Privacy Policy

Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe) (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) establishes this Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as this “Policy”) as follows regarding the handling of customers’ information on the website “PrivCook” provided by us (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).

This Policy applies to the Website. If a privacy policy, terms of use, or other legal documents regarding the PrivCook application are separately established, such documents shall also apply.

1. Information We Collect from Customers

We may collect the following information from customers:

Identification information generated using cookies
Information stored or generated using LocalStorage, SessionStorage, or other similar technologies
Customers’ behavioral history on the Website, including browsing history, length of stay, click and other operation history, referrers, access date and time, pages viewed, usage environment, and other behavioral history on the Website
Browser type, OS, device type, screen size, language settings, approximate regional information, IP address, referrer, user agent, and other information transmitted or generated in connection with access
Information entered or transmitted by customers in inquiry forms, feedback forms, bug report forms, or other input fields provided on the Website
Name or display name, email address, inquiry details, usage environment, device information, OS information, application version, attachments, and other information provided by customers to us
Purchase history, application history, and payment-related information when purchase, billing, application, or similar functions are provided on the Website
Communication logs, error logs, and other technical information generated for the delivery, display, security, prevention of unauthorized access, investigation of failures, and other purposes related to the Website

2. Purposes of Use of Customers’ Information

We use information collected from customers for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, protect, and improve the Website and our services
To display and deliver the Website, verify its operation, investigate failures, and respond to defects
To manage customers’ usage history of our services
To analyze customers’ behavioral history on the Website and use it for the maintenance and improvement of the Website and our services
To respond to inquiries, feedback, bug reports, support requests, and the like
To confirm, investigate, reply to, verify the identity of, and prevent trouble in relation to inquiries
To understand usage conditions of the Website and improve content, displayed information, navigation, functions, and user experience
To secure the Website and detect, prevent, and respond to unauthorized access, spam, abuse, and other unauthorized or inappropriate acts
To respond to acts that violate our terms or laws and regulations
To comply with laws, regulations, guidelines, and other rules applicable to us
For purposes incidental to the purposes above

3. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, LocalStorage, SessionStorage, and other similar technologies.

These technologies are used for the following purposes:

Saving language settings
Managing the display of the splash screen
Displaying the Website and improving its convenience
Access analysis
Maintaining and improving the Website
Ensuring security
Preventing unauthorized access
Investigating failures

Customers may disable cookies through their browser settings. However, if cookies or other technologies are disabled, some functions of the Website may not operate properly.

4. Access Analysis Tool

We may use “Google Analytics 4” provided by Google LLC for access analysis of customers.

Google Analytics 4 may use identifiers such as cookies and collect information for access analysis, including browsing status of the Website, usage date and time, pages viewed, referrers, browser information, device information, OS information, screen size, approximate regional information, operation information, and other information.

Such information is used to understand usage conditions of the Website, improve displayed information and navigation, improve content, and enhance service quality.

Information collected by Google Analytics 4 is handled in accordance with the privacy policy and other terms established by Google LLC. For details regarding Google Analytics, please refer to the following:

Customers may disable cookies through their browser settings. Customers may also be able to restrict the collection of information by Google Analytics by using tools such as the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provided by Google.

We endeavor not to transmit customers’ names, email addresses, or other information that can directly identify individuals to Google Analytics 4. However, identifiers such as cookies and access analysis information may be handled as information related to individuals when matched with other information.

5. Use of Google Forms

We may use Google Forms provided by Google LLC to receive inquiries, feedback, bug reports, support requests, and the like.

Through Google Forms, we may collect the following information:

Name or display name
Email address
Inquiry details
Feedback details
Bug report details
Platform used
Device information
OS information
Application version
Browser information
Attachments
Transmission date and time
Other information entered or transmitted by customers through the form

Such information is used to respond to inquiries, verify identity, conduct investigations, reply, prevent trouble, and improve the Website and our services.

Information entered into Google Forms may be transmitted, stored, or processed through services provided by Google LLC. For Google’s handling of information, please refer to the following:

When using Google Forms, customers should take care not to transmit unnecessary personal information, confidential information, personal information of third parties, health information, financial information, or other information requiring careful handling.

6. Use of Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare Pages and other Cloudflare services provided by Cloudflare, Inc. for the delivery of the Website, improvement of display speed, enhancement of stability, security measures, prevention of unauthorized access, DDoS attack countermeasures, investigation of failures, and the like.

In connection with this, the following information may be transmitted to or processed by Cloudflare, Inc.:

IP address
Access date and time
Request URL
Referrer
Browser information
Device information
OS information
User agent
Approximate regional information
Communication logs
Error logs
Information regarding security events
Other information generated in connection with access to the Website

For Cloudflare’s handling of information, please refer to the following:

Cloudflare Privacy Policy

7. External Transmission

On the Website, information may be transmitted from customers’ devices to external business operators in connection with the use of the following external services.

