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Cookie Policy

This Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies MedicTranslate may use, why they are used, and how visitors can accept, reject or change non-essential technologies.

Effective 26 June 2026 Version 3.0 English and Japanese Cookie Settings

The English and Japanese versions are intended to describe the same cookie practices.

Essential

Security, consent, sessions, forms and core website functions.

Analytics

Public-page measurement only after consent.

Advertising measurement

Campaign attribution only where enabled and consented.

User control

Accept, reject or change non-essential categories.

MedicTranslate uses a consent-first approach: essential technologies may operate where necessary, while analytics, advertising and other non-essential technologies require prior consent.

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About this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how 株式会社MedicTranslate, trading as MedicTranslate (“MedicTranslate”, “we”, “us” or “our”), uses cookies and similar technologies on its public website, customer-facing forms and related online services.

This Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

It does not apply to cookies independently placed by third-party websites that you visit through external links.

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What cookies and similar technologies are

Cookies are small text files stored on a browser or device when a website is visited. They may recognise a browser, remember preferences, maintain a session, support security, measure website use or help deliver particular features.

Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, pixels, software development kits, tags, scripts, device identifiers and server-side event records.

Some technologies are operated directly by MedicTranslate. Others are operated by approved service providers acting under their own legal and contractual responsibilities.

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How we classify technologies

We classify cookies and similar technologies by purpose:

  • Essential: required for security, consent management, network operation, forms, authentication, sessions and core website functions.
  • Functional: remember optional preferences or enable enhanced features that are not strictly necessary.
  • Analytics: help us understand how public pages are used, identify errors and improve performance.
  • Advertising and measurement: support campaign attribution, conversion measurement or advertising-related functionality where enabled.

A technology may perform more than one function. Where there is uncertainty, we classify it according to the more privacy-sensitive purpose.

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Consent and legal basis

Essential technologies may operate without consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user or to maintain security.

Functional, analytics, advertising and other non-essential technologies are activated only after the required consent has been obtained through our cookie controls.

Users must be able to reject non-essential technologies as easily as they can accept them. Withholding or withdrawing consent does not prevent access to the core public website, although some optional functions may be unavailable.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time through the “Cookie Settings” control or by clearing browser data. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred lawfully before withdrawal.

MedicTranslate standard

We apply prior opt-in consent to non-essential technologies across the website rather than limiting this control only to visitors in particular regions.

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Cookies and services currently used

The technologies that may currently be used are summarised below. The exact cookie name, duration and availability may vary according to browser, device, page, consent choice and provider configuration.

CategoryProvider / technologyPurposeTypical duration
EssentialCookie preference recordStores the user’s cookie choices and prevents repeated consent prompts.Up to 30 days, or the configured consent period
EssentialGoogle reCAPTCHA / _GRECAPTCHAHelps protect forms and services against spam, abuse and automated submissions.Up to approximately 179 days, depending on Google configuration
EssentialWordPress, security, form and session technologiesSupport website administration, security, sessions, load balancing, forms and authenticated functions where used.Session or as configured
AnalyticsGoogle Analytics 4 / _ga, _ga_*, _gid, _gat*Measures public-page use, sessions, traffic sources, device categories and performance.From about 1 minute to 2 years, depending on the cookie and configuration
Analytics / legacyLegacy Google Analytics names such as __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv or _galiMay appear only where an older analytics script or plugin remains active. These should not be treated as active unless confirmed by a current scan.Session to 2 years, depending on the technology
Advertising / measurement_gac_* and related Google campaign measurementMay support campaign attribution or Google Ads measurement where Google Analytics and advertising functions are linked and the user has consented.Up to approximately 90 days
Functional / embedded contentMaps, videos, booking, chat or other embedded third-party servicesProvide an optional embedded feature. The provider may set its own cookies after the feature is activated or consent is obtained.Provider-specific

The cookie banner and settings panel are intended to display the current active inventory. Where this Policy and the live settings panel differ, the live settings panel should be treated as the current technical inventory and the discrepancy should be reported to us.

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Google Analytics and measurement

Where consent is given, MedicTranslate may use Google Analytics to understand use of public website pages and improve performance, content and navigation.

