The Boot & Shoe Makers' House

PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

1. Our approach

KENKATAOKA (the “Company”) handles personal information obtained in operating The Boot & Shoe Makers' House (the “Workshop”) appropriately and in compliance with Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws and regulations.

2. Company information

Company name: KENKATAOKA
Address: 1F, Star Platinum Arc Machiya, 5-7-1 Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-0002, Japan
Representative: Sei Kataoka
Contact for personal information enquiries: contact@bootandshoemakers.com

3. Information we collect

We collect the following information through the Workshop's website:

 • Your name
• Your email address
• Any information you choose to provide, such as the course you are interested in or your preferred dates for a visit or trial session

We do not collect payment information, such as credit card numbers, through the website. Payments can be made in person at the Workshop, and monthly fees can also be paid automatically through Square, a payment service. When you pay through Square, your card details are collected and managed by Square, and the Company does not hold your card number.

4. How we use your information

We use the information collected only for the following purposes:

• Contacting you about requests to visit, book a trial session or enrol
• Responding to enquiries
• Administrative communications relating to attendance, such as arranging dates and providing updates on material preparation
• Billing monthly fees and managing payments

We do not use your information for other purposes, such as sending bulk promotional emails.

5. Sharing with third parties

We do not provide your personal information to third parties without your consent, except:

• Where required or permitted by law
• Where necessary to protect a person's life, body or property and obtaining consent is difficult

6. External services

Our enquiry form uses features provided by STUDIO, a website creation service. Information entered in the form reaches the Company via that service's servers.

We use Square, a payment service provided by Square K.K., to bill and collect monthly fees. We provide Square with your name, email address, the amount billed and other information to the extent needed for billing. Square handles this information in accordance with its own privacy policy.

7. Retention period

After we have finished handling your enquiry or matters relating to your attendance, we retain your personal information for a reasonable period before disposing of it appropriately.

8. Requests for disclosure, correction or cessation of use

If you request disclosure, correction, deletion or cessation of use of personal information we hold about you, we will verify your identity through the contact listed above and respond in accordance with the law.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as necessary. Any revised policy will be published on this website.