Shisho Cloud by GMO Terms of Service
Shisho Cloud by GMO Terms of Service
(English Translation — For reference only. The Japanese version shall prevail in the event of any discrepancy.)
Article 1 (Purpose)
These Terms of Service (hereinafter "Terms") apply to users (hereinafter "User") who use "Shisho Cloud by GMO" (hereinafter "Service," including the features provided under the name "Takumi by GMO") operated by GMO Flatt Security Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Company"). Users shall use the Service upon agreeing to these Terms.
These Terms set forth the conditions of use for the Service. All Users who have completed the registration process for the Service shall use the Service in accordance with these Terms, subject to conditions including the User's usage environment.
By agreeing to these Terms, the Agreement (as defined in Article 2) between the User and the Company shall be established. However, if the User wishes to use a paid plan, the User shall separately submit the application form prescribed by the Company, and upon the Company's acceptance of such application, the Agreement consistent with the application content and these Terms shall be established.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The following terms used in these Terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(1)"Agreement": The service use agreement established between the Company and the User with these Terms as the contractual conditions.
(2) "User": Any person who has completed the registration process for the Service, regardless of whether they are an individual or a corporation.
(3) "User Information": The ID and password of the User registered with the Service.
(4) "Communication Devices": Smartphones, tablet devices, and computer equipment.
(5) "Target System": Systems, domains, IP addresses, and source code designated by the User in connection with the use of the Service that are under the User's management, or systems, domains, IP addresses, and source code for which a lawful and valid consent to use the Service has been obtained from a third-party administrator.
(6) "External Packages": Data that Users download from external servers for the purpose of execution on Communication Devices or construction of Target Systems.
(7) "Proxy Function": The secure package proxy function within the Service that, upon receiving a download request for External Packages, verifies whether the package is included in the block list managed by the Company, and if determined not to be included, redirects to the external server.
(8) "Sandbox Function": The sandbox function within the Service that provides resources held by the Company for CI/CD and other uses approved by the Company.
Article 3 (User Registration)
Any person wishing to become a User of the Service shall agree to these Terms and complete the registration procedure in accordance with the procedures established by the Company.
If any change occurs to information registered pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the User shall immediately complete the procedure to change the registered information.
The Company may, at its discretion, refuse User registration.
Users may not allow third parties to use, lend, transfer, sell, or pledge their account on the Service.
If a User uses the Service for the business of a corporation to which the User belongs or from which the User has received a commission, the User shall obtain permission and approval from such corporation and use the Service within such scope.
If a User uses the Service for the business of a corporation to which the User belongs or from which the User has received a commission, and there are multiple such corporations, the User shall complete the registration procedure for each corporation.
Article 4 (Content of the Service)
The Service provides the functions set forth in the following items. The details of the Service content shall be separately specified and published on the Company's website (the specifications of the Service as published are hereinafter referred to as "Service Specifications"). Note that separate contracts for paid plans may be required to use certain functions
(1) A function that diagnoses and detects vulnerabilities and other risks (hereinafter "Vulnerability Information") in the User's entire software development and operational processes and in Target Systems, based on information provided by the User and the results of vulnerability diagnostic activities performed by the Service on Target Systems under the User's responsibility and at the User's direction.(2) Proxy Function
(3) Sandbox Function
The Company shall provide the Service to Users with the care of a good manager in accordance with these Terms.
The Company may, at its own discretion and without notice to Users, change part of the Service Specifications and functions, and Users shall agree to this in advance.
Article 5 (Fees)
The fees for using the Service shall be published separately on the Company's website according to the plan. However, for paid plans, the terms and conditions set forth in the application form shall apply.
Users may only settle the fees for paid plans of the Service by the methods prescribed by the Company.
If a User fails to pay fees or any other monetary obligations by the due date, the User shall pay late payment damages at the rate of 14.6% per annum from the day following the due date until full payment is made.
Article 6 (Management of User Information and Communication Devices)
Users shall prepare all equipment, communication means, and other environments necessary for receiving the provision of the Service at their own expense and responsibility. All communication costs required for use of the Service shall be borne by the User.
Users shall bear responsibility for managing User Information and Communication Devices. Users shall bear responsibility for any damages caused by inadequate management of User Information and Communication Devices, errors in use, use by third parties, or other causes, and the Company shall bear no responsibility unless the Company is guilty of intentional misconduct or negligence.
