Privacy policy
Ptolemy48 Co., Ltd. (“we,” “us,” or “the Company”) establishes this Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) to set out how we handle personal information and other information in connection with the website we operate (the “Site”) and our business activities, including trade shows and business meetings.
In this Policy, the terms “personal information,” “personal data,” “retained personal data,” and “personally referable information” have the meanings given to them in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (the “APPI”). Together with any information that constitutes “Personal Information” or “Personal Data” under applicable U.S. privacy laws, these are collectively referred to as “Personal Information.”
1. Business Operator
Company name: Ptolemy48 Co., Ltd.
Address: 1-205-1 Usui, Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan
Representative: Mitsumasa Numao, Representative Director
2. Services Provided on the Site and Scope of This Policy
(1) This Policy applies whenever we handle Personal Information through the Site, including browsing the Site and inquiries about our products, brands, and retailers, as well as through trade shows, business meetings, exchanges of business cards, telephone, e-mail, media interviews, and the consideration of business transactions. In addition to general customers, this Policy covers information about business partners, prospective business partners and their representatives, trade show visitors, and members of the media.
(2) As of the date this Policy was established, the Site does not offer online sales of products, payment, shipping, membership registration, or related services. If we begin offering any such services in the future, we will revise this Policy before doing so to reflect the information we collect and how we use it.
(3) The handling of information on third-party websites or services linked from the Site is governed by the privacy policies and other terms of the respective operators.
3. Information We Collect
We may collect the following information in connection with the Site and the business activities described in the preceding Article.
(1) Information you provide to us
- 1. Name
- 2. Company name, store name, department, title, and business address
- 3. Address (including postal code)
- 4. Date of birth
- 5. Country or region
- 6. Telephone number and e-mail address
- 7. Type and content of your inquiry, products of interest, and requests for materials
- 8. Content of business discussions, status of transaction consideration, and history of communications, responses, and actions with us
- 9. Your preferences regarding the delivery of product information, trade show announcements, and similar communications, and records of consent and unsubscribe requests
- 10. Purchase history data (including products purchased, date and time of purchase, unit price, and quantity)
- 11. Information about your eyesight and similar matters
- 12. Information about your preferences
- 13. Payment information such as credit card details (including payment method, cardholder name, card brand, partial card number, expiration date, billing information, date and time of payment, payment and authorization results, transaction identifiers, and the status of refunds, cancellations, and similar processing; depending on the payment service used, card numbers and similar details may be collected directly by the payment processor and not in full by us)
- 14. Any other information you voluntarily provide to us (including your appearance, photographs, and video)
(2) Information collected automatically through your use of the Site
- 1. IP address
- 2. Cookies and similar identifiers
- 3. Information about your device, operating system, browser, language settings, and similar
- 4. Date and time of access, pages viewed, referring URL, and other information about your use of the Site
- 5. Behavioral data (including how you arrived at the Site, browsing history within the Site, search keywords, information about items added to or removed from the cart, information about pre-orders, and information about the device used)
- 6. Approximate location, such as country or region, inferred from your IP address or similar information
- 7. Information necessary to detect unauthorized access and to operate the Site securely
(3) How we collect information
We collect information through inquiry forms, telephone, e-mail, exchanges of business cards at trade shows and similar events, and interviews and records made during business meetings. In accordance with applicable law, we may also obtain the information described in (1) above, together with the source and date of collection, by scanning visitor badges at trade shows or by receiving contact details from trade show organizers or business partners. If you do not provide information marked as required on an inquiry form, we may be unable to respond to your inquiry or request. Providing information not marked as required is optional. When making an inquiry, please do not enter health information, identification numbers, or other sensitive information that is not necessary for us to respond to your inquiry.
4. Purposes of Use
We use the Personal Information we collect for the following purposes.
