Terms of Use

Prior to using this website of Sapporo Breweries Limited (the “Company”), please carefully read and accept the terms and conditions described below. Please refrain from using this website should you disagree with such terms and conditions. You shall be assumed to have accepted all such terms and conditions upon using this website. In addition, when separate terms and conditions of use are provided in each section of this website, please carefully read and accept such separate terms and conditions before continuing to use those sections.

Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Use of This Website

Use of this homepage is free of charge. However, any equipment (including the installation and use thereof), connection fee and data fee required for utilizing the internet services or e-mail services shall be at your own responsibility and expense.

2. Copyright

All intellectual property rights (including copyright), the authority to use such rights, and other rights regarding all of the works, portraits, characters, marks and other contents contained in this website are held by the Company or otherwise by the providers of such content.
Reproduction of this website by means of downloading, printing or other methods is prohibited except for personal use or limited private use at home. We do not allow any reproduction (such as copying, uploading, posting, inserting and quoting) of the information and programs contained in this website to other websites or printings, nor allow any unauthorized use of the contents in this website beyond the permitted scope under the copyright law.

3. [E-]Mails

The Company may respond to your inquiry or any other communication by [e-]mail. We may also provide you with various information by [e-]mail upon your consent. The copyrights regarding all such [e-]mails are held by the Company, and we do not allow any unauthorized reproduction of such [e-]mails to other homepages or printings.

4. Trademarks

Any right regarding the trademarks or service marks contained in this website is held by the Company or the rightsholders from whom the Company licensed such trademarks or service marks. Any use of such trademarks or service marks without the rightsholders’ permissions is prohibited. Unless expressly specified, the trademarks or service marks shall belong to each relevant company.

5. Handling of Links

The Company accepts and appreciates any links leading to this website. Please make sure, however, that pages of this website do not appear directly on the pages on which such links appear. Please also make sure that such links lead to the top page of this website (https://www.sapporobeer.jp/english/).

6. Temporary Suspension of This Website

In the event that the Company decides that a temporary suspension of this website is necessary due to system maintenance or failure, fire or electricity failure, natural disasters including earth quakes or other operational or technological reasons, the Company may suspend access to this website without prior notice. We shall not be responsible for any damage caused by such suspension.

7. Changes in This Website

The Company may, where necessary, add, remove, delete or otherwise alter the contents of this website (including the configurations of the links from this website to other websites) address (URL) and any other matters relating to this website. We shall not be responsible for any damages caused to you or to any third party by such alterations.

8. Disclaimer

The information provided on this website is not intended as solicitation for an investment, such as an offer to purchase or sell securities of the Company.
Please note that your judgment in making your investment decisions is your own responsibility.
Your use of this website is at your own risk, and the Company makes no warranty on any information, programs, and various services provided on this website and any other matters regarding this website including the completeness, accuracy, or availability. The Company shall not be responsible or liable in any way for any losses, expenses, or damages caused to users or third parties based upon or resulting from the use of the information or any other contents acquired from this website.
The Company shall not be responsible or liable in any way whatsoever for any damages resulting from any accidents relating to your software or hardware, any troubles that arise among the users or between the user and a third party, or any other accidents or matters that are caused to the user or a third party as a consequence of using this website.
This website includes links to websites managed and operated by parties other than the Company. Your use of those linked websites is at your own risk. The Company is not making any recommendations regarding the use of those linked websites, and makes no warranty regarding any information, programs and various services provided on those linked websites, and other matters in connection with those linked websites, including its completeness, accuracy or availability. The Company shall not be responsible or liable in any way for any losses, expenses, or damages caused to users or third parties based upon or resulting from the use of those linked websites or the use of information or any other contents provided on those linked websites. When making use of the linked websites, please make sure to follow the rules of those linked websites.
With respect to the disclosure of certain information on this website, the Company may delay providing such information due to preparations or any other reasons, and may not provide all of the information disclosed to and made public by a financial instruments exchange or any other places or may otherwise alter the expression of such disclosed information on this website. Furthermore, the Company may alter, suspend or discontinue the content provided on this website, at any time without any prior notice. Please use this website after you fully understand the above-mentioned matters.
In addition, some portions of the financial results, news releases and other information provided on the English version of this website may be omitted in translating from the original Japanese text, and some information may be posted later than on the Japanese version of this website. Please use this website after you fully understand the above-mentioned matters.

9. Matters Relating to Future Predictions

Information on this website contains the Company’s and its affiliated companies’ forward-looking statements regarding estimates, objectives, plans, strategies, financial conditions and business performances. These forward-looking statements contain various known or unknown risks and uncertainties and, due to these various factors, such statements may differ materially from actual future business performance and any other actual future facts.
Therefore, please refrain from depending only on these forward-looking statements. In addition, please be aware in advance that the Company shall have no obligation to update any information on this website.

10. Privacy Statement

The Company respects the privacy of personal information provided by users, and endeavors to protect the privacy of such information. Please read the “Privacy Policy” for details.

11. Governing Law

Any matters, including disputes that arise with respect to this website, will be governed by the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court of Japan will have exclusive first instance jurisdiction over such matters.
You agree that the Company will treat your personal information as in accordance with our privacy policy.

Date of enactment: July 1, 2003
Date of last update: August 15, 2010