Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as these "Terms") set forth a contractual relationship between you and HashPort Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Company") concerning the use of the Services (as defined in Article 2 (Definitions) as various services provided by the Company in connection with the EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET).

Before using the EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET, please read carefully these Terms and all contents of notes, guidelines, and other documents described in these Terms. When using the Services, you must understand these Terms and agree that all provisions of these Terms apply.

The Services are available at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, held by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as the "Osaka Kansai Expo"). However, the Company may continue to provide the Services pursuant to these Terms even after the termination of the Osaka Kansai Expo.

If you are a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship, or person under assistance, please be sure to obtain the consent or other approval of a legal representative, curator, or assistant, including a person who has parental authority or a guardian, when using the Services and agreeing to these Terms.

Article 1 General Provisions

  1. The purpose of these Terms is to set forth the terms and conditions for the provision of the Services as well as the relationship of rights and obligations between the Company and the User (defined in the immediately following Article (Definitions); the same shall apply hereinafter in this Article) in relation to the use of the Services, and these Terms apply to any and all relationships between the Company and the User concerning the use of the Services.
  2. The Company may from time to time prescribe various terms and conditions (including, but not limited to, the Privacy Policy), notes, guidelines, and other rules in connection with the Services (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Individual Terms"). The Individual Terms, regardless of their names, constitute a part of these Terms. In the event of any discrepancy between the provisions of these Terms and the provisions of the Individual Terms, the provisions of the Individual Terms apply in preference to the provisions of these Terms.
  3. The Company may entrust all or part of the operations relating to the provision of the Services to a third party without obtaining the consent of the User.
  4. The User agrees that the Company may continue to provide the Services at the Company's discretion after the expiration of the period of the Osaka Kansai Expo. In this case, the User Account (defined in the immediately following Article (Definitions)) and information relating to that account are carried over to the continuously-provided Services (except where the User has withdrawn prior to the commencement of the continuous provision of the Services).

However, the Services, other than services for receiving, displaying and sending crypto-assets and NFTs and their related services, may not be available after the expiration of the period of the Osaka Kansai Expo. In addition, the name and app design, etc., of the Services may be changed, or the nature and character of the Services may be modified.

Article 2 Definitions

The following expressions used in these Terms have the meanings set forth below.

  1. "Services" means collectively the following services in which the Web3 Wallet known as EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET is provided by the Company as the core service.
  1. Aggregation service that enables the display of the Osaka Kansai Expo's Coin Site, Point Site, etc., or the transition to various web sites or applications.
  2. Service for receiving, displaying, and sending crypto-assets.
  3. Service for receiving, displaying, and sending NFTs.
  4. Other related services (if the name or content of the service has been changed, the service after such a change shall be included).
  1. "Service Use Agreement" means an agreement made and entered into between the User and the Company concerning the use of the Services subject to the User agreeing to these Terms.
  2. "Third Party Terms" means the terms of use, privacy policy, etc., prescribed by a third party who provides a part of the Services in cooperation with the Company regarding the provision of the Services to the User.
  3. "App"means an application exclusively used for the Services.
  4. "Registration Applicant" means a person who wishes to use the Services.
  5. "User" means a person who has made and entered into the Service Use Agreement with the Company.
  6. "User Account" means an account granted by the Company to the User pursuant to the Service Use Agreement which allows the User to use the Services (including a passcode used for authentication or biometric information for biometric authentication).
  7. "Intellectual Property Rights" means copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights (including rights to acquire those rights or to apply for the registration, etc., of those rights).
  8. "Digital Content" means electromagnetic photos, videos, 3D models, avatars, and other digital content available on the Services.
  9. "NFT" is an abbreviation for Non-Fungible Token, and it means the aggregation of a non-alternative electromagnetic token with a unique value or attribute (a transferable proprietary value that is recorded using blockchain or similar technology) and the Digital Content which is linked to that token.
  10. "SBT" is an abbreviation for Soulbound Token, and it means a non-transferable NFT.

