1. Terms of posting

Please carefully read the terms of service and agree before using Seeds for the Future, which is sponsored by Sumitomo Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

[About posting requirements and posted content]

･ This website can be used by everyone regardless of their nationality and age.
･ This website uses generated AI services.
･ Since generative AI is used to generate text and images from ideas created by users on this website, there is no guarantee that the rights of third parties will not be violated. Furthermore, rights concerning patents and such do not belong to the user, and can be freely used at no charge by third parties including other users.
･ Such rights can be freely used at no charge by third parties including other users as common heritage of mankind (public domain) in order to trigger another person’s idea or action.
･ Users can use the mark that they created (hereafter, referred to as “this mark”) at their own responsibility and expense, and will not be prevented from making an application to register it as a trademark. However, there is no guarantee that the use of this mark will not conflict with the trademark rights held by third parties. When using this mark, the user should check in advance that the use of this mark will not conflict with registered trademarks held by third parties at their own responsibility and expense.
･ When using this mark or the ideas created by the user on this website, please specify that the mark and ideas were created using “Seeds for the Future” at the Sumitomo Pavilion.
･ Since this website is open to the public, any ideas and marks created on this website are also available to the public.

2. Intellectual property rights

[Ownership]

Intellectual property rights relating to all content, text, images, data, information and other documents except ideas created by users (hereafter, referred to collectively as “content”) that can be acquired or are displayed on this website (all rights including copyrights and trademarks. Hereafter, referred to as “intellectual property rights”) are the property of the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee, and are protected by the various laws and regulations concerning intellectual property rights.

[Permissible use and prohibited use]

Users can use this website or download and print content within the scope of the intended purpose of this website in accordance with the terms of service and relevant laws and regulations. Users cannot duplicate, sell, publish, distribute, make changes or display this website or the content without prior consent from the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee. Users also cannot infringe, dilute, remove or make changes to any intellectual property rights provided on this website.

3. User obligations

[Legal compliance]

Users shall conform to all laws concerning the use of this website.

[Disclaimer]

The Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee shall not be responsible for any problems or damage resulting from the user using this website’s content or any websites that are linked from this website. Furthermore, for the convenience of users, in addition to content presented by the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee, this website includes content, links and other information presented by third parties over which the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee has no control or responsibility as well as translations of content by the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee. Therefore, the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee cannot guarantee that the entire presented content of this website is accurate, useful, reliable, or matches the objectives of the user. Users should check the terms of service for each linked website and use them at your own risk.

[Compensation for loss]

Users shall compensate the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee and its affiliates, executives, employees and contractors for loss concerning any problems that arise in connection with the use of this website, online conduct, and agreements with third parties who use this website, and also exempt them from any responsibility concerning lawsuits and other claims that arise from such action. This responsibility for compensation for loss includes all expenses and damages, including legal fees.

4. Links

[Setting links]

In principle, users are free to paste the URL of this website on another website (hereafter, referred to as “link”). However, it is prohibited to use this link if the content of the linking website (hereafter, referred to as “link source”) is deemed to include content that (a) violates public order and morals, (b) violates or risks violating laws and regulations, and (c) may mislead other third parties.

[Representation when setting links]

Please represent and describe the link so users can clearly understand that it links to “Sumitomo Pavilion Seeds for the Future”. Please be aware that we may ask you to change the linking method or delete the link depending on how the link is set up or the page content.

5. Other

[Settling disputes]

The Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee and users will make every effort to negotiate and cooperate in good faith with the aim of settling any disputes that arise concerning this website or the terms of service to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. The Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee shall bear no obligation to participate in any disputes between users and third parties such as the counterparts of users. Only Japanese law applies for this website, the terms of service, and any disputes that arise from them, and they shall be interpreted by Japanese law. All disputes that arise concerning this website or the terms of service shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in Japan.

[Changes to the terms of service]

The terms of service constitute the entire agreement between the parties and replaces any previous agreements or communicated content. The Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee may change the content of the terms of service without prior notification. If a change is made, the Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee will publish the changed terms of service on this website and update the revision date. When the user first uses this website after the terms of service has been published on this website, it shall be deemed that the user has agreed to the terms of service following the change.