Terms of Use (for the website)
The Nanotech Museum website (the "Site") is produced, operated, and managed by the Nanotech Museum Committee (the "Committee") in cooperation with Tokyo Electron Limited and its affiliates (collectively "Tokyo Electron") and other persons or organizations who were contacted for information-gathering purposes (the "Sources"). Before using the Site, please read the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
The Committee reserves the right to change portions of these Terms of Use without prior notification. If any such changes occur, the updated Terms of Use will be posted on the Site. It is your responsibility to check for any updates to these Terms of Use.
By using the Site, you agree to the Terms of Use (and their updates).
(1) Intellectual property rights
The materials contained in the Site include academic documents, public relations documents, product literature/other documents, interview-based reports, articles, numerical data, text data, videos, sound data, pictures/images, illustrations, software, and so forth (collectively the "Materials") that are provided by the Committee, Tokyo Electron, the Sources, and other third parties. The copyrights in all Materials on the Site are owned either by the Committee, Tokyo Electron, the Sources, or other third parties.
You may reproduce the Materials only for non-commercial and personal use, provided that the following copyright notice appears in each and every copy made. When any individual Material comes with a separate copyright notice, copies of that Material must use the copyright notice as is, instead of using the copyright notice shown below. No copyright notice that comes with the Materials may be deleted, changed, or altered under any circumstances.
Copyright notice: (Copyright©1996- Tokyo Electron Limited, All Rights Reserved.)
You are hereby notified that the Terms of Use for the Site also apply to the use of copies of the Materials.
Except as provided above, the Materials on the Site may not be reproduced, altered, broadcast, distributed, adapted, or used in any manner that is prohibited by copyright laws.
Except as expressly provided above, neither the Committee nor Tokyo Electron confers any license or rights to the Materials on the Site under any copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights owned by the Committee, Tokyo Electron, the Sources, or other third parties.
(2) Limitation of warranty and liability
The Committee and Tokyo Electron provide the Materials on the Site "as is" without warranty of any kind, and regarding the Material's content expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, including implied warranties of accuracy, integrity, truthfulness, reliability, usefulness, safety (including the absence of computer viruses and other harmful materials), merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, and non-infringement of intellectual property rights. Even if there is any error in the Materials on the Site, the Committee and Tokyo Electron are free of any and all responsibilities, whether civil or criminal. The Committee and Tokyo Electron are not liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, that may be incurred from the use of the Site.
The Materials on the Site may be changed or deleted without notice.
(3) Comments and inquires
The Committee and Tokyo Electron do not accept any comments or inquiries from you regarding the content of the Materials on the Site and the Site's Terms of Use. Any other inquiries are to be sent in care of the following office:
- Contact:
- Nanotech Museum Promotion Office, AXHUM, Inc.
info@nanotech-museum.org
(4) Links
This Site may be linked to or from external websites ("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites are under the control of their respective owners or operators. The presence of links to or from the Site does not imply the existence of any relationship between the Committee/Tokyo Electron and the owners or operators of the Linked Sites. The Committee and Tokyo Electron expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind regarding the Linked Sites and their content, including implied warranties of accuracy, integrity, truthfulness, reliability, usefulness, safety (including the absence of computer viruses and other harmful materials), merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose of Linked Site users, and non-infringement of intellectual property rights. The Committee and Tokyo Electron are not liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, that may be incurred from the use of the Linked Sites. When using the Linked Sites, you are to follow the terms of use set by the Linked Sites' owners or operators.
* Regarding the website operated by Tokyo Electron, the terms of use provided by the said site apply.
Setting links to the Site requires permission from the Committee. Parties wishing to set links to the Site should contact the Committee beforehand (through the contact shown in "(3) Comments and Inquiries" above). Permission is granted or denied at the sole discretion of the Committee. No links are permitted if they fall into any of the following categories or are likely to be considered so.
- 1. Links from websites intended to defame or disparage any members of the Committee and/or any executives and employees of Tokyo Electron.
- 2. Links from websites intended to defame or disparage the Committee and/or Tokyo Electron.
- 3. Links from websites intended to defame or disparage products and/or services provided by Tokyo Electron.
- 4. Links from websites intended to discredit the Committee and/or Tokyo Electron.
- 5. Links from websites containing materials that are contrary to public order or social norms.
- 6. Links from websites containing materials that violate laws, rules, regulations, etc.
- 7. Links from websites that are operated for profit.
- 8. Framing and any other types of linking that obscure the identity of the Site in any way.
(5) Trademarks
Product names, trade names, trademarks, logos, or service marks that are mentioned on the Site belong to their respective owners, and may not be used without prior permission from the rights owners under any circumstances (not even in hyperlinks from the Linked Sites to the Site).
(6) Governing law and venue
Any legal issues regarding the use of the Site and its content, as well as any legal issues regarding the application and interpretation of the Site's Terms of Use, are governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Japan. For the purpose of litigating any disputes regarding the Site, the Tokyo District Court has the exclusive jurisdiction, unless expressly stated otherwise.
(7) Other
If separate terms of use are given for any individual Material on the Site, the said terms of use take precedence and must be observed when you use that Material.