Last updated: 25 November 2025
1. About these Cookie details
These Cookie details explain how Int’l BUSINESS TAILOR Co., Ltd. and Int’l BUSINESS TAILOR Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist Office (together, “IBTL”, “we”, “us” or “our”) use cookies and similar technologies on our websites and online services (the “Services”).
These details are intended to comply with applicable laws in Japan, the European Union / European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, and relevant U.S. federal and state privacy laws (including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, together “CCPA/CPRA”), as far as they apply to our use of cookies and similar technologies.
You should read these Cookie details together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we process personal data more generally.
2. What are cookies and similar technologies?
A “cookie” is a small text file that is placed on your device (such as a computer, smartphone or tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website operators.
We also use technologies similar to cookies, such as:
- pixels / web beacons (small code snippets that track actions such as opening an email or loading a page);
- local storage and session storage in your browser; and
- software development kits (SDKs) in mobile apps (if and when we provide them).
For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies” in these Cookie details.
3. Types of cookies we use
We group the cookies we use into the following categories:
(1) Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our Services. They enable core functions such as page navigation, security features, cookie-consent management and, where applicable, secure form submissions or log-in.
Without these cookies, the Services cannot function properly. These cookies are always active and do not require your consent where permitted by law.
(2) Functionality cookies
These cookies allow the Services to remember choices you make (such as language preferences, region or other settings) and provide enhanced, more personalised features.
If you disable these cookies, some or all of these features may not function properly.
(3) Performance and analytics cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Services, for example:
- which pages are visited most often;
- how users move around the site; and
- whether they receive error messages from web pages.
The information is aggregated and usually does not identify you directly.
We use this information to improve how our Services work (for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for more easily). At present, our main analytics tools are Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Microsoft Clarity, which use cookies to help us understand and visualise how our website is used.
Where required by law, these cookies are only used with your prior consent.
(4) Targeting or advertising cookies
These cookies may be set by us or by third parties to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content or advertisements on our Services or on other websites. They may also be used to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
These cookies work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will still see online advertisements, but they may be less relevant to you.
Note: As of the date of these Cookie details, we do not use third-party advertising networks on this website. If this changes in the future, we will update this page and our cookie banner.
(5) Social media cookies
These cookies are set by social media platforms that we embed in our Services (such as sharing buttons or embedded feeds). The social media platform can use them to recognise you, build a profile of your interests and tailor content or ads on other websites.
Note: If we add social-media plug-ins or embeds in the future, the relevant cookies and providers will be described in our cookie banner and in the automatically generated cookie list.
4. Cookies we use
The specific cookies we use and their purposes may change over time as we improve or update our Services.
Details of the cookies currently in use—such as cookie name, provider, purpose and duration—are provided in our cookie banner / preference centre, which you can access at any time via the “Cookie settings” or similar link on our website. This list is generated automatically by our cookie-management tool and is updated periodically.
5. Legal bases and consent
5.1 European Union / EEA and United Kingdom
In the EU/EEA and UK, our use of cookies is governed in particular by:
- national ePrivacy rules implementing Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended), which generally require prior consent for storing or accessing information on users’ devices, except for strictly necessary cookies; and
- the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the UK GDPR, which regulate the processing of personal data, including data collected via cookies.（ePrivacy指令2002/58/EC第5条3、GDPR第6条・第7条等）
We rely on the following legal bases:
- Strictly necessary cookies: we process personal data collected through strictly necessary cookies on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing secure and functional Services requested by you, or to perform a contract with you.（GDPR第6条1項b・f）
- All other cookies (functionality, analytics, targeting, social media): we use these cookies only where you have given your prior consent via our cookie banner / preference centre.（GDPR第6条1項a、第7条、ePrivacy指令第5条3）
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie banner or the “Cookie settings” link.
5.2 Japan
In Japan, cookies may constitute “personal information” or “personally referable information” under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”), depending on whether they can be linked to an identifiable individual.（個人情報の保護に関する法律第2条、第31条の2等）
In particular:
- Some cookies (for example, certain third-party analytics or advertising cookies) may qualify as “personally referable information” (個人関連情報).
