Terms of Use
To apply, you must agree to the terms and conditions. Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before applying.
Important notice before entering the exhibition
QR Code on visitor entrance pass is required to enter BIOFACH JAPAN (hereinafter referred to as the “Exhibition”) and it will be given to those who have registered their name, age, gender, and various contact information in advance. Please proceed to the QR Code application after agreeing to the following terms and conditions: “About Interviewing and Photographing,” “Collection and handling of personal information by exhibitors,” and “Handling of Personal Information by Asahi Shimbun and NürnbergMesse GmbH,” as well as the following terms and conditions. Transfer, lending, or licensing of the QR Code to a third party is strictly prohibited.
The ASAHI Shimbun, the organizer of the exhibition, and NürnbergMesse GmbH, the co-organizer of the exhibition, will not take any responsibility for any problems that may arise between visitors and exhibitors.
About Interviewing and Photographing
The ASAHI Shimbun will conduct interviewing, photographing and filming at the venue of the exhibition. Information obtained by organizer (including comments by the parties interviewed), as well as video and images taken by the organizer, may be used by the organizer or third parties (especially from the co-organizer of the exhibition NürnbergMesse GmbH) for the purpose of media coverage and publicity of the exhibition, including websites, applications, newspapers, magazines, television, and radio programs operated and published by the organizer or third parties. The images may be used in various media.
The experience program offered by the organizers at the venue
All visitors (including children accompanying visitors) must read the description and precautions of the experience program before taking part, and participate at their own discretion and risk.
The organizers will not be held liable for any accidents or injuries that occur in the experience program and were not caused by the organizers' intentional or negligent acts.
In the event of negligence on the part of the organizers, compensation will be made only for ordinary damages directly caused by such negligence, up to a maximum of 100,000,000 Japanese yen.
However, in the event of intentional or gross negligence on the part of the organizers, full compensation will be made.
Collection and handling of personal information by exhibitors
If an exhibitor scans the QR when you agree to allow an exhibitor to scan your QR Code in the exhibition, the exhibitor will obtain the personal information (name, area of residence, age, gender, e-mail address, and category (For business visitors, in addition to the information listed on the left, industry, company name, department name, and job title )) that the visitor registered when applying for the QR code. The exhibitor will use the personal information received under its control and responsibility for the following purposes
To provide information on the products, services, and business of the exhibitor (including sending e-mail invitations from the exhibitor).
The exhibitor will handle personal information safely and appropriately in accordance with laws and regulations and the exhibitor's privacy policy. Please be advised that requests for disclosure, correction, deletion, or suspension of use of visitors' personal information entrusted to exhibitors must be made directly to the relevant exhibitor by the visitor himself/herself.
Handling of Personal Information by Asahi Shimbun and NürnbergMesse GmbH
he personal information received at the time of application for the QR Code on visitor entrance pass will be used by Asahi Shimbun for the reception and operation of the exhibition, as well as for contacting, analyzing, and preparing statistical information related to the exhibition, and will also be shared with the co-organizer NürnbergMesse GmbH, with the Asahi Shimbun Group (Asahi Shimbun, its group companies, and newspaper sales offices such as ASA that handle Asahi Shimbun newspaper) for the following purposes of use. Please refer to the following Privacy Policy for the public announcement of the joint use and the list of group companies included in the scope of joint users.
(1) Delivery and provision of products and services
(2)To provide information on products, services, and own events (including sending information of the Asahi Shimbun Group, information on events organized by NürnbergMesse GmbH analyzing customer demographic information, website browsing history, application usage history, purchase history, etc., and distributing notices and advertisements by e-mail or mail based on the analysis results in accordance with your interests and preferences.)
(3)Research to improve existing products and services and to develop new products and services
(4)To send you information about products, services, events, gifts, questionnaires, etc. requested by companies other than Asahi Shimbun Group, etc. (including sending you information about companies other than Asahi Shimbun Group, etc. by e-mail from us, and analyzing your attribute information, website browsing history, application usage history, purchase history, etc. and distributing notices and advertisements by e-mail, mail, etc. according to your interests and preferences based on the results of the analysis).
The Asahi Shimbun Group and NürnbergMesse GmbH will handle your personal information in accordance with the law and our Privacy Policy. The Asahi Shimbun Group data protection policy guidelines can be found here: https://www.asahi.com/corporate/privacypolicy/.
NürnbergMesse GmbH’s data protection policy guidelines can be found here: https://www.nuernbergmesse.de/en/data-protection.