Glocalist Terms of Service

Glocalist Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has established these Terms of Use(hereinafter referred to as these “Terms”) and provides the Service.

You may not use the Service unless you agree to these Terms and the “Privacy Policy”.

Article 1. (Definitions)

“Administrative Agencies” collectively refers to Japanese and foreign courts, arbitrators, arbitral institutions and other judicial agencies, administrative agencies, supervisory authorities, and self- regulatory organizations.
“Contents” refers to articles, information and other contents made available to the Service Subscriber by subscribing to the Service.
“Service Fee” refers to the consideration for the use of the service.
“Service” refers to the service in the name of “Glocalist” (provided, however, if the Company changes the name, the name after such change) provided by the Company, which collectively refers to the site operated by the Company as well as the services, contents and functions provided by the Company to the Service Subscriber in relation to the operation of such site.
“Service Agreement” refers to an agreement entered into with the Company for the provision of the Service with these Terms and other conditions concerning the provision of the Service.
“Service Subscriber” refers to a person who has entered into the Service Agreement with the Company.
“Law” collectively refers to laws, cabinet orders, rules, ordinances, guidelines and other regulations of Japan and foreign countries.
“Account User” refers to a person who, based on the Service Agreement between the Company and the Service Subscriber, has been granted permission by the Service Subscriber to use the Service and can utilize the Service through the manner specified by the Company.
“Service Subscriber, etc.” refers to both the Service Subscribers and the Account Users.

Article 2. (Formation of the Service Agreement)

A person who wishes to use the Service (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant”) shall apply for the Service by agreeing to the contents of these Terms and submitting an application for the use of the Service to the Company in the manner prescribed by the Company.
The Applicant shall, in applying under the preceding Paragraph, register the credit card (which shall be a credit card of the type separately designated by the Company and in the name of the Applicant) used for the payment of the Service Fee, or register for a payment service designated by the Company.
The Company shall, upon receiving an application from the Applicant, review the application and notify whether the application has been accepted or not in the manner prescribed by the Company.
The Company does not owe the obligation to disclose the reason of declining an application.
The Applicant must notify and register true and accurate information with respect to information registered at the website for the Service or otherwise notified to the Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Registered Information”) upon application and during the term of the Service Agreement. The Company shall provide the Service based on the Registered Information notified or registered by the Applicant itself. The Company shall not be in any way liable for damage incurred by the Service Subscriber, etc. due to the Registered Information being untrue, incorrect or lacking information. If there is any change to the Registered Information pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, the Company shall provide the Service on the premise that the Registered Information after such change is the Registered Information by the Service Subscriber, etc.
The Service Subscriber may, in accordance with the conditions and method specified by the Company, grant accounts as an Account User to the Service Subscriber’s officers, employees and persons engaging in the business operations of the Service Subscriber up to the number of accounts set forth in the Service Agreement; provided, however, if the Company determines that such Account User is not suitable as a user of the Service, it may suspend use by such Account User.
The Service Subscriber warrants that it shall cause the Account Users to which it has granted accounts in accordance with Paragraph 5 to consent to these Terms and the Service Agreement, etc., and shall be responsible for managing and supervising such Account Users so that they use the Service, etc., in compliance with these Terms and the Service Agreement, etc. The acts of the Account User shall be deemed the acts of the Service Subscriber in applying these Terms and the Service Agreement, etc., and if the Account User breaches these Terms or the Service Agreement, etc., such breach shall be deemed a breach by the Service Subscriber, and the Service Subscriber shall be jointly and severally liable with the Account User to the Company. If the Account User breaches these Terms or the Service Agreement, etc., the Company may take the measures set forth in these Terms or the Service Agreement, etc., against the Account User without going through the Service Subscriber.

