The legal content of this page is maintained in English only. No Japanese translation is provided; the English text below applies.
§ 1Overview
Many websites store small pieces of data — cookies — in your browser. This site currently sets none. Your language is carried in the page address (for example /es/ for Spanish), so it needs no cookie, and the analytics tool we use is cookieless (see section 3). The one item we keep in your browser is your cookie choice, held in its local storage so that the notice does not reappear on every visit.
We do not use cookies or any other browser storage to identify you personally, to follow you across the web, to build a behavioural profile, or to share data with advertisers.
§ 2What this site stores
Cookies are commonly grouped into four categories. The table below sets out how each category applies — or does not apply — on this site.
| Category | What it covers | On this site |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Cookies required for the site's basic operation — security, navigation, accessibility. | None set |
| Functional | Cookies that remember a preference you have set, such as language or display options. | None set |
| Analytics | Cookies that help us understand site usage in aggregate. | Cookieless |
| Marketing | Cookies set to deliver advertising or build behavioural profiles. | None |
In practice the site currently sets no cookies in any of these categories. The one item it keeps is your cookie choice, stored in your browser's local storage under the name bx-consent-v1. It records that choice and when you made it — no identifier — and you can remove it at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser.
§ 3A note on analytics
We measure how the site is used so that we can improve it — which Insights pages are read, where readers come from, which devices are common. The measurement tool we use is configured to be cookieless and to record only aggregate data. It does not set tracking cookies, does not use browser fingerprinting, and does not share data with advertising platforms.
In practical terms: we see that a page was viewed, not who viewed it. No identifier for you is stored in your browser by the analytics tool.
§ 4Embedded content
Where our pages embed content from elsewhere — for example, an interactive map drawn from open data, or a third-party document viewer — the third party concerned may set its own cookies according to its own policy. We try to keep such embeds to a minimum, and to prefer sources that do not require tracking cookies to function.
§ 5Managing your preferences
You can review your preferences for the categories above at any time, or withdraw any consent you have given, by opening the preference panel below.
You can also disable or delete cookies and other site data directly in your browser. Browser-level controls override anything we display here. If you clear this site's data, the cookie notice will simply appear again on your next visit.
§ 6Changes to this notice
If we change how we use cookies, this page will be updated to reflect the change. The most recent version of the notice is always the version visible here.
§ 7Questions
Questions about cookies on this site can be directed to our compliance team at privacy@baixiangroup.com or via the contact page.