(English Translation Only)
The translation below is provided for your convenience only. If there is
any discrepancy between the translation in English and the original
Japanese text (including due to the delay in translation), the original
Japanese text takes precedence.
Note: You may not use the Service if you are under the age of 13.
Article 1 (Definitions)
The main definitions used in these Terms of Use are given below.
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"Chatwork Service" (hereinafter the "Services") refers to the
cloud-based chat service and any derived services therefrom that the
Company provides over the Internet.
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"Software" refers to the software that must be downloaded in order to
use some functions of the Services. Unless otherwise specified, the
Services include the Software.
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"Site" refers to the website operated by
the Company for the Services.
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"Free Plan" refers to a method for using the Services whereby multiple
individuals (users) on a single contract use the Services for free.
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"Personal Plan" refers to a method for using the Services that is
provided only when explicitly approved by the Company, whereby an
individual (user) on a single contract uses the Services.
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"Business Plan" refers to a method for using the Services whereby one
or more individuals (users) on a single contract pay a fee for use of
the Services.
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"Enterprise Plan" refers to a method for using the Services whereby
multiple individuals (users) on a single contract pay a fee for use of
the Services and offers different functions than the Business Plan.
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"Subscription Agreement" refers to the agreement for receiving the
Services from the Company in accordance with these Terms of Use.
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"Subscriber" refers to individuals who have signed a Subscription
Agreement with the Company. A Subscriber is considered to be someone
using the Services for business purposes.
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"Free Plan User" refers to a third party approved by the Free Plan
Subscriber to use the Services under these Terms of Use. "Business
Plan User" refers to a third party approved by the Business Plan
Subscriber to use the Services under these Terms of Use, while
"Enterprise Plan User" refers to a third party approved by the
Enterprise Plan Subscriber allowed to use the Services under these
Terms of Use. All three users are collectively referred to as
"Business Plan Users, etc." Business Plan Users, etc. are considered
to use the Services for the business purposes of the Business Plan and
Enterprise Plan Subscribers.
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Customers" refers collectively to all Subscribers and Business Plan
Users, etc.
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"Monthly Subscription" refers to monthly contracts for the Services
commencing upon payment of a one-month subscription fee for the
Services, and exists for the Personal Plan, Business Plan, and
Enterprise Plan.
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"Annual Subscription" refers to a one-year contract for the Services
commencing upon payment of a one-year fee for the Services, and exists
for the Business Plan and Enterprise Plan.
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"License" refers to qualifications enabling registration as a Business
Plan User, etc.
Article 2 (Application of and Changes in Terms of Use)
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These Terms of Use apply to all Customers. If these Terms of Use are
not agreed to, the Services cannot be used. The Customer's use of the
Services shall constitute agreement to these Terms of Use.
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In the event of the existence of other terms concerning the Services
on the Site, the other terms of use will be considered to comprise a
part of these Terms of Use. If there are discrepancies in the content
between the terms of these Terms of Use and the other terms, these
Terms of Use shall have precedence.
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Free Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Subscribers have the
responsibility to explain the content of these Terms of Use and ensure
compliance when Business Plan Users, etc. approved by them commence
use of the Services.
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Business Plan Users, etc. cannot use the Services if they do not
understand and comply with these Terms of Use.
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The Company may revise these Terms of Use at any time at its
discretion, and Customers will be deemed to have agreed to the revised
Terms of Use. Unless specified otherwise by the Company, the posting
of revisions to these Terms of Use on the Site shall be designated as
an announcement to Customers and the revisions to the Terms of Use
will be deemed effective upon posting on the Website. If a Customer
does not agree to these Terms of Use, the Customer's only response
will be to cancel the agreement in accordance with the Subscription
cancellation procedures in Article 19.
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If there are revisions to these Terms of Use, the Customer will be
required to accept the revised Terms of Use.
Article 3 (Provision of the Services)
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The Company provides the Services to Customers. Specific details of
the Services are set out in the agreement concluded between the
Company and the Customer (Reference: plan comparison page). Certain
plans may not be available for use due to the customer's usage
environment, location, preferred language, or other reasons.