Article 3. (Authentication Information)

Upon use of the Service by the Service Subscriber, etc., the Company shall authenticate the Service Subscriber, etc. by means of authentication using the pre-registered email address and password (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Password, etc.”), and if such Password, etc., is authenticated, it shall be deemed a use by the Service Subscriber, etc.
The Service Subscriber, etc. shall strictly control his or her Password, etc., and may not assign, lend to or otherwise allow the use of such Password, etc., by a third party.
The Company shall not be liable for compensating damage incurred by the Service Subscriber, etc. due to the loss or leakage of the Password, etc., by the Service Subscriber, etc.
One account is necessary per one (1) Account User. The account may be used only by the Account User who has been granted with such account, and no account may be used by multiple persons.
The Service Subscriber shall, upon allowing a person who wishes to use the Service using an account, confirm in advance that such person is the Account User who has been granted an account himself/herself.

Article 4. (Usage Plans)

The Service has multiple usage plans concerning the service content available to the Service Subscriber, etc. as separately defined by the Company. The Service Subscriber shall choose one
(1) plan they will use at the start of the Service. For a description of the usage plans, please refer to the Company’s website or a notice in the manner separately determined by the Company.
The Service Subscriber may not change their usage plans for any reason whatsoever during the term of the Service Agreement. The Service Subscriber wishing to upgrade their usage plans or add accounts shall refer to the Company’s website or a notice in the manner separately determined by the Company.
The Service Subscriber, etc. agrees in advance that if the usage plan is changed, the contents available under the usage plan before the change may become unavailable.
The Company may modify the content of the usage plans. The Company shall notify the details of the change and the measures to be taken in connection with the change, etc., to the Service Subscriber by posting them on the Company’s website or in another manner considered appropriate by the Company, and shall obtain the consent of the Service Subscriber if required under Law or these Terms.

Article 5. (Service Fee)

The Service Subscriber shall pay the Service Fee to the Company in a manner separately determined by the Company based on the usage plan selected under the preceding Article. For the details of the Service Fee, please refer to Company’s website or a notice in the manner separately determined by the Company. The Service Fee shall be determined on a monthly basis, and the Company shall not prorate the Service Fee even if the start date or end date of the Service is in the middle of a month.
The Company may, if the Company considers necessary, revise the Service Fee (including the revision of the yen-denominated service fee due to fluctuations in exchange rates) upon advance notice to the Service Subscriber. Provided, however, upon increasing the Service Fee, the Company shall obtain the prior consent of the Service Subscriber, which shall be obtained by (i) obtaining their individual consents, or (ii) by giving a notice to the Service Subscriber at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the increase, and by deeming that the consent has been given if no written notice of termination from the Service Subscriber has been received by the day prior to the date of the increase.
If a Service Subscriber is delinquent in the payment of the Service Fee, the Service Subscriber shall pay delay damages equal to 14.6% per annum to the Company. Such calculation shall be prorated on a 365-days-a-year basis.
The Company will not issue a receipt for the Service Fee.
The Service Subscriber agrees in advance that, except as otherwise set forth in these Terms, the Company shall not refund the Service Fee paid by Service Subscribers to the Company.
With respect to the payment of the Service Fee stipulated in the application form, the Company may use a receiving agent service designated separately, and the Service Subscriber agrees to this in advance.
The Service Subscriber may not change the payment method for any reason after they have been billed for the Service Fee.

Article 6. (Prohibited Matters)

