Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember information about you and your visit. They allow us to recognize returning users, maintain login sessions, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors interact with our Services. Cookies are an essential part of modern web functionality and do not contain harmful code.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, form submission, and secure login. Without essential cookies, the website may not work correctly.

Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are most popular, how long visitors stay on pages, and whether errors occur. This helps us improve website performance and user experience.

Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences, such as language selection, layout choices, and login information, to provide a more personalized experience on subsequent visits.

Marketing & Analytics Cookies: These cookies track your browsing behavior across our website and third-party sites to understand your interests and deliver relevant content and advertising. They also help measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We may use cookies from third-party service providers, including analytics platforms, advertising networks, and content delivery services. These third parties may use cookies to track your behavior across websites for their own purposes. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

4. Cookie Consent & Control

Naturequestarchive displays a cookie banner when you first visit our website to obtain your consent for non-essential cookies. You can accept or reject cookies through the banner. We respect your choices and will only use the categories of cookies you consent to.

5. Manage Your Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can choose to reject all cookies or receive notifications when a website attempts to set a cookie. Note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of our website and prevent some features from working properly.

6. Specific Cookies We Deploy

heroverse-cookie-consent: Stores your cookie preference choice (accepted or rejected) to remember your decision and display appropriate content on future visits.

Analytics Cookies: Track page views, user interactions, and aggregated behavior to help us understand website performance and user engagement.

Session Cookies: Maintain your login session and remember your authentication status while you browse our site.

7. Retention & Deletion

Cookie retention varies by type. Essential and functional cookies may be retained for the duration of your visit or longer to maintain functionality. Marketing and analytics cookies are typically retained for extended periods, ranging from weeks to months. You can clear cookies at any time through your browser settings, though this may reset your preferences.

8. Pixel Tags & Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use pixel tags (transparent images placed in web pages or emails) to track user behavior, measure campaign effectiveness, and deliver targeted content. These technologies work similarly to cookies and are subject to the same controls.

9. Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" feature that sends a signal to websites expressing your privacy preference. Currently, there is no industry standard for recognizing or responding to DNT signals, and Naturequestarchive does not currently alter its practices based on DNT signals.

10. Changes to This Policy

Naturequestarchive may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, regulations, or our practices. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Continued use of our website following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

11. International Considerations

If you are accessing our website from outside Japan, be aware that your information, including cookies and tracking data, may be transferred to Japan. By using our Services, you consent to such transfers.

12. Cookie Compliance

Naturequestarchive endeavors to comply with applicable cookie laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, including requirements to obtain clear consent before deploying non-essential cookies and providing transparent information about our cookie practices.

13. Contact for Cookie Questions

Email: hello@naturequestarchive.com
Phone: +81 3-3691-3503
Address: 〒124-0012 Tokyo Katsushika City, Tateishi, 6-13-2