Sandy Tide Readings (hereinafter referred to as “this website”) complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan, relevant guidelines concerning the protection of personal information, and other applicable laws and regulations related to personal information protection in handling personal information obtained through this website.
This Privacy Policy is prepared in English for users of this website and is governed by the laws of Japan.
Personal Information We Collect
This website may collect the following information when users use the contact form or divination services.
(1) Information Provided by Users
- Email address
- Name, if voluntarily provided by the user or automatically displayed in the sender information
- Information included in the content of inquiries
- Date of birth, when necessary for calculating divination results
- Place of birth, when necessary for calculating divination results
This information is used only for calculating divination results, providing services, and responding to inquiries.
(2) Information Automatically Collected When Using This Website for Access Analysis and Security Purposes
- IP address
- Referrer, meaning the URL of the page viewed immediately before visiting this website
- Information related to server access logs
- Information related to cookies and similar technologies
- Device information such as browser type, language settings, and operating system
- Browsing history and behavioral history collected as statistical data through analytics tools such as Google Analytics
(3) Handling of Personal Information in Divination Services
In the divination services provided by this website, users may be asked to enter their date of birth and place of birth as information necessary for horoscope calculation and the generation of divination results.
This information is used only for calculating divination results and providing services, and will not be used for any other purpose.
Purpose of Use of Personal Information
This website uses the personal information it collects for the following purposes.
- To respond to inquiries and contact users when necessary
- To calculate divination results and provide services
- To ensure the security of website operations, including the prevention of unauthorized access
- To understand usage status through access analysis and improve this website
Management of Personal Information
This website appropriately manages the personal information it collects under the following measures.
(1) Ensuring Accuracy and Security of Information
This website takes appropriate security management measures to prevent leakage, loss, alteration, or other unauthorized handling of collected information.
(2) Retention Period of Personal Information
Collected personal information will be retained only to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use. Information that is no longer necessary will be promptly deleted by an appropriate method.
(3) Outsourcing
If the handling of personal information is outsourced to an external service provider, this website will select a provider with an appropriate management system and conduct necessary supervision.
Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
This website will not provide collected personal information to third parties except in the following cases.
- When the user has given consent
- When outsourcing is necessary within the scope required to achieve the purposes of use
- When disclosure is required by law
Use of External Form Services
The contact form on this website uses the external form service formrun.
Information entered by users into the form is transmitted and managed through the formrun system.
The handling of such information is managed in accordance with formrun’s Privacy Policy.
formrun Privacy Policy https://form.run/policies/privacy
Use of Cookies and Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), an access analysis tool provided by Google LLC, to understand and improve the usage of this website.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data, but this data does not include information that directly identifies individuals.
The collected data is managed in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.
Google Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy
Use of Google Signals
This website has enabled Google Signals, a feature of Google Analytics.
Through this feature, usage data may be collected in an anonymized form across devices only for users who:
- are logged in to their Google account; and
- have consented to ad personalization.
No information that directly identifies an individual, such as name or email address, is provided to this website through Google Signals.
Disabling Cookies
Users can disable cookies through their browser settings.
Users may also opt out of data collection by Google Analytics by using the following opt-out add-on.
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
SSL Security
This website uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encrypted communication to allow users to safely transmit their personal information.
This helps ensure that information entered through contact forms and similar features is transmitted securely.
Use of AI Technology
The divination content “AI Star Ten-Seal Divination” on this website uses AI (artificial intelligence) technology for part of its analysis process.
This AI is used only for algorithmic processing for the purpose of generating divination results and does not store information such as dates of birth.
Handling of Sensitive Information
This website does not collect, store, or use sensitive personal information such as race, religion, health information, beliefs, financial status, criminal history, or similar information.
Divination results are provided for entertainment purposes and are not intended for diagnosis, medical treatment, professional evaluation, or any similar purpose.
Consideration for Minor Users
This website is designed with consideration for minor users.
Users under the age of 18 are encouraged to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before submitting an inquiry.
Contacting This Website
For opinions, feedback, questions about this website, or inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us through the contact form.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This website may revise this Privacy Policy as necessary, including in response to changes in laws and regulations.
Any revised Privacy Policy will become effective when posted on this website.
Sandy Tide Readings Editorial Team
Last updated: November 1, 2025
