Terms and Conditions of Use
Universal Music LLC (hereinafter "the Company") stipulates the following terms and conditions of use (hereinafter "the Terms") concerning the use of the "Mrs. GREEN APPLE Official Website" (hereinafter "the Site") operated by the Company and the "Ringo Jam" Mrs. GREEN APPLE Official Fan Club, a members-only service (hereinafter "the Service"), as follows.
- Article 1. Application of the Terms and Handling of Personal Information, etc.
- 1. The Terms set out conditions and other matters related to the use of the Site and the Service. The Terms apply to the Company and to users of the Site (defined in Article 2, Item (1)) with regard to the use of the Site and the Service.
2. Users of the Site will use the site and the Service after consenting to the Terms, and will comply with the Terms when using the Site and the Service.
3. In connection to the use of the Site or the Service, when the Company has stipulated terms and conditions, rules, guidelines, etc. (including users' guides, frequently asked questions, precautions, etc.) in accordance with the content, etc. of the Service, said terms and conditions, etc. and conditions will apply in combination with the Terms. Users of the Site will use the Site and the Service after consenting to said terms and conditions, etc., and will comply with the said terms and conditions, etc. when using the Site and the Service. In the event of any contradition between said terms and conditions, etc. and the content of the Terms, said terms and conditions, etc. will be applied with precedence.
4. privacy policy separately established by the Company Privacy Policy(hereinafter "the Privacy Policy") will apply to the Company's methods of handling information collected by the Company from users of the Site or provided to the Company by users of the Site through the Site and through the Service. Users of the Site will use the Site and the Service after consenting to the Privacy Policy.
5.Terms of use for services provided by third parties in connection with the Site or the Service and for external sites posted on the Site, and methods, etc. of handling information collected from users of the Site by the providers of said services or external sites, etc. and information provided to said providers by users of the Site, will be in accordance with the stipulations of said third-party providers, etc.
6. All dates and times displayed on the Site and the Service will be according to Japan Standard Time (UTC+9). The Site and the Service may be unavailable in whole or in part due to the user's location, place of residence, or other circumstances, and destinations for the delivery of products and benefits may be limited to locations within Japan. Users of the Site must read and consent to the above before using the Site and the Service.
7. When using the Site and the Service, a user of the Site must comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the country in which the user uses the Site and the Service, and any country designated as the destination for delivery of products, benefits, etc. In the event that products, benefits, etc. shipped by the Company are confiscated by legal authorities of the country or region in which the user is located or resides, the Company will bear no liability for any disadvantage, damage, etc. incurred by the user of the Site. - Article 2. Definitions
- The meanings of terms used in the Terms will be as stipulated in the following numbered Items.
(1) "users of the Site" refers to customers who use the Site, and includes "membership applicants" stipulated in Item (2) of this Article and "members" stipulated in Item (3) of this Article.
(2) "membership applicants" refers to customers who wish to use the Service.
(3) "members" refers to customers who have applied for registration of membership in the Service in accordance with membership registration procedures stipulated by the Company and who have been approved as members by the Company.
(4) "usage fees, etc." refers to usage fees for the services provided on the Site, the cost of products purchased on the Site, and usage fees, etc. for the Site or individual service providers.
(5) "usage fees, etc. payment services" refers to credit card, cash on delivery, and other payment methods designated by the Company as payment methods for usage fees, etc.
(6) "deemed by the Company" means that the Company renders a reasonable decision based on rational grounds. - Article 3. Membership Registration
- 1. Membership applicants, after fully reading the content of the Terms and consenting to the Terms, must make an application for registration of membership in the Service (hereinafter "member registration application") in accordance with membership registration procedures stipulated by the Company. By making a membership registration application, a membership applicant will be deemed to have consented to the Terms.
2. If the Company, after screening and confirming the content of a membership registration application, has approved membership registration, the membership applicant may become a member of the Service, and a usage agreement for the Service, with the Terms as its content, will come into effect between the member and the Company.
