The Website uses cookies to enhance the browser experience of users, ensure and improve the quality of our services, and produce and deliver advertisements and other promotional materials.

What are cookies?

• Cookies are small files usually consisting of alphanumeric characters. When a customer accesses our website with a device such as a computer, tablet PC, or smartphone, a cookie is transmitted to the device and stored in its memory.
• Cookies are used to acquire data such as the number of visits to the Website or the pages on the Website viewed.
• Please note that personally identifiable information about the user (name, address, phone number, etc.) is not included in the cookie information acquired from the Website.

Purpose of use of cookies

• The Website uses cookies to collect information on the status of use of the services provided by the Website, in order to improve our services and tailor them to the needs and interests of our customers.

Types of cookies used by the Website

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary to ensure that a website operates properly. They enable a user to move freely within a website and use its functions. If you disable cookies on your device, the Website may operate improperly or you may be unable to use some or all of the functions and services offered.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to analyze a users' activities on a website and improve and optimize the website accordingly. Upon recognizing access by a new visitor, the Website collects anonymized data on the website from which visitor originates, the pages on the Website the visitor accesses, the total number of visitors, the total number of visits, etc. The Company uses the following tools to measure and analyze the usage of the Website.
  • Google Analytics
    • Google Analytics Terms of Service
      （https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/）
    • Google privacy policy（https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en）
      If you want to disable information collection through Google Analytics, you can do so by configuring the opt-out add-on via “Google Analytics opt-out add-on” at the Google website.
    • Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on（https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en）
  • User Insight
    • User Insight Privacy Policy （https://info.userlocal.jp/security_policy/）
    • If you want to disable information collection through User Insight, you can explicitly do so by pressing the “Opt-out” button on the User Insight website.
    • Traffic analysis tool Data Collection Policy （https://info.userlocal.jp/data_policy/）
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to record online activities such as the websites that users visit, the pages users view, and the links and advertisements users click. In the event that a customer views a page on the Website, the Company may, in collaboration with a third-party service provider, deliver on-line advertisements that are estimated to be closely related to the customer’s interests.
  If you do not wish to see such advertisements, please visit the following websites to disable the cookie function.
  • Google Opt-out page（https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated）
  • Yahoo！ Opt-out page（https://btoptout.yahoo.co.jp/optout/preferences.html）
  • Twitter Opt-out page（https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads）
  • Facebook Opt-out page（https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen）
  • Social Media Cookies: While social media operators may collect personal information, the Company is in no way connected to or able to influence their use of personal information. For more details regarding cookies stored, and information that may be collected, by social media operators, please refer to the privacy and cookie policies of those operators. Below we list almost all of the social media services used on the Website and links to the relevant pages on information privacy policies.
    
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How to manage Cookies

• Users can disable cookie functions and delete saved cookies by adjusting the browser settings on their devices (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc.).
• You will be able to use the Website if you disable cookies, but you may be unable to use some of the functions offered. The Company recommends that you keep the cookie function enabled while using the Website.
• The sites listed below give instructions on enabling and disabling cookies in all major web browsers. Please refer to these sites if you wish to change your cookie settings.
  
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Changes to Cookie Policy

• The Cookie Policy is subject to change without prior notice. If you use this Website, please read the updated Cookie Policy regularly. The effective date of the Cookie Policy appears at the top of this page. The latest Cookie Policy shall supersede all earlier versions.

Contact regarding this Cookie Policy

General Affairs Dept., General Affairs Office, Personal Information Protection Contact Office
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.