This website (hereinafter, the “Site”) is owned and operated by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (hereinafter, the “Society”). Those using this Site (hereinafter, “you” or “User(s)”), are requested to read and agree with the following terms and conditions of use (hereinafter, “Terms of Use”). By using this Site, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms of Use set forth on this Site.
1) Copyrights and other intellectual property rights
All copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights related to the information (text, photographs, illustrations, videos, audio, animations, logos, layout, software, programs, etc., hereinafter, “Contents”) published on this Site are the property of the Society, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, or other copyright holders who have licensed their use to the Society.
Any use, reproduction, reprinting, public transmission, distribution, or modification of Contents, in whole or in part, without the permission of the Society is prohibited.
Prohibited use includes the following:
- Diverting Contents on the Internet (including websites, file-sharing sites, video-sharing sites, and social networks)
- Distributing Contents with other software or applications or as part of other software or applications (including uploading Contents to a server for use by software or an application)
- Reproducing, duplicating, distributing, public transmitting, or otherwise exploiting any Contents for a commercial purpose or for money, even if no profit is involved.
- Creating for distribution purposes, any software, applications, tools, or techniques that are specifically made for collecting, copying, downloading, extracting, harvesting, or scraping Contents of this Site.
- Interfering with the operation of this Site, accessing this Site by any means that are not permitted, or otherwise misusing the website.
- Using the Site or Contents in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Site or impair the availability or accessibility of the Site.
- Using the Site or Contents in any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful manner, or for any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity
2) Prohibited items
The following are prohibited when using this Site:
- Any actions that infringe or may infringe upon the life, body, property, reputation, rights or interests of the Society or any third parties.
- Any actions that are or may be detrimental to the reputation or credibility of the Society or any third parties.
- Any actions that cause or may cause disadvantage or damage to the Society or any third parties.
- Any actions that violate or may violate public order and morality, any actions that lead to or may lead to any crime, and actions that link to or may link to any crime.
- Any actions that use or provide, or may be considered as using or providing, harmful programs such as computer viruses.
- Any actions that violate or may violate laws, regulations, or ordinances.
- Any other activities that the Society reasonably determines to be inappropriate in addition to the above.
3) Creating Links
In general, you are free to create a link to the Site. However, please refrain from creating links that fall or may fall under any of the following.
- Any websites that include contents that defame or slander the Society or any third parties.
- Any websites that infringe or may infringe intellectual property rights such as copyrights and trademarks, property, portrait rights, or other rights and interests of the Society or any third parties.
- Any websites that violate laws, ordinances, regulations, treaties, or public order and morality, or any websites that may interfere with the operation of this Site.
- Any websites that make position of the Society as the source of the Contents unclear, by displaying our Site within a frame, etc., and may cause misunderstanding to third parties.
Unauthorized use of logos, marks, or other emblems or trademarks owned by the Society is not permitted. No links which mislead the source of information may be created.
4) Disclaimer
The Society pays close attention in providing accurate and up-to-date information on this Site. Nevertheless, this Site and all of its Contents are provided on an “as is” basis.
The Society makes no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy, up-to-dateness, completeness, validity, reliability, timeliness, or usefulness of the Site or Contents, or that the Site or Contents will be error or omission free, available without interruption or suspension, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
Users shall use this Site based on the principle of self-responsibility. The Society shall not be liable for any trouble, damage or loss arising from the use of the information or Contents on this Site or from the actual use of this Site. The Society shall not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this Site, or from the use of information or Contents on this Site (including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, consequential damages, loss of profits and loss of data).
Regardless of the reason, the Society shall not be liable for any damages arising from or in connection with changes in information on the Site, or unavailability (suspension or discontinuation) of the Site.
Use of other sites linked from this Site is subject to the terms and conditions set by each of these sites. The Society shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the use of these sites.
5) Cookies
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies (including local storage, web beacons, pixels, identifiers, etc.) for the purpose of measuring and analyzing site usage status and improving user convenience (collectively called “cookies”). This data will not be sold or used for marketing purposes. Some cookies are essential for the Site to function (language preference cookies). If you continue to browse the Site, you agree to the use of cookies stored in your browser.
6) Response to breach of Terms of Use
If a User breaches the Terms of Use, the Society may take such action as the Society deems appropriate to deal with the breach. This includes suspending access to the Site, prohibiting access to the Site, blocking computers using the User’s IP address from accessing the Site, taking legal action or legal proceedings against the User, and requesting the User’s Internet service provider to block access to the Site and/or take legal action.
7) Governing law and dispute resolution
The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of Japan, without regard to conflict of law provisions. In the event that litigation or arbitration is necessary with regards to the Terms of Use or the Site, the court having jurisdiction over the location of the Society shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.
8) Separability
If any provision of the Terms of Use is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will continue to be in effect. In such a case, the void, invalid, unenforceable, or illegal provision shall be replaced with a provision that most closely matches such provision to the extent that it is valid, enforceable, and legal under applicable laws and regulations. Failure of the Society to enforce any provision of the Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of the right to enforce such provision by the Society.
9) Revision of Terms of Use
As needed, the Society may revise these Terms of Use from time to time . When revisions are made, the revised Terms of Use will be posted on this Site. By using this Site after the date of revision, you will be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms of Use. Please check the current version of Terms of Use regularly.
10) Recommended environment
We recommend you to use the following browsers for safe and smooth viewing of this Site. Please note that if you use a browser other than those listed below, the Site may not be displayed properly.
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
Established on May 21, 2024