Cookie Policy

Our Cookie Policy explains specifically how our site, our partners and users of our Services deploy cookies and what options you have to control them.

About cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website sends to your device for record-keeping purposes. Cookies provide a consistent and efficient experience for our visitors and enable essential functions like registering or keeping users logged in. Cookies may be set by the site you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third parties who provide content, analytics services on the site (“third-party cookies”).

Purpose of use

Cookies are used to make your use of the website more comfortable. For example, collect analytical data to improve functionality and performance, and analyze customer behavior to improve our services.

Disabling cookies

You can easily control the cookies our GDPR settings notification bar: you can choose to accept only the minimum necessary cookies for operation or to accept all cookies to make your experience of the site to more comfortable.

Necessary cookies for operation

We are an online bookstore based in Japan. Therefore, accepting cookies is mandatory for digital payments and security.

This site necessary cookies are:

  1. GDPR control cookie: Remember your GDPR control information.
  2. WordPress cookies: These cookies are necessary for the site to function. If you delete this cookie, you will be logged out of the site and will not be able to post reviews. Intentional deletion is not recommended.
  3. Stripe payment cookies: This site uses Stripe for digital payments. If you delete these cookies, the payment service may not function properly. Intentional deletion is not recommended.
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  4. reCAPTCHA cookie: This site uses reCAPTCHA for security purposes. If you delete this cookie, the user registration form and contact form may not work. Intentional deletion is not recommended.
  5. WooCommerce cookies: This site is built using WooCommerce. If you delete this cookie, your store may not function properly. Intentional deletion is not recommended.

This site functional cookies are:

  1. Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager cookies: This site uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to provide you with a better service. We will handle the information collected carefully and use it only for the purpose of improving the site. You can delete these cookies if necessary.
  2. WooCommerce order attribute cookies: This cookie is used to keep track of your WooCommerce orders default from 8.5.0. You can delete these cookies if necessary. We will handle the information collected carefully and use it only for the purpose of improving our site.

More Informations for This site GDPR consent cookie

The GDPR consent cookie on this site is always updated when you use this site. However, it will automatically expire 365 days after your last use of the site. If you want to change your GDPR consent status later, please delete the cookies using the functions of your browser.

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