Article 3 Registration for Use of Services

  1. The Registration Applicant may apply to the Company for the registration for use of the Services by agreeing to abide by these Terms (including the Individual Terms which constitute a part of these Terms; the same shall apply hereinafter) and by providing the Company with such information in such manner as the Company may prescribe (hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Information").

In addition to these Terms, the Registration Applicant may be required to agree to the Third Party Terms, and in which case, the Registration Applicant must also agree to such Third Party Terms in advance.

  1. The Company determines whether or not to register the Registration Applicant in accordance with the reasons listed in the following Paragraph and the Company’s other criteria, and when the Company approves the registration, the Company shall notify the Registration Applicant in the manner prescribed by the Company that the Company has approved the registration for use of the Services (when the notice prescribed by the Company is displayed on the App used by the Registration Applicant and the Services become available, then the approval shall be deemed to have been given). The registration of the Registration Applicant as the User shall be deemed to have been completed when the Company notifies the Registration Applicant of such approval, and upon completion of the registration, the Service Use Agreement shall be concluded between the Company and the User.
  2. In the event that the Registration Applicant falls under any of the following items, the Company may not approve the registration for use of the Services. When the Company has not approved the registration for use of the Services, the Company is under no obligation to notify or explain the reasons for such disapproval to the Registration Applicant.
  1. If the Registration Applicant does not agree to these Terms or any Third Party Terms to which their agreement is required.
  2. If the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that the Registration Applicant is likely to breach these Terms.
  3. If all or part of the Registration Information provided to the Company is false, erroneous, or omitted.
  4. If the Registration Applicant has, for the use of the Services or other services provided by the Company, breached the terms of use in the past, or if the Registration Applicant has been rejected by the Company in terms of the use of the Services, including when the registration was canceled or the Registration Applicant was forced to withdraw from the Services.
  5. If the Registration Applicant is a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship, or person under assistance, and fails to go through procedures that are necessary for the full effective conclusion of the Service Use Agreement, including failure to obtain the consent of a person who has parental authority, a guardian, or other legal representative, or a curator or an assistant.
  6. If the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that the Registration Applicant is part of the anti-social forces (meaning (i) an organized crime group as defined in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act to Prevent Illegal Activities by Members of Organized Crime Groups (Act No. 77 of 1991); including subsequent amendments), (ii) a member of an organized crime group (meaning a member of an organized crime group as defined in Article 2, item (vi) of the same Act, (iii) a person for whom it has been less than five (5) years since he/she ceased to be a member of an organized crime group, (iv) a quasi-member of an organized crime group, (v) an organized crime group-associated company, (vi) a corporate extortionist, (vii) a rogue person or group proclaiming itself as a social activist, (viii) a rogue person or group proclaiming itself as a political activist, (ix) an organized special intellectual crime group, or (x) any other person considered to be analogous to any of the above persons or groups; the same shall apply hereinafter), or that the Registration Applicant has some kind of interaction with or involvement in the anti-social forces, etc., such as cooperating in or being involved in the maintenance, operation, or management of the anti-social forces through the provision of funds or otherwise.
  7. If the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that the Registration Applicant is likely to engage in the prohibited acts set forth in Article 10 (Prohibited Acts).
  8. In addition to the preceding items, if the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that the registration for use is not appropriate.
  1. The application for the registration for use set forth in Paragraph 1 must be made by a person who intends to use the Services, and unless otherwise approved by the Company, the application for the registration for use by a person other than the principal (excluding a legal representative) shall be null and void. In addition, when applying for the registration for use, the Registration Applicant must provide the Company with true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
  2. The User represents and warrants that the content of the Registration Information is true, accurate, and up-to-date.

Article 4 Management of User Account, etc.