3. A member registration application must be made by the actual membership applicant. When making a membership registration application, a membership applicant must provide truthful, accurate, and up-to-date information to the Company. The Company may require that a membership applicant submit documents verifying the information that the membership applicant has reported to the Company. In this case, the membership applicant must submit the documents in accordance with procedures stipulated by the Company.
4. A membership applicant may register as a member only once and may not make duplicate membership registration applications.
5. If a membership applicant is a minor (as stipulated by laws and regulations applicable to the membership applicant; the same applies hereinafter), the membership registration application must be made after obtaining the consent (including consent to the content of the Terms; the same applies hereinafter) of a person with parental authority or other legal representative (as stipulated by laws and regulations applicable to the membership applicant; the same applies hereinafter). If a minor has made a membership registration application, the legal representative will be deemed to have consented to the membership registration application. If requested by the Company, the membership applicant, when making the membership registration application, will provide information concerning the legal representative in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the Company after obtaining the consent of the legal representative.
6. If a membership applicant (as stipulated by laws and regulations applicable to the membership applicant; the same applies hereinafter) is an adult ward, person under conservatorship (when the consent of a conservator is required; the same applies hereinafter), or person under assistantship (when the consent of an assistant is required; the same applies hereinafter), the membership registration application must be made after obtaining the consent of the adult guardian, conservator, assistant, etc. (as stipulated by laws and regulations applicable to the membership applicant; the same applies hereinafter). If an adult ward, person under conservatorship, or person under assistantship has made a membership registration application, the legal representative will be deemed to have consented to the membership registration application.
7.In the case of the previous two paragraphs, the Company may require that a membership applicant submit documentation indicating that the legal representative has provided consent. In this case, the membership applicant will submit said documentation in accordance with procedures stipulated by the Company.
8. In the event that a membership applicant falls under any of the following, the Company may deny membership registration. Except where the Company bears liability for default of obligation or tort, the Company will bear no liability for compensation for disadvantage, loss of profit, damage, etc. incurred by a membership applicant in conjunction with the denial of membership registration.
(1)The company has determined that a risk of violation of the Terms exists.
(2)Information reported to the Company contains falsehoods, errors, or omissions in whole or in part, or the Company has determined that a risk of such exists.
(3)The individual has been subjected to revocation of membership in the Service or services of the Company or its Group companies in the past, or the Company has determined that a risk of such exists.
(4) The individual is a minor, adult ward, person under conservatorship, or person under assistantship and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative, or the Company has determined that the risk of such exists. Even if documentation indicating the consent of a legal representative has been submitted as stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the Company may deny membership registration.
(5)The individual is a person associated with an organized crime group (including a person who encourages the activities of an organized crime group or contributes to the operation of an organized crime group; the same applies hereinafter), is associated with other antisocial organizations, etc., or is engaged in any interaction or involvement with antisocial organizations, etc., or the Company has determined that the risk of such exists.
(6) The individual falls under any of the following:
(i) The individual has been designated as a target of economic sanctions by the Japanese government or a foreign government
(ii)The individual is a resident of a country or region designated as a target of economic sanctions by the Japanese government or a foreign government.
(iii) The individual is engaged in any interaction or involvement with a party that falls under (i) or (ii) (iv) The Company has determined that a risk of (i), (ii), or (iii) exists
(7) The Company has otherwise determined that the membership registration is not appropriate.
9. In the case that a person with parental authority (legal representative) has registered with the "Ringo Jam" Mrs. GREEN APPLE Official Fan Club (business operator: SKIYAKI Inc.; hereinafter "previous fan club") prior to February 29, 2024 on behalf of a membership applicant who was under the age of 13 at the time of the membership registration application (proxy registration), and membership registration with the Service has been made by carrying over the existing member information from the proxy registration with the previous fan club, the member agrees in advance that application may not be made for some live ticket pre-orders or events that require identity verification. - Article 4. Management of Login ID and Password
- 1. When using the Service, a member will use the login ID and password set by the member in accordance with procedures stipulated by the Company.
