Terms of Use

　The following terms of use pertain to the website of Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) and are not applicable to other websites that are linked to the SESC website.

1. Using the Content on This Website

Unless otherwise specified, the copyrights of the information (hereinafter referred to as the "Content") posted and transmitted on this website and on the SESC's social media accounts (hereinafter referred to as the "Account"; the applicable accounts are listed in the Financial Services Agency Social Media Moderation Policy) belong to the SESC. The "Public Data License (Version 1.0)" (PDL1.0) applies unless otherwise specified.

For the parts of PDL1.0 that can differ depending on websites, such as examples of source descriptions unique to this website and content to which PDL1.0 does not apply, refer to "Important note on Public Data License (Version 1.0)."

Important note on Public Data License (Version 1.0)
1. 1. Source citation
a. The user must cite the source when using the Content. Sources should be cited as in the following examples, by replacing the name of the information provider and the URL with actual ones. If the URL link is available, the user may also add the link onto the relevant text instead of showing the link in the parentheses. 

(Examples of source citation)
 
Source: the SESC website (URL of the relevant page)
 
Source: “Casebook on XX” (the SESC) (URL of the relevant page) (accessed on year/month/day)
 

b. If you edit and process the Content for use, you must include a statement expressing that the content has been edited or processed, in addition to the abovementioned source citation, and must not make publish or use the edited or processed information in any format that may cause a misunderstanding as if it has been created by the Government of Japan (or its ministries and/or agencies).

(Example of citation when using edited or processed content)
 
Created by editing “Monitoring Priorities for Securities Businesses” (the SESC) (URL of the relevant page)
 
Created by ABC Company based on “Casebook on Administrative Monetary Penalty in the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act -Market Misconduct-” (the SESC) (URL of the relevant page)

2. Link to the Website of the SESC

Please feel free to set up a link to the website of the SESC as long as it is clearly specified. However, we prohibit any link from those websites which slander or defame the SESC.
 
　We also prohibit any frame link or link in any other form that would make it unclear that the content is provided by the SESC.
 

3. Trademark

Acrobat Reader is a trademark owned by Abode Systems Incorporated in the United States.
　Word and Excel are trademarks owned by Microsoft Corporation.
　Other product name is a trademark owned by the relevant company.