Legal Noteices and Terms of Use

Access To This Site

You may be asked to provide certain information to access this site or to access some of the resources on this site. You agree that all of the information you provide on this site will be correct, current, and complete. If RION believes that the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, RION has the right to refuse you access to this site or any of its resources and to suspend or terminate your access at any time.
Certain areas of this site may contain information intended for solely for certain types of users. RION reserves the right to limit access to certain areas of this site to users who register and meet certain criteria established by RION.

Content Ownership

All of the contents of this site (the “Contents”), including but not limited to text, illustrations, photographs, graphics, audio-visual files and the like, are owned by RION or the party that provided the Contents to RION. RION or the party providing the Contents to RION retains all right, title, and interest in the Contents. The Contents of this site, including the selection, arrangement, and look and feel, are protected by intellectual property laws of Japan, other countries, and by international treaties and conventions.
You may not copy, distribute, modify, republish, download, post, display, perform, add to, abridge, compile, adapt, translate, modify, update, broadcast, “mirror” or transmit any of the Contents in any way without the express prior written consent of RION, except that you may download or print a copy of portions of the Contents for your personal, non-commercial use or for the lawful and appropriate advancement of your business dealings with RION. In doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice appearing in any of the Contents. Modification or use of Contents other than as provided in these Terms of Use violates the intellectual property rights of RION or the party that provided the Contents to RION. No right, title, or interest in any of the Contents is transferred to you by your access to this site, and RION or the party that provided the Contents retains all right, title, and interest in anything that you print or download.
You may not access, download, or use this site or any of its Contents in violation of any applicable law or regulation. You may not attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this site.

Other Restrictions On Use

You may use this site only for purposes expressly permitted by this site. You may not use this site for any other purpose without RION’s express prior written consent. For example, unless you have first obtained the express prior written authorization of RION you may not (and may not authorize any other party to) (1) co brand this site, (2) frame this site, or (3) hyperlink to this site. For purposes of these Terms of Use, the term “co brand” means to display the name, logo, trademark, symbol, or other means of attribution or identification of another party in a manner that may give users the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site or any of the Contents. You agree to cooperate with RION to bring any unauthorized co-branding, framing, or hyper-linking to an immediate stop.

Links to Other Sites

RION may hyperlink this site to other sites that are not maintained by, or related to, RION. RION provides hyperlinks to other sites as a service to users, and such sites are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or RION. RION has not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for any of the contents of those sites. RION makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, safety, or accuracy of any hyperlinks or sites hyper-linked to this site. All users access any hyperlinks at their own risk. A hyperlink to any third-party site does not imply endorsement by RION of that site.

Global Reach

While the reach of the Internet is global and RION’s products and services are intended for users throughout the world, some or all of RION’s products and services may not be available in some countries because of differences in applicable laws and regulations. For that reason, this site may contain references to RION products or services that are not available in your country. RION makes no representation, express or implied, that any such products or services will hereafter be made available in your country. You may direct inquiries regarding the availability of RION’s products and services to
Customer Service
RION CO., LTD.
3-20-41 Higashimotomachi
Kokubunji-shi
Tokyo 185-8533
Japan
http://svmeas.rion.co.jp/contact/st_inquiry_en.aspx

Submissions

RION welcomes your comments and suggestions. Please be advised, however, that RION will not be required to treat any comment, suggestion, idea, material, information, technology or other content that you submit to RION through this site (a “Submission”) as confidential or proprietary. You should not make any Submission that contains any comment, suggestion, idea, material, information technology or other content that you do not want to assign to RION for its sole benefit and use, including any original ideas, works, or materials or any confidential information. By making a Submission, and as consideration for your use of this site, you agree to assign to RION, without charge or remuneration, all worldwide right, title, and interest (including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in any and all forms, media, and technologies now known or hereafter developed) in all materials, ideas, information, and other content that are contained in your Submission. As owner of all Submissions, RION may use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform and display any and all content thereof in its business (including, for example, for products or advertising) and in its other endeavors, without incurring any liability for royalties or for any other compensation or consideration of any kind. RION will treat any personal information that you submit through this site in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is located at www.rion.co.jp.

