Mediagene Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has created the policy below in compliance with applicable laws and regulations to properly acquire, manage, and use the informative data we acquire through our websites. Handling of personal information is defined separately in our personal information protection guidelines.
The Definition of “Informative Data”
"Informative data" refers to anonymized data based on personal information related to internet usage, including log data.
Informative Data Acquisition
Our web servers use cookies that can identify an online User’s computer (browser) and a smartphone app User’s device via their unique AAID/IDFA IDs, which are used for advertising, to acquire informative data about online Users. The Company may also receive informative data from our partner companies.
- Data identifying a device (identification numbers attached to cookies, and other unique device identification numbers)
- Users’ usage environments (source IP addresses, OS, and browser data)
- Users’ browsing and usage history on our websites (including searched terms)
- Identifiable data shared with the Company when the User uses a service provided by a related company *In such cases, we may also share identifiable information with said related company.
- Location data that can be acquired via cellphones
- Attributes that alone cannot identify an individual, such as postal codes and gender
About cookies
- Cookies send log data from our servers to Users’ computers that is then stored as files on the Users’ computers to provide a more efficient browsing experience, but we want to customize our website based on Users’ individual needs, and to further improve the usability of our websites’ content and Service provision, we send and receive cookies. You can opt out of receiving cookies from within your browser settings. However, by doing so, access to some features may in turn be restricted.
- By using cookies, we use various services provided by external companies to optimize pages that suit user needs, deliver appropriate content and advertisements, and improve services through access analysis. If you wish to suspend the use of our informatics data, you can disable it from the opt-out page below.
Google Co., Ltd. https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=ja
MicroAd Co., Ltd. http://send.microad.jp/w3c/
GMO Ad Partners Co., Ltd. https://www.gmo-ap.jp/outline/privacy/SmartNews
Co., Ltd. http://www.smartnews-ads.com/optout/Sysense
Co., Ltd. https://www.cxense.com/ja/preferencesFacebook
Japan Co., Ltd. https://www.facebook.com/legal/termsFacebook
Japan Co., Ltd. (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/
Twitter Japan https://support.twitter.com/articles/20171553-Opt
Inc. http://www.opt.ne.jp/creative/xrostssp/privacy/Microsoft
Inc. http://choice.microsoft.com/ja-JP/opt-out#Logly
Inc. https://www.logly.co.jp/optout.htmlYahoo
Inc. http://btoptout.yahoo.co.jp/optout/preferences.html
Fringe81 Inc. http://www.fringe81.com/privacy.html
Digital Advertising Consortium Inc. http://www.dac.co.jp/utility/data-policy/
Simplereach https://www.simplerreach.com/privacy
CRITEO Co., Ltd. https://www.criteo.com/jp/privacy/ValueCommerce
Co. Commerce Ltd. https://www.valuecommerce.ne.jp/privacy/
Audience One (Digital Advertising Consortium Co., Ltd.) http://www.dac.co.jp/utility/data-policy
Treasure Data Co., Ltd. https://www.treasuredata.com/privacy
Outbrain Japan Co., Ltd. https://www.outbrain.com/jp/legal/privacy#advertising_behavioral_targeting
Gunosy Co., Ltd. https://ads.gunosy.com/optout/edit?media_id=1&user_id=1
Supership Co., Ltd. https://supership.jp/optout/
Chartbeat https://static.chartbeat.com/opt-out.html
Apester https://apester.com/privacy-policy/
popIn Co., Ltd. https://www.popin.cc/home/privacy.html
Amazon.com https://www.amazon.co.jp/adprefs
Clyde Co., Ltd. https://www.polymorphicads.jp/optout.html
Magnite, Inc. https://www.magnite.com/legal/website-privacy-policy/
Boundless Co., Ltd. https://www.beboundless.jp/policies/privacy-overview
CyberAgent Co., Ltd. https://www.cyberagent.co.jp/privacy/
PubMatic, Inc. https://www.pubmatic.co.jp/legal/pubmatic-opt-out-jp/Platform
One Co., Ltd. https://www.platform-one.co.jp/data/