If there is a risk that User Information or Communication Devices may be used by a third party, the User shall immediately notify the Company and, if instructed by the Company, follow such instructions.
Article 7 (Conditions of Service Provision)
The Company may suspend or modify the Service without notice to Users for maintenance and other reasons.
When a User that is a corporation uses a paid plan, the Company may use the User's trade name, trademarks, and corporate logo marks in its sales promotion materials, IR materials, and website as a case study of the Service's adoption during the term of the Agreement, and the User shall consent to this. However, the User may revoke this consent prospectively by notifying the Company.
When designating web systems, domains, or IP addresses for which lawful and valid consent has been obtained from a third-party administrator as a Target System, the User shall, at the Company's request, present or provide evidence and other materials demonstrating that valid consent has been obtained.
Users shall agree in advance that unintended abnormalities or behaviors (including but not limited to damage or destruction of Target Systems) may occur during the use of the Service, and the Company shall bear no responsibility for any damages incurred by the User due to such occurrences.
If a Target System operates in a data center, hosting service, cloud service, or similar facility of a third-party business operator, the User shall, as necessary, obtain advance written consent (or consent by a method designated by the Company equivalent to writing) from such third-party business operator for the implementation of vulnerability diagnostics at the User's own responsibility and expense.
Target Systems shall be located in one of the following:
(1) At the User's place of business or facilities, or at a data center of a third-party business operator commissioned and used by the User.(2) At a hosting service or cloud service of a third-party business operator used by the User.
Article 8 (Intellectual Property Rights)
With respect to all intellectual property rights (including copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, design rights, and all other intellectual property rights, as well as the right to obtain registration of such rights; hereinafter collectively "Intellectual Property Rights") in all systems, software, content, and other materials provided to the Company by Users for the use of the Service, Users shall represent and warrant to the Company that they lawfully hold such rights.Users shall grant the Company a free license to use such Intellectual Property Rights to the extent necessary for the provision of the Service, and agree not to exercise moral rights against the Company.
All Intellectual Property Rights in all systems, software, content, and other materials provided or constructed by the Company in the Service (hereinafter "Content") shall belong to the Company or its licensors and not to Users. In addition, Users shall not reproduce, distribute, reprint, transmit, publicly transmit, modify, adapt, or otherwise make secondary use of the Company's Content, regardless of whether Intellectual Property Rights exist. However, with respect to Vulnerability Information and automatically generated program code provided by the Service, the Company shall grant permission for their use solely for the purpose of the User's response to Vulnerability Information or submission of evidence of vulnerability diagnostic implementation to third parties, and the Company shall not exercise moral rights against the User.
If any problem arises due to a User's violation of the provisions of this Article, the User shall resolve such problem at the User's own expense and responsibility, and shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the Company suffers no disadvantage, burden, or damages.
Article 9 (Handling of Vulnerability Information)
In the Service, the Company shall notify the User of Vulnerability Information regarding Target Systems in accordance with the Service Specifications, but the decision on whether to adopt such Vulnerability Information and any response thereto shall be made at the User's responsibility.
Users shall back up Vulnerability Information at their own responsibility, and the Company shall not be obligated to back up Vulnerability Information.
Vulnerability Information that has been processed so that it is not possible to identify Users or Target Systems shall not constitute Confidential Information (as defined in Article 20, Paragraph 1; the same applies in this paragraph), and the Company may use such information for the purposes of improving the Service, research, and development. However, the User may revoke all or part of this consent (including revocation specifying particular items) prospectively by notifying the Company.
Among the information listed in the following items, information that has been processed through statistical or abstract processing so that the User, Target System, or specific communications cannot be identified (hereinafter "Statistical Information") shall not constitute Confidential Information (as defined in Article 20, Paragraph 1; the same applies in this paragraph), and the Company may use such Statistical Information itself for the purposes of improving the Service, research, and development. The Company may also disclose such Statistical Information for the purpose of disseminating information and issuing warnings regarding information security. However, the User may revoke all or part of this consent (including revocation specifying particular items) prospectively by notifying the Company.
(1) Information related to the acquisition of External Packages through the Proxy Function.
(2) Telemetry information (including but not limited to execution logs and operation records) acquired through the use of the Sandbox Function.
