Cookies and External Transmission
What this website stores on your device and what is sent to other organisations.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1 (part of our Privacy Policy) |
| First published | 3 October 2026 |
| Last revised | 3 October 2026 |
| Language | This page is available in Japanese and English. If the two differ, the Japanese version prevails. |
Summary
- This page explains how ELT Education Inc.'s websites store information on visitors' devices using cookies and similar technologies, and what information is sent from visitors' devices to organisations other than us ("external transmission").
- It also serves as our public notice of external transmission (recipients, information sent and purposes) under Japan's Telecommunications Business Act.
- For visitors from the UK and the EU (EEA), and visitors whose region cannot be determined, we do not load analytics tags until you consent. In other regions (including Japan), analytics is on by default and you can refuse it at any time.
- You can change your choice at any time via "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page.
1. How we treat each region
| Where you are | Before you choose | How you choose |
|---|---|---|
| UK, EU (EEA) | We use only what is strictly necessary (see section 3). We do not load analytics or advertising tags | A banner appears on your first visit with "Accept all", "Reject all" and "Settings". Whichever you choose, you will not be disadvantaged |
| Region cannot be determined | Treated the same as the UK and the EU | As above |
| Elsewhere (including Japan) | Analytics is on. No advertising cookies are stored | You can refuse analytics and advertising separately via "Cookie settings". Once you refuse, we stop loading analytics tags from the next page |
We determine your region from the country that our hosting provider (Vercel) derives from your IP address. We store only the result (a country code) in a cookie (elt_geo) and do not store your IP address for this purpose.
2. How to change your choice
- Cookie settings: Use "Cookie settings" at the bottom of every page to allow or refuse analytics and advertising separately. We keep your choice for 180 days and then ask again (visitors from the UK and the EU).
- Turning off Google Analytics: Google's opt-out browser add-on stops Google Analytics on all websites.
- Browser settings: You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the site (such as remembering your choice) may not work properly.
3. Categories
| Category | What it is for | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Making the site work: displaying pages, remembering your language and cookie choice, and preventing fraudulent form submissions | Not required (cannot be refused) |
| Analytics | Measuring in aggregate how visitors use the site so that we can improve it | Required in the UK and the EU. Can be refused elsewhere |
| Advertising | Recording that you arrived by clicking an advertisement, to measure the effectiveness of advertising | Required in the UK and the EU. Off by default elsewhere |
4. Analytics on our websites
| Website | Analytics and advertising tools | How consent is handled | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| elteduc.com (this website) | Google Analytics 4 (via Google Tag Manager), Google Conversion Linker | As in section 1 | Section 5 |
| eltpcat.com (PCAT service website) | Google Analytics 4 (via Google Tag Manager; data is sent through gtm.eltpcat.com, a server we operate in the Google Cloud Japan region). No advertising tools | Same approach as section 1 (for visitors from the UK and the EU, and visitors whose location cannot be determined, nothing is loaded until they consent; elsewhere analytics is on by default and can be refused from “Cookie settings”) | Article 11 of the PCAT Privacy Policy |
| app.eltpcat.com (PCAT test app), org.eltpcat.com (PCAT Organization Portal) | None | — | Article 11 of the PCAT Privacy Policy |
For analytics on our other websites, see each website's notice (listed in section 1 of our Privacy Policy). We will add them to this table as we confirm what each website uses.
5. Cookies and external transmission on elteduc.com
5.1 External transmission
When you open a page on this website, your browser sends information to the following recipients. Every recipient also receives your IP address and browser information (user agent), as is inherent in the connection.
| Recipient | Information sent | Purpose | When it is sent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC (Google Tag Manager) | URL of the page you open | Loading analytics tags | If you allow analytics or advertising |
| Google LLC (Google Analytics 4) | URL and title of the page, referrer, device and browser information (language, screen size, etc.), cookie identifier (_ga), interactions on the page (scrolling, clicks on external links, form interactions, file downloads, video plays, site search) | Analysing use of the website | If you allow analytics |
| Google LLC (Conversion Linker) | Advertising click identifiers (such as gclid, if present in the URL) | Measuring visits from advertisements | Stored in a cookie only if you allow advertising |
| Google LLC (reCAPTCHA Enterprise, loaded from www.recaptcha.net) | Device and browser information, interactions on the page | Preventing fraudulent form submissions | Pages with forms (enquiries, job applications, report requests) |
For how Google handles information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
5.2 Cookies and other storage on your device
| Name | Set by | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
consent_preferences | Us | Strictly necessary | Remembering your cookie choice | 180 days |
elt_geo | Us | Strictly necessary | Deciding whether to ask for consent in your region (country code) | Until you close your browser |
NEXT_LOCALE | Us | Strictly necessary | Remembering the language you chose | Until you close your browser |
from_sekigin | Us | Strictly necessary | Showing a notice to visitors redirected from our former name's (Sekigin) website (set only on that redirect) | Until you close your browser |
sekigin_banner_dismissed | Us | Strictly necessary | Remembering that you closed that notice | 90 days |
elt_utm_* (session storage) | Us | Analytics | Recording the referrer, campaign identifiers and the first and previous pages you viewed (attached to form submissions) | Until you close the tab |
_ga, _ga_Y5Z2WSKL6K | Google (stored on our domain) | Analytics | Distinguishing visitors and sessions | 2 years |
_gcl_au, _gcl_aw, etc. | Google (stored on our domain) | Advertising | Recording advertising clicks | 90 days |
_GRECAPTCHA, rc::* (local storage) | Google (recaptcha.net) | Strictly necessary | Preventing fraudulent form submissions | Set by Google (_GRECAPTCHA: 6 months) |
5.3 Advertising
This website does not serve advertising. Unless you allow advertising, Google Analytics is set not to use your information for its advertising features (such as ads personalisation through Google signals): Consent Mode's ad_storage, ad_user_data and ad_personalization stay denied.