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Disclaimer, copyright, and link policy

Presented below are our policies on disclaimers, rights, and obligations related to use of the official website of the Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 CBD Promotion Committee for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ("COP 10").

Disclaimers regarding the official website of the COP 10 Promotion Committee

The Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 CBD Promotion Committee ("COP 10 Promotion Committee") has formulated the following provisions regarding use of the official website of the COP 10 Promotion Committee ("Website") located at http://www.cop10.jp/aichi-nagoya/ in order to clarify to users the scope of responsibilities of the COP 10 Promotion Committee.

Users of the Website are deemed to agree to the following policies.

Responsibilities regarding content of the Website

Although the COP 10 Promotion Committee makes every effort to maintain the accuracy of the information posted on the Website, technologically and legally improper descriptions and typographical errors can occur, including contradictions or omissions of information.

The COP 10 Promotion Committee assumes no responsibility for the quality of the information contained on the Website or for the outcome of any use of the information. Users assume all responsibility for use of this information.

The content of the Website is subject to change without notice in the interests of accuracy and ease of use.

The COP 10 Promotion Committee provides the content of the Website but makes no warranty, expressed or implied, for legal liability of defects, fitness to a particular purpose, non-violation of rights, or any other matter.

In addition, the COP 10 Promotion Committee assumes no responsibility for any damages arising from reliance on or use of the content of the Website, including but not limited to direct, indirect, or consequential damages; lost earnings; or intangible asset damages, such as the loss of any program or data on an information system.

Content of external websites

The COP 10 Promotion Committee does not endorse any external third-party links; such links are included on the Website only for the convenience of visitors.

The COP 10 Promotion Committee assumes no responsibility for any damages caused by reliance on or use of materials on linked external websites, including but not limited to direct, indirect, or consequential damages; lost earnings; or intangible asset damages, such as the loss of any program or data on an information system.

Questions, inquiries, and opinions regarding disclaimers

Please submit any questions, inquiries, or opinions regarding disclaimers to the COP 10 Promotion Committee.

Copyright

Copyright on the content of the official website of the COP 10 Promotion Committee

In principle, the content of the Website is the copyright of the COP 10 Promotion Committee and is available for free browsing regardless of intended use.

Users are permitted to duplicate the content for personal and non-commercial use as long as the content is not modified. Any use of the content that violates this limitation requires the prior consent of the COP 10 Promotion Committee.

Those citing, converting, or reproducing any part of the content are requested to indicate the source.

Example: Use of any part of the content on the Website — as in the form of printed copy for distribution at a meeting — is considered "personal use" in a broad sense. However, use of any Website content as advertising material, for sales material for external use, or related purposes, violates the definition of "personal use."

Inquiries regarding copyright

To request permission to cite, convert, or reproduce any part of the content of the Website, contact the COP 10 Promotion Committee.

Any request for the use of a column, photograph, illustration, or design whose copyright is owned by a third party, and not by the COP 10 Promotion Committee, may result in a delayed response or refusal of the request.

Link Policy

Linking to the official website of the COP 10 Promotion Committee

You are free to link to this Website. (You are not required to submit a request or contact us when posting a link.)

We recommend that any links be restricted only to the top page of the Website. If you provide a direct link to specific content, please clearly indicate that the link is to the official website of the COP 10 Promotion Committee.
Example: When providing a link to the Website, you are not permitted to insert the link in a frame that makes the original content of the Website appear to be part of your own website, as such a design can be considered misleading to viewers of your website. It is also prohibited to add a direct reference to content (such as an image) of the Website in order to utilize it as part of your own website content.

Links on the official website of the COP 10 Promotion Committee

The COP 10 Promotion Committee provides external links on the Website for the convenience of users. The Committee may post a link to an external website without contacting or requesting the target website for permission to link unless such a website is closed to the public or is restricted only to authorized users. The COP 10 Promotion Committee will not link to any external website that clearly bans the posting of links.
Example: The COP 10 Promotion Committee regards all content, including its own, that exhibits no access restriction functions, such as password authentication, as content that is intended to be open to or viewed by the general public. Thus, the Committee deems that it does not need to request permission to post a link; will clearly show website links; will not hide links or make any attempt to mislead users.