Official Social Media Policy
of SIGMA Corporation

SIGMA Corporation “SIGMA” is an optical equipment manufacturer that produces and sells digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, electronic flash units and other accessories for use in photography.

SIGMA Twitter page is the official social media created by SIGMA to share latest news and multimedia content related to our products, services, and a variety of corporate relevant activities event, CSR/Environmental initiatives, media coverages…etc.

Welcome to the official SIGMA Twitter account and its related services (“The Services”). The services will enable you to interact with other fans and to be the first to receive the latest news and multimedia content from SIGMA. You are welcome to share your specific comments and ideas with us.
To better communicate with everyone on the Twitter page created by SIGMA as well as its related services, SIGMA has established the following terms for the The Services. You must agree to this Terms of Service before using The Services.
This Terms of Service will apply to all users who use The Services.

Main Content
・SIGMA products and services related information.
・Introducing photographs, videos or related works taken with SIGMA products and profiles of the photographers/cinematographers.
・SIGMA campaign information related to its activities.
・SIGMA event related information (ex. Official, sponsorship, exhibition, tradeshow & workshop…etc.)
・CSR/Environmental initiatives related information
・Media coverages related to SIGMA products and corporate events.

Account termination and deletion
SIGMA has the right to terminate or delete its Twitter account without any advance notice due to unforeseen reasons or any difficulty to publish information on this community continuously at any time without any advance notice or consent of the users.

About The Services
Please note that not all of the posts (including comments and images) reflect SIGMA Corporation standpoint.
Also, please understand that none of the contents and comments on SIGMA Twitter page posted by the users reflect any standpoint or ideal of SIGMA, SIGMA’s employees or other related parties.

Exclusion of Liability
These services are operated on Twitter’s own operating systems.
・SIGMA will not be able to answer any questions regarding the operational status of Twitter’s systems.
・SIGMA will not be able to answer any questions regarding the functions, use, and technology of any software or apps provided by Twitter or third parties.
・SIGMA assumes no responsibility for accuracy, usefulness, reliability, or fitness of the information and user content posted on the SIGMA Twitter page.
・SIGMA shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the users due to the use of, or inability to use, The Services.
・SIGMA shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the users or third parties as a result of The Services except in cases where such damages arise due to SIGMA’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
・SIGMA shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the users or third parties as a result of a dispute between users or between a user and a third party in connection with the use of The Services, and a user shall compensate for such damages at its own responsibility and cost or resolve the dispute with the third parties. If a user violates this Twitter Policy and thereby causes SIGMA to incur damages, SIGMA may claim such damages against the user.
・SIGMA may amend this Twitter Policy without the consent of the users. In such cases, the most-recent Community Guidelines posted on The Services will apply to the use of The Services.

Deletion Guidelines; Prohibited Acts
We want to hear from you and, therefore, encourage comments, critiques, questions and suggestions. We simply ask that you stay on topic, post content and commentary that is relevant and applicable, respect other people’s opinions, avoid profanity and offensive statements, refrain from posting illegal content, and do not post any personal information such as your email address or phone number. Thus please note that photos or posts, whether emailed to SIGMA or posted on this Twitter page, will not be accepted if they are vulgar, depicting violence, obscene, offensive , off-topic. SIGMA in its sole discretion reserves the right to refuse publication of any photo it does not find appropriate or relevant for the community.
Please understand that conduct outside of these guidelines will result in your comment being removed / hidden / reported, and possibly, you being blocked from our Twitter page. We actively moderate and engage on this Twitter page, so if your comment does not appear, there is a good chance that you’ve violated one of the conditions below.

