1.　Using the content on the First Service School of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (1MSS) website
　Information made available on this website (hereinafter referred to as the “Content”) may be freely used, copied, publicly transmitted, translated or otherwise modified on condition that the user complies with provisions 1) to 6) below. Commercial use of Content is also permitted.
　Note, however, that numerical data and data in Simple tables, graphs, and so forth are not subject to copyright. Accordingly the terms of use does not apply to such data, and said data may be used freely.
　Use of the Content constitutes agreement by the user with these terms of use for using the Content described herein (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms of Use”).

 1)  Source citation
　　a. The user must cite the source when using the Content. Sources should be cited in the
　　　following manner:
　　　　(Examples of source citation)
　　　　　Source: 1MSS website (URL of the relevant page)
　　　　　Source: Changes in XX Expenditures (1MSS) (URL of the relevant page) (accessed
　　　　　　　 on year/month/day)
　　b.　If you have edited the Content for use, you must include a statement expressing that
　　　 the Content has been edited, in addition to the abovementioned source citation, but
　　　 not in any way that making public or using edited information in a format that may
　　　be misconstrued as having been created by the Government of Japan (or its　
　　　 ministries and/or agencies).
　　　　　(Examples of citation when using edited Content)
　　　　　Created by editing Changes in XX Expenditures (1MSS) (URL of the relevant page)
　　　　　Created by Company YY based on Changes in XX Expenditures (1MSS) (URL of the elevant
　　　 page) 

　2)  No infringement of third party rights
　　a.　In some cases, a third party (refers to a party other than the state. Hereinafter
　　　 referred to as “Third Party”) may hold copyrights or other rights to a part of
　　　 the Content. For the Content where a Third Party holds copyrights or other rights
　　　 (e.g. portrait rights in a photograph, publicity rights etc.), 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.
　　b.　If a Third Party holds rights to a part of the Content, 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.
　　　　　For use of the MOD/SDF Official Cartoon Character, please refer to
　　　　　MOD/SDF Official Cartoon Character, “Prince Pickles” and “Parsley”
　　c. The user must comply with the terms and conditions of the source provider for the
　　　Content obtained through API (Application Programming Interface) links to external
　　　databases etc.
　　d. Even if a Third Party holds copyrights to the Content, some use of the Content, such
　　　as quoting, may be allowed without the consent of the copyright holder, under the
　　　Copyright Act of Japan. 
　
　3)  Content where the Terms of Use does not apply
　The Terms of Use herein does not apply to the following Content.
　　a. Symbol mark, Logo, and Character Design which represent the organization or specific
　　　business.
　　b. Content where other terms of use apply with rational and concrete reason.
　　　(Please refer to Notes. Content where other terms of use apply.)
　　　　The Ministry of Defense Logo
　　　　MOD/SDF Official Cartoon Character, “Prince Pickles” and “Parsley”

　4) 　Governing law and jurisdiction
　　a.　The Term of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
　　　　Japan.
　　b.　In case of disputes relating to the use of the Content based on the Terms of Use,
　　　 or the Terms of Use, the user agrees that the exclusive court of first instance
　　　 shall be the district court with jurisdiction in the place where the organization
　　　 that has published the disputed Content or Terms of Use is located.

　5) 　Disclaimer
　　a.　The state bears absolutely no responsibility for any action taken by the user
　　　 involving the use of the Content (including use of information based on edited
　　　 Content).
　　b.　The Content may be modified, moved or deleted without prior notice.
　
　6) 　Other
　　a.　The Terms of Use does not limit those types of uses for which, under Copyright Act
　　　 of Japan, license from the right holders are not required.
　　b.　The Terms of Use was established on March 9, 2016. The Terms of Use is based on the
　　 　Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use (Version 2.0). The Terms of Use may be
　　 　modified in the future. If you are already using Content under previous version of
　　 　the Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use, these terms and conditions will
　　 　continue to apply.
　　c.　The Terms of Use are compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
　　　 (hereinafter referred to as the CC License). This means that Content based on the
　　　　Terms of Use may be used under the CC License in lieu of the Terms of Use.
　Link
　　　Individual or corporation may freely provide a link on their websites to the front
　　page of the 1MSS website (http://www.mod.go.jp) and to websites of other organizations
　　related to the MOD as well as to each page.

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