Social Media (SNS) Terms of Use

Sojitz Machinery Corporation (the “Company”) manages social media (SNS) based on the following policies. Before using the Company’s social media, please carefully read the terms of use specified below. Please refrain from using the Company’s social media if you cannot agree to the terms. We assume that by using the Company’s social media, you have agreed to all of the following terms and conditions of use.

1. Disclaimers (to customers and social media users)

Please be aware that the information delivered by the Company via its official accounts does not necessarily constitute the Company’s official announcement or view. Please refer to the Company’s website and news releases, etc. for its official announcements and views:

The Company’s website  https://www.machinery.sojitz.com/en/

The Company pays full attention to the accuracy of the information disclosed through its official accounts, but makes no warranty as to its accuracy. Please be aware that the Company may make corrections to the content of such information at a later date. Further, the Company can accept no responsibility or liability for any trouble or damage arising from a user’s use or the unavailability of an official account of the Company, such as the use of the content disseminated by the Company via its official account or a website linked therefrom.

Users should “reply to,” “retweet” or otherwise “post comments on” the Company’s official accounts at their own responsibility. The Company assumes no responsibility for any trouble or dispute among users or between a user and a third party that may arise in connection with postings on the Company’s official accounts by users or otherwise in relation to its official accounts.

The Company’s official accounts are subject to suspension or termination, or the details/forms of their services are subject to change without prior notice. In addition, the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use are subject to change without prior notice.

2. Deletion of user postings

The Company values communications with users, and will not delete their postings thoughtlessly. The Company may, however, delete posted information or content, etc., block access to its official accounts and take other necessary measures without any prior notice to a user if the user makes any posting that includes expressions of the following nature.

When using the Company’s official accounts, users must not post any of the content listed below. The Company assumes no responsibility for any damage suffered by a user as a result of the user’s posting of any of the following content:

  • Content that is intended to cause or induces a crime;
  • Content that infringes a copyright, trademark or other rights of the Company or a third party;
  • Content pertaining to the privacy of a third party;
  • Content that violates laws, regulations or public order and morals;
  • Content that insults any specific individuals, including the Company, corporations, countries or communities;
  • Content that insults any product or service of the Company or a third party;
  • Content that introduces or advertises a user’s own product, store or company or other commercial content;
  • Inappropriate content that contains obscene expressions, etc.;
  • Content that causes or may cause any disadvantage or damage to the Company or a third party; or
  • Any other content deemed inappropriate by the Company in light of the purpose of its official accounts.

3. Prohibitions

Users are prohibited from engaging in any of the following acts when using the Company’s official accounts. In the event that a user has engaged in any of the prohibited matters listed below, the Company may take necessary measures, including, but not limited to, deleting postings/comments, blocking or deleting accounts or otherwise transmitting messages. In addition, if a user causes damage to the Company in violation of this Paragraph, the Company may seek damages from such user:

  • Impersonating any third party, including the Company;
  • Political activities, political campaigning or religious activities;
  • Posting or transmitting a harmful computer program, etc.;
  • Reproducing, selling, publishing or otherwise using the information obtained through the Company’s official accounts beyond the scope of private use;
  • Interfering with the operation of the Company’s official accounts, or acting in a way that causes, or may cause, any disadvantage or damage to a third party, including the Company;
  • pamming;
  • Obstructing other users’ use or access;
  • Attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Company’s networks through password mining, hacking or other means;
  • Uploading or otherwise transmitting, in any form, any content that a user does not have the authority to release according to laws or a fiduciary or contractual relationship; or
  • Other acts deemed equivalent to the foregoing by the Company.

4. Copyrights, etc. in and to postings

The copyrights, etc. in and to a posting belong to the user who made such posting, but the user shall, by making such posting, be deemed to have granted to the Company a worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive right to use (including processing, making extracts of, reproducing, publishing and translating, etc.) such posted content, and to have agreed not to exercise any copyrights or an author’s moral rights, etc. against the Company.

5. Application of Website Terms of Use

The Company’s Website Terms of Use applies to intellectual property rights, disclaimers, personal information, and the governing law and jurisdiction to the extent not inconsistent with these Terms of Use.

6. Inquiries

Please note that, in principle, the Company does not respond to any individual comments or questions made via “reply” or “comment” or the like on the Company’s official accounts. If you have any inquiries concerning the Company, please use the inquiry form on the Company’s website.

Inquiry form for comments or feedback  https://www.machinery.sojitz.com/en/contact/input.html