The following acts are prohibited upon using the Service:
(i) Acts that infringe or may infringe on the rights and interests of the Company or a third party, or that damage or may damage the reputation or creditability of the Company or a third party;
(ii) Acts that are against or may be against public order and moral, or acts that violate or may violate the Law;
(iii) Acts that place or may place excessive burden on the equipment for the Service, acts that render or may render the Service inoperable, acts that interfere or may interfere with the provision or operation of the Service;
(iv) Act of altering or falsifying the Service, or decompiling, disassembling or otherwise reverse engineering the Service;
(v) Act of using or providing computer viruses or other harmful programs through or in relation to the Service;
(vi) Act of infringing the intellectual property rights or other rights or rights protected under law, of the Company or third-party licensors who grant license to the Company;
(vii) Act of removing or altering any copyright notice or other rights notice attached to the Service;
(viii) Act of reproducing, altering or falsifying all or a part of the Contents;
(ix) Act of providing to a third party or publishing the Contents;
(x) Criminal acts or acts that may lead to criminal acts, or acts that are or likely to be contrary to the facts;
(xi) Act of allowing the use by a third party of all or a part of the Service, whether for or free of charge (except where separately agreed by the Company);
(xii) Acts that violate the Law or is against public order and moral;
(xiii) Act of allowing any person listed on the End User List designated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan or any similar list (including lists designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security or the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control), or any company, national or resident of an embargoed or sanctioned country, to use the Service, or otherwise using the Service in a manner that violates any law or regulation relating to import or export (including the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and the U.S. Export Administration Regulations);
(xiv) Act of using the Service, or of using any information obtained through the Service or any analysis results or other outputs generated by the Service, for the development, manufacture, use, transfer, operation or other military purposes (excluding defense-related purposes) of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, biological weapons, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and other delivery systems) or conventional weapons;
(xv) Act of using the Service, or of using any information obtained through the Service or any analysis results or other outputs generated by the Service, for the purpose of, or in a manner that involves, spreading disinformation or biased information; and
(xvi) Acts equivalent to the foregoing items which the Company considers inappropriate.
The Company may request the Service Subscriber, etc. to report on its status of compliance with the Service Agreement and any other matters concerning the Service Subscriber, etc. that the Company deems necessary, and the Service Subscriber, etc. shall promptly submit such report in the form designated by the Company.

Article 7. (No Warranty)

The Company does not make any warranty to the Service Subscribers, etc. with respect to the matters set forth in each item below, except for matters separately and clearly indicated in these Terms:
(i) 2. 3. 4. 5. That the Service, including public announcement by Administrative Agencies and information related thereto and the contents of articles posted by third parties, is accurate, useful, complete and immediate, that the translation of such articles are correct and does not contain misleading expressions, and that the Service is suitable for a specific purpose or usage;
(ii) That the Service is not incompatible with any software or equipment/facilities, etc., provided by the Company to the Service Subscriber, etc. under the Service;
(iii) That the use of the Service by the Service Subscriber, etc. does not infringe upon the intellectual rights or other rights or interests of third parties, or that the use of the Service does not require any license from a third party;
(iv) (v) That the Service is available to the Service Subscriber, etc. at all times;
That the functions included in the Service satisfies the Service Subscriber, etc.’s requirements, that the Service will operate normally, and that any defects (including the so-called bugs and structural issues, etc.) in the Service will be repaired; or
(vi) That the usage environment equivalent to that of the Service at the execution of these Terms will be perpetuated.
The Company shall not be in any way liable for any damage incurred by the Service Subscriber, etc. or other third parties in connection with the use of the Service; provided, however, this shall not apply in case of willful misconduct or negligence by the Company.
Any disputes, troubles and complaints, etc., between the Service Subscriber, etc. and other third parties regarding the use of the Service by the Service Subscriber, etc. shall be handled and resolved by the Service Subscriber, etc. at its liability.
The Service contains Contents provided by Administrative Agencies. The content of the Contents may be modified, or the provision thereof may be suspended or terminated, at the Administrative Agencies’ discretion. The Company does not warrant the provision of specific Contents during the term of the Service Agreement. The Company shall not be in any way liable for any damage caused to the Service Subscriber, etc. or third parties due to such acts by Administrative Agencies; provided, however, this shall not apply in case of willful misconduct or negligence by the Company.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, if the Service does not meet the standards set forth in the Service Level Objective determined separately (hereinafter referred to as the “SLO”), the Company shall return a part of the Service Fee to the Service Subscriber in accordance with the SLO.