  1. The User shall properly and strictly manage and store the User Account, passcode, and other authentication information at their own responsibility, and shall not allow any third party to use, lend, transfer, change the name of, buy or sell, etc., the same.
  2. The Company may deem any act of using the Services conducted through the use of the User Account and authentication information to be an act by the User registered in the User Account.
  3. The User shall be liable for all damage caused by improper management of, errors in the use of, or third party's use of the User Account and authentication information, and the Company shall assume no liability therefor except where the damage is caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  4. If the User discovers that information on the User Account or authentication information has been leaked or used by a third party, the User shall immediately notify the Company to that effect and follow the Company's instructions regarding the handling of such a User Account and authentication information.
  5. In the Services, the Company encrypts the secret key for the User Account of the User using a passcode defined by the User and manages the User Account information in such a manner that said information cannot be restored by a business operator alone. Moreover, the Company stores the secret key in multiple distributed pieces using secret sharing for enhanced security.

Article 5 Use of Services

  1. The User may use the Services at their own responsibility in accordance with these Terms.
  2. The Company may request the User to perform prescribed operations such as input of the code notified via email (includes SMS and other message services) for the purpose of enhancing security. In addition, the User may use biometric authentication using biometric information registered by the User in their own biometric device on any terminal with a biometric device without using a passcode.
  3. In the Services, the Company may use payment services through EXPO Coin Site (tentative name), EXPO Point App (tentative name), EXPO NFT Site (tentative name) and other services provided by third parties. If the User uses those services, the User must follow the terms of use of such services. The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User due to the User's use of the services provided by third parties or any dispute between the User and third parties, except where the damage is caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  4. Computers, smartphones and other devices, communication lines and other communication environments, etc., necessary for the use of the Services shall be prepared and maintained at the User's expense and responsibility.
  5. The User shall take security measures at their own expense and responsibility, according to their own usage environment, of the Services, including the prevention of computer virus infection and the prevention of unauthorized access and information leakage.

The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User due to virus infection, unauthorized access, or information leakage, except where the damage is caused by intention or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

  1. The Company may give notice to the User in connection with the Services by (i) displaying information within the Services or otherwise making information available for viewing, (ii) sending it to the contact information registered by the user as registration information, or (iii) using another method separately determined by the Company. Any such notice shall be deemed to have arrived at the User at the time when it should normally have arrived, unless otherwise provided in these Terms. In addition, any inquiry from the User regarding the Services and any communication or notification from the User to the Company shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Company.
  2. Upon termination of the provision of the Services, all the Service Use Agreements shall naturally cease to be effective.

Article 6 Usage Fees for Services

The User may use the Services free of charge. However, the User shall bear the expenses for preparation and maintenance of computers, software and other equipment, communication lines and other communication environment, etc., necessary for the use of the Services. In addition, any fees required for moving assets or using other services shall be borne by the User separately. Any paid services may be set depending on future service expansion.

Article 7 Attribution of Rights

  1. All title and intellectual property rights in and to (i) the Digital Contents, (ii) the Company's website, (iii) other tangible or intangible components constituting the Services (including applications, software programs, databases, icons, images, text, related documents such as manuals, and any other content) shall belong to the Company or a third party who grants a license to the Company.
  2. Unless expressly stated in these Terms, the license to use the Services under these Terms shall not constitute the transfer of, or the grant of a license to use, intellectual property rights of the Company or a third party who has granted a license to the Company with respect to those stated in Items (i) through (iii) of the preceding paragraph.
  3. The User shall not take any action which may infringe upon the intellectual property rights of the Company or any third party who has granted a license to the Company for any reason whatsoever.

Article 8 Confidentiality

  1. The term "Confidential Information" as used in these Terms means information relating to the technology, sales, operations, finance, organization, and all other matters of the Company disclosed, provided, or made known to the User by the Company in writing, orally, by electromagnetic recording media, or by any other means arising from or in connection with these Terms or the Services. However, the following information shall be excluded from the Confidential Information.
  1. Information that was already publicly known or already known to the User at the time of disclosure or provision by the Company.
  2. Information that becomes publicly known for reasons not attributable to the User after disclosure or provision by the Company.
  3. Information that is lawfully obtained by the User from a third party having legitimate authority to disclose or provide it without obligation of confidentiality.
  4. Information that is independently developed by the User without relying on the Confidential Information.
  1. The User shall use the Confidential Information only for the use of the Services and for other purposes for which the Confidential Information was disclosed and provided, and the User shall not disclose, provide, or leak the Confidential Information to a third party without the written consent of the Company. However, in the event that the User is required to disclose the Confidential Information pursuant to laws and regulations, an order, demand, or request of a court or government agency, and if the User notifies the Company of the requirement promptly after receiving the order, demand, or request, the User may disclose or provide the Confidential Information to necessary third parties to the minimum extent necessary for the order, demand, or request.
  2. Upon request from the Company, the User shall immediately return or destroy the Confidential Information, and documents or other records containing or recording the Confidential Information, and all copies thereof at any time in accordance with the instructions given by the Company.