2. Members bear full responsibility for the management and use of their login ID and password.
3. Members may not lend, transfer, buy, sell, or pledge their login ID and password, set these as collateral, allow their use by a third party, etc.
4.In the event that a member has learned of or suspects the loss, theft, or use by a third party of a login ID, password, or a smartphone or other device that was logged in to the Service, the member must promptly contact the Company via the inquiry form on the Site (hereinafter "the inquiry form") and must follow the instructions of the Company. The member must also similarly contact the credit card provider or other usage fees, etc. payment service providers, etc. by means specified by said providers, etc., and must follow the instructions of said providers, etc. In this case, the Company may suspend the use of the Service by the member's account. Except where the Company bears liability for default of obligation or tort, the Company will bear no liability for compensation for disadvantage, loss of profit, damage, etc. incurred by a member in conjunction with the measures in the previous paragraph.
5. An indication of intent made to the Company using a login ID and password will be deemed a valid indication of intent of the member who registered said login ID and password. A member will bear liability for any damage, etc. due to inadequate management, errors in use, damage caused by third parties, etc. in connection with the member's login ID or password, and the Company will bear no liability for these. However, this will not apply in the event of intent or negligence on the part of the Company, such as in cases of leaks or insufficient management of the member's login ID or password by the Company.
6.In the event that a member is unable to use the Service due to having forgotten the login ID or password, the member must promptly contact the Company via means specified by the Company and must follow the instructions of the Company. A member will bear liability for any damage, etc. incurred by the member during the period of inability to use the Service due to having forgotten the login ID or password, and the Company will bear no liability for these. - Article 5. Management and Change of Member Registration Information
- 1. In the event of any change to information reported to the Company by a member, the member must promptly perform change procedures via means specified by the Company.
2. The Company may request that a member submit documents verifying information that the member has reported to the Company. In this case, the member must submit the documents in accordance with procedures stipulated by the Company.
3. A member will bear liability for any damage incurred by the member due to falsehoods, errors, or omissions in the information reported to the Company or due to the member neglecting procedures for change of said information, and the Company will bear no liability for these. - Article 6. Withdrawal of Membership
- 1. In the event that a member wishes to withdraw membership, the member must perform membership withdrawal procedures on the Site in accordance with procedures stipulated by the Company.
2. Membership will be withdrawn at the time that the withdrawal procedures for the member stipulated in the preceding paragraph have been fully performed and the member's indication of intent to withdraw has been received by the Company. When a member has withdrawn membership, the member will lose all rights to the Service.
3. In the case of non-payment of usage fees, etc., membership registration many not be deleted until payment procedures are completed.
4.Methods, etc. for the handling of personal information, etc. of members following withdrawal will be in accordance with the provisions of Article 1, Paragraph 4.
5. In the event of the death of a member, the member will lose all rights to the Service at that time. - Article 7. Prohibited Acts
- 1. Users of the Site may not engage in the following acts when using the Site and the Service.
(1)Acts of improper use of the member's ID and password or acts of impersonating others or using the ID and password of other members.
(2) Acts of purchasing products for the purpose of resale, reselling purchased products or benefits for profit (including rights to participate in events, etc., rights to view and browse content, and other rights), or entrusting resale to a third party.
(3)Acts that infringe or may infringe intellectual property rights including copyrights, trademark rights, or other intellectual property rights, or portrait rights, privacy rights, or other rights of the Company or a third party.
(4)Acts of using the Site or the Service for purposes or by methods that cause or may cause inconvenience, disadvantage, or damage to the Company or a third party, including acts of stalking other members, sending of large volumes of email messages, abusive language, sending of offensive images or videos, etc.
