Terms of Use
1.Using the content on this Website
Information made available on this Website (hereinafter referred to as "Content") may be freely used, copied, publicly transmitted, translated, or otherwise modified on condition that the user complies with provisions 1) to 5) below.
1) Source citation
- The user must cite the source when using the Content. Sources should be cited in the following manner:
(Examples of source citation) Source: Marriage Migrants: Lifestories of families in Asia (URL of the relevant page) - If you have edited the Content for use, you must include a statement expressing that the content has been edited, in addition to the abovementioned source citation.
(Example of citation when using edited content) Created by editing "------"(Marriage Migrants: Lifestories of families in Asia) (URL of the relevant page)
2) No infringement of third party rights
- In some cases, a third party (refers to a party other than the state. Hereinafter referred to as "Third Party") may hold copyrights or other rights to a part of the Content. For Content where a Third Party holds copyrights or other rights (e.g. portrait rights in a photograph, publicity rights etc.), it is the responsibility of the user to obtain consent for use from the Third Party unless there is explicit indication that the rights have already been cleared.
- If a Third Party holds rights to a part of the Content, said fact may be directly or indirectly stated or indicated through source citations, but in some cases the part of the Content to which the Third Party holds the rights may not be clear or may not be explicitly stated. It is the responsibility of the user to confirm the rights pertaining to use of the Content.
- Even if a Third Party holds copyrights to the Content, some use of the Content, such as quoting, may be allowed without the consent of the copyright holder, under the Copyright Act of Japan.
3) Governing law and jurisdiction
- The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
- In case of disputes relating to the use of the Content based on the Terms of Use, or the Terms of Use, the user agrees that the exclusive court of first instance shall be the district court with jurisdiction in the place where the organization that has published the disputed Content or Terms of Use is located.
4) Disclaimer
- The state bears absolutely no responsibility for any action taken by the user involving the use of the Content (including use of information based on edited Content).
- The Content may be modified, moved or deleted without prior notice.
5) Other
The Terms of Use does not limit those types of uses for which, under Copyright Act of Japan, license from the right holders are not required.
2. Links
No permission is required to link to the Website. However, you must comply with the following:
- When presenting a link, clearly indicate that the link points to this Website.
- Any link that embeds this website in another website is prohibited.
3. Recommended browsing environment
Recommended browsing environment
Browsers
- Latest version of Microsoft Edge / Google Chrome / Mozilla Firefox / Apple Safari
- Standard browsers of iOS Android (those that support media queries only)
Plug-ins
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
4. Others
- The information contained on this Website is up-to-date at the time of publication. Note that the information is subject to change after the publication.
- The Website shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a service outage that has occurred due to the maintenance of this Website or force majeure including but not limited to fire, power failure, natural disasters, computer viruses, and sabotage by a third party.