Site Policy
Osaka City University Official Website Policy
Outline
This website （http://www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/） is the official website of Osaka City University (OCU). The aim of the site policy is to ensure smooth management of the website. The Corporation Management Division, Public Relations Office is in charge of management and operation of the website.
Scope of policy
The OCU website has the domain name (FQDN) of www.osaka-cu.ac.jp. Other websites, whose domain names end with ‘osaka-cu.ac.jp,’ have their own site policy. For inquiries, please refer to the administrator of each of those websites.
Use on smartphones and tablets
The OCU website has responsive design for major mobile devices. When you access the OCU website on your mobile device,?the layout will be automatically changed and optimized based on screen size, device and orientation. However, we do not guarantee a correct layout of the OCU website on all mobile devices. If the OCU website does not display correctly, please browse the website from a personal computer.
Character size
To make sure that the OCU website is easy to use for anybody, the standard character size is a little bit larger than average. If you prefer a still larger character size, you can select a larger size via the text-size button at the top-right of the screen. You can also adjust text size through your browser settings. For those settings, please refer to the manual of your browser.
Handling of private information
OCU treats all private information in accordance with the Osaka City Ordinance for the Protection of Personal Information, and does its best to allow you to use the website in a safe manner. For details, please see the Privacy Policy.
Access log
The OCU website records an access log for which it collects the IP address, browser name, date, time and pages viewed by the visitor, but does not include information that can be traced back to an individual person. The OCU website collects the data for the access log to improve the operation of the website. The information will not be used for any other purpose.
Copyright
The copyright of articles, photographs and illustrations on the OCU website belongs to OCU or the person who supplied the content and is protected by the Copyright Act. It is forbidden by law to infringe on the rights of the copyright holder by reproducing, duplicating, transmitting, translating, adapting, selling or lending out the contents without the authorization of OCU.
Citations
The Copyright Act allows the use of articles and other materials for the purposes of news reporting, reviews, research, etc. Please make sure to stay within the legal limits for use and mention of the source of the materials.
Links to the OCU website
There is no restriction on creating links to the OCU website. However, OCU will not be held responsible for any problems that may arise. OCU reserves the right to refuse a link to its website if the link is deemed inappropriate. Please understand that the URLs, content, etc. of the pages on the OCU website may be changed without notice.
Disclaimer
When there is an external link on the OCU website to an outside website, OCU does not take any responsibility for the contents of that website.