(1) To receive, review, respond to, and take necessary action on inquiries, consultations, requests, and complaints
(2) To send materials requested at trade shows, business meetings, and similar events; to provide information about products, brands, retailers, inventory, prices, and similar matters; to schedule trade shows and business meetings; to continue business discussions; to consider transactions; and to make necessary contact
(3) To receive and review product orders, reservations, purchase applications, and other transaction applications, to confirm inventory, and to coordinate transaction terms
(4) To pack, ship, deliver, and hand over products, to confirm delivery status, and to communicate regarding these matters
(5) To provide returns, exchanges, repairs, warranties, and other after-sales services, and to communicate regarding these matters
(6) To manage purchase history, order history, shipping history, business meeting history, and response history, and to manage customers and business partners
(7) To issue invoices, delivery notes, receipts, and similar documents; to bill and collect payments; to process payments, confirm receipt of payment, and issue refunds; to manage receivables; and to perform accounting and tax processing
(8) To ensure product quality and safety; to respond to defects, accidents, recalls, and similar events; and to prevent and resolve complaints and disputes
(9) To provide the Site, ensure its security, and investigate and resolve unauthorized access, system failures, and similar issues
(10) To understand and analyze access to and use of the Site, and to improve its display, content, functionality, and usability
(11) To understand your preferences, interests, and needs by analyzing purchase history, browsing history, inquiry and business meeting history, and other information
(12) To plan, research, develop, improve, and enhance the quality of products and services, and to formulate sales and business plans
(13) To select and provide products, services, content, and information tailored to your preferences, interests, and needs
(14) To plan and operate surveys, monitor programs, campaigns, sweepstakes, events, and similar initiatives; to contact applicants; and to ship prizes and similar items
(15) To communicate and coordinate regarding media interviews, photo shoots, public relations, press releases, media relations, and other publicity activities
(16) To comply with legal obligations and to respond to lawful requests from courts, government agencies, and similar authorities
(17) To protect the rights, property, and safety of the Company or third parties, and to prevent, investigate, and respond to fraudulent or improper conduct
(18) To continuously deliver, at your request, information about new products, product information, trade shows, events, retailers, campaigns, and other advertising, promotional, and public relations matters, and to take actions incidental to each of the purposes above
We distinguish between sending materials you have individually requested or making contact necessary for business discussions, on the one hand, and the ongoing delivery of advertising and promotional communications, on the other. Ongoing communications are sent only to those who have requested them, and you may unsubscribe at any time using the method described in each communication or by contacting the contact point in Article 15. If we handle Personal Information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use, we will first provide any necessary explanation and obtain any necessary consent in accordance with applicable law.
5. Use of Shopify and Google Analytics
(1) We use the services of Shopify and its affiliates (collectively, “Shopify”) as the platform on which the Site is provided. Please see Article 9 for our contracting party and other principal overseas recipients.
(2) To the extent necessary to provide the Site, ensure security, operate systems, and otherwise provide Shopify’s services, your IP address, device information, cookies and similar identifiers, browsing and interaction information, and information related to your inquiries may be processed by Shopify.
(3) Shopify handles the information necessary to provide the Site and related services for the purposes of the work we have entrusted to it. Depending on the services used, Shopify may also handle information for purposes it determines itself. Depending on the handling involved in each service, we will provide any necessary explanations, enter into contracts, obtain consent, and take other measures required under applicable laws of Japan and the United States.
(4) For details on Shopify’s handling of information and how to exercise your rights directly against Shopify, please see the following pages. Shopify’s privacy policy also applies, so please be sure to review it.
• Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy/consumers
• Shopify Privacy Portal: https://privacy.shopify.com/
(5) To understand and analyze access to and use of the Site and to improve its display, content, functionality, and usability, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about how you arrived at the Site, your browsing history within the Site, search keywords, information about the device you use, and other information about your use of the Site, and this information is processed on Google’s servers located in the United States and other countries. Information collected by Google Analytics generally cannot, on its own, identify you personally; however, if we analyze it in combination with Site user identifiers, purchase history data, or similar information, we will treat it as Personal Information in accordance with this Policy. For information about how Google Analytics collects and processes information and how Google uses it, please see the following pages.
• Google Analytics Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You may stop the collection of information by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by changing your cookie settings as described in Article 8.
6. Contractors and Service Providers
(1) To the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use set out in this Policy, we may outsource work such as building and operating the Site, cloud and data storage, handling inquiries, sending and receiving e-mail, managing business card and business meeting information, web analytics, security measures, and system maintenance to service providers in Japan and overseas, and may have them handle the necessary Personal Information.
(2) We select contractors appropriately, require them by contract or other means to handle Personal Information appropriately, and exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over them.
