Privacy
What we collect, what we do not, and how to reach us about it.
Who we are
Tokyo Dispatch is an English-language news publication about Japan. For anything on this page, write to [email protected].
What we collect
You do not need an account to read this site, and we do not ask you for personal details.
Server logs. Like every web server, ours records the page requested, the time, your IP address and your browser's user agent. We keep these briefly — for security, to spot abuse and to fix faults — and then they are deleted. We do not use them to build a profile of you.
Aggregate statistics. We count page views and see which stories are read, the site that referred you, your browser and device type, and an approximate location derived from your IP address. This is stored in aggregate: it is not tied to an identity, is never sold, and is not used for advertising.
Email. If you write to us, we keep your message and address for as long as it takes to answer you, and afterwards if the correspondence needs to stay on record.
Cookies
We do not use cookies.
Advertising and tracking
There are no advertising scripts, third-party trackers, tracking pixels or social-media widgets on this site. We do not sell or share data about our readers with anyone.
Who processes data for us
Our hosting provider and the service that delivers our page images process data on our behalf, on our instructions, and for no other purpose.
Your rights
You can ask us what we hold about you, ask for a copy, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Write to [email protected] and we will answer within 30 days. Readers in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom have these rights under local law, and may also complain to their national data protection authority.
Children
This site is written for adults and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect information about them.
Changes
If this policy changes we will publish the new version here and change the date at the top. The previous version stays available on request.