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Cookie Policy

1. Use of cookies and similar technologies

The Organising Committee of the World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 ("the Committee") collects certain information using cookies and similar technologies on World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023's websites ("World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023's websites"), in order to analyse visitor usage, improve service, and provide services and ads that align with individual users' interests. This Cookie Policy explains these practices.
The Committee reserves the right to modify this policy, either in whole or in part. Notice of any changes made will be provided on the website.

2. Definition: Cookies and similar technologies

The term cookie refers to data that is sent from a website and saved on visitors' devices (computers, mobile handsets, etc.) when they access the website, as a tag that allows the device in question to be recognized.
World championships 2022 Fukuoka's websites use two types of cookies: first-party cookies, which are created by the Committee, and third-party cookies, which are sent via the website by partners of the Committee (agencies serving ads on websites that have been visited, providers of software used by the Committee to analyse usage of the website, etc.). Through the use of cookies it is possible to obtain information such as how many times a device has visited a website and which other websites have been visited by the user in question in the past.
A similar technology known as a beacon (or pixel), which is used to send information from users' devices to a server, can be embedded in online content such as video or email messages. By using beacons, it is possible to obtain information from user devices, including how many times content has been viewed, the times and dates of such viewings, and whether an email message has been opened.
As described in Section 4 below, functionality associated with cookies and similar technologies can be disabled via browser settings.

3. Purposes for which cookies and related technologies are used

  1. (1) Assessing usage data and improving service

    The Committee may collect, analyse, and use information related to visitors' usage of World championships 2022 Fukuoka's websites using cookies and similar technologies in order to improve the websites and services offered to users. World championships 2022 Fukuoka's websites primarily use the following tool for this purpose:

    ■Google Analytics

    ■YouTube

  2. (2) Improving usability

    In order to improve your website experience, the Committee uses cookies and similar technologies. They will store the selected information, prevent from repeatedly showing the same selection screen, or storing your input data and confirming it in the following page or avoiding to request you the same input including plug-in of social network services (SNS) such as "Like" on Facebook or "Tweet" on Twitter or social log-in services such as those allows you to log in with your account of Google, Facebook or LINE.

4. How to disable cookies and related technologies

  1. (1) Disabling all cookies

    Cookies saved on user devices are retained until either the user deletes them or they expire. Although most browsers accept cookies by default, that functionality can be disabled by changing the browser's settings. Disabling cookie functionality may prevent use of some or all of the website's functionality, and some pages may not display properly.

    For more information about how to change cookie settings in your browser, see the following links:

  2. (2) Disabling cookies from a specific source

    To disable Google Analytics, described in Section 3 (1) above, download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on from the page provided by Google at the link shown below, install the add-on, and then change the browser's add-on settings. Note that use of products and services provided by Google Inc. may be impacted by use of this add-on.
    Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
    https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

  3. (3) Disabling beacons

    Beacons contained in online content can be disabled by disabling cookies as described in Section (1) and (2) above. In some cases, beacons contained in email messages can be disabled by configuring your email client so that it does not download images contained in messages. However, not all email clients provide such functionality. If you are unable to disable image downloading, unsubscribe to the email newsletters you receive.

5. Enquiries

  1. Enquiries concerning the Committee's cookie policy should be directed to the following contact:

fukuokaoc@city.fukuoka.lg.jp

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