Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 12, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), operator of Japan Art Club and japanartclub.com (the "Site"), collects, uses, and shares personal information.
1. Information We Collect
- Information you provide: name, email address, phone number, billing address, and shipping address when you subscribe or contact us.
- Payment information: payments are processed by Stripe. Card details are collected and stored by Stripe, not by us. We receive limited information such as the card type, last four digits, and expiration date.
- Automatically collected information: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and similar usage data collected through server logs and basic cookies.
2. How We Use Information
- To process your subscription, payments, and shipments
- To send order confirmations, shipping updates, and account notices
- To respond to questions and provide customer support
- To send marketing emails if you have opted in (you may unsubscribe at any time)
- To operate, secure, and improve the Site and prevent fraud
- To comply with legal obligations
3. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the business, such as payment processing (Stripe), shipping carriers, website hosting (Cloudflare), and email providers, and only as needed for those services. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
4. Cookies
The Site uses essential cookies needed for it to function and may use basic analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
5. Data Retention
We keep personal information for as long as your subscription is active and as needed afterward to meet legal, tax, accounting, and dispute-resolution requirements.
6. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
7. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing. California residents may have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, and residents of the EU, UK, and similar jurisdictions may have rights under the GDPR. To make a request, email . We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
8. International Transfers
Our products ship from Japan and our service providers may operate in other countries. By using the Site, you understand your information may be processed outside your country of residence, with appropriate safeguards where required.
9. Children
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Purchases must be made by an adult.
10. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.