Website Terms of Use
1. Introduction
Please read and agree to the following Terms of Use (the “Terms”) before you use the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) website (the “Site”).
The Terms may be reviewed and modified at any time without prior notice. If we review or modify the Terms, the updated version will be posted on the Site.
Even within the Site, some websites and content are subject to different usage rules. Please follow the respective rules when you use such websites or content. The following websites, in particular, are not governed by the Terms. Please visit the respective websites for more details.
2. Disclaimer
Although we manage and operate the Site with the utmost care, we assume no liability for any damage resulting from the use of the Site or the information contained in the Site.
We may modify or delete any of the information provided in the Site or may suspend or terminate the operation of the Site without any prior notice. Even in such cases, however, we assume no liability for any resulting inconvenience or issue.
The Site may contain links to third-party websites (“External Site(s)”) for your convenience. The use of such External Sites is subject to their own terms of use (site policies).
3. Copyright
The whole Site and all works (text, photographs, illustrations, videos, audio files, etc.) contained in the Site are owned by NAOJ or their respective copyright holders.
Please see “Usage of Copyrighted Material” for details on how to use these works.
4. Unauthorized Use
We reserve the right to prohibit any unauthorized use and claim compensation for any resulting damage if we reasonably believe that you have breached any provision of the Terms.
5. Linking to the Site
You may establish a link to the Site provided that:
- the link is not from any website that contains immoral or illegal content,
- the link does not create a false or misleading impression of NAOJ, its related undertakings, specific institutions, or specific individuals, or does not defame any of them,
- the link does not falsely imply that any content of the Site is part of the linking website.
Last Updated: March 31, 2022