This website ("the Website") is owned, operated and maintained by OMRON ASO Corporation ("the Company"). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before viewing other content on the Website. Use of this Website signifies your agreement to these Terms of Use. Please note that the Company may, at its discretion, change these Terms of Use at any time. The changes will become effective from the point of time they appear on the Website. You are therefore requested to visit this page periodically to check the current Terms of Use. Should separate terms of use be determined for other linked sites operated and maintained by the Company or its affiliates, you are requested to agree to them when using these linked sites. Also should individual terms and conditions be determined separately from these Terms of Use, you are requested to follow them.

1. Intellectual Property

The copyright for all materials on the Website belongs to the Company. Except to the extent permitted by copyright law, you are prohibited from using any of these materials (including, without limitation, duplicating, reproducing in whole or in part, transmitting, distributing, licensing, selling and adapting) without obtaining the Company's prior consent. In addition, by allowing you to access copyrighted work on the Website, the Company does not transfer any intellectual property rights including, without limitation, inventions contained in copyrighted work, patents and/or design rights, nor does it license any rights concerning these intellectual properties. The Website is provided "as is" and the Company offers no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding copyrighted contents on the Website.

All information regarding products, services and technologies provided by the Company through the Website are protected by copyright, intellectual property and other applicable laws of Japan.

The trademark "OMRON" and any other product names, service names or logos of OMRON used on this Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of OMRON Corporation or OMRON ASO Corporation.

2. Website Content

Browser requirements

For viewing this Website, the Company recommends the use of Internet Explorer 6.0 or later versions. If older browser versions are used, you may not be able to view the Website effectively. It is therefore recommend that you upgrade your browser to the latest version. Also, you may not be able to view the Website correctly in a system environment other than the recommended one, or as a result of your browser settings even in the recommended environment.

Plug-in requirements

To allow viewers of this Website to use it more easily and interactively, the Website includes moving images, videos, PDFs, etc. For smoother use of such interactive content on the Website, installation of the following plug-in applications is recommended.

• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
  
• Microsoft Windows Media Player

JavaScript

Each page of this Website is created using JavaScript. If JavaScript is disabled on your browser, pages may not be displayed correctly. If you experience such problems, please make sure that JavaScript is enabled. Also, set Internet Explorer's security level to Medium. Please refer to your browser's Help for setting procedures.

• Internet Explorer is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
• Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. and Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
• Netscape Navigator™ is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
• JavaScript™ is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
• Adobe and the Adobe logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
• Microsoft and Windows Media are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

3. Prohibited Usage

You are prohibited from using this Website for any of the following activities:

1. Any activity that does or has the potential to infringe upon the properties and/or legal rights (including privacy rights) of others and/or the Company.
2. Any activity that defames, disgraces, slanders, libels and/or threatens others and/or the Company.
3. Any activity that does or has the potential to disturb public order.
4. Uploading programs and/or files that contain viruses and/or corrupted files that may damage the operation of other computers; or any activity that violates laws and/or legally binding regulations.
5. Making false statements and/or notifications, including registration of email addresses belonging to other parties.

4. Proposals and Offers

You are requested to refrain from sending your or others' trade secrets to the Company, in the form of inquiries made through this Website or otherwise. You are also requested to refrain from making business offers and/or proposals including, without limitation, suggestions, materials or ideas for new or improved products, unless such offers are invited on this Website. Regardless of the foregoing request, they will be treated, unless otherwise specified, as though you are in agreement with the following terms:

1. The Company is under no obligation to handle the submitted idea as confidential information.
2. The Company is under no obligation to study, evaluate or adopt the submitted idea.
3. Even if the Company adopts an idea identical or similar in whole or in part to the submitted idea, the Company is neither responsible nor liable for any compensation thereof.

5. Disclaimer

Regarding the information on this Website, the Company is not liable for:

1. Accuracy, reliability, integrity and usefulness.
2. Fitness for any particular purpose or functionality.
3. Availability of information on a timely basis.
4. Safety of content and freedom from computer viruses.
5. Any damage directly or indirectly resulting from changes or removal of any information on the Company's Terms of Use and/or this Website, or suspension or discontinuation of the Terms of Use and/or this Website.
6. Information and content from any linked site that you access.

6. Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and the Company's Website are governed by and determined in accordance with the laws of Japan. All controversies and disputes arising from or related to these Terms of Use and the Company's Website shall be submitted to and resolved by trial at the District Court in Kyoto, Japan.

7. Links

You may link any site, whether it is commercial or noncommercial, Internet or intranet, to the Website only if you agree to and follow the "Disclaimer and Linking Policies," below, after carefully reading them. Any prior application or notification is not necessary.

Disclaimer and Linking Policies

1. In no event will the Company be liable for any damage or compensation for damage that may result from links.
2. The Company does not guarantee that information in this Website and its URL will remain unchanged permanently. The Website information and URL are subject to change without notice.
3. You are not allowed to use the OMRON logo for links. (The Company's prior permission is required for use of the OMRON logo.)
4. The Company categorically refuses links to this Website by any of the following sites:
5. • Sites including content that defames, disgraces or slanders the Company or its group companies, as well as directors, officers or employees thereof.
   • Sites including content that defames, disgraces or slanders the products or services from the Company or its group companies.
   • Sites providing information or content that is illegal or may have the potential of being illegal.
   • Sites with obscene content or content that has the potential of offending social ethics, public order or morals.
   • Sites that make it unclear that this Website is owned and operated by the Company, such as sites that "frame" this Website.

Should the Company demand the removal of a certain link due to the Company's judgment that the link violates any of the above provisions, or for any other reason, the concerned party must comply with the demand immediately.