Social Media Policy

This Policy sets forth the guidelines that UNITIKA and its Group companies (hereinafter, the “Unitika Group”) will follow when operating and managing social media.

This Policy applies to all users (hereinafter, “Users”) of the Unitika Group’s official accounts (hereinafter, the “Official Accounts”) on social media (including their associated services) operated by other businesses.

Purpose of using social media

The Unitika Group will use social media to communicate widely with society in order to increase the Unitika Group’s visibility to as many people as possible. We aim to build good relationships with various stakeholders associated with the Unitika Group, including customers, shareholders, investors, business partners, local communities, and employees.

Social media officially used by the Unitika Group

The social media accounts officially used by the Unitika Group are as follows

Facebook UNITIKA Research & Development Center(Japanese Official Name:総合研究所)
UNITIKA FISHING-LINE (Japanese Official Name:ユニチカフィッシングライン)
Instagram unitikaphoenix
UNITIKA Lovesheet™ Saikou(Japanese Official Name:UNITIKAラブシート®彩光)
unitika_otx
LinkedIn UNITIKA LTD.
UNITIKA Activated Carbon Filter
PT. EMBLEM ASIA
WeChat UNITIKA(Chinese Official Name:尤尼吉可 UNITIKA)
X(formerly Twitter) UNITIKA Phoenix
YouTube UNITIKA(Japanese Official Name:ユニチカ)

Please note that we may also use social media other than those listed above.

Matters to be observed when using the Official Accounts

When using the Official Accounts, Users must not engage in any of the following acts

  • Any act of impersonating the Unitika Group or a third party, or any act that causes damage to the honor or credibility of the Unitika Group or a third party
  • Posting any content that contains information related to the privacy of a third party without that party’s permission
  • Any political or religious activity, or any activity similar thereto
  • Any act that discriminates or encourages discrimination based on race, ideology, creed, or other factors
  • Defamation of any individual, company, region, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
  • Any act that is intended to commit a criminal act or that induces a criminal act, or any act that threatens or suggests a crime
  • Posting any content that contains inappropriate information, such as violent or obscene expressions
  • Posting or transmitting harmful computer programs, etc.
  • Any act of copying, selling, publishing, or otherwise using beyond the scope of personal use any information obtained through the Official Accounts
  • Any act of falsifying information, etc. obtained through the Official Accounts
  • Any act that causes or may cause disadvantage to the Unitika Group or a third party
  • Any act that infringes on the trademark rights, copyrights or other intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy rights or other rights, or trade secrets of other Users, any third party, or the Unitika Group
  • Any act that interferes with other Users’ use of or access to the Unitika Group’s services or any part thereof
  • Any act of spamming, or multiple or repetitive posting that disrupts the sound use of social media
  • Any act that violates or may violate laws, regulations, public order or morality, or the terms of use set by social media operators
  • Any act intended for any commercial activity unrelated to the Unitika Group
  • Any other act that the Unitika Group deems inappropriate

If the Unitika Group determines that any of the above applies, it can, without any prior notice, delete the information, content, etc. posted by Users on the Official Accounts, block access to or posting on the Official Accounts, or take any other necessary measures.

Handling of personal information

Personal information acquired by the Unitika Group will be managed appropriately in accordance with the Unitika Group's Privacy Policy (https://www.unitika.co.jp/e/privacy/).

Disclaimer

The information transmitted by the Unitika Group or its employees and the contents posted by Users on the Official Accounts are to be used at the sole discretion and responsibility of the Users who post or view them. The Unitika Group shall not be liable for any damages, losses, or issues (hereinafter, “Damages, etc.”) incurred by Users or other third parties due to these, except in cases where such Damage, etc. is caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Unitika Group.

The Unitika Group does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information transmitted from the Official Accounts.

Information transmitted by the Unitika Group on the Official Accounts does not necessarily represent the official announcements or views of the Unitika Group. For official announcements or views of the Unitika Group, please refer to UNITIKA’s official website and news releases.

The Unitika Group shall not be liable for any problem or dispute that may arise between Users or between a User and a third party in connection with the Official Accounts.

The Unitika Group shall not be liable for any content (comments, photos, videos, audio, music, etc.) posted by Users.

Users shall be deemed to have granted the Unitika Group access to any account or profile information that they have made public, such as their name and other profile information, profile picture, gender, network, user ID, and friend list.

Any content posted by Users shall be deemed to be non-confidential and without reservation of rights. By posting such content, Users shall be deemed to have granted the Unitika Group a free of charge and non-exclusive right to use said content worldwide and to have agreed not to exercise any copyright or other rights in said content against the Unitika Group.

The operation of the Official Accounts by the Unitika Group may be terminated, delayed or suspended without prior notice. The Unitika Group does not guarantee that it will always reply to any posts from Users.

The Unitika Group will not be liable for any Damages, etc. incurred by Users as a result of the suspension or discontinuation of the Official Accounts.

Revisions to this Policy

The Unitika Group may revise this Policy without obtaining the consent of Users.
In such a case, the revised Policy shall take effect at the time it is publicly announced by a reasonable means, such as posting on the Unitika Group's website.

Governing law and jurisdiction

This Policy shall be governed by the laws of Japan. If any dispute arises between a User and the Unitika Group regarding the use of the Official Accounts or their associated services, the Osaka District Court shall be the court of exclusive agreed jurisdiction in the first instance.