(3) Where a service provider handles information for purposes and by means it determines itself, that provider’s policies also apply. Our provision of information to such providers is handled in accordance with Articles 7 and 9 and other applicable laws.
7. Provision to Third Parties
(1) We will not provide personal data to third parties without your prior consent, except in the following cases:
(a) where required by law;
(b) where necessary to protect the life, body, or property of a person and it is difficult to obtain your consent;
(c) where particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound development of children and it is difficult to obtain your consent;
(d) where necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency or its contractor in performing duties prescribed by law, and obtaining your consent would be likely to impede the performance of those duties; or
(e) in any other case permitted by applicable law.
(2) Entrusting the handling of personal data to a contractor to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use, and providing personal data in connection with a business succession, do not constitute provision to a third party under the APPI where the requirements of the APPI are met. However, provision to a person located in a foreign country is governed by Article 9.
(3) Where a recipient of personally referable information is expected to acquire it as personal data, we will confirm the individual’s consent and take other necessary measures in accordance with applicable law.
8. Cookies and Other Technologies
(1) The Site may use cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) to display the Site and provide its basic functions, retain language and regional settings, ensure security, understand usage, and improve convenience.
(2) Cookies include those essential to providing the Site and optional Cookies used for purposes such as web analytics.
(3) You may change your choices regarding the use of optional Cookies through the cookie banner or cookie settings screen on the Site. We obtain any necessary consent, accept refusals and withdrawals of consent, and take other measures in accordance with applicable laws of Japan and the United States.
(4) You may also disable cookies through your browser settings; however, if you disable essential Cookies, parts of the Site may not display or function properly.
(5) The names and types of Cookies used, the information collected, the purposes of use, the providers, the retention periods, and how to change your settings are set out in our Cookie Policy.
(6) You may change your cookie settings from the following page.
Cookie settings: https://global.ptolemy48.com/policies/privacy-policy
(7) The Site does not have functionality to change its handling of information in response to browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals. We do not use browsing information from the Site for the purpose of delivering advertising based on your activity across websites and services operated by multiple businesses.
(8) Separately from DNT, where we receive a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal or another valid opt-out preference signal that applicable law requires us to honor, we will treat it, in accordance with that law, as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of Personal Information or its use for targeted advertising.
9. Handling of Information Outside Japan
(1) Because we use the services of Shopify and other overseas providers, your Personal Information may be stored or processed outside Japan. Our principal overseas recipients, their countries, and the purposes involved are as follows. The country in which a recipient is incorporated may differ from the country in which servers are located or from which maintenance and other access takes place.
| Recipient / Country | Information / Purposes |
|---|---|
| Shopify Commerce Singapore Pte. Ltd. / Singapore 77 Robinson Road, #13-00 Robinson 77, Singapore 068896 |
IP address; device, cookie, and similar identifiers; browsing information; address (including postal code); date of birth; purchase history data (products purchased, date and time of purchase, unit price, and quantity); behavioral data (how you arrived at the Site, browsing history within the Site, search keywords, cart addition/removal information, pre-order information, and device information); and inquiry-related information / Provision, maintenance, and security of the Site; processing of orders, payments, shipping, and other transactions |
| Google LLC / United States 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA |
Cookie and similar identifiers, how you arrived at the Site, browsing history within the Site, search keywords, device information, and other information about your use of the Site (collected through Google Analytics) / Understanding and analyzing access to and use of the Site; improving its display, content, functionality, and usability |
(2) When we provide personal data to a third party located in a foreign country, except where a statutory exception applies, we do so on a basis permitted by applicable law, such as your consent, ensuring that the recipient has established a system that meets the standards prescribed by the APPI, or provision to a country recognized as having a level of protection equivalent to that of Japan under the APPI.
(3) Where we rely on your consent, before obtaining it we will provide information about the recipient’s country, that country’s personal information protection framework, and the protective measures taken by the recipient. If, for reasons permitted by law, we are unable to identify or provide some of this information, we will explain the reasons and provide the other information required by law.
(4) For recipients that have established a system meeting the prescribed standards, we ensure the continued implementation of equivalent measures by contract or other appropriate and reasonable means, and periodically confirm the status of implementation and any foreign frameworks that may affect it. If implementation is impeded, we will take necessary action, and if it becomes difficult to ensure continued implementation, we will stop providing personal data to that recipient.