(5)Acts that defame or may defame the Company or a third party or that damage or may damage the credibility, reputation, etc. of the Company or a third party.
(6) Acts that violate or may violate public order and morals.
(7) Acts or criminal acts that violate or may violate laws and regulations (including laws and regulations applicable to users of the Site; the same applies hereinafter), or acts that assist or may assist the same.
(8)Acts that interfere or may interfere with the operation of the Site or the Service.
(9) Acts that place excessive load on the network, systems, etc. of the Service, acts of using or providing computer viruses or other harmful programs, or acts of improperly accessing or attempting to improperly access the network or systems, etc. of the Company.
(10) Sales activities using the status, qualifications, and rights of a member.
(11) Other acts deemed inappropriate by the Company.
2. Users of the Site may not, without the written consent of the Company, provide, disclose, or leak to a third party any information concerning the Site or the Service that the Company has disclosed to users of the Site under a request for confidential handling. - Article 8. Liability of Members
- 1. In the event that the Company has determined that a member falls under or may fall under any of the following, or the Company has determined that a member has violated, may violate, or is suspected of having violated the warranties of Paragraph 2 of this Article, the Company, at its discretion, may cancel the membership of the member, suspend qualification to use the Service in whole or in part, cancel orders by the member in whole or in part, or cancel sales agreements with the member in whole or in part. Except where the Company bears liability for default of obligation or tort, the Company will bear no liability for compensation for disadvantage, loss of profit, damage, etc. incurred by a member in conjunction with the measures in the previous paragraph. In the event that the Company has determined that a member may fall under any of the following, the Company may inquire to the member about matters necessary for confirmation of facts and may conduct other necessary investigations, and the member must cooperate with this.
(1) The member has violated the Terms
(2) The member has committed a prohibited act noted in Article 7,
(3)Information reported to the Company contains falsehoods, errors, or omissions in whole or in part,
(4)The member has been subjected to suspension or revocation of membership in the Service or services of the Company or its Group companies in the past,
(5) The member is a minor, adult ward, person under conservatorship, or person under assistantship and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative for the member's membership registration application, use of the Service, or any other application or purchase on the Site or in the Service.
(6)The member has been subjected to a judgment of start of wardship, start of conservatorship, or start of assistantship and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative for the member's membership registration application, use of the Service, or any other application or purchase on the Site or in the Service.
(7)The member has been subjected to suspension of the use of a usage fees, etc. payment service registered or used by the member or has been subjected to other measures by the service provider, etc., or the Company has determined that the use of the usage fees, etc. payment service constitutes or may constitute improper use or is otherwise inappropriate.
(8) The member has failed to pay usage fees, etc.
(9) The member has not undertaken change procedures despite changes having occurred in information reported to the Company, and the member can no longer be contacted.
(10) The member is a person associated with an organized crime group, is associated with other antisocial organizations, etc., or is engaged in any interaction or involvement with antisocial organizations, etc.
(11) The member falls under any of the following:
(i) The member has been designated as a target of economic sanctions by the Japanese government or a foreign government
(ii) The member is a resident of a country or region designated as a target of economic sanctions by the Japanese government or a foreign government
(iii) The member is engaged in any interaction or involvement with a party that falls under (i) or (ii)
(iv) The Company has determined that a risk of (i), (ii), or (iii) exists
(12)The member has not used the Service for over two (2) years and the Company has determined that use of the Service in the future is unlikely.
(13) The Company has otherwise deemed the member to be inappropriate as a member.
2. If the member is a minor, adult ward, person under conservatorship, person under assistantship, or other person of limited capacity to act, the member must engage in use of the Service and applications or purchases in the Service after obtaining the consent of a person with parental authority. If a member uses the Service to engage in any application or purchase, the member will be deemed to have warranted that (i) a person with parental authority or other legal representative has consented to the application or purchase if the member is a minor or other person of limited capacity to act, or that (ii) the member is an adult for whom such consent is not required. In the event that a member has violated this warranty, the member will be deemed to have committed a fraudulent act pursuant to Article 21 of the Civil Code, and the member or legal representative may not cancel the application or purchase on the grounds that the consent of a legal representative was not obtained.
