Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to enhance user experience, store preferences, and track user behaviour. Cookies can be either "session cookies" (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (stored for a set period).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Preference Cookies: These cookies remember your choices and settings, such as language preference and display options, to provide a more personalised experience on subsequent visits.
Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and user flow. This data helps us improve our website and services.
Marketing and Tracking Cookies: These cookies may be set by third-party advertising partners and social media platforms to track user behaviour across websites and deliver targeted advertising.
3. Cookie Sources
First-Party Cookies: Placed directly by NihonMinimal Studio on your device when you visit our website.
Third-Party Cookies: Placed by external service providers, including analytics platforms, advertising networks, and social media companies that operate on our website.
4. Specific Cookies We Use
- cookieConsent: Stores your cookie consent preference (accepted/declined). Duration: 1 year.
- cookieConsentDate: Records the date and time you made your cookie choice. Duration: 1 year.
- _ga, _gat, _gid: Google Analytics cookies used to track anonymised user behaviour and website performance. Duration: Varies (13 months – 24 hours).
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that maintain your session while browsing our website. Duration: Session only.
5. Purpose of Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Enabling essential website functionality and security
- Remembering your preferences and language choices
- Analysing website traffic and user behaviour to improve our services
- Personalising content and advertising (where consented)
- Understanding which pages are most valuable to our users
- Detecting and preventing fraudulent activity
6. Cookie Consent and Your Choices
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner appears asking for your consent. You have the following options:
- Accept All: You consent to all cookies, including analytics and marketing cookies.
- Decline: You decline non-essential cookies. Only essential cookies will be placed.
- Manage Preferences: You can choose which categories of cookies to accept.
Your consent choice is stored in a cookie and respected across all pages of our website. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie banner again or by clearing your browser cookies.
7. Disabling Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically delete existing cookies and disable future cookie placement. Here are links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge
8. Third-Party Cookie Management
To manage cookies set by third parties, including advertising networks, you can visit:
- Your Online Choices: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/
- Network Advertising Initiative: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/
9. Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics to track user behaviour and website performance. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymised data such as pages visited, duration, referrer, and device type. This data is used to generate reports and insights about website usage. Google stores this data on secure servers and may share it with Google partners. For more information, visit Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
10. Data Retention and Deletion
Cookies are retained for the duration specified in Section 4. You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings or by clearing your browsing history. Deleting cookies may affect your website experience and require you to re-enter preferences or login credentials on subsequent visits.
11. International Data Transfers
Some cookies may result in data being transferred to servers outside Japan. By accepting cookies, you consent to such transfers. We take appropriate measures to protect your data in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
12. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our cookie practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date and posting the revised policy on our website. Your continued use of our website after such changes constitutes your acceptance.
13. Relationship to Privacy Policy
This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides comprehensive information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, wish to update your preferences, or have concerns about our cookie practices, please contact us at:
NihonMinimal Studio
2-1-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo City
Tokyo 103-0027, Japan
+81-3-6845-1027
info@gmail.com