Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 6, 2026

Team Hitori GFX LLC ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website at USFoodinJapan.com (the "Site"). This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

Information we collect

We do not require you to create an account or provide any personal information to use this Site. However, the following data may be collected through the services we use:

• The hotel name or location you type is sent to Photon (Komoot) for autocomplete suggestions and to Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) to convert it into geographic coordinates. This data is subject to Komoot's Privacy Policy and the OpenStreetMap Foundation Privacy Policy.
• Standard web server logs may record your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. We do not use this data to identify individuals.

How we use your information

Any location data you enter is used solely to find nearby American restaurant chains and is not stored on our servers. We do not sell, trade, or share your data with third parties beyond what is necessary to operate the search functionality.

Third-party services

This Site uses the following third-party services:

• Photon (Komoot) — provides location autocomplete suggestions as you type. Subject to Komoot's Privacy Policy.
• Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) — converts hotel names and locations into geographic coordinates. Subject to the OpenStreetMap Foundation Privacy Policy.
• Esri / OpenStreetMap / CARTO — powers the map display (Esri World Street Map tiles, with CARTO as fallback). Subject to Esri's Privacy Policy, the OpenStreetMap Foundation Privacy Policy, and CARTO's Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics 4 (GA4) — collects anonymous usage data (pages visited, session duration, general location by country/city) to help us understand how the Site is used. No personally identifiable information is collected. You can opt out via Google's opt-out browser add-on. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
• Google AdSense — this Site uses Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites, and may use your IP address and other identifiers for ad delivery and measurement. You can learn more about how Google uses this data at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services, and you can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.

Cookies

This Site does not set any first-party cookies of its own. Google Analytics 4 uses cookies to distinguish sessions; this data is anonymous and aggregated. Google AdSense and its advertising partners may also place and read cookies, use web beacons, and access your IP address on this Site to serve ads and measure their performance — this happens independently of anything this Site itself does, as part of Google's ad-serving process described above.

Third party links

Results on this Site include links to Google Maps for walking directions. Once you leave this Site, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

Children's privacy

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date at the top. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us by visiting the Site and using any contact information provided there.