Article 9 Use of Data and Personal Information

The Company shall handle the User information pursuant to the provisions of "Privacy Policy for EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET App" separately prescribed by the Company, and the User agrees that the Company will handle the User information in accordance with that Privacy Policy.

Article 10 Prohibited Acts

In using the Services, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts.

  1. Acts that directly or indirectly infringe, or are likely to infringe, the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, right to privacy, reputation, or other rights or interests of the Company, or other users or external business operators, or other third parties.
  2. Acts that are related to a criminal act or offensive to public order and morals.
  3. Acts that breach or are likely to breach these Terms, laws, and regulations, or internal rules of the industry organization to which the Company or the User belongs.
  4. Acts that transmit information containing computer viruses or other harmful computer programs.
  5. Acts that attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services.
  6. Acts that transmit data exceeding a certain data capacity defined by the Company through the Services.
  7. Acts that pretend to be the Company or a third party, or acts that intentionally spread false information.
  8. Acts that cause a third party to use the User Account, or that lend, transfer, change the name of, purchase and sell, or otherwise dispose of, the User Account.
  9. Acts that reprint, duplicate, copy, modify, alter, transmit to the public, distribute, transfer, lend, or translate (i) the Digital Content, (ii) the Company's website, or (iii) other tangible or intangible components constituting the Services without obtaining the prior consent of the Company.
  10. Acts of reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembly, or any other acts that interfere with the server or network system of the Services.
  11. Acts that use a bot, cheat tool, or other technical means to manipulate the Services fraudulently.
  12. Acts that intentionally use the defects in the Services.
  13. Acts that make an unreasonable inquiry or demand to the Company, such as repeating similar questions unnecessarily.
  14. Acts that interfere or are likely to interfere with the provision of the Services by the Company.
  15. Acts that interfere with the use or enjoyment of the Services by other users.
  16. Acts that illegally collect, disclose, or provide other users' personal information, the Registration Information, usage history information, etc.
  17. Acts that have some kind of interaction with or involvement in the anti-social forces, such as cooperation in or involvement with the maintenance, operation, or management of the anti-social forces through the provision of funds or otherwise.
  18. Acts that apply for the registration to use the Services for the purpose of money laundering or that use the Services for money laundering.
  19. Acts that assist or promote an act falling under any of the preceding items.
  20. In addition to any of the preceding items, acts that the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, to be inappropriate.

Article 11 Suspension, Interruption, Change, and Termination of Services

  1. The Company may suspend or interrupt the Services for regular maintenance work or for any other needs. In the event of such a suspension or interruption, the Company shall notify the User to that effect in advance. However, if any of the following events occurs, the Company may suspend or interrupt the Services in whole or in part without giving prior notice to the User.
  1. In the event of urgent inspection or maintenance work of the system related to the Services.
  2. In the event that the Company determines it necessary to suspend or interrupt the Services due to failure, erroneous operation, excessive concentration of access, unauthorized access or hacking, etc., of the system or communication lines related to the Services.
  3. In the event that the Company deems it necessary to suspend or interrupt the Services due to force majeure events such as fire, power outage, or act of God, etc.
  4. In the event that any trouble, interruption, or suspension of service provision, suspension of linkage with the Services, or change of specifications, etc., occurs in services other than the Services.
  5. In addition to the cases set forth in each of the preceding items, in the event that the Company determines it necessary to suspend or interrupt the Services urgently.
  1. The Company may change the content of the Services or terminate the provision of the Services at the convenience of the Company. When the Company intends to terminate the provision of the Services, the Company shall notify the User to that effect in advance.

