Terms of Use

Terms of Use

EXPERIENCE JAPAN PICTOGRAMS are a set of pictorial symbols that were developed to support tourism in Japan from a visual design perspective.
In order to make the PICTOGRAMS usable by as many people and as widely as possible, all the downloadable materials on this website, excluding the text and photos, (hereinafter the “Materials”) are made available for free personal, business, commercial, and non-commercial uses under the Terms of Use.
You do not need to contact us for permission to use the Materials. However, please note that we may share or post your use of the Materials as reference examples on our website, etc., without advance notice to you.

The following acts are prohibited when using the Materials:
  • Use of any Materials by altering or modifying their shapes or forms;
  • Redistribution or selling of any Materials in their original forms or of their edited/processed versions;
  • Use of any Materials as part of any logo, trademark, or service mark;
  • Reediting of any animated Materials using video editing software, etc.; and
  • Provision of a direct link to any Materials on this website.
Use of the Materials is prohibited for purposes that are:
  • Against the laws and regulations of the public order and good morals;
  • Offensive, discriminating, violent, or sexual in nature;
  • Associated with any political, religious, anti-social, or illegal activities; and
  • Otherwise judged inappropriate by the copyright holder.

Copyrights

The Materials on this website are available for free use; provided, however, that the copyrights of all Materials, including photos and text, belong to Nippon Design Center, Inc.
While modifying the shapes of the Materials is prohibited, their colors and size may be changed; provided, however, that the copyrights of the Materials will not be transferred to any person regardless of whether or not the Materials have been modified, or how little or how much they have been modified.

Disclaimer

Nippon Design Center, Inc. shall not assume any liability arising from the use of EXPERIENCE JAPAN PICTOGRAMS.
If any of the Materials are used in any of the prohibited ways, or if Nippon Design Center, Inc. judges that such possibility exists, the user of such Materials may be requested to stop the use thereof.
If Nippon Design Center, Inc. suffers any damage as a result of any user’s inappropriate use of the Materials in violation of these Terms of Use, the user will be held liable for such damage.

The provisions of these Terms of Use are subject to change without prior notice.

For any other questions or requests for additional PICTOGRAMS, etc., please contact us from the following page:
https://www.ndc.co.jp/en/contact/?category=ejp_project