These Terms of Service (the "Terms") govern the conditions under which the information and features provided by Japanese Literary Awards (the "Site") may be used. By using the Site, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms.

Scope

These Terms apply to anyone who views the Site or uses its features. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the Site.

Conditions of Use

The Site exists to provide information about literary awards, awarded authors, and awarded works. You are free to use the Site for reasonable purposes such as research, investigation, browsing, and citation. Please respect the prohibitions below and the rights of third parties when using the Site.

Prohibited Conduct

When using the Site, you must not:

• Engage in automated access or scraping that places undue load on the Site
• Interfere with the Site's operation, attempt unauthorized access, or exploit vulnerabilities
• Tamper with the Site's content and redistribute it as inaccurate information
• Infringe the copyright, portrait rights, privacy, or other rights of third parties
• Violate applicable laws or public order and morality
• Engage in any other conduct that the Site's operator deems inappropriate

Copyright and Intellectual Property

Rights to the structure, design, originally authored explanatory text, and the curated database as a whole belong to the Site's operator or the respective rights holders. Individual data points (factual information such as award names and author names) may not, by their nature, be subject to copyright; however, the Site asserts rights in its own editorial selection and arrangement as a compilation work.

When citing material from the Site, please clearly indicate the URL of the Site as the source, and observe accepted citation practices regarding necessity, quantity, and the principal-subordinate relationship between your work and the cited material.

External Links

The Site contains links to external websites such as Wikipedia and the official sites of award organizers. The Site's operator bears no responsibility for the content of linked external sites.

Disclaimer

The information published on the Site is compiled from publicly available sources at the time of collection and is not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or current. The Site's operator shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Site.

We may suspend or discontinue the Site without prior notice when unavoidable circumstances require it.

Changes to These Terms

The Site's operator may amend these Terms without prior notice as needed. Amended Terms take effect once they are published on this page.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. Any dispute arising in connection with the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court having jurisdiction over the location of the Site's operator as the court of first instance.

Contact

For questions about these Terms, please reach us via the contact channel linked from the Site footer.