These KAGE Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement") establish the matters that users must comply with when using the Service (defined in Article 1-5) provided by KAGE (hereinafter referred to as "the Company"). Users of the Service must agree to this Agreement before using the Service, so please be sure to read the entire Agreement before agreeing to it.

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1: Application

These Terms aim to define the rights and obligations between the Company and users regarding the use of the Service (as defined in Article 2), and shall apply to all relationships between users and the Company regarding the use of the Service.

Article 2: Definitions

"Company Website" means the website operated by the Company with the domain "SHADOW.KAGE.ENGINEERING" (including the website after such change if the domain or content of the Company's website is changed for any reason).
"Service" means the collective name for services that enable security researchers to request vulnerability assessments of internet services, hardware products, etc., and services that enable the establishment of reporting windows for vulnerability reports and reporting to such windows under the name SHADOW provided by the Company (including the service after such change if the name or content of the service is changed for any reason).
"Service" means the name of services that enable the installation of hardware products and remote operation and assessment of hardware products by security researchers, as well as the establishment of reporting windows for vulnerability reports of such hardware products, etc., and reporting to such windows, under the name SHADOW provided by the Company (including the service name and content after such change if the name or content of the service is changed).
"Security Program Service" means, among the Services, a service that enables requesting vulnerability assessments of hardware products, etc. from security researchers.
"VDP Service" means, among the Services, a service that enables the establishment of reporting windows for vulnerability reports, and allows registered users and third parties to make reports to the window setter via such windows.
"Registration Applicant" means a "Registration Applicant" as defined in Article 3.
"Provided Hardware and Provided Information" means "Provided Hardware and Provided Information" as defined in Article 3.
"Registered User" means an individual or corporation registered as a user of the Service pursuant to Article 3.
"Hardware Provider" means a registered user who provides hardware products, etc. for use on the Service and wishes to have security researchers assess vulnerabilities in such hardware products, etc.
"Reporter" means a registered user who assesses vulnerabilities related to hardware, etc. of hardware providers and makes reports to hardware providers on the Service.
"Reporting Window" means the "Reporting Window" as defined in Chapter 3, Article 11-12.
"Usage Agreement" refers to the present Terms of Use.
"Vulnerability Information" means information regarding vulnerabilities, etc. of hardware products, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Own Provided Hardware") managed by hardware providers, which is reported to hardware providers in the Service.
"External SNS Service" means social networking services designated by the Company provided by other business operators such as GitHub, Facebook, etc., which have functions such as authentication of registered users, disclosure of friend relationships, publication of content within such external social networks, etc., and are used for the implementation of the Service.
"External SNS Operator" means the service provider of an external SNS service.
"External SNS Terms of Use" means the terms that define the rights relationship between registered users and external SNS operators.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, design rights, and other intellectual property rights (including the rights to obtain such rights or to apply for registration, etc. of such rights).
"Member-Generated Information" means information issued by registered users in the Service (including, but not limited to, all information presented by registered users to other registered users, including vulnerability information and other content, whether public or private).
"Personal Information" means information that can identify an individual, including personal information as defined in Article 2 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

Article 3: Registration

A person who wishes to use the Service (hereinafter referred to as a "Registration Applicant") may apply to the Company for registration to use the Service by agreeing to comply with these Terms and providing certain information specified by the Company (hereinafter referred to as "Registration Information") to the Company in the manner specified by the Company.
Registration applications must be made by the individual or corporation that will use the Service, and applications by agents are not permitted in principle. In addition, when applying for registration, registration applicants must provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information to the Company.
The Company may refuse registration if a person who has applied for registration pursuant to Paragraph 1 falls under any of the following items:
(1) When the Company determines that there is a risk of violating these Terms
(2) When all or part of the registration information provided to the Company is false, contains errors, or has omissions
(3) When the person has previously had their registration to use the Service cancelled
(4) When the person is a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship, or person under assistance, and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative, guardian, curator, or assistant
(5) When the Company determines that the person is an antisocial force (meaning gangs, gang members, quasi-gang members, persons who have not passed 5 years since ceasing to be gang members or quasi-gang members, gang-related companies, corporate racketeers, social movement racketeers, special intelligence organized crime groups, or other groups or individuals seeking economic benefits using violence, or fraudulent methods; the same hereinafter), or cooperates with or is involved in the maintenance, operation, or management of antisocial forces through funding or other means, or has some kind of interaction or involvement with antisocial forces
(6) When the Company otherwise determines that registration is inappropriate
The Company shall determine whether to approve the registration of the registration applicant in accordance with the preceding paragraph and other Company standards, and if the Company approves the registration, shall notify the registration applicant to that effect. Through such notification, the registration of the registration applicant as a registered user shall be completed, and an agreement regarding the use of the Service in accordance with the provisions of these Terms (hereinafter referred to as the "Usage Agreement") shall be established between the registered user and the Company.
If there is any change to the registration information, registered users shall promptly notify the Company of such change and submit documents requested by the Company in the manner specified by the Company.