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Customers shall prepare at their own expense and responsibility all
hardware, software, internet connection, security, and other items
necessary to use the Services (hereinafter "Usage Environment").
Article 4 (Intellectual Property)
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All patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademarks,
copyrights, rights under the Unfair Competition Law, and all other
proprietary and personal rights pertaining to the Services, including
programs, service provision screens, the Software, etc. (hereinafter
collectively "Intellectual Property, etc."), belongs to the Company or
its licensees.
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Customers are able to use the Services based on the concluded
Subscription Agreement but do not acquire Intellectual Property
Rights, etc. pertaining to the provided Services. Customers shall not
reverse engineer or decompile the Services in part or its entirety or
disassemble or otherwise attempt to analyze the Services.
Article 5 (User Eligibility)
If an underage individual registers to use the Services, it will be
deemed that prior consent was obtained from a guardian.
Article 6 (Subscription Period)
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Contract Establishment and Service Start Date
Upon registering for the Services, the Service start date is
displayed on the Subscriber's unique online page provided by the
Company. This will be deemed as the Company accepting registration and
establishing a contract.
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Subscription Periods for Individual Plans
Subscription periods for individual plans are as set out in
detail on subscription
periods for individual plans.
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Automatic Subscription Renewal
Unless Subscribers of Personal Plans, Business Plans, and
Enterprise Plans notify the Company of the intent to end the
Subscription using the cancellations procedures stipulated in Article
19 Paragraph 2 of these Terms of Use before the Subscription expires,
the Subscription will automatically be renewed for one month in the
case of a Monthly Subscription and one year in the case of an Annual
Subscription and will apply similarly thereafter.
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Reference Time
All dates and times
specified in this Terms of Use are based on Japan Standard Time.
Article 7 (Changes in Plans)
The following Subscribers can apply to the Company to change plans as
listed below.
(1) Free Plan Subscribers
Can apply to change to a Business Plan or Enterprise Plan.
(2) Personal Plan Subscribers
Can apply to change to a Free Plan, Business Plan, or Enterprise Plan.
(3) Business Plan Subscribers
Can apply to change to an Enterprise Plan.
Cannot change to a Free
Plan or Personal Plan.
Can apply to change from a Monthly
Subscription to an Annual Subscription or from an Annual Subscription to
a Monthly Subscription. However, Subscribers with an Annual Subscription
changing to a Monthly Subscription cannot apply to change with more than
one month before the expiration date of the subscription.
(4) Enterprise Plan Subscribers
Cannot change to other plans.
Can apply to change from a Monthly
Subscription to an Annual Subscription or from an Annual Subscription to
a Monthly Subscription. However, Subscribers with an Annual Subscription
changing to a Monthly Subscription cannot apply to change with more than
one month before the expiration date of the subscription.
Article 8 (Business Plan Users etc.)
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Free Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Subscribers can register
multiple individuals (users) within the number of contracted Licenses
(one unique person per License). The Business Plan Users etc. to whom
Licenses apply can be changed (registration of existing Business Plan
Users etc. deleted and separate Business Plan Users, etc. registered),
but multiple individuals cannot be registered as Business Plan Users,
etc. on the one License at the same time.
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Business Plan Users etc. can use the Services for the period they are
registered as users by the Free Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise
Plan Subscriber during the Free Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise
Plan Subscription period.
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Business Plan and Enterprise Plan Subscribers can at any time apply to
add or reduce licenses. After Business Plan and Enterprise Plan
Subscribers have applied to add or reduce the number of licenses,
notification that the application has been completed will be sent by a
means determined by the Company. Application procedures are completed
when the applicant receives the completed application notification.
Article 9 (Additional Storage)
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Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Subscribers can apply for
additional storage space (hereinafter "Additional Storage").
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Subscribers who have applied for additional storage can apply to
change or cancel the Additional Storage at any time.
