CruiseFun (hereinafter referred to as "this site") is a cruise review and information sharing site, and we handle the personal information of our users with the utmost care. This policy outlines the information that this site collects and how it is used.
1. Operator
Operator: HummingWay Co., Ltd.
Address: 1-12-4 N&EBLD.6F, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
inquiry:Contact Form
2. Information to be obtained
When registering as a member or logging in
We retrieve information entered in the registration form, such as nickname, email address, password (stored encrypted), profile picture, and self-introduction.
When posting reviews, comments, and photos
In addition to the post text, rating, photos, and posting date and time, we collect IP addresses and browser information (user agent) to prevent spam.
When registering your cruise history and schedule
This service retrieves information such as the ship's name, route, ports of call, and embarkation date. Members can choose to make this information public or private.
When using the member interaction function and notifications
This retrieves your likes, comments, and follows, your favorite ports and ships, login dates (for point calculation), notification read status, and notification email settings.
When making an inquiry
In addition to your name (nickname acceptable), email address, inquiry details, and URL of related pages, we will also collect your IP address to prevent spam.
When browsing a website
We may collect information such as cookies, access date and time, viewed pages, referrer, device/browser type, and display language.
3. Purpose of use
- For member identity verification, login, and account management.
- To display reviews, comments, photos, and cruise history, and to provide a function for members to interact with each other.
- ♡・Comments・Follows・Notifications about the arrival schedules of your favorite ships and ports (on the site and via email)
- For displaying points, titles, badges, stamps, and rankings.
- To display pages in the viewer's language
- For responding to inquiries and sending important announcements.
- To prevent spam and misuse, and to address violations of the terms of service.
- To improve the site and develop new features based on analysis of access data.
4. Provision to third parties
This website will not provide personal information to third parties without the individual's consent, except in the following cases:
- In cases based on laws and regulations
- When it is necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the person's consent.
- When entrusting the handling of the information to a third party as described in "Use of External Services" below, within the scope of the purpose of use.
5. Use of external services
This website uses (or plans to use) the following external services. Information collected by each service will be handled in accordance with each company's privacy policy.
- Akismet (spam prevention): Sends information when you post comments or reviews to determine if they are spam.
- Gravatar (profile picture): May send an anonymized string generated from your email address.
- Cloudflare Turnstile (Anti-Fraud Prevention): When logging in, registering, or posting comments, we use Cloudflare, Inc.'s service to determine whether the operation is being performed by a bot. For this purpose, information such as your device and browser is sent to Cloudflare.
- Google Maps (Map Display): We use Google LLC's services to display maps for our port of call guide. When displaying the map, Google may collect information such as the viewer's IP address and cookies.
- YouTube (Video Display): On pages introducing ships, etc., we embed and display YouTube videos provided by Google LLC. Videos will not load until you press the play button, and during playback, we use a mode that minimizes the use of cookies (youtube-nocookie.com). However, when displaying thumbnail images or during playback, Google may collect information such as the viewer's IP address, device information, and cookies.
- Web analytics tools (such as Google Analytics): These tools use cookies to collect anonymous browsing data.
- Translation Service: For multilingual display purposes, page content may be sent to a translation service.
- Affiliate and advertising services: When you click on a link to promote a tour or cruise, our partners may use cookies.
6. About Cookies
This website uses cookies to maintain login status, remember display language, and perform access analysis. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some functions (such as logging in) may become unavailable.
7. Handling of submitted content
- Reviews, comments, photos, and cruise history (if set to public) will be publicly displayed along with your nickname. Please do not post any personally identifiable information such as your name, address, or phone number.
- Shooting data (EXIF), such as location information of the shooting location included in the photo, will be automatically removed by this site before saving the photo.
- Your nickname, profile picture, title/points, follower count, number of hearts on your photos, and port stamps based on your publicly shared cruise history will all be publicly displayed on your profile and other pages.
- Photos for which you selected "OK to be featured on official social media" when submitting may be posted on our website's official social media accounts along with your nickname.
- Posts may be automatically translated and displayed to allow viewing in multiple languages.
8. Safety management
This website takes appropriate security measures to prevent the leakage, loss, or damage of personal information, including encryption of communications (SSL), access restrictions, and the installation of security software.
9. Requests for Disclosure, Correction, or Deletion
If you request disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of your personal information, we will promptly respond after verifying your identity. Members can also change their registration information or cancel their membership from their account settings. Notification emails can be stopped at any time on the notifications page.
10. For users from overseas
This website is operated on servers located in Japan, and all information obtained is stored and processed within Japan. If you wish to exercise your rights under the laws of your country of residence (such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation), please contact our inquiry desk.
11. Use by minors
If you are a minor, please obtain parental consent before registering as a member.
12. Changes to this policy
This policy may be revised in accordance with changes in laws and regulations or changes in service content. Significant changes will be announced on this website.
Establishment date: September 30, 2026