Site Policy and
Privacy Policy

Site Policy

1) Links to this website

• The content of websites of organizations and other groups which link to this website should not be construed as being recommended by the City of Osaka, which is not liable for associated content.

2) Links from this website

• Links provided on this website are offered for the purpose of improving user convenience only and should not be construed as being recommended by the City of Osaka, which is not liable for associated content.

3) Copyright

  • • Copyright and other rights associated with some content on the website is held by third parties (parties other than the City of Osaka; same applies below). With the exception of content for which the disposition of rights clearly permits use, users are responsible for obtaining a license in order to use content to which third parties hold copyright or other rights (for example, rights of portraiture or publicity) from the applicable third parties.
  • • Some content whose rights are owned by third parties is directly or indirectly labeled as such, for example by citing the source, while some content whose rights are clearly owned by third parties is not explicitly labeled. Users are responsible for checking the status of rights prior to using content.
  • • Please observe the terms of use imposed by the provider when using content acquired from an external database or other data source using an application programming interface (API).
  • • Some content for which a third party holds the copyright may be used without the consent of the rightsholder, for example when using it in a citation as permitted under the Copyright Act.

4) Liability

  • • Although the City of Osaka has done its utmost to ensure the accuracy of the information provided on this website, the City is not liable for any action taken by the users of that information. The City of Osaka is not liable for any loss or damage sustained as a result of the use of this website.
  • • Although this website includes links to websites administered by other parties, the City of Osaka is not liable for any loss or damage sustained as a result of the use of those websites.
  • • Please note that the content and address of the website are subject to change or removal without notice.
  • • The names of products. companies, and other assets included on the website are generally the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Privacy Policy

1) Personal data

 The phrase “personal data” refers to information about individuals served by the City of Osaka My Number Card Pop-up Application Assistance Secretariat through this website that could be used to identify them, including addresses, names, phone numbers, and email addresses (including information that could be combined with other information in order to identify specific individuals).

2) Handling of information automatically collected during viewing of this website

 This website automatically collects access logs (pages viewed as well as dates and times), traffic (data transfer volume), Internet domain names, IP addresses, site visit times and information about search queries on the site, user agents (information identifying the type of device used to view the site, for example a computer or smartphone), and browsers used. This automatically collected information is used to administer the website and to compile statistical data about the site’s administration, and the City of Osaka My Number Card Pop-up Application Assistance Secretariat may share it as necessary in order to accomplish those purposes of use.
 In addition, this website uses cookies to a limited extent in order to improve its usability. (Cookies are a mechanism for storing information sent from the server to the user on the user’s computer so that the server can identify the user.)

3) JavaScript

 This website uses JavaScript to provide a more pleasant and convenient user experience.
 If you have not enabled (turned on) JavaScript in your browser’s settings, the site may not function correctly, and content may not be displayed properly.

4) Cookies

 Some pages on this website use cookies.
 Cookies are a mechanism for storing information indicating that the user has viewed the website on the user’s computer.
 Cookies are used only to improve the user experience and to prevent illegitimate access. They do not contain any personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, or phone numbers.
 If you wish to disable cookies, you need only change your browser’s settings.
 However, please note that use of the website without cookies is subject to certain limitations.

5) Use of Google Analytics

 This website uses Google Analytics to assess usage of the site. Google Analytics collects information about users by means of cookies. For more information, please view the following pages from Google.

> Google Analytics
> How Google uses information from sites or apps that use Google services