Last updated: July 2026
This page explains what cookies and similar technologies japanbykoichi.com uses, and why. We keep this list short on purpose.
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Our security and hosting provider, Cloudflare, may also set a short-lived technical cookie if it needs to verify that a visit is not automated. This is part of keeping the site secure and is not used to track you across other websites.
If you accept it in the cookie banner, we use Umami, an analytics tool that we host ourselves. It counts visits and pages viewed in an aggregated, anonymised way. It does not use advertising identifiers, does not build a personal profile of you, and does not share data with any third party. You can accept or decline it at any time, and change your choice later from the cookie banner.
We do not use Google Analytics, advertising cookies, or any cross-site tracking technology. We do not embed maps or third-party widgets that track you. Our contact form does not use any CAPTCHA or bot-detection cookie either.
You can change what you accept using the cookie banner, or by clearing your browser’s cookies for this site — either will let you choose again the next time you visit.
For details on what personal data we collect through the contact form and how we handle it, see our Privacy Policy.