These terms of use (hereinafter referred to as "These Terms") apply to all users (hereinafter referred to as "Users") of the website of "Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan" (hereinafter referred to as "This Site") provided by the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa (hereinafter referred to as “the Institute”). People who access and use This Site are deemed to agree with These Terms. The Institute has the right to change These Terms without advance notice.
Copyright and usage guidelines
1. The copyright (or intellectual property rights) of all information (text, illustrations, images, sound, etc.) posted on This Site belongs to the Institute, the original author, and other rights holders.
2. The information contained on This Site may not be reproduced, copied, or altered, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than for private use or use by schools or other educational institutions. Private use and use in schools and other educational institutions means uses such as the following.
(1) Storing the information on an institution's or individual's PC, tablet, smartphone, etc.
(2) Using in classes （online classes included） or for personal study.
3. If you produce your own teaching materials or worksheets using all or part of the information posted on This Site and release them to the public, they must be free and please specify the source of the information.
4. However, you may not use all or part of the information posted on This Site to produce new educational materials that are not at all related to This Site, whether they are offered for a cost or are free.
Prohibitions
1.Users shall not engage in the following acts when using This Site:
(1) Infringe copyrights, intellectual property rights, assets, portrait rights, or privacy of third-parties or the Institute;
(2) Falsely accuse third-parties or the Institute;
(3) Send or write harmful computer programs;
(4) Criminal acts;
(5) Offend public order and morals;
(6) Use This Site for commercial purposes;
(7) Acts related to politics and election activities;
(8) Acts with the direct purpose of propagandizing religions or disseminating a particular doctrine, idea, or policy;
(9) Other interference with operation of This Site.
2.When a user damaged the Institute by violating the above prohibitions, the Institute has the right to ask the user for compensation.
Disclaimer
1.The utmost care is given to security on This Site. However, this does not guarantee the possibility of mistaken contents resulting from uncontrollable factors, such as falsification by a third party. The Institute does not bear responsibility for any damage to Users resulting from the use of This Site or the information on This Site.
2.The Institute makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of site content, yet does not guarantee the information provided on This Site. The Institute bears no responsibility for any damage caused through use of This Site; Users bear responsibility for any use of This Site.
3.Site content and URL may be changed or deleted without advance notice. In addition, all or part of site services may be stopped due to system error or maintenance. The Institute bears no responsibility for any damage caused by such changes in content and service stoppage.
4.The Institute bears no responsibility for any damage caused through violation and/or the unlawful use of e-mail addresses and/or passwords, and unlawful access or alteration to user data or correspondence.
5. Any and all equipment, means of communication, software, etc., required in order to use This Site shall be properly installed and operated by the user at their own risk and expense. In the event that communication costs, packet communication charges, etc., are incurred when using This Site, these shall be borne by the user.
6.In the event of a dispute arising between Users of This Site or Users and a third party, the concerned parties are to reach a settlement autonomously.
Legal Standards and Court Jurisdiction
These terms and the privacy policy shall be subject to the laws of Japan. Any dispute between User and the Institute relating to the services provided on This Site or These Terms shall be submitted to the Saitama District Court.
Recommended Environment
In order to ensure more comfortable use of This Site, we recommend the following environment.
Browser
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•Chrome latest version
•Firefox latest version
•Edge latest version
•Safari latest version
OS
•Windows 8.1 or later
•Mac OS 10 or later
•Android 6 or later
•iOS 10 or later
Plug-in
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Cookies
Cookies are data files sent from a website to a user's computer. They enable the website to read from the user's computer when the user visits the site again. Some pages on This Site use the cookies function to save the user the trouble of inputting details every time, collect history information on pages visited by the user, etc. Furthermore, the user can reject the acceptance of cookies. In this case, though, it might not be possible to use some of the services provided on This Site.
Basic Privacy Policy
The opinions and feedback collected through "Contact Us" will be used as reference in the future operation and improvement of This Site. The e-mail address you have entered may be used by us to contact you. Note that we will not intentionally divulge information that could identify a specific person to any third party. However, this does not include the following three exceptions.
-Where required by laws or regulations.
-Where, at the time of providing their information, the provider of the information has given their consent for information to be disclosed, particularly to third parties.
