About this website

Features

• On the homepage of the Okinoshima-cho website, we've provided a "Frequently referenced articles" area where we post items that will be read often, so as to deliver timely information.
• Contents of broadcasts by official disaster protection radio are presented in real time, together with disaster warning and alert information.
• Priority local information that Okinoshima-cho wants to communicate right now is presented in "Topical items", separate from the "Latest news".
   

Recommended operating environment

For optimal viewing of the Okinoshima-cho website, the following operating environment is recommended:

1. Browser
   With Windows: Internet Explorer 8.x or later, Firefox 3.x or later
   With Mac OS: Safari 1.x or later
    
2. Compatible operating systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
   Mac OS X

Also, certain pages will require the following software for downloading and so forth of application forms:

• Adobe Reader (by Adobe Systems Incorporated)
• Word and/or Excel (by Microsoft)

The latest version of Adobe Reader can be obtained free of charge from Adobe Systems Incorporated's website at: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html
 

Our approaches to copyright in and linkage to the Okinoshima-cho website

About copyright

All rights pertaining to document, image and other files and their contents belong in principle to Okinoshima-cho and are protected by international conventions and laws, etc. (However, the copyright to some of the images, etc., is owned by the original creators.)
Also, corporate, product and other names appearing on this website are normally the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Except in the case of reproduction for private use, citation, and other fair use allowed under copyright law, it is prohibited to use, reproduce, repost, market, alter, print or distribute, without permission from Okinoshima-cho, any text, images or other content posted on this website.
 

 About linkage to the site

 In principle, anyone is free to link to this website. But links from websites that have the purpose of marketing or selling products, or from websites that are contrary to public order and morals, are strictly forbidden.
There is no need to contact us before linking to us, but when you have made a link, please notify the URL of your website to the PR & Information Section of our General Affairs Department.
 

Basic policy on protecting personal information

Okinoshima-cho respects the privacy of all visitors to its website and works to ensure that all can use it with ease of mind.
We will handle appropriately, in accordance with the Okinoshima-cho Ordinance on Protection of Personal Information, all personal information that is capable of identifying individuals, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.

About gathering of personal information

The ordinary content on this website can be accessed without disclosing any personal information.
However, to access some of the content we will, where necessary, ask you to enter your name, address, telephone number, email address and so on.
Such personal information that you send to us by entering it in forms on this website is protected by carrying out organization authentication and encryption of communicated data, using SSL encryption technology.

About utilization and rendering of personal information

 Personal information gathered by us will be used only for pre-stated purposes such as responding to inquiries and application formalities, and will not be rendered for any use or purpose other than such purposes, except in cases provided under the Okinoshima-cho Ordinance on Protection of Personal Information, such as cases where users themselves have given permission for such rendering or it is stipulated by a law or ordinance.

About management of personal information

Personal information gathered by us is stringently managed by the various departments, etc., in charge of it, who take measures to prevent the information from being divulged, lost or altered.
Personal information is promptly discarded or erased when it is no longer needed.
 

About our privacy policy

When we are going to make changes to our privacy policy, the contents of the changes are posted on this website.
The changes are not notified to individual users.
 

Inquiries concerning personal information

To make inquiries to us concerning personal information and its handling, you can use email, telephone or writing.
Please send your inquiries to the PR & Information Section of our General Affairs Department (2-8572).
(Link) Okinoshima-cho Ordinance on Protection of Personal Information
 

 Disclaimers regarding the Okinoshima-cho website

1.  Although every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information posted on this website, Okinoshima-cho accepts no liability for any acts whatever that users may carry out using this website's information, except in cases attributable to Okinoshima-cho.
2. Okinoshima-cho accepts no liability whatever for any damage or loss that users may incur by accessing, etc., this website, except in cases attributable to Okinoshima-cho.
3. This website contains direct links to websites of the following kinds:
   (1) websites of public agencies and their auxiliary organizations;
   (2) websites of universities and other research institutions;
   (3) websites of businesses that provide software that is needed for viewing this website; and　　　　(4) additionally to the foregoing, the websites of such other organizations as Okinoshima-cho deems suitable.
   Note however that links to other websites are provided simply for users' convenience, and that no guarantee is made concerning the contents, security or personal information protection of any websites linked to.
4. Users should be aware that the contents of this website are subject to change or deletion without notice.