As of December 2, 2025

1. Data protection at a glance

General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice on this website.

How do we collect your data?
One way we collect your data is when you provide it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g., Internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior and to provide services such as email newsletters.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions about data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing.”

Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website and read our newsletters, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; your surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain offers. Detailed information about these tools and your options for objecting can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Definition of personal data
Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally (e.g., name, address, email address, IP address). We only process our users’ personal data to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services.

Legal basis for processing
Your data will only be processed if there is a legal basis for doing so. The following legal bases apply in particular to this website:

Storage period
Your personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the processing or as required by the statutory retention periods. Once the purpose has ceased to exist or the retention periods have expired, the data will be routinely deleted.

Hinweis zur verantwortlichen Stelle
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Julian Tenzler
Bodenseering 15
95445 Bayreuth
Germany
Email: info@prayforjapan.net

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing
If data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

Information, deletion, and correction
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.

SSL or TLS encryption
Our website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

3. Data collection on this website

Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited. If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, ask for your consent.

Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This includes: browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL (originating page), host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request, IP address, name of the file accessed, and amount of data transferred. This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website—for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact form and newsletter form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), if this has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

The same applies to inquiries via our newsletter form. Detailed information on the processing of your data for the purpose of receiving newsletters can be found in the relevant section of this privacy policy.

Inquiries by email, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.

The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

4. Analysis tools

Independent Analytics
Our website uses the Independent Analytics (Independent Insights LLC) analysis tool to collect information about the use of our website and analyze visitor behavior. Independent Analytics is a privacy-friendly analysis tool that does not use cookies and does not store any personal data.

Independent Analytics collects data on page views, visitor numbers, session duration, referral sources, and geolocation. Geolocation is determined based on the visitor’s IP address, which is hashed for privacy reasons and not stored in its original form. All analytics data is stored securely in our WordPress database. This data is not shared with external servers or third parties, so we retain complete control over it. For more information, please refer to Independent Analytics’ privacy policy at https://independentwp.com/privacy-policy.

5. Newsletter

Mailpoet
We use the MailPoet plugin (Automattic Inc.) to send our newsletters. MailPoet enables us to organize, design, and send our emails, as well as analyze our mailing activities. The emails can be sent via the MailPoet Sending Service. In this case, MailPoet acts as our processor.

For the purpose of processing and delivering the emails, we process the following categories of data: email address, name, language, time of consent to receive emails, open and click rates. The name is used exclusively for the purpose of assignment and personal address. Open and click rates are used to measure success and optimize email content and are generally not linked to individuals.

We only send emails and process the associated data if consent to receive them has been given in advance, either via our newsletter order form or through direct communication (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). The data stored for newsletter distribution will be deleted as soon as you unsubscribe (revoke) from the newsletter. However, the data may be retained for as long as we need proof of the consent originally given.

Our emails contain so-called tracking pixels (web beacons) or links with tracking parameters. These enable us to determine whether an email has been opened and which links in the email have been clicked on. We use this performance measurement to optimize our newsletter content and better tailor it to the interests of our readers. The data is stored exclusively on our website and in the MailPoet plugin. No identifiable data beyond the email address is passed on to third parties (except for the MailPoet sending service).

You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter (and thus also to the associated tracking) at any time. A corresponding unsubscribe link is provided in each newsletter for this purpose. Further information can be found in MailPoet’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy.

5. Plugins and tools

YouTube with extended data protection
We have integrated videos from the YouTube platform provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) into our website. We only use YouTube’s extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, no information about visitors to our website is stored in this mode unless they watch the video.

When you click on and play an embedded YouTube video, data is transferred to Google as the operator of YouTube. The following data may be processed: your IP address, the date and time of your visit to the relevant subpage, the specific address of the subpage you visited, information about the browser you are using and your browser settings, information about user behavior (how long a video is viewed, what interactions take place) . If you are logged into your YouTube account or Google account, YouTube can assign this information directly to your personal user profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your account before playing the video.

The videos are integrated in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings, as well as the provision of multimedia content and improvement of the user experience on our website. We obtain your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) to play the video (and the associated data transfer) in advance via our cookie consent banner or a special click solution (two-click solution).

Please note that the data transmitted to Google through the use of YouTube may also be transferred to the USA. The USA is a third country without an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of the GDPR. When transferring data to the USA, Google uses the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Web Fonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.