-Where the processing of gathered information is outsourced to a contractor, to the extent required in order to perform the outsourced work.
Special Notes for the EEA（European Economic Area）member countries
Special Notes for the EEA（European Economic Area）member countries
The Japan Foundation (the "JF") shall comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") and other applicable national laws ("applicable laws") in connection with the provision of any of the services that the JF provides(the "Services") to users (the "Users") in the European Economic Area (the "EEA", and the countries that are members of the EEA are individually or collectively referred to as "EEA member countries"), and therefore hereby establishes this Privacy Policy (this "Privacy Policy") in order to appropriately process the personal data and other data of Users in the EEA.
1. Processing Personal data, etc.
(1) Definitions
"Personal data" means any data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, including, without limitation, names, addresses, dates of birth, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and any other information collected in connection with providing the Services. "Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, etc. or on sets of personal data, etc., whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
(2) Purpose of use of personal data, etc.
The JF will process the Users’ personal data to provide, improve and develop the Services. In the case of processing the Users’ personal data for purposes other than the above, the JF will notify Users in advance of such new purposes of use and other matters as required by applicable laws. By manifesting their intention to consent to this Privacy Policy, Users will be deemed to have consented to the processing of their personal data by the JF within the scope of the above purpose of use, and The JF will process the Users’ personal data based on such Users’ consent; provided, however, that Users may withdraw such consent at any time. Even in that case, this will not affect the lawfulness of processing performed pursuant to consent before the Users’ withdrawal thereof. The personal data that Users are to provide is necessary in order for the JF to provide the Service to the Users, and there may be cases in which Users who have not provided such data will be unable to use the Service.
(3) Retention Period
The JF will retain the Users’ personal data as long as the JF requires such data for achieving the purpose of use specified above.
(4) Transfer
The JF may share the Users’ personal data obtained by its overseas offices including those in London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Cologne and Budapest with other offices including the headquarter in Japan, and may provide such data to third parties such as cloud vendors and outside contractors of the JF, etc., to implement the purpose of use specified above. Countries located outside the EEA (including, without limitation, Japan, the same shall apply hereafter) are among the third parties to whom the JF will disclose the Users’ personal data, and the Users shall be deemed to have consented to the following matters by consenting to this Privacy Policy:
(a) In the case that the country in which the third party is located is outside the EEA, such country does not have the same data protection laws as EEA member countries, i.e., many of the rights provided to data subjects in the EEA may not be given;
(b) The Users’ personal data will be provided and processed for the purpose specified above; and
(c) The Users’ personal data will be provided to third parties located outside the EEA.
In addition to the above, in the case that the JF provides the Users’ personal data to a third party located in a country outside the EEA, the JF will ensure that adequate measures such as standard contract clauses based on the GDPR are taken concerning the protection of the Users’ personal data.
(5) Rights of Users
The Users may request from the JF access to, rectification or erasure of, and restriction of processing of their personal data, may object to the processing of the Users’ personal data, and may request data portability. The JF accepts such Users’ requests at the contact point set forth in "3. Contact" below. The JF may refuse the Users’ requests if the JF deems that there is no basis for such Users’ requests or if they are deemed excessive. The Users may raise objections with the data protection authorities having jurisdiction over the location of the Users’ domicile with regard to the processing of their personal data.
2. Safety Management Measures
In order to protect from unauthorized access to personal data, loss, etc. of personal data, taking into account the type of personal data, the degree of sensitivity and the degree of economic influence and mental harm caused to Users in the case of a personal data breach, the JF comprehensively evaluates and judges the risks of personal data breaches, implements appropriate personal, organizational and technical safety management measures based on the risk of a personal data breach, if necessary, checks such safety management measures, sets up a process for correction, and constantly strives to improve security. The JF shall strive to appropriately manage personal data by restricting the entry of outsiders into the offices which are processing personal data, conducting educational awareness activities for all officers and employees involved in the protection of personal data, and placing a manager in charge for each division processing personal data.
3. Contact
In the event of Users having any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data by The JF or having any requests concerning the access to, rectification of, erasure of, or restriction of processing of personal data, or regarding data portability, please contact the JF. The contact information for The JF is as follows:
The Japan Foundation
Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
5-6-36 Kita-urawa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 330-0074, Japan