Article 10 (High-Safety Applications)
Users acknowledge that the Service is provided for general, household, and ordinary industrial uses, and is not intended for use in applications requiring extremely high levels of safety where failure to ensure such safety would directly entail serious risks to human life or physical safety, including aircraft flight control, air traffic control, operation control in mass transportation systems, medical devices for life support, nuclear control, and launch control (hereinafter "High-Safety Applications").Users shall not use the Service for High-Safety Applications without implementing measures to ensure the safety required for such applications.
The Company shall bear no responsibility for any claims or damages from Users or third parties arising from the User's use of the Service for High-Safety Applications.
Article 11 (Subcontracting)
The Company may subcontract all or part of the development, construction, or operational work related to the Service to a third party. In such case, the Company shall be responsible for selecting and supervising the subcontractor, and for the results of acts performed by the subcontractor, to the extent that such acts are attributable to the Company or the subcontractor.
Article 12 (Prohibited Activities)
1. The Company prohibits Users from engaging in the following activities in connection with their use of the Service:
(1) Acts that violate these Terms.
(2) Acts that infringe or are likely to infringe on the property or personal rights of the Company, its licensors, or any third party, including copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, portrait rights, and other intellectual property rights (except as falling within the proviso to Article 8, Paragraph 2).
(3) Acts that cause or are likely to cause disadvantage or damage to the Company or third parties.
(4) Acts that unfairly damage or are likely to damage the reputation, rights, or credibility of others.
(5) Acts that violate laws, ordinances, or regulations.
(6) Acts that are contrary to or likely to be contrary to public order and morals, or acts of providing information likely to be contrary to public order and morals to other Users or third parties.
(7) Criminal acts, acts connected to criminal activities or encouraging such activities, or acts likely to fall into such categories.
(8) Acts of providing false information or information likely to be false.
(9) Acts that hinder or are likely to hinder the normal operation of the Service, including unauthorized access to the Company's systems, associated tampering with program code, falsification of location information, intentional fraudulent acts using Communication Devices' specifications or other applications, distribution of computer viruses, and other such acts (including but not limited to acts of intentionally circumventing the Proxy Function's block, acts of misusing Sandbox Function resources, and acts of attacking or unauthorized accessing of third parties through the Sandbox Function).
(10) Acts that damage or are likely to damage the credibility of the Service.
(11) Acts that may adversely affect the minds, bodies, and healthy development of minors.
(12) Using another User's account or otherwise using the Service while impersonating a third party.
(13) Acts connected to or likely to be connected to crimes such as fraud and illegal buying and selling of bank accounts and mobile phones.
(14) Acts related to criminal proceeds or acts related to terrorist financing or suspected of being so.
(15) Other acts that the Company determines to be inappropriate.
2. If the Company determines that a User's conduct falls under any of the items of the preceding paragraph, the Company may, without prior notice, take any or all of the following measures:
(1) Restriction of use of the Service.
(2) Forced withdrawal by termination of the Agreement.
(3) Other acts that the Company reasonably determines to be necessary.
Article 13 (Termination)
The Company may terminate the Agreement and force withdrawal without any notice if any of the following applies to a User:
(1) The registered information contains false information.
(2) The User has previously been subject to forced withdrawal by the Company.
(3) The Company receives notice from the User's heirs that the User has died, or the Company is able to confirm the fact of the User's death.
(4) A minor uses the Service without the consent of their legal representative.
(5) A person under guardianship, curatorship, or assistance uses the Service without the consent of their guardian, curator, or assistant.
(6) The User fails to respond in good faith to requests from the Company.
(7) Other cases determined to be inappropriate by the Company.In addition to the cases listed in the preceding paragraph, the Company may terminate the Agreement and force withdrawal by giving the User at least 30 days' prior notice. Furthermore, if a User wishes to withdraw, the User may terminate the Agreement as of the last day of the current month and withdraw through the withdrawal procedures established by the Company. However, for paid plans, the terms and conditions set forth in the application form shall apply.
A User who withdraws pursuant to the measures under Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall forfeit the benefit of time upon withdrawal and shall immediately perform all obligations owed to the Company.
Article 14 (Disclaimers)
The Company makes no warranty whatsoever regarding the following matters or any other matters concerning the completeness, accuracy, and validity of the Service content:
(1) The completeness, accuracy, and validity of Vulnerability Information.
(2) When External Packages are downloaded using the Proxy Function, the completeness, accuracy, and validity of such External Packages.