- If we provide such cookie information to a third party and the recipient intends to identify an individual, we are required to confirm that the recipient has obtained appropriate consent, or otherwise comply with the conditions for third-party provision under APPI.（改正APPIにおける個人関連情報の第三者提供規制）
Our approach in Japan is:
- Strictly necessary cookies: used on the basis of our legitimate business need to provide secure and functional Services requested by you.
- Analytics / advertising / social-media cookies: generally used on the basis of your consent where we or third parties treat them as personally referable information, or where required under APPI and relevant guidance of the Personal Information Protection Commission.（個人情報保護委員会ガイドライン等）
You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie banner / preference centre and via your browser settings (see Section 7).
5.3 United States (including California)
In the United States, certain cookies may be considered “personal information” or “personal data” under state privacy laws such as CCPA/CPRA in California.（California Consumer Privacy Act, Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100以下）
- Transparency: We disclose in our Privacy Policy and in these Cookie details what categories of personal information we collect via cookies, the purposes of use, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose such information.
- “Sale” or “sharing” of personal information: Use of certain advertising cookies or similar technologies may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under CCPA/CPRA. Where this is the case, California residents have the right to opt out of such sale or sharing via a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link on our Services.
- Sensitive personal information: Where cookies or similar technologies are used to process “sensitive personal information” as defined by CCPA/CPRA, we will provide any additional notices and choices required by law.
We do not use cookies to knowingly collect or sell the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.
6. Third-party cookies
Some cookies on our Services are placed by third parties, such as:
- analytics providers（例：Google Analytics 4、Microsoft Clarity）;
- service providers that host or support parts of our Services; and
- if introduced in the future, advertising networks or social-media platforms.
These third parties may use cookies to build a profile of your interests, measure the effectiveness of their services, and combine information collected on our Services with information collected on other websites. Their processing is also governed by their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review separately.
Where required by law (for example in the EU/EEA, UK and California), we obtain your consent or provide you with opt-out rights before enabling such third-party cookies.
7. How you can manage cookies
You have several options to manage your cookie preferences:
(1) Cookie banner / preference centre
When you first visit our website (and periodically thereafter), you will see a cookie banner that allows you to:
- accept all cookies;
- reject non-essential cookies; or
- manage your preferences by cookie category.
You can change your preferences at any time via the “Cookie settings” or similar link in the footer or banner on our website.
(2) Browser settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. These settings are usually found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. You can typically:
- view cookies on your device;
- delete all or some cookies;
- block cookies from specific websites;
- block all cookies; or
- receive a warning before a cookie is stored.
Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some parts of our Services may not function correctly.
(3) Opt-out mechanisms for advertising cookies
Depending on your location, you may also be able to use industry-wide opt-out tools (for example, tools provided by advertising self-regulatory organisations) to control certain advertising cookies. These tools generally rely on cookies themselves, so if you delete or block cookies, your opt-out preferences may not be preserved.
8. Retention of cookie data
Cookies are stored on your device for different periods:
- Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them manually.
We set the lifetime of cookies in line with their purpose and only retain information collected via cookies for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in these Cookie details and in our Privacy Policy, or as required by law.
9. Changes to these Cookie details
We may update these Cookie details from time to time, for example to reflect changes in technology, our Services, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will take appropriate steps to inform you, such as displaying a notice on our website or updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
10. Contact us
If you have any questions about these Cookie details or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Int’l BUSINESS TAILOR Co., Ltd. &
Int’l BUSINESS TAILOR Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist Office
- Address： 9F, Job Kita Building, 20-1 Minami 1-jo Nishi 6-chome Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0061 JAPAN
- Email address： info@intl-business-tailor.com
Depending on your location, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority (for example, the Personal Information Protection Commission in Japan, a supervisory authority in the EU/EEA, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, or a U.S. state regulator with jurisdiction over privacy matters).