Terms of service

1．User Obligations and Responsibilities

Users are prohibited from conducting any of the following acts when using the content.

1. An act that is or may be against a law, a regulation, public order or morals
2. An act that violates or may violate the rights or property of the Council for the Preservation and Utilization of World Heritage Jomon Prehistoric Sites (consisting of the governments of Hokkaido, Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Hakodate City, Date City, Chitose City, Mori Town, Toyako Town, Aomori City, Hirosaki City, Hachinohe City, Tsugaru City, Sotogahama Town, Shichinohe Town, Ichinohe Town, Kazuno City, and Kitaakita City; hereinafter referred to as “the Council”)
3. An act that causes or may cause damage to the Council.

2. Source Citation

1. The content of the Archives is the copyright of the Council or the local governments that have jurisdiction over the component parts of the property and its associated sites (hereinafter referred to as “the Council and relevant local governments”).
2. Cite the source when using the content. To use photographs and/or stock footage in the Archives (hereinafter referred to as “photographs and/or videos”), state the photographer/videographer, the owner of the artifact, etc. by following the examples of credits contained in the basic information of the photographs and/or videos.

(Citation examples for photographs)
Source: Jomon Archives [URL of the relevant page]
Source: Jomon Archives (Photo taken by the __ City Board of Education)
Source: Jomon Archives (Courtesy of the __ City Board of Education)

(Citation example of stock footage)
Courtesy of the Council for the Preservation and Utilization of World Heritage Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

(Example of other resources)
Source: Report on __ [URL of the relevant page]

(3)When using content that has been edited, indicate this separately from the source citation. You are prohibited from publishing or otherwise using edited content that could be misconstrued as having been created by the Council and relevant local governments. Some photographs are not permitted to be modified, so be sure to check the basic information of each photograph in advance.

(Citation examples for edited content)

Edited content sourced from the Jomon Archives [URL of the relevant page]

Prepared by Company __ based on the content sourced from the Jomon Archives [URL of the relevant page]

3. No Infringement of Third-Party Rights

1. In some cases, a third party (referring to a party other than the Council and relevant local governments; hereinafter the same) may hold copyrights or other rights to a part of the content. For content where a third party holds copyrights or other rights (e.g., portrait rights in a photograph, publicity rights), it is the responsibility of the user to obtain consent for use from the third party unless there is explicit indication that the rights have already been cleared.
2. If a third party holds rights to part of the content, the said fact may be directly or indirectly stated or indicated through source citations, but in some cases the part of the content to which the third party holds the rights may not be clear or may not be explicitly stated. It is the responsibility of the user to confirm the rights pertaining to use of the content.
3. Even if a third party holds copyrights, some use of the content, such as quotations, may be allowed without the consent of the copyright holder, under the Copyright Act of Japan.

4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

1. These Terms of Service are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Japan.
2. In the event of a dispute relating to the use of the content based on these Terms of Service, or relating to the Terms of Service themselves, the user agrees that the court of exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance shall be the district court with jurisdiction over the place where the Council or the local government(s) in charge of the component part(s) of the property or its associated site(s) that has published the disputed content or Terms of Service is located.

5. Disclaimer

1. While every effort is made to ensure that the information in the Archives is current and accurate, the Council and relevant local governments are in no way liable for any action taken by content users (including use of information based on edited content).
2. The Council and relevant local governments neither endorse nor authorize the information or information resources that are available in the Archives. The Council and relevant local governments also disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, legality or safety of websites that are linked from the Archives and any information contained thereon.
3. The content may be modified, moved, or deleted without prior notice.

6．About the Privacy Policy

The Council, which runs the system of the Jomon Archives, handles personal information in line with the Jomon Archives Privacy Policy. For details, see the Privacy Policy webpage.

8. Other

1. These Terms of Service are not intended to restrict quotation protected by the Copyright Act of Japan nor are they intended to restrict similar uses.
2. These Terms of Service were established on April 1, 2021 and may be modified in the future.
3. These Terms of Service are compatible with the terms and conditions for licensing to exercise copyright under the Creative Commons License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses. To find out about the Creative Commons licenses of the content to which these Terms of Service apply, see the license section of the content.