Service Name	Recipient	Information Transmitted	Purpose of Use
Google Analytics 4	Google LLC	Identifiers such as cookies, pages viewed, usage date and time, referrers, browser information, device information, OS information, screen size, approximate regional information, operation information, etc.	Access analysis, understanding usage conditions of the Website, and improving the Website and our services
Google Forms	Google LLC	Form input contents, name or display name, email address, attachments, transmission date and time, usage environment, device information, OS information, application version, etc.	Receiving and responding to inquiries, feedback, bug reports, support requests, and the like
Cloudflare Pages and other Cloudflare services	Cloudflare, Inc.	IP address, access date and time, request URL, referrer, browser information, device information, OS information, user agent, communication logs, error logs, information regarding security events, etc.	Delivery of the Website, improvement of display speed, enhancement of stability, security measures, prevention of unauthorized access, DDoS attack countermeasures, investigation of failures

8. Provision to Third Parties

We will not provide information collected from customers that falls under personal data (as defined in Article 16, Paragraph 3 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information) to third parties (including parties located outside Japan) without obtaining the customer’s prior consent.

However, this does not apply in the following cases:

When the handling of personal data is outsourced to an external party
When we or our services are subject to acquisition, merger, business transfer, or other business succession
When jointly used with business partners; provided, however, that if specific joint use exists, the details thereof will be separately announced
When it is necessary for the protection of a person’s life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the customer’s consent
When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of the sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the customer’s consent
When it is necessary to cooperate with a national government agency, local public entity, or a person entrusted thereby in executing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the customer’s consent may impede the execution of such affairs
In other cases where provision to third parties is permitted by laws and regulations

9. Outsourcing of the Handling of Personal Information

We may outsource all or part of the handling of customers’ information to external business operators to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use.

In such cases, we will endeavor to exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over the outsourced party.

The main external services we use are as follows:

Outsourced Party or External Service Provider	Service Used	Purpose of Use
Google LLC	Google Analytics 4	Access analysis and improvement of the Website
Google LLC	Google Forms	Receiving and responding to inquiries, feedback, bug reports, support requests, and the like
Cloudflare, Inc.	Cloudflare Pages and other Cloudflare services	Delivery of the Website, improvement of display speed, security measures, prevention of unauthorized access, and investigation of failures

10. Measures Taken for Security Management

We endeavor to take necessary and appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of information collected from customers and otherwise ensure security management.

The security management measures we take include the following:

Limiting the information collected to the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use
Restricting access to inquiry information and other personal information to the necessary scope
Appropriately managing authentication information for external service accounts, management screens, repositories, and other management areas
Limiting permission settings for GitHub, Cloudflare, Google, and other external services to the necessary scope
Checking logs necessary to detect or investigate unauthorized access, spam, abuse, failures, and the like
Deleting or managing information that is no longer necessary in light of the purposes of use and the scope required by laws and regulations

If customers contact us at the contact information stated at the end of this Policy regarding the details of measures taken for security management concerning information collected from customers, we will respond individually in accordance with laws and regulations. However, we may refrain from responding to matters that may interfere with the security of the Website or our services.

11. Retention Period of Information

We retain collected information to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use.

Information regarding inquiries, feedback, bug reports, support requests, and the like may be retained for the period necessary to respond to follow-up inquiries, prevent trouble, improve our services, and comply with laws and regulations even after the response has been completed.

Access analysis information, communication logs, error logs, information regarding security events, and other technical information may be retained for the period necessary for the maintenance and improvement of the Website, security assurance, prevention of unauthorized access, investigation of failures, and the like.

Information stored on external services may be retained in accordance with the terms, settings, and specifications established by each external service provider.

12. Customers’ Rights

Customers may request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, erasure, suspension of provision to third parties, and the like with respect to their information held by us, in accordance with laws and regulations.

If customers wish to make such requests, please contact us at the contact information stated at the end of this Policy.

In such cases, we may verify that the request is made by the customer themselves by requesting presentation of a driver’s license or by other methods designated by us. Documents or information necessary for identity verification will be designated to the minimum extent necessary according to the details of the request.

For requests for disclosure of information, an administrative fee of 1,000 yen per request will be charged at the time of application, regardless of whether disclosure is made. However, if laws and regulations provide otherwise regarding the handling of fees, such laws and regulations shall apply.

13. Use by Minors

If a minor customer uses the Website or our services and transmits personal information, the minor customer must do so after obtaining the consent of a person with parental authority or other legal representative.

14. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may change the contents of this Policy as necessary.

In such cases, we will notify or announce the effective date and contents of the revised Privacy Policy by posting on the Website or by other appropriate means.

The revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on the Website or from the time separately specified by us.

15. Contact

For inquiries regarding disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, erasure, suspension of provision to third parties, or other handling of personal information, please contact us at the following email address.

e-mail: [email protected]

16. Name of Business Operator

Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe)

17. Address of Business Operator

Aoyama Marutake Building 6F, 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan

18. Date of Establishment

Established on June 12, 2026

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