Article 4: Account Information Management

Registered users shall manage and store user IDs and passwords (hereinafter referred to as "Account Information") related to the Service at their own responsibility, and shall not allow third parties to use, lend, transfer, change names, buy or sell, etc. such information.
Registered users shall be responsible for damages arising from inadequate management of account information, errors in use, use by third parties, etc., and the Company shall not be liable for any damages.
If a registered user becomes aware that account information has been stolen or is being used by a third party, they shall immediately notify the Company to that effect and follow the Company's instructions.

Chapter 2: Security Program Service

Article 5: Content of Security Program Service

Through the Security Program Service, the Company provides tools and platforms for hardware providers to post the content of vulnerability assessments they wish to have performed on their own provided hardware, and for reporters to make reports thereto. The obligations of reporters set forth in Article 9 and other provisions of these Terms shall also apply to reporters before the establishment of the reward payment contract. The Company and the Service merely post information on rewards to be paid by hardware providers, and the hardware providers determine whether to pay rewards for the reported content, and if payment is approved, the Company shall not be involved in any way in the conclusion of contracts and execution of payments between assessment requesters and reporters regarding such rewards thereafter, and shall not raise any objection thereto.

Article 6: Use of Security Programs

The Company does not confirm or guarantee the content, quality, credibility, legality, accuracy, usefulness, etc. of the selection of reporters or assessment requesters using security programs and their reports, and assumes no responsibility for reports made by reporters.
The Company merely provides a venue for hardware providers among registered users to receive assessments of vulnerabilities related to their own provided hardware, and for reporters to report the results of vulnerability assessments, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of vulnerability information, the results that improve the security of own provided hardware through vulnerability information, or other content of reports including vulnerability information or reward payment contracts.

Article 7: Establishment of Security Program Implementation Contract

When hardware providers wish to have vulnerabilities in their own provided hardware assessed, they shall post the content they wish to have assessed through security programs in the manner designated by the Company.
When reporters intend to perform assessments posted pursuant to the preceding paragraph, they shall make vulnerability reports related to such assessments to assessment requesters through the reporting form designated by the Company in the manner specified by the Company.
Since the reward payment contract is established between assessment requesters and reporters, the assessment requesters and reporters shall be responsible for all matters related to the reward payment contract, including the content of applications, and the Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever.

Article 8: Obligations of Hardware Providers

Hardware providers acknowledge that vulnerability information provided by reporters may be inaccurate, inappropriate, or contain inappropriate content.
The Company shall not be liable for the content of vulnerability information or damages arising from vulnerability information under any circumstances.

Article 9: Obligations of Reporters

Reporters shall provide vulnerability information to assessment requesters at their own responsibility. Reporters shall assume full responsibility for the content of provided vulnerability information and any effects arising from hardware providers or other reporters using vulnerability information.
Reporters represent and warrant that they have all rights (including but not limited to copyrights) necessary to provide vulnerability information to hardware providers.
When making reports to hardware providers, reporters shall grant hardware providers the right to use the content of such reports for any purpose.
Reporters must delete information acquired during assessment from systems under their control when notified by hardware providers that the information has been verified by the assessment requester or that the case is closed.
When reporting vulnerability information to hardware providers, reporters shall do so through the reporting form designated by the Company.
Reporters shall not disclose, leak, or announce messages (including but not limited to reports of vulnerability information) with hardware providers through the Security Program Service, except when permitted by hardware providers.

Article 10: Usage Fees and Payment Methods

Hardware providers shall bear the usage fees specified on the Company website as consideration for using the Security Program Service.
Usage fees shall be calculated on a monthly basis ending on the last day of each month, and hardware providers shall pay the usage fees for the current month to the Company by the last day of the following month in the manner designated by the Company. Bank transfer fees and other costs necessary for payment shall be borne by hardware providers.
Even if setters cancel this usage agreement or terminate use of the Security Program Service in the middle of a month, the Company will not refund usage fees corresponding to the remaining days of that month on a prorated basis.
If hardware providers delay payment of usage fees, hardware providers shall pay the Company late payment damages at an annual rate of 25%.

Chapter 3: VDP Service

Article 11: Establishment of Vulnerability Reporting Window

Setters may apply to establish a window (hereinafter referred to as the "Reporting Window") for reporting vulnerabilities in the setter's provided hardware by the method specified by the Company.
The Company shall determine whether to establish a reporting window for setters based on the Company's standards, and if establishment is approved, shall establish the reporting window in the manner specified by the Company.
For information reported to the reporting window (including but not limited to vulnerability information), setters shall take measures such as correction of vulnerabilities related to the reported information at their own responsibility and cost, and the Company assumes no responsibility, including for the effects such measures have on setters.
The Company merely establishes windows for vulnerability reporting, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of vulnerability information provided by reporters, the results that improve the security of the setter's services through vulnerability information, or other information obtained through the establishment of vulnerability information and reporting windows.
When setters wish to use optional services related to VDP services, they shall apply for optional services in the manner specified by the Company, and if approved by the Company, may receive optional services in the manner specified by the Company.

Article 12: Reports to Vulnerability Reporting Window

Reporters shall report vulnerability information to setters through the reporting window, and shall not report vulnerability information to setters without going through the reporting window.
Reporters shall assume full responsibility for the content of information (including but not limited to vulnerability information) reported to the reporting window and any effects arising from setters or other third parties using such information.

Article 13: Usage Fees and Payment Methods

Setters shall bear the usage fees specified in the Service as consideration for using the VDP Service.
Usage fees shall be calculated on a monthly basis ending on the last day of each month, and setters shall pay the usage fees for the current month to the Company by the last day of the following month in the manner designated by the Company. Bank transfer fees and other costs necessary for payment shall be borne by setters.
Even if setters cancel this usage agreement or terminate use of the VDP Service in the middle of a month, the Company will not refund usage fees corresponding to the remaining days of that month on a prorated basis.
If setters delay payment of usage fees, setters shall pay the Company late payment damages at an annual rate of 25%.

Chapter 4: Hardware Provision Service

Article 14: Content of Hardware Provision Service

Through the Hardware Provision Service, the Company provides a platform where hardware products, etc. that hardware providers wish to have vulnerability assessments performed on are installed as own provided hardware at facilities and equipment managed by the Company under the Company's control, and reporters can remotely access and perform vulnerability assessments.

Article 15: Use of Hardware Provision Service

For own provided hardware provided on the Hardware Provision Service, the Company guarantees the physical safety and integrity of the own provided hardware itself, manages and operates the own provided hardware based on operational information provided by hardware providers, enables reporters to operate remotely, and provides a vulnerability assessment environment that eliminates external factors that would affect the behavior of own provided hardware in ways other than assessment operations. The Company assumes no responsibility for behavior of own provided hardware outside the scope of information provided by hardware providers, behavior arising from the quality of provided hardware at the time of provision, or damages arising therefrom.
The Company assumes no responsibility for damages to own provided hardware arising from vulnerability assessments and operations on own provided hardware by reporters within the expected scope on the Service.

Article 16: Establishment of Hardware Provision

When hardware providers wish to install their own hardware on the Service, they shall install own provided hardware under the Company's control through the Hardware Provision Service in the manner designated by the Company, and place it under the Company's control.