(5) If you would like information about the measures we take to ensure the continued implementation of equivalent measures, please contact the contact point in Article 15. We will respond without delay in accordance with applicable law. Where the law permits us not to provide certain information, we will notify you accordingly and endeavor to explain the reasons.
10. Retention Periods
(1) We retain Personal Information only for the period necessary to achieve the purposes of use, the period required by law, and the period reasonably necessary to respond to disputes and similar matters, and we delete or dispose of information securely once retention is no longer necessary. Our principal retention periods, or the criteria for determining them, are as follows.
| Type of Information | Retention Period or Criteria |
|---|---|
| Inquiries and response history | Until the matter is resolved and no further action is required. Where retained to respond to disputes and similar matters, limited to the period necessary in light of the nature of the potential claim and applicable limitation periods. |
| Business card, business meeting, and prospective business partner information | For the duration of the business discussions or relationship. Where a relationship is no longer expected to continue, we periodically review the need for retention based on the time elapsed since last contact, requests for materials, the status of transaction consideration, and similar factors, and delete information no longer needed. |
| Recipients of ongoing communications | Until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, or the purpose of the communications ends. |
| Records of consent, withdrawal, and unsubscribe requests | For the period necessary to demonstrate lawful processing or to continue honoring your unsubscribe or similar preferences. Limited to the minimum records necessary. |
| Access logs and Cookies | For the periods stated in our Cookie Policy. Security logs are limited to the period necessary to investigate and prevent failures, unauthorized access, and similar incidents. |
| Records of rights requests and responses | For the period necessary to respond and to satisfy legal record-keeping requirements. Identity verification documents are deleted, to the extent no longer needed, once verification is complete and any necessary evidence has been retained. |
(2) Where we retain information beyond the usual period due to legal retention obligations, pending disputes, the exercise of rights, or similar reasons, we limit retention to the information necessary for that purpose and delete it once the need no longer exists. After you withdraw consent, we cease further processing based on that consent, but we retain information for which retention is required on another lawful basis to the extent of that requirement.
11. Security Measures
(1) To prevent unauthorized access to, and the leakage, loss, damage, or alteration of, Personal Information and other incidents, we implement necessary and appropriate security measures, including establishing internal rules and a responsibility framework for handling Personal Information, training employees, managing access privileges, protecting authentication and communications, and physically securing equipment and documents.
(2) We also exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over employees and contractors who handle Personal Information, and where Personal Information is handled in a foreign country, we implement security measures after assessing that country’s personal information protection framework and other external factors.
(3) For details about our security measures, please contact the contact point in Article 15. We will respond without delay in accordance with applicable law, except with respect to information that the law permits us not to disclose, such as information whose disclosure would be likely to compromise the security of retained personal data.
(4) To the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use set out in this Policy, we may input information into generative AI services in order to analyze, edit, and consolidate it. In such cases, we use settings or contractual measures that prevent the input information from being used to train the generative AI service (such as a no-training mode), take necessary measures such as anonymization, and carry out such use under necessary and appropriate security measures, including access control and review of outputs.
12. Your Rights and Request Procedures
(1) Requests under Japanese law
Subject to the requirements of the APPI, you may request notification of the purposes of use of, disclosure of, correction, addition, or deletion of, suspension of use or erasure of, and suspension of provision to third parties of, retained personal data held by us. You may also request disclosure of records of provision to third parties that are subject to disclosure under applicable law.
(2) How to submit a request and verification of identity and authority
Requests may be submitted by e-mail or through the inquiry form listed in Article 15. Please provide your name, a return contact, the matter you are requesting, and the details necessary to identify the information concerned. We verify identity by reasonable means, such as matching against registered contact details or confirming through those contact details. For requests made by a representative, we may ask for a power of attorney or documents evidencing legal authority. We request additional information and identity documents only to the extent necessary and use them only for verification purposes.
