Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 16, 2026.
Overview
This Privacy Policy explains how UraJapan (https://www.urajapanblog.com) handles information when you visit the site. We aim to be straightforward: we are a small independent travel blog, we do not run comment sections or user accounts, and we collect very little personal information. This page is intended to be practical and readable, not a wall of legal text. It does not constitute legal advice, and we make no guarantees of legal compliance under any specific jurisdiction’s law.
Information You Send Us Directly
If you contact us by email at contact@urajapanblog.com, we will receive your email address and the contents of your message. We use that information only to respond to you. We do not use your email for marketing without your consent and use it only to respond to the conversation you initiated. We retain email correspondence for as long as it is reasonably useful for reference, and we delete it when it is no longer needed.
Google Analytics and Cookies
UraJapan uses Google Analytics to measure aggregated traffic information — for example, how many people visit the site, which pages are most popular, and where readers generally come from. Google Analytics may place cookies or use similar technologies on your device to collect this information. We use these reports to understand site use at an aggregate level. You can learn more about how Google collects and processes data at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by adjusting your browser’s cookie settings.
Future Affiliate Links
UraJapan does not currently have active affiliate partnerships, but affiliate links may be added in the future. If that happens, clicking an affiliate link may allow third-party affiliate networks or providers to place their own cookies on your device in order to track whether a qualifying purchase or booking was completed. Those cookies and any resulting data collection would be governed by the privacy policies of those third parties, not by this page. We will update this Privacy Policy and our Affiliate Disclosure page if and when affiliate links are introduced.
Third-Party Websites
UraJapan links to external websites — tourism boards, booking platforms, transportation services, restaurants, and other resources — as part of normal travel writing. Once you click away from our site, you are subject to the privacy practices of the site you visit. We have no control over those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site before sharing personal information with it.
Data We Do Not Collect
Because UraJapan does not have user accounts, a comment section, newsletter sign-ups, contact forms, or any e-commerce functionality, we do not intentionally collect names, passwords, payment details, or other personal profile information from visitors. If this changes, we will update this policy accordingly.
Data Retention
We retain email correspondence for as long as it serves a practical purpose and delete it when it no longer does. Aggregated analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics settings. We do not maintain a database of personal visitor records.
Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect the limited information we handle — for example, using a secure (HTTPS) connection for the site and exercising care with email access. However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee that information you send will never be intercepted or accessed without authorization.
Children
UraJapan is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us at contact@urajapanblog.com so we can delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the site evolves. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of the page. We encourage you to check this page periodically for the latest version.
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about privacy on UraJapan, please contact us at contact@urajapanblog.com. We are a small operation and will do our best to respond promptly.