Effective Date: July 2026
At Japanese Knife Guide (accessible from https://japanese-knife-guide.com), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Japanese Knife Guide and how we use it.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://japanese-knife-guide.com. We provide objective reviews, comparisons, and purchasing guides for authentic Japanese kitchen knives.
2. Information We Collect
Log Files
Japanese Knife Guide follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
3. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Japanese Knife Guide uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
4. Third-Party Partners & Affiliate Tracking
Japanese Knife Guide engages in affiliate marketing programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, ShareASale, and Impact. These third-party affiliate networks use cookies and tracking mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and to credit commission for purchases made through affiliate links on our site.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Japanese Knife Guide. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Japanese Knife Guide has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
6. Data Retention and Your Rights
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
7. Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. Japanese Knife Guide does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13.
8. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and conditions.
9. Contact Us
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through our Contact Page.