USE OF THE COOKIE INFORMATION

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Access information and device-specific IDs acquired by cookies and web beacons

In our service, we use technology which can ascertain the status of access from a user’s computer, such as “cookies” or "local storage" which check the user by sending a small data file from the server to the user's hard disk or memory or a “web beacon,” to obtain the activity history and statistics of the user's website and also the user's device-specific ID (including device information, device-specific ID, browser type and version, used language and IP address) etc.

Access information such as cookies and device-specific IDs used by us does not include any information that identifies individuals.

We mainly use access information such as cookies and device-specific IDs for the following purposes:

• We mainly use access information such as cookies and device-specific IDs for the following purposes: To make our website more convenient, we use cookies to provide personalized information to each user, such as article recommendations and simplified access etc.
  
  The following third-party systems may be used to collect information using cookies. Please refer to the following websites for information on the privacy policy of third-party systems and how to stop collecting information (opt-out).
  
  
  
  PLAID
  
  privacy policy
  
  opt out(Japanese only)

• Efficient advertisement delivery to users
  
  Efficient advertisement delivery to users
  
  If you visit a page that displays advertisements distributed by a third party, the third party will also obtain cookie information. Cookie information collected at these sites will not be provided or disclosed to us and will be managed in accordance with the privacy policy established by the third-party company. For more information on how cookies are used, what information is captured by cookies, and how to stop collecting (opt-out), please visit the following websites:
  
  
  
  Google Inc.
  
  privacy policy
  
  opt out
  
  
  
  Twitter, Inc.
  
  privacy policy
  
  opt out

• Web site traffic surveys such as user numbers
  
  We use cookies to statistically track and store the actual number of users, access trends, and browsing history for the purpose of improving services.
  
  The following third-party systems may be used to collect information using cookies. Please refer to the following websites for information on the privacy policy of third-party systems and how to stop collecting information (opt-out).
  
  
  
  Google Analytics（Google Inc.）
  
  Universal Analytics Security and Privacy
  
  Google Analytics opt-out add-on