Terms of Use & Policy

The terms and conditions set forth below (the "Terms") govern your use of this Hagiwara Sys-Com US Co., Ltd. ("HSC-US") website (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with any of the Terms, do not access or otherwise use the Site or any information contained herein.

General Use Restrictions

All information, documents, products, software and services provided on this Site (the "Materials") are provided by HSC-US or its respective manufacturers, authors, developers and vendors (the "Third Party Providers"), and are the copyrighted work of HSC-US and/or the Third Party Providers, as applicable. HSC-US and its licensors grant you the limited right to display, copy, distribute and download the Materials (other than software, which is subject to accompanying license agreements) on this Site, provided that: (1) both the HSC-US copyright notice (set forth below) and this permission notice appear in the Materials, (2) solely for personal, informational use (e.g., not copied or posted on any networked computer or broadcast in any media). You acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify, edit, alter or enhance any of the Materials. This limited license terminates automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of the Terms. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy any downloaded and printed Materials. Except as stated herein, you agree that none of the Materials may be displayed, posted, downloaded, copied, distributed, republished, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including without limitation electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the advance written authorization of HSC-US or the applicable Third Party Provider. You further agree that no part of the Site, including trademarks, logos, graphics or images, may be copied or retransmitted in any way, in whole or in part, without the advance written authorization of HSC-US. In addition, you agree not to "mirror" or "frame" any Material contained on this Site on any other server without the advance written authorization of HSC-US. You acknowledge that nothing on this Site shall be construed as conferring any license to you of HSC-US' or any Third Party Provider's intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise, and agree that you have sole responsibility for obtaining any such licenses by separate written agreement. Any unauthorized use of any Materials contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and certain communications statutes and regulations.

Software Use Restrictions
You acknowledge that any software and related documentation that may be available to download from the Site (the "Software") is the copyrighted work of HSC-US. You agree that use of the Software is governed by the terms of the license agreement which accompanies or is included with the Software (the "License Agreement"). Except as set forth in the applicable License Agreement, any further copying, reproduction or redistribution of the Software is expressly prohibited. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS-IS" AND "WHERE-IS" BASIS, AND ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE DISCLAIMED.

Third Party Content Disclaimer
You acknowledge that any Materials provided by Third Party Providers have not been independently authenticated in whole or in part by HSC-US, and agree that HSC-US does not and shall not provide, sell, license, or lease any of the Materials other than those specifically identified as being provided by HSC-US. You acknowledge that any license to use Materials from Third Party Providers will be contracted for directly between you and the applicable Third Party Provider. You may enter into correspondence with or participate in promotions of advertisers showing their goods and/or services on the Site. Any such correspondence or promotions, including the delivery of and the payment for goods and/or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such correspondence or promotions, are solely between you and the applicable advertiser. HSC-US assumes no liability, obligation or responsibility for any part of any such correspondence or promotion.

Links to Third Party Sites

This Site may be linked to other sites on the World Wide Web which are not under the control of or maintained by HSC-US. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by HSC-US of those sites. You acknowledge that HSC-US is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and agree that HSC-US is not responsible for the content of those sites.

Submissions

Unless otherwise explicitly stated herein, or in HSC-US' Privacy Policy (below), you agree that any Materials provided by you in connection with this Site are provided on a non-proprietary, non-exclusive and non-confidential basis. HSC-US shall be free to use or disseminate such Materials on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. You acknowledge that you are responsible for the Materials that you submit, and you, not HSC-US, have full responsibility for the Materials, including their legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright.

Disclaimer of Warranty

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY STATED, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", AND ARE FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY, AND ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. HSC-US MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HSC-US SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR DOWNLOADING THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT SHALL HSC-US BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF HSC-US HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND WILL NOT MAKE A CLAIM OF ANY NATURE AGAINST HSC-US FOR LOST DATA, INACCURATE OUTPUT, WORK DELAYS OR LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE MATERIALS. YOU AGREE TO HOLD HSC-US ENTIRELY HARMLESS FROM, AND YOU COVENANT NOT TO SUE HSC-US, OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, FOR, ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SITE.