3. If a user of the Site has caused damage to the Company in connection with the use of the Site or the Service, the user must compensate the Company for the damage. In the event that the Company has been subjected to any claim from a third party for infringement of rights or other grounds committed by a user of the Site in connection with the use of the Site or the Service, the user of the Site must pay compensation for the amount that the Company was forced to pay to the third party based on said claim.
4. If a user of the Site has caused damage to a third party in connection with the use of the Site or the Service, the user must compensate said third party for the damage at the user's own responsibility and expense.
5. In the event that a dispute, etc. has arisen between a user of the Site and a third party in connection with the use of the Site or the Service, said dispute, etc. will be resolved at the responsibility and expense of the user of the Site.
6. In the case of the preceding two paragraphs, the user of the Site must not cause any inconvenience or damage to the Company. - Article 9. Payment of Usage Fees, etc. and Use of Usage Fees, etc. Payment Services
- 1. Members must pay usage fees, etc. in accordance with methods stipulated by the Company, and must use a usage fees, etc. payment service to make said payments. In paying for usage fees, etc., the member must use a payment method that is in the name of the actual member.
2. When using a usage fees, etc. payment service, a member must comply with and follow the terms and conditions stipulated by the provider, etc. of the usage fees, etc. payment service.
3.If the destination for delivery of products, benefits, etc. designated by a member is outside Japan, import duties and other taxes, customs clearance fees, handling fees, etc. (hereinafter "import and customs duties, etc.") may be imposed. Import and customs duties, etc. will be borne by the member. As import and customs duties, etc. vary by country of delivery destination, the Company is unable to predict or control the amount of import and customs duties, etc. Members will contact the nearest customs house for information concerning import and customs duties, etc., and are asked to acknowledge in advance that the Company is unable to respond to any inquiries to the Company concerning import and customs duties, etc.
- Article 10. Operation of the Site
- The Company entrusts management and operation of the Site and the Service to a third party contracted by the Company (hereinafter "the contractor"). The Company may change the contractor without the consent of members. At the time of the establishment of the Terms, the contractor is Fanplus, Inc., and rights to the programs, software, etc. used on the Site and for the Service reside with Fanplus, Inc.
- Article 11. Service Changes, Interruption, Suspension
- 1. In any of the following cases, the Company may interrupt or suspend the services of the Site in whole or in part without prior notice to members.
(1) When maintaining or inspecting equipment and systems used for the provision of services.
(2)When interruption or suspension of computers, communication lines, etc. has occurred due to accident.
(3) When operation of services is difficult due to fire, power outage, earthquake, natural disaster, system failure, etc.
(4)When the Company has otherwise determined that interruption or suspension is necessary.
2. The Company may change or discontinue the services of the Site at its convenience.
3. The Company will bear no liability for any disadvantage, damage, etc. incurred by a member or a third party due to interruption, suspension, change, or discontinuation of the services of the Site.
4. The Company will bear no liability for any disadvantage, damage, etc. incurred by a member or a third party due to inability to receive services provided by service providers or due to interruption, suspension, change, or discontinuation of the services of service providers. - Article 12. Notices to Members, Sending of Campaign Information
- 1. The Company will issue notices to users of the Site through posts on the Site, email, bundling with delivered items, or other means that the Company deems appropriate according to the content of notices. A notice from the Company to a member will be deemed to have arrived at the time that the notice would normally have reached the member via sending to the contact information reported by the member to the Company.
