About AIR_J

AIR_J is a Website dedicated to disseminating information about Artist in Residence programs across Japan in both Japanese and English. Artist in Residence (AIR) is a short-term residence program to support creative activities of artists, creators, and researchers. AIR_J website provides information on AIR programs in Japan, such as the outline, and application requirement of each program, to those living abroad who are interested in AIR programs and culture of Japan. It also offers the cross-searchable database of AIR programs, FAQ, interviews and essays to update the user with the latest information of AIR programs in Japan and abroad.

Organized by Kyoto City, Kyoto Art Center

History of AIR_J website

Inquiry

Please contact to Kyoto Art Center AIR_J office regarding AIR_J website, or Artist-in-Residence in Japan.

Site Policy and Privacy Policy

This website (herein after “the Website”) is operated by Kyoto Art Center (herein after “the Center”) (designated administrator: Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation) on behalf of Kyoto City. Please note that the following terms and conditions apply to the use of the Website.

Site Policy

■Copyright

（1） The copyrights (and intellectual property rights) to the information on the Website (including text, illustrations, images, and videos) belong to the Center, their original creators, or other rights holders.

（2）Secondary use other than private use of the information on the Website, including reproduction, transfer, the sale of reproductions, summarization, modification, adaptation, uploading, reposting, public transmission, making available for transmission, distribution, and publishing, whether in whole and in part, is prohibited.

（3）The information on the Website may be quoted for primarily educational purposes or when explicitly permitted by law, to the extent that it is explicitly permitted. When quoting the information on the Website, explicitly credit the material as indicated below.

＊Examples of crediting material
English……”Copyright: Kyoto Art Center” / “Source: Kyoto Art Center”

（4）Before using images or videos on the Website that relate to specific persons or organizations, the permission of the persons or organizations must be secured in order to protect their rights. Please contact Kyoto Art Center regarding methods for securing permission from persons or organizations.

（5）The use of information on the Website for commercial purposes, such as in product advertising or sales, is prohibited.

■Disclaimer

（1）The information on the Website is current as of the date that it is posted to the website, and is subject to change or deletion without prior notice.

（2）The contents of information posted on the Website are thoroughly reviewed and checked before posting, but the Center cannot be held in any way responsible for any outcomes of the use of the information on the Website. The Center cannot be held in any way responsible for any damages that may result from the use of the content, etc. of the Website.

（3）Due care has been taken with regard to the security of the Website, but this does not constitute a guarantee that the content of the Website is free of errors caused by tampering by third parties or other causes beyond the Center’s control.

（4）For the convenience of the Website’s users, the Website includes content, links, and other information supplied by third parties, for which the Center is not responsible, as well as translations of said information by the Center.

（5）The information on the Website and the Website’s URL are subject to change or deletion without prior notice.

（6）The company names, product names, logos, etc., on the Website are registered trademarks of their respective organizations or vendors.

（7）Due to the technical limitations of electronic media, fonts, etc., may differ from those of official publications on paper media (e.g.: system-dependent characters, characters used in names).

（8）The provision of information by the Website may be temporarily suspended due to system outages, maintenance, etc.

Privacy Policy

■Protection of personal information

In its handling of personal information, the Center strictly complies with the Japanese Personal Information Protection Act and other laws and regulations regarding the protection of personal information.

■Management of personal information

In order to prevent the unauthorized access, loss, corruption, falsification and leakage of user personal information, the Center takes necessary measures such as maintaining security systems, establishing management systems, and conducting thorough employee training.

■Collection of personal information

When users of the Website make inquiries, they may register personal information such as names, e-mail addresses, or telephone numbers. This personal information will not be used for any purposes other than providing responses to said inquiries except when permission is received from the owner of the personal information or when an exception is made for said usage by law.
The access logs stored on the Website’s servers are used to improve Website operations, such as by investigating usage trends (for example, calculating page views).
This information is only used in aggregate form, and is not used in a form in which it can be used to identify individuals.

■Provision of personal information

Personal information is not disclosed or provided to third parties without the consent of the person to whom it belongs.
However, when the disclosure of registered information is required by law, or by national governmental organizations, local public organizations, or parties contracted by national governmental organizations or local public organizations, personal information may be disclosed or provided without the consent of the persons to whom the personal information belongs.