Last updated: October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Discover Deep Japan, operated by hamon Inc. (“we”, “us”), collects and uses information when you visit discoverdeepjapan.com (the “Site”) or subscribe to the Discover Deep Japan newsletter (the “Newsletter”).
1. Information we collect
- Information you give us: your email address when you subscribe to the Newsletter, and your name, email address and message when you contact us.
- Information collected automatically: pages you visit, the site that referred you, approximate location (country/city), and device and browser type, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Newsletter engagement: whether you open an email and which links you click.
2. How we use information
- To send the Newsletter you signed up for
- To reply to your messages
- To understand which content is useful and improve the Site and Newsletter
- To measure and improve our advertising, and to record bookings made through affiliate links
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Cookies and third-party services
We use the following services, which may set cookies or collect information under their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics to measure traffic. You can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Meta (Facebook) tools, such as the Meta Pixel, to measure the results of our ads on Facebook and Instagram and to show relevant ads. You can manage this in your Facebook ad preferences.
- Advertising partners, which may use cookies to show ads on the Site. Sponsored content on the Site is always labeled “Sponsored.”
- Affiliate partners (such as travel booking services) that use cookies to record when a booking is made after you click one of our links.
- beehiiv, the platform we use to send the Newsletter and store subscriber email addresses.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some features may not work properly if you do.
4. Your choices and rights
- You can unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time using the link in every email.
- Depending on where you live (for example, the EU, the UK, Australia or California), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal information, or to object to certain uses. To make a request, contact us at the address below.
5. Data storage and transfers
Our service providers may store information in countries other than your own, including the United States and Japan. We use providers that protect information with appropriate safeguards.
6. Children
The Site and Newsletter are not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.
8. Contact
hamon Inc., Mizunobu Bldg. 7F, 1-11-1 Kitasaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0004, Japan
Email: hello@discoverdeepjapan.com