Terms of Use of the National Institute of
Infectious Diseases Homepage
1. Using the content on this homepage

Information made available on this homepage (hereinafter referred to as“Content”) may be freely used, copied, publicly transmitted, translated orotherwise modified on condition that the user complies with provisions 1) to 6)
below. Commercial use of Content is also permitted.
Use of the Content constitutes agreement by the user with these terms of use
for using the Content described herein (hereinafter referred to as "Terms ofUse" ).
1) Source citationa. The user must cite the source when using the Content. Sources should becited in the following manner:(Examples of source citation)
Source: National Institute of Infectious Diseases home page (URL of therelevant page)
Source: XX survey (National Institute of Infectious Diseases) (URL of therelevant 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 above
mentioned source citation. Making public or using edited information in aformat that may be misconstrued as having been created by the Governmentof Japan (or its ministries and/or agencies) is prohibited.
(Example of citation when using edited content)
Created by editing the XX survey (National Institute of Infectious Diseases)(URL of the relevant page)
Created by Company YY based on XX survey (National Institute of InfectiousDiseases) (URL of the relevant 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 toa part of the Content. For Content where a Third Party holds copyrights orother rights (e.g. portrait rights in a photograph, publicity rights etc.), it is theresponsibility of the user to obtain consent for use from the Third Party unlessthere 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 bedirectly 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 userto confirm the rights pertaining to use of the Content.
c. Even if a Third Party holds copyrights to the Content, some use of theContent, such as quoting, may be allowed without the consent of thecopyright holder, under the Copyright Act of Japan.
3) Prohibited use
a. The Content must not be used in the following ways:(a) Usage that violates laws and ordinances, regulations, or public policy *(b) Usage that represents a threat to the safety of the state and/or its citizens* Usage violating public policy means criminal use, use that is contrary tomoral principles (marital order, sexual morality), use that severely restricts
personal freedom, profiteering or unfair dealings etc.
4) Governing law and jurisdiction
a. The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance withthe laws of Japan.
b. In case of disputes relating to the use of the Content based on the Terms ofUse, 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 theorganization that has published the disputed Content or Terms of Use islocated.
5) Disclaimer
a. The state bears absolutely no responsibility for any action taken by theuser involving the use of the Content (including use of information based onedited Content).
b. The Content may be modified, moved or deleted without prior notice.
6) Othera. The Terms of Use does not limit those types of uses for which, underCopyright Act of Japan, license from the right holders are not required.
b. The Terms of Use was established on 25 August 2014. The Terms of Use isbased on the Government of Japan Standard Terms and Conditions (Version1.0). The Terms of Use may be modified in the future. Further, the Terms ofUse shall be reviewed for revision in fiscal 2015.