Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
International Relations & Cooperation Division
Facebook Policy
Facebook pages of the International Relations & Cooperation Division of the Hiroshima Peace Culture
Foundation are operated in compliance with the following rules. Use of the Division’s Facebook page(s)implies acceptance of this policy.
1. Purpose and content
In order to improve information exchange between citizens, the International Relations & Cooperation
Division of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation uses Facebook as a tool for broadcasting event
information and Hiroshima City notices for international residents.
2. Day/time of posts
In general, the Division posts information on Facebook during the following period:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5:15 pm (Except for national holidays and New Year’s holidays).
3. Response
Please note the Division will not respond to any posted comments or questions.
4. Unacceptable uses
Comments containing any of contents below shall not be allowed. Any comment that is deemedunacceptable will be deleted without notice.
(1) Content that targets or disparages individuals, groups, companies, countries or regions(2) Content that impersonates others or contains false information(3) Content that includes advertisements, announcements, invitations, business reports or other forprofit content(4) Content that violates the copyright, trademark, portrait right or other intellectual property rights of
the Division or third persons(5) Content that violates or could violate any laws or ordinances(6) Content that is contrary to public order or morality(7) Content that contains personal information without said person’s consent(8) Content that could violate privacy rights(9) Content that contains a harmful program or virus(10) Content that links to an inappropriate website(11) Content that may be used for political or religious purposes(12) Content that contains false or unfounded information(13) Content that promotes or fosters discrimination on the basis of race, thought, religion or otherbases(14) Content that infringes upon Facebook Terms of Service(15) Content that is deemed inappropriate by the Division or linked to other websites that include
inappropriate content
5. Intellectual property rights
The Division or the original poster retain the intellectual property rights including copyrights,
trademarks and other ownership rights to each post they publish such as articles, photographs orillustrations.
Reproducing or repurposing content without permission is prohibited, unless it is reproduction for
personal use or a quotation of a piece of content, which is recognized by the Copyright Law; or ashare on Facebook.
6. Disclaimer(1) The Division does not warrant the correctness, completeness, and usability of posted content
although it is prepared with the upmost care and attention.
(2) The Division takes no responsibility whatsoever for any damage of users or third persons
suffered as a result of any use of or reliance on posted content.
(3) The Division takes no responsibility for content posted by users.
(4) The Division takes no responsibility whatsoever for any damage of users or third persons
suffered as a result of any conflict between users or between users and third persons.
(5) Aside from the above (1) – (4), the Division takes no responsibility whatsoever for any damage ofusers or third persons caused by or related to posted content.
(6) The Division may edit posted content or the page’s policy or shut down the page without notice.
7. Private information
Facebook pages of the Division are monitored based upon the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
Personal Information Protection Rules to prevent the disclosure of any personal information. Whenpersonal information is collected, the information shall be used in an appropriate way with the upmost
care and attention as follows:(1) “Personal information” includes addresses, names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or any
other personally identifiable information which is submitted to the Division through the Facebookpages.
(2) In general, the Division collects personal information through the Facebook pages only when it isknowingly submitted by users. The Division identifies the purpose for which personal informationis collected at the time of collection of the information. The collected personal information is used
only for this identified purpose.
(3) The Division uses personal information only for the purpose(s) identified before collection. New
uses or disclosures are permissible only with the consent of the individual, as per the Hiroshima
Peace Culture Foundation Personal Information Protection Rules.
(4) The Division takes appropriate measures to protect personal information against loss,
unauthorized access or modification. The Division deletes personal information completely andimmediately after the purpose of its collection has been achieved.
8. Contact
Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
International Relations & Cooperation Division
Tel：082-242-8879 FAX:082-242-7452