TERMS OF USE

When using this site

The Sumitomo Rubber Group website is a service for the dissemination and communication of information concerning Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., and other companies of the Sumitomo Rubber Group (referred to below as "each company of theSumitomo Rubber Group"). When using these sites, users must consent to the Conditions of Use described here. Individuals who cannot consent to these conditions are prohibited from using these sites.

Governing Law and Court of Jurisdiction

The Tokyo District Court in Japan shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction over all of the conditions described in these Condition of Useand all disputes concerning their application, and the national laws of Japan shall apply. The Sumitomo Rubber Group reserves the rightto initiate legal action in countries other than Japan, to enable the Group to exercise its own rights, at any time when it considers suchaction to be appropriate to protect the rights and interests of the Sumitomo Rubber Group.

Conditions of Use

All copyrights to the contents described on the pages of the Sumitomo Rubber Group website are reserved to each company of the Sumitomo Rubber Group. Users are prohibited from copying, reproducing, transferring, uploading, issuing or transmitting by any method whatsoever any of the contents of the website, in whole or in part, without the express prior consent in writing of each company of the Sumitomo Rubber Group. Provided, however, these conditions shall not apply to saving the contents on a computer or printing a copy from said website only for personal use, when the user has agreed to these conditions.

Trademarks and logos displayed on this website are assets of the Sumitomo Rubber Group. Users are prohibited from using these assets anywhere except on the Sumitomo Rubber Group website without the express prior consent in writing of each company of the Sumitomo Rubber Group.

The Sumitomo Rubber Group makes no guarantees with regard to any of the information and contents released on this website, and does not assume any responsibility for any damages suffered directly and/or indirectly to any user as a result of use. All of the contents of this website are subject to change or removal without prior notice.

Copyrights to the documents, photographs, illustrations and other such materials published on this website (referred to below as "the contents") are the property of each company of the Sumitomo Rubber Group unless otherwise specially noted. Users are strictly prohibited from selling, transferring or lending the details of the contents for any purposes whatsoever. In addition, no permission is given to alter/change/retouch or correct any of the details of the contents.

The information on this website may contain technical inaccuracies or printing errors. In addition, from time to time the information may be changed or updated without prior notice. From time to time, each company of the Sumitomo Rubber Group also may improve or change without prior notice the products described on this website.

Information sent to the Sumitomo Rubber Group through this website will not be regarded as confidential information. The Sumitomo Rubber Group also does not assume any responsibilities for said materials.

Furthermore, the Sumitomo Rubber Group shall be able to use freely for any purpose any ideas, concepts, know-how or technology described in said materials. Said purposes shall include, but shall not be limited to, the development, manufacturing and marketing of products that use said materials. Users shall guarantee said material is suitable for issuing, and hereby agree to indemnify the Sumitomo Rubber Group from any responsibility if a third party initiates a lawsuit against the Sumitomo Rubber Group concerning said material. Provided, however, the Sumitomo Rubber Group shall administer properly the personal data obtained from customers based on the "Privacy Policy" set forth separately.

The Sumitomo Rubber Group assumes no responsibilities concerning any materials prepared or issued by third parties that have created links to the Sumitomo Rubber Group website. Users who visit the websites of other parties utilizing links shall do so at their own responsibility and risk. It is the responsibility of the user to take all necessary precautions against computer viruses and other potential causes of loss or damage. Links do not declare or imply that the Sumitomo Rubber Group supports any entity explaining products or services on websites visited through said links or that entities visited through said links are affiliated companies of the Sumitomo Rubber Group.

Even when users have made a choice to use a site for their own use, the users themselves are responsible for taking preventive measures to ensure their computers are not damaged by programs containing a computer virus or other destructive programs or code.