Vowars (“this site”, “we”, “us”) regards the protection of visitors’ personal information and privacy as a core responsibility of running an analysis publication. We handle information in accordance with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”), related laws and guidelines, and the policy set out below.
1. Site operator
| Site name | Vowars |
|---|---|
| URL | https://vowars.com/en/ |
| Form of operation | Operated by an individual |
| Personal information manager | The site operator |
| Contact | https://vowars.com/en/contact/ |
Because this site is operated by an individual, the operator’s name and address are not published on the site. However, where there is a request for notification of the purpose of use, a disclosure request under the APPI, or another request for which legitimate grounds are recognized, we will verify your identity and provide the information without delay upon request through the contact form.
2. Definitions
In this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the meanings set out below.
| Personal information | Information about a living individual that can identify that specific individual by name, date of birth or other description. |
|---|---|
| Personal data | Personal information that forms part of a personal information database. |
| Retained personal data | Personal data that we have the authority to disclose, correct, add to, delete, suspend the use of, erase, or suspend the provision of to third parties. |
| Personally referable information | Information about a living individual that is neither personal information, pseudonymously processed information, nor anonymously processed information. Browsing history collected through cookies and similar technologies falls into this category. |
| Cookies and similar technologies | Cookies, local storage (localStorage) and other technologies that store information on, or read information from, a visitor’s device. |
3. Information we collect and how we collect it
No registration or login is required to read this site. The information we collect is as follows.
3-1. Information collected through the contact form
We use the plugin “Contact Form 7” to provide our contact form. When you submit the form, we collect the following.
- Your name or handle
- Your email address
- The subject and content of your enquiry
- The date and time of submission, the sending IP address, and browser information (user agent)
We use this information to respond to your enquiry, to make any necessary follow-up contact, to keep a record, and to prevent misuse. Submitted content is stored on the server we use and in the mailbox the operator receives mail through.
The contact form is provided for enquiries about the content of our articles, rights matters, interviews and other communications. We cannot respond to requests for individual consultation or advice on investment decisions. Completing the form is voluntary, but if you do not provide the required fields we may be unable to respond.
3-2. Information collected through analytics
To improve our content and the quality of our analysis, we use Google Analytics (GA4), an analytics service provided by Google LLC.
Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as:
- The pages viewed and the path taken through the site
- The date, time and duration of the visit, and how the visit ended
- The referral source (search engine, external site, social media and so on)
- The browser, operating system, device type and screen size used
- The approximate region estimated from the IP address
This information is collected anonymously; we do not receive it in a form that allows us to identify a specific individual. For how Google handles data, please see the following.
If you wish to stop Google Analytics from collecting information, you can use the opt-out add-on below or disable cookies in your browser settings.
3-3. Information collected through advertising
To cover the cost of running the site, we plan to introduce the third-party advertising service “Google AdSense” in the future.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s prior visits to this site and to other sites. As a result, advertisements matching a visitor’s interests may be displayed.
You can disable personalized advertising and change your ad settings from the following.
- Google Ad Settings (My Ad Center)
- How Google uses cookies in advertising
- aboutads.info (third-party vendor ad settings)
- Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
Information collected through advertising is controlled by each advertising vendor. We do not have access to its content, and we do not obtain it in a form that identifies an individual visitor.
3-4. Bookmark (save) feature
This site provides a bookmark feature that lets you save articles and indicator reviews. No registration or login is required.
| Where it is stored | A storage area inside your own browser (localStorage) |
|---|---|
| What is stored | Only the post ID (a number) of the saved content |
| Maximum number saved | 200. Once the limit is exceeded, the oldest entries drop out first. |
| Stored on our server | No |
| Identification of the visitor | No |
Only post IDs are stored. No name, email address, browsing history or other personal information is saved. The operator cannot retrieve or view the bookmarks of any particular visitor.
However, when the bookmark list page (https://vowars.com/en/bookmark/) is displayed, the post IDs stored in your browser are sent to our server so that the corresponding titles, excerpts and images can be retrieved and shown as a list. This transmission takes place solely to display the list. We do not store the transmitted post IDs, nor do we record them against individual visitors. Note that this communication may be recorded in the server access logs described below, in the same form as any other access.
Please note the following, which follow from the nature of the feature.
- Saved items apply only to the device and browser used. They do not carry over to another device or browser.
- Saved items may be erased if you clear your browsing history or site data, use private browsing, run out of browser storage, or if the browser’s behavior changes.
