Privacy Policy & Site Policy

Personal information on this Website refers to identifiable information of a specific individual in part or by collation with the following information.

1. 1. Email address, name, or address obtained from an inquiry email.

Personal information shall be used mainly for the following purposes.

1. 1. Contact by OCVB via email
2. 2. Surveys and research regarding tourism in Okinawa

As standard policy, OCVB shall not disclose information, from which an individual may be identified, or provide personal information to a third party.
However, OCVB may provide personal information to an external contractor in the event that work within the scope stipulated in Article 2 is outsourced upon entering a nondisclosure agreement with the subject contractor.

1. 1. In the event that the point of contact for registered users to reach OCVB is outsourced to an external contractor.
2. 2. In the event that the task of contacting registered members via email, etc. is outsourced to an external contractor.

OCVB may disclose personal information under the following special circumstances.

1. 1. In the event that information is requested by a court, public prosecutor’s office, police, or any other authority of law in compliance with the law.
2. 2. For other reasons deemed particularly necessary by OCVB.

OCVB shall automatically acquire the IP address and other information of the user.
In the event that the user violates the terms and conditions set forth by OCVB or provisions stipulated by Japanese laws or regulations, unauthorized access is confirmed, or there is a possibility of infringement upon the rights of the Website system, user, or any other related party, OCVB may investigate the IP address for purposes of identifying the individual or blocking access.

OCVB shall aggregate an access log by means of utilizing log analysis features on the web server to conduct research on tourist information in Okinawa. OCVB may, in part, combine personal information and cookies to obtain dynamic transition information in detail, in which event the practice shall comply with this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, the dynamic transition information shall not be disclosed in such a way that the individual may be identified.

[About Access Log Collection] This site utilizes Google Analytics to collect and analyze access logs.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect access logs, which do not contain information that can be used to identify specific individuals.

Access logs obtained using Google Analytics are managed in accordance with Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en).

This site enables Google Analytics advertising features and employs Google Analytics user analyses and interest category reports.

The site also uses a combination of first-party cookies (Google Analytics cookies, etc.), other first-party identification, third-party cookies and/or third-party identification to analyze the age group, gender and interests of persons browsing the site.

To opt out of Google Analytics advertising features, please change your browser settings or use the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/).

A cookie is a small text file that the website sends to your device for the purpose of keeping records. It identifies your device, typically your web browser, but it cannot directly identify you.

Some cookies are necessary to operate our website (e.g. for establishing and keeping sessions), while other cookies may be used for the following purposes:

-Improving website functionality;
-Collecting analytical data to improve website performance;
-Delivering advertisements that may be of interest to you from us or our advertising partners based on information collected by tracking users across the internet; and

You can choose whether to allow us or third-parties (e.g. our analytics, advertising and social media partners) to set cookies which are not strictly necessary for the functioning of the website via the cookie banner or cookie settings interface provided on the website.