Privacy policy

This policy explains how Yamato Cars ("we") handles personal information submitted through this website. Yamato Cars is based at 3-29-11 Tsukimino, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 242-0002, Japan.

What we collect

  • Details you enter in our forms: name, email, telephone, WhatsApp number, country, destination and port, the vehicle you are interested in, budget and your message.
  • Basic technical information needed to protect the website from abuse, such as a one-way scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address and your browser type.

Why we use it

  • To reply to your enquiry, check vehicles with sellers, prepare quotations and complete purchases you agree to.
  • To keep records of transactions as required by law.
  • To protect the website against spam and fraud.

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only where needed to provide our service — for example with shipping lines, inspection bodies, clearing agents or our regional teams — or where the law requires it.

Storage and retention

Enquiries are stored securely in our systems and kept for as long as needed for the purposes above and our legal obligations.

Your choices

You can ask us for a copy of the information we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it, by emailing info@yamatocars.jp.

Cookies and analytics

We keep simple visit statistics (pages viewed, how visitors found us, device type) without cookies. Visitors are counted with a one-way code that changes daily, and IP addresses are not stored.

If enabled, we use analytics and advertising tools (such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel or Microsoft Clarity) to understand how the website is used and to measure our advertising. These tools set cookies only after you accept them in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time using “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page.

Links to other websites

This website links to GOONET Exchange, WhatsApp and social media services. Those services have their own privacy policies.

Changes

We may update this policy. The current version is always on this page.