Advertising Disclosure

1. Affiliate relationships

This website may, from time to time, include links to products or services through affiliate programmes. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, Ishibashi may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

• Affiliate links are clearly identified where they appear
• Commission arrangements do not influence the editorial assessment of any product or service mentioned on this site
• Recommendations are made on the basis of what we genuinely consider useful or relevant, regardless of whether a commission arrangement exists
• The existence of an affiliate relationship is always disclosed in the relevant content

2. Sponsored content

On occasions where content has been produced in partnership with or funded by a third party, it will be clearly labelled as "Sponsored" or "In partnership with [name]".

• Sponsored content is always identified at the point of publication
• Editorial control remains with Ishibashi even where a third party has funded or contributed to the content
• Sponsorship arrangements do not guarantee a positive editorial treatment
• Any factual claims in sponsored content are held to the same standards as editorial content

3. Third-party advertising

This site may display advertising served by third-party platforms. These platforms may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to serve advertisements that are relevant to your interests.

• Third-party advertising networks operate under their own terms and privacy policies
• Advertising may be personalised based on browsing data collected by those networks, subject to your consent preferences
• Ishibashi does not control the content of third-party advertisements
• Cookies used for advertising purposes are managed through your consent preferences — see the Cookie Policy for details

4. User rights and controls

You have control over how advertising data is used:

• You can adjust advertising cookie preferences via the Cookie Policy page at any time
• Opting out of advertising cookies means ads may still appear, but they will not be personalised to your behaviour
• You may also use browser-level ad-blocking or privacy tools independently of this site's cookie controls
• Under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI, Japan) and applicable EU regulations, you have the right to access, correct or request deletion of personal data used for advertising — contact us via the contact page to exercise these rights

5. Content integrity

Ishibashi's editorial content — including articles, service descriptions, and commentary — is produced independently of any advertising or sponsorship arrangements. Where a commercial relationship exists in connection with a piece of content, it is disclosed. If you believe that any content on this site involves an undisclosed commercial relationship, please contact us via the contact page.

6. Updates to this disclosure

We update this disclosure whenever our advertising or affiliate arrangements change in a material way. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.