2. The Company may send members who have a history of use of the Service notices of beneficial campaigns, sale information, new services, information on products recommended on the basis of analysis of purchase history, questionnaires (for the purpose of enhancing the convenience of the Site and the service level of the Service, etc.), etc. through means including posts on the Site, email, and bundling with delivered items, and members consent to this in advance. However, a member who does not wish provision of information by email, etc. may notify the Company to that effect via a method designated by the Company. - Article 13. Acceptance of Inquiries
- 1. Users of the Site will make inquiries concerning the Site or the Service by means of the inquiry form. However, users of the Site will contact individual service providers concerning services provided by said service providers, and acknowledge in advance that the Company is unable to respond to any inquiries made to the Company concerning matters other than the Site or the Service.
2. Methods of contact between the Company and users of the Site will be the inquiry form and email. - Article 14. Rights to Copyrighted Works Used on the Site
- 1. All rights to all works contained on the Site (including text, logos, images, video clips, audio sources for previewing, edited works, software, etc.) reside with the Company or with the providers or rights holders of the works.
2. The rights to all edited works contained on the Site reside with the Company.
3. The rights to all software used on the Site reside with the Company or with the providers or rights holders of the software.
4. Users of the Site may not reproduce, duplicate, sell, publish or otherwise use information and images provided by the Company without the permission of the Company, other than reproduction for private use as permitted by the Copyright Act. - Article 15. Works Posted, etc. by Members
- 1. When features that allow members to post reviews, questions, and other information (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content") are present on the Site and when the Company has deemed content posted by a member to be in violation of laws and regulations or to contain defamation, personal information, political claims, solicitation for commercial purposes, computer viruses, chain mail, mass email sending, junk mail, or other items that violate the Terms, or to be otherwise unsuited to the intent of the Site, the Company may delete the content without notice to the member. The Company will bear no liability for any damage incurred by a member as a result of this.
2. When a member has posted content, the member will be deemed to have granted perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, and non-exclusive permission to the Company and to parties authorized by the Company to use, change, duplicate, adapt, translate, reauthorize, create secondary works from, enable the transmission of, and publicly transmit said content.
3. A member will be deemed to have consented to the right of the Company or parties authorized by the Company to use or to not use the name (including screen name, etc.) transmitted by the member in connection with content posted by the member.
4.A member consents in advance to the Company making modifications to content posted by the member as deemed necessary by the Company to conform to the intent of the Site, and the member will not exercise the right to maintain integrity or other moral rights of author with respect to said modifications.
5. A member warrants that content posted by the member does not infringe on the rights of the Company or of any third party. In the event that the Company has been subjected to a claim from a third party contrary to this warranty, the member must pay compensation to the Company for any damage incurred by the Company as a result of said claim.
6. The Company bears no obligation to preserve information that a member has registered with, provided to, or posted to the Service. A member consents in advance that said information may be lost due to system failure of the Site or the Service, etc., and will enact necessary measures such as backing up information at the member's own expense and responsibility. The company will bear no liability for any damage incurred by a member as a result of said loss. - Article 16. Feedback
- In the event that a user of the Site provides the Company with comments, suggestions, or feedback concerning the Site or the Service, the user of the Site consents that the Company may freely use, disclose, duplicate, license, or otherwise make any use of said comments, suggestions, or feedback without any obligations or restrictions and in a manner that the Company deems appropriate.
- Article 17. Assertion of Infringement of Rights
- In the event that a member or the holder of rights to a copyrighted work or other proprietary object right has determined that a proprietary object was posted to the Site by means that constitute infringement of rights, said party will contact the Company by means of the inquiry form.
- Article 18. Non-Warranty and Disclaimer
- 1. In the event that the Company has caused any damage to a user of the Site on grounds attributable to the Company, the Company will bear liability for paying compensation for damage, only to the extent specified in the following items:
(1) In the event of intentional or gross negligence on the part of the Company: The full amount of the damage.
(2)In the event of minor negligence on the part of the Company: Within the extent of normal damage (excluding lost profit, indirect damage, extraordinary damage, extended damage, and attorney's fees) that have occurred in actuality and directly, limited to no more than 10,000 yen.