Article 12 Suspension of Use of Services, Cancellation of User Account, etc.

  1. If the User falls under any of the following items (including when the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that the User is likely to fall under any of the following items), the Company may suspend the User from using the Services without giving prior notice or demand.
  1. If the User breaches any provision of these Terms (including the User's representations and warranties in these Terms; the same shall apply hereinafter).
  2. If the Registration Information is found to be false (meaning that the Registration Information is not true, accurate, or up-to-date).
  3. If the Services have been used, or an attempt has been made to use them, for a purpose or in a manner that may cause damage to the Company, other users, external business operators, or other third parties.
  4. If the User prevents or attempts to prevent the Company from providing the Services by any means whatsoever.
  5. In addition to the preceding items, if the Company determines based on reasonable grounds that it is appropriate to suspend the use of the Services by the User.
  1. If the User falls under any of the following items, the Company may terminate all or part of the Service Use Agreement with the User or cancel the User Account of the User without giving prior notice or demand.
  1. If the User breaches any provision of these Terms and fails to correct the breach within 14 days after the request by the Company to correct the breach.
  2. If the User falls under Item (2), (3), or (4) of the preceding Paragraph.
  3. If the User dies.
  4. If the User suspends payments or becomes insolvent, or if a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, civil rehabilitation proceedings, corporate reorganization proceedings, special liquidation, or similar proceedings (including preparation and commencement of private liquidation) is filed by or against the User.
  5. If the User is subjected to a disposition for dishonor in terms of a draft or check drawn or accepted by the User, or if the User is subjected to a disposition for suspension of transactions by a clearing house or to any other measures similar to that disposition.
  6. If a petition for attachment, provisional attachment, provisional disposition, compulsory execution, or auction is filed by or against the User.
  7. If the User is subjected to a disposition for delinquency of taxes and public due.
  8. If the User has not used the Services for six (6) months from the month following the month in which the Services were last used and the User has not responded to the Company for 30 days or more.
  9. If the User falls under any of the items of Paragraph 3 of Article 3 (Registration for Use of Services).
  10. In addition to the preceding items, if the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that use of the Services by the User is not appropriate.
  1. If the User falls under any of the items in the preceding paragraph, the User shall naturally forfeit the benefit of time with respect to all obligations owed to the Company without any notice or demand from the Company and shall immediately pay the obligations to the Company.

Article 13 Handling After Cancellation of User Account or Termination of Service Use Agreement

  1. Upon termination of the Service Use Agreement, the User shall immediately terminate the use of the Services regardless of the reason for termination.
  2. When (i) the User Account is canceled or (ii) the Service Use Agreement is terminated, the Company may delete the User Registration Information recorded in the User Account and other User-related data relating to the Services (however, the Company will not delete (i) information that is technically impossible or extremely difficult to delete, or (ii) information that is required to be retained by laws and regulations).
  3. The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User due to the deletion of the User-related data pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
  4. The User agrees in advance that (i) information on the User Account cannot be recovered and (ii) SBTs, NFTs, and Crypto-Assets cannot be held under the Services if (i) the User Account is canceled, or (ii) the Service Use Agreement is terminated.
  5. The provisions of Article 7 (Attribution of Rights), Article 8 (Confidentiality), Article 9 (Use of Data and Personal Information), this Article (Handling after Cancellation of User Account or Termination of Service Use Agreement), the following Article (No Warranty and Disclaimer), Article 15 (Liability for Damage to User, etc.), Article 17 (Assignment of Status Under Service Use Agreement, etc.), Article 19 (Severability), Article 20 (Elimination of Anti-social Forces), and Article 21 (Governing Law and Court of Jurisdiction) shall remain in effect even after termination of the Service Use Agreement.

