Social Media Policy

Purpose

This "Social Media Management Policy" (hereinafter, "the Management Policy") sets forth matters related to the operation of social media accounts such as X, Facebook, and Instagram managed by the Company and its consolidated group companies (hereinafter, "GMO Official Accounts").

Operation

Purpose

GMO Official Accounts are operated for the purpose of deepening your understanding of the Company and its consolidated group companies by sharing information about their policies, businesses, initiatives, events, and the like.

Comment Management

Reply to comments

In principle, we do not individually respond to comments posted on GMO Official Accounts.

Deletion of comments

We may, in the operation of GMO Official Accounts, take measures such as hiding, deleting, or rejecting comments that we or our consolidated group companies deem to correspond to any of the items set forth below, in whole or in part, without notifying or obtaining the consent of the comment poster, among others.

• Comments in violation of laws, ordinances, and similar
• Comments contrary to public order and morals
• Comments that slander or otherwise damage the reputation or credit of the Company, specific individuals, corporations, or organizations
• Comments that promote criminal activity
• Comments that infringe upon privacy, such as those that disclose or leak personal information
• Comments that infringe upon third-party rights, including patent rights, design rights, copyrights, trademark rights, portrait rights, or any other rights
• Comments posted for profit-making purposes
• Comments posted for the purpose of advertising or promoting products or services of the comment poster or a third party (regardless of whether they are free or paid) or those considered spam
• Comments that state false content or content that significantly differs from the facts
• Comments that include abusive, obscene, vulgar, or insulting wording, or hate speech
• Comments posted for the purpose of inducing GMO Official Account users to visit other websites without expressing any opinion or calling for attention
• Comments posted repeatedly by the same user, including those that contain identical or similar content
• Comments in violation of the terms of use of each social media platform
• Comments that contain links to websites that include content corresponding to any of the preceding items
• Comments that are not appropriate for the purpose of GMO Official Accounts
• Comments that may correspond to any of the preceding items
• In addition to comments that correspond to each of the preceding items, any comments that the Company deems unsuitable for the operation of GMO Official Accounts

Blocking of comments

We may temporarily or permanently block users who have posted comments that correspond to any of the items set forth in (2) from making comments on GMO Official Accounts.

Revision to the Management Policy

This Management Policy is subject to change without notice.

Intellectual Property Rights

1. 　

   Copyrights, portrait rights, and other rights associated with photographs, illustrations, audio, videos, articles, and similar content posted on GMO Official Accounts belong to the Company or the legitimate rights holder. You may freely use the "Like," "Share," and other buttons for articles posted on GMO Official Accounts.
   
   Additionally, you may reprint content as long as the source is clearly indicated. However, this does not apply to content marked with a note such as "Unauthorized reprinting prohibited."

2. 　

   Copyrights and other rights related to comments and similar information posted on GMO Official Accounts belong to the user who posted the information. However, by posting such information, the user grants the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use the posted information and agrees not to exercise moral rights or similar rights against the Company.

Disclaimer

1. 　

   While we make every effort with regard to the content posted on GMO Official Accounts, we make no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, utility, immediacy, fitness for the purpose of use of GMO Official Account users, and any other matters in relation to such content.

2. 　

   Information posted on GMO Official Accounts may be changed or deleted without notice.

3. 　

   We and our consolidated group companies assume no liability for (1) any damage, loss, expenses, or burden incurred by users as a result of using the information posted on GMO Official Accounts; (2) any damage, loss, expenses, or burden incurred by users as a result of omissions, errors, modifications, or deletions of the information posted on GMO Official Accounts, deletion or non-deletion of posted comments, or the interruption or termination of GMO Official Accounts; or (3) any other damage, loss, expenses, or burden incurred by users in connection with the use of GMO Official Accounts beyond items (1) and (2) above.

4. 　

   We and our consolidated group companies assume no liability for any trouble or disputes arising between users and third parties in connection with the use of GMO Official Accounts, nor for any damage, loss, expenses, or burden incurred as a result thereof. Please resolve such matters at your own responsibility and expense.

5. 　

   GMO Official Accounts and the information posted on them are not intended to solicit investment in the Company or its consolidated group companies. Please make any investment decisions regarding the Company or its consolidated group companies at your own responsibility.