Cookie Policy

Last updated: 30 June 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how JAPAN-ITEMS™ uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website, online store, checkout, customer account pages, marketing pages or related services.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

The Store is operated by:

Japan Items Group sp. z o.o.
ul. Wodzisławska 358
44-274 Rybnik
Poland
KRS: 0001228018
NIP: 6423268977
REGON: 544207180
Share capital: 5,000.00 PLN
Registry court: District Court in Gliwice, 10th Commercial Division of the National Court Register
Email: support@japan-items.com

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Cookies may allow a website to recognize your device, remember your preferences, keep items in your cart, provide checkout functionality, improve website performance, understand how visitors use the website and support marketing or advertising activities.

Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, local storage, software development kits, tracking scripts, device identifiers or other technologies that store or access information on your device.

In this Cookie Policy, the term “cookies” refers to cookies and similar technologies unless stated otherwise.

2. Why We Use Cookies

JAPAN-ITEMS™ uses cookies to:

  1. operate the Store;
  2. enable cart and checkout functionality;
  3. remember your preferences;
  4. keep the website secure;
  5. prevent fraud and misuse;
  6. analyze website traffic and performance;
  7. understand how customers interact with products and pages;
  8. improve the customer experience;
  9. support customer privacy choices;
  10. provide marketing and advertising where permitted by law;
  11. measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We may use the following categories of cookies.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Store to function properly.

They may be used to:

  1. keep items in your shopping cart;
  2. enable checkout;
  3. process payments securely;
  4. remember privacy choices;
  5. maintain website security;
  6. prevent fraud;
  7. enable basic website navigation;
  8. provide customer account functionality.

These cookies are generally required to provide the Store and cannot be disabled through our cookie banner.

You may be able to block these cookies in your browser, but doing so may cause parts of the Store to stop working correctly.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help the Store remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.

They may be used to remember:

  1. language preferences;
  2. currency preferences;
  3. region or market settings;
  4. recently viewed products;
  5. display preferences;
  6. saved settings.

If these cookies are disabled, some features may not work correctly or may be less personalized.

3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors use the Store.

They may collect information such as:

  1. pages visited;
  2. products viewed;
  3. time spent on the Store;
  4. links clicked;
  5. traffic sources;
  6. browsing patterns;
  7. device and browser information;
  8. approximate location based on IP address;
  9. errors or performance issues.

We use this information to understand store performance, improve product presentation, improve website functionality and make better business decisions.

Where required by law, analytics cookies are used only with your consent.

3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Marketing and advertising cookies may be used to show relevant advertisements, measure advertising performance and understand how customers interact with marketing campaigns.

These cookies may be used to:

  1. show advertisements for JAPAN-ITEMS™ products or collections;
  2. measure ad campaign performance;
  3. limit repeated ads;
  4. understand whether you interacted with an ad;
  5. support retargeting or remarketing;
  6. build advertising audiences where permitted by law;
  7. personalize marketing content.

These cookies may be placed by JAPAN-ITEMS™ or by third-party advertising partners.

Where required by law, marketing and advertising cookies are used only with your consent.

4. Shopify Cookies

The Store is powered by Shopify.

Shopify may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential ecommerce functionality, including cart, checkout, payment, security, fraud prevention, customer account, analytics, privacy choice management and related platform services.

Shopify may also process information through cookies or similar technologies in accordance with Shopify’s own privacy practices, where applicable.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed or accessed by third-party service providers that support the Store.

These may include:

  1. Shopify and ecommerce infrastructure providers;
  2. payment providers;
  3. analytics providers;
  4. advertising platforms;
  5. marketing tools;
  6. email marketing providers;
  7. fraud prevention providers;
  8. customer support tools;
  9. social media platforms;
  10. embedded content providers.

Third-party providers may use cookies according to their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

JAPAN-ITEMS™ does not control all third-party cookies once they are set by third-party providers. You should review the privacy and cookie policies of those providers where relevant.

6. Consent

Where required by law, we ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies, such as analytics, marketing or advertising cookies.

You may be able to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies or manage your preferences through our cookie banner or privacy settings.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide the Store or a service you requested.

7. Managing Cookie Preferences

You can manage cookies in several ways.

7.1 Cookie Banner or Privacy Settings

Where available, you can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie banner or privacy settings displayed on the Store.

You may be able to change your choices at any time.

7.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to block, delete or manage cookies through browser settings.

Browser controls may allow you to:

  1. delete existing cookies;
  2. block all cookies;
  3. block third-party cookies;
  4. receive alerts before cookies are placed;
  5. manage site-specific cookie permissions.

If you block or delete cookies, some parts of the Store may not work properly.

7.3 Device or Platform Settings

Some devices, operating systems and advertising platforms provide additional privacy controls, including advertising ID settings, app tracking controls or personalized advertising preferences.

These settings are controlled by the relevant device, operating system or platform provider.

8. Withdrawing or Changing Consent

Where we rely on your consent for cookies, you may withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie banner, privacy settings or other available controls on the Store.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before it was withdrawn.

If you delete cookies from your browser, your previous cookie preferences may also be deleted, and you may be asked to make a new choice when you revisit the Store.

9. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Signals

Some browsers or devices may send “Do Not Track” signals or similar privacy signals.

Because there is not always a consistent industry standard for responding to such signals, the Store may not respond to all “Do Not Track” signals.

Where required by applicable law or supported by our privacy tools, we may recognize certain legally required opt-out preference signals or privacy controls.

10. Cookies and Personal Information

Some cookies may collect or be linked to personal information, such as IP address, device identifiers, online activity, order behavior, product interests or customer account information.

Where cookie data is personal information, it is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

For more information about how we collect, use, disclose, retain and protect personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.

11. International Transfers

Some cookie-related data may be processed by service providers located outside your country, including outside the European Economic Area.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards may be used for such transfers, as described in our Privacy Policy.

12. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, Shopify settings, third-party tools, legal requirements or business operations.

When we update this Cookie Policy, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

13. Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how JAPAN-ITEMS™ uses cookies and similar technologies, please contact:

Japan Items Group sp. z o.o.
ul. Wodzisławska 358
44-274 Rybnik
Poland
KRS: 0001228018
NIP: 6423268977
REGON: 544207180
Share capital: 5,000.00 PLN
Registry court: District Court in Gliwice, 10th Commercial Division of the National Court Register
Email: support@japan-items.com