Privacy Commitment and Scope
Somushi ("we", "our", or "the Publication") is committed to safeguarding the personal privacy of readers, researchers, and institutional visitors. This Privacy Policy delineates the types of technical data we collect, how it is processed, and the statutory privacy rights accessible to users under international frameworks including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).
Information Collected and Technical Telemetry
Somushi operates as an open, free-access educational and research repository. We do not require reader user registration, do not maintain customer financial accounts, and do not process commercial transactions.
- Server Access Logs: Like standard web infrastructure, our hosting environment automatically logs anonymous technical connection metadata, including client Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, user-agent browser identifiers, referring URLs, request timestamps, and HTTP response codes. These server logs are utilized exclusively for infrastructure security, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation, and server performance diagnostics.
- Direct Correspondence Records: When you communicate with our editorial desks via electronic mail or our inquiry dispatch form, we collect the transmitted name, email address, institutional affiliation, and message content solely to evaluate and respond to your inquiry.
Cookies and Client Storage
Our website utilizes minimal, privacy-centric first-party cookies necessary for core interface state management (such as user interface preference persistence). We do not deploy third-party advertising tracking cookies, behavioral tracking pixels, or cross-site data broker identifiers. Readers may disable or purge cookies through browser configuration settings without impairing access to any article or research report on Somushi.com.
Third-Party Asset Delivery and Fonts
To deliver optimized typographic performance and modern responsive layouts, Somushi hosts its stylesheet assets, icon sets, and graphical resources on secure, edge-cached content delivery networks. These third-party infrastructure providers process network requests strictly in their capacity as technical transmission conduits, adhering to international data protection standards.
Data Retention and Security Safeguards
Anonymous server access logs are retained for a rolling duration not exceeding ninety (90) days, after which they are permanently purged from server storage. Direct correspondence records are retained only as long as necessary to address the research or editorial matter. We enforce robust technical safeguards, including TLS 1.3 cryptographic transport encryption, multi-layered firewall protections, and restricted administrative access protocols.
Reader Statutory Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you maintain specific rights concerning personal data processing, including:
- The right to request confirmation of whether any personal data concerning you is processed.
- The right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal information.
- The right to request the erasure of personal communication records held by our editorial desks.
- The right to lodge an inquiry or complaint with your competent national data protection supervisory authority.
Privacy Policy Inquiries
For inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy or data protection practices at Somushi, please direct written communication to our designated data compliance desk at: privacy@somushi.com.