Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Japanese From Day One ("we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://japanesefromdayone.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide reporting information. Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Japanese From Day One) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., analytics, advertising, and interactive content).

2. Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons:

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

If you log in to an account, the Website sets session, which keeps you logged in (it holds a random code, readable only by the Website's server), and signed_in, which tells the pages that you are logged in so they can show your account. Both last a year, renewed while you use the account, and are removed when you log out. Right after you sign up, log in or log out, auth_flash lets the next page say so, and is removed at once. When you sign up with an email address, signup_browser holds a one-time check for a day, so that only the browser that started the sign-up can finish it. None of these are set unless you use an account.

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help a website understand how visitors interact with it. The Website does not currently use any analytics service, so it sets no such cookies. If that changes, the service and its cookies will be listed here.

3.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

3.4 Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They do not store personal information directly but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.

3.5 Social Media Cookies

These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content you find interesting on our Website through third-party social networking and other websites.

3.6 Progress and Settings Saved in Your Browser

When you change a lesson setting (such as "Hide English" or "Listen only"), the Website saves that choice in your browser's local storage, a feature similar to a cookie. It stays on your device and is used only to keep your settings. You can remove it at any time by clearing this Website's data in your browser. Your progress (the lessons you've marked done) is kept only if you have an account: it is saved to your account, and while you're logged in, your browser keeps a copy of it in local storage so that pages can show it at once; logging out removes that copy. Without an account, the lessons you mark done on a visit are listed in your browser's session storage until you close the tab, so that a free account made on that visit can save them.

4. Third-Party Cookies

The Website does not set any third-party cookies: no analytics and no advertising. If that changes, the services involved will be listed here.

5. How Can You Control Cookies?

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted.

You can usually find these settings in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. For more information, visit:

6. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), our legal basis for processing personal data through cookies depends on the type of cookie used:

7. Cookie Consent and Management

Upon your first visit to our Website, you will be shown a cookie consent banner requesting your consent to the use of non-essential cookies. You can customize your preferences or reject non-essential cookies. Your consent will be stored for a defined period unless you choose to change or withdraw it.

8. Cookie Retention Periods

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods of time:

Each cookie's lifespan is determined by the third-party provider or us. You can view cookie expiration durations through your browser’s developer tools.

9. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and “Do Not Track” Signals

If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, including data collected through cookies. We do not sell your personal data to third parties for monetary value.

Our Website currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals from browsers. However, you can adjust your cookie preferences as described above.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at hello@japanesefromdayone.com.