茶筅 Chasen
Chasen

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Updated October 27, 2026

Chasen (“we”, “us”) respects your privacy and handles personal information in accordance with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws, based on the policy set out below.

1. Information We Collect

When you make a reservation or contact us, we collect the information needed to respond, such as your name, email address, phone number, preferred visit date and time, party size and requests you choose to provide.

We may also collect access logs, device information and cookies to understand how our website is used. This information is not used to identify individuals.

2. Purpose of Use

We use collected information only to confirm and manage reservations, respond to inquiries, analyse and improve our stores and services, and comply with legal obligations.

We will not use your information beyond these purposes without your consent.

3. Disclosure to Third Parties

We do not disclose personal information to third parties except with your consent, where required by law, or where necessary to protect life, health or property and obtaining consent is difficult.

4. External Services

Our website uses Vercel for hosting and Notion for content management. If you use our Kyoto request form, we receive your information through Google Forms and manage it in our Notion reservation register and Google Drive processing records. We use Google Chat to notify the people handling your request, Google Calendar to manage appointments, and Gmail to communicate with you. Reservation information is handled by those who need it to respond and is not published on this website.

For Kumamoto online bookings, we link to Hot Pepper Gourmet. Please also refer to each provider’s privacy policy for how its service handles information.

We use Vercel Speed Insights to measure website performance. When we use website analytics, it is to understand usage and improve the website.

5. Cookies

We may store settings such as your display language in your browser to improve your experience. You may disable these in your browser settings, though some features may not work correctly.

6. Security

We take appropriate measures to prevent the loss, destruction, alteration or leakage of personal information we hold.

7. Access, Correction and Deletion

To request disclosure, correction, suspension of use or deletion of your personal information, please contact us at the address below. We will respond within a reasonable period after verifying your identity.

8. Operator and Contact

Operator (registered Japanese name): 株式会社CHASEN

Registered address (Japanese): 京都府京都市左京区高野西開町55番地

Representative: 山崎富紀

Privacy inquiries — Email: hello@chasenco.com

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy in response to changes in law or in our services. Updates take effect when posted on this page.