- The feature does not work in environments where local storage is unavailable due to browser settings.
- You can remove saved items by using the unbookmark control on each piece of content, or by clearing site data in your browser.
3-5. View counts
We count views per piece of content, in order to display popular content and to inform our editorial planning. Only cumulative and daily totals per piece of content are recorded. No IP address, cookie or visitor-identifying information is used or stored. Daily figures are deleted automatically after a set period.
3-6. Server access logs
The server hosting this site automatically records access logs for the purposes of stable operation, fault response and prevention of unauthorized access. The main items recorded are the date and time of access, IP address, requested URL, referring URL and browser information. We do not use these for any other purpose, and we do not analyze them in order to identify individual visitors.
3-7. Loading of external services
Some content on this site causes your browser to connect directly to the external services below in order to load images. When this happens, your IP address and browser information are sent to the provider of that service. We do not receive this information.
| Recipient | Information sent | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC (www.google.com) | IP address, browser information, the domain name of the linked site | Retrieving the site icon shown on link cards within articles |
| Microlink (unavatar.io) | IP address, browser information | Displaying the profile image of an indicator creator |
| TradingView, Inc. | IP address, browser information | Displaying the profile image of an indicator creator |
These requests occur only when you view a page containing such content. Where we have already saved a profile image on our own server, no external connection is made.
3-8. Social sharing buttons
Our articles include buttons for sharing on social media and similar services. These are links to each service’s sharing page. Simply viewing a page without pressing a button does not send any information to those services. If you press a button, the handling of information is governed by the terms of the service you are taken to.
3-9. Information we do not collect
This site does not provide comment or membership features. Accordingly, if you only read the site, you are never asked to enter your name, email address or other personal information.
4. Purposes of use
We use the information we collect only within the scope of the following purposes.
- To respond to enquiries and make any necessary follow-up contact
- To provide, maintain and improve the content and features of this site
- To analyze how the site is read, in order to improve content quality and plan future content
- To operate the bookmark feature and other features on the visitor’s device
- To deliver advertising and measure its effectiveness
- To respond to unauthorized access, abuse, infringement of rights and other improper conduct
- To comply with laws and regulations, and to exercise or defend legal rights
We do not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purposes above without obtaining prior consent. If we change a purpose of use, we will do so only within a scope reasonably considered to be relevant to the original purpose, and will publish the change on this page.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in a visitor’s browser. This site uses cookies and similar technologies for analytics, advertising and the operation of the bookmark feature.
Cookies and similar technologies cannot directly identify an individual visitor. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can disable or delete them in your browser settings. The procedure differs by browser, so please refer to your browser’s help pages.
Please note that if you disable cookies and similar technologies, some features of this site, including the bookmark feature, may not work correctly.
6. Handling of personally referable information
Browsing history and similar information that we obtain through cookies and similar technologies is treated by us as personally referable information, which does not identify a specific individual on our side. Where such information is provided to a third party and it is anticipated that the third party will acquire it as personal data, we will confirm in accordance with the law that the individual’s prior consent has been obtained.
7. Provision of personal information to third parties
We do not provide personal information we have collected to third parties without the individual’s prior consent, except in the following cases.
- Where required by law
- Where necessary to protect a person’s life, body or property, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
- Where particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
- Where it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government body, or a party commissioned by one, in carrying out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the individual’s consent is likely to impede those duties
- Where a court, public prosecutor’s office, the police or a comparable authority requests disclosure on the basis of law
8. Outsourcing
Within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use, we may outsource work such as server provision, system maintenance and email handling to external providers. Where we do so, we exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over those providers.
9. Provision of information to third parties in foreign countries
The services below are provided by companies or projects located outside Japan, and the information collected may be handled on servers outside Japan.
| Provider | Country | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | United States | Analytics, advertising, retrieval of site icons |
| Microlink (unavatar.io) | Spain (*) | Display of profile images |
| TradingView, Inc. | United States | Display of profile images |
* unavatar.io is not operated by a single company. It is provided by Microlink (Microlink.io), an open source project and developer community. Microlink’s published data processing agreement states that it operates under the laws of Spain. Spain is a member state of the European Union, and EU member states are designated by Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission as foreign countries recognized as having a personal data protection system equivalent to that of Japan. Microlink may use subprocessors in providing the service; please refer to its published terms for details.
Each provider handles information in accordance with its own privacy policy. For information on personal data protection systems in foreign countries, please refer to the website of Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission.
