Terms of Use
A special site for “Challenge!! Open Governance 2016”(http://park.itc.u-Tokyo.ac.jp/padit/cog2016/) and its subordinate directories (the “Website”)
is a deliverable of “Public Administration & Information Technology” (PadIT), a research
project maintained by the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo, andmanaged by the Secretariat for Challenge!! Open Governance 2016 (the “COG Secretariat”).
Please use the Website with an understanding of the considerations mentioned below.
Terms of Use for the Website
Article 1 (Application of Terms)
1. The Terms of Use for the Website (“Terms”) shall be applied to use of the Website as a service
for providing contest information via the Website operated by the COG Secretariat.
2. Anyone using the Website shall be deemed to have agreed to all provisions of the Terms.
3. Designated notices given to users by the COG Secretariat shall constitute part of the Terms.
Article 2 (Change of Terms)
1. Terms may be changed at the discretion of the COG Secretariat and without prior notice.
Continuous use of the Website indicates that users have agreed to the changed provisions.
2. The changed Terms shall become effective when they are posted on the Website, except incase(s) separately designated by the COG Secretariat.
Article 3 (Notice by the COG Secretariat)
1. The COG Secretariat shall give users notices as needed at any time by posting on the Website orsending e-mails, for example, as deemed appropriate by the COG Secretariat.
2. A notice described in the preceding provision shall become effective when posted on theWebsite or sent via e-mail (in cases of such notification methods).
Article 4 (Use of the Website)
Users shall take full responsibility in using information distributed on the Website in accordancewith the following provisions.
1. Links to pages
Users are at liberty to provide a link to the pages on the Website or publicize the URL in magazines

or other media, although prohibitions may be applicable for specific contents. Please note thefollowing considerations:(1) Linking to the Website for commercial or sales purposes of other websites is prohibited.
(2) It should be made clear that the link is for the Website operated by the COG Secretariat.
(3) Displaying the Website pages within a frame disturbs proper display, which may misleadviewers. Proper set-up is necessary for users to open a link in another window.
*It is not necessary to notify the Secretariat about your link or publication in a magazine andother media. However, such notification is appreciated.
*Please acknowledge that we may change the URL for certain pages or discontinue posting
without prior notice.

2. External linking
The COG Secretariat assumes no responsibility for the contents of external links posted on theWebsite. Further, the COG Secretariat does not accept any requests for external linking. Linking toother websites is only for users’ convenience and is not an endorsement of privacy policies oraccessibility associated with such websites.
3. Users shall prepare and use necessary communication environments, including both hardware
and software, at their own expense. Applicants shall take full responsibility for preserving
documents and other data that they prepared for application.

Recommended environments
To use the Website safely, the following environments are recommended. When using the Website
in other environments, some functions may not work or some pages may not be displayed or readproperly. Even when the recommended browsers are used, some pages may not function or may not
be displayed or read properly, depending on the computer environments used.
<Windows>
Microsoft Edge (latest version)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Google Chrome (latest version)
Mozilla Firefox (latest version)

<Mac>
Apple Safari (latest version)
Google Chrome (latest version)
Mozilla Firefox (latest version)<Smartphone and tablet>
iOS 8 or newer version
Android 4.4 or newer version
When using a media player, e-book reader, or game console, some pages may not function or may
not be displayed or read properly.
Browser set-up
JavaScript needs to be effective to use the Website.
[JavaScript environments]
The Website uses JavaScript. Please note that pages may not be displayed properly if it is notactivated.
Precautions*Setting up a spam e-mail filter to enable the receipt of responses from the COG Secretariat at youre-mail address is recommended.
Article 5 (Intellectual Property Rights)
Users shall acknowledge and agree to the contents of the following provisions:
1. Copyright
Use of photographs posted on the Website (excluding photos of human subjects), site design, HTML,or copyrighted works in the texts (e.g., reproductions, public transmission, adaptation of translation
or variation) shall be licensed under Creative Commons license (“CC License”), Attribution 4.0
International(CCBY4.0)—copyrightlicensingconditions

specifiedat

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.ja. Please refer to “How to give credit” in thenext section for an overview of the CC License and use of copyrighted works.
CC BY 4.0 is not applied to the copyrights of elements on the Website other than those mentioned
above (including, but not limited to, numerical or graphical data). These rights are protected byJapanese laws and international treaties. Copyrights of organizations’ logo designs are attributed toeach organization and any secondary use on websites other than the Website is prohibited.

2. How to give credit
The Website applies CC BY 4.0, as mentioned in Article 5-1, to some pages. Please refer to theCreative Commons site (http://creativecommons.jp/licenses/) for an overview of the CC License anddescription of icons.
CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.ja) requires indication of sources in theuse of copyrighted works as follows (users should complete the items shown in brackets [ ]):◎Using a reproduction without any alteration[Title of the data], Challenge!! Open Governance 2016, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.9/deed.ja)
A licensed URL can be provided using a hyperlink to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International (CC BY 4.0) characters, instead of providing information as text.
3. Third parties’ rights
For data or any portions of data that are copyrighted by a third party or data for which a third party
holds rights other than copyright (e.g., right of portrait or publicity regarding photographs), users
shall take responsibility for gaining approval of use from the respective third party, except in cases
in which a clear statement has been issued that such rights have been handled already. The COG
Secretariat does not identify or clarify any data or portions thereof for which a third party holds aright, in principle.
Article 6 (Prohibitions)
1. The following actions are prohibited on the Website:a) Any actions that violate laws and any actions soliciting or promoting illegal actsb) Any actions offending public order and morals or which are contrary to accepted wisdomc) Any actions creating disadvantages for other users, third parties, or the COG Secretariatd) Any queries to the COG Secretariat that disturb the smooth operation of Challenge!! Open
Governance 2016e) Any queries to judges for Challenge!! Open Governance 2016
2. Any other activities that the COG Secretariat considers inappropriate are prohibited.

3. If any activities specified in the preceding items are confirmed, the COG Secretariat may takeadequate action, including implementing a change in registered information or deregistration,
without prior notice to users.
4. All communications before and after a violation of the Terms are made to the registered e-mailaddress. Even if users cannot confirm the e-mail from the COG Secretariat for personal reasons,the communication shall be deemed to have been completed.
5. No questions or complaints regarding actions that violate the Terms are accepted.
*The following acts are strictly prohibited:•Any acts that overload the server or disturb other users’ access or operation•Any acts that disturb the operation of the Website or its network system

Article 7 (Suspension of Services)
1. The COG Secretariat may suspend the services of the Website temporarily at any time and at its
discretion.
2. The COG Secretariat shall assume no indemnity or obligation for any damages, losses, or otherexpenditures incurred from suspension of services to users.

Article 8 (Termination of Services)
1. The COG Secretariat shall assume no indemnity or obligation for any damages, losses, or otherexpenditures incurred from termination of services to users.
2. A notice of the preceding item shall be posted on the Website or sent via e-mail to users of themail service provided by the Website. Such notice shall become effective under the provisionsof Article 3.
3. The COG Secretariat shall assume no indemnity or obligation for any damages, losses, or otherexpenditures incurred by the termination of services to users when it discontinues services after
notifying the users by the means specified in item 1 above.