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After a Subscriber has applied to use, change, or cancel Additional
Storage, the Company will send a completed application notification
using a method determined by the Company. The application procedures
are completed when the applicant receives the completed application
notification.
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Provided the Subscriber does not notify the cancellation of Additional
Storage prior to the expiration date of the subscription period for
the Personal Plan, Business Plan, or Enterprise Plan, the contract
period for Additional Storage shall automatically renew after one
month for a Monthly Subscription and one year for an Annual
Subscription. The same will apply thereafter.
Article 10 (Verification and Password Management, etc.)
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An email address and password must be registered to use the Services.
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Customers should carefully manage their registered email address and
password and must not make their password known to a third party.
Customers who feel that a third party has obtained their password
should immediately change their password.
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When a Customer logs in using a registered email address and password
and uses the Services, the Company considers the Customer who
registered the particular email address and password to be the
individual using the Services.
Article 11 (Usage Fees)
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Subscribers shall pay fees for use of the Services as stipulated
below.
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Service Fees
Fees for the use
of the Services shall be in accordance with the separately
provided plan comparison page.
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Additional Storage Fees
Fees
for Additional Storage shall be in accordance with the separately
provided
additional storage comparison page.
The initial fee payment will be calculated on a pro-rata
basis using the number of days remaining until the next renewal
date starting from the Additional Storage contract start date.
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Fee changes arising from additions or reductions to the number
of Licenses for Business Plan or Enterprise Plan
Fee changes when licenses are added or reduced to the
Business Plan or Enterprise Plan shall be in accordance with
information provided about License fees for
Business Plan or License fees
for Enterprise Plan.
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Payment method
Payments can be
made by methods stipulated separately by the Company.
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Payments via Paid
When
stipulated by the Company as a separate payment method,
Subscribers can pay usage fees using the Paid payment service
operated by Raccoon Financial, Inc. (hereinafter "Raccoon"). When
using Paid as a payment method for usage fees, Subscribers shall
enter a contract with Raccoon to use Paid and this particular
contract shall be maintained in force. When using Paid, the
Subscriber shall agree without objection to (1) the Company
transferring rights to collect payment of usage fees to Raccoon,
(2) the Company providing Subscriber information to Raccoon, (3)
Raccoon using Subscriber information stipulated in (2), and (4)
Raccoon disclosing Subscriber information stipulated in (2) to
third parties (including but not limited to credit information
agencies working in partnership with Raccoon) as well as these
third parties using the Subscriber information. Subscribers shall
pay usage fees to Racoon in accordance with the invoice from
Racoon. In addition, Subscribers, at their own responsibility and
burden, shall execute the contract with Raccoon, handle disputes,
and take action on all other matters pertaining to the use of
Paid. The Company can undertake investigations concerning matters
related to Subscribers' use of Paid and can request reports and
documents be submitted by Subscribers, and Subscribers shall
immediately respond to these requests. When the Company is unable
to receive payment of the equivalent usage fee from Racoon,
regardless of the circumstances attributable to the Subscriber,
Subscribers shall immediately pay the usage fee to the Company in
accordance with the request from the Company. In the event of
damages, losses, costs, and expenses etc. arising in relation to
the use of Paid and in the event the Subscriber is unable to use
Paid, regardless of circumstances attributable to the Subscriber,
the Company assumes no responsibility.
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Generation of usage fees
After
an application is submitted to start or change an individual plan
or to use additional functions, service fees are generated
starting on the date the payment is processed using a payment
method stipulated by the Company. For subscription renewals, fees
are generated from the date of the subscription renewal rather
than the date that payment processing is completed. Subscription
renewals apply in accordance with Article 6 of these Terms of Use.
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Payment Date
The payment date
is the withdrawal date in accordance with Customers' agreements
with individual credit companies. However, when using Paid to pay
usage fees, the payment date is the date stipulated by Paid.
