KIO VOICES

Review and publication rules

Effective 7 November 2026 · Version 2026-11-07-voices

Write a review without email verification

No email address or KIO FRIENDS membership is needed. Adults and teachers submit their own reviews. A parent or legal guardian submits a child’s review after checking the child’s wishes.

Private by default

“Send privately to KIO” is selected initially. Private reviews are available only to KIO staff and are deleted after one year. Sending a review does not subscribe you to performance announcements.

Publication is optional

If you allow publication, your review, public nickname, age group, optional answers and production name may appear on a page anyone can read. KIO checks submissions before publication and may remove identifying information without changing the meaning. Permission does not guarantee publication.

Leave out identifying information

Do not include real names, school names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, social media IDs or information identifying anyone else. Photographs are not accepted. Reviews are limited to 2,000 characters. Teachers should not submit individual children’s reviews in place of their guardians.

Information and service providers

KIO stores the review, production, author category, child age group where applicable, optional answers, publication permission, public nickname when provided, and consent version and time. A random browser cookie, valid for up to 365 days, is matched using a one-way hash to manage and delete your posts. Short-lived hashed IP records help limit abuse. The service uses Supabase (Singapore company, database in Japan) and Vercel (US) for storage and processing. Processing may take place in Japan, the US and Singapore.

Manage or delete your reviews

Use “Your reviews in this browser” to delete posts, including published ones. If you clear cookies or use another device, contact KIO with the production, approximate submission date and review details. Earlier email-verified reviews remain managed through their original account. Reviews permitted for publication are kept until removal is requested.

Contact

KIO · art@thekio.co.jp · +81 6 6624 9117. Contact us about deletion, correction, privacy or publication.