Article 1 (Application)

• These terms and conditions shall apply to all relationships involving the use of this service between the user and our company.

• In relation to this service, our company may establish rules and various regulations (hereinafter referred to as "Individual Regulations") in addition to these terms. Regardless of their name, these Individual Regulations will form part of these terms.

• If the provisions of these terms conflict with the Individual Regulations in the preceding article, the provisions of the Individual Regulations shall take precedence unless otherwise specified in the Individual Regulations.

Article 2 (User Registration)

• In this service, user registration is completed when a person wishing to register agrees to these terms, applies for use registration by the method prescribed by our company, and our company approves it.

• If our company determines that the applicant for user registration falls under any of the following, we may not approve the application for use registration and shall have no obligation to disclose the reasons.

  • If false information is reported at the time of applying for user registration

  • If the application is from a person who has previously violated these terms

  • Other cases in which our company deems the use registration inappropriate

Article 3 (Management of User ID and Password)

• The user shall properly manage their user ID and password for this service at their own responsibility.

• The user shall not transfer or lend their user ID and password to a third party, nor share them with a third party under any circumstances. Our company will consider the login using the combination of user ID and password that matches the registered information as use by the registered user themselves.

• Our company shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of the user ID and password by a third party, except in cases of intent or gross negligence by our company.

Article 4 (Usage Fees and Payment Method)

• As consideration for the paid portions of this service, the user shall pay the usage fees separately determined and displayed on this website by the method specified by our company.

• If the user delays in paying the usage fees, the user shall pay late damages at a rate of 14.6% per annum.

Article 5 (Prohibited Acts)

When using this service, users must not engage in the following acts:

• Acts that violate laws or public order and morals

• Acts related to criminal activity

• Acts that infringe on copyrights, trademark rights, or other intellectual property rights contained in this service

• Acts of destroying or interfering with the functions of the servers or networks of our company, other users, or other third parties

• Commercial use of information obtained through this service

• Acts that may interfere with the operation of our company's services

• Unauthorized access or attempts to do so

• Collecting or storing personal information about other users

• Using this service for fraudulent purposes

• Acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to other users or third parties

• Impersonating other users

• Advertising, soliciting, or conducting business activities on this service that are not authorized by our company

• Acts aimed at meeting unfamiliar members of the opposite sex

• Directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces in connection with our company's services

• Other acts deemed inappropriate by our company

Article 6 (Suspension of Service Provision, etc.)

• If our company determines any of the following reasons exist, we can suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of this service without prior notice to the user.

  • In cases where maintenance or updating of computer systems related to this service is performed

  • If it becomes difficult to provide this service due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning, fires, power outages, or natural disasters

  • If computers, communication lines, etc. are stopped due to accidents

  • Other cases where our company determines that it is difficult to provide this service

• Our company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the user or third parties due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of this service.

Article 7 (Usage Restrictions and Registration Cancellation)

• If a user falls under any of the following, our company can restrict the use of all or part of this service to the user or cancel their registration as a user without prior notice.

  • If any provision of these terms is violated

  • If it is found that there are false facts in the registration items

  • If there is a default on payment obligations such as fees

  • If there is no response from the user for a specified period to communications from our company

  • If there is no use of this service for a specified period since the last use

  • Other cases where our company determines that the use of this service is inappropriate

• Our company shall not be liable for any damage caused to users resulting from actions taken by our company under this article.

Article 8 (Withdrawal)

Users can withdraw from this service through the withdrawal procedure specified by our company.

Article 9 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Exemption from Liability)

• Our company does not explicitly or implicitly guarantee that there are no defects (including defects, errors, bugs, infringement of rights, etc., regarding safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, suitability for specific purposes, security, etc.) in this service.

• Our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the user due to this service, except in cases of intent or gross negligence by our company. However, if the contract between our company and the user regarding this service (including these terms) is a consumer contract as stipulated in the Consumer Contract Act, this exemption clause does not apply.

• Even in the case stipulated in the proviso of the preceding paragraph, our company shall not be liable for any special damages arising from special circumstances (including cases where the company or the user foresaw or could have foreseen the occurrence of damage) caused by non-performance or tort by the user due to our company's negligence (excluding gross negligence). Also, the compensation for damages incurred by users due to non-performance or tort by our company's negligence (excluding gross negligence) shall be limited to the amount of usage fee received from the user in the month the damage occurred.

• Our company is not responsible for any transactions, communications, or disputes that occur between users or between users and third parties regarding this service.

Article 10 (Change of Service Content, etc.)

Our company may change, add, or abolish the content of this service with prior notice to the user, and the user agrees to this.

Article 11 (Changes to Terms of Use)

• Our company can change these terms without individual user consent if:

  • The change of these terms conforms to the general interest of the user.

  • The change of these terms does not go against the purpose of the service use contract, and is reasonable considering the necessity of change, compatibility with the content after change, and other circumstances related to the change.

• When changing these terms under the preceding paragraph, our company will notify the user in advance of the fact of the change of these terms, the content after the change, and the time of its coming into effect.

Article 12 (Handling of Personal Information)

Our company shall handle personal information acquired through the use of this service appropriately in accordance with our "Privacy Policy."

Article 13 (Notification or Contact)

Notifications or contacts between users and our company shall be made by the method prescribed by our company. Unless there is a change notice following the format separately prescribed by our company, the currently registered contact information is considered valid, and notifications or contacts are carried out at this contact information and deemed to have reached the user at the time of dispatch.

Article 14 (Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations)

Without prior written consent from our company, the user cannot transfer or offer as collateral their status under the usage contract or rights or obligations under these terms to a third party.

Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

• Interpretation of these terms shall be governed by Japanese law.

• If a dispute arises regarding this service, the court with jurisdiction over the location of our company's head office shall have exclusive agreement jurisdiction.

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