Local Laws; Export Control
HSC-US controls and operates this Site from its US office in Irvine, California in the United States of America and makes no representation that these Materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws including but not limited to the export and import regulations of other countries in relation to the Materials. You acknowledge and agree that Materials may be subject to the U.S. Export Administration Laws and Regulations, as well as export laws of other countries, and that diversion of such Materials contrary to U.S. law or the law of other applicable countries is prohibited. You agree that none of the Materials, nor any direct product therefrom, is being or will be acquired for, shipped, transferred, or re-exported, directly or indirectly, to proscribed or embargoed countries or their nationals, nor be used for nuclear activities, chemical biological weapons, or missile projects, unless specifically authorized by the U.S. Government (or other relevant government) for such purposes. You agree to comply strictly with all export laws and assume sole responsibility for obtaining licenses to export or re-export as may be required.

General

This Site may include inaccuracies, typographical errors or information which is not current. HSC-US and the Third Party Providers may make improvements and/or changes in the products, services, programs, and prices described in this Site, if any, at any time without notice. Changes are periodically made to the Site. Any action related to these Terms will be governed by California law and controlling U.S. federal law. No choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction will apply. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Orange County, in the State of California, for the resolution of all disputes. These Terms represent the entire understanding relating to the use of the Site and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional, communications of any nature. HSC-US can revise these Terms at any time without notice by updating this posting. Your continued use of the Site following any revision of the Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties, with all other provisions remaining in full force and effect. The failure of HSC-US to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by HSC-US in writing. The Terms comprises the entire agreement between you and HSC-US and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.

Trademarks

CompactFlash is the trademark of Sandisk Corporation. Windows 2000 and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Mac OSX, iTunes, iPod, Quick Time and Apple are trademarks of Apple Corporation. Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo PRO are trademarks of Sony Corporation. PSP and Playstation are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.
Other product names or service marks mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. All specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Privacy Policy
HSC-US is committed to respecting your privacy, and we recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of personally identifiable information you share with us (any information by which you can be identified, such as name, address, and telephone number). For this reason, HSC-US has established this privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy"), so that you can understand how we carefully treat your information. In general, you can visit the Site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. We may track the Internet address of the domains from which people visit us and analyze this data for trends and statistics, but the individual user remains anonymous.

Some of the pages of our Site may utilize "cookies" so that we can better serve you with more tailored information when you return to our Site. Cookies are identifiers which are sent to your computer to facilitate your next visit to the Site. When you are on our Site, we may use cookies to see how you navigate the Site. This can help us design the Site in the most useful way to users. You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. Should you disable cookies, however, your experience on our Site will likely include numerous messages from your browser, which you may find interferes with your viewing of the Site. The information we collect and analyze is used solely to improve our service to you.
To protect your privacy, we have adopted the following principles:

GENERAL INFORMATION
We want to give you information about our Privacy Policy and assure you that we take reasonable steps to see that it is followed within our company.

YOUR CHOICE
There are times when we may collect personal information from you. It is our intent to inform you before we do that and to tell you what we intend to do with the information. You will have the option not to provide the information, and you will be able to "opt out" of certain uses of the information. If you choose not to provide the information we request, you can still visit most of the Site, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers, and services.

ACCURACY OF DATA
We do our best to maintain the accuracy of personal information you supply to us, and to follow-up if any of the information proves incorrect or becomes outdated.

SECURITY
We take appropriate steps to protect the information you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure.

The Hagiwara Sys-Com Online store and HSC Online store both utilize the Yahoo! store for all purchases. We rely on their commitment to making sure your purchase experience is a safe and enjoyable one. For more information regarding the Yahoo! Online Store security please visit: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/sbc/details.html

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE
We are committed to privacy. However, mistakes and miscommunication are possible. If you have any comments or questions regarding our privacy policy or otherwise, please contact us at moreinfo@hsc-us.com. We will address any issue to the best of our abilities.