Privacy policy

Last updated: October 14, 2026. This is a translation of the Japanese privacy policy. If the two differ, the Japanese version applies.

Information this site collects

Ehime Michishirube ("this site") does not ask you to register or enter personal information to read articles. There is no contact form.

Information sent to third parties

When you open a page on this site, information is sent from your device to the following parties.

Handled by	Service	Information sent	Purpose	Their policy
Cloudflare, Inc.	Cloudflare Web Analytics (measuring site traffic)	The address (path) of the page you view, the site you came from, how long the page took to load, your device type (such as desktop or mobile), your browser and operating system, and your country. This is sent when the page finishes loading and when you leave the page. Your IP address also reaches Cloudflare as part of the connection.	To count how pages are read and how fast they load. We use it to see which articles are read and to improve and add articles. Cloudflare states that it does not track individual users across its customers' sites.	Describes the personal information Cloudflare, Inc. collects, how it is used, and how to request access, correction or deletion (effective November 4, 2025). https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Google LLC	Google AdSense (serving ads)	The URL of the page you view, your IP address, browser type and language, the date and time of the request, and identifiers stored in cookies in your browser. Google may use the IP address to identify your general location.	To show ads, measure how well ads perform, protect against fraud and abuse, and maintain and improve its services. When ad personalization is on, it is also used to show ads suited to each person. We use ad revenue to cover the cost of running this site.	Explains what information your browser sends to Google when you visit a site that uses Google services, and how Google uses it. You can turn off ad personalization in Ads Settings (https://adssettings.google.com). Google's general privacy policy is at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en

This site uses ad services delivered by third parties. To deliver ads, third parties may store cookies in your browser or collect information using identifiers such as web beacons or IP addresses. The information is used to show ads based on your interests and to measure the effect of ads.

How Google uses information from sites that use its services is explained inHow Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

You can turn off personalised ads in Google Ad Settings.

Affiliate links

This site takes part in Rakuten Affiliate, run by Rakuten Group, Inc. On the Japanese pages, if you book on Rakuten Travel through a link in a box marked "PR", this site receives a referral fee. After you move to a Rakuten page, Rakuten's own policies apply. Referral fees do not change the content of our articles or how we choose routes.

Analytics

This site uses analytics to learn which articles are read most. What is sent and where is listed in the table above.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of information a website stores on your device. On this site, the third-party services listed above may use cookies. You can refuse cookies in your browser settings. You can still read the articles if you do.

Links

Articles link to official pages of road administrators, local governments and facilities. How those sites handle information depends on their own policies.

About the content

Articles are based on official sources and show the date they were checked. Road conditions change because of construction and restrictions, so check the latest information before you go. This site cannot take responsibility for results arising from the use of its content.

Changes to this page

When the way information is handled changes, for example when we introduce ads or analytics, we will update this page and the date at the top.