Who we are

Our website address is: https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Cookies

Like most websites this website use ‘cookies’. These are small data files which are stored on your device in order to improve the functionality and management of the site.

As these cookies are commonly used across the web, we recommend disabling cookies in your browser if you do not wish them to be installed on your device.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to record anonymised data about how this website is used. This enables us to measure how many people use the website, how they reach the site, and what pages they visit.

This information helps us improve the website by understanding how people use it, and also enables us to report to funders about how well the site is performing.

Google Analytics does not allow us to view individual user details; it only enables us to analyse patterns of behaviour across multiple users. It collects users’ IP addresses, but solely for the purpose of analysing where in the world people are using this site. Learn more about Google Analytics security and privacy principles and safeguards

WordPress

This website is built with WordPress. This relies on cookies for basic management tasks, such as identifying whether a user is logged into the website.

The Cookie Consent plugin uses cookies to identify whether a user has seen the pop-up notification.

Social media

If you connect or integrate any social media services with services we provide, you may receive social notifications either from us or from third party companies providing social media services on our behalf. You can manage these social notifications through changing your privacy settings on the relevant social media site or discontinuing any interaction. If you register and provide information to a forum or blog on our Website, the information you provide will be published and will be publicly available on our Website. It will not be used for any other purpose.

Content from other websites 

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates.  If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.  Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.