Terms of Use

This website is owned, operated and maintained by Aratas Corporation and Aratas America LLC. (collectively referred to as “Aratas”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before viewing other contents on this Website. You can use this Website only if you agree to and accept these Terms of Use.

Please note that Aratas may, at its discretion, change these Terms of Use at any time. You are therefore requested to visit this page periodically to check the current Terms of Use.

Should individual terms and conditions be determined separately from these Terms of Use, you are requested to follow them.

1. Intellectual Property

The copyright for all materials on this Website belongs to Aratas. Except to the extent permitted by copyright laws, you are prohibited from using any of this material (including, without limitation, duplicating, reproducing in whole or in part, transmitting, distributing, licensing, selling and adapting) without obtaining Aratas's prior consent. In addition, by allowing you to access copyrighted work on the Website, Aratas does not transfer any intellectual property rights including, without limitation, inventions contained in copyrighted work, patents and/or design rights, nor does it license any rights concerning these intellectual properties. This Website is provided "as is" and Aratas offers no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding copyrighted contents on the Website.

All information regarding products, services and technologies provided by Aratas through this Website are protected by copyright, intellectual property and other applicable laws of Japan.

The trademark "ARATAS" and any other product names, service names or logos of Aratas used, quoted and/or referenced on this Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aratas Corporation.

2. Prohibited Usage

You are prohibited from using this Website for any of the following activities:

1. Any activity that does or has the potential to infringe upon the properties and/or legal rights (including privacy rights) of others.

2. Any activity that defames, disgraces, slanders, libels and/or threatens others and/or Aratas.

3. Any activity that does or has the potential to disturb public order.

4. Uploading programs and/or files that contain viruses and/or corrupted files that may damage the operation of other computers.

5. Any activity that violates laws and/or legally binding regulations.

6. Making false statements and/or notifications, including registration of e-mail addresses belonging to other parties.

3. Proposals and Offers

You are requested to refrain from sending your/others' trade secrets to Aratas, in the form of inquiries made through this Website or otherwise. You are also requested to refrain from making business offers and/or proposals including, without limitation, suggestions, materials or ideas for new or improved products, unless such offers are invited on this Website. Regardless of the foregoing request, if your ideas are brought to our attention, they will be treated, unless otherwise specified, as though you are in agreement with the following terms:

  1. Aratas is under no obligation to handle the submitted idea as confidential information.
  2. Aratas is under no obligation to study, evaluate or adopt the submitted idea.
  3. Even if Aratas adopts an idea identical or similar in whole or in part to the submitted idea, Aratas is neither responsible nor liable for any compensation thereof.

4. Disclaimer

Regarding the information on this Website, Aratas makes no representation and warranty with respect to:

1. Accuracy, reliability, completeness and usefulness.

2. Fitness for any particular purpose or functionality.

3. Availability of information on a timely basis.

4. Safety of contents and freedom from computer viruses.

5. Information and contents of any linked non-Aratas site that you access.

Moreover, in no event will Aratas be liable for any damage or cause of any damage based on or resulting from change and/or removal of any information on this Website and/or suspension or discontinuation of this Website.

5. Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and Aratas's Website are governed by Illinois law (without regard to conflict of laws). Federal and state courts in Cook County, Illinois have exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute hereunder. Any cause of action, whether in contract, tort or other, if litigated, will be litigated to the court; the parties will not request a jury trial; and the parties irrevocably waive any right to a jury trial.

6. Links to Non-Aratas Websites

Third-party websites (non-Aratas Group websites) linked to or from this Website ("linked sites") are independently operated and maintained and are not under the control or supervision of Aratas.

  1. For permission to link your website to this Website, please click here.
  2. As a rule, links to this Website should link to the top page (www.omron.com).
  3. Do not use the ARATAS brand mark (logo) for links.
  4. Aratas is not liable for the accuracy or reliability of content on linked Aratas Group sites.
  5. Aratas reserves the right to terminate any link at any time if it is deemed inappropriate, even if approval for the link was previously given.