Additional information about web analytics services

To optimize our website, we use the web analysis service Matomo, which analyzes what visitors access on our website. We use Matomo in conformity with data protection: Analysis is done using by cookies. Cookies collect information regarding your use of our website. This information is stored solely on our server in Japan. We use "AnonymizeIP". With this, IP addresses are then only used in a shortened form, which does not enable individual identification of users' personal data. The IP address transmitted from your browser by Matomo will not be associated with any other data collected by us.

The Matomo program is an open source project. Information from this third party concerning data protection can be found at matomo.org/privacy-policy/. You have the option of preventing Matomo cookies from being stored on your computer and your use of this website being tracked by Matomo. To do so, you must modify the settings on your internet browser accordingly. If you prevent the storage of cookies, please be advised that you then may not be able to use all the features of this website.

Additional Information Regarding Google Analytics

This Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help a website to analyse how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted and stored by Google on servers in the USA.

As the IP anonymization is activated on this Website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional circumstances a full IP address will be saved to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP anonymization is active on this Website. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of this Website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing us with other services relating to the use of this Website and the internet.The IP address transmitted by your browser to Google Analytics will not be linked to other Google data.

You can also block the cookie’s collection of data regarding your use of this Website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser add-on found under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en .

You can find more information under the following links:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.