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Notes on Payments of Fees
Regardless of usage during the
Subscription period, usage fees shall be paid for the subscription
period. The Company will not refund usage fees already paid to
Subscribers. In addition, in the event Licenses are added again
following a reduction in the number of Licenses for the Business Plan
or Enterprise Plan, even if the subject payment period overlaps, usage
fees pertaining to these Licenses that were reduced and added will not
be discounted or refunded for the overlapping portion. Similarly, when
switching from a Monthly Subscription for the Business Plan to
Enterprise Plan, there will be no discounts or refunds, etc. for the
overlapping portion of usage fees even when the periods overlap.
However, when switching from an Annual Subscription for the Business
Plan to the Enterprise Plan, usage fees shall be refunded for the
Business Plan Annual Subscription period corresponding to the month
(rather than "month" being a unit from the first to the last day of a
calendar month, "month" is defined as one-twelfth of the period of the
Business Plan Annual Subscription) after the month on the day when the
plan change was made through to the Business Plan Annual Subscription
expiration date only when the request for a refund is made using
methods stipulated by the Company (no discounts or refunds, etc. will
be made for usage fees for Business Plan Annual Subscription for the
month in which the plan change was made). In the event that a change
in payment method results in overlapping payment periods, the
overlapping usage fees may be discounted at the time of the next
renewal payment. For details, please refer to "Eligible Pages". When
credit card companies, payment agencies, Paid, financial institutions,
etc. have their own service terms (payment dates, credit limit
amounts, etc.), these will be subject to the stipulated contract
terms.
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Revisions to fees
The Company can revise usage fees or make
partial revisions without the approval of Subscribers. Subscribers
will pay the revised service fees using a method stipulated by the
Company.
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Delinquent Payments
When the payment of the usage fees paid using
a payment method stipulated by the Company cannot be processed,
measures may be taken to suspend or terminate the Services in
accordance with Article 17 and Article 23 of these Terms of Use. The
subscription renewal start date and payment of usage fees in
accordance with Article 17 is determined as set out in
the guide
for Subscription renewal start date and usage fee payment when
resuming services. At any rate, the date of the Services resumption
will be considered the payment date.
Article 12 (Notification of Changes to Account Information)
If there are changes to information that the Customer registered with
the Company when applying to use the Services, the Customer shall
promptly notify of the changes using the online method stipulated by the
Company.
Article 13 (Communications)
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The Company will communicate with Customers through communications
means it considers appropriate, including in writing, by email, or by
posting notices on the Site. In the case of email or the posting of
notices on the Site, this communication will be considered to have
been received by Customers when sent via the Internet.
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Communications from Customers to the Company will be through e-mail
using the mail form on the Site or through chats sent from the chat
support page. The Company will not respond to any communications other
than through the preceding methods.
Article 14 (Handling of Personal Information)
The Company will appropriately handle Customer's personal information in
accordance with the
Privacy Policy.
Article 15 (Revisions to Services Particulars)
The Company can revise particulars of the Services, including terms of
individual plans for the Services, pricing, and partial improvements and
eliminations, etc. without giving prior notice to the Customer. The
Customer shall agree to these.
Article 16 (Stoppage of the Services)
The Company may temporarily stop the Services without prior contacting
Customers in the following instances. Customers are asked to be aware of
this when using the Services.
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When conducting regular or emergency maintenance on the Services'
systems
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When the Services cannot be provided for such reasons as fire, power
outage, or accident
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When the Services cannot be provided due to natural disasters such as
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, or tsunami
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When the Services cannot be provided due to war, social disturbances,
rioting, civil unrest, labor disputes, or other developments
- When there are unexpected technical problems
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When the Company determines that it is necessary to temporarily
suspend the Services for other reasons such as operational or
technical difficulties
Article 17 (Suspension of the Services due to the Customer)
The Company may suspend the Services to the Customer for any of the
following reasons until the particular condition for resumption of usage
of the Services is met.