Disclaimers

RION cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files or other content available for download from the Internet, including but not limited to this site, will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining means outside of this site for reconstructing any lost or corrupted data. RION does not assume any responsibility, risk, or liability for your use of the Internet, including but not limited to this site.
All of the information on this site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date that RION posts the information on this site (or such earlier date as is set forth on the respective page or document). RION undertakes no obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this site if it is not, or is no longer, accurate, up-to-date, or complete. Products listed on the site at any time may not necessarily be in stock or otherwise available for purchase, from RION or from its distributors.
The Contents are not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statements, notices, or other materials provided by RION. Users should use the Contents in the same manner as any other educational medium and should not rely on the Contents to the exclusion of their own judgment. Information obtained by using this site is not exhaustive and not meant to be exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals or particular needs.
YOU USE THIS SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. RION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. RION DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENTS CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. RION DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENTS IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENTS MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND RION MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT RION, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS. RION MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY OF THE CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, AND RION ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIAILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY SUCH CONTENTS. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES THAT ARE IMPLIED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW ARE LIMITED TO THE SHORTEST PERIOD ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation On Liability

RION, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR OTHER DAMAGES, EVEN IF RION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold RION, its affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, officers, members, agents, and contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Contents other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all resulting claims, actions, causes of action (regardless of the form), losses, damages, awards, judgments, fines, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees, including but not limited to those of the Indemnified Parties (“Claims”). You also agree to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any and all Claims arising out of your use of any information or other Contents accessed from this site or any Submission that you make, or cause to be made, to this site.

Trademarks

All of the product names, trade names, slogans, logos, and other trademarks and service marks (collectively “Marks”) appearing in this site are the property of RION, unless otherwise noted. RION retains any and all rights in the Marks, and you may not use any of those Marks without the prior written authorization of RION, except for the sole purpose of properly identifying products or services originating from RION. In such case, however, you may not state or imply in any way that you are authorized or sponsored by, or affiliated or otherwise connected with, RION without RION’s express prior written consent.

Information You Provide

You may not post, send, submit, or transmit in connection with this site any material that: (1) you do not have the legal right to send; (2) pertains to, implicates, constitutes or references illegal activity; (3) is indecent; (4) does not pertain directly to this site; (5) infringes on the rights of others, including their intellectual property right; (6) is in any way misleading, deceptive, or untrue; (7) advertises, promotes, or relates to any activity other than an activity directly related to Rion; (8) contains any virus, worm, or harmful computer code or anything that disrupts the maintenance or use of the site; or (9) contains a link to any site not previously authorized in writing by Rion.
RION reserves the right to monitor your use of this site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your Submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither RION nor any third party that provides any of the Contents to RION will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by RION or such third party with respect to any such Submission.

Security

You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this site to compromise security or tamper with system resources or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security or collecting information (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools, “spiders,” or other network probing tools) in connection with this site is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, RION reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving or preventing security incidents. RION reserves the right to investigate any and all suspected violations of these Terms of Use and to take any and all necessary or appropriate actions to remedy such violations, as RION may determine in its sole discretion.
RION reserves the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting or directing RION to disclose the identity of, or other information about, anyone posting any e-mail messages or publishing or otherwise making available on this site any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use or applicable law.
BY USING THIS SITE AND ACCEPTING THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU HEREBY WAIVE AND AGREE TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS RION, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, MEMBERS AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY RION, ITS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OR AGENTS DURING OR AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS SITE AND FROM ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF SUCH INVESTIGATIONS BY RION, ITS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OR AGENTS, OR BY ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, without reference to any of the choice of law provisions thereof. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in the Tokyo District Court in connection with any and disputes between you and RION arising out of these Terms of Use or otherwise relating to the subject matter of these Terms of Use. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use or relating to the subject matter hereof will be in the appropriate courts in Tokyo, Japan. If any part of these Terms of Use is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severed and will not affect the enforceability or validity of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions expressly contained on this site will govern the items to which they pertain.

Effective Date: 2013/02/01