Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

This Site is the property of JFE Techno-Research Corporation and is protected by the Japanese copyright law, international conventions and other copyright laws. By using the Site or downloading any contents and information from this Site, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in this notice. If you do not agree to abide by these terms and conditions, do not use the Site or download the contents from the Site.

Your Right to Use the Site

Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, JFE Techno-Research Corporation grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable limited rights to enter, display and use the contents of the Site and download one (1) copy of the contents for personal, non-business use, except the use of technology disclosed at the Site for which JFE Techno-Research Corporation owns patents or patent applications.

Any reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, publication or display of the contents of this Site, in whole or in part, for business, commercial or public purposes, is strictly prohibited. There are a number of proprietary logos, service marks and trademarks found on this Site. By making them available on this Site, JFE Techno-Research Corporation is not granting any license to utilize those proprietary logos, service marks and trademarks.

Any unauthorized use of the contents may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and civil and criminal statutes.

Changes

All contents and information contained in the Site is subject to change and termination at any time and without notice. JFE Techno-Research Corporation disclaims any duty to update or keep any such information and is not responsible for any inaccuracies in such information resulting from a failure to update or any inconvenience resulting from a termination.

Linked Sites

As a convenience to you, JFE Techno-Research Corporation may provide, on this Site, links to Web sites operated by other entities. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. JFE Techno-Research Corporation grants no license and makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not endorse, any linked Web sites or the contents and information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon.

Information Provided By You

JFE Techno-Research Corporation does not want you to, and you should not, send any confidential or proprietary information to JFE Techno-Research Corporation via the Site. You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to JFE Techno-Research Corporation will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to JFE Techno-Research Corporation, you grant to JFE Techno-Research Corporation an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that JFE Techno-Research Corporation is free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to JFE Techno-Research Corporation.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER/ LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED BY JFE Techno-Research Corporation ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. IT MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. JFE Techno-Research Corporation MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY'S RIGHT, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE ACCURACY OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENTS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

IN NO EVENT, JFE Techno-Research Corporation WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF JFE Techno-Research Corporation HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SITE PERTAINING TO THE COMPANY AND PRODUCTS, OR THE PRICE OF THOSE PRODUCTS, IS PROVIDED AS A CONVENIENCE TO THE USERS OF THE SITE AND, IN ANY EVENT, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, A PART OF THE CONTRACT TO SELL OR OTHERWISE OBLIGATE JFE Steel IN ANY WAY. JFE Steel MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN.

THERE ARE NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

International Users and Choice of Law International Users and Choice of Law

This Site is controlled, operated and administered by JFE Techno-Research Corporation from its offices in Japan. JFE Techno-Research Corporation makes no representation that contents and information at this Site are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of Japan and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use the Site or export the contents and information in violation of Japanese export laws and regulations. If you access this Site from a locations outside of Japan, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. These Terms and Conditions of use shall be governed by the laws of Japan, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. Any dispute relating thereto shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of first instance to the Tokyo District Court of Japan.