(3) When External Packages are downloaded using the Proxy Function, the safety of such External Packages at the time of download.(4) That the Service will not be interrupted, suspended, or otherwise impaired.
When using the Service, a User may be redirected to other services operated by third parties related to the Service (hereinafter "External Services"). In such case, the User shall, at the User's own responsibility and expense, agree to the terms of service of such External Services and use the Service and the External Services. The Company makes no warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, and validity of External Services' content.
When a User uses the Proxy Function, there may be cases where the Company's verification results in an inability to redirect to the external server. In such cases, the Company shall bear no responsibility for the User's inability to redirect to such external server.
When a User uses the Proxy Function, if External Packages cannot be downloaded due to the suspension, specification changes, network outage, or other failure of the external server, the Company shall bear no responsibility.
When a User uses the Proxy Function, the User shall download the External Packages in accordance with the terms of use of such External Packages at the User's own responsibility, and any agreement regarding the use of such External Packages shall be established entirely between the User and the provider of such External Packages. The Company shall bear no responsibility for such use.
Even if a User suffers damages due to failure to change registered information, the Company shall bear no responsibility.
Users shall use the Service within the scope permitted by law. Even if a User violates any Japanese or foreign laws in connection with the use of the Service, the Company shall bear no responsibility.
Even if User Information is stolen or damages occur to the User's software due to unauthorized access or other acts, the Company shall bear no responsibility.
The Company shall bear no responsibility for any failure to perform all or part of the Agreement resulting from natural disasters, earthquakes, fires, strikes, trade embargoes, wars, civil strife, pandemics, or other force majeure events.
Even if a dispute arises between a User and another User in connection with the use of the Service (whether inside or outside the Service), the Company shall bear no responsibility, and such disputes shall be resolved by the relevant Users at their own expense and responsibility.
Even if an employee of a corporation to which a User belongs or from which the User has received a commission misidentifies the Service's vulnerability diagnostic activities as unauthorized access other than the Service and notifies or publicizes this to a Computer Emergency Response Center, police, media, or other organizations, the Company shall bear no responsibility.
Article 15 (Liability for Damages)
If a User causes damages to the Company in connection with a violation of these Terms or the use of the Service, the User shall compensate the Company for such damages (including lost profits and attorneys' fees).
Notwithstanding other provisions of these Terms except the following paragraph, if the Company causes damages to a User due to reasons attributable to the Company, the Company's liability to compensate for such damages shall be limited to the following scope:
(1) In the case of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company: The full amount of such damages.
(2) In the case of ordinary negligence by the Company: Within the scope of actual and direct ordinary damages (excluding special damages, lost profits, indirect damages, and attorneys' fees), and capped at JPY 10,000.Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if a User falls within the definition of "consumer" under Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Consumer Contract Act, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent that they do not conflict with the Act or other mandatory provisions.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 2, if the User is a corporation or an individual who uses the Service as or for business, the Company shall bear no responsibility whatsoever for damages suffered by such User in connection with the Service unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company. In cases where the Company compensates for damages, the cumulative total of fees paid in the one year prior to the date of occurrence of damages shall be the maximum limit.
Users shall resolve any disputes with third parties arising in connection with the use of the Service at their own responsibility, and the Company shall bear no responsibility unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
Article 16 (Corporate Contracts)
When a corporation enters into the Agreement with the Company, such corporation (hereinafter "Corporate User") shall comply with the Agreement content and shall inform the corporation's officers, employees, and others (including contractors; hereinafter "Individual Users") who use the Service of the contents of these Terms and ensure that they comply.If a Corporate User recognizes that an Individual User is or is likely to be in violation of these Terms, the Corporate User shall immediately report such fact to the Company.
Corporate Users shall manage the User IDs and passwords of Individual Users at their own management responsibility to prevent unauthorized use by third parties.
Corporate Users shall provide the internet facilities and maintain the environment for Individual Users to use the Service at their own responsibility and expense. The Corporate User acknowledges that the Company shall not be obligated to provide the Service to the Corporate User if there are problems with such environment.
If an Individual User violates these Terms or causes damages to the Company in connection with the use of the Service, it shall be deemed a violation by the Corporate User, and the Company may take contractual and legal measures against the Corporate User, including those under Article 13 (Termination) and Article 15 (Liability for Damages).