Article 14. No Warranty and Disclaimer

  1. The Company makes no warranty, express or implied, that the receipt/display/sending of crypto-assets (including transfer of crypto-assets between users), the receipt/display/sending of NFTs (including transfer of NFTs between users), other related services, and the value, functionality, and purpose of crypto-assets and SBTs and NFTs will (i) be fit for the particular purpose of the User, (ii) realize the particular result, (iii) be used satisfactorily on any version of all operating systems, web browsers, or apps, (iv) have the expected functionality, commercial value, accuracy, safety, usefulness, and legality, (v) not infringe upon third party rights, (vi) be available continuously/perpetually, (vii) be available without interruption, suspension or other impediment, (viii) be free of bugs or problems, and (ix) be free of hacking or theft.
  2. The User shall investigate, at their own responsibility and expense, as to whether the use of the Services violates any laws, government ordinances, statutes, rules, orders, notices, codes, guidelines, or other regulations applicable to the User (hereinafter referred to as "Laws, etc"), and the Company makes no warranty that the use of the Services by the User will conform to the Laws, etc., applicable to the User.
  3. Any transactions, communications, disputes, etc., arising between the User and other users or other third parties in connection with the Services shall be handled and resolved at the User's responsibility, and the Company assumes no responsibility for such matters except where such matters are caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  4. The Company shall not be liable to compensate the User for any damage incurred by User in connection with suspension, interruption, or termination of the provision by the Company of, or unavailability or modification of, the Services, loss of data or failure or damage of equipment caused by the use of the Services, or any other matters relating to the Services, except where the damage is caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  5. The Company makes no warranty as to any website other than the Company's website and any information deriving therefrom, regardless of whether links have been provided or for any other reason whatsoever, except where there is intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  6. There is a possibility that the display of the amount of crypto-assets held in the Services or the speed of remittance, etc., may be affected by the failure of the Company system, or failure of the User's terminal or web browser, or operation outside the scope of these Terms. In such a case, the Company shall not be liable to compensate the User for any damage incurred by the User in relation to the Services, except where the damage is caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  7. In the event that the performance of the Services is prevented by acts of God (including, but not limited to, typhoon, tsunami, earthquake, windstorm and flood, lightning stroke, and chloride damage), fires, infectious diseases, epidemics, cyber attacks, environmental pollution, wars, civil commotions, riots, terrorist acts, strikes, revision or abolition or enactment of laws and regulations, orders or dispositions by public power, labor disputes, accidents of transportation facilities or communication lines, sharp rises in raw material and freight costs, significant fluctuations of exchange rates, or any other force majeure events, the Company shall not be liable for any damage or disadvantage incurred by the User due to such force majeure events.
  8. The Company shall not be liable to compensate the User for any damage incurred by the User as a result of future changes in the Laws, etc., or tax systems relating to crypto-assets, SBTs, or NFTs.
  9. The Company shall not be liable to compensate the User for any damage incurred by User, even if future changes in Laws, etc., or tax systems relating to crypto-assets, SBTs, or NFTs are retroactive to the past.
  10. Even if the User incurs a loss due to price fluctuation of crypto-assets or NFTs, the Company shall not be liable to compensate the User for the loss except where the loss is caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  11. Although the Services are collaborating with third party services, the Company makes no warranty that the User can use such third party services in such collaboration.
  12. When the User uses third party services that are collaborating with the Services, the User shall (i) comply with the terms of use and other conditions of such third party services at the User's expense and responsibility, and (ii) in the event of a dispute between the User and the business operator who provides such third party services, shall handle the dispute at the User's expense and responsibility.
  13. The Company assumes responsibility or liability for the Services only to the limited extent and in accordance with the provisions of these Terms. The Company shall not be liable for matters for which the Company assumes no warranty, for which the Company assumes no liability, and for which the User assumes liability, under the provisions of these Terms, except where such matters are caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company. The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User in connection with the Services, except where the damage is caused by intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
  14. In the event that the User suffers damage in connection with the Services due to the negligence on the part of the Company (excluding gross negligence), and if the Company is liable to compensate the User for the damage notwithstanding the disclaimer provisions of these Terms, (i) the Company shall be liable only for direct and ordinary damage actually incurred by the User, regardless of whether such damage is caused by default, tort, or any other cause of claim, and shall not be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, future damage and any damage for lost profits, and (ii) the aggregate amount of such damages shall not exceed 10,000 yen.
  15. If the Service Use Agreement between the Company and the User falls under a consumer contract defined in the Consumer Contract Act (Act No. 61 of 2000; including subsequent amendments), provisions which totally exempt the Company from liability shall not apply. However, the provisions of the preceding Paragraph shall apply unless there is intent or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

Article 15 User's Liability for Compensation, etc.