Article 8. (Intellectual Property Rights)

The intellectual property rights (collectively reference to patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, copyrights, trademark rights and other intellectual property rights, including the same type of rights under foreign Law; hereinafter the same) concerning the Service shall belong to the Company or third-party licensors who grant license to the Company.
The provision of the Service by the Company to the Service Subscriber, etc. under the Service Agreement shall not be accompanied by the transfer of any intellectual property rights to the Service Subscriber, etc., nor permit the Service Subscriber, etc. to use intellectual property rights beyond the scope necessary for the use of the Service.
If the Service Subscriber, etc. shall communicate that they are using the Service by posting on the Service Subscriber, etc.’s website or otherwise via the internet or in any other method easily viewable by third parties, it shall do so without violating the Copyright Act or other Law or these Terms (including, but not limited to, duty of confidentiality).

Article 9. (Confidentiality)

The Service Subscriber, etc. shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any technical, business or operational information of the Company such as ideas, knowhow, drawings, photos, specifications and data disclosed by the Company, orally or in writing, through the Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Confidential Information”) for purposes other than the use of the Service as end users, or disclose or divulge the same to a third party without the prior written consent of the Company.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Paragraph, information which the Service Subscriber demonstrates that it falls under any of the following items shall not be included in Confidential Information:
(i) Information that was already public prior to disclosure or acquisition;
(ii) Information already held by it prior to disclosure or acquisition;
(iii) Information that became public after disclosure or acquisition without its fault;
(iv) Information independently developed and acquired after disclosure or acquisition, without relying on such information;
(v) Information duly obtained from a duly-authorized third party without any duty of confidentiality after disclosure or acquisition.
The Service Subscriber shall, when disclosing Confidential Information to its officers and employees to the extent necessary for the use of the Service, take the necessary measures so that such officers and employees (including after resignation or retirement) do not breach such duty.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, the Service Subscriber may disclose Confidential Information to its recipients to which the Company has given advance written consent; provided, however, that, in such case, the Service Subscriber shall impose the same or stricter level of obligations as its obligations under the Service Agreement. In such case, if such third party breaches such obligations and causes damage to the Company, the Service Subscriber shall compensate all damage incurred by the Company, regardless of the Service Subscriber’s willful misconduct or negligence.

Article 10. (Information of the Service Subscriber, etc.)

Information of the Service Subscriber, etc. shall be handled in accordance with the “Privacy Policy”.

Article 11. (Service Data)

The Company shall use information that is input or uploaded to the Service by the Service Subscriber, etc. in the course of its use of the Service, together with usage data of the Service Subscriber, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Service Data”), solely for the purpose of improving the Service and developing and offering new services (hereinafter referred to as the “Purpose”).
When using Service Data pursuant to the preceding Paragraph, the Company shall implement such anonymization measures as are necessary to prevent the identification of information of the Service Subscriber, etc. (including personal information).
All ownership and intellectual property rights in any databases, statistical information, training datasets and trained models derived by the Company from Service Data shall vest in the Company.
The Company may outsource the handling of Service Data to service providers to the extent necessary for the Purpose. In such cases, the Company shall impose confidentiality obligations on such service providers.

Article 12. (Term)

The term of the Service Agreement shall be one (1) year from the date of execution of the Service Agreement; provided, however, if neither the Service Subscriber nor the Company notifies the counterparty at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the term, the Service Agreement shall be automatically renewed under the same terms, and the same shall apply thereafter.
The Service Subscriber may not terminate the Service Agreement during the term of the Service Agreement for any reason.