Teads https://www.teads.com/privacy-policy/
UNRULY http://video.unrulymedia.com/rtbprivacypolicy/index.html?v=3
Index Exchange, Inc https://www.indexexchange.com/privacy/
OpenX Japan https://origin-www.openx.com/legal/privacy-policy/Cyber
Communications Co., Ltd. https://www.cci.co.jp/privacypolicy/optout/AJA
Co., Ltd. https://aja-kk.co.jp/optout
fluct, Inc. https://corp.fluct.jp/privacy/optout/
LINE Inc. https://terms.line.me/line_rules_optimize?lang=ja
Xandr Inc. https://www.xandr.com/privacy/platform-privacy-policy/Sizemic
Technologies Inc. http://www.sizmek.com/about-us/privacy
Macromill https://www.macromill.com/privacy.html
Lockon Inc. https://hotei.ebis.ne.jp/policy/optout.php
PIANO Japan Inc. https://piano.io/privacy-policy/
Media.net https://www.media.net/privacy-policy/
UNICORN Co., Ltd. https://uni-corn.net/privacy.html
LoopMe https://legal.loopme.com/privacy-center
Smart AdServer https://smartadserver.com/end-user-privacy-policy
Smaato https://www.smaato.com/privacy/
ID5 https://id5.io/jp/platform-privacy-policy/Intimate
Merger Co., Ltd. https://corp.intimatemerger.com/datapolicy/
Sharethrough https://www.sharethrough.com/sharethrough-demand-policy
DNP BookAD for Publishers https://www.dnp.co.jp/biz/st/dnp-blm-dsp/optout.html
SMN Co., Ltd. https://www.so-netmedia.jp/cookie/dsp_optout.html
Ogury https://ogury.com/data-collection-opt-out/BI.Garage
Co., Ltd. https://bi.garage.co.jp/informativedata/
Browsi https://browsi.com/privacy-policy-2/Taboola
Japan Co., Ltd. https://www.taboola.com/policies/privacy-policy/
Adagio https://adagio.io/legal/privacy-policy
AdaptMX https://adaptmx.com/privacy-policy/FLUX
Co., Ltd. https://flux.jp/privacypolicy/
RTB House https://www.rtbhouse.com/jp/privacy/
Rich Audience https://www.richaudience.com/en/privacy/
Triplelift https://triplelift.com/privacy/
i-mobile https://www.i-mobile.co.jp/optout.html
SoftBank Ads Platform https://www.softbank.jp/privacy/
UZOU https://uzou.speee-ad.jp/optout/
Nativo https://www.nativo.com/interest-based-ads
Simplifi https://simpli.fi/services-privacy-policy
Conversant https://legal.epsilon.com/apac/privacy-policy
Pulsepoint https://www.pulsepoint.com/legal/platform-privacy-policy
MediaGo https://cdn.mediago.io/js/officialWebsite/policy.html
YieldMo https://yieldmo.com/privacy-policy/
Ad Media https://admedia.com/privacy/
Duration Media LLC https://durationmedia.net/services-privacy-policy/
Nexx360 https://nexx360.io/en/privacy-policy-and-cookies/CMerTV
Co., Ltd. https://optout.relaido.jp/?read=1&optout=0
Smile Wanted https://www.smilewanted.com/privacy/
Opti Digital https://www.optidigital.com/en/privacy-policy/
Intent IQ https://www.intentiq.com/technology-privacy-policy/
Ad-Shield https://www.ad-shield.io/privacy-policy
GeoEdge https://www.geoedge.com/privacy-policy/
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect website pageview data to help us provide even better services. This is why some pages use cookies provided by Google Analytics. The data we collect using Google Analytics is only used to statistically analyze website usage trends and not for the purpose of identifying individuals. The data collected from the Website by Google Analytics is managed according to Google’s Privacy Policy and we cannot be held liable for any damages incurred due to using Google Analytics’ services. For more information on how Google Analytics uses cookies or about the data collected by cookies, please refer to Google Analytics’ Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
・Google Analytics: Terms of Service
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
・Google Analytics: Privacy Overview
https://www.google.com/intl/ja/analytics/privacyoverview.html
Adobe Analytics
We use Adobe Analytics to collect website pageview data to help us provide even better services. This is why some pages use cookies provided by Adobe Analytics. The data we collect using Adobe Analytics is only used to statistically analyze website usage trends and not for the purpose of identifying individuals. The data collected from the Website by Adobe Analytics is managed according to Adobe’s Privacy Policy and we cannot be held liable for any damages incurred due to using Adobe Analytics’ services. For more information on how Adobe Analytics uses cookies or about the data collected by cookies, please refer to Adobe Analytics’ Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
