Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 13, 2026
This document has been translated from Japanese. In the event of any discrepancy between this translation and the Japanese original, the Japanese version shall prevail.
ELT Education, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) hereby establishes this Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as “this Policy”) regarding the handling of users’ personal information in connection with the international school information portal site “Schoozy” (https://schoozy.com; hereinafter referred to as “the Service”) operated by the Company.
Company name: ELT Education Inc.
Representative Director: Tatsuya Tanaka
Address: 5-32-12 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014, Japan
Contact: Contact form on the Service
The Company collects the following personal information in the course of providing the Service.
For details on cookies and similar technologies, please refer to the Cookie Policy separately established by the Company.
The Company uses the personal information collected within the scope of the following purposes.
If the Company changes the purposes of use described above, the Company will publicly announce the revised purposes of use on the Service or notify users individually.
The Company will not provide users’ personal information to third parties, except in the following cases.
The Company may entrust all or part of the handling of personal information to external service providers to the extent necessary for achieving the purposes of use. In such cases, the Company exercises necessary and appropriate supervision over the subcontractors to ensure the safe management of personal information. The main categories of subcontractors are as follows.
The Company does not currently engage in the joint use of personal information. If the Company begins joint use, this Policy will be revised in advance to specify the purpose of joint use, the categories of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint users, and the administrator responsible for management.
Part of the infrastructure of the Service may be provided using servers located outside of Japan. In such cases, users’ personal information may be stored on servers in those countries.
When the Company provides personal information to a third party in a foreign country, the Company will take one of the following measures in accordance with Article 28 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI).
Japan has received an adequacy decision from the European Commission; therefore, transfers of personal data from the EU/EEA to Japan may be conducted without additional safeguards under the GDPR.
The Company takes the following measures to prevent the leakage, loss, or damage of personal information and to ensure its safe management.
The Company retains personal information only for the period necessary to achieve the purposes of use, and after such purposes have been achieved, the Company will delete or anonymize the information in a safe manner within a reasonable period. The main retention periods are as follows.
Users may make the following requests to the Company pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). The Company will respond within the period prescribed by law after verifying the identity of the requester.
To make any of the above requests, please contact us through the contact form on the Service or at the contact information provided below. Please note that we will verify your identity when responding to your request.
When the Service processes personal data of users residing in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the following rights are recognized in addition to those set forth in the preceding Article, pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection legislation.
The Company processes personal data based on one of the following legal bases.
In addition to the rights set forth in the preceding Article, the following rights are recognized.
As the Company does not currently have an establishment within the EEA, the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) under Article 37 of the GDPR does not apply. However, inquiries regarding the handling of personal data may be directed to the contact information provided below.
10-1. The Company does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 16 without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. If the Company becomes aware that personal information has been provided by an individual under the age of 16, the Company will promptly take measures to delete such information.
10-2. When a user aged 16 or older but under 18 registers for the Service, the Company will confirm consent through the email address of a legal guardian (Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Terms of Use).
10-3. When a current student aged 16 or older but under 18 submits a review, the Company will send an approval request to the legal guardian regarding the content of the review, and will publish the review only after obtaining the legal guardian’s approval (Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Terms of Use). The legal guardian may request the deletion of the review even after approval has been granted.
10-4. For reviews submitted by current students, enhanced anonymization measures are applied in the display method to minimize the risk of identifying the reviewer within the school. The Company will not disclose information that identifies the reviewer of a current student to the listed school, except as required by law or by order of a court (Article 9, Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Terms of Use).
The Company uses cookies and similar technologies (web beacons, local storage, etc.) in the provision of the Service. For details regarding the use of these technologies (types of technologies used, transmission destinations, purposes of use, opt-out methods, etc.), please refer to the Cookie Policy separately established by the Company.
The Company complies with the external transmission regulations under Article 27-12 of the Telecommunications Business Act and discloses in its Cookie Policy the content and destinations of information transmitted externally from users’ devices.
For inquiries, complaints, or requests for disclosure regarding the handling of personal information, please contact the following.
ELT Education Inc. — Personal Information Inquiry Desk
Address: 5-32-12 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014, Japan
Contact method: Contact form on the Service
The Company will endeavor to respond to inquiries within a reasonable period.
The Company may amend this Policy in response to changes in laws and regulations, changes in social conditions, changes in the content of the Service, and other relevant circumstances. The amended Policy shall take effect upon being posted on the Service. In the case of material changes, the Company will notify users by means such as posting a notice on the Service or sending an email notification.
This Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. However, for users residing in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the GDPR and applicable data protection legislation shall also apply.