Article 13. (Termination)

The Company may, where it is found that the Service Subscriber, etc. falls under any of the following items, terminate the Service Agreement without notice to the Service Subscriber, etc.:
(i) Where the Registered Information concerning the Service Agreement is against the facts;
(ii) Where it fails to pay the debts owed to the Company even after they are due and payable;
(iii) Where it breaches these Terms (provided, however, with respect to a minor breach, where the breach is not cured within a reasonable period despite the Company making a demand to cure such breach);
(iv) Where it falls under any item of Article 6, Paragraph 1;
(v) Where it breaches the provisions of Article 23 (including where it is found that the facts represented and warranted under Article 23, Paragraph 1 is untrue;
(vi) Where it suspends payments or becomes unable to make payments, files a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings, commencement of corporate reorganization proceedings or commencement of special liquidation proceedings, becomes subject to suspension of transactions by a bill clearinghouse, or becomes subject to a petition for attachment, provisional attachment, provisional disposition, disposition of delinquency or auction;
(vii) Where it becomes subject to administrative disposition by the authorities such as rescission or suspension of operations or business;
(viii)Where it resolves to dissolve;
(ix) Where its credit status significantly deteriorates, or there is reasonable cause to believe that it is likely to deteriorate;
(x) Where it causes significant harm or damage to the Company;
(xi) Where it violates the Law or acts against public order or moral;
(xii) Where it otherwise engages in an act equivalent to the foregoing items that is considered inappropriate by the Company.
The Service Subscriber may terminate the Service Agreement if the Company breaches these Terms of Service due to causes attributable to the Company but not due to causes attributable to the Service Subscriber, etc., and the Service Subscriber, etc. makes a demand for performance to the Company setting forth a reasonable period of time but the Company fails to cure the breach within such period.
If the Service Subscriber, etc. falls under any item of Paragraph 1, the Service Subscriber shall automatically lose its benefit of term, and must immediately pay all debts owed to the Company.
Even if the Service Agreement is terminated in accordance with this Article, the Service Fee shall continue to accrue until the expiration of the term.

Article 14. (Suspension of Service Provision)

The Company may suspend the provision of all or a part of the Service in case of any of the following items:
(i) Where the provision of the Service becomes impossible due to force majeure such as natural disasters or enactment, amendment or abolition of Law;
(ii) Where it is necessary to perform maintenance on the Service or systems required for providing the Service, or to perform maintenance or work on the equipment, facilities or systems, etc., of the Company;
(iii) Where there is a breakdown, failure or other unavoidable reason in the equipment, facilities or systems, etc., of the Company;
(iv) Where it is necessary for disaster prevention or relief, securing of transportation, communication or power supply or maintaining order, or otherwise necessary for public purposes;
(v) Where it is difficult or the Company considers it difficult, to provide normal service due to significant load or hindrance to the Service;
(vi) Where the Company becomes aware of the possibility of significant damage to customers or third parties, etc., through the provision of the Service such as data falsification or hacking;
(vii) Where the Company considers it necessary to suspend the provision of all or a part of the Service due to the Company’s operational or technical reasons.
The Company shall notify the Service Subscriber in advance when it suspends the provision of all or a part of the Service in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Paragraph; provided, however, this shall not apply where suspension is unavoidable due to an emergency.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to the Service Subscriber, etc. or a third party by the suspension of the provision of the Service pursuant to Paragraph 1.

Article 15. (Suspension etc. of Provision of Service)

The Company may not start or may suspend provision of, all or a part of the Service if the Service Subscriber, etc. falls under any of the following items:
(i) Where it has breached or the Company determines that it may have breached Article 6, Paragraph 1;
(ii) Where it has breached or the Company determines that it may breach Article 23 (including where it is found that the facts represented or warranted under Article 23, Paragraph 1 is untrue; hereinafter the same);
(iii) Where it fails to pay the Service Fee or other debts owed to the Company even after when they become due and payable (including cases where the Company is unable to confirm the fact that the payment has been made);
(iv) Where it is found that the Registered Information or other contents notified to the Company include contents against the facts;
(v) Where the Company determines that it has breached or may breach the Service Agreement;
(vi) Where the Company otherwise considers that there is a hindrance in the performance of the operations of the Company.
The Company shall notify the Service Subscriber in advance when it will not start or will suspend the provision of all or a part of the Service in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Paragraph; provided, however, that this shall not apply where suspension etc. is unavoidable due to an emergency.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to the Service Subscriber, etc. or a third party by not starting or by suspending the provision of all or any part of the Service pursuant to Paragraph 1 except where the Company clearly indicates otherwise.
Even if the provision of the Service is suspended in accordance with this Article, the Service Fee shall continue to accrue until the expiration of the term.

