Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (these "Terms") apply to any and all relationships between the users (the "Users") of the "Marugoto" website (the "Site") operated by the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa (the "Institute"), and the Institute, upon Users’ use of the Site. By accessing and using the Site, Users are deemed to have agreed to these Terms. The Institute reserves the right to amend these Terms without advance notice.

Copyright

1. All copyrights (or intellectual property rights) to the information on the Site (text, illustrations, images, audio, video, etc.) belong to the Institute, unless otherwise stated.
2. The information on the Site may not be reprinted or reproduced, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than personal use.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the support materials and teacher resources for "Marugoto" available on the Site may be downloaded, reproduced, edited, modified, distributed or otherwise used for educational and/or training purposes; provided, however, that the following acts are prohibited:
   1. Distributing or providing, for a fee and in any manner whatsoever, any support materials or teacher resources reproduced for educational or training purposes or any copies thereof; and
   2. Distributing or making available to the public, in any manner whatsoever, any support materials or teacher resources that have been edited or modified for educational or training purposes or any copies thereof, after such editing or modification has been made.
4. Users may use the audio files obtained on the Site for their own personal use as set out in Paragraph 2, as well as for educational and/or training purposes; provided, however, that the following acts are prohibited:
   1. Modifying the audio files, in whole or in part; and
   2. Reproducing, editing or modifying the audio file and distributing or transmitting such file, including the act of making such file transmittable to third parties, regardless of the means thereof or whether for a fee or free of charge.

Prohibited Items

1. In using the Site, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts:
   1. Infringement of the copyrights, intellectual property rights, property, portrait rights, privacy, etc. of third parties or the Institute;
   2. Slander or defamation of third parties or the Institute;
   3. Transmission or writing of harmful computer programs, etc.;
   4. Criminal acts;
   5. Acts that offend public order and morals;
   6. Acts for commercial purposes using the Site, except where permitted by these Terms;
   7. Acts related to political activities or electioneering;
   8. Acts directly aimed at the propagation of religion or the dissemination of specific principles, claims or policies; or
   9. Other acts that interfere with the operation of the Site.
2. In the event that a User violates the terms of the preceding paragraph and causes damage to the Institute, the Institute shall be entitled to claim compensation for the damage suffered from the User.

Disclaimer

1. Although every care has been taken with respect to the security of the Site, we do not guarantee the complete exclusion of potential errors in the content or any potential error in the content, such as those arising from force majeure events or unauthorized tampering by third parties. In no event shall the Institute be liable for any damage arising from any User’s use of the Site or the information contained therein.
2. While the Institute endeavors to ensure the accuracy of the content of the Site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever regarding the information provided. In no event shall the Institute be liable for any damage whatsoever arising from the use of the Site.
3. The content and URL of the Site may be changed or deleted. In addition, all or part of the services on the Site may be suspended due to system failure or maintenance, etc. In no event shall the Institute be liable for any damage whatsoever resulting from such changes in the content, etc. or such discontinuation of services.
4. In no event shall the Institute be liable for any damage whatsoever resulting from the leakage, or from any unauthorized access to or alteration of Users' transmissions or data.
5. Users shall properly install and operate, at their own responsibility and expense, all equipment, communication means, software, etc., for the use of the Site, and shall bear all communication fees and packet communication charges, etc. incurred in the use of the Site.
6. Any dispute of any kind arising between Users or between any User and a third party shall be settled between the parties.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and the Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

The Saitama District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance over any disputes arising between the Institute and Users in relation to the services provided by the Site or these Terms.

Recommended Environment

In order to ensure more comfortable use of this site, we recommend the following environment.

Browser

• Microsoft Edge
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari

OS

• Windows 11 or later
• macOS 13 or later
• Android 13 or later
• iOS 16 or later

Plug-in

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Use of Cookies

The Institute uses cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Site ("Necessary Cookies").

Necessary Cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the Site and are used without obtaining Users' consent.

For further information regarding cookies and the handling of analytics cookies, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

Link

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