Effective date: August 25, 2026
Last updated: August 25, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Late Night Japanese Chat / Haru (“LNJC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles personal information when you visit lnjc.site, contact us, or interact with content on the site. LNJC is operated from Japan and is intended for Japanese-language learners around the world.
Who We Are
The operator of this site is Late Night Japanese Chat / Haru. For the purposes of applicable privacy law, the operator is responsible for the personal information described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Send Through the Contact Form
When you contact us through the site, we collect the information you choose to submit, including:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message and any other information you include
We use this information to read and respond to your inquiry, keep necessary correspondence, protect the site from misuse, and address legal or security issues when required. Contact submissions are delivered to the operator and may pass through or be retained by the hosting and mail systems used to deliver the message.
Server and Security Logs
This site is hosted using ConoHa WING. When you access the site, the web server and security systems may automatically record technical information such as your IP address, date and time of access, requested page, referring page, browser type, device or operating-system information, and error details. We use these records to deliver the site, maintain security, prevent abuse, troubleshoot problems, and understand technical performance.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. WordPress, security tools, embedded services, or other essential site functions may use cookies or similar browser storage. Some cookies are necessary for security or basic operation. Third-party content may use its own cookies or similar technologies as described below.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect the contact form, embedded media, or other parts of the site.
Comments, If Enabled
Comments may not be available on every page or post. If comments are enabled and you submit one, WordPress may collect the information entered in the comment form, together with your IP address and browser user-agent string, to support moderation and spam prevention. If you choose an option to save your name, email address, or website for future comments, WordPress may store that information in cookies on your device. A comment and the name you provide may become publicly visible after approval.
If an avatar service such as Gravatar is enabled, an anonymized value created from your email address may be sent to that service to check whether you use it. The avatar service’s own privacy terms will apply.
How and Why We Use Personal Information
We use personal information only for purposes connected with operating LNJC, including:
- Responding to messages and requests
- Providing and maintaining the website
- Detecting spam, fraud, automated access, and security threats
- Diagnosing errors and improving the site’s reliability
- Complying with legal obligations and protecting our rights or the rights of others
Where a legal basis is required, we rely on our legitimate interests in responding to visitors and operating a secure, reliable website; steps taken at your request; your consent where applicable; and compliance with legal obligations. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting processing already carried out.
Contact Form 7 and Google reCAPTCHA
Our contact form is provided through WordPress and Contact Form 7. We use Google reCAPTCHA to help distinguish legitimate visitors from automated spam and abuse. When reCAPTCHA is loaded, technical, device, browser, interaction, and security-related information may be processed by Google, and the _grecaptcha cookie may be used. We use reCAPTCHA only for site security, fraud prevention, and abuse prevention.
For general information about Google’s privacy practices and terms, please review the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service. Google’s current reCAPTCHA documentation and applicable service terms describe its processing of reCAPTCHA data.
Embedded Content and YouTube
Pages on this site may include embedded content, such as YouTube videos. Embedded content generally behaves as if you visited the third-party website directly. The provider may receive technical information such as your IP address, browser or device information, the page you visited, and your interaction with the embedded content. It may also use cookies or similar technologies, especially if you are signed in to that provider’s service.
YouTube is operated by Google. Where technically appropriate, we may use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embedding mode, but this does not prevent every transfer of information when you choose to interact with or play an embedded video. Google’s privacy settings and policies govern information processed by YouTube.
When We Share Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share or allow access to information only when reasonably necessary:
- With service providers that support the site, such as hosting, email delivery, security, spam prevention, and embedded-content providers
- To comply with applicable law, a valid legal request, or a regulatory obligation
- To investigate abuse, protect the site, or protect the rights, safety, and property of LNJC, our visitors, or others
International Data Transfers
LNJC is operated from Japan. Our hosting, email, security, and embedded-content providers may process information in Japan, the United States, or other countries. Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws where you live. Where required by applicable law, we and our service providers use appropriate measures for international transfers.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep contact messages only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain necessary records, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and meet legal obligations. Server and security log retention depends on the current hosting and site settings and operational needs. Copies may remain temporarily in routine backups until those backups are replaced. When information is no longer needed, we delete it or make it anonymous where reasonably possible.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no website, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please do not send sensitive personal, financial, medical, or confidential information through the contact form.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and the law that applies, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of your personal information; to object to certain processing; to receive portable data; to withdraw consent; or to complain to an appropriate data-protection authority.
These rights are not absolute and may be limited by legal, security, record-keeping, or other lawful requirements. We may ask for enough information to verify your identity and locate the relevant records before responding. To make a privacy request, please use the Contact page.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the site, its services, or applicable requirements change. We will post the revised policy on this page and change the “Last updated” date above. Material changes may also be highlighted on the site where appropriate.
Contact
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy request, please contact Late Night Japanese Chat / Haru through the Contact page.