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1. Ownership and Intellectual Property
All content made available through this Service — including but not limited to name entries, definitions, kanji breakdowns, cultural descriptions, articles, graphics, and compilations — has been independently created, developed, researched, selected, and arranged by Japanese Names Dictionary through the investment of substantial time, effort, and expertise.
This Service and all of its content are the proprietary property of Japanese Names Dictionary and are protected by applicable copyright laws, intellectual property laws, and international treaties. The Service is also protected as a collective work and compilation under applicable law. All rights are reserved.
2. Permitted Use
This Service is provided solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You may browse, read, and reference content on this site for individual informational purposes only. Any other use requires our prior written consent.
3. Prohibited Use
You may not use, and may not authorize any third party to use, this Service or any of its content in any manner that:
- Reproduces, duplicates, copies, sells, resells, or exploits any portion of the Service for commercial purposes
- Acts as a source of, or substitute for, the Service or any content available through it
- Interferes with or undermines our ability to generate revenue in connection with the Service
- Competes, directly or indirectly, with the Service we provide
- Misrepresents the origin of any content taken from this Service
4. Automated Access and Scraping
You are expressly prohibited from using any robot, spider, scraper, web crawler, data mining tool, or any other automated means — or any similar manual process or software — to access, extract, copy, or monitor any portion of this Service or its content without our prior written permission.
You further agree not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of this Service, including any robot exclusion headers, access restrictions, or other protective measures we have put in place to limit unauthorized access.
5. User-Submitted Content
If you submit any content to this Service, including comments, questions, or feedback, you grant Japanese Names Dictionary a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, display, and reference that content in connection with the Service. You represent that any content you submit does not infringe the rights of any third party.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
This Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. While we strive for accuracy in all name entries and cultural information, Japanese Names Dictionary makes no representations or warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or suitability of any content available through the Service.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Japanese Names Dictionary shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this Service or its content.
8. Third-Party Links
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9. Modifications to These Terms
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Service following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Japan.
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