・Any post that is contrary to public policy, any inappropriate post that includes obscene expressions, or any post that others would find to be offensive.
・Any post that is fraudulent, deceptive, misleading or unlawful.
・Any post that discriminates against or defames a third party or any post that infringes a third party’s rights in their image and likeness, privacy, human or personal rights, or reputational rights.
・Any post that is determined to be problematic from an ethical perspective.
・Any post that is not related to The Services or any post that disturbs the orderliness of The Services.
・Any post that violates the Twitter terms of service.
・Any post with a commercial purpose, such as introducing or advertising its own products, stores, or company.
・Any post that identifies, discloses, or leaks personal information or confidential information, or that allows such information to be inferred.
・Sock puppetry by users.
・Impersonation through the use of false personal information.
・Unauthorized uploading of software that is protected by rights.
・Sending or writing harmful computer programs, disguised files, and the like.
・Include information from a forged name.
・Any act that interferes with the operation of The Services or causes a detriment to third parties including SIGMA, or any act that is likely to cause such interference or detriment.
・Placing an excessive burden on the servers for The Services.
・Falsifying the information provided through The Services.
・Any other act that SIGMA determines to be inappropriate based on reasonable grounds.

Holding of Personal Information.
If SIGMA collects any personal information through The Services, it will properly handle such information according to its privacy policies

Intellectual Property Rights
The copyrights in all information, content, and the like that the users posted on The Services or send to SIGMA via e-mail or other means in the course of using The Services will belong to the users who posted or sent such information, but the users grant to SIGMA a non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use (reproduce, process, disclose, etc.) such information, content, and the like in Japan or any other country and agree not to exercise such copyrights (including moral rights) against SIGMA.
The users shall not reproduce, distribute, publish, or publicly transmit any information, content, and the like that are obtained through The Services beyond the scope of private use provided under the Copyright Act. In addition, the users shall not make any other unauthorized use of the information, content, and the like found on The Services beyond the scope permitted under the Copyright Act.
The users shall not infringe any image or likeness rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or reputational rights of SIGMA, a SIGMA employee, or a third party through The Services.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction
If there is any matter that is not stipulated in this Twitter Policy, any question regarding the interpretation of this Twitter Policy, or any dispute that arises between a user of The Services and SIGMA, the parties shall resolve such matter in good faith. If there is a need for litigation, the parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in the first instance. This Twitter Policy will be governed by the laws of Japan.

Controlling Language
If there is any discrepancy between the Japanese and English versions of this Twitter Policy, the Japanese version shall prevail.

Replies and Handling of Inquiries
The SIGMA Twitter page is a place for users to participate in an open dialogue on products, latest news and introductions by leaving their comments and personal advice. ※Please make any “Product or service inquiries” through the product and service support pages of the nearest distributors.
In addition, please note that SIGMA will not always reply to all posts and comments that are made on The Services.

SIGMA Twitter Management
Manager: SIGMA Corporation
Operating period: From 24th June, 2020
* The Services may be terminated or deleted without any advance notice.

SIGMA Corporation (“SIGMA”) is an optical equipment manufacturer that produces and sells digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, electronic flash units and other accessories for use in photography.

SIGMA Instagram page is the official social media created by SIGMA to share latest news and multimedia content related to our products, services, event, CSR/Environmental initiatives, media coverages…etc.

Welcome to the official SIGMA Instagram account and its related services (“The Services”). This service will enable you to interact with other fans and to be the first to receive the latest news and multimedia content from SIGMA. You are welcome to share your specific comments and ideas with us.
To better communicate with everyone on the Twitter page created by SIGMA as well as its related services, SIGMA has established the following terms for The Services.
You must read this Terms of Service before using The Services, and by continuing to use The Services, you are agreeing to this Terms of Services.

Main Content
・SIGMA product and services related information.
・Introducing photographs, videos or related works taken with SIGMA products and profiles of the photographers/cinematographers.
・SIGMA campaign information related to its activities.
・SIGMA event related information (ex. Official, sponsorship, exhibition, tradeshow & workshop…etc.)
・CSR/Environmental initiatives related information
・Media coverages related to SIGMA products and corporate events.

Account termination and deletion
SIGMA reserves the right to terminate or delete its Twitter account due to unforeseen reasons or any difficulty to publish information on this community continuously at any time without any advance notice or consent of the users.

