Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how Sakura Design Studio collects, uses, and protects information gathered through our online platform.

Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us when you interact with our site or services. This may include information you provide when you contact us, request information about our services, or communicate with us in any other way. The types of information we may collect include your name, contact details, and any other information you choose to provide related to your interior design needs or inquiries.

We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our site. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of visits. We may also collect information about how you navigate and use our site.

Use of Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes related to providing our interior design services and operating our online platform. These purposes include:

• Providing, operating, and maintaining our site and services.
• Responding to your inquiries and fulfilling your requests.
• Communicating with you about our services, updates, and promotional offers (where permitted by law or with your consent).
• Understanding and analyzing how you use our site to improve its functionality and user experience.
• Developing new products, services, features, and functionality.
• Detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities.
• Complying with legal obligations and protecting our rights and property.

Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on several legal grounds:

• Your consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your personal information for a specific purpose.
• Performance of a contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.
• Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.
• Legal obligations: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that applies to us.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with third parties only in the following circumstances:

• With service providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer service. These parties are obligated to protect your information.
• For legal reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency). We may also disclose your information to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights.
• In case of business transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period varies depending on the type of information and the purpose of processing.

Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

• The right to access your personal information.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• The right to request erasure of your personal information.
• The right to restrict or object to the processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, please contact us in writing using the address provided below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and collect information about how you use our site. You can typically control cookies through your browser settings.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or where we engage service providers. By using our service, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, which may have different data protection rules than those in your country.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us in writing at:

Sakura Design Studio
3-5-1 Kita-Aoyama, 5F
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0061
Japan