10. Retention and deletion
We retain the information we collect only for the period necessary to achieve the purposes of use, and we endeavor to delete without delay any information that has passed that period or is no longer needed. Information relating to enquiries is deleted after a reasonable period needed to handle any follow-up enquiry and to prevent disputes has elapsed following the completion of our response.
11. Security measures
We take the following measures to prevent the leakage, loss or damage of the information we collect, and otherwise to manage it securely.
- Basic policy: we have established and published this Privacy Policy.
- Internal rules: we have defined how information is handled from collection through deletion, and who is responsible.
- Organizational measures: we limit the information handled to the minimum necessary and maintain a structure that allows the handling status to be checked.
- Personnel measures: the operator continually reviews the points to be observed when handling information.
- Physical measures: we manage the equipment used to handle information and work to prevent theft and loss.
- Technical measures: we use encrypted communication (SSL/TLS), restrict access to the administration screen, keep software updated, and take measures against unauthorized access.
- Understanding the external environment: where we use services provided by companies in foreign countries, we implement security measures with an understanding of the personal data protection system of the country concerned.
12. Requests for disclosure, correction, suspension of use and similar
If an individual or their representative requests notification of the purpose of use, disclosure, correction, addition or deletion of content, suspension of use, erasure, or suspension of provision to third parties in relation to retained personal data we hold, we will verify the requester’s identity and respond without delay in accordance with the law.
- Requests can be made through the contact form (https://vowars.com/en/contact/).
- We may ask for additional information as necessary to verify identity.
- We will respond to requests by email as a rule.
- No fee is charged.
- Under the law, we may be unable to fulfill all or part of a request. In that case, we will notify you of that fact and the reason.
13. Complaints and enquiries
If you have comments, questions or complaints about how information is handled on this site, please contact us through the contact form. We will review your message and endeavor to respond appropriately and promptly.
14. Use by minors
If you are a minor and wish to use the contact form on this site and send personal information, please obtain the consent of a parent or guardian beforehand.
15. Use from outside Japan
This site is operated by an operator located in Japan and handles information in accordance with Japanese law. We publish content in English as well as Japanese, and we anticipate that the site will be used from outside Japan.
When you use this site, the information collected is handled in Japan and in the countries where our service providers are located. Depending on the country or region where you live, Japan’s personal data protection system may differ from the system that applies where you are.
16. For residents of the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we handle information as set out below.
16-1. Controller
The controller of the information collected is the operator identified in section 1 of this page. We do not have an establishment or representative in the European Union.
16-2. Legal bases
- Responding to enquiries: processing necessary to reply to the enquiry you have sent us
- Stable operation of the site and prevention of unauthorized access: our legitimate interests
- Analytics, advertising, and the cookies and similar technologies used for them: your consent
- Local storage used for features you choose to use, such as the bookmark feature: processing necessary to provide the feature you have requested
16-3. Consent
Where you access this site from the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we ask for your consent before using cookies and similar technologies for analytics and advertising. If you do not consent, we do not carry out that processing. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from the consent management screen. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
16-4. Retention period
Information relating to enquiries is deleted after a reasonable necessary period following the completion of our response. The retention period for information collected through analytics and advertising follows the rules of each provider.
16-5. Your rights
Under the law applicable where you live, you may exercise the following rights.
- Access to, and a copy of, the information we hold about you
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Erasure of information
- Restriction of, and objection to, processing
- Data portability (receiving information you have provided in a machine-readable format)
- Withdrawal of consent
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the channel given in section 13 of this page. We will respond to the extent we are able to verify your identity. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country or region.
16-6. International transfers
The operator of this site is located in Japan, and the information collected is handled in Japan. Japan has been recognized by the European Commission and the UK government as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data. Transfers to the external services we use follow the transfer mechanisms established by each provider.
16-7. Automated decision-making
We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects concerning visitors or similarly significantly affects them.
17. Links to external sites
This site contains links to external sites. We cannot accept responsibility for how information is handled on linked sites. Please review the privacy policy of each site.
18. Changes to this policy
We may change the content of this Privacy Policy in response to changes in the law, the addition or modification of features we provide, or a review of our operations. Changes take effect when they are published on this page. Where we make a significant change, we will announce it clearly on this page.
19. Related pages
This page is a translation provided for reference. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese version and this English version, the Japanese version prevails.
Established: August 11, 2026
Last updated: September 12, 2026