(3) Method of disclosure, responses, and fees
(a) Disclosure is made by the method you request from among the provision of electronic records, delivery of documents, and other methods we specify. If disclosure by the requested method is difficult, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law and disclose by delivering documents. We review the content of each request and respond without delay in accordance with applicable law. If we do not comply with all or part of a request, or if the information concerned does not exist, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law and endeavor to explain the reasons. Any refusal is limited to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(b) No fee is charged for requests under this Article made under Japanese law.
(c) For rights under U.S. law, please see Article 13. The content of those rights, the requirements for making requests, any fees, and response deadlines are governed by applicable U.S. law.
13. Residents of the United States
This Article supplements this Policy for customers residing in the United States. Rights and obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended, the “CCPA”) and other state privacy laws arise to the extent those laws apply to the Company and to the processing concerned.
(1) Collection, use, and disclosure of information
The information we collect and its sources are described in Article 3, the purposes of use in Article 4, the principal categories of recipients in Articles 5 through 7, and retention periods or the criteria for determining them in Article 10. At the time of collection, we explain the information concerned, the purposes, and other matters required by law through notices near forms, information provided at trade shows, and similar means.
| Category of Information | Principal Examples | Categories of Recipients for Business Purposes |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers and contact information | Name, e-mail address, telephone number, IP address, cookie and similar identifiers | Contractors for site operation and hosting, e-mail, security, and similar services |
| Professional and business meeting information | Employer, title, business contact details, products of interest, content of business discussions | Contractors for inquiry handling, business card and business meeting management, maintenance, and similar services |
| Internet and similar activity information | Browsing and interaction information, device and browser information | Contractors for site operation, usage analytics, security, and similar services |
| Approximate geolocation | Country or region inferred from IP address or similar information | Contractors for site operation, security, and similar services |
| Communications and response information | Content of inquiries, responses, communication preferences and unsubscribe requests, handling of rights requests | Contractors for inquiry handling, e-mail delivery, handling of rights requests, and similar services |
(2) Sale, sharing, and targeted advertising
We do not process the Personal Information covered by this Policy for the purpose of “sale” or “sharing” as defined in the CCPA, or for targeted advertising as defined under applicable state law. We process sensitive personal information only to the extent necessary to provide the services you reasonably expect and for other purposes permitted by applicable law.
(3) Your rights and how to exercise them
(a) Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to confirm whether we process your Personal Information; to receive information about our collection, use, and disclosure of it; to access your information; to correct it; to delete it; to obtain it in a portable format; to opt out of sale, sharing, targeted advertising, and certain profiling; to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive information; and to exercise other rights provided by law. We will not discriminate against you in violation of the law for exercising your rights.
(b) To exercise your rights, please contact the contact point in Article 15. We will verify that you are the individual concerned or an authorized agent in accordance with applicable law; however, for opt-out requests regarding sale, sharing, and similar processing, we will not require identity verification or account creation that is not required by law. Valid GPC and similar signals are handled as described in Article 8. We generally respond within 45 days of receiving a request. Where applicable law prescribes a shorter or different deadline for a particular type of request, that deadline applies. Where we take an extension permitted by law, we will inform you of the reason and the expected period before the extension. We respond to requests free of charge, except where applicable law permits us to charge a fee.
(c) Where applicable law gives you the right to appeal our decision, please contact the contact point in Article 15, indicating the decision you are appealing and the reasons. We will reconsider within the statutory period and inform you of the outcome with reasons. Where applicable, we will also explain how to submit a complaint to the state attorney general or other competent authority.
14. Information About Minors
(1) The Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13 without completing the parental notice, consent, and other procedures required by law. Other minors who provide information must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian as required by applicable law.
(2) If we become aware that we have collected a child’s Personal Information without the necessary consent or other procedures, we will delete it, cease processing it, or take other action in accordance with applicable law. If you believe this may have occurred, please notify the contact point in Article 15.
15. Contact Point for Inquiries, Complaints, and Rights Requests
For inquiries about this Policy, our handling of Personal Information, complaints, or the exercise of your rights, please contact us at the following contact point. Please note that we cannot guarantee a response to every inquiry.
Ptolemy48 Co., Ltd. — Personal Information Inquiry Desk
Address: 1-205-1 Usui, Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan
E-mail: contact@ptolemy48.jp
Inquiry form: https://global.ptolemy48.com/pages/contact
16. Changes to This Policy
(1) We may change this Policy in response to amendments to laws, changes to the content of the Site, changes to the external services we use, changes in how we handle Personal Information, and similar developments.
