Privacy Policy

This is our data protection and privacy policy. It explains who we are and why and how we process personal data, what rights you have if your data is processed by us, and how to contact us.

We are Souzou Co, a Hong Kong registered creator content advertising growth partner for global brands entering or scaling in Japan.

We are the data controller for the personal data processed under this policy, except where stated otherwise.

We provide services including:

• Creator content production
• Meta and TikTok ads management
• Campaign strategy and consulting for brands entering the Japan market

We normally only process personal data relating to you if you fall into one of the categories described in the sections below. Each section explains the lawful basis for processing and how long we keep the data.

We process your name, contact details, and any information relevant to the services we provide, in order to deliver, manage, and communicate about those services.

This processing is necessary to perform our contract with you or your organisation, and in some cases for our legitimate interests in providing our services.

We keep this information for as long as we provide services to you, and for a reasonable period afterward.

We process your name, contact details, bank or payment details, content submissions, and performance data in order to manage the working relationship, including onboarding, briefing, payments, and reporting.

This is necessary to perform our contract with you.

We keep this information for as long as necessary to manage the relationship and to meet accounting and legal obligations, typically up to 6 years afterward.

Where instructed by a client, we may process your contact details or communications on their behalf.

In these cases we act as a data processor and only process your data according to our client's instructions. We keep this data only as long as necessary to provide the relevant service to our client.

We may process your name, social handle, and the content of your interaction with us or our clients on social platforms, in order to respond or report to our clients.

We do not normally keep this data for more than 6 months.

We may process your name and contact details to send you updates about our services, based on your consent or our legitimate interest in promoting our services.

You can opt out at any time.

We may collect information about your visits, such as pages viewed and links clicked, for analytics purposes, to help us understand and improve the site.

This may involve cookies.

We process the information you provide in your application to assess your suitability.

If you are engaged by us, we retain this for the duration of the engagement and for a further period as required by law. If unsuccessful, we normally delete your application details within 12 months.

We may share your data with:

• Service providers who support our operations, such as payment processors, analytics tools, and communication platforms.
• Our clients, where necessary to deliver the services you or we are engaged for.
• Professional advisors such as accountants or legal counsel.
• A buyer or successor, in the event of a business transfer or acquisition.
• Authorities, where required by law.

Personal data may be processed and stored in Hong Kong, Japan, or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate. Where data is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure it remains protected in line with this policy.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at asaka.kubota@souzou.io.

Like most websites, we use cookies to remember your preferences and understand how visitors use our site. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Our website may link to or use tools operated by third parties, such as advertising or analytics providers. Their own privacy policies govern how they handle your data, and we encourage you to review them.

If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, email us at asaka.kubota@souzou.io.

Souzou Co
Hong Kong

Any changes to this policy will be posted on this page. Please check back periodically.

Date of this policy: 20 August 2026