1. Basic Policy
   IKE-WORLD (Operator: 諸岡 史憲) (“the Company”) will handle users’ personal information in the membership salon “SOULMATE∞サロン” (“the Service”) appropriately in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws and guidelines.

2. Scope of Application
   This Policy applies to the Service website at [https://www.ike-world.com/](https://www.ike-world.com/) and related pages/forms operated by the Company.

3. Information We Collect and How We Collect It
   (1) Upon member registration/application: name, nickname, email address, password, and other information necessary for the application
   (2) When making inquiries: name, email address, and inquiry details
   (3) At payment: payment information such as credit card details (card numbers, etc. are processed by payment processors such as Stripe; the Company does not retain them)
   (4) Technical information: identifiers such as cookies, browsing history, device information, IP address, etc. (for analytics and fraud prevention)

4. Purposes of Use
   The collected information will be used for the following purposes:
   (i) Provision of the Service and member administration (identity verification, account management, content delivery, support)
   (ii) Billing and payment, and prevention of unauthorized or fraudulent use related to fees
   (iii) Notifications of important information and changes to terms/policies
   (iv) Analysis for quality improvement and new feature development (including statistical and anonymized processing)
   (v) Prevention of illegal or fraudulent acts and response to disputes and litigation
   (vi) Responses required by laws and regulations

5. Provision to Third Parties
   The Company will not provide personal data to third parties except in the following cases:
   (i) With the individual’s consent
   (ii) When required by laws and regulations
   (iii) When necessary to protect life, body, or property and obtaining consent is difficult
   (iv) When handled under the Company’s supervision in connection with outsourcing (e.g., payment processing, email delivery, analytics, infrastructure operations)

6. Outsourcing and Joint Use
   The Company outsources payment processing and related services to entities such as Stripe. Contractors are required to maintain appropriate security controls and are supervised as necessary. If personal data is jointly used, the Company will add and publicly disclose in this Policy the joint user(s), purposes of use, items of personal data, etc.

7. Cookies and External Transmission
   For service improvement and fraud prevention, the Company may conduct access analytics and content optimization using cookies and similar technologies. In the process, information about users (identifiers, browsing history, etc.) may be transmitted to the servers of analytics or advertising providers. The names of the recipients, details of the information transmitted, purposes of use, and opt-out methods will be disclosed in an easy-to-understand manner on this page or on a separate page (e.g., “About External Transmission”).

8. Provision to / Entrustment with Third Parties Located Overseas
   Where analytics, payment, or other providers are located overseas, the Company will take necessary measures in accordance with laws and regulations, including providing information about the recipient’s systems and safeguards and ensuring appropriate measures.

9. Security Management Measures
   To prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal data, the Company implements necessary and appropriate security management measures, including access control, encryption, log management, contractor management, and employee training.

10. Requests for Disclosure, etc. (Disclosure, Correction, Suspension of Use, Suspension of Provision to Third Parties)
    Upon request from the individual, the Company will respond appropriately in accordance with laws and regulations. For the procedures, please contact the point of contact below. A fee may be charged.

11. Users Who Are Minors
    If a minor uses the Service, information should be provided with the consent of a parent or guardian.

12. Changes to this Policy
    This Policy may be revised due to amendments to laws and regulations or changes in the Service. Material changes will be notified on this website.

13. Business Information / Contact
    Business name: IKE-WORLD (Operator: 諸岡 史憲)
    Address: 12-16 Fukuda-cho, Isahaya-shi, Nagasaki 854-0001, Japan
    Representative: 諸岡 史憲
    Contact: ikechan1110@gmail.com

14. Effective Date / Last Updated
    Established: August 11, 2025 / Last updated: August 11, 2025