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(Reason for Suspension)
When payment of usage fees by the payment method stipulated by the
Company cannot be processed
(Condition for Resumption)
When payment of usage fee by the payment method stipulated by the
Company is correctly processed
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(Reason for Suspension)
When the Company needs to contact the Customer, but the Customer
cannot be contacted
(Condition for Resumption)
When contact is made with the particular Customer
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(Reason for Suspension)
When violations of Article 22 remain unresolved
(Condition for Resumption)
When violations of Article 22 are resolved
Article 18 (Termination of the Services)
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The Company may end the subscription to the Services or terminate the
provision of all or part of the Services in the event of unforeseen
circumstances.
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The Company will notify Customers in advance through the website or
other appropriate methods when terminating all or part of the
Services, except for emergencies or other unavoidable.
Article 19 (Services Cancellation by the Subscriber)
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Free Plan Subscribers
Free Plan
Subscribers can cancel their Subscription to the Services at any time
by submitting a cancellation request through the online cancellation
web page designated by the Company. The cancellation date is the date
the Company receives the cancellation notification. The online
cancellation completion web page will note that the Subscription has
been cancelled and notification will be sent to the email address
provided by the Subscriber.
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Personal Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Subscribers
Personal Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Subscribers
can cancel their Subscription by submitting a cancellation request
through the online cancellation web page designated by the Company at
least one day before the Subscription expires.
The cancellation
date is the date the Company receives the cancellation notification.
The online cancellation completion web page will note that the
Subscription has been canceled, and notification will be sent to the
email address provided by the Subscriber.
Regardless of whether
the Subscriber cancels the Subscription during the Subscription period
or of the number of days the Subscriber used the Services, the full
amount of the fees for the subscription period stipulated by the
Company must be paid. Even if usage fees have already been paid, the
Company will not refund the Subscriber.
Article 20 (Refunds and Cancellations)
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Except for the conditions listed in Article 19 (Services Cancellation
by the Subscriber) of these Terms of Use, Subscribers cannot withdraw
(cancel) an application after the contract has been concluded.
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Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, when the Company provides
Customers with services that differ from what the Subscriber applied
for, the Subscriber can apply for withdrawal or cancellation by
communication with the Company through email or through means provided
by the Company.
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The Company will make refunds using a method stipulated by the Company
when cancellation is made in accordance with the preceding paragraph.
Article 21 (No Assignment)
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The Company may assign obligations to Customers to a third party, and
Customers shall agree to the Customer's personal and other data
assigned to the said third party for this reason.
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The Customer may not assign, transfer, collateralize, or otherwise
dispose of their status under this Contract and their rights and
obligations under the Services to a third party without prior written
consent from the Company. However, this does not apply if specifically
stipulated by the Company as a particular of the Services.
Article 22 (Prohibited Items)
When using the Services, Customers are prohibited from directly, or
through a third party, engaging in the following conduct, whether
intentional or out of negligence.
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Conduct that infringes or may infringe on the intellectual property
rights, such as the Company's or third party's copyrights and
trademark rights, assets, privacy, or image rights, which includes
transmitting material copyrighted by other parties or copies of that
material without permission or transmitting personal information about
others or corporate secrets.
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Conduct that is or may be detrimental or harmful to the Company or a
third party.
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Conduct that infringes or may infringe on the human rights of a third
party and conduct that violates or may violate public policy.
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Conduct that is or may be criminal, such as using the Services to
commit crimes including fraud and extortion, or to abet or incite a
crime, or conduct that is or may be linked to criminal conduct.
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Conduct that hinders or may hinder the Company or the operation of the
Services, such as use of the Services to impose a disproportionately
large load on the Company's servers.
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Conduct that damages or may damage the credibility of the Company or
the Services.
- Making false declarations or notifications to the Company.
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Use or supply of harmful programs, including computer viruses through
the Services or in conjunction with the Services, or conduct that may
do so.
- Conduct in violation of laws and regulations.
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Allowing a third party who is not a Customer to input the email
address and password registered by a Customer and their use of the
Services.
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Lending or transferring the Services Subscription to a third party
without the prior written consent of the Company.
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Reverse engineering, decompiling of the Services in part or its
entirety or disassembly or other attempts to analyze the Services.
