Terms of Use

1. Purpose of the Site

The Site is intended to introduce information relating to MATSURI's activities, events, projects, news, feature articles, and sponsorship and partnership matters.

Inquiries, requests for materials, or other communications made through the Site alone do not, by themselves, establish any contract, partnership, sponsorship, or other legal relationship between us and the user.

2. Information Posted on the Site

We exercise reasonable care regarding the information posted on the Site, but do not guarantee its accuracy, completeness, currency, usefulness, or fitness for any particular purpose.

Information such as event schedules, venues, performers, content, sponsors, and services offered may be changed, cancelled, or removed depending on circumstances. Where individual terms or notices apply to a specific event, service, or campaign, those terms take precedence over these Terms.

3. Intellectual Property

Copyright, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights in the text, photographs, videos, audio, logos, trademarks, designs, programs, and other content posted on the Site belong to us or to the rightful owners.

Except as permitted by law, no reproduction, reposting, distribution, sale, modification, public transmission, or other use may be made without the prior permission of us or the rights holder.

Ordinary links to the Site are generally permitted, whether commercial or non-commercial. However, we decline the following types of links:

• Links from sites that defame us or a third party, or that may harm our or their reputation
• Links from sites containing content that is unlawful or contrary to public order and morals
• Links using framing or other methods that make it unclear that the information belongs to the Site
• Links that create a false impression of partnership, sponsorship, or endorsement by us

4. Prohibited Conduct

When using the Site, users must not engage in any of the following:

• Acts that violate laws or public order and morals
• Acts that infringe the rights, interests, honor, or credibility of us or a third party
• Inquiries, applications, or communications using false information
• Unauthorized access to, interference with, or placing an excessive load on the Site or related systems
• Transmitting viruses, malicious code, or other harmful information
• Collecting, copying, or using information on the Site for improper purposes
• Acts that create a false impression of partnership, sponsorship, or endorsement by us
• Any other act we deem inappropriate

5. External Sites and Services

The Site may include links to, or embedded content from, websites, social media, video distribution services, or other external services operated by third parties.

We do not guarantee the content, terms of use, safety, continuity, or other aspects of external sites and services, and we are not liable for any damage arising from the use of such services. Users should review the terms and privacy policy of each provider before use.

6. Changes to and Suspension of the Site

We may change the content of, suspend the publication of, interrupt, or terminate all or part of the Site without prior notice.

The Site may also be temporarily unavailable due to system maintenance, failures, telecommunication line outages, disasters, suspension of third-party services, or other circumstances.

7. Disclaimer

Except where caused by our willful misconduct or gross negligence, we are not liable, to the extent permitted by law, for any damage incurred by a user in connection with the use or inability to use the Site, changes or deletion of posted information, use of external sites, acts of third parties, or otherwise in connection with the Site.

Even where we are liable, our liability for damage caused by our ordinary negligence is limited to ordinary and direct damages, and we are not liable for lost profits, indirect damages, special damages, or consequential damages, except where such limitation is not permitted under applicable law.

Statements on the Site regarding future plans, goals, forecasts, or other forward-looking matters reflect our views at the time of posting and do not guarantee actual results.

8. Personal Information

The handling of personal information and cookies on the Site is governed by our separately established Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy

9. Changes to These Terms

We may change these Terms in response to changes in law, our services, or the functionality of the Site. Revised Terms take effect once posted on the Site.

10. Severability

If any part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by law, the remaining provisions will continue in full effect.

11. Contact

For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact us through the Site's contact form.

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