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Privacy Policy

CURIOUS WORLD (hereinafter "CW"), which operates "Curious World", recognizes the importance of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and its social responsibility regarding personal information entrusted to us by customers. To appropriately protect and handle customers' personal information, we disclose the following basic policy on personal information.

(1) Purposes of use of personal information

We obtain personal information for the following operations and purposes:

  • Customer management, information collection, and provision of information to partner organizations in learning procedure agency services and other learning-related support services
  • Sending and delivery of necessary documents and written materials
  • Responses to consultations and inquiries
  • Contact by telephone, email, etc.
  • Provision of information related to education, study abroad, and employment

(2) Provision of personal information to third parties

If CW determines that provision of personal information is essential for business operations, we may provide personal information to contractors, etc. When outsourcing, we select contractors that can appropriately manage and protect personal information, and we provide personal information only to contractors with which we have concluded confidentiality agreements in advance. We do not provide personal information to third parties for purposes other than study abroad products or services.

(3) Disclosure of personal information

CW does not disclose personal information except in the cases described in (2) above and the following:

  • When the person concerned has permitted disclosure
  • When disclosure is required by law
  • When necessary to protect the life, body, or property of the person or the public and obtaining consent from the person is difficult
  • When disclosure would not allow identification of the individual

(4) Security management of personal information

To prevent tampering, loss, unauthorized access, destruction, or improper leakage to outside parties of personal information provided to CW, we endeavor to implement reasonable security measures.

(5) Scope of application

This privacy policy applies only within websites operated by CW. CW assumes no responsibility for the protection of personal information on linked websites operated by third parties other than CW. If you provide your information on a website operated by a third party, please check that site's privacy policy yourself.

(6) Inquiries regarding retained personal information

Regarding personal information managed by CW, if we receive a request from the customer for disclosure, correction, update, or suspension of use, we will take necessary measures within a reasonable scope. For disclosure, actual shipping costs may be charged.

Contact information is as follows:

1-5-2 Tsutsujigaoka, Chita City, Aichi 478-0054, Japan
E-mail:info@curious-world.co.jp
*We will reply within 2–3 business days
Business hours:
Weekdays: 11:00–15:00

(7) Use of cookies and similar technologies

CW uses cookies and similar technologies (collectively, "Cookies") to provide this service, improve convenience, and understand how the site is used. Information obtained through Cookies may include data that cannot identify a specific individual on its own.

Purposes of use

  • Language preference: To remember the language you selected or the language used when you first accessed a language-specific page, so the same language is shown on subsequent visits
  • Partner referral tracking: When you visit via a referral link distributed by a partner or agency (URL parameters s or sc), to identify which partner referred you at the time of membership registration
  • Access analytics: To statistically understand site usage and improve our services (Google Analytics)

Main cookies

Name Purpose Retention
site_lang Remembers display language (Japanese, English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, etc.) Up to 365 days
wte_seller_id Records referral source (partner ID) via partner link (?s=) Up to 30 days
wte_seller_code Temporary record when partner code (?sc=) is received (converted to ID during registration) Up to 30 days
Google Analytics Statistical analysis of visits and page views As per Google's policy

Automatic language detection

On your first visit, only when no Cookie is set, we may estimate the display language using your browser language settings (Accept-Language) and your connection country or region (estimated from IP address, etc.). After login, the language setting in your member profile takes priority.

Partner referral cookies

When you access the site via a URL distributed by a partner or agency (e.g. https://(this site)/?s=3, https://(this site)/?sc=writeup), referral information is stored in the cookies above. If you complete membership registration within the retention period, your account is linked to the referring partner. Registrations after the 30-day expiry may not be recorded as referred. If you later access via a different referral link, the most recent referral information generally overwrites the previous one.

Disabling or deleting cookies

You can disable or delete cookies in your browser settings. However, if cookies are disabled, some features such as language preference and partner referral tracking may not work properly.

Relationship to third-party provision

Information recorded via partner referral cookies is used within CW when membership registration is completed to manage which partner referred each member. Information collected via Google Analytics may be sent to analytics providers such as Google LLC. For Google Analytics, please also see the Google Privacy Policy.

(8) Disclaimer

Although we strive for accuracy of information on this site, we assume no liability for damage arising from use of CW's information due to legal amendments or other causes. In particular, information from partner organizations may change without notice according to their circumstances. Use of information on this site is at your own risk.