Privacy Policy

 

Recommendation: The address of this website is:https://www.antsjapan.com/privacyIt's in the `-policy/` directory.

 

 

Recommendation: When visitors leave comments on the site, in addition to the data entered in the comment form, we collect the visitor's IP address and browser user-agent string for the purpose of spam detection.

 

An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use that service. Click here to view the Gravatar service's privacy policy:https://www.antsjapan.com/privacy‑policy/. Once a comment is approved, the profile picture will be displayed in the context of the comment.

 

 

Recommendation: When uploading images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain geolocation data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract geolocation data from images on the site.

 

 

Recommendation: If you leave a comment on this site, you may consent to having your name, email address, and website information stored in cookies. This is intended to improve your convenience and eliminate the need to re-enter this information when you post another comment. These cookies expire after one year.

 

When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check whether your browser supports cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal information and is deleted when you close your browser.

 

When you log in, several cookies are set to store your login information and display settings. Login cookies expire after 2 days, and display setting cookies expire after 1 year. If you select “Keep me logged in,” you will remain logged in for 2 weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies are deleted.

 

When you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal information; it only records the post ID of the post you edited, and it expires after one day.

 

 

Recommendation: Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, and articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as it would if visitors were viewing those external sites directly.

 

These external sites may collect data about users, use cookies, or embed third-party tracking. Additionally, if you have created an account and are logged in, they may track your interactions with the embedded content.

 

 

Recommendation: If you request a password reset, the reset email will include your IP address.

 

 

Recommendation: If you post a comment, the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This is so that follow-up comments can be automatically recognized and approved without having to be held for manual review.

 

For users who have registered on this site (if any), we store the personal information entered in their profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for usernames). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.

 

 

Recommendation: If you have an account on this site or have posted a comment, you may request an export file containing your personal information held by this site (including data you have provided). You may also request the deletion of your personal information held by this site. However, this excludes data that we are required to retain for business, legal, or security reasons.

 

 

Recommendation: Visitor comments may be reviewed by an automated spam detection service.