This Cookies Policy explains how Kiyomi Design Studios ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, https://www.kiyomidesignstudios.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Kiyomi Design Studios) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:
The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in more detail in the table below (Note: The specific cookies used may vary depending on updates to our website and third-party services):
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kiyomi_session | Kiyomi Design Studios | Maintains user session and remembers login details. | First-party | Session |
| theme_preference | Kiyomi Design Studios | Remembers the user's preferred theme (light or dark). | First-party | 1 year |
| google_analytics | Google Analytics | Collects anonymous data about website usage, such as page views and bounce rate. | Third-party | 2 years |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | Third-party | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | Third-party | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | Third-party | 1 minute |
| cookie_consent | Kiyomi Design Studios | Remembers whether the user has consented to the use of cookies. | First-party | 1 year |
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Because the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
You can usually find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. Here are some helpful links for popular browsers:
Please note that if you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website though your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted. Disabling cookies may impact your user experience and certain features may not function properly.
You can also opt-out of targeted advertising from many ad networks. To learn more about this practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices.
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at privacy@kiyomidesignstudios.com or at:
Kiyomi Design Studios
Privacy Department
12-3 Shibuya 2-chome
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002
Japan
Or:
Kiyomi Design Studios
Privacy Department
The Foundry, Unit 4
Cardiff Street
Cape Town, 8001
South Africa