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Any type of interactions or involvement in anti-social forces, etc.
(deemed to be organized crime groups, organized crime members,
right-wing groups, anti-social forces, or any other person equivalent
hereto; same hereafter), including the maintenance, operation, or
assistance or involvement in their running.
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Seeking random contact with and adding to group chats a large number
of unspecified Customers, sending the same or similar message
(notwithstanding those approved by the Company), and any other conduct
causing inconvenience to Customers.
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Use of the Services using devices modified in violation of conditions
of use set out in terms of use, guidelines, and other regulations set
out by hardware and software manufacturers. This includes the
disabling of hardware and software controls.
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Conduct that directly or indirectly causes or facilitates the acts
listed in the preceding items
- Other conduct that the Company determines to be inappropriate.
Article 23 (Termination of Services by the Company)
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The Company can immediately terminate a Subscription without giving
prior notice to the Subscriber if the Customer violates any item
listed in the preceding Article or any other terms stipulated in these
Terms of Use regardless of whether the violation is by, on behalf of,
or through the Subscriber.
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If a Subscription is terminated based on the above paragraph, the
Company will not refund paid usage fees.
Article 24 (Consent for Viewing, Use, Disclosure, and Deletion of Data)
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The Company will endeavor to manage information entered by Customers
at the time of registration and information transmitted by Customers,
including chats, tasks, and files (hereinafter "Transmitted
Information"), with the utmost care and safety.
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Customers continue to retain copyrights to Transmitted Information
even after transmitting the information. Transmitted Information may
be reproduced, adapted, or automatically transmitted publicly within
the scope necessary for providing the Services to the Customer or
otherwise use the Sent Information for enabling necessary
transmission.
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Notwithstanding Paragraph 1, it is the Customer's responsibility to
back up Transmitted Information in consideration that the Services is
provided over the Internet, which has inherent risk of effective loss,
modification, damage, etc. of information. The Company assumes no
responsibility for damage suffered by the Customer for failing to
perform said backups, including recovering the Transmitted
Information.
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The Company will not recover disclosed or deleted Transmitted
Information, and the Company assumes no responsibility for the
disclosure or recovery of Transmitted Information.
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The Company may view, use, or disclose to third parties Transmitted
Information in the following circumstances.
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When issued with a warrant from an investigative agency, there is
a request from a court to disclose information related to an
investigation, or there is a request to disclose the information
from an administrative agency
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There is a legal obligation for the Company to make disclosures
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The Company determines the Customer is engaging in conduct falling
under prohibited items as set out in Article 22 of these Terms of
Use
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When necessary to do so in order to protect the life, physical
wellbeing, or other important rights of the Customer or third
party
- When necessary for emergency maintenance of the Services
- There is a necessity equivalent to the above items
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The Company may delete all or some Transmitted Information in any of
the following situations. The Company assumes no responsibility for
deleted Transmitted Information, including said information's
recovery.
- When the Subscriber's consent is obtained
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When the Company determines that the Customer is engaging in
conduct prohibited by Article 22 of these Terms of Use
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The Subscription is terminated by the Subscriber as stipulated in
Article 19 of these Terms of Use
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When the Subscription is terminated by the Company as stipulated
in Article 23 of these Terms of Use
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When the Services are terminated according to Article 18 of these
Terms of Use
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When Free Plan Subscribers have not logged into the Services for
over one year
- There is a necessity equivalent to the above items
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For the provisions in Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6, the Company is not
obligated to implement measures stipulated in those Paragraphs in some
circumstances. Whether the above measures are taken is at the
discretion of the Company.
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Enterprise Plan Subscribers can use the chat log export function
(refers to the function for using Transmitted Information for valid
purposes, such as audits, after disclosure of Transmitted Information
within the scope stipulated by the Company and exported via the
Services is obtained; same applies hereafter). When using this
Transmitted Information, all provisions stipulated in the following
items shall be complied with.
