LEGAL
Last updated March 08, 2026
This Privacy Notice for Japan Like a Local™ LLC ("we," "us," or "our") explains how and why we may access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") personal information when you use our mobile application, Japan Like a Local.
Questions or concerns? Contact us at info@japanlikealocal.com.
The application does not require user registration and does not request or require users to provide personal contact information, such as name or email address, in order to use its functionality.
In-app purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store. We do not collect or store payment card information.
Apple may provide us with limited transaction metadata (such as transaction identifiers and product identifiers) to validate purchases and provide entitlements.
The app may request access to location services only when you actively use map features that need your current position. Precise location is processed locally on your device for that feature and is not stored on our servers.
You can grant or revoke permissions at any time in your iOS device settings.
When you use the app, we and our service providers may process limited technical information, including:
This information is used to operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the app.
Our mobile application may use Firebase Performance Monitoring to collect performance-related technical data, such as app start time, screen rendering data, network request timing, and custom code trace data, in order to monitor and improve application performance.
We may use Apple App Attest and Firebase App Check to help verify that requests to our services come from legitimate instances of the app. These mechanisms may process attestation signals and security tokens for abuse prevention and security.
The app uses selected third-party providers for infrastructure, purchases, analytics, diagnostics, integrity verification, and configuration. See Section 4 for details.
We process limited personal information to:
We apply data minimization and process only information needed for these purposes.
If you are located in the EU or UK, we rely on the following legal bases under GDPR/UK GDPR:
We share limited personal information with service providers that support app operations. These providers are authorized to process data only as needed to provide their services.
The app uses the following third-party service providers that may process limited personal information on our behalf or in connection with app functionality:
Relevant third-party privacy information:
We may also disclose personal information in connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business.
Our mobile application uses certain third-party tools provided by Google LLC through Firebase, including Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase App Check, Firebase Remote Config, and Firebase Performance Monitoring.
These services may process limited technical information from your device and application, such as device and application identifiers, operating system and app version information, app interaction events, crash and diagnostic information, app start and screen rendering performance data, network request performance data, and Internet Protocol (IP) address or similar technical signals.
We use these services to understand how the application is used, diagnose errors, monitor and improve stability and performance, protect the integrity of the application, support configuration and feature delivery, and improve the overall user experience.
These services are not used for advertising, targeted marketing, or cross-app tracking.
You can use the analytics controls available in the app settings to limit analytics data collection on your device.
We and our service providers may process and store information in the United States and other countries.
If you access the app from outside those locations, your information may be transferred to countries with different data protection laws than your country.
Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, including the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (or equivalent lawful mechanisms).
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Technical, analytics, and diagnostic information is retained only for the period needed for security, troubleshooting, and service improvement.
When we no longer need the information, we delete or anonymize it, or securely isolate it until deletion is possible.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.
No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws, including rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to certain processing, and request portability of personal information.
To exercise your rights, contact us at info@japanlikealocal.com.
If you are located in the EEA/UK/Switzerland, you may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Because this is a mobile application, there is no universally adopted Do-Not-Track signal standard applicable to the app at this time.
If you are a resident of certain US states, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, and a copy of personal information, and to appeal certain decisions related to privacy requests, subject to applicable law.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Device/app identifiers, online identifiers, Internet Protocol (IP) address | YES |
| B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute | Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information | NO |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law | Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital status, and other demographic data | NO |
| D. Commercial information | Limited transaction metadata related to in-app purchases, such as transaction identifiers and product identifiers used for purchase validation and entitlement delivery | YES |
| E. Biometric information | Fingerprints and voiceprints | NO |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity | Usage data and interactions with the application and related services | YES |
| G. Geolocation data | Precise device location collected by us | NO |
| H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information | Images and audio, video, or call recordings created in connection with our business activities | NO |
| I. Professional or employment-related information | Business contact details, job title, work history, and professional qualifications | NO |
| J. Education Information | Student records and directory information | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information | Inferences used to create a profile about preferences or characteristics | NO |
| L. Sensitive personal information | Sensitive personal information as defined by applicable law | NO |
For Category G, precise location is used only when you actively use map features, processed locally on device for feature functionality, and not stored by us on our servers.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
You may have the following rights under applicable state law:
To exercise these rights, contact us at info@japanlikealocal.com.
We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
If we deny your request, you may have the right to appeal by emailing info@japanlikealocal.com.
Yes. We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or business changes.
The updated version will include a revised "Last updated" date.
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, contact us at:
Japan Like a Local™ LLC
418 Broadway
Ste N
Albany, NY 12207-2922
United States
Email: info@japanlikealocal.com
Subject to applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we process about you.
To submit a request, email info@japanlikealocal.com.