  1. In the event that the User has committed any act in breach of these Terms (including cases where the Company determines, based on reasonable grounds, that the User is likely to have committed such an act), the Company may prohibit such an act.
  2. In the event that the User breaches these Terms and causes any damage to the Company in connection with the use of the Services (including reasonable attorneys' fees), the User shall compensate the Company for the damage.
  3. In the event that the User receives any claim from other users, external business operators, or other third parties, or that the User has a dispute with the foregoing parties, in connection of the Services (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Dispute, etc."), the User shall immediately notify the Company of the details thereof, and shall handle the Dispute, etc., at the expense and responsibility of the User, without causing any inconvenience to the Company. In addition, the User shall report the progress and results of the Dispute, etc., to the Company upon request from the Company.
  4. If the Company suffers any damage due to the Dispute, etc., the User shall compensate the Company for the damage.

Article 16 Amendment to Service Contents and Terms, etc.

  1. The Company may amend the contents of the Services.
  2. The Company may amend these Terms pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code. When amending these Terms, the Company shall publicize the effective date and content of the amended Terms by posting the same on the Company's website or by any other appropriate means. The amended Terms shall become effective at the time when that effective date arrives.

Article 17 Assignment of Status Under Service Use Agreement

The User may not assign, transfer, encumber, or otherwise dispose of their status under the Service Use Agreement or any rights or obligations thereunder to any third party without the prior written consent of the Company.

Article 18 Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the Company and the User with respect to the matters contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, representations, and understandings, whether oral or written, between the Company and the User with respect to the matters contained herein.

Article 19 Severability

If any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other Laws, etc., the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining portion of the provision of which part is determined to be invalid or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect, and the Company and the User shall endeavor to amend that invalid or unenforceable provision or portion to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable, so as to secure the purport of that invalid or unenforceable provision or portion and its equivalent legal and economic effect.

Article 20 Elimination of Anti-social Forces

  1. The User shall assure the Company of the following matters.
  1. The User, any of their officers, or any person equivalent thereto (i) is not part of the anti-social forces (meaning any of those defined in Item (vi) of Paragraph 3 of Article 3 (Registration for Use of Services); the same shall apply hereinafter), and (ii) is not involved in a corporation or other organization in which anti-social forces are substantially involved, and does not and will not in the future fall under either Item (i) or Item (ii).
  2. The User (i) is not involved in anti-social forces through the provision of funds or benefits, etc., to such anti-social forces, or (ii) does not allow its own name to be used by anti-social forces to conclude or perform the Service Use Agreement.
  3. During the effective term of the Service Use Agreement, the User shall not take any of the following acts against the Company or other users by itself or by using a third party.
  1. Violent demand
  2. Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
  3. Using threatening speech or behavior or violence arising from, or in connection with, the Services
  4. Spreading rumors or using fraudulent means or force to damage credibility or obstruct business
  5. Other acts equivalent thereto

  1. In the event that the User breaches assurances in the preceding Paragraph, the Company may immediately terminate all or part of the Service Use Agreement without giving any notice or demand. In such case, the Company shall not be liable to compensate the User for any damage incurred by the User as a result of the termination.

Article 21 Governing Law and Court of Jurisdiction

These Terms and the Service Use Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Japan, and any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service Use Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive agreed jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the first instance court.

Article 22 Resolution through Consultation

Any matter not provided for in these Terms or any doubt as to the interpretation of these Terms shall be promptly resolved through mutual consultation between the Company and the User in accordance with the principle of good faith.