**Privacy Policy for Aji No Moto Blog Services**

Aji No Moto Blog Services (Flavor Essence Blog Services), located at 2-10-7 Miyamae, Suite 301, Suginami, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, 168-0053, Japan, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our site and our services. This includes our culinary blog management, recipe development and photography, social media marketing for food businesses, food product reviews, SEO optimization for food blogs, and influencer marketing within the Japanese culinary space.

**Information We Collect**

We collect information from you in the following ways:

• **Information You Provide Directly:** We may collect information that you provide directly to us, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide when you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, comment on our blog, or use our services.
• **Information Collected Automatically:** When you access or use our site, we automatically collect certain information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of your visits. We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect this information.
• **Information from Third Parties:** We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms, advertising networks, and analytics providers.

**How We Use Your Information**

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• **To Provide and Improve Our Services:** We use your information to operate, maintain, and improve our site and services, including providing you with the culinary blog management, recipe development, social media marketing, and other services you request.
• **To Communicate with You:** We use your information to communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries, sending you newsletters and marketing communications, and providing you with updates about our services.
• **To Personalize Your Experience:** We use your information to personalize your experience on our site, such as showing you content that is relevant to your interests.
• **To Analyze and Improve Our Business:** We use your information to analyze trends, track usage, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
• **To Comply with Legal Obligations:** We may use your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• **For Marketing Purposes**: We may use your information to send you promotional materials about our services or the services of our partners. You can opt out of receiving these communications at any time.

**How We Share Your Information**

We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:

• **Service Providers:** We share information with service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, email marketing, and customer support.
• **Business Partners:** We may share information with our business partners, such as advertising networks and social media platforms.
• **Legal Authorities:** We may disclose information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.
• **Affiliates:** We may share information with our affiliates.
• **Other Users:** If you use interactive features of our services, such as commenting on blog posts, your information may be visible to other users.
• **In Connection with a Business Transaction:** If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

**Data Security**

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

**Data Retention**

We will retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

**Your Rights**

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict the processing of your information. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address provided above.

**International Data Transfers**

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, including Japan. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our site and services, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.

**Third-Party Links**

Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these websites before providing them with your information.

**Children's Privacy**

Our site and services are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

**Changes to this Privacy Policy**

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site. Your continued use of our site and services after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

**Contact Us**

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Aji No Moto Blog Services (Flavor Essence Blog Services) 2-10-7 Miyamae, Suite 301, Suginami, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, 168-0053 Japan