2. The Company will bear no liability for matters other than the Service that it itself operates on the Site. The Company makes no warranty, explicit or implicit, as to the suitability for specified purposes, accuracy, up-to-dateness, or legality of the Site, the Service, and products and benefits handled in the Service.
3. To the extent possible, the Company will strive to maintain the accuracy of information posted on the Site, the content of the Service, and descriptions of products handled, but makes no warranty to the effect that said information is up to date.
4. The Company will bear no liability for any problems caused to users of the Site through the viewing of information on external sites posted on the Site or through the use of said information.
5. Users of the Site will, at their own expense and responsibility, prepare computer equipment, communication equipment, software, communication connection environment, and all other equipment necessary for the use of the Site or the Service and for the receipt and viewing of notices concerning the Service. Users of the site will bear telephone charges, LAN usage fees, application fees, etc. required to use the Site or the Service. In the event that a user of the Site is unable to use the Site or the Service due to anomalies, specifications, etc. related to the noted equipment, the Company will bear no liability for any disadvantage, damage, etc. incurred by the user of the Site.
6. The Company makes no warranty as to the functionality or the absence of usage restrictions in any equipment, software, or service that is provided by third parties connected to the Site or the Service and that is used by users of the Site when using the Site or the Service.
7. The Company does not warrant that email, content, etc. sent from the Site, its servers, its domains, etc. do not contain computer viruses or other harmful items. However, the Company will maintain and manage the Site, its servers, its email software, etc. through rational and maximum efforts to avoid such situations. - Article 19. Changes to the Terms
- The Company may change the Terms at its discretion. When the Company changes the Terms, the Company will notify members of the content of the changes and the effective timing of the changes within a reasonable period of time, via posts on the Site or other means stipulated by the Company. In the event that a member uses the Service after the changed Terms have come into effect, or if the member has not performed procedures for withdrawal of membership within the period separately stipulated by the Company, the member will be deemed to have consented to the changes to the Terms.
- Article 20. Transfer, etc. of Rights and Obligations
- 1. A member may not transfer to a third party or provide as collateral the member's status in connection to the Service or the member's rights and obligations based on that status.
2. The Company may transfer to a third party a member's status in connection to the Service or a member's rights and obligations based on that status, and the member will consent in advance to said transfer.
- Article 21. Agreed-upon Jurisdiction
- In the event that a dispute has arisen between the Company and a user of the Site, the Tokyo Summary Court or the Tokyo District Court, depending on the amount in controversy, will serve as the first court of exclusive jurisdiction, overriding all principles of applicable conflict of laws.
- Article 22. Governing Law
- The governing law for all agreements related to the use of the Site and the Service by users of the Site, including the Terms, will be the laws of Japan. Use of the Service will not be subject to the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
- Article 23. Language
- All agreements related to the use of the Site and the Service by users of the Site, including the Terms, will have Japanese as the controlling text, and translations into other languages will have no validity.
- Article 24. Severability
- In the event that any provision of the Terms or any part thereof has been determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to the Consumer Contract Act or other law, regulation, etc., the remaining provisions of the Terms and the remaining portions of provisions that have been determined to be invalid or unenforceable will remain in full force and effect. The Company and users of the Site will strive to make invalid or unenforceable provisions or portions thereof legitimate, to make amendments to the extent necessary to make these enforceable, and to ensure the intent of the invalid or unenforceable provisions or portions thereof while ensuring equivalent legal and economic effect.
- Article 25. Surviving Provisions
- After the termination of a usage agreement between the Company and a member based on the Terms, provisions in the Terms that should survive due to their nature (including but not limited to provisions concerning indemnity of the Company and provisions for agreed-upon jurisdiction) will remain in effect.
Enacted on March 3, 2024
Revised: December 9, 2024