Privacy policy

1. (Operator)GOAT Index is run by a private individual. This policy sets out how user information is handled on the site.
2. (Analytics)The site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics. It is anonymous traffic measurement without cookies, and no personally identifying information is collected.
3. (Advertising)This site uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising via Google's ad settings (https://adssettings.google.com). For how third-party vendors use cookies, see Google's policies and terms (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en).
4. (Affiliate links)Articles and similar pages on the site may contain advertising links (PR). Such places carry a PR marking.
5. (Voting feature)Voting on virtual matches stores an anonymous per-browser identifier to prevent double voting. No personal information such as a name or an email address is collected at all. Voting data is deleted automatically after 60 days.
6. (Information from enquiries)Information received through an enquiry is not used for any purpose other than replying to it.
7. (Revision)This policy may be revised without notice. A revision takes effect when it is posted on this page.

Enacted: 26 July 2026. The Japanese version is the original text; where a language version differs from it in interpretation, the Japanese version prevails.