Last updated: March 1, 2026
Who we are
This website is operated by Hamamatsu Golden Garage, based in Japan.
Website address: https://www.hamagolden.tokyo
Data Controller
Hamamatsu Golden Garage
Japan
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is Hamamatsu Golden Garage Japan. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us via the contact form available on this website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year.
If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Analytics
This website may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the website.
These services may collect information such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
The information collected is used solely for improving the website and user experience.
You can learn more about how Google uses data here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Affiliate Disclosure
Some links on this website may be affiliate links. This means that we may earn a small commission if you purchase a product or service through these links.
This comes at no additional cost to you and helps support the operation of this website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Additional Rights for EU Residents
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:
– access your personal data
– request correction of inaccurate data
– request deletion of your personal data
– object to the processing of your data
– request restriction of processing
– request data portability
To exercise these rights, please contact us through the contact form on this website.
California Privacy Rights
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to request information regarding the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected about them.
California residents may also request deletion of personal data held by the website operator.
To make such a request, please contact us through the contact form on this website.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the contact form on this website.