Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 15, 2025

At Views from Japan, we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our websites viewsfromjapan.com and shop.viewsfromjapan.com (the “Site”), to help us understand how you use the Site, and to provide relevant marketing content. This page allows you to manage your cookie preferences.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your actions and preferences over time.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They allow you to browse the site, use basic features such as shopping cart functionality, and access secure areas.

You cannot disable these cookies.

2. Analytics & Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site. They collect information like pages visited, time spent on site, and error messages encountered. This data is anonymized and used to improve our website’s performance and usability.

Analytics cookies are currently in use.‍

Note: A cookie management tool will be added shortly, allowing you to toggle analytics and other non-essential cookies on or off at any time. Once live, your preferences will be stored and respected on future visits.

3. Marketing & Personalization Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to show you relevant ads on other sites. They may track your browsing activity across different websites and build a profile of your interests.

These cookies are currently inactive and will be managed through the upcoming cookie preference tool.

Your Control Over Cookies

At the moment, full cookie preference controls are not yet available on the Site. However, we are actively implementing a cookie management system that will allow you to:

• Opt in or out of specific cookie categories (e.g., analytics, marketing)
• Change your preferences at any time
• View a full list of cookies in use

We expect to roll this out very soon and will update this page with the relevant settings and options.

How to Manage Cookies Now

Until full controls are available, you can manage cookie settings through your web browser:

• Set your browser to block or delete cookies
• Control third-party tracking via tools such as YourAdChoices or Network Advertising Initiative

Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the performance or functionality of the Site.

More Information

To learn more about how we use personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

For questions or concerns, please contact us at:
Email: ben@viewsfromjapan.com