Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 25, 2026
HAKATAYA Inc. ("HAKATAYA", "we", "us") respects your privacy and handles personal information in accordance with Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) and other applicable laws. This policy explains how we handle personal information collected through this website (hakataya.xyz) and in the course of our services.
1. Information we collect
- Information you provide through our contact form or by email: your name, email address, company or startup name, phone number, and the content of your message.
- Information provided during consultations and engagements, such as details about your business, funding plans, and the documents you share with us.
- Website usage data collected automatically through cookies and Google Analytics, such as pages viewed, referring sites, device and browser type, and approximate location. This data does not directly identify you.
2. How we use your information
- To respond to your inquiries and schedule consultations.
- To provide our advisory and concierge services, including preparing business plans and coordinating with partner professionals at your request.
- To send you information about our services, only where you have agreed or where permitted by law. You may opt out at any time.
- To analyze and improve our website and services.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing with third parties
We do not provide your personal information to third parties without your consent, except where permitted by law. When you ask us to coordinate licensed services, we share only the information needed with the relevant partner professional (such as a tax accountant, judicial scrivener, administrative scrivener, or labor and social security attorney), with your consent. We may entrust handling of personal information to service providers (such as website hosting, email, and analytics providers) within the scope needed for the purposes above, and we supervise them appropriately.
4. Storage outside Japan
Some of our service providers, including Google, may store or process data on servers located outside Japan. Where required by the APPI, we take the necessary measures before any such transfer.
5. Cookies and Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data anonymously. You can disable cookies in your browser settings or use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration.
7. Your rights
You may request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, or suspension of third-party provision of your personal information, or a record of provision to third parties. Please contact us at the address below. We will verify your identity and respond without undue delay as required by law.
8. Business operator
HAKATAYA Inc.
Email: consulting@hakataya.xyz
Our address and the name of our representative will be disclosed without delay upon request.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page, with the effective date shown at the top.
HAKATAYA acts as your English-speaking concierge in Japan, bridging foreign founders with trusted accounting and legal experts.