Samaria Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act") and other relevant laws and regulations. We also comply with this Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Privacy Policy") in handling the information of users (hereinafter referred to as "Users") of the e-book sales site "JAPAN MEDIA," the story generation AI "JAPANMEDIAI," and other services provided and operated by the Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Company Services"). Unless otherwise defined, terms in this Privacy Policy follow the definitions in the Personal Information Protection Act.
- 1. Name and Address of the Personal Information Handling Business Operator
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Company Name: Samaria Inc.
Address: 6F Nishi-Shinjuku Mizuma Bldg., 3-3-13 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Representative: Yuko Yamasaki - 2. Information We Acquire
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The Company acquires the following information, including personal information:
(1) Information voluntarily provided by Users through Company Services, such as name, phone number, address, gender, email address, credit card information, bank account number, login ID, password, nickname, date of birth, occupation, and job title.
(2) Information regarding usage content and history, such as service content used, date and time of use, and frequency of use on Company Services (including IP addresses, access logs, etc.).
(3) Cookie IDs, other online identifiers, and information acquired through linkage with third-party services affiliated with the Company (hereinafter referred to as "Third-Party Services").
- 3. Methods of Acquiring Personal Information
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The Company acquires personal information through the following methods:
(1) Acquisition and collection through Company Services.
(2) Acquisition and collection via email, post, documents, telephone, etc.
(3) Collection by confirming the usage status of Company Services.
- 4. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
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The Company uses personal information acquired through Company Services for the following purposes. Unless permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws, we will not use personal information beyond the scope of the following purposes without the User's consent:
(1) To provide, operate, manage, and improve the environment for Company Services.
(2) for personal authentication and user management when using Company Services.
(3) For billing and payment settlement procedures for Company Services.
(4) To respond to guidance, inquiries, etc., regarding Company Services.
(5) For surveys, data accumulation, improvement, and research and development regarding usage status of the Company and Company Services.
(6) To send guidance on products and services recommended by the Company.
(7) To perform necessary communication between the Company and the User.
(8) To prevent and address acts that violate the Company's terms, policies, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Terms, etc.") regarding Company Services.
(9) To notify Users of changes to Terms, etc., suspension, discontinuation, contract cancellation of Company Services, and other important notices regarding Company Services.
(10) To provide personal information to third parties in accordance with the methods described in this Privacy Policy.
(11) For other purposes agreed upon between the Company and the User.
- 5. Third-Party Provision of Personal Information
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Except as required by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations, or as separately provided in this Privacy Policy, the Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the User's prior consent.
The Company may provide User's personal information handled by the Company to third parties located in foreign countries for purposes such as the following:
Recipient Third Party: Stripe Payments Europe, Limited.Foreign Country where the Third Party is located: IrelandInformation on the personal information protection system in said foreign country obtained by appropriate and reasonable methods:
https://www.ppc.go.jp/enforcement/cooperation/cooperation/EU-DPA/
https://www.ppc.go.jp/enforcement/infoprovision/EU/#outsideEU_data_translation
(Please confirm the information provided by the Personal Information Protection Commission via the links above.)Information regarding measures for the protection of personal information taken by said third party: All measures corresponding to the 8 principles of the OECD Privacy Guidelines have been taken. - 6. Outsourcing of Personal Information Handling
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In addition to what is described below, the Company may entrust the handling of acquired personal information to third parties to achieve the purpose of use. In such cases, we will select a party recognized as handling personal information appropriately, obligate them to necessary matters for personal information protection through contracts, etc., and conduct appropriate supervision.
The Company does not conduct joint use of personal information.
- 7. About Cookies
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The Company may send cookies to the User's computer through Company Services. Cookies are a mechanism for saving website usage history, input contents, etc., as a file on the User's computer. If the User allows the sending and receiving of cookies in their browser settings, the Company may acquire cookies saved on the User's computer and link the collected behavioral history with personal information. The Company uses cookies for purposes such as improving service convenience for Users and acquiring/analyzing statistical data.
Additionally, the Company uses advertising services as Third-Party Services for optimal advertisement delivery. Cookies used in such services do not contain any information that identifies or specifies individuals and are used solely for effective advertisement delivery and access analysis for advertisement delivery, and not for any other purpose. For details on the use of behavioral history information in Third-Party Services and opt-out (disabling) of cookies sent by Third-Party Services, please visit the pages of the following Third-Party Services. Note that the provisions of this Privacy Policy do not apply to Third-Party Services. Please refer to the privacy policies, etc., separately established by the providers of such Third-Party Services regarding the handling of personal information therein.
- Criteo (Criteo SA)
- Google Ads (Google Inc.)
- Facebook Ads (Facebook, Inc.)
- Twitter Ads (Twitter Inc.)
- LINE Ads Platform (LINE Corporation)
- Yahoo! Promotion (Yahoo Japan Corporation)
- Taboola (Taboola, Inc.)
- Google Universal Analytics (Google Inc.)
- instapage (Instapage Inc.)
- User Heat (User Local, Inc.)
- SATORI (SATORI Inc.)
- Marketo (Marketo, Inc.)
- Rtoaster (BrainPad Inc.)
- KARTE (PLAID, Inc.)
- ferret One (Basic Inc.)
- Clarity (Microsoft Corporation)
- 8. Safety Management of Personal Information
The Company manages personal information appropriately through internal operational systems and employee education, taking safety management measures against leakage, loss, damage, etc., of personal information. For details regarding safety management measures for personal information, please contact the inquiry desk listed in "10. Inquiry Desk".
- 9. Requests for Notification of Purpose of Use, Disclosure, Correction, Suspension of Use, etc.
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In the event of a request from the User regarding their personal information for disclosure, correction/addition/deletion, suspension of use/erasure, suspension of third-party provision, or notification of purpose of use, the Company will respond in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act after confirming that the requester is the User themselves using a certificate issued by a public agency (copy of My Number Card (front side), Driver's License, Health Insurance Card, or Passport).
However, we may not be able to respond to the request if it does not meet the requirements stipulated by the Personal Information Protection Act, or if there are grounds for refusing disclosure, etc., under the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations.
For requests for disclosure of personal information or notification of the purpose of use, a fee of 1,000 JPY will be charged per request. Please enclose a fixed-amount postal money order for that amount when mailing the request documents.
For specific request methods, please contact the inquiry desk listed in "10. Inquiry Desk".
- 10. Inquiry Desk
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Inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy and the handling of personal information are accepted at the following desk:
Samaria Inc.
Address: 6F Nishi-Shinjuku Mizuma Bldg., 3-3-13 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Email: samaria-wtn@samaria.site
Phone: 03-6679-2470 - 11. Review and Improvement
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The Company shall appropriately review the operational status regarding the handling of personal information and strive for continuous improvement, and may change this Privacy Policy as necessary.
Enacted: November 1, 2025