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Terms of Use / Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Thank you for using “Seeds for the Future” (hereafter, “this website”). Users can use this website in accordance with the terms of service. By using this website, you agree to the content of the terms of service.

1. Terms of posting

Please carefully read the terms of service and agree before using Seeds for the Future, which is sponsored by Sumitomo Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

[Posting method]
1. Please enter a nickname.
2. Select keywords associated with the future that you are interested in.
[About posting requirements and posted content]
• This website can be used by everyone regardless of their nationality and age.
• This website uses generated AI services.
• Since generative AI is used to generate text and images from ideas created by users on this website, there is no guarantee that the rights of third parties will not be violated. Furthermore, rights concerning patents and such do not belong to the user, and can be freely used at no charge by third parties including other users.
• Such rights can be freely used at no charge by third parties including other users as common heritage of mankind (public domain) in order to trigger another person’s idea or action.
• Users can use the mark that they created (hereafter, referred to as “this mark”) at their own responsibility and expense, and will not be prevented from making an application to register it as a trademark. However, there is no guarantee that the use of this mark will not conflict with the trademark rights held by third parties. When using this mark, the user should check in advance that the use of this mark will not conflict with registered trademarks held by third parties at their own responsibility and expense.
• When using this mark or the ideas created by the user on this website, please specify that the mark and ideas were created using “Seeds for the Future” at the Sumitomo Pavilion.
• Since this website is open to the public, any ideas and marks created on this website are also available to the public.
• Posts that include any of the following applicable items are prohibited. ：Acts that violate various laws, public order and morals ：Acts that infringe on third party copyrights, property, portrait rights, privacy or any other rights
[Poster information]
• The poster does not have to enter their personal information (full name, address, etc.).
• No account link will be created with the poster’s personal SNS (Facebook and Twitter).

2. Intellectual property rights

[Ownership]
Intellectual property rights relating to all content, text, images, data, information and other documents except ideas created by users (hereafter, referred to collectively as “content”) that can be acquired or are displayed on this website (all rights including copyrights and trademarks. Hereafter, referred to as “intellectual property rights”) are the property of the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee, etc., and are protected by the various laws and regulations concerning intellectual property rights.
[Permissible use and prohibited use]
Users can use this website or download and print content within the scope of the intended purpose of this website in accordance with the terms of service and relevant laws and regulations. Users cannot duplicate, sell, publish, distribute, make changes or display this website or the content without prior consent from the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee. Users also cannot infringe, dilute, remove or make changes to any intellectual property rights provided on this website.

3. User obligations

[Legal compliance]
Users shall conform to all laws concerning the use of this website.
[Disclaimer]
The Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee shall not be responsible for any problems or damage resulting from the user using this website’s content or any websites that are linked from this website. Furthermore, for the convenience of users, in addition to content presented by the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee, this website includes content, links and other information presented by third parties over which the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee has no control or responsibility as well as translations of content by the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee. Therefore, the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee cannot guarantee that the entire presented content of this website is accurate, useful, reliable, or matches the objectives of the user. Users should check the terms of service for each linked website and use them at your own risk.
[Compensation for loss]
Users shall compensate the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee and its affiliates, executives, employees and contractors for loss concerning any problems that arise in connection with the use of this website, online conduct, and agreements with third parties who use this website, and also exempt them from any responsibility concerning lawsuits and other claims that arise from such action. This responsibility for compensation for loss includes all expenses and damages, including legal fees.

4. Links

[Setting links]
In principle, users are free to paste the URL of this website on another website (hereafter, referred to as “link”). However, it is prohibited to use this link if the content of the linking website (hereafter, referred to as “link source”) is deemed to include content that (a) violates public order and morals, (b) violates or risks violating laws and regulations, and (c) may mislead other third parties.
[Representation when setting links]
Please represent and describe the link so users can clearly understand that it links to “Sumitomo Pavilion Seeds for the Future”. Please be aware that we may ask you to change the linking method or delete the link depending on how the link is set up or the page content.

