The Shima City Tourism Association (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"), a general incorporated association, deeply recognizes that the appropriate protection and management of personal information is a social responsibility, and complies with laws and regulations regarding the protection of personal information and other norms. We strive to create a website (hereinafter referred to as the "Site") that everyone can use with peace of mind by appropriately handling personal information as described in the following sections.
The images registered on this site are provided by the Shima City Tourism Association (hereinafter referred to as the ``Association'') to related media for use in public relations activities aimed at promoting tourism in Shima City. It is loaned out free of charge to etc. Therefore, when using the site, we assume that you understand the purpose of the association's tourism promotion and cooperate in disseminating it to the general public.
Image data is protected by copyright law and other laws and regulations, and our association and the third party that provided the images to our association own the copyright and other rights or usage rights. Therefore, image data may not be reprinted, reproduced, sold, lent, or otherwise used without the permission of our association, which holds the licensing rights, except for exceptions permitted under copyright law. Please note that image data is licensed for use under the conditions stipulated in these Terms of Use, and the Association continues to retain the right to license images even after licensing.
If you agree to and comply with these image lending terms, apply for the image and purpose of use, and are approved, we will permit you to use the image free of charge within the scope of the purpose of use. If you wish to use the same image for a different purpose, please make a new application.
When using downloaded images, please provide credit such as ``Photo provided by Shima City Tourism Association.'' This does not apply if it is unavoidable due to the nature of the work or the production concept, or if the place name of the image is clearly visible in the article etc.
*The characters "©" can be replaced with "Photo provided by:", "Copyright:", etc.
Japanese: “© Shima City Tourism Association” “© Shima City Tourism Association”
English: “©Shima City Tourism Association”
If a violation is found, the permit may be revoked. In addition, in that case, we may refuse to lend the images thereafter. Depending on the content, you may be subject to compensation for damages due to copyright infringement.
Use of images is at the user's risk. The Shima City Tourism Association and the author are not responsible for any damage or disadvantage caused by the use of images.
We will inform you about the proofreading procedure for published content when we lend you the desired photo. There are cases where the calibration is confirmed directly by the facility, etc., and there are cases where the calibration is confirmed by the association.
Please submit a portion of the results created by users using image data to our association at a later date. In addition, if you are posting on video media, please let us know the broadcast date, etc., and also submit the video data of the part used. If the purpose of use is Internet content, please let us know the URL and submit a PDF file of the portion used. If you have checked the proofreading directly at the facility, please also submit a copy to the facility.
The information you enter for the application will be used only for the image data lending procedure and for providing information from the Shima City Tourism Association. We will not provide it to any third party.
For images that require an application, it may take about a week to contact you with the download URL, etc. Please apply with plenty of time to spare.
Our association does not take any responsibility for any troubles related to the application.