Terms and Conditions

The content of this web site (www.akm.com and velvetsound.akm.com), including information related to our products and services, is provided under the terms and conditions shown here.

By using this web site you are deemed to indicate agreement to these terms and conditions: If you do not accept these terms and conditions, do not use this web site.

All content of this web site is protected by applicable copyright laws, regulations, and international treaty. No content from this web site may be copied, modified, or distributed without permission.

The names of our products and services shown in this web site are trademarks or registered trademarks of Asahi Kasei MICRODEVICES Corporation, affiliated companies, or third parties granting rights to Asahi Kasei MICRODEVICES Corporation or affiliated companies. Other product or service names shown may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

You are free to link to the top page of this web site (https//www.akm.com or https//velvetsound.akm.com) as long as you do not place this web site within a frame on your web site and do not misrepresent our relationship with you. None of our logos may be used without permission.

If you would like to link to any page in this web site other than the top page, please contact us using the e-mail form on this web site (link provided below). The URL and directory structure of this web site are subject to change without notice.

You agree that links to this site shall not originate in web sites which contain material that could impair our image or reputation. This includes web sites with offensive, immoral, or defamatory content.

In no event will we be held responsible for the content of any third-party web site.

This website includes contents which use JavaScript. The contents may not be properly shown or functioned if the JavaScript setting of your browser is not enabled. Please enable JavaScript on your brower setting in order to use all the contents of this website.

Some pages of this website require the below plugins.

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This website uses a security protocol called SSL (Secure Socket Layer). SSL is the most popular security protocol on the Internet. The information that you can send on this website is encrypted by SSL, so it is hardly possible to understand the content even if you may see a third party on the way through the Internet. In addition, based on AKM's privacy policy, we consider it an important responsibility to protect the personal information of our customers.
It will not be used without your permission except for the purpose of contacting us. Since most major browser software is SSL-enabled, customers usually do not need to be particularly aware of SSL. When you enter a page that uses SSL, a lock mark is displayed at the bottom of the window (upper right if you are using a Mac). Browser addresses should begin with a string called https. If you are connected from a company or school network, this SSL may not pass depending on the firewall settings.

All information in this web site is given in good faith and believed to be correct. We nevertheless make no representations or warranties as to its completeness or accuracy. The content of this web site and information related to our products and services are subject to change without notice.

All information is provided only on condition that the persons receiving it will make their own determination as to its suitability for their own purposes prior to use. In no event will we be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon such information or related products or services. Nothing contained herein is to be construed as a recommendation to use any product, process, equipment, or formulation in conflict with any intellectual property right, and we make no representation or warranty, express or implied, that the use thereof will not infringe any intellectual property right.

NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF ANY OTHER NATURE ARE MADE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION OR PRODUCT.

For your convenience, this web site contains links to other web sites. These links do not imply any endorsement or recommendation of the linked sites or their content, and we bear no responsibility whatsoever regarding the availability, content, or terms of use of web sites operated by third parties.

Not all products and services shown in this web site are available in all countries and regions. Please contact the relevant department regarding the availability of specific products and services in your location.

We have no interest in receiving unsolicited information, including ideas, inventions, and the like, from users of this web site. Except with respect to the privacy of personal information (see Privacy Policy), we will not be bound to any obligation of confidentiality regarding unsolicited information received through this site.

This website may employ Cookie technology to improve visitor‘s experience. Although data from Cookie technology reveals history of visitor’s previous page view, the website will not recognize individual‘s personal information as far as visitor do not input own personal data to the system.

Visitors can turn off Cookie by changing browser's parameters if the visitors are not willing to use Cookie technology. Please note some or all the service of this website may be invalid by tuning off Cookie.

Before downloading software from this web site, carefully read the terms of use and user license displayed on the relevant web page. By proceeding to download, you are indicating agreement to the relevant terms. Users are solely responsible for performing installation and use.

These terms and conditions are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Japan.

“myAKM” is AKM’s membership service that intends to provide information on AKM’s products and services  (e.g., datasheets and whitepapers) to registered members. 
AKM may suspend the provision of information under myAKM and/or cancel the membership of myAKM at our sole discretion without notice, if a member is found to fall under any of the following after membership registration.

• The member is or becomes AKM’s competitor,
• A false declaration to AKM by the member,
• When the member engages in any of the activities below:
  1. infringes or is likely to infringe any copyright or other rights of AKM or any third party;
  2. infringes or is likely to infringe any property or privacy of AKM or any third party;
  3. causes or threatens to cause any disadvantage or damage to AKM or any third party; or
  4. publishing or providing to a third party any contents and information of myAKM without AKM’s prior consent.

These terms and conditions may be revised periodically. Please refer to this page from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the latest version.

Revised June 7, 2024

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the content of these terms and conditions.