Data Collection & Indexing Policy

Data Collection & Indexing Policy

Japan Talent Matching (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to ensuring transparency in our data collection practices. This Data Collection & Indexing Policy explains how we collect job data, protect user information, and comply with data protection standards.

1. Scope of Data Collection

We collect data exclusively from publicly accessible websites, including job listings and other content that can be viewed without the need for login, registration, or special authorization.

• Publicly Accessible Content: We do not access or attempt to collect data from gated or restricted content.
• Exclusions: Data that requires login, authorization, or is protected by paywalls is excluded from collection and indexing.

2. Definition of Publicly Accessible Content

Publicly accessible content refers to any content that is accessible by automated crawlers, as defined by the website's **robots.txt** file.

3. Compliance with robots.txt

We strictly comply with the guidelines provided in a website's robots.txt file:

• If allowed by robots.txt, job listings and content are indexed and displayed on our platform.
• If restricted by robots.txt, we do not collect or index the restricted content.

4. Voluntary Indexing & Opt-Out Mechanism

Website owners can opt-out of having their job listings indexed by:

• Blocking our User-Agent `japantalentmatching.com` in their robots.txt file.
• Submitting a removal request through our portal, including company name and indexed URL.

5. Ethical Web Crawling and Data Use

We ensure ethical practices in data collection by:

• Respecting all robots.txt guidelines.
• Not scraping content behind login or authorization.
• Avoiding overloading websites by controlling the frequency of our crawling requests.

6. Data Accuracy and Quality

We regularly update and verify the accuracy of the data we index to ensure that job listings are current and relevant.

7. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for data collection or indexing. These services adhere to the same ethical and security standards we follow to ensure the safety of data.