(2) Where we make material changes, we will notify you by posting on the Site, by e-mail, or by other appropriate means depending on the nature of the change, and will obtain your consent again where required by law.
(3) If we begin offering online sales of products, payment, shipping, membership registration, or other new services, we will revise this Policy before doing so to reflect the information collected, purposes of use, contractors and recipients, cross-border transfers, retention, exercise of rights, and other relevant matters.
(4) Information collected before a revision will be handled in accordance with applicable law. We will not expand the purposes of use without the necessary explanation and consent solely on the basis of a revision to this Policy or a migration from a previous website.
17. Language
In the event of any discrepancy or conflict between the Japanese version of this Policy and any translation into another language, the Japanese version shall prevail.
18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(1) This Policy is governed by the laws of Japan.
(2) The Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance over any dispute arising between you and the Company in connection with this Policy or our handling of Personal Information.
Established: September 25, 2026
Last revised: September 25, 2026
Cookie Policy
Ptolemy48 Co., Ltd. (“we,” “us,” or “the Company”) establishes this Cookie Policy (this “Cookie Policy”) to explain how we use cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) on the websites we operate, including https://global.ptolemy48.com/ (collectively, the “Site”), and how you can change your settings.
This Cookie Policy is issued under Article 8 (Cookies and Other Technologies) of our Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) and sets out the names and types of Cookies used, the information collected, the purposes of use, the providers, the retention periods, and how to change your settings. It forms part of the Privacy Policy. Matters not addressed in this Cookie Policy are governed by the Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
(1) A cookie is a small text file that is sent from a web server to your browser when you visit the Site and stored on your device (such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet). Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a set period (persistent cookies).
(2) In this Cookie Policy, “Cookies” includes not only cookies but also local storage, session storage, pixel tags (web beacons), SDKs, device identifiers, and other similar technologies that store information on, or read information from, your device.
(3) Cookies set by the Site itself are “first-party Cookies,” and Cookies set by third-party services embedded in the Site are “third-party Cookies.” Information collected through third-party Cookies may be handled in accordance with the policies of the relevant third party.
(4) Information collected through Cookies generally cannot, on its own, identify you personally. However, if we handle such information in combination with Site user identifiers, inquiry information, purchase history data, or similar information, we will treat it as Personal Information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
2. Categories of Cookies Used on the Site
The Cookies used on the Site fall into the following categories according to their purpose. We do not use browsing information from the Site for the purpose of delivering advertising based on your activity across websites and services operated by multiple businesses, and we do not use Cookies for that purpose (so-called advertising or targeting cookies).
| Category | Purpose | Handling |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | Displaying the Site and providing its basic functions; providing the cart, checkout, and other transaction functions; maintaining login status and sessions; preventing and detecting unauthorized access and otherwise ensuring security; and storing your Cookie preferences. | Always active, regardless of consent, because they are essential to providing the Site. If disabled, parts of the Site may not display or function properly. |
| Functional Cookies | Retaining language, country or region, currency, and similar settings; remembering your previous display settings; and otherwise improving convenience. | Optional Cookies. Where consent is required by applicable law, they are activated only after you give consent. |
| Analytics Cookies | Understanding and analyzing how you arrived at the Site, pages viewed, time spent, search keywords, the device and browser used, and other aspects of your use of the Site, and improving the display, content, functionality, and usability of the Site. | Optional Cookies. Where consent is required by applicable law, they are activated only after you give consent. |
| Advertising Cookies | Delivering advertising based on your activity across multiple sites and services, and building audiences for targeted advertising. | Not used on the Site. If we use them in the future, we will revise this Cookie Policy before doing so and obtain any consent required by applicable law. |
3. Information Collected Through Cookies and Purposes of Use
(1) We may collect the following information through Cookies:
- Cookies and similar identifiers
- IP address, and approximate location such as country or region inferred from your IP address or similar information
- Information about your device, operating system, browser, screen size, language settings, and similar
- Date and time of access, pages viewed, referring URL, browsing history within the Site, search keywords, interactions such as clicks and scrolling, time spent, and other information about your use of the Site
- Information about items added to or removed from the cart, information about pre-orders, and other information about your use of transaction functions
- Your choices regarding the use of Cookies and the date and time of those choices
- Information necessary to detect unauthorized access and to operate the Site securely
(2) We use the information collected for the following purposes, from among the purposes of use set out in Article 4 of the Privacy Policy:
- Providing the Site, ensuring its security, and investigating and resolving unauthorized access, system failures, and similar issues
- Understanding and analyzing access to and use of the Site, and improving its display, content, functionality, and usability
- Receiving product orders, reservations, purchase applications, and other transaction applications, and providing related functions
- Understanding your preferences, interests, and needs by analyzing browsing history and other information, and selecting and providing products, services, content, and information accordingly (limited to display within the Site)
- Recording and managing consent, refusals, and withdrawals in accordance with applicable law
4. Third-Party Services We Use
The Site uses the following third-party services, which may set or read Cookies. For details on how each service handles information and how to exercise your rights against each provider, please refer to the policies of the respective provider.