Article 17 (Compliance with the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access)
Users shall represent and warrant that any vulnerability diagnostic activities performed by the Service on Target Systems and any acts equivalent to or similar to "unauthorized access" as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access and Other Related Activities (Act No. 128 of 1999; hereinafter "Act") (hereinafter "Vulnerability Diagnostics") do not constitute unauthorized access or other acts that violate domestic or foreign laws.
Users shall represent and warrant that they are the access administrator of Target Systems as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act, or have obtained lawful and valid consent from the access administrator for the activities of the Service and the User. In addition, if a Target System has access control functions as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Act, Users shall represent and warrant that they are the access administrator who added such access control functions, or have obtained lawful and valid consent from such access administrator for the activities of the Service and the User.
Users shall not conduct Vulnerability Diagnostics on targets that are not recognized as Target Systems (hereinafter "Ineligible Systems," including systems, domains, IP addresses, and source code not recognized as Target Systems pursuant to the provisions of Article 2).
If requested by the Company, Users shall present or provide evidence and other materials relating to the representations and warranties in this Article.
Article 18 (Confidentiality of Communications)
The Company shall protect the confidentiality of Users' communications pursuant to Article 4 of the Telecommunications Business Act. However, this shall not apply in the following cases:
(1) When the User has consented.
(2) When a disclosure request is received within the scope prescribed by a disposition or order under the Code of Criminal Procedure or the Act on Interception of Communications for Criminal Investigation.
(3) When a disclosure request is received pursuant to the Act on Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers and Disclosure of Sender Information.
(4) When compulsory disposition is taken pursuant to laws and regulations.
(5) When the Company determines it necessary for the protection of another person's life, body, or property.
Article 19 (Service Discontinuation)
The Company may discontinue the provision of the Service if the Company reasonably determines that it is appropriate to do so.
In the case of the preceding paragraph, the Company shall bear no responsibility except in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.
Article 20 (Confidentiality)
Users and the Company shall strictly and appropriately manage Confidential Information (including know-how relating to the Service, information relating to the Company's systems, and all technical and business information) of the other party that they learn in connection with the provision of the Service, and shall not disclose, provide, or divulge such information to third parties without the prior written consent of the other party. However, the Company may disclose Confidential Information to the subcontractors referred to in Article 11 to the extent necessary, subject to imposing obligations equivalent to those of the Company on such subcontractors.
The following information shall not constitute Confidential Information:
(1) Information already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure.
(2) Information already in the public domain at the time of disclosure, or information that subsequently becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the receiving party.
(3) Information lawfully obtained from a third party after disclosure.
(4) Information independently developed or created without reliance on the disclosed Confidential Information.
(5) Information required to be disclosed pursuant to laws and regulations or a court order.
Users and the Company shall, upon the instruction of the other party or upon termination of the Agreement, promptly return or dispose of Confidential Information in accordance with the other party's instructions after restoring the original state, and shall not use it thereafter.
The Company and subcontractors may use Users' Confidential Information for the purpose of providing the Service.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company and subcontractors shall not use Confidential Information for the purpose of training AI models, research and development related to AI models, or other similar purposes. However, this shall not apply if the User has given explicit consent in writing, electronically, or by other means prescribed by the Company in connection with the use of the Service's specifications or functions.
Article 21 (Exclusion of Anti-Social Forces)
Users and the Company represent that they do not currently fall under the definition of organized crime groups, organized crime group members, persons who ceased to be organized crime group members within the past five years, quasi-organized crime group members, companies affiliated with organized crime groups, corporate racketeers, social activist-type racketeers, special intelligence organized crime groups, or similar persons (collectively "Organized Crime Group Members, etc."), and warrant that they will not fall under such categories in the future, and that they do not fall under any of the following items:
(1) Having a relationship recognized as allowing Organized Crime Group Members, etc. to control their management.
(2) Having a relationship recognized as allowing Organized Crime Group Members, etc. to be substantially involved in their management.
(3) Having a relationship recognized as improperly using Organized Crime Group Members, etc. for the purpose of gaining improper profits for themselves, their company, or a third party, or inflicting damages on a third party.
(4) Having a relationship recognized as being involved in providing funds or conveniences to Organized Crime Group Members, etc.
(5) Having officers or persons substantially involved in management who have socially condemnable relationships with Organized Crime Group Members, etc.
Users and the Company warrant that they will not, by themselves or through the use of third parties, engage in any conduct that falls under any of the following items:
(1) Violent demands.
