Confit Terms of Service

For the use of Confit and A-Pass (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”) as provided by Atlas Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Atlas”), the Confit Terms of Service stipulated in the Common Terms of Service as individual use provisions will apply in addition to the Atlas Common Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the “Common Terms of Service”) stipulated by Atlas. The user shall agree in advance to the Confit Terms of Service and the Common Terms of Service (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Terms”) before using the service.

Confit Terms of Service

Article 1 About the data and personal information that will be collected

  1. In relation to the data that Atlas receives from users, such information shall be managed appropriately based on the Data Policy.
  2. Atlas shall appropriately manage the personal information based on the Personal Information Protection Policy.
  3. Organizers of academic conferences, exhibitions, and events shall agree to comply with the laws and regulations of the national government and other parties that apply in relation to personal information and to comply with the Terms, that they shall use the personal information of users as provided based on the following clause, and that they shall disclose their respective personal information protection policies to the users.
  4. When a user registers for participation in an academic conference, exhibition, or event, Atlas shall provide the user’s personal information to the organizer (including parties outside Japan) of the academic conference, exhibition, or event within the scope that is necessary for participation, and the user shall agree to that provision. The organizer of the academic conference, exhibition, or event will manage the provided personal information. The organizer of the academic conference, exhibition, or event will use the personal information of users to hold the academic conference or exhibition, ensure the user’s participation, and provide the necessary materials.
  5. For the purpose of providing the Service, Atlas will provide the personal information of users to the business operators consigned by Atlas who have concluded a nondisclosure agreement.
  6. The personal information of users will not be disclosed to third parties without the agreement of the said users for matters other than those stipulated in the three preceding clauses. Provided, however, that personal information may be disclosed in the cases listed below:
    • When Atlas reasonably judges that disclosure is necessary based on a law or regulation
    • When disclosure is necessary for the purpose of protecting a person’s life, body, or property and it is judged that obtaining the relevant person’s agreement is difficult
    • When disclosure is particularly necessary for the purpose of improving public health or promoting the sound upbringing of children, and it is judged that obtaining the relevant person’s agreement is difficult
    • When it is necessary to cooperate with a national government organization, a local government, or a party that received consignment from a national government organization or a local government executing clerical administration stipulated in a law or regulation, and it is judged that there is a possibility that obtaining the relevant person’s agreement will cause hindrance to execution of that administration
    • When the service entity has been changed because of a merger or another reason, and it is judged that it is necessary to transfer personal information for the purpose of continuation of service

Article 2 Copyrights and other intellectual property rights

  1. The program content, texts, photographs, and other intellectual property rights in an individual academic conference or exhibition as provided in the Service will attribute to the organizer of the individual academic conference, exhibition, or event. The editorial copyrights related to this site’s layout and design will attribute to Atlas. The user can use that information only for a personal purpose within the scope of the use of the Service, and any reproduction, distribution, public transmission, or any other use of that information for a purpose other than the use of the Service shall be prohibited.
  2. The user shall declare and guarantee to Atlas that the user possesses the lawful rights to make submissions or conduct other transmission and that submitted information does not infringe the rights of third parties.
  3. For submitted information, the user will consent that the organizer of the academic conference, exhibition, or event may decide whether or not to use the submission and may edit such information as necessary.
  4. The user shall submit the information after agreeing and consenting to the provisions stipulated by the organizer of the academic conference, exhibition, or event concerning the attribution of the copyrights and other intellectual property that the user submits as well as the exercise of the moral rights of an author.
  5. Atlas shall not bear any liability for providing and handling information related to copyrights and other intellectual property rights as submitted by the user or problems related to copyrights or other intellectual property rights, and if a problem arises with an organizer of an academic conference or exhibition, another user, or another third party in relation to the copyrights or other rights, the user shall resolve that problem at its own liability and expense.
  6. For content (including but not limited to texts, images, videos, and other data) that is submitted or otherwise shared through the Service, Atlas shall be able to change, remove, or otherwise modify the content within the scope that is necessary for the smooth provision of the Service or for building, improvement, or maintenance of an Atlas system.

Article 3 Participation in and submissions to academic conferences and exhibitions

  1. The user can use the Service to participate in academic conferences and exhibitions held by each academic conference and exhibition organizer. Each academic conference and exhibition will be provided by the individual organizer, and Atlas will not bear any liability in relation to the holding or operation of the relevant academic conference or exhibition and will not bear any liability whatsoever for problems or damage that may arise between the user and an organizer of an academic conference or exhibition.
  2. The user can use the Service and make submissions in relation to an individual academic conference or exhibition. The user shall make submissions in accordance with the aims of the individual academic conference or exhibition and in compliance with the Terms and shall bear liability for the user’s own submissions.
  3. If Atlas judges that the user’s submitted data violates the Terms, Atlas can, without obtaining the user’s consent, suspend display of that submitted data or delete that submitted data.
  4. Even if damage arises for the user for deletion based on the preceding clause, Atlas will not bear any liability whatsoever for the damage that arises.

Supplementary provision
Established on May 11, 2023
Revised on December 24, 2024 (Change Summary)