Analytics data may include page views, approximate location, browser or device category, referral source, session duration, interactions and technical diagnostics. Medical documents, translated files and the content of customer uploads must not be intentionally sent to analytics services.

We use available privacy-enhancing settings where appropriate, which may include IP masking, data minimisation, restricted retention, consent signals and disabling advertising personalisation unless separately authorised.

Google may process information under its own terms and privacy documentation. Users may also use browser controls or Google-provided opt-out mechanisms where available.

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Advertising and campaign measurement

MedicTranslate does not permit behavioural advertising or cross-site profiling merely because a visitor accesses a medical-information page.

However, campaign attribution or conversion-measurement technologies may be present where a user arrives through an advertising campaign or where Google Analytics and Google Ads functions are linked. Such technologies are treated as non-essential and require prior consent.

We do not intentionally use uploaded medical documents, translated content, prescription details, health conditions or portal content to create advertising audiences.

Where remarketing, personalised advertising or a new advertising provider is introduced, the cookie settings and this Policy must be updated before activation.

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Medical documents and customer content

Cookies do not read the contents of uploaded medical documents or translated files merely because those files are stored in the customer service environment.

Medical documents and customer content are handled under the Privacy Policy, access controls and the applicable service terms, not through public-page analytics cookies.

Analytics, advertising and social-media tags must not be intentionally embedded in secure file-upload, document-viewing or customer-portal pages unless a documented privacy and security review has approved them and any required consent has been obtained.

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Third-party services

Depending on the page and functionality, we may use approved third-party services for:

  • analytics and tag management;
  • spam and abuse prevention;
  • payment processing;
  • appointment booking;
  • maps, video or embedded content;
  • website hosting, security and performance;
  • customer communication and support.

Third-party providers may receive technical information such as an IP address, browser details, device information, referring page and interaction data. Their own privacy and cookie terms may apply.

We seek to load non-essential third-party services only after the relevant consent choice.

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How to manage cookies

You can manage non-essential technologies through the website’s cookie settings control. The available choices should include:

  • accepting all categories;
  • rejecting all non-essential categories;
  • selecting individual categories;
  • saving a choice without being required to accept non-essential technologies; and
  • withdrawing or changing consent later.

You may also delete or block cookies through browser settings. Blocking essential technologies may prevent forms, account access, security controls or other core functions from working correctly.

Browser privacy settings, tracking-protection tools or content blockers may override or restrict certain website functions.

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Cookie preference records

We may retain a record of the user’s consent choice, including the categories selected, the policy or consent version, date and time, and a pseudonymous browser or consent identifier.

This record is used to demonstrate and respect the user’s choice and should not contain medical-document content.

Consent should be requested again when the consent record expires, when a materially different technology or purpose is introduced, or when required by law.

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International processing

Cookie and technical data may be processed in countries where our approved providers operate. The country of processing may differ from the user’s location.

Where applicable, we seek to use appropriate contractual, technical and organisational safeguards for international processing.

The regional storage arrangements that apply to uploaded medical documents do not necessarily apply to public website analytics or consent-management data.

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Retention

Cookie duration varies by purpose and provider. Session technologies expire when the browser session ends, while persistent cookies remain until their stated expiry, deletion by the user or withdrawal of consent.

Analytics and consent records are retained only for the period reasonably required for measurement, security, compliance and administration and are then deleted, aggregated or de-identified in accordance with provider configuration and our internal retention requirements.

We periodically review cookie duration and remove technologies that are no longer required.

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Do Not Track and browser signals

Some browsers transmit “Do Not Track”, Global Privacy Control or similar signals. There is not one universally applied technical standard for all such signals.

Where a signal is legally binding or can be reliably interpreted by our consent technology, we seek to respect it. Users should still use the cookie settings control to communicate their preferences directly.

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Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy when technologies, providers, purposes, legal requirements or consent practices change.

The current version will be published with its effective date and version number. Material changes may require renewed consent or additional notice.

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Contact

株式会社MedicTranslate — MedicTranslate Co., Ltd.

Email: info@medictranslate.com

Address:
Inside Hyogo Entrepreneurial Plaza
56 Naniwa-cho, Chuo-ku
Kobe, Hyogo 650-0035
Japan