Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 26, 2026
rootandroute.org is operated by Root and Route, an independent cultural platform rooted in Japan. Questions about this policy can be sent to hi@rootandroute.org.
Information collected
This site has no user accounts or forms. If you contact Root and Route by email, your email address and the content of your message are used only to reply to you. They are not sold or shared with third parties.
Site statistics
The site’s hosting platform (Framer) provides aggregate statistics such as page views, referring sites and visitor countries. These are used only to understand how the site is read and are not used to build individual profiles.
Affiliate links
Some articles include affiliate links to travel experiences and services, provided through Travelpayouts and its partner brands (such as GetYourGuide and Klook). If you book through these links, Root and Route may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Articles that contain affiliate links say so before the links appear.
To attribute bookings, this site loads a script from Travelpayouts on its pages. The script converts links to partner sites into affiliate links and may add affiliate links and booking suggestions to articles. When you follow a link, the partner may also use cookies on its own site. These are governed by the privacy policies of Travelpayouts and the partner concerned.
Embedded content
Some articles include embedded YouTube videos in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). When a page with a video opens, the video preview is loaded from YouTube’s servers, and YouTube may set cookies once you play the video. This is governed by Google’s privacy policy.
Cookies and your choices
Before any non-essential script loads, visitors are asked for consent. The Travelpayouts script described above loads only if you accept. You can change your choice at any time through “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page.
External links
This site links to external websites. Root and Route is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.
Your requests
You can ask Root and Route to access or delete any email correspondence it holds about you by writing to hi@rootandroute.org.
Personal information is handled in accordance with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
Changes
This policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top shows the latest revision.