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About Trademarks

The names of companies, products, systems, etc listed on this website are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.


About Copyright

The Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee holds the copyright to all contents and data published on this website, or the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee has received permission from the respective copyright holding organizations for the use of copyrighted materials.
Unauthorized usage, duplication, modification, distribution or republication of any contents or data on this website, such as image data, video data, music data, sound data, text data or programs, is expressly forbidden, regardless of profit or non-profit use, individual or group status, reason, usage, form, or any other conditions.
However, the usage conditions, reasons, application, form, or other conditions which may be considered to be exceptions by this website are not limited to what is shown here.


About “Reproduction for Personal Use”

Japanese Copyright Law specifies “reproduction for personal use”, however this case of personal use is defined as “use by oneself, within one’s household, or other similar uses within a limited circle”.
When using copyrighted materials on the internet, personal websites which are not run for profit are not considered to be “personal use”. Please be aware that even if access is restricted by user ID and passwords, this use exceeds the bounds of “personal use”.


About Contribution

Data contributed to this website, such as information, data, or images, may be published at the sole discretion of the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee.
Whether published or not, all contributed information, data, images, etc shall become copyrighted works belonging to the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee. We ask that all contributors kindly understand that contributed works cannot be remunerated or returned, nor can their completion or availability be guaranteed.


About Linked Sites

The contents of any third-party websites not operated by Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee, which are linked from this website or link to this website (hereinafter called “linked sites”) are the responsibility of their respective managing organization or group. These sites are not managed by the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee.
The status as a linked site does not imply any special affiliation between the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee and the linked site.
The Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee does not take responsibility for the contents of any linked sites, or any damages whatsoever incurred through their use.

The following methods of linking to this website are not permitted:

  • Links to this website which use logos or images (including illustrations, pictures of people, etc) published on this website, in whole or in part, or any other methods which would create the impression that the linked site is part of this website, or could be mistaken to have an affiliation with this website.
  • Links that use inline frames or other methods to create the appearance that information published on this website is part of the linked site.

Links from the following websites are not permitted:

  • Any website that might contain content libelous or slanderous to third parties, this website, the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee, or its affiliated organizations or groups, etc., or any website that might violate the rights of said parties.
  • Any website that might be mistaken to have an affiliation or be in cooperation with this website, the Nature Museum Hokkaido this website, the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee, or its affiliated organizations or groups, etc.
  • Any website that might damage the reputation or trust of this website, the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee, or its affiliated organizations or groups, etc.
  • Any website that might be considered to violate public order and standards of decency.

We will request removal of any link fitting any of the conditions above, or otherwise judged by the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee to be inappropriate. In this case we ask that the administrator of the relevant website follow our request as quickly as possible.


About Cookies

Please be aware that disabling cookies in your web browser will prevent certain services (such as user ID registration and sign up) on this website from functioning.


About Javascript

Please be aware that disabling JavaScript in your web browser may prevent certain features (such as settings, usage, and display) from functioning.


About Security

In order to protect users’ personal information, when using services on this website, data for obtaining or changing user identification, logging into this website, or verifying user identity, as well as data for information sent through inquiry forms is transmitted with 128-bit encrypted SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
Please be aware that disabling SSL in your browser or network environment will prevent the use of these services.
For visitors using web browsers that do not support 128-bit encryption, we recommend upgrading web browser software. Please see the list of browsers recommended for this website above.


About Revision of Contents of this Website

Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee may revise the information published on this website without notice.
Please be aware that the operation of this website may be interrupted or suspended.
Furthermore, regardless of reason, the Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee is not responsible for any damages incurred due to change of information or the interruption or suspension of operation of this website.


About Exemptions from Responbility

The Nature Museum Hokkaido Executive Committee thoroughly considers and confirms all information published on this website. However, the Committee is not responsible for any damages incurred as a result of using this website.

The above information is subject to change without notice. In case of change, revisions to this document will be published, so we ask that visitors kindly check for the most recent information.


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