Article 16. (Changes in the Service)

The Company may change or discontinue the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Change” in this Article) at any time for its convenience; provided, however, if the Company considers that Change in the Service will have a significant impact on the Service Subscriber, the Company shall notify or inform content of Change in the Service to the Service Subscriber at least thirty (30) days prior to such Change by posting on the Company website or otherwise in a manner considered appropriate by the Company; provided, however, that this shall not apply where such Change is unavoidable due to an emergency.
As long as the Company takes action in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Service Subscriber, etc. or other third parties due to Changes in the Service.

Article 17. (Amendment to these Terms)

The Company may, in any of the cases set forth in the following items, amend these Terms by giving a notice to the Service Subscriber or informing the Service Subscribers in a manner considered appropriate by the Company, and such amendment shall apply from the date of the amendment:
(i) Where the amendment to these Terms conforms to the general interests of the Service Subscriber; or
(ii) Where the amendment to these Terms does not conflict with the purpose of these Terms, and it is reasonable in light of the circumstances concerning the amendment such as the necessity of the amendment, the appropriateness of the details of the amended conditions, and the details of the amendment.
Except in the case of the preceding Paragraph, the Company shall amend these Terms with the consent of the Service Subscriber.

Article 18. (Deletion of Information)

The Company may, in the cases set forth in the following items, delete all or a part of the Registered Information, Passwords, etc., and other information recorded on the system of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Information” in this Article); provided, however, that Information which is required to be deleted under Law shall be deleted in accordance with the Law:
(i) Where the Service Agreement is terminated for any reason including cancellation or termination;
(ii) Where the Service Subscriber, etc. falls under any item of Article 6, Paragraph 1, or the Company determines that it is likely to fall under the same;
(iii) Where necessary for the maintenance and management of the Service;
(iv) Where the Service Subscriber, etc. does not use the Service for a period specified by the Company;
(v) Where the Company discontinues the Service; or
(vi) Where the Company otherwise determines that deletion is necessary.
The Company shall not be liable for damage incurred by the Service Subscriber, etc. or other third parties by reason of the Company deleting or not deleting the Information in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Paragraph.

Article 19. (Notices)

The Company may give notices concerning the Service to the Service Subscriber in the manner set forth below:
(i) Notice by email to the email address registered by the Service Subscriber with the Company in advance in the manner prescribed by the Company; or
(ii) Notice by any other method considered appropriate by the Company.
In addition to the preceding Paragraph, the Company may publish a notice on the website for the Service or other official website of the Company in lieu of the notice to the Service Subscriber.

Article 20. (Damage Compensation Liability of the Service Subscriber, etc.)

The Service Subscriber, etc. shall compensate any damage incurred by the Company (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in relation to the Service Subscriber, etc.’s breach of the Service Agreement or otherwise in connection with its use of the Service.

Article 21. (Limitation on Damage Compensation)

The Company may not be liable for any damage incurred by the Service Subscriber, etc. due to the suspension of use, suspension of provision, outage, discontinuance of all or a part of the Service, amendment to these Terms or the termination of the Service Agreement.
Even if the Company shall be liable for compensating damage to the Service Subscriber, etc., the scope of liability owed by the Company to the Service Subscriber shall be limited to direct damage that should normally occur. In addition, such compensation liability shall be capped at six (6) months’ Service Fee.
If the Company causes damage to the Service Subscriber, etc. intentionally or by gross negligence, the preceding two (2) Paragraphs and the provisions of these Terms providing for immunity of the Company shall not apply.