(2) Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility.
(3) Threatening conduct or use of violence in connection with transactions.
(4) Acts of damaging the other party's reputation or obstructing the other party's business by spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force.
(5) Other conduct equivalent to the preceding items.
3. Users and the Company may, without any notice to the other party and regardless of whether such acts are attributable to the terminating party, terminate the Agreement if it becomes apparent that the other party falls under Organized Crime Group Members, etc., falls under any of the items of Paragraph 1, engages in any conduct falling under any of the items of Paragraph 2, or has made false declarations regarding the representations and warranties under Paragraph 1.
4. Users and the Company confirm and acknowledge that neither party shall bear any responsibility for any damages suffered by the other party as a result of termination pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
Article 22 (Export Control)
If a permit under trade control laws is required in connection with the User's use of the Service, the User shall comply with such procedures before using the Service.
Article 23 (Inquiry Response)
The Company shall endeavor to respond to inquiries from Users regarding the Service (including but not limited to requests for logs relating to risks and incidents detected by the Service), but shall not be obligated to respond except where such obligation arises under law or these Terms. In addition, logs from incidents may be provided on a paid basis.
The Company shall not be obligated to disclose the criteria for deciding whether to respond to User inquiries.
Article 24 (Assignment of Position)
Neither Users nor the Company may assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of their position under the Agreement or any of their rights or obligations under these Terms to a third party without the prior written consent of the other party. However, this shall not apply to share transfers, business transfers, mergers, company splits, or other organizational restructurings.
Article 25 (Personal Information)
The Company shall manage personal information of Users provided through application forms and other means (meaning "personal information" as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003)) in accordance with laws and regulations, guidelines established by government agencies, and the Company's privacy policy, and shall take necessary measures to prevent unauthorized use, leakage, loss, falsification, unauthorized access, and other similar occurrences regarding personal information.
Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, Users warrant that the information provided to the Company for use of the Service (such as server configuration information) does not contain personal information.
Article 26 (Severability)
Even if part of these Terms is determined to be invalid pursuant to law, the other provisions of these Terms shall remain valid.
Even if part of these Terms becomes invalid or is rescinded in relation to a particular User, these Terms shall remain valid in relation to other Users.
Article 27 (Handling of Violations)
If a User discovers any conduct that violates these Terms, the User shall contact the Company.
Users may not object to the Company's measures taken in response to conduct that violates these Terms.
Article 28 (Term of the Agreement)
The term of the Agreement shall be the period separately published on the Company's website according to the plan. However, for paid plans, the terms and conditions set forth in the application form shall apply. The provisions of Articles 7 through 9, Article 13 Paragraph 3, Articles 14 through 20, Article 21 Paragraph 4, Articles 23 through 25, this Article, and Articles 29 through 32 shall survive after the termination of the Agreement.
Article 29 (Amendment of Terms)
The Company may amend these Terms at any time pursuant to Article 548-4 of the Civil Code in the following cases. The Agreement after amendment of these Terms shall be governed by the amended Terms.
(1) When the amendment of these Terms is in the general interest of Users.
(2) When the amendment of these Terms does not conflict with the purpose of the Agreement, and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the amendment, the appropriateness of the content after amendment, and other circumstances relating to the amendment.
When amending these Terms, the Company shall set an effective date for the amended Terms and notify Users of the content of the amended Terms and the effective date by notice to Users, display on the Service, or other methods prescribed by the Company at least two weeks before the effective date.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if a User uses the Service after the notification of the amendment of these Terms under the preceding paragraph, or if a User does not complete the cancellation procedure within the period prescribed by the Company, such User shall be deemed to have consented to the amendment of these Terms.
Article 30 (Governing Law)
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
Article 31 (Jurisdiction)
All litigation between Users and the Company shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.
Article 32 (Miscellaneous)
If the Company separately establishes detailed provisions and other rules for matters not specified in these Terms, Users shall comply with such provisions. In such cases, such detailed provisions shall form an integral part of these Terms.
Such detailed provisions shall take effect from the time they are published in the manner prescribed by the Company.
In the event of any conflict between such detailed provisions and these Terms, these Terms shall prevail.
Supplementary Provisions
June 9, 2023: Established and enforced
August 19, 2024: Revised
October 28, 2024: Revised
February 5, 2025: Revised
April 28, 2025: Revised
March 3, 2026: Revised
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