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All necessary measures for information security management are
taken ahead of time, including defining the purpose of use of the
Transmitted Information after disclosure has been obtained from
the Company using the chat log export function and clarifying to
employees (includes but not limited to establishment of
stipulations in internal rules), establishment of internal
regulations concerning the use of chat log management functions
(includes but not limited to establishing authority regulations
for people in charge of system management) and familiarization of
these regulations as well as audits and confirmation of status of
use of the chat log export function.
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The chat log export function shall not be used without valid
purposes, such as investigations of causes of misconduct from the
standpoint of internal compliance and audits
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The Transmitted Information is not used beyond the purposes
stipulated in the previous item without the Company's consent and
is not disclosed or leaked to third parties (includes but not
limited to Enterprise Plan users)
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Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, the Company will not allow
disclosure of Transmitted Information in any of the following items.
Enterprise Plan Subscribers shall not object to the non-disclosure of
Transmitted Information under this paragraph.
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When found that measures set out in item 1 of the preceding
paragraph have not been taken
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Disclosure applications based on item 2 of the preceding
paragraph, but found that terms separately stipulated by the
Company are not being met
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When found that the purpose of use of Transmitted Information is
invalid
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When found that other disclosure of Transmitted Information is
inappropriate
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For Transmitted Information that has been transmitted using the
Services during the Subscription period by Customers whose
Subscriptions have finished due to cancellation by Subscribers as
set out in Article 19 and cancellation by the Company set out in
Article 23 and Business Plan Users, etc. whose approval from Free
Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Subscribers to use the
Services under Article 1 Paragraph 10 has finished (these Customers
and Business Plan Users, etc. hereinafter collectively referred to
as "Persons who have Finished Using the Services") will be deleted
or stored as follows.
Transmitted Information for chats:
Transmitted Information for chats is in a recoverable state, but the
system sets the information as having been deleted (hereinafter
"logical deletion") and cannot be referenced by external parties.
There is no limit to the storage period for Logically Deleted
Transmitted Information for chats.
Transmitted Information for tasks:
Shall be handled the same as chat Transmitted Information.
Transmitted Information for files:
At the expiration of the Subscription Agreement, Transmitted
Information for files will be transferred to a storage server
managed by the Company and will no longer be able to be referenced
by external parties. File Transmitted Information transferred to the
storage server will be automatically deleted automatically
permanently deleted to an unrecoverable state ("physical deletion"
hereafter) by the system after a set period of time after being
transferred.
Transmitted Information other than chat, task, or files:
Names, company names and email addresses, and other Transmitted
Information other than chats, tasks, and files of the Persons who
have Finished Using the Services will not be deleted and will be
stored if necessary for providing support to users following the
expiration of the Subscription Agreement. However, Transmitted
Information made public through the Services will be physically
deleted at the end of the Subscription Agreement.
Article 25 (Consent Regarding Provision of the Services)
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The Company provides the Services on an as-is basis. The Company
offers no warranty with respect to the following items below. In
addition, the Company offers no warranty to the Customer beyond the
content stipulated in these Terms of Use even when Customers obtain
information pertaining to the Services either directly from the
Company or indirectly.
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There shall be no defects or failures in the usage environment
caused by the use of the Services
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The accuracy, completeness, permanence, fitness for purpose, and
usefulness of the Services
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Compliance with laws and regulations and internal industry rules,
etc. applying to the Customer
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The Company uses SSL encryption when providing the Services. The
Customer shall accept the use of Services with this security level.
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The Company assumes no responsibility for monitoring chats and
uploaded files by Customers using the Services.
Article 26 (Disclaimers)
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The Company assumes no responsibility for damage caused to a Customer
by a third party using the Customer's user ID and password regardless
of whether it was provided intentionally by the Customer or through
negligence of the Customer.
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The Company deems the unauthorized use of credit cards by a third
party as a matter to be resolved by the Customer, third party, and
credit card company, regardless of the intentional negligence of the
Customer, and the Company assumes no responsibility.