Business hours
Workdays 9:00~17:30
(Workdays except weekend, national holiday, New Year and summer vacation)
*Posts might be published out of the days mentioned above.
※Please make any “Product or service inquiries” through the product and service support pages of the nearest distributors.
In addition, please note that SIGMA will not always reply to all posts and comments that are made on The Services.

About the Service
Please note that not all of the posts (including comments and images) reflect SIGMA Corporation standpoint.
Also, please understand that not all of the posts (including comments and images) on SIGMA Instagram page reflect any standpoint or ideal of our employees and third parties.

Exclusion of Liability
The Services are operated on Instagram’s on systems. SIGMA will not be able to answer any questions regarding the operational status of Instagram’s systems. SIGMA also will not be able to answer any questions regarding the functions, use, and technology of any software or apps provided by Instagram or third parties.
SIGMA has no responsibility for accuracy, usefulness, reliability, or fitness of the information and user content posted on the SIGMA Twitter page.
SIGMA shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the users due to the use of, or inability to use, The Services.
SIGMA shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the users or third parties as a result of The Services except in cases where such damages arise due to SIGMA’s wilful misconduct or gross negligence. SIGMA shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the users or third parties as a result of a dispute between users or between a user and a third party in connection with the use of The Services, and a user shall compensate for such damages at its own responsibility and cost or resolve the dispute with the third parties. If a user violates this Instagram Policy and thereby causes SIGMA to incur damages, SIGMA may claim such damages against the user.
SIGMA may amend this Instagram Policy without the consent of the users. In such cases, the most-recent Community Guidelines posted on The Services will apply to the use of The Services.

Deletion Guidelines; Prohibited Acts
We want to hear from you and, therefore, encourage comments, critiques, questions and suggestions. We simply ask that you stay on topic, post content and commentary that is relevant and applicable, respect other people’s opinions, avoid profanity and offensive statements, refrain from posting illegal content, and do not post any personal information such as your email address or phone number. Thus please note that photos or posts, whether emailed to SIGMA or posted on this Instagram page, will not be accepted if they are vulgar, depicting violence, obscene, offensive , off-topic. SIGMA in its sole discretion has the right to refuse publication of any photo it does not seem appropriate or relevant for the community.
Please understand that conduct outside of these guidelines will result in your comment being removed, and possibly, you being banned from our Instagram page. We actively moderate and engage on this Instagram page, so if your comment does not appear, there is a good chance that you’ve violated one of the conditions below.

・Any post that is contrary to public policy, any inappropriate post that includes obscene expressions, or any post that others would find to be offensive.
・Any post that is fraudulent, deceptive, misleading or unlawful.
・Any post that discriminates against or defames a third party or any post that infringes a third party’s rights in their image and likeness, privacy, human or personal rights, or reputational rights.
・Any post that is determined to be problematic from an ethical perspective.
・Any post that is not related to The Services or any post that disturbs the orderliness of The Services.
・Any post that violates the Instagram terms of service.
・Any post with a commercial purpose, such as introducing or advertising its own products, stores, or company.
・Any post that identifies, discloses, or leaks personal information or confidential information, or that allows such information to be inferred.
・Sock puppetry by users.
・Impersonation through the use of false personal information.
・Unauthorized uploading of software that is protected by rights.
・Sending or writing harmful computer programs, disguised files, and the like.
・Include information from a forged name.
・Any act that interferes with the operation of The Services or causes a detriment to third parties including SIGMA, or any act that is likely to cause such interference or detriment.
・Placing an excessive burden on the servers for The Services.
・Falsifying the information provided through The Services.
・Any other act that SIGMA determines to be inappropriate based on reasonable grounds.

