Disclaimer of Liability (Performance Standard #4)
The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Services Inc. and other service providers of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System make the Performance Standard (PS-QZSS) ("Document") available to the public to promote the services using Quasi-Zenith Satellite System ("QZSS") by development of receivers, applications and so on, and also are aiming for high accuracy and convenience with respect to satellite positioning services and message services of QZSS (collectively "Services"). The Services are freely available to any user. However, the receivers and/or applications developed based on this Document may not receive signals or may receive incorrect signals due to no warranty of the Services. You are therefore highly recommended to ensure appropriate measures to avoid accidents such as redundancy, backup and fail-safe, if you develop receivers and/or applications using the Services for the purpose that will possibly give an impact to human life, body and properties. The Services may be suspended or changed without prior notice in accordance with the decision by Government of Japan. This Document and the Services are available subject to the following terms and conditions. You may use this Document only if you agree to such terms and conditions. You shall be deemed to agree such terms and conditions by using this Document.
(1) With respect to this Document and the information included in this Document, the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan ("CAO"), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Services Inc. ("QSS") and other service providers of Quasi-Zenith Satellite System ("Parties") disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to, the followings:
i) warranty of accuracy, completeness, usefulness, and fitness for a particular request or purpose;
ii) warranty that this Document and the information included in this Document will not be changed in to the future; and
iii) warranty that this Document and the information included in this Document do not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights.
(2) With respect to satellite positioning services and message services (collectively "Services"), CAO, QSS and Parties disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, from any cause whether it is related to Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, other outside systems or not, including but not limited to, the followings:
i) warranty as to service area, accuracy, availability, continuity, and integrity described in this Document;
ii) warranty of usefulness, and fitness for a particular request or purpose; and
iii) warranty that the use of Services does not infringe any third party's intellectual property rights.
(3) To the extent permitted by applicable laws, CAO, QSS and Parties shall not be responsible and liable for any damages and losses, including but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, whether under contractual liability, product liability, strict liability, tort liability or otherwise (including intent or negligence), caused by the use of this Document, the information included in this Document and the Services, the inability to use the Services, or the change of this Document and the information included in this Document.