(1) Shopify
We use the services of the affiliates of Shopify Inc., including Shopify International Limited and Shopify Commerce Singapore Pte. Ltd. (collectively, “Shopify”), as the platform on which the Site is provided. Shopify sets Cookies to display the Site, provide the cart and checkout, manage sessions, prevent fraud, store your consent preferences regarding Cookies, and compile statistics about use of the Site. Shopify handles this information for the purposes of the work we have entrusted to it and, depending on the services used, may also handle it for purposes Shopify determines itself.
• Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy/consumers
• Shopify Cookie Policy: https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies
• Shopify Privacy Portal: https://privacy.shopify.com/
(2) Google Analytics
To understand and analyze access to and use of the Site and to improve its display, content, functionality, and usability, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google Analytics uses Cookies to collect information about how you arrived at the Site, your browsing history within the Site, search keywords, information about the device you use, and other information about your use of the Site, and this information is processed on Google’s servers located in the United States and other countries. We use IP anonymization and other settings provided by Google in Google Analytics, and we do not use Google’s advertising features (such as advertising reporting features and remarketing).
• Google Analytics Terms of Service: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
• Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
(3) The handling of Cookies when you use third-party websites or services linked from the Site (including social media, map services, and video streaming services) is governed by the policies of the respective operators.
5. List of Cookies Used and Retention Periods
The principal Cookies used on the Site are listed below. Retention periods are approximate and based on the standard settings of each service; they may vary depending on your browser settings, changes in specifications by each provider, and similar factors. We will update this list when the Cookies we use change.
(1) Essential Cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| _secure_session_id | Shopify | Session management while browsing the Site. | 24 hours |
| cart / cart_sig / cart_ts / cart_ver | Shopify | Retaining and verifying the contents and state of the cart. | 2 weeks |
| checkout / checkout_token | Shopify | Retaining the state of the checkout process. | 4 weeks |
| secure_customer_sig | Shopify | Retaining login status. | 1 year |
| keep_alive | Shopify | Maintaining login status and continuing the session. | 2 weeks |
| _tracking_consent | Shopify | Storing your choices regarding the use of Cookies. | 1 year |
| _cmp_a | Shopify | Managing your choices regarding the use of Cookies. | 1 day |
| _shopify_fs / _shopify_tm / _shopify_tw | Shopify | Secure provision of the Site and session verification. | 30 minutes to 2 weeks |
(2) Functional Cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| localization | Shopify | Retaining your selected language, country or region, and currency settings. | 1 year |
| _shopify_country | Shopify | Retaining your country or region setting. | Session |
(3) Analytics Cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Storing an identifier used to distinguish users of the Site for statistical purposes. | 2 years |
| _ga_<container ID> | Google Analytics | Maintaining session state. | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Storing an identifier used to distinguish users of the Site for statistical purposes (within 24 hours). | 24 hours |
| _shopify_y / _y | Shopify | Compiling statistics about use of the Site (per visitor). | 1 year |
| _shopify_s / _s | Shopify | Compiling statistics about use of the Site (per session). | 30 minutes |
| _shopify_sa_p / _shopify_sa_t | Shopify | Compiling information about how visitors arrive at the Site. | 30 minutes |
| _landing_page / _orig_referrer | Shopify | Recording the landing page and referring URL. | 2 weeks |
6. Changing Your Cookie Settings (Consent, Changes, and Withdrawal)
(1) In accordance with applicable laws of Japan and the United States, we obtain any necessary consent for Cookies other than essential Cookies, accept refusals and withdrawals of consent, and take other necessary measures. Where consent is required by applicable law, we do not activate optional Cookies until you give consent through the cookie banner on the Site.
