To All Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE Website Users

Thank you for visiting the Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE Website.
The contents of the Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE Website (hereinafter referred to "the Website") is provided by the Ritsumeikan Univercity Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE(hereinafter refered to "Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE") under the provision that users of the Website follow the conditions stipulated by the Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE Website Policy (hereinafter referred to "the Policy") specified here. All users who access the Website (hereinafter referred to "the Users") are considered that they have agreed to and accepted the Policy.
The Policy is subject to change without any prior notice. Changes will be promptly announced on the Website. As the Users access the Website first time after Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE making a change on the Policy, the Users are considered to agree to the amended Policy.

Exemption Clause

Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE is paying full attention to the Website; however, please be aware in advance that we are not responsible for the reliability and security of the Website. Also, Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE is not responsible for any damages and/or inconveniences that are caused by the use of this Website and/or its information.
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE may change the information in the Website or suspend its service without any prior notice. Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE is not responsible for any damages and/or inconveniences caused by such changes or suspension regardless of reasons.

Plivacy Policy

·Collecting Users Information
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE may collect and store information and data of the Users with which an individual may be identified, when the Users register themselves for mail service, request publications or other materials, or ask questions. Possible collected/stored personal information and data include name, address, name of company or school, position, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, and so on.

·The Scope of the Use of Collected Information
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE stores, uses, and analyzes collected information/data of the Users with which an individual may be identified in the scope of Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE activities. Among the information/data, Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE can use those which an individual can be identified with by abiding by the appropriate clauses of this Private Policy.

·Disclosure of Collected Information/Data
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE does not disclose collected information/data of the Users, especially those which an individual can be identified with to any third parties intentionally except for the following three cases.

·When disclosure is requested based on legitimate reasons or explanations

·When Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE acquires the prior consent from an individual concerning the disclosure of his/her information/data to a third party.

·When Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE discloses information/data of a User to a person who is in charge of providing requested data or materials to that User within the scope for the person in charge to perform his/her responsibility

Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE takes all possible and rational measures to avoid accidental leakage of the collected information/data to third parties.

·Security
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE takes rational security measures to prevent loss, leakage, misuse, falsification, and demolition of the collected information/data from the Users with which an individual can be identified. However, please be aware that it is impossible to guarantee the absolute protection of the information/data despite our utmost security measures.

·Amendment of the Privacy Policy
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE can change the contents of the Privacy Policy if necessity without any prior notice. When the Privacy Policy is amended, that will be announced on the Website. As the Users access the Website first time after Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCEmaking a change on the Privacy Policy, the Users are considered to agree to the amended Privacy Policy.

Copyright

Concerning the use of Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE texts, drawings, imagery, sounds, pictures, and other materials, the copyright (or the intellectual property right) of all of the texts, drawings, imagery, sounds, pictures and other materials used in the Website belongs to Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE unless specified otherwise.
Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE permits the use of Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE texts, drawings, imagery, sounds, pictures and other materials if the purpose of the use is approved as for education, public relations, or information providing, or if the use is within the scope of relevant laws. In such cases, insertion of credits is required for used texts, drawings, imagery, sounds, pictures and other materials.
For any inquiry regarding the use of Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE texts, drawings, imagery, sounds, pictures and other materials, please contact by e-mail.

Link to the Website

Links need an advance notice, please contact by e-mail with writing following contents.As a general rule, please link to TOP page.

·The manager of your website
·Porpose of link
·The URL of your website

In some cases, Graduate School of POLICY SCIENCE may turn down your demand.