This Privacy Policy outlines the policy that Dstyle Sounds (https://dstylesounds.com/, hereinafter referred to as "this Site") complies with when handling personal information or equivalent information of visitors (hereinafter referred to as "Visitors") across various services provided on this Site (including information provision, receiving inquiries, and product sales).

1. Fundamental Policy

This Site recognizes the importance of personal information, considers its protection a social responsibility, complies with laws and regulations regarding personal information, and properly collects, uses, and manages personal information handled on this Site. Information collected on this Site will be handled appropriately within the scope of the purpose of use.

2. Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy applies solely to this Site.

3. Collection and Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The personal information, purposes of use, and retention periods collected on this Site are as follows:

3-1. Personal Information Collected When Leaving Comments

When Visitors leave comments on this Site, we collect the following data:

• Name (or Handle Name) shown in the comment form
• Email address shown in the comment form
• Comment content shown in the comment form
• Website URL (optional)
• IP address
• Browser user agent string

This automatically displays your "Name" and "Email address" when you leave a comment next time, saving you the trouble of re-entering them.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

3-1-1. Purpose of Use:

To assist in anti-spam detection and improve Visitor convenience. Comments may also be introduced on this Site as user feedback. Once approved by the administrator, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3-1-2. Retention Period:

Comments and their metadata are retained for 3 years. Visitors can choose whether to save their name, email address, and site information in cookies when leaving a comment.

3-1-3. Data Subject Rights Regarding Comments:

If you have left comments on this Site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

3-2. Personal Information Collected via Inquiries

When Visitors send inquiries via our contact form, we collect the following data:

• Name (or Handle Name) entered in the inquiry form
• Email address entered in the inquiry form
• Inquiry message content

3-2-1. Purpose of Use:

To respond to inquiries and manage Visitor support history for more accurate communication. Inquiries may also be introduced anonymously on this Site as FAQs or examples.

3-2-2. Retention Period:

Information entered in the contact form is retained for 3 years.

3-2-3. Consent to Information Collection:

By submitting an inquiry, Visitors are deemed to have agreed to this Privacy Policy.

3-3. Collection of Personal Information via Cookies

This Site may send Cookies to a Visitor's computer. Cookies are a mechanism that stores browsing history and input data transmitted between the browser and server as a file on the Visitor's computer.

3-3-1. Purpose of Use:

To enhance Visitor browsing convenience on this Site.

3-3-2. Retention Period:

Comment Cookies left on this Site are stored for 1 year.

3-3-3. Third-Party Collection of Cookie Information:

Third-party distributors (such as Google) may display ads on this Site and use Visitor Cookie information in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

3-3-4. Opt-Out Options for Third-Party Cookie Information:

Visitors can access opt-out pages of third parties to stop the use of Cookie information for ad delivery.

3-3-5. Allowing or Rejecting Cookie Information:

Visitors can choose settings for sending and receiving Cookies (e.g., "Allow all", "Reject all"). Please check the "Help" menu of your browser for configuration details.

3-3-6. Embedded Content from Other Websites:

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the Visitor has visited the other website. These sites may collect data, use Cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor interaction with that embedded content.

4. Management of Personal Information

• 4-1. Ensuring Information Accuracy: We strive to keep personal information accurate and up to date.
• 4-2. Security Measures: We implement appropriate security measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal information.
• 4-3. Disposal of Personal Information: Personal information that is no longer needed will be promptly disposed of.
• 4-4. Disclosure, Correction, Addition, Deletion, and Suspension of Use: Upon request from the individual, we will promptly respond after verifying the requester's identity. Please contact: contact[at]dstylesounds.com (replace [at] with @).

5. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

We will not provide personal information to third parties without the consent of the Visitor, except where required by law or necessary to protect life, body, or property when consent is difficult to obtain.

6. Personal Information of Minors

Minors leaving comments or sending inquiries must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian. Submitting a comment or inquiry implies consent from the parent or guardian.

7. Contact Information

For inquiries regarding this Site or the handling of personal information, please contact: contact[at]dstylesounds.com (replace [at] with @).

8. Access Analysis Tools

This Site uses "Google Analytics" to collect access information via Cookies in an anonymous format. This data is retained according to Google's standard settings (up to 26 months). You can reject collection by disabling Cookies in your browser settings. For Google Analytics Terms of Service, click here. For Google's data usage policy, click here.

9. Third-Party Advertising Services

This Site uses third-party advertising services such as "Google AdSense". Advertising vendors use Cookies to display ads based on past visits to this or other websites. Visitors can disable personalized advertising in Google Ad Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.

10. Amazon Advertising

Dstyle Sounds is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.jp. Third parties (Amazon or other advertisers) may serve content and advertisements, collect information directly from visitors, and place or recognize cookies on visitors' browsers.

11. Personal Information Regarding Audio Plug-in Sales and Activation

For the purchase and activation (license authorization) of audio plug-in products developed and distributed by this Site (hereinafter referred to as "Products"), personal information is collected and managed as follows:

11-1. Information Collected:

• Purchase Information: Name, email address, country/region, and transaction details entered at checkout. (Note: Payments are processed via secure external payment gateways like Stripe or PayPal; this Site never stores sensitive credit card details on our servers).
• Activation Information: IP address, license key (serial code), and timestamp transmitted during product activation.

11-2. Purpose of Use:

• For license authorization, seat management, and anti-piracy prevention.
• To deliver product updates, bug fixes, and critical service notifications via email.
• To handle technical support and customer inquiry service.

11-3. Data Retention and User Rights:

Information required for license maintenance (email address, license key, etc.) will be retained as long as the service continues. Users may request access, modification, or deletion of their personal data at any time. However, deleting data essential for license verification may result in the inability to activate or update the Products.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

This Site complies with laws regarding personal information and will periodically review and improve this Privacy Policy. The latest revised version will always be disclosed on this page.

Enacted: August 1, 2019
Revised: August 24, 2019
Revised: June 18, 2026
Revised: August 18, 2026