TERMS OF SERVICE Terms of Use

This website (hereinafter the "Website") is operated by NPR-RIKEN CORPORATION (hereinafter the "Company").
Please read the following terms of use (hereinafter the "Terms") before using the Website, and use the Website only if you agree to the Terms. Please note that by using the Website, you are deemed to have agreed to all of the Terms.
The Company may change the contents of the Terms without notice.
Any changes to the Terms shall take effect from the time they are posted on the Website. Please check the latest version of the Terms.

Although the Company uses extreme care before posting information on the Website, it makes no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect to the Website, including without limitation, the accuracy, usefulness, reliability, fitness for any particular purpose and/or safety (whether functions will not be disrupted, defects will be corrected, or the Website and server are free of computer viruses and other harmful programs) of the information contained in the Website.
Without notice, the Company may change or delete the information contained in the Website and may suspend or terminate the management of the Website.
In such cases, the Company shall assume no liability for any damage to you resulting from such change or due to its suspension or termination.

You are prohibited from the following acts in connection with the use of the Website.

1）Any act that will or may violate the Company’s or any third party’s property or privacy.

2）Any criminal acts or actions that will or may lead to crime, or any actions that potentially could result in any of the foregoing, including modification of the Website, using the Website for steppingstone attack, or use damaging computer programs such as computer virus.

3）Any act that will or may defame the good name or trust of the Company or any third party, and any act that will or may disadvantage or cause damage to the Company or any third party.

4）Any act that will or may be offensive to public policy.

5）Making false statements or notifications, including registering someone else’s information as your own.

6）Any business or commercial activity or any act conducted in preparation for any business or commercial activity.

7）Any act that will or may interfere with the operation of the Website.

8）Any act that will or may violate any law, regulation or ordinance.

9）Any other act that the Company deems inappropriate.

The contents and information on the Website including texts, images, photographs, sounds, videos (hereinafter the "Information") are protected by the Copyright Law and Trademark Law governing intellectual property rights and other relevant laws, and belong to the Company or to rightholders who have authorized the Company to use them. Therefore, the use of the Information (including duplication, transmission, alternation, distribution or translation) in excess of the extent explicitly stated by the Company and permitted by law is prohibited without permission.

The rights for trademarks and service marks displayed on the Website belong to the Company or to the right holder who has authorized the Company to use them. Do not use these trademarks or service marks without the permission of the right holder.

All copyrights to the contents of any e-mail sent from the Company to you are also vested in the Company. Therefore, you may not publish or use such contents for other purposes without authorization.

The Company handles the personal information collected from users of the Website according to the Company's privacy policy.
Please read the Privacy Policy carefully and use our services only if you consent to it.

Some parts of the Website use the following web analytical tools for the operation of the Website.

１．Cookies
The Company uses cookies in the Website, to obtain reference information for the purpose of improving and providing services matching a user's needs.
Cookies used in the Website will not be utilized for the purpose other than above-mentioned one. We will not infringe on a user's privacy by utilization of cookies, neither.

２．Google Analytics
In the Website, the Company utilizes Google Analytics, a service which analyzes a user's access to the website, provided by Google. Google Analytics analyzes a user's browsing history of website by using cookies, to prepare a report. The Company receives the report on the analysis result, and understands a user's browsing status of website.
Information on a user's browsing status of website generated by the cookies of Google Analytics is stored in Google's server, and managed based on Google's privacy policy.

A user can configure his/her internet browser to refuse or limit receiving of cookies. If a user disables cookies, it is possible that he/she cannot utilize a part of the Website function. As the setting method for web browser varies depending on each browser, please refer to each browser's online help, support site, and others.

In addition, regarding Google's services utilized in the Website, the access analysis can be disabled by opting out respectively from the link below.

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

We recommend the following environment when browsing the Website. the Website may not display or behave correctly when viewing with browser other than the browser recommended.

[PC]

Recommended OS：　
Windows 10, MacOS v10.13 or later

Recommended browsers：　
latest version of Google Chrome, latest version of Microsoft Edge, latest version of Safari

Browser settings：　
JavaScript: Enabled　CSS: Enabled

Standard plugins：　
Adobe Acrobat Reader

[Smartphone or tablet]

Recommended OS：　
latest version of iOS, latest version of Android

A user is required to prepare communication equipment, software, etc. necessary for using the Website at his/her own responsibility and burden. In addition, communication charges, connection charges, etc. related to the use of the Website will be borne by the user.

Third-party websites linked to or from the Website are independently managed and operated, and thus not under the control or supervision of the Company.
The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage in connection with the use of any linked websites.

Linking to the Website is free, in principle; provided, however, that the Company may, depending on the contents of the linked website or the method used for linking, refuse linking either before or after the link is established (for reasons such as the contents are offensive to public policy).
In addition, the Company may refuse linking to this site when the Company judges is inappropriate.

The laws of Japan shall apply to the use of the Website and the implementation of the Terms. The Tokyo District Court shall be the court of first jurisdiction for all disputes related to the Website.