User Agreement for the "E-mail Newsletter for NWU Overseas Alumni" = (Nicknamed Narakara MM)

Approved by the Nara Women's University International Exchange Center Steering Committee on
October 3, 2017

Revision of the agreement approved by the Nara Women's University International Exchange Center Steering Committee on
July 1, 2020

丂This user agreement relates to the E-mail Newsletter for NWU Overseas Alumni (hereafter, "Narakara MM"), which is administered by the NWU International Exchange Center (hereafter, "the Center"), and regulates the terms and conditions of those who wish to register for Narakara MM (hereafter, "the Applicant") as well as those who have already registered (hereafter, "the User").
丂We may revise the user agreement and how we administer Narakara MM depending on user feedback. Please make sure to read through this before registering and using Narakara MM.

[Name]

Article 1. The official name of this newsletter is "E-mail Newsletter for NWU Overseas Alumni" and it is nicknamed "the Narakara MM."

[Aim]

Article 2. Narakara MM aims to provide former overseas students at NWU with information about NWU as well as exchange-related information, such as recent news about how everyone is doing after graduation. For the future, the aim is to maintain and develop former students' relationship with NWU while supporting the establishment of local alumni associations as well as information-sharing and exchange among former exchange students.

[Administration and roles]

Article 3. Narakara MM is administered by the Center. The administrator is in charge of registering and unregistering Narakara MM Users as well as editing and sending out Narakara MM.

[User qualification]

Article 4. Narakara MM is only for those who have studied at NWU as overseas students. Former students of all faculties and graduate schools are welcome, whether exchange students, sponsored, or privately funded.

Article 5. It is the User's decision whether or not to use Narakara MM. Anyone who qualifies under Article 4 may use it for free, but it is the User's responsibility to prepare the equipment and costs needed to receive the emails.

[Registration and cancellation]

Article 6. All graduates will be automatically registered for use in this Narakara MM by the Center. The e-mail address known to NWU at the time of graduation will be registered.
1) In the cases of graduates who has e-mail addresses that cannot be used after graduation, the Center will confirm them the e-mail address that can be registered.
2) At the graduation or registration, the Center will confirm the willingness of graduates to register Narakara MM. At this time, if there is no intention to decline registration, distribution will start from the latest issue.
3) In principle, the user agrees and consents to the contents of these Terms of Use before refusing to register with Narakara MM.

2. (For unregistered cases) The Applicant of Narakara MM is asked to apply by the specified procedure (refer to a separate paper). Once the application has been confirmed, the administrator will conduct a qualification check, after which the Applicant will be registered and start receiving Narakara MM.

Article 7. The User should register with correct and the most recent information. The Center will not be responsible in any way if the User is disadvantaged due to a mistake in the registered information.

Article 8. To unregister from Narakara MM, the User is asked to apply by the specified procedure (refer to a separate paper). Once the application has been confirmed, the administrator will process it and the User will stop receiving Narakara MM.

[Cancellation by the administrator]

Article 9. The Center may contact the Applicant to confirm registered information in case it is incomplete or the sender differs from the address to be registered.

Article 10. The Center may cancel a registration without prior notice if any of the following apply:
1) The email address is unreachable (note that it is the Applicant/User's responsibility to check the receipt settings of cell phones, etc.).
2) The registered information contains misinformation or there is third-party impersonation.
3) The User violates the user agreement.
4) The service is misused in some other way.

[Conditions regarding copyright and personal information]

Article 11. The information of Applicants and Users is appropriately handled and strictly managed in accordance with the Regulations for Managing Personal Information Retained by the National Nara Women's University (/fuchuko/safety/kojinjouhouhogo.pdf).

Article 12. As a rule, the Center will not provide personal information to a third party without prior consent from the member.

Article 13. Information about Applicants and Users will not be used for any purpose other than the administration of Narakara MM.

[Writing mail magazine entries]

Article 14. The User may write entries for Narakara MM by submitting them to Narakara MM administrator. Please be careful when submitting so that personal information is not disclosed more than what is necessary.

Article 15. Please be careful when viewing personal information in the published contents of Narakara MM. Such personal information may not be reused without the consent of the relevant person.

[Prohibited posting contents]

Article 16. Ad hominem attacks, expressions that damage the trust among members of Narakara MM, and strikingly indecent postings are not allowed.

Article 17. Religious and political activities, gossip, solicitations and commercial actions unrelated to Narakara MM's aims, as well as expressions going against public morals (e.g., discrimination and slander) are not allowed.

Article 18. Non-members of Narakara MM, such as family or friends, may not submit postings.

Article 19. If one of Articles16, 17, or 18 applies, the International Exchange Center has the authority to, after deliberation, either issue a warning to the contributor or suspend the same from using Narakara MM in the future.

[How to submit postings]

Article 20. Please send an email to Narakara MM administrator (narakara-info@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp) to submit an entry for Narakara MM.

Article 21. Please write your full name and current occupation (include name of affiliated institution if applicable) either in the beginning or the end of the email's main text.

Article 22. Please write your entry for Narakara MM in either Japanese or English.

Article 23. To prevent virus infection and spread, we ask that you send plain-text emails for Narakara MM rather than HTML emails.

Article 24. Attached documents are not allowed in Narakara MM. If you have material that you would like to share, either provide a link to a separately uploaded leaflet or article, or contact Narakara MM administrator (narakara-info@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp) separately.

[Disclaimer]

Article 25. The Center will not be responsible in any way for any damages incurred by the User while using Narakara MM.

Article 26. The Center will not be responsible in any way for problems that may occur between Users of Narakara MM, such as illegal activity, defamation, privacy violation, and slander.

Article 27. The Center will not be responsible in any way for violations of or conflicts over third-party rights caused by Narakara MM contents.

Article 28. The Center will not be responsible in any way for damages to the User's computer or Internet connection, etc.

[Other]

Article 29. The Center may make additions or changes to this user agreement when appropriate. This will be announced on the Center's homepage.

Article 30. If your do not receive Narakara MM after registering or you would like to change your email address, please contact Narakara MM administrator (narakara-info@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp).

For queries about the user agreement for the "E-mail Newsletter for NWU Overseas Alumni"
Narakara MM Administrator, NWU International Exchange Center
Kitauoya Nishimachi, Nara 630-8506
E-mail: narakara-info@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp