Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) establish the conditions of use for the services (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”) provided by arcanamaze (hereinafter referred to as “we”). Registered users (hereinafter referred to as “Users”) shall use the Services in accordance with these Terms.

Article 1 (Application)

  1. These Terms shall apply to all relations between the Users and us regarding the use of the Services.

  2. In addition to these Terms, we may establish various stipulations (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Regulations”) regarding the use of the Services. Regardless of their name, these Individual Regulations shall form part of these Terms.

  3. If the provisions of these Terms contradict with the provisions of the Individual Regulations of the previous paragraph, unless expressly stipulated in the Individual Regulations, the provisions of the Individual Regulations shall take precedence.

Article 2 (Registration)

  1. For the Services, registration is completed when an applicant agrees to these Terms and applies for registration in the manner specified by us, and we approve it.
  2. We may not approve an application for registration if we judge that the applicant has any of the following reasons, and we do not have any obligation to disclose the reasons. (1) If the applicant has made a false statement in the application for registration (2) If the application is from a person who has violated these Terms (3) If we judge that the registration is not appropriate for other reasons

Article 3 (User ID and Password Management)

  1. Users shall appropriately manage their User ID and password for the Services at their own responsibility.

  2. Under no circumstances may Users transfer or lend their User ID and password to a third party, or share them with a third party. We will assume that the use of a combination of User ID and password that matches the registered information is by the User who registered the User ID.

  3. Except in the case of intentional or gross negligence by us, we shall not be responsible for any damage caused by the use of the User ID and password by a third party.

Article 4 (Usage Fee and Payment Method)

  1. As a consideration for the paid part of the Services, Users shall pay the usage fee separately determined by us and displayed on this website by the method specified by us.
  2. If a User is late in paying the usage fee, the User shall pay a late damage fee at an annual rate of 14.6%.

Article 5 (Prohibited Matters)

Users shall not engage in the following acts in using this Service.

  1. Acts that violate laws or public order and morals
  2. Acts related to criminal behavior
  3. Acts that infringe the copyrights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights included in this Service
  4. Acts that destroy or interfere with our servers, other users, or third-party servers or networks
  5. Commercially exploiting information obtained through this Service
  6. Acts that could potentially interfere with our Service operations
  7. Unauthorized access or attempts to do so
  8. Collecting or accumulating personal information about other users
  9. Using this Service for illicit purposes
  10. Acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to other users of this Service or third parties
  11. Impersonating other users
  12. Advertising, advertising, solicitation, or business activities on this Service that we do not permit
  13. Actions aimed at meeting unfamiliar persons of the opposite sex
  14. Providing benefits, directly or indirectly, to antisocial forces in connection with our services
  15. Any other acts that we deem inappropriate

Article 6 (Suspension of Service Provision)

  1. We may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of this Service without prior notice to the user if we determine that any of the following circumstances exist. (1) When performing maintenance, inspection, or updating of the computer system related to this Service (2) In the event of a force majeure such as an earthquake, lightning strike, fire, blackout, or natural disaster, making it difficult to provide this Service (3) When computers or communication lines, etc. stop due to an accident (4) Any other situation where we deem it difficult to provide this Service

  2. We shall not be responsible for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the user or third party due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of this Service.

Article 7 (Use Restriction and Registration Cancellation)

  1. We may restrict the use of all or part of this Service to the User or cancel the User’s registration without prior notice if the User falls under any of the following items. (1) In case of violation of any provision of these Terms (2) If it is found that there are false facts in the registration items (3) If there is a failure to perform the payment obligations (4) If there is no response to our communication for a certain period (5) If the service has not been used for a certain period after the last use (6) In any other case where we judge that it is not appropriate to use this Service

  2. We shall not be responsible for any damage caused to the user by the actions taken by us based on this Article.

Article 8 (Withdrawal)

The User may withdraw from this Service in accordance with the withdrawal procedures established by us.

Article 9 (Disclaimer of Warranty and Disclaimer)

  1. We do not expressly or implicitly guarantee that this Service is free from de facto or legal defects (including defects in safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, security, errors, bugs, infringement of rights, etc.).

  2. We shall not be liable for any damage caused to the User due to this Service. However, this disclaimer does not apply if the contract between the user and us regarding this service (including these terms) is a consumer contract as defined in the Consumer Contract Act.

  3. Even in the case referred to in the proviso to the preceding paragraph, we shall not be liable for any damage caused by special circumstances arising from our negligence (excluding gross negligence) or tort (including cases where we or the User foresaw or could have foreseen the occurrence of the damage). In addition, the compensation for damage caused to the User due to our negligence (excluding gross negligence) or tort shall be limited to the amount of the usage fee received from the User in the month in which the damage occurred.

  4. We shall not be liable for any transactions, communications, disputes, etc., that occur between the user and other users or third parties regarding this Service.

Article 10 (Change of Service Content, etc.)

We may change the contents of this Service or discontinue the provision of this Service without notice to the User, and shall not be responsible for any damage caused to the User by this.

Article 11 (Changes to the Terms of Use)

We may change these Terms at any time without notice to the User if we deem it necessary. After the change of these Terms, if the user starts using this Service, it is assumed that the user has agreed to the changed terms.

Article 12 (Handling of Personal Information)

We will handle personal information obtained through the use of this Service appropriately in accordance with our “Privacy Policy”.

Article 13 (Notifications and Contacts)

Notifications and communications between the user and us shall be made in the manner prescribed by us. Unless we receive a change notice from the user in accordance with the method separately designated by us, we will consider the currently registered contact information as valid and will send notifications or communications to that contact information, which will be deemed to have reached the user at the time of dispatch.

Article 14 (Prohibition of Transfer of Rights and Obligations)

The user may not transfer their status under the usage contract or their rights or obligations under these Terms to a third party or provide them as collateral without our prior written consent.

Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  1. The interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by Japanese law.
  2. In the event of any doubt or dispute between the user and us regarding this Service or these Terms, we shall discuss in good faith; however, if the matter remains unresolved, the Tokyo District Court or the Tokyo Summary Court shall be the exclusive jurisdiction court of the first instance.