Terms of Use

National Institute for Environmental Studies

Last updated: April 1st, 2021

By accessing and using the Genome Database website, you agree to be bound by the following terms of use:

  1. Definitions
  2. The following terms as used herein shall have the following meanings.

    1. "NIES" refers to the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan.
    2. "the website" refers to the website of the Genome Database.
      https://www.nies.go.jp/genome/en/index.html
    3. "genome data" refers to genome data available on the website.
  3. Use of genome data
  4. Genome data are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. When using genome data, you must acknowledge the use of the website according to the citation shown in section 3 "Copyrights."

  5. Copyrights
  6. All information available on the website is attributed to NIES. Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the website, or any portion thereof, is strictly prohibited. Genome data can be copied or distributed as previously described.

    To cite the website, please use the following citation as an example of correct format.

    National Institute for Environmental Studies (2018) Genome Database, Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. Accessed via https://www.nies.go.jp/genome/en/index.html on YYYY-MM-DD
  7. Disclaimer
    1. While NIES makes substantial efforts to ensure the accuracy of information on the website, definitive accuracy of this information is not guaranteed.
    2. NIES is not liable for any loss or damage that may be incurred by use and interpretation of data from the website.
  8. Website linking policy
  9. NIES encourages linking to websites. Advance permission to link websites is not necessary. The text link below can be placed on other websites:

    <a href="https://www.nies.go.jp/genome/en/index.html">Genome Database</a>