These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern the conditions of use of the service (“Service”) provided on this website by Rhys LLC (“Company”). All registered users (“Users”) must use the Service in accordance with these Terms.
Article 1 (Application)
These Terms apply to all relationships related to the use of the Service between Users and the Company.
In addition to these Terms, the Company may set various provisions (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”) such as rules for using the Service. These Individual Provisions, regardless of their name, constitute part of these Terms.
In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of these Terms and the Individual Provisions of the preceding article, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specified.
Article 2 (Registration)
Registration for the Service is completed when the applicant agrees to these Terms and applies for registration according to the method specified by the Company, and the Company approves this application.
The Company may refuse to approve the application for registration if it determines that the applicant has any of the following reasons, and it is under no obligation to disclose the reasons:
- If false information is provided in the application for registration
- If the application is from someone who has violated these Terms
- Any other cases where the Company deems registration to be inappropriate
Article 3 (Management of User ID and Password)
Users are responsible for managing their user ID and password for the Service appropriately.
Users must not transfer or lend their user ID and password to a third party under any circumstances. The Company will consider the use of the Service by a combination of user ID and password that matches the registered information to be the use by the User who registered that user ID.
The Company is not responsible for any damage caused by the use of the user ID and password by a third party, except in the case of intentional or gross negligence by the Company.
Article 4 (Usage Fees and Payment Method)
Users shall pay the usage fees for the paid part of the Service, which the Company separately defines and displays on the website, by the method specified by the Company.
If the User delays the payment of fees, the User shall pay a late damage charge at the rate of 14.6% per annum.
Article 5 (Prohibited Actions)
Users must not engage in the following acts when using the Service:
- Acts that violate laws or public order and morals
- Acts related to criminal activity
- Acts that infringe the copyright, trademark rights, or other intellectual property rights of the content of the Service
- Acts that destroy or interfere with the function of the Company’s or other Users’ servers or networks
- Commercially using information obtained through the Service
- Acts that may interfere with the operation of the Company’s services
- Unauthorized access or attempts to do so
- Collecting or accumulating personal information about other Users
- Using the Service for fraudulent purposes
- Acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to other Users or third parties
- Impersonating other Users
- Advertising, promoting, soliciting, or engaging in commercial activities on the Service without the Company’s permission
- Acts for the purpose of meeting unfamiliar persons of the opposite sex
- Providing benefits directly or indirectly to antisocial forces in relation to the Company’s services
- Any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate
Article 6 (Suspension of Service)
The Company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to Users if it determines that any of the following reasons exist:
- When performing maintenance, inspection, or updating of the computer system related to the Service
- When it is difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning, fire, power outages, or natural disasters
- When the computer or communication lines stop working due to an accident
- Any other cases where the Company deems it difficult to provide the Service
The Company is not responsible for any disadvantage or damage suffered by Users or third parties due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of the Service.
Article 7 (Restrictions on Use and Deletion of Registration)
The Company may restrict the use of all or part of the Service or delete the registration as a User without prior notice if the User:
- Violates any provision of these Terms
- Is found to have registered false information
- Fails to fulfill payment obligations
- Does not respond to contact from the Company for a certain period
- Has not used the Service for a certain period since the last use
- Any other cases where the Company deems the use of the Service to be inappropriate
The Company is not responsible for any damage caused to the User as a result of actions taken by the Company under this article.
Article 8 (Withdrawal)
Users can withdraw from the Service according to the withdrawal procedures specified by the Company.
Article 9 (Disclaimer of Warranty and Liability)
The Company does not explicitly or implicitly warrant that the Service has no actual or legal defects (including defects related to safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, security, etc., errors, bugs, and rights infringement).
Except in the case of intentional or gross negligence, the Company is not liable for any damage incurred by Users arising from the use of the Service. However, if the contract between the Company and the User regarding the Service (including these Terms) constitutes a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Law, this exemption clause does not apply.
Even in the cases mentioned in the proviso of the preceding paragraph, the Company is not liable for any damage caused by special circumstances among the damages caused to the User due to default or tort by the Company’s negligence (excluding gross negligence). Moreover, compensation for damages caused to the User due to default or tort by the Company’s negligence (excluding gross negligence) is limited to the amount of the usage fee received from the User in the month in which the damage occurred.
The Company is not responsible for any transactions, communications, or disputes that arise between Users and other Users or third parties regarding the Service.
Article 10 (Changes to the Service)
The Company may change, add, or terminate the contents of the Service without prior notice to Users, and Users shall agree to this.
Article 11 (Changes to Terms of Use)
The Company can change these Terms without obtaining the individual consent of Users in the following cases:
- When the change to these Terms is in the general interest of the Users.
- When the change to these Terms is not contrary to the purpose of the contract for the use of the Service and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the change, the appropriateness of the content after the change, and other circumstances related to the change.
The Company will notify Users in advance of any changes to these Terms, including the content of the changes and the effective date of the changes.
Article 12 (Handling of Personal Information)
The Company will handle personal information obtained through the use of the Service appropriately in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy.
Article 13 (Notices or Communication)
Notices or communication between the User and the Company shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Company. The Company will, unless otherwise specified by the User in a manner separately defined by the Company, consider the currently registered contact information as valid and will send notices or communications to that contact, which will be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.
Article 14 (Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations)
Users cannot transfer or provide as security their status in the usage contract or rights or obligations under these Terms to a third party without the prior written consent of the Company.
Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)
The interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by Japanese law.
In the event of a dispute regarding the Service, the court having jurisdiction over the location of the Company’s headquarters shall have exclusive agreement jurisdiction.
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