Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 20, 2026

CORE operates this store and website (including all related information, content, functionality, tools, products, and services) and provides you with a curated shopping experience (the "Service"). CORE is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide you with the Service. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, make a purchase or other transaction on, or otherwise contact us in connection with the Service. If there is any conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy will govern with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing the Service, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand our collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.

Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term “personal information,” we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or another individual. It does not include anonymous or de-identified information that is not able to be associated with you. We may collect or process the following categories of personal information (including inferences drawn from these categories of personal information), depending on how you use the Service, where you live, and to the extent permitted or required by applicable law:

  • Contact Information This includes your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.
  • Financial Information This includes credit card, debit card, financial account numbers, payment information, financial account information, transaction details, payment method, payment confirmation, and other payment-related details.
  • Account Information This includes your username, password, security questions, and various settings and preferences.
  • Transactional Information This includes the products you have viewed, added to cart, wishlisted, purchased, returned, exchanged, and canceled, as well as your past transaction history.
  • Communications with Us This includes information contained in your communications with us, such as when you contact customer support.
  • Device Information This includes information about your device, browser, network connection, IP address, and other unique identifiers.
  • Usage Information This includes information about your interactions with the Service, such as how and when you access the Service and how you navigate it.

Sources of Personal Information

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

  • Directly from you Including when you create an account, visit or use the Service, communicate with us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information.
  • Automatically through the Service Including from your device as you interact with our products and services or visit our website, and through cookies and similar technologies.
  • From our service providers Including when they are contracted to use certain technologies or collect or process your personal information on our behalf.
  • From our partners and other third parties

How We Use Your Personal Information

Depending on how you interact with us and the Service you use, we may use personal information for the following purposes:

  • Providing, Customizing, and Improving the Service We use personal information to provide you with the Service. This includes fulfilling our contract with you, processing payments, fulfilling your orders, remembering your preferences and items of interest, sending you notices related to your account, processing purchases, returns, exchanges, and other transactions, creating, maintaining, and managing your account, arranging for shipping, facilitating returns and exchanges, enabling you to post reviews, and providing a tailored shopping experience, such as recommending products based on your purchase history. This may involve using your personal information to better customize and improve the Service.
  • Marketing and Advertising We use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes. This includes sending you marketing, advertising, and promotional communications by email, text message, or postal mail, as well as showing you online advertisements on the Service and other websites based on products or services you have previously purchased or added to your cart, and other Service usage history.
  • Security and Fraud Prevention We use your personal information to authenticate your account, provide a secure payment and shopping experience, detect, investigate, and respond to potential fraud, unauthorized, illegal, or malicious activity, protect public safety, and ensure the security of the Service. If you register an account through the Service, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure. We strongly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access information with anyone else.
  • Communicating with You We use personal information to provide you with customer support, respond to you promptly, provide effective service, and maintain our business relationship with you.
  • Legal Reasons We use your personal information to comply with applicable laws and to respond to valid legal processes, including requests from law enforcement and government agencies. We also use it to participate in and investigate civil discovery, potential or actual litigation, or other legal disputes, and to investigate and enforce potential violations of our Terms of Service and policies.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes, subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

  • Shopify and other vendors and third parties who provide services on our behalf (e.g., IT administration, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping).
  • Business and marketing partners to provide marketing services and serve you advertisements. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising with third-party services based on your online activities across different merchants and websites. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy policies. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to direct us not to share your information for targeted advertising or marketing based on your online activities across different merchants and websites.
  • When you direct, request, or otherwise consent to us disclosing certain information to third parties (e.g., to ship products or use social media widgets and login integrations), we will disclose that information.
  • We may share within our affiliates or other companies within our corporate group.
  • We may disclose personal information in connection with a business transaction, such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with applicable legal obligations (including responding to subpoenas, search warrants, and similar requests), to enforce applicable Terms of Service and policies, and to protect and defend the Service and our rights, and the rights of our users and others.

Relationship with Shopify

The Service is hosted by Shopify, and Shopify collects and processes personal information about your access and use of the Service to provide and improve the Service to you. Information you submit to the Service will be transmitted and shared with Shopify and third parties, who may be located in countries other than your country of residence, to provide and improve the Service to you. In addition, we use some enhanced features of Shopify that incorporate data and information obtained when you interact with our store, other merchants, and Shopify to protect, expand, and improve our business. To provide these enhanced features, Shopify may use personal information collected about your interactions with our store, other merchants, and Shopify. In such cases, Shopify is responsible for the processing of your personal information and will respond to requests to exercise your rights regarding the use of personal information for these purposes. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and the rights you may have, please visit the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy. Depending on where you live, you may be able to exercise certain rights regarding your personal information here: Shopify Privacy Portal Link.

Third-Party Websites and Links

The Service may contain links to websites and other online platforms operated by third-party services. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, or the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information found on these sites. Information you provide in public or semi-public areas, such as social networking platforms of third-party services, may also be viewable by other users of the Service and users of those third-party service platforms, without limitation as to its use by us or by the third-party service. The inclusion of such links does not imply any endorsement or recommendation of the content or the owners or operators of those platforms, unless explicitly stated on the Service.

Children's Data

The Service is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction. If your child has provided us with personal information and you are their parent or guardian, you may contact us using the contact information below to request that the information be deleted. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we "share" or "sell" (as defined by applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee "perfect security." Also, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecured channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

The length of time we retain your personal information varies depending on factors such as maintaining your account, providing the Service, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing other applicable contracts and policies.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights described below regarding your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute and may only apply in certain circumstances, and we may deny your request where permitted by law.

  • Right to Access/Know You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Deletion You may have the right to request the deletion of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Correction You may have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Data Portability You may have the right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that it be transferred to a third-party service, subject to certain circumstances and exceptions.
  • Managing Communication Preferences We may send you promotional emails, and you can stop receiving them at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in the emails. Even if you unsubscribe, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as important notices about your account or orders.

You can exercise these rights as indicated on the Service or by contacting us using the contact information below. To learn more about how Shopify uses your personal information and your rights, including your rights regarding data processed by Shopify, please visit: https://privacy.shopify.com/en

We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights. As permitted or required by applicable law, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. In accordance with applicable law, you may designate an authorized agent to exercise rights on your behalf. Before we accept such a request from an agent, the agent must provide proof that they have been authorized by you, and you may also be required to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request within the timeframe specified by applicable law.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about our handling of personal information, please contact us using the contact information below. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision via the contact information below or to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

International Transfers

Please note that your personal information may be transferred, stored, and processed outside of your country of residence.

When we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we will do so based on recognized transfer mechanisms, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or, where applicable, equivalent contracts issued by the competent UK authority, unless the country to which the data is transferred is recognized as providing an adequate level of protection.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time due to changes in our operations, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The revised Privacy Policy will be posted on this website, and the "Last updated" date will be updated, and we will provide notice as required by applicable law.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please call or email us at thecore.jp@gmail.com, or write to us at Minamisawa, Naka Ward, Yokohama City, JP-14, 231-0856, JP