(2) You may change your choices regarding the use of optional Cookies, or withdraw your consent, at any time by any of the following methods. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
(a) Cookie banner or cookie settings screen on the Site: You can enable or disable each category of Cookies from “Cookie Settings,” displayed in the footer of the Site or elsewhere.
Cookie settings: https://global.ptolemy48.com/policies/privacy-policy
(b) Browser settings: Through your browser settings, you can refuse cookies, delete cookies already stored, receive a notification when a cookie is about to be stored, and so on. Please refer to the website of your browser provider for instructions.
(c) Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: You can stop the collection of information by Google Analytics by installing the add-on described in Article 4(2) in your browser.
(3) You can still browse the Site if you disable cookies through your browser settings; however, if you disable essential Cookies, parts of the Site may not display or function properly. In addition, if you delete cookies, your choices regarding the use of Cookies will also be deleted, and you may be asked to make your choices again the next time you visit the Site.
(4) Cookie settings are stored separately for each browser and device. If you use more than one browser or device, please configure the settings for each.
7. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control Signals
(1) The Site does not have functionality to change its handling of information in response to browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals.
(2) Separately from DNT, where we receive a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal or another valid opt-out preference signal that applicable law requires us to honor, we will treat it, in accordance with that law, as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of Personal Information or its use for targeted advertising. We do not process browsing information from the Site for the purpose of “sale” or “sharing” as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act or for targeted advertising as defined under applicable state law.
8. Handling of Information Outside Japan
Because we use the services of Shopify and other overseas providers, information collected through Cookies may be stored or processed outside Japan. Our principal overseas recipients are as follows. For our approach to the handling of information outside Japan and for information about the measures we take to ensure the continued implementation of equivalent measures, please see Article 9 of the Privacy Policy.
| Recipient / Country | Information / Purposes |
|---|---|
| Shopify Commerce Singapore Pte. Ltd. / Singapore 77 Robinson Road, #13-00 Robinson 77, Singapore 068896 |
IP address; device, cookie, and similar identifiers; browsing information; behavioral data (how you arrived at the Site, browsing history within the Site, search keywords, cart addition/removal information, pre-order information, and device information); and other information about your use of the Site / Provision, maintenance, and security of the Site; processing of orders, payments, shipping, and other transactions; management of consent preferences regarding Cookies |
| Google LLC / United States 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA |
Cookie and similar identifiers, how you arrived at the Site, browsing history within the Site, search keywords, device information, and other information about your use of the Site (collected through Google Analytics) / Understanding and analyzing access to and use of the Site; improving its display, content, functionality, and usability |
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
(1) We may change this Cookie Policy in response to amendments to laws, changes to the content of the Site, changes to the external services we use, changes in how we handle Cookies, and similar developments. We will update the list in Article 5 when Cookies are added or changed.
(2) Where we make material changes, we will notify you by posting on the Site or by other appropriate means depending on the nature of the change, and will obtain your consent again where required by law.
(3) If we begin using advertising Cookies or otherwise using Cookies for new purposes, we will revise this Cookie Policy before doing so.
10. Contact
For inquiries about this Cookie Policy or the handling of Cookies on the Site, please contact us at the following contact point. Please note that we cannot guarantee a response to every inquiry.
Ptolemy48 Co., Ltd. — Personal Information Inquiry Desk
Address: 1-205-1 Usui, Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan
E-mail: contact@ptolemy48.jp
Inquiry form: https://global.ptolemy48.com/pages/contact
11. Language, Governing Law, and Jurisdiction
(1) In the event of any discrepancy or conflict between the Japanese version of this Cookie Policy and any translation into another language, the Japanese version shall prevail.
(2) This Cookie Policy is governed by the laws of Japan. The Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance over any dispute arising between you and the Company in connection with this Cookie Policy or our handling of Cookies.
Established: September 25, 2026
Last revised: September 25, 2026