Privacy policy

1. Information we collect and why

Work and Wages Around the World ("this site") does not ask you for your name, address or any other personal detail simply to read it.

If you contact us, we receive your message and the contact details you give us. We use them only to reply to you and to check what you have told us, and for no other purpose.

2. Analytics and cookies

We may use analytics tools and cookies to see which pages are read and how often. Cookies record how the site is used; they do not tell us who you are.

You can refuse cookies in your browser settings at any time. The site remains readable if you do.

3. Advertising

This site uses a third-party advertising service, Google AdSense.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Google's advertising policies explain how Google uses information when it serves ads.

For the cookies used by other advertising vendors, see the list of third-party vendors.

4. Disclosure to third parties

We do not pass personal information to third parties without your consent, except where disclosure is required by law.

5. Sources and accuracy of the data

The figures on this site come from the official statistics and international datasets named on each page. We publish them as they are and add no estimates of our own.

When a source revises its data, the figures here change with it. Always check the original source before relying on a figure.

6. Copyright

The text and charts we produce are the copyright of egmoth LLC (合同会社egmoth). Please contact us for use beyond ordinary quotation.

Rights in the underlying statistics belong to the organisations that publish them; please follow their terms of use.

7. Limitation of liability

We accept no liability for any loss arising from use of this site. Decisions about investment, education, employment, health or any other serious matter should be made on the basis of the original sources and professional advice.

We are not responsible for the content of sites you reach from here.

8. Children

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

9. Visitors from the EEA, the UK and California

Visitors from the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom may be asked to consent to the use of cookies for advertising. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

California residents have the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. Please use the contact form if you wish to do so.

10. Language versions

This policy covers every language version of this site. Where the translations differ, the Japanese version prevails.

11. Contact and changes

Questions about this policy are welcome through the contact form.

We update this policy when we need to, and publish any change on this page.

Last updated: 2026-08-07