User Policy

Rittai-Shisyuu Sayoko User Policy

These Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to the online shop (the “Service”) provided by Rittai-Shisyuu Sayoko (the “Company”) on this website. The registered users (the “User(s)”) are required to use the Service in accordance with these Terms of Use.

Article 1 Application

The Terms of Use shall be applied to any and all relationships between the Users and the Company pertaining to the use of the Service.

The Company may set forth usage rules and various other policies concerning the Service (the “Individual Rules”) in addition to the Terms of Use. The Individual Rules shall constitute a part of the Terms of Use regardless of how they are called.

If there are any discrepancies between the provisions of the Terms of Use and the provisions of the Individual Rules referred to in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the Individual Rules shall prevail unless otherwise provided for in the Individual Rules.

Article 2 User Registration

Those who wish to register as a user shall apply for user registration using the method specified by the Company after agreeing to the Terms of Use. The user registration shall be considered complete when the Company notifies the applicant of the acceptance of such application.

The Company may reject the application for user registration if it determines that any of the following grounds apply to the applicant, and it shall not be obliged to disclose the reason therefor:

– When the applicant provided false information when applying for user registration;
– When the application is made by a person who has previously violated the Terms of Use; or
– Otherwise, when the Company determines that the user registration is not appropriate.

Article 3 Management of User ID and Password

The User shall manage the user ID and password for the Service on his/her own responsibility.

Under no circumstances may the User transfer or lend the user ID and password to a third party or share the same with a third party. Any logins made using a combination of user ID and Password that matches the registered information shall be considered as logins made by the User who has registered such user ID.

The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused by the use of the user ID and password by a third party, unless such damages arise from an intentional act or gross negligence of the Company.

Article 4 Sales Contract

In the Service, a sales contract shall be considered concluded upon the notification by the Company of the acceptance of a purchase request made by the User. The ownership of the product shall be transferred to the User when the Company delivers it to a courier.

The Company shall be able to cancel the sales contract set forth in the preceding paragraph without prior notice to the User if any of the following grounds apply to the User:

– When the User violates the Terms of Use;
– When the product delivery cannot be completed due to unknown delivery address or prolonged absence; or
– Otherwise, when the Company deems that the trust relationship between the Company and the User has been damaged.

The methods of payment, delivery, purchase request cancellation, return, etc. pertaining to the Service shall be determined separately by the Company.

Article 5 Intellectual Property Rights

The copyright or other intellectual property rights of the product images and other contents provided by the Service (collectively, the “Contents”) belong to the Company and the legitimate right holders such as the providers of the Contents, and the User shall not reproduce, reprint, modify, or otherwise engage in secondary use of the Contents without permission.

Article 6 Prohibited Matters

Users shall not engage in the following acts during the use of the Service:

– Acts that violate the laws and regulations or public order and morals;
– Acts related to criminal acts;
– Acts that infringe copyrights, trademark rights, or other intellectual property rights pertaining to the Service;
– Acts of destroying or interfering with the functionality of the Company’s servers or networks;
– Acts of commercially utilizing any information obtained through the Service;
– Acts that may interfere with the operation of the Service;
– Acts of making unauthorized access or attempting to do so;
– Acts of collecting or accumulating personal information of other Users;
– Acts of impersonating another User;
– Acts that directly or indirectly benefit antisocial forces in connection with our Service;
– Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate.

Article 7 Suspension, etc. of Provision of the Service

The Company shall be able to suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to the User if it determines that any of the following grounds apply:

When the Company performs maintenance, inspection, or updating of the computer systems related to the Service;

– When it becomes difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as an earthquake, lightning strike, fire, power outage, or natural disaster;
– When the computer, communication line, etc. stops due to an accident; or
– Otherwise, when the Company determines that it is difficult to provide the Service.

The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the User or a third party due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of the Service, regardless of the reason.

Article 8 Usage Restriction and Termination of Registration

The Company may restrict the User’s use of all or part of the Service or terminate the User’s registration without prior notice to the User if any of the following grounds apply:

– When the User violates any of the provisions of the Terms of Use;
– When it turns out that there is a false fact in the registered information;
– When the credit card notified by the User for payment is suspended;
– When the User is in default of any payment obligations such as fees;
– When the User fails to respond to a communication from the Company for a certain period of time;
– When the User has not used the Service for a certain period of time since the last use; or
– Otherwise, when the Company determines that the use of the Service by the User is not appropriate.

The Company shall not be liable for any damages suffered by the User caused by the actions taken by the Company based on this Article.

Article 9 Withdrawal

The User shall be able to withdraw from the Service by taking the prescribed withdrawal procedure.

Article 10 No Warranty and Disclaimer

The Company shall not guarantee that there are no de facto or legal defects in the Service (including flaws, errors and bugs, infringement, etc. concerning safety, reliability, accuracy, integrity, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, security, etc.).

The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to the User by the Service. However, if the contract between the Company and the User regarding the Service (including the Terms of Use) falls under the consumer contract stipulated in the Consumer Contract Act, this disclaimer clause shall not apply. Even so, the Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to the User arising from the Company’s default or illegal act due to negligence (excluding gross negligence), if such damage is caused under a special circumstance (including cases where the Company or the User foresaw or could foresee the occurrence of the damage).

The Company shall not be liable for any transactions, communications, or disputes that occur between the User and other Users or third parties in relation to the Service.

Article 11 Changes, etc. of Service Contents

The Company shall be able to change the contents of the Service or suspend the provision of the Service without notice to the User, and it shall not be liable for any damages caused thereby to the User.

Article 12 Revisions to the Terms of Use

The Company shall be able to revise the Terms of Use at any time if it deems necessary to do so without notice to the User. If the User starts using the Service after a revision to the Terms of Use, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms of Use.

Article 13 Handling of Personal Information

The Company shall handle the User’s personal information it obtains through the Service appropriately in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy.

Article 14 Notification or Communication

Any notification or communication between the User and the Company shall be made using the method specified by the Company. The contact address of the User currently registered with the Company shall be deemed valid unless a notice of change is submitted by the User in accordance with the method specified separately by the Company. All notifications or communications from the Company shall be sent to such contact address, and they shall be deemed to have reached the User when they are dispatched.

Article 15 Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations

The User shall not assign its status or rights or obligations under the Terms of Use to any third party or provide the same as collateral, without the prior written consent of the Company.

Article 16 Governing Law/Jurisdiction

The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. Regarding the Service, the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall be excluded.

The court having jurisdiction over the location of our head office shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising out of or in connection with the Service.