Terms and Conditions of Site Use

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE: This website, including any subsite accessible through the homepage (the "Site"), is published and maintained by　Crawler Research Institute Incorporated (herein, refered as CRI).Please note that subsite accessible through this homepage, such subsite may have its own specific terms and conditions of use. When you access, browse, or use this Site　you accept, without limitation or qualification, the terms and conditions set forth below and any additional terms and conditions of use set forth in any subsite. Your Right to Use the Site and Its Contents This Site is only for your personal use. You may not distribute, exchange, modify, sell, or transmit anything you copy from this Site,　including but not limited to any text, images, audio, and video, for any business, commercial, or public purpose.　As long as you comply with the terms of these Terms and Conditions of Use, CRI grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to enter, display, and use this Site. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Site in any way. Ownership All materials on this Site, including but not limited to audio, images, software, text, and video clips (the "Content"), are protected by copyright under Japan copyright law, international conventions, and other copyright laws. You cannot use the Content, except as specified herein. You agree to follow all instructions on this Site limiting the way you may use the Content. There are a number of proprietary logos, service marks, and trademarks found on this Site. By making them available on this Site, CRI is not granting you any license to utilize those proprietary logos, service marks, or trademarks. If you download any Content from this Site, you may not remove any copyright or trademark notices or other notices that go with it. Links This website may contain links to other Internet sites on the World Wide Web. CRI provides such links for your convenience only, and is not responsible for the content of any website linked to or from this Site.　Links from this Site to any other website do not mean that CRI approves of, endorses, or recommends that website. CRI disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, legality, reliability, or validity of any content on any other website. CRI's Right to Change These Terms and Conditions of Use or Content on the Site CRI may add to, change, or remove any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, without notice. Any changes to these Terms and Conditions of Use or any terms posted on this Site apply as soon as they are posted. By continuing to use this Site after any changes are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes. CRI may add, change, discontinue, remove, or suspend any Content　posted on this Site, including features and specifications of products described or depicted on the Site, at any time, without notice and without liability. Indemnification You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold CRI and all of its agents, directors, employees, information providers, licensors and licensees,　officers, and parent (collectively, "Indemnified Parties"), harmless from and against any and all liability and costs, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions of Use or the foregoing representations, warranties, and covenants. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in CRI's defense of any claim. CRI reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of CRI.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Damages; Limitation of Liability YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS SITE (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE) IS PROVIDED "AS IS." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE, SONY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (1) FOR THE ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE; (2) THAT THE SERVER THAT MAKES THIS SITE AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER COMPONENTS THAT MAY INFECT, HARM, OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY WHEN YOU ACCESS, BROWSE, DOWNLOAD FROM, OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRI'S NEGLIGENCE, SHALL CRI BE LIABLE FOR ANY 　CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO (A) THE USE OF, (B) THE INABILITY TO USE, OR (C) ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THIS SITE, EVEN IF CRI OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Online Privacy Policy

Your Privacy: You, as our online visitor, have a right to know our practices regarding the information we collect when you visit our websites, and what type of information is collected. The guidelines contained herein only apply to your visits to www.crii.jp, which is operated by CRI.　This includes web pages on www.crii.jp, but does not include any redirect URLs that link the user to another internet domain.　Other websites which are linked to/from www.crii.jp may have different policies; therefore, please review the privacy policy notices on those websites for details. Collection of Information: Cookies; Personal For each visitor to the CRI website, our web server may automatically recognize and store information, such as the visitor's IP address/domain name combination and any referring websites. We use this information to understand visitor traffic patterns through our websites for purposes such as enhancing the usability. Your computer provides this information automatically each time you log on, unless you've activated blocking technology available in some browsers. When you visit CRI's websites or advertisements appearing thereon, or use one or more of the CRI website services, we may use an industry-wide technology called "cookies" which stores certain information on your computer and which will allow us to customize your experience to better match your interests and preferences. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or "help" screen to learn more about these functions. Also, CRI, or third parties on its behalf, may collect anonymous information from visits to our sites through the use of "Web Beacons." Web Beacons are electronic Web Page images that enable us to record anonymous data about visits to our web site. This anonymous information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." We may use this data to analyze trends and statistics to improve our site productivity. No personal data is collected through the use of Web Beacons on our sites. Unless it is for the purposes you have requested or originally agreed, CRI will not share the personal information you provide on the CRI websites with any other parties, except (a) with your consent; (b) as may be required by law or court order; (c) to persons or companies with whom CRI contracts to carry out the internal operations of the website or our business; or (d) under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety or property of our users, the public, or ourselves. Use and Disclosure of Anonymous Aggregated Information CRI may also collect, aggregate, and maintain anonymous information about the visitors to our websites. This data can then be used to enhance CRI's product and services. In addition, SCA may also share such aggregate information about our visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. Security While CRI cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur, rest assured that CRI takes great care in maintaining the security of your personal information and in preventing unauthorized access to it through the use of appropriate technology and internal procedures. Consent to Processing By providing any personal information to the CRI websites, all users fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in Japan. Policy Governs Use; Changes to Privacy Policy The terms of this policy will govern the use and any information collected while it is in place. CRI reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so please re-visit this page as often as you wish. Changes to this privacy policy are effective at the time they are posted to this Site, and your continued use of this Site after posting will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.