・Adobe General Terms of Use
https://www.adobe.com/jp/legal/terms.html
・Adobe Privacy Center
https://www.adobe.com/jp/privacy.html
User Insight
The Website uses User Insight by User Local, Inc. to collect data to help us better understand usage of the website. The data we collect using this service is only used to statistically analyze website usage trends and not for the purpose of identifying individuals. For more information about the data collected by User Insight, please refer to User Insight's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
・User Insight: Terms of Use
http://ui.userlocal.jp/notice/
・User Insight: Privacy Policy
http://ui.userlocal.jp/attention/
Behavioral Targeting Ads
- As a way to display more helpful ads to our customers, the Company utilizes “behavioral targeting ads” that are related to customers’ interests using our and our business partners’ advertising distribution systems. Such cases use customers’ informative data.
- To show behavioral targeting ads on the Website and on other websites, the Company partially uses the behavioral targeting service provided by Platform ID, Inc. With Platform ID’s behavioral targeting service, the behavioral history data acquired from cookies is stored and used to display ads that better match everyone’s needs. To help Users have peace of mind when using our Service, the related policy is explained in detail on the Platform ID page linked below. If you do not want to have behavioral targeting-based ads displayed, you can opt out from this page as well.
・Platform ID, Inc.: Cookie Policy
http://www.xrost.ne.jp/contents/policy/privacy.html
Behavioral targeting without third-party cookie information
We use third-party services to provide anonymized subscriber data and, It may be matched with advertisers' first-party data and used for ad targeting in cookie-free environments.
- About Authenticated Traffic Solutions (ATS)
by LiveRampJapan Inc. (hereafter referred to as LiveRamp) provides people-based advertising with highly transparent solutions that emphasize privacy.
ATS allows publishers to match consented user data with LiveRamp's Ramp IDs in real time and perform person-based advertising based on authenticated cookie-free inventory on the Internet.
About LiveRamp: https://liveramp.co.jp/Opt-out
: https://liveramp.com/opt_out/
- Regarding Unified ID 2.0 (UID2)
Our company uses The Trade Desk Co., Ltd.'s UID2 technology to deliver targeted advertisements to users. UID2 technology uses the hashed email address or phone number of the logged-in user to create an ID to identify the user.
If you wish to suspend advertising distribution using UID2, you can disable it from the opt-out page below.
More information about UID2: https://unifiedid.com/en/Opt-out
: https://www.transparentadvertising.com/
-For more information about systems related to foreign advertising distribution companies, please see this link.
https://www.ppc.go.jp/personalinfo/legal/kaiseihogohou/#gaikoku
Purpose of Use of Informative Data
The Company uses the collected informative data for the following purposes.
1. Distribution and provision of advertisements and content
2. Marketing research and analysis
3. Provision of information on products and services that match Users’ interests
4. Planning, improvements to and development of products and services
5. Provision of other Company services
6. Purposes connected to the above purposes of use
Sharing Informative Data with Third Parties
- The Company may provide third parties with informative data.
- The Company provides said information to third parties under the conditions that it is used within the scope defined in the preceding Purpose of Use of Informative Data section and properly handled in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- The Company may entrust the handling of informative data in part or in whole to third parties within the necessary scope to achieve the preceding purposes of use of informative data.
Revisions
The Company may revise the content of this policy in accordance with revisions to laws and regulations and changes in social conditions.