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Base registry for address Terms of Use

Base registry for address Content Terms of Use (Government Standard Terms of Use compliant version)
(Revised on March 15, 2024)

1. Use of base registry for address Content

The information disclosed as base registry for address (hereinafter referred to as the "Content") can be freely used by anyone in accordance with 1) to 6) below, including reproduction, public transmission, and adaptation such as translation and transformation. Commercial use is also possible.
When using content, you agree to these Rules of Use.

1) Description of the source

  1. Please indicate the source when using the content. The method for indicating the source is as follows.
    Example of source description

Source: "base registry for address (○ ○ Data)" (Digital Agency) (URL of the page) (obtained on [Month] [Date], [Year])

  1. When editing or processing content for use, please state that the content has been edited or processed separately from the above sources. Edited or processed information must not be published or used in a manner that appears to have been created by the national government (or the Cabinet Office and Ministries, etc.).
    Examples of descriptions when using content by editing, processing, etc.
    • Created by processing "base registry for address (○ ○ data)" (Digital Agency) (the URL of the page)
    • Prepared by ○ ○ Co., Ltd. based on "base registry for address (○ ○ Data)" (Digital Agency) (URL of the page)

2) Do not infringe on the rights of third parties

  1. In some cases, a third party (meaning a party other than a country; the same shall apply hereinafter) may have copyrights or other rights. With regard to content that is copyrighted by a third party or content that is otherwise copyrighted by a third party (e.g., portrait rights, publicity rights, etc. in photos), unless it is expressly indicated that the rights have been processed, it is the user's responsibility to obtain permission for use from the third party.
  2. With regard to content that is owned by a third party, some of the content directly or indirectly indicates or suggests that a third party has the rights by describing the source, etc., but some of the content does not clearly specify or indicate the parts that a third party has the rights. When using the content, it is the responsibility of the user to confirm the content.
  3. Even if the content is copyrighted by a third party, it may be used without the permission of the copyright holder, such as quoting permitted under the Copyright Act.

3) Content to which this Use Rule does not apply

The following content is not subject to these Use Rules.

  1. Content that clearly indicates the application of different rules of use along with a specific and reasonable explanation of the grounds
    The following is a list of contents that clearly indicate the application of different usage rules.
  2. Among the contents, the Parcel Number Master and the Parcel Number Master Location Reference Extension are processed and disclosed in Digital Agency using the "Map Database provided by the Registry Office" provided by the Ministry of Justice through the G-Space Information Center as the reference source. Therefore, if you use the Parcel Number Master and the Parcel Number Master Location Reference Extension, you are deemed to have agreed to the Terms of Use for Map Data Provided by the Registry Office in addition to these Terms of Use.

4) Governing Law and Jurisdiction

  1. These Use Rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Japan.
  2. With regard to the use of content under the Rules of Use and disputes related to the Rules of Use, the District Court having jurisdiction over the location of the organization where the content or the Rules of Use pertaining to the dispute are disclosed shall be the court having exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.

5) Disclaimer

  1. The government shall not be responsible for any acts performed by users using the content (including the use of information that has been edited, processed, etc.).
  2. Content is subject to change, transfer, deletion, etc. without notice.

6) Others

  1. These Use Rules do not restrict the use of citations and the like permitted under the Copyright Act.
  2. These Rules of Use were established on April 22, 2022. These Rules of Use are in accordance with the Government Standard Terms of Use (version 2.0). These Rules of Use are subject to change. If you are already using content in accordance with an earlier version of the Government Standard Terms of Use, the terms will continue to apply.
  3. These Rules of Use are compatible with the Creative Commons License Notice 4.0 International ("CCBY"). Content to which these Rules of Use apply may also be used in accordance with CCBY.