• Terms and Conditions
• Personal information
• Copyright information

Thank you for visiting the Gakken Holdings, Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Gakken”) website1.

This website is managed and operated by Gakken and its associated firms, and their representatives. Usage is governed by the terms of use specified below.

1The “Gakken website” includes all services provided under the Gakken Holdings, Co., Ltd. company name or operated under the domain gakken.co.jp.

• Terms of use
• Recommended operating environment

• Use of site content

  The rights (including copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademarks, and image rights) to all content featured on this site (content is hereafter defined as information including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, downloads in digital format, edited data, and software) are owned or managed by Gakken or another third party and may not be used without obtaining prior written permission from Gakken (usage is hereafter defined as activities including but not limited to reproduction, modification, uploading, posting, sending, distribution, licensing, sale, and publication).

• Trademark information

  The rights to all emblems (including trademarks and logos) and trade names featured on this site are held by Gakken or another third party and may not be used without obtaining prior written permission from Gakken.

• Disclaimer

  Gakken does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, certainty, value, or adequacy of any content or information featured on this site. The company will not be held responsible for any damages suffered by users directly or indirectly due to the use of information or content included on this site. Access to this site constitutes user agreement to these terms.

  Inportant information for site users

  1. Information provided on this website is subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
  2. Information provided on this website may not be the most recent information available.
  3. The purpose of this website is only to provide information. Final decisions on whether or not to invest should be made by the individual investor.
  4. Gakken Holdings, Co., Ltd. will not be held responsible for any damages incurred in the course of using this website or any website accessed via this site.

• Prohibitions

  Site users may nat engage in any activit that

  1. Infringes on the property rights, privacy rights, personal rights, or any other rights of Gakken or any third party
  2. Causes harm or damage to Gakken or any third party
  3. Damages the reputation or trust of Gakken or any third party
  4. Reports misinformation or falsehoods
  5. Is publically or morally offensive
  6. Is illegal or in connection with any illegal activity
  7. Uses or offers harmful programs, such as those containing computer viruses
  8. Violates any other laws, orders, regulations, statutes, or any other standards set forth by a public agency
  9. Is judged inappropriate by Gakken

• Links

  Please notify Gakken when posting a link to or from this site, or when publishing the name of the site or domain on another site or in another publication. Please note that publishing the site name, domain name, or a link on a site or in a publication that is involved in, promotes, or has the potential to be involved in any of the above prohibited activities is forbidden. Anyone found doing so will be asked to stop use or remove the information.

• Also note that links to and from the site posted on third-party sites other than the Gakken site are not managed by Gakken. Gakken assumes no responsibility for damages arising from the usage of these third-party sites or their contents.

• Canges to these terms and conditions

  Gakken reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions. Changes go into effect as soon as they are posted on the top page of the site. Once they are posted, access to the site constitutes user agreement to the new terms and conditions.

• Applicable laws and regulations

  The establishment, interpretation, effect, and all other matters relating to the usage of this site are governed by Japanese law. All Gakken terms of use and related terms for individual service providers apply.

• Jurisdiction

  If a legal dispute should arise between Gakken and a user of this site, the exclusive trial court of jurisdiction shall be either the Tokyo District Court or the Tokyo Summary Court of Japan.

• Our commitment to your privacy
• Gakken Group Privacy Policy
• Inquiries regarding personal information

• Our commitment to your privacy

  At Gakken Group, our corporate philosophy and company charter demand that we respect our customers’ privacy and handle personal information appropriately.

• Gakken Group Privacy Policy

  Gakken complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and all related laws protecting your personal information. The company has also set forth additional rules protecting personal information within the Gakken Group.

  In order to protect personal information held by Gakken from loss, falsification, leakage, and the like, we have established a system for appropriately and securely managing it from the time it is received through storage and eventual destruction.

  When obtaining your personal information, we will only do so through appropriate means and clearly identify the purposes for which we will use it.

  We will never provide personal information to a third party without permission, except when doing so is legal and in accordance with the law.

  When entrusting your personal information to a third party, we will require that the third party handle it appropriately.

  Appropriate measures will be taken in accordance with the law when customers follow established procedures to request that Gakken disclose, correct, or stop use of their personal information.

  Gakken Holdings, Co., Ltd. shall be responsible for managing all collected personal information.

  Note that as a publishing company, Gakken also has a responsibility to uphold the public’s right to information and pursue truth in accordance with the right to free speech. The above privacy policy does not apply to reporting activities not covered under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Publication based on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

• Inquiries regarding personal information

  If you do not wish to receive communication from Gakken or have other inquiries and requests regarding personal information, please contact us at:

  • Gakken website help desk ? Requests and inquiries regarding personal information
  • Mailing address:11-8 Nishigotanda 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8510
  • Gakken Group Customer Center
  • Telephone: Gakken Group Customer Center (customer hotline) 03-6431-1002

  Telephone hours: M-F 9AM–5PM (closed weekends and holidays) Customers who contact Gakken will be asked to provide their address, name, phone number, and other information in order to verify their identity. We may need to contact customers at a later time if we cannot verify this information immediately. We appreciate your understanding.

• Use of copyrighted material
• Use of copyrighted material by schools and other educational institutions

• Use of copyrighted material

  All images, text, characters, and other content in Gakken Group publications or on the Gakken website are copyrighted, and their use is protected under copyright law. The Gakken Group prohibits the following uses of copyrighted material in publications or on the internet/intranet without permission (list is not exhaustive).

  • Reproduction of covers, content, table of contents, or other publication information in whole or inpart
  • Reproduction of publication summaries or creation of fiction based on copyrighted material
  • Reproduction of images, text, cartoons, or characters in whole or in part
  • Redrawing of images, cartoons, or characters (including parodies and imitations)
  • Production of desktop wallpapers, icons, or computer software using reproductions of publications,images, or cartoons
  • Reproduction of website images or computer programs in whole or in part

  The above activities are an infringement of copyright when engaged in for any reason, whether commercial and non-commercial. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

• Inquiries regarding personal information

  If you do not wish to receive communication from Gakken or have other inquiries and requests regarding personal information, please contact us at:

  • Gakken website help desk ? Requests and inquiries regarding personal information
  • Mailing address:11-8 Nishigotanda 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8510
  • Gakken Group Customer Center
  • Telephone: Gakken Group Customer Center (customer hotline) 03-6431-1002

  Telephone hours: M-F 9AM–5PM (closed weekends and holidays)

  Customers who contact Gakken will be asked to provide their address, name, phone number, and other information in order to verify their identity. We may need to contact customers at a later time if we cannot verify this information immediately. We appreciate your understanding.