Article 22. (Notice of Change)

The Service Subscriber shall, if there is any change to the Registered Information registered with the Company, promptly notify the Company in the manner prescribed by the Company.
The Service Subscriber agrees in advance without objection that, if any notice from the Company is not delivered by the failure to make the change under the preceding Paragraph, such notice shall be deemed to have arrived when it should normally arrive.
The Company shall not be in any way liable for damage incurred by the Service Subscriber due to the Service Subscriber’s failure to make the change under Paragraph 1.

Article 23. (Elimination of Anti-Social Force)

The Service Subscriber, etc. represents and warrants that it does not fall under any of the following items, and that it will not fall under the same in the future:
(i) It (in the case of a corporation or other organization, including its officers) is an organized crime group, an organized crime group member, a person who has been an organized crime group member within the past five (5) years, a quasi-member of an organized crime group, an organized crime group affiliate, a corporate racketeer, any corporate swindler acting in the name of a social movement, or special intelligence violent groups or the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Anti-Social Force”);
(ii) Where the Service Subscriber, etc. is a corporation or other organization, it is in a relationship under which an Anti-Social Force is considered to be controlling is management;
(iii) Where the Service Subscriber, etc. is a corporation or other organization, it is in a relationship under which an Anti-Social Force is considered to be substantially involved in its management;
(iv) It is in a relationship under which it is considered to be using an Anti-Social Force such as by entering into transactions with the purpose of securing illicit profits for itself or a third party or with the purpose of damaging a third party;
(v) It is in a relationship under which it is considered to be involved with an Anti-Social Force such as providing funds, etc., or benefits;
(vi) Where the Service Subscriber, etc. is a corporation or other organization, it is in a relationship under which any of its officers or a person substantially involved in its management is considered to be in a socially-accusable relationship with an Anti-Social Force.
The Service Subscriber, etc. warrants that it will not engage in the acts set forth in each item below by itself or through a third party:
(i) Demand with violence;
(ii) Unjust demands beyond legal liability;
(iii) Acts of using threatening behavior or violence with respect to transactions;
(iv) Acts of damaging the Company’s creditability or obstructing the Company’s business by spreading rumors, using fraudulent means or using force;
(v) Acts equivalent to the foregoing items.

Article 24. (Compliance with Law)

The Service Subscriber, etc. shall follow the provisions of the Service Agreement as well as comply with the relevant Law.

Article 25. (Publication of Cases)

The Company may publicize the Service Subscriber’s company name as one that introduced the Service unless otherwise specified by the Service Subscriber.
In the event of publicizing cases, the Service Subscriber shall grant to the Company the right to use their logo, trademarks, and relevant materials without charge within a necessary extent.

Article 26. (Prohibition of Assignment to a Third Party)

The Service Subscriber, etc. may not assign, transfer, loan or provide as collateral all or a part of the rights and obligations to the Company under the Service Agreement to any third party.
If the Company transfers the business concerning the Service to other person or other company, it may transfer the status under the Service Agreement, the rights and obligations under the Service Agreement and these Terms as well as the Service Subscriber, etc.’s information and other client information to the transferee of such business transfer, and the Service Subscriber, etc. hereby agrees to such transfer in advance. For the purpose of this Paragraph, a business transfer shall include not only a regular business transfer but also all cases involving the transfer of business such as a business spin-off.

Article 27. (Jurisdiction; Governing Law)

The Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the first instance for any lawsuits against the Company in connection with these Terms. The formation, effect, interpretation and performance of the Service Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

Article 28. (Survival)

This Article, Article 2, Paragraph 6, Article 3, Paragraph 3, Article 7, Paragraphs 2 to 4, Article 8, Article 9, Article 11, Article 13, Paragraph 3, Article 14, Paragraph 3, Article 15, Paragraph 3, Article 16, Paragraph 2, Article 18, Article 20, Article 21 and Article 27 shall survive the termination of the Service Agreement.

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Supplementary Provisions (October 1, 2022)
These Terms shall come into effect on October 1, 2022.

Supplementary Provisions (July 1, 2026)
This amendment shall take effect on July 1, 2026.