Holding of Personal Information.
If SIGMA collects any personal information through The Services, it will properly handle such information according to its privacy policies

Intellectual Property Rights
The copyrights in all information, content, and the like that the users post on The Services or send to SIGMA via e-mail or other means in the course of using The Services will belong to the users who posted or sent such information, but the users grant to SIGMA a non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use (reproduce, process, disclose, etc.) such information, content, and the like in Japan or any other country and agree not to exercise such copyrights (including moral rights) against SIGMA.
The users shall not reproduce, distribute, publish, or publicly transmit any information, content, and the like that are obtained through The Services beyond the scope of private use provided under the Copyright Act. In addition, the users shall not make any other unauthorized use of the information, content, and the like found on The Services beyond the scope permitted under the Copyright Act.
The users shall not infringe any image or likeness rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or reputational rights of SIGMA, a SIGMA employee, or a third party through The Services.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction
If there is any matter that is not stipulated in this Instagram Policy, any question regarding the interpretation of this Instagram Policy, or any dispute that arises between a user of The Services and SIGMA, the parties shall resolve such matter in good faith. If there is a need for litigation, the parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in the first instance. this Instagram Policy will be governed by the laws of Japan.

Controlling Language
If there is any discrepancy between the Japanese and English versions of this Instagram Policy, the Japanese version shall prevail.

Replies and Handling of Inquiries
The SIGMA Instagram page is a place for users to participate in an open dialogue on products, latest news and introductions by leaving their comments and personal advice. ※Please make any “Product or service inquiries” through the product and service support pages of the nearest distributors.
In addition, please note that SIGMA will not always reply to all posts and comments that are made on The Services.

SIGMA Instagram Management
Manager: SIGMA Corporation
Operating period: From 26th April, 2019
* The Services may be terminated or deleted without any advance notice.

Welcome to the official SIGMA Facebook Page! “Like” this page to interact with other fans and to be the first to receive the latest news and multimedia content from SIGMA. You are more than welcome to share your comments and ideas with us.

The SIGMA Facebook page is a place for users to participate in an open conversation about SIGMA products and latest news.

If you have a product specific or technical question for SIGMA, please contact your nearest service center from our World Network page below.
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/world-network/

In some cases we may not be able to answer your comment or inquiry. We appreciate your kind understanding.

We want to hear from you and, therefore, encourage comments, critiques, questions and suggestions. We simply ask that you stay on topic, post content and commentary that is relevant and applicable, respect other people’s opinions, avoid profanity and offensive statements, refrain from posting illegal content, and avoid posting any personal information such as your email address or phone number. Thus please note that photos or posts, whether emailed to SIGMA or posted on this Facebook page, will not be accepted if vulgar, depicting violence, obscene, offensive, or off-topic. SIGMA in its sole discretion has the right to refuse publication of any photo it does not seem appropriate or relevant for the community.

Also, please note that not all of the posts reflect SIGMA Corporation’s standpoint.

The SIGMA Facebook page is a social media platform we use to provide various information about SIGMA CORPORATION. We have some basic rules of engagement we would like to share.

Please understand that not all of the posts on SIGMA Facebook page reflect any standpoint or ideal of our employees and third parties.

SIGMA assumes no responsibility for accuracy, usefulness, reliability, or fitness of the information and user content posted on the SIGMA Facebook page.

Please understand that conduct outside of these guidelines will result in your comment being removed, and possibly ban from our Facebook page. We actively moderate and engage on this Facebook page, so if your comment does not appear, there is a good chance that you’ve violated one of the conditions below.

We do not tolerate posts that:
・Violate public order and morals
・Violate privacy and human rights
・Are fraudulent, deceptive, misleading or unlawful
・Are defamatory, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence
・Are abusive, harassing or threatening to others
・Are hateful, racist, sexist or discriminatory in any way
・Are link baiting in nature (embedding a link in your post to draw traffic to your own site)
・Include unauthorized software
・Include files and software that contain viruses or programs could damage the operation of other people’s computers
・Include information from a forged name
・Include any information judged inappropriate or irrelevant by our administrators

SIGMA Instagram Management
Manager: SIGMA Corporation
Operating period: From 23th February, 2012
* The Services may be terminated or deleted without any advance notice.

In principle, please note that SIGMA will not reply to all posts and comments that are made on the SIGMA Official YouTube page “SIGMA Global Vision”.
Please refer to the SIGMA YouTube Community Guideline.