On this page, we offer an explanation of the operating policies for the website [hereafter, "this website"] of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo [hereafter, "RCAST"] displayed at the URL http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/.

This explanation does not, however, pertain to any website operated by RCAST's affiliated organizations other than the aforementioned URL. Regarding the usage conditions for any of those websites, please direct your inquiries to each site's administrative section.

The contents of this site policy are subject to change without notice. By using the site after we make such changes, you consent to the latest revised policy.

This website is administered and operated by RCAST's publicity committee.

This website is operated with the main objective of disseminating information from RCAST. This website is designed for the user's convenience and is strictly not for profit. The user alone is responsible for use of this website.

Please direct all inquiries regarding any aspect of this website to the site administrator.

E-mail：editor@rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Some contents may require the following plug-ins or helper applications. If you have not yet installed them, you may download them from the following sites. Be advised that plug-ins and helper applications are subject to change without notice.

Unless otherwise noted, all information presented on this website and every individual composition, design, image, logo, etc—all copyrightable material—belongs to RCAST. Without advance written consent, any use other than viewing or printing for personal, not-for-profit objectives is forbidden. This includes such uses as: reproduction, modification, analysis, public transmission, transfer, lending, licensing, or use for the sake of commercial gain.

We pay close attention to the accuracy, currency, and usability of the information on this website, but we can not provide a guarantee for each piece of information. In the unlikely event that the user should suffer damages by using this website, RCAST bears no responsibility whatsoever. Furthermore, information on this website is subject to addition, alteration, correction, or deletion without notice. RCAST bears no responsibility for any loss whatsoever that the user may experience due to addition to, alteration or deletion of, or interruption or cancellation of the exhibition of information on this website.

As a general principle, you are free to create links to this website. Please be forewarned that, following changes to the site's structure or organization of servers, individual pages to which links have been established may be moved or deleted without warning. Also, please contact us in advance at the following address if you wish to create a link to this website.

E-mail：editor@rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp

In your email, please include the following three items:

However, we firmly refuse to allow links from the following types of websites:

Even when we give consent to a link, if RCAST's publicity committee judges that such consent is inappropriate due to circumstances that come to light after consent is granted, consent for the link may be withdrawn.

Websites outside of RCAST to which this website links are the responsibility of the organizations that maintain and operate them, and RCAST bears no responsibility for any damage that the user may incur after using these websites. It is the user's responsibility to follow the use conditions established by the sites to which this website links.

We provide links to these websites simply for the user's convenience¬—we do not recommend the use of these websites or any products or services that they feature. In addition, these links do not necessarily imply that any special joint or cooperative relationship exists between RCAST and the organizations that maintain and operate the websites to which this site links.

Even in the event that software or hardware problems occur in the user's computer, peripheral equipment, or network environment as a result of accessing this website, and through these problems the user suffers direct or indirect damage, RCAST bears no responsibility whatsoever. RCAST accepts responsibility only when it is required to do so by a compulsory statute.

The interpretation and application of the usage conditions on this page are governed by Japanese national law, unless otherwise stipulated. Furthermore, for all disputes concerning usage of this website, Tokyo District Court is the first, exclusive court of jurisdiction, unless otherwise stipulated.

For RCAST's policies on the protection of personal information on this website, please see our "Privacy Policy" page.

(revised on June 6, 2005)