Kyoto Journey (kyotojourney.com) is a personal Kyoto travel blog written and run by Sho. This page explains what information is collected when you visit this site, how it is used, and who you can contact with questions.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand which articles are useful and how visitors generally find the site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as your approximate location, device and browser type, and which pages you view. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For more detail, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Comments
If you leave a comment on the site, the comment itself, your name, email address, and IP address are collected to help detect spam. Your email address is never published or shared. An anonymized, hashed version of your email may be checked against the Gravatar service to display a profile picture; see the Gravatar privacy policy for details. Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that legitimate follow-up comments can be recognized automatically.
Email & newsletter
If this site offers a newsletter or email sign-up, any email address you provide is used only to send you updates from Kyoto Journey and is never sold or shared with third parties for their own marketing. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This site uses cookies for basic functionality (such as remembering comment form details) and for analytics as described above. If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in a cookie for your convenience on future comments; these last for about one year. Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies through their settings, though some parts of the site may work less smoothly without them.
Affiliate links & third-party sites
Some links on this site are affiliate links to travel booking, accommodation, and activity platforms, meaning Kyoto Journey may earn a small commission if you make a booking or purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. Clicking these links will take you to third-party websites that have their own privacy policies and may set their own cookies to track referrals and purchases; this site has no control over how those third parties handle your data. See the Affiliate Disclosure page for more detail.
Embedded content
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as maps, images, or videos from other websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website directly, and that site may collect data about you, use its own cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.
Your rights
If you have left a comment or contacted the site, you can request a copy of the personal data held about you, or ask for it to be deleted, by emailing the address below. Some data may need to be kept for legitimate administrative or security reasons even after a deletion request.
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children, and personal information is not knowingly collected from children under 13.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated occasionally as the site changes. The date below reflects the most recent update.
Last updated: August 18, 2026
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data can be sent to sho.maizuru@gmail.com.