Legal document
Cookie Policy
This policy explains what cookies are, how Knob Core Lab uses them, and how you can manage your preferences. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the site function and to gather usage information, where permitted.
Last updated: July 2025
1. Cookie types we use
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Functionality Storage (Essential)
Required for the site to operate correctly. These are always active and cannot be disabled.
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Security Storage (Essential)
Stores data needed for fraud prevention and site security. Always active.
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Analytics Storage (Optional)
Collects anonymised data on how visitors interact with the site, helping us understand usage patterns and improve the experience.
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Advertising Storage (Optional)
Stores data for advertising purposes, including remarketing and interest-based ad delivery.
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Advertising User Data (Optional)
Sends user data to advertising partners such as Google for the purposes of campaign measurement and targeting.
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Ad Personalisation (Optional)
Uses stored data to tailor advertising to individual users based on browsing activity and inferred preferences.
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Personalisation Storage (Optional)
Allows the site to remember your preferences across visits, such as language or display settings.
2. Managing your preferences
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Use the cookie preference panel on this page (below) to enable or disable optional cookie categories at any time.
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You may also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies — please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions.
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Disabling optional cookies will not prevent you from using this site, but some features — such as personalised content — may no longer function as intended.
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Your consent is stored locally in your browser (via localStorage). It is not sent to our servers and applies only to this browser and device.
3. Your rights
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Withdrawal of consent: you may withdraw consent for optional cookies at any time by updating your preferences below.
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Data access: where cookies are linked to your personal data, you may request access to that data via our Contact page.
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Deletion requests: to request removal of any data collected via cookies, contact us directly and we will process your request promptly.
Cookie Usage & Opt-Out Options
Cookies help us improve your experience, but their use is optional. If you do not wish to be tracked via cookies, you can: adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies; use browser extensions or tools to manage cookie permissions; contact us to request removal of any related data that may have been collected. You are free to browse our website without accepting cookies or submitting personal information. We honour your choice and ensure compliance with your privacy preferences.
Manage Cookie Preferences
Your current choices are loaded from this browser. Changes apply across the entire site immediately.
Functionality Storage
Essential — required for basic site operation.
Security Storage
Essential — fraud prevention and site security.
Analytics Storage
Helps us understand how visitors use the site.
Advertising Storage
Stores data for advertising and remarketing.
Advertising User Data
Sends user data to ad partners for measurement.
Ad Personalisation
Uses data to tailor ads to individual users.
Personalisation Storage
Remembers your preferences across visits.
Japan Act on Protection of Personal Information (APPI)
Knob Corelab operates in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律), as amended in April 2022. As an entity providing legal advisory services from our office at 〒982-0003 Miyagi, Sendai-shi, Aoba-ku, Nakasugi 2-14-8, we are classified as a personal information handling business operator under the Act.
When you submit a request through our contact form or arrange legal advice, we process only the categories of data described in this policy. We do not transfer personal information to third parties without your prior consent except where required by Japanese law, where necessary for the protection of human life, health or property, or where cooperating with national or local government authorities carrying out affairs prescribed by law.
Under the APPI, you have the right to request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, cessation of use, or cessation of provision to third parties of your retained personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at +81 22-271-3846 or through our contact page. We will respond within a reasonable period, not exceeding two weeks from receipt of your request.
Records relating to case documentation are retained for 10 years following the close of a matter, as required by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, after which they are securely deleted. Cookie consent preferences are stored in your browser and may be cleared at any time through your browser settings.