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The Company assumes no responsibility for disputes between Customers
and credit card companies, payment service providers, or other
financial institutions. Disputes are to be handled by the involved
parties.
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The Customer agrees that the Company assumes no responsibility for
direct damage or indirect damage, regardless of whether actual damage
was incurred or not, while the Services is stopped as determined in
Article 16 of these Terms of Use, including damage caused by the
Customer not being able to use the Services, damage due to the
interruption of work, damage caused by the Customer not being able to
use the Services, damage from lost data, and lost profit that might
have been possible by using the Services.
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The Customer agrees that the Company assumes no responsibility for
direct damage or indirect damage, regardless of whether actual damage
was incurred or not, while the service is suspended as determined in
Article 17 of these Terms of Use, including damage caused by the
Customer not being able to use the Services, damage due to the
interruption of work, damage caused by the Customer not being able use
the Services, damage from lost data, and lost profit that might have
been possible by using the Services.
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The Customer agrees that the Company assumes no responsibility for
direct damage or indirect damage, regardless of whether actual damage
was incurred or not, when the Services are terminated as determined in
Article 18 of these Terms of Use, including damage caused by the
Customer not being able to use the Services, damage due to the
interruption of work, damage caused by the Customer not being able use
the Services, damage from lost data, and lost profit that might have
been possible by using the Services.
Article 27 (Third Party Linked Services)
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The third party services listed at
Third Party Linked Services
(hereinafter the "Third Party Linked Services"; with such third
parties referred to as "Service Providers)" in this article) are
incorporated by the Company into specific functions (hereinafter the
"Target Functions") of the Services and provided to Customers by the
Company based on the approval of the Service Providers. The Company
assumes liability for this provision.
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Customers must not use the Target Functions in a way that violates the
terms of use or any other provisions listed in the Terms of Use, etc.
found at
Third Party Linked Services. Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provisions of the said terms
of use, the Company's liability to the Customer as it pertains to the
provision of the portion of the Target Functions that incorporate the
Third Party Linked Services shall be limited to within the scope that
the Service Providers are liable to the Company pursuant to the said
Terms of Use, etc.
Article 28 (Limited Liability)
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The Company's limited liability provisions under these Terms of Use do
not apply where there is any intentional act or gross negligence by
the Company. However, this does not apply to Free Plan Subscribers.
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If the Company undertakes any liability with respect to damages
(including in the case of the preceding paragraph and cases when laws
apply), the scope of damage to be compensated for will be limited to
the general damage actually incurred by the Customer, not including
any special damage such as lost earnings. The amount to be compensated
for will not exceed the amount of usage fees that the Customer has
paid the Company through to the occurrence of the damages.
Article 29 (Dispute Settlement and Damages)
In the event of damages incurred by the Company or third party and
disputes caused by the use of the Services by the Subscriber, Business
Plan User, etc., or parties using the Services under the rights the
Company grants to Business Plan or Enterprise Plan Subscribers
(including damages incurred by the Company or third parties caused by
Customers not fulfilling obligations under these Terms of Use), the
Subscriber shall deal with and settle the dispute at their own expense
and responsibility and compensate for these damages.
Article 30 (Confidentiality)
For information relating to the Services and disclosed to Customers with
the designation of being confidential, the information shall not be used
beyond the purpose for disclosure and shall not be disclosed to third
parties, except with prior written consent from the Company.
Article 31 (Severability)
In the event any part of these Terms of Use is found to be illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable under any laws or regulations, or courts, the
remaining parts continue to remain in full effect.
Article 32 (Governing Laws)
The conclusion, force, implementation, and interpretation of these Terms
of Use are governed by the laws of Japan.
Article 33 (Exclusive Jurisdiction)
The Tokyo District Court has exclusive jurisdiction as the court of
first instance over all disputes arising from or in connection with
these Terms Use.
Article 34 (Discussions)
Should an issue arise between the Company and a Customer relating to the
Services, the Customer and the Company shall discuss in good faith to
resolve the issue.
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- Established March 1, 2011
- Last revision: December 11, 2025