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Personal data privacy.

Access to, and use of, the NAOJ website constitutes acceptance of the following general terms and conditions.

Please note that users browse and use the website at their own risk. Neither NAOJ nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the web site shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of Users' access to, or use of, the web site. NAOJ does not warrant that the functional aspects of the web site will be uninterrupted or error free or that this web site, or the server that makes it available, are free or viruses or other harmful components. The NAOJ web site does not guarantee the accuracy of information provided by external sources and accepts no responsibility or liability for any consequences arising from the use of such data. NAOJ may change material on the site without prior notice.

Though NAOJ uses the good technical standards to control its site, material on this web site may inadvertently include technical inaccuracies or other errors. We should be grateful if users could notify us of any errors or inaccuracies they may find.

The NAOJ site may contain links and references to third-party web sites. These are provided for the convenience and interest of users and on the part of NAOJ this implies neither responsibility for, nor approval of, information contained in these web sites. NAOJ makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, availability or content of information, text, graphics which are not under the 'nao.ac.jp' domain. NAOJ has not tested any software located on other sites and does not make any representation as to the quality, safety, reliability or suitability of such software.

By accessing the NAOJ web site, certain information about the users, such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, navigation through the site, software used and time spent, as well as other similar information, will be stored on NAOJ servers. These will not specifically identify the users and the information will be used internally for web site traffic analysis only. Upon use of the forms stored on this website, we ask the users to inform their identity, such as name, address and etc. These informations will not be published or made available for general access and will only be used for statistical purpose. NAOJ does not sell or rent its web site users' names, addresses, email addresses or other personal information.