Last updated: December 2025
1. Overview
This Privacy Policy explains how GATE (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website www.gatejpn.com.
We are committed to handling your personal data responsibly and transparently.
2. Who We Are
GATE is an individually operated business (個人事業) based in Tokyo, Japan, offering professional game localization, translation, and LQA services.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
📧 contact@gatejpn.com
3. Data Collection
We collect and process minimal personal data necessary to operate the website and respond to inquiries.
(a) Information you provide directly
Contact Forms: When you use our contact or estimate forms, we may collect your name, email address, and any message details you submit.
This data is used only to respond to your inquiry.
(b) Automatically collected information
Hostinger Analytics: Our hosting provider, Hostinger, may collect anonymous access logs (e.g., IP address, country, browser type, access time) to ensure website security and performance.
This information is not used for marketing or tracking purposes.
Content Delivery Network (CDN): We use a CDN to deliver content efficiently. The CDN may temporarily store your IP address for technical reasons (e.g., caching).
(c) Cookies
We use technically necessary cookies (such as “_lscache_vary”, “pll_language” (Polylang)) to ensure proper website functionality and caching performance.
These cookies do not collect personal data and do not require user consent.
4. Use of Data
We use your data for:
Responding to contact requests
Improving website performance and security
Technical troubleshooting
Legal compliance, if required
We do not sell, trade, or share your data with third parties for marketing or advertising.
5. Data Retention
We retain contact form submissions only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.
Server and access logs may be stored temporarily by Hostinger for security and operational reasons.
6. Data Sharing
Your information may be processed by:
Hostinger International Ltd. (hosting and analytics)
The provider is GDPR-compliant and process data according to EU data protection standards.
We do not transfer personal data to non-EU entities beyond what is necessary for hosting and CDN operation.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
Request access to the personal data we hold about you
Request correction or deletion of your data
Withdraw cookie consent at any time
If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us at: contact@gatejpn.com.
8. Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction.
9. External Links
Our website may contain links to external sites (e.g., social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external websites.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.