyond Kimono

Last updated: December 18, 2025

This page explains how we collect, use, and share information when you use our website. It also includes legally required disclosures for advertising (Google AdSense) and analytics and affiliate links.

Who we are

Beyond Kimono (“we”, “us”, “our”) publishes guides and stories about Japanese culture, language, travel, pop culture, and money.

Website: https://beyondkimono.com/
Email: hello@beyondkimono.com

1) Information we collect

Personal information you provide:
your name and email address (e.g., via contact forms).

Automatic data (collected by our hosting provider and partners):
・IP address, browser type, device information
・Pages viewed, clicks, referral sources
・Date/time logs and error logs
・Approximate location (city-level only)

Cookies & similar technologies:
we and our partners use cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the site, measure performance, and show ads.

2) How we use information

・Operate and maintain our website
・Improve content and user experience
・Respond to inquiries
・Prevent misuse, spam, or fraudulent activity
・Deliver, measure, and personalize advertising (where allowed)
・Generate analytics and performance insights

3) Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to show advertisements.

How Google uses cookies

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this or other websites.
  • Google may use advertising cookies (like the DoubleClick cookie) to enable personalized ads unless you opt out.

Learn more: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Ad partners and data usage

Google and authorized ad technology providers may collect or receive:

  • IP address
  • Device information
  • Cookie identifiers
  • Page activity

They use this information to:

  • Measure ad performance
  • Prevent fraud
  • Deliver personalized or non-personalized ads

List of Google-certified ad technology providers:
https://adtechproviders.google.com/

Opt‑out of personalized ads

How Google uses information on partner sites: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Other ad technology providers (if we have not opted out of third‑party ad serving) may also use cookies to serve and measure ads on this site. See Google’s ad technology providers list.

Note: You may still see ads if you opt out; they simply won’t be based on your past activity.

4) European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland – consent

Visitors in these regions will see a consent banner (powered by a Google-certified Consent Management Platform).
You may choose:

  • Personalized ads
  • Non-personalized ads
  • Ads measurement only

You can revisit or change your consent anytime via the “Cookie Preferences” link in our footer.

Legal basis (GDPR)

Depending on your choice, processing may be based on:

  • Consent (for cookies and personalized ads)
  • Legitimate interests (site security, fraud prevention, and essential operations)

5) Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (e.g., pages visited, time on page, referrers).
Google’s Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
More information:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245ogle.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

6) Affiliate links

Some articles include affiliate links. If you click and buy, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
We are transparent that these links help support our site.

7) Your rights & controls

Ad choices: manage personalization via My Ad Center.

Cookie choices: use the “Cookie Preferences” link in our footer (available to EEA/UK/CH visitors) to revisit consent settings.

Data requests: you may request access, correction, or deletion of personal information we hold by emailing hello@beyondkimono.com. We will respond as required by applicable law.

8) Children’s privacy

This website is for general audiences and is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9) Data security & retention

We use reasonable safeguards to protect information, but no method is 100% secure. We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes in this policy and to comply with legal obligations.

10) Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date will reflect the latest changes.

11) Contact

Questions or requests? Email hello@beyondkimono.com