SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE

This Subscriber agreement and terms of use (this “agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of use for our electronic information service "Sakagurabanryu" (this “service”). Users can view the contents ( this “content”) that we or third party contents providers ( the “contents providers”) have provided by using the website ( this “website”) of this service.

I. Application Scope
This agreement shall apply to this service, this website, content providers, and incidental services.
II. Required Environments
The user use of this Site or use of third party services, content, or resources through the Service requires Internet connection is required. The user is responsible for all communication charges.
III. Use of this service
  • 1. In this agreement, "users" refers to the user of the service. Users who register as members will be deemed to have agreed to this agreement and the our Privacy Policy from the time they register as members.
  • 2. This service may be used only by those who comply with this agreement and applicable laws.
  • 3. Users will be able to use this service by creating an account and registering for a subscription.
  • 4. We reserve the right to restrict or delete your account, suspend your access to the Service permanently or temporarily, or delete your comments without prior notice or warning if we deem that you fall into any of the following categories.
    • ① If you violate this term of Use or our privacy policy.
    • ② If the use of this service has been suspended or the registration of a registered member has been revoked in the past.
    • ③ If the applicant is found to be an organized crime group, a member of an organized crime group, a quasi-organized member of an organized crime group, a general meeting house, a social advocacy group, a special intelligence group, or any other equivalent anti-social force (hereinafter referred to as "anti-social forces, etc."), or is involved in any exchange with or involved in the maintenance, operation or management of anti-social forces, etc. through financial provision or other acts, including cooperation or involvement in the same.
    • ④ In addition to the above items, we deem it appropriate to suspend your account.
  • ５. In registering as a member of the Service, the User shall comply with the following.
    • ① You may not provide false personal information or create an account for someone else without permission.
    • ② It is not possible to create more than one personal account.
    • ③ If your account has been suspended by us, you may not create a new account without our permission.
    • ④ You shall maintain your account contact information in a manner that ensures that you will always receive emails from us.
    • ⑤ You will not share your password, allow others to access your account, or take any other action that may compromise the security of your account.
    • ⑥ Accounts cannot be transferred to others.
    • ⑦ You are responsible for safekeeping and maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and other information.
      If you become aware of any evidence that your account has been used by an unauthorized person, you must notify us immediately.
  • ６. In order to achieve the purpose of providing better functions and services to our users, we may change the Service, add new functions, discontinue the Service or its functions, or impose new restrictions on the use of the Service without prior notice.
IV. Payment
Paid member users shall pay the fees for the Service as determined by the Company in one of the following ways.
The fees set by the Company may be changed by prior notice on the Service.
  • ① Means of payment by credit card
  • ② Other means of payment as determined by the Company
V. Term of use and registration renewal for subscription
  • 1. The term of paid membership shall be in one-year increments.
  • 2. A user may terminate his/her paid membership registration by indicating his/her intention to terminate his/her paid membership in a manner determined by the Company, and upon receipt of such indication of intention by the Company. The paid membership term will be automatically renewed unless the paid membership registration is cancelled. Unless otherwise specified, the paid subscription period will be automatically renewed unless cancelled by the user or a third party. No cancellation procedure by e-mail, telephone, mail, or in-person visitation shall be made.
  • 3. Even if the period of use is less than one year, it shall be deemed as one year and the fee shall be due and payable.
VI. Use of contents
The User shall view the Content for personal use, and shall not allow the Content to be viewed by an unspecified number of people for commercial purposes, or transfer, reproduce, lend, or publicly transmit the Content, or allow a third party to perform such acts.
VII. Copyright, etc.
All copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights and property rights related to the content belong to the Company or the information distribution company that has legitimate rights.
VIII. Prohibitions
In using the Service, the User shall not commit any of the following acts by himself/herself or through a third party
  • ① Any duplication, publication, publication, transfer, public transmission, alteration or other use of the Contents beyond the scope of private use permitted under the Copyright Act.
  • ② The use of automated means (e.g., information gathering bots, robots, spiders, scrapers, etc.) to register for an account or access the Service.
  • ③ Acts that infringe or may infringe intellectual property rights such as copyrights and registered trademarks of the Company or other right holders who have legitimate rights.
  • ④ Any act that illegally accesses our communication facilities, computers, or other equipment and software, or any act that interferes or may interfere with the use or operation thereof.
  • ⑤ Use, display, mirror, frame or frame technology to enclose any individual part or material in the Service, the name of the Company and the Service, any trademark, logo or content of the Company, or the layout and design of any page or the form contained in any page without the express written consent of the Company.
  • ⑥ Posting unauthorized commercial messages (e.g., spam) on the Service.
  • ⑦ Conducting pyramid schemes or other illegal pyramid schemes or other illegal pyramid schemes on the Service.
  • ⑧ Soliciting a specific religious group or religious activity through the Service.
  • ⑨ Uploading viruses or other malicious code.
  • ⑩ Seeking another user's login information and accessing another person's account.
  • ⑪ Modification, creation of derivative works, decompilation, or other manipulation of our source code.
  • ⑫ Acts that constitute bullying, intimidation, or harassment of other users.
  • ⑬ Posting content that is discriminatory, threatening, or obscene, or that incites violence or contains nudity or explicit or unfounded depictions of violence.
  • ⑭ Posting content that contains alcohol-related, dating, or other adult-oriented content (including advertisements).
  • ⑮ Illegal, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory conduct.
  • ⑯ Unauthorized reproduction or use of User Content.
  • ⑰ In addition to the above, acts that violate laws and regulations, promote or encourage violations of these Terms of Use, obstruct the operation of this service, damage the Company's credibility or infringe on the Company's property, cause disadvantage to the Company, or are otherwise deemed inappropriate by the Company in light of the purpose of using this service.
IX. Protection of Personal Information
  • 1. The Company will protect the user's privacy and personal information in accordance with the personal information protection policy established by the Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Company's Personal Information Protection Policy"). The Company will carefully handle users' privacy and personal information in accordance with the Company's
  • 2. The User agrees to the provision of the User's information to third parties as described in the Company's Privacy Policy after reviewing it.
X. Disclaimers
  • 1. We assume no responsibility for the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, legality, etc. of the information provided by the Service.
  • 2. We do not guarantee that the Service or the Content will not infringe on the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party.
  • 3. Our total damages arising out of these Terms or the Services shall not exceed the amount paid by you to us in the past year.
  • 4. The Company shall not be liable for any loss caused by natural disasters or other force majeure (including, but not limited to, line congestion, line failure, server down, etc.).
XI. Withdrawal procedure
  • 1. If a user wishes to cancel his/her membership, the user shall follow the cancellation procedure prescribed by the Company.
  • 2. The User agrees that User Content posted by the User may not be deleted even after the User has unsubscribed from the Service.
  • 3. Articles 7 through 14 shall remain in effect even after the user has completed the withdrawal procedure or the contract between the Company and the user under these Terms and Conditions has been terminated.
XII. Changes to this Agreement
  • 1. We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use as we deem necessary, without prior notice to you.
  • 2. The Company will publish the amended Terms of Use on the Company's website. If a user continues to use the Service after the modification of the Terms of Use, the user will be deemed to have agreed to the modified Terms of Use from the time of the publication of the modified Terms of Use.
XIII. Applicable law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
XIV. Exclusive jurisdiction
The Okayama District and Family Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance over any and all disputes related to these Terms and Conditions.