Legal Notice

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

The materials on this website are provided by Nippon Steel Corporation  as a service to the users of this website and may be used for informational purposes only. You can use this site only if you agree to and accept the terms and conditions contained in this Notice without limitation or reservation. Your use of this website will be taken as an indication that you have agreed to the terms of this Notice. If you do not agree to them, do not use the site or download any materials from it.

Nippon Steel may, at its sole and exclusive discretion, change, alter, modify, add, or remove portions of the Notice at any time by updating the contents of this page. Please note that when you enter any subsite of this website or any other site provided by a person other than Nippon Steel accessible through this website, such site may have its own legal notice, and use of such site shall be subject to that notice.

Copyright and other intellectual property rights

Unless otherwise indicated, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation owns or has valid rights to all intellectual property, including, without limitation copyright, trademark and tradesecrets in this website. By making this site available, Nippon Steel is not granting you any license nor any kind of right to use its intellectual property other than as specifically provided herein. You may access, browse, download or use any of the works on this site for personal, non-commercial purposes only, but you may not: (a) modify the materials or use them for any commercial purpose, or any public display, performance, sale or rental; (b) remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from the materials; or (c) transfer the materials to another person. In the event that any part of this Notice conflicts with terms and conditions particular to specific material that you download from this site, then the terms and conditions specific to such downloaded material shall prevail over those contained in this Notice.

Information on this website

This website (including all content and functions made available on or accessed through this site) is provided on an "as is" basis. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided on this website, the information may contain errors, including technical or typographical errors. Use of information contained herein is at the user’s risk. Information is subject to change or updating without notice. The products and/or the services described may be altered at any time, also without notice. Please contact Nippon Steel for the latest information. All of the product names, service names or logos of Nippon Steel, including its corporate name, used in this website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nippon Steel in Japan, unless otherwise indicated. Please be aware that Nippon Steel may not use or have registered some of the aforementioned marks in other countries.

Japan only

The materials in this site are presented solely for the purpose of promoting Nippon Steel and its products, services and programs. Unless otherwise specified, the information regarding Nippon Steel's products, services and programs is provided with respect to Japan only. Nippon Steel makes no representation that materials in the site are appropriate or available in other locations or that it is authorized to transact business in any other particular location. If you access the site from locations other than Japan, you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.

Links

As to other websites which may be accessed through this one, Nippon Steel makes no representations whatsoever regarding the content, conditions or practices of such other sites; in particular, providing a link to a non-Nippon Steel website does not constitute an endorsement of any such site by Nippon Steel or acceptance of any responsibility or liability for the content, or the use, of such website.

Disclaimer

It is entirely the user's responsibility to take precautions to be certain that any material taken from this website is free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful or potentially harmful items. NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY HYPER-LINKED OR OTHER ACCESSIBLE WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL LOST PROFITS, DAMAGES FROM BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.

Prohibited conduct

By using this website you agree not to engage in the following acts:

  1. a.Using or copying this website or any part of the information on this website for any commercial purpose other than to transact business with Nippon Steel;
  2. b.Modifying of any of the information on this website;
  3. c.Making links from other sites to this website without prior written consent of Nippon Steel;
  4. d.Accessing portions of this site not intended for access by the general public;
  5. e.Attempting to duplicate all or portions of the code behind any part of this site;
  6. f.Attempting to test the vulnerability of a system or breach security or authentication measures;
  7. g.Sending any viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful or potentially harmful items to Nippon Steel;
  8. h.Any activities that harm the reputation of Nippon Steel or other persons;
  9. i.Any other activities that are unlawful or prohibited by any applicable laws; and
  10. j.Any other activities that Nippon Steel deems inappropriate.

Applicable laws and jurisdiction

The use of this website and the interpretation and application of this Notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. All controversies and disputes arising out of or relating to this Notice or this website shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo, Japan as the court of first instance.