5. Other

[Handling personal information]
Information about users acquired by this website is handled in accordance with the “Privacy Policy”.
[Settling disputes]
The Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee and users will make every effort to negotiate and cooperate in good faith with the aim of settling any disputes that arise concerning this website or the terms of service to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. The Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee shall bear no obligation to participate in any disputes between users and third parties such as the counterparts of users. Only Japanese law applies for this website, the terms of service, and any disputes that arise from them, and they shall be interpreted by Japanese law. All disputes that arise concerning this website or the terms of service shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in Japan.
[Changes to the terms of service]
The terms of service constitute the entire agreement between the parties and replaces any previous agreements or communicated content. The Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee may change the content of the terms of service without prior notification. If a change is made, the Sumitomo EXPO 2025 Promotion Committee will publish the changed terms of service on this website and update the revision date. When the user first uses this website after the terms of service has been published on this website, it shall be deemed that the user has agreed to the terms of service following the change.

Appendix
The terms of service are effective from April 13, 2025.

Privacy Policy

Sumitomo EXPO2025 Promotion Committee (hereinafter, the “committee”) recognizes the importance of personal information. Accordingly, we have implemented the following measures.

  1. We shall utilize appropriate means to protect personal information in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and any other standards.
  2. When collecting personal information, we will inform the customer of the intended purpose and our contact information. Such information will be acquired only to the extent necessary.
  3. We will utilize personal information solely for the intended purpose, and handle such personal information in an appropriate manner. We will not disclose personal information to any third parties other than those for which advance permission has been obtained, except in cases where such disclosure is legally permitted.
  4. We shall endeavor to keep personal information accurate and up-to-date, and shall take measures to prevent the illegal access to, or the loss, destruction, falsification or leakage of personal information.
  5. In the event that we entrust the handling of personal information, we shall obligate entrusted person to seek appropriate security control for personal information and we shall exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over such entrusted person.

Policy on Handling of Customer Personal Information

Recognizing the importance of personal information provided by customers (hereinafter "Customer's Personal Information"), we, the committee, manage this information as described below to handle it properly.

1. Purposes for Utilization of Personal Information

We utilize Customer's Personal Information within the necessary scope for achieving the following purposes. We will not utilize Customer's Personal Information for purposes other than the following without the advance consent of the customer.

  • For provision to customers of products and services in connection with the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter the “World Exposition”) and Sumitomo Pavilion
  • For provision to customers of information about our activities, the World Exposition, and Sumitomo Pavilion
  • For development and improvement of products and services

2. Provision of Personal Information to a Third Party

We will not, except in cases where legally permitted, provide Customer's Personal Information to a third party without the advance consent of the customer.

3. Security Control Action

We shall take actions to keep Customer's Personal Information accurate and up-to-date, and to prevent illegal access to the Customer's Personal Information as well as loss, destruction, falsification, or leakage.

4. Entrusting the Handling of Customer's Personal Information

In the event that we entrust the handling of Customer's Personal Information, we shall obligate such entrusted person to take appropriate security control and we shall exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over such entrusted person.

5. Observance of Laws

We shall observe all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and any other standards related to the handling of Customer's Personal Information.

6. Handling of Personal Information Specific to Products and Services

We may in some cases separately stipulate handling of Customer's Personal Information, such as purpose for utilization, individually for specific products or services provided by us.

7. Disclosure, Correction, Ceasing Utilization of Personal Information

When requests are made by customers for disclosure, correction, ceasing use of their own personal information, we shall endeavor to handle the requests properly and promptly upon confirming the identity of the customer. Please note that in response to such requests for disclosure, etc., we may ask the customer to present documentation confirming identity (driver license, passport, etc.).

Please use the contact information below for making requests to us for disclosure, etc. of Customer's Personal Information, as well as for inquiries involving complaints or consultation.

Committee Personal Information Inquiries
contact@sumitomoexpo2025.com

This Privacy Policy may be partially or entirely revised by the Committee. In the event of a revision, notification detailing the revision shall be posted on our website.

Handling of Personal Information on This Website

1. Use of Cookies

We make use of cookies on some web pages. A cookie is a function that sends data from a web server to the user's browser and then references the data. It is not used to collect customer's personal information. The user's browser can be set not to accept cookies.

2. About Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, which is provided by Google. We collect the customer's access history (access log) based on the cookies set by us or Google. The customer’s access history will be analyzed statistically, and this analysis will be used for improving customer’s satisfactory. Your personal information will not remain in this access history.

For more information regarding Google's handling of data in Google Analytics, please visit the following website:
How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our serviceshttps://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en

3. Handling of Personal Information on Other Websites

We cannot be responsible for personal information protection by other sites linked to from this site. Please confirm the policies of each site.