Site policy

Site Policy and Terms of Use

The following are the Terms of Use of the website of the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN.

All cases of use of the website of the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (“the Site”) shall be in conformance with the Terms of Use. Moreover, use of the Site shall be deemed to indicate acceptance of the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use are subject to change without prior notice, so the user is asked to confirm the most up-to-date contents of the Terms of Use on this page when using the Site.

General Rules

  1. The Terms of Use are applicable to all uses of the Site by the user. The user of the Site is required to comply with the Terms of Use.
  2. Any content of the Terms of Use is subject to change without prior notice.

1. Use of Services

  1. The user shall abide by all applicable laws when using the Site.
  2. Internet access is required in order to use the Site. The user shall prepare, connect, and operate all necessary items including equipment, software, and communications means at the user’s own cost and risk.
  3. Fees are not being charged for any use of the Site, but the right to charge such fees is not indefinitely waived.
  4. The Site provides information on activities of the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (“the Organization”), but services may be added, modified, or removed in the future.
  5. The Organization shall not make any warranty including a warranty of secure provision of services and a warranty of the accuracy or correctness of access results.
  6. The service provision of the Site may be suspended without prior notice for maintenance purposes (including emergency maintenance).
  7. The Organization shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the user due to unreliability or stoppage of services provided through the Site. For more information, see the “Disclaimer” section.
  8. Use or access, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes of any service provided by the Site is prohibited.
  9. Links to the Site are acceptable to the extent that they are for non-commercial purposes. Note, however, that links are not accepted if any content of the link source is offensive to law, public order, or morals.

1) Recommended Browsers

The following browsers are recommended for optimal use of this website. While every effort has been made to ensure that the site does not lose its appearance or information depending on your environment, some older browsers may not display the site properly.

  • Microsoft Edge latest version
  • Mozilla Firefox latest version
  • Google Chrome latest version
  • Safari latest version

In addition, this site uses CSS (style sheets), which may appear very different in appearance on browsers that do not support CSS, or on browsers with CSS turned off.

2) JavaScript

Some of the services on this site use JavaScript. Please turn JavaScript on in your browser when viewing this site in order to ensure a pleasant browsing experience.

3) Plug-ins

Some parts of this website contain contents using PDF files. These contents can be used by installing the following plug-in software.

Adobe® Reader distributed by Adobe Systems Incorporated is required to view PDF files.

Please download Adobe® Reader from "Adobe Systems Incorporated.

4) RSS

This website uses RSS feeds to provide easy access to new information.

Please contact the respective providers of RSS readers, etc. for information on how to set them up, their functions, operating environments, and so on. (SMEJ cannot respond to individual inquiries.)

After RSS feeds are distributed, pages may be deleted or their URLs may be changed due to the end of the posting period or other reasons.

Information provided by RSS feeds may be discontinued without prior notice.

2. Legal Matters

This section contains disclaimers regarding the affiliation and use of intellectual property rights related to the information posted on this site.

1) Intellectual Property Rights Affiliation

The proprietary rights to the information on this site and the software used to provide the information (hereinafter referred to as "information, etc.") belong to the Organization or to the providers of the information to the Organization.

In addition, the intellectual property rights of the information and other materials on this site are protected by laws and regulations.

The user may not reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, transfer, lend, license, reprint, or reuse the information, etc. or any content contained therein (whether in whole or in part) without the prior consent of the Organization or the provider of the information to the Organization.

2) Disclaimer

Although the Organization takes great care in posting information on this website, it makes no guarantee as to the completeness, accuracy, usefulness, safety, etc. of the content. The information on this site is only a part of the information regarding the activities of the Organization, and is not intended to be all-inclusive. The Organization assumes no responsibility for any consequences resulting from decisions made or actions taken by users based on the information contained in this site.

All information on this site is current at the time of posting, and is subject to change or deletion without prior notice. The address of this site, including the top page, is subject to change without prior notice. Please be aware that the Organization will not be liable for any damage or loss incurred by users or any other effects, such as broken links or other display problems, resulting from the alteration or deletion of information posted on this site or changes to the address of this site.

The Organization does not guarantee the accuracy, legality, etc. of information posted on sites linked to from this site (hereinafter referred to as "linked sites"). In the unlikely event that a problem arises from the use of the linked site, the user is responsible for dealing with the problem on his/her own.

3. Privacy Policy

This section describes the handling of personal information, such as names and e-mail addresses, obtained from users when using this site.

1) Fundamental Policy

The Organization takes care to protect the user’s privacy in the operation of the Site.

2) Scope of Information to Be Collected

Please note that information stored in cookies alone cannot be used to identify individual users. Users can change their browser settings to refuse cookies or to display a warning when cookies are received, but please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use some of the services on this site.

This site also uses Google Analytics, an access analysis tool provided by Google. This Google Analytics also uses cookies, mobile device identifiers (such as Android ad identifiers, iOS ad identifiers, etc.), or similar technologies used to collect data in order to collect traffic data. information about the user's device and the number of times the user has visited the site, and is used to identify the user as a visitor to the site. This data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals.

This feature can be disabled by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. Please refer to the Google Analytics Terms of Service (*1) page and the Google Policies and Terms (*2) page for more information regarding this agreement.

  • This site uses the following functions of Google Analytics.
  • Cross-device user behavior
  • Remarketing
  • Enhanced reporting on audiences and demographics
  • All existing advertising features, such as demographic and interest reporting and remarketing

This site and third-party distributors, including Google Inc., combine first-party cookies (Google Analytics cookies (or other first-party IDs) with third-party cookies (or other third-party IDs) such as Google's advertising cookies. We use it to analyze the attributes, interests, and concerns of users who visit this site.

For information on how to disable this Google Analytics advertising function, please refer to the Google Analytics opt-out add-on (*3) and Google's ad display settings.

If you use the "Inquiries" or "Request for Materials" sections, the sender's e-mail address will be displayed on the recipient's side.

3) Restriction on of the Use and Provision of Collected Information

Information collected on this site will be used for communication, such as distribution of information and responses to inquiries, and for analysis for the smooth operation and improvement of this site. In addition, we will use your opinions as reference for planning future measures.

Information collected on this site will not be provided to third parties, except in the case of a legal request for disclosure, with the consent of the individual concerned, or for other special reasons.

4) Scope of application

This privacy policy applies only to this site.

5) Privacy Policy

Please refer to the "Personal Information Protection" page for more information on SME's privacy protection efforts.

6) Inquiries about privacy policy

The information you transmit from this page is protected by SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted communication.

4. Handling of Intellectual Property Rights

The user shall make an effort to understand the “Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights” related to the Information, etc. provided through the Site so as to endeavor to respect the intellectual property rights of third parties.

5. Indemnification of the Organization

The user shall handle any complaints or damage arising from or occurring due to the user’s use of the service, the user’s connection to service, the user’s violation of any provisions of the Terms of Use, or the user’s infringement of any rights of a third party. If any expenses (including the payment of indemnification) occur on the Organization’s side in relation to such complaints or damage, the user shall bear all of such expenses.

6. Notification and contact to users

In principle, when it becomes necessary to notify or contact a user who has provided his/her e-mail address to the Organization, the Organization will notify or contact the user by e-mail.

7. Miscellaneous

The Terms of Use shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Japan.

If a dispute arises between the Organization and the user in relation to the Site and/or the Terms of Use, both the Organization and the user shall make efforts in good faith to resolve the dispute in a mutually satisfactory manner. The courts of Japan shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to make judicial judgment over any dispute relating to the Site and/or the Terms of Use, and the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.

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