Article 17: Obligations of Hardware Providers

Hardware providers acknowledge that own provided hardware provided on the Service may be harmed by unexpected behavior, etc. during the vulnerability assessment process.
The Company shall not be liable for damages arising from the vulnerability assessment process under any circumstances.
When providing own provided hardware through the Hardware Provision Service, hardware providers must provide information on operational and management methods necessary for appropriately and safely conducting vulnerability assessments on such own provided hardware under the Company's control.
Hardware providers who install own provided hardware through the Hardware Provision Service are deemed to have agreed that the own provided hardware will be placed under the Company's control and will continue to be installed during the pre-agreed period. Hardware providers also acknowledge that physical access to such provided hardware by hardware providers will be restricted while the own provided hardware is under the Company's control.

Article 18: Obligations of Reporters

Reporters shall perform operations on own provided hardware at their own responsibility, and shall assume full responsibility for damages and effects arising from operations on provided own provided hardware.
Reporters shall perform operations on provided hardware only within the designated scope according to the operation methods set by hardware providers and the scope of requested vulnerability assessments, etc.
Reporters shall not disclose, leak, or announce information learned through vulnerability assessments on provided hardware (including but not limited to the content of vulnerability information reports), except when permitted by hardware providers.
Reporters acknowledge that records and logs of access and operations on own provided hardware conducted through the Hardware Provision Service will be kept. Reporters also acknowledge that such logs and information may be disclosed within the Company, to hardware providers who provided the own provided hardware, or to institutions to which information is provided for the purpose of explaining the integrity and safety of the Service, for the purpose of explaining and improving the Service.

Article 19: Usage Fees and Payment Methods

Hardware providers shall bear the usage fees specified in the Service as consideration for using the Hardware Provision Service.
Usage fees shall be calculated on a monthly basis ending on the last day of each month, and hardware providers shall pay the usage fees for the current month to the Company by the last day of the following month in the manner designated by the Company. Bank transfer fees and other costs necessary for payment shall be borne by hardware providers.
Even if setters cancel this usage agreement or terminate use of the Hardware Provision Service in the middle of a month, the Company will not refund usage fees corresponding to the remaining days of that month on a prorated basis.
If hardware providers delay payment of usage fees, hardware providers shall pay the Company late payment damages at an annual rate of 25%.

Chapter 5: Common Provisions

Article 20: Prohibited Acts

When using the Service, registered users shall not engage in any of the following acts:
(1) Acts that infringe upon the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, honor, or other rights or interests of the Company, other registered users, external SNS operators, or other third parties (including acts that directly or indirectly cause such infringement)
(2) Acts related to criminal activity or acts contrary to public order and morals
(3) Acts of transmitting obscene information or information harmful to minors
(4) Acts of transmitting information related to heterosexual relationships
(5) Acts that violate laws and regulations or internal rules of industry organizations to which the Company or registered users belong
(6) Acts of transmitting information containing computer viruses or other harmful computer programs
(7) Acts of falsifying information that can be used in connection with the Service
(8) Acts of transmitting data exceeding a certain data capacity specified by the Company through the Service
(9) Acts that may interfere with the Company's operation of the Service
(10) Acts that violate national, state, prefectural, or local laws or regulations regarding activities directly or indirectly related to security programs
(11) DoS (Denial of Service) attacks that place a load on the Company's services
(12) Attacks using automatic vulnerability scanners
(13) Physical attacks on the Company's assets or data centers
(14) Acts of viewing, deleting, modifying, or publishing data of registered users and third parties using discovered vulnerabilities
(15) Acts of viewing, deleting, modifying, or publishing source code, etc. using discovered vulnerabilities
(16) Acts that infringe on the rights of others in verifying vulnerabilities and reporting vulnerabilities
(17) Other acts that the Company determines to be inappropriate
Registered users shall not access (including all use acts such as viewing, deleting, modifying, publishing, storing, operating, etc.; the same hereinafter) the personal information of others without the prior written explicit consent of the person. If a registered user accidentally accesses the personal information of another person, they must immediately cease such act, report to the Company, and delete such personal information and all copies thereof from computers, etc.
If the Company determines that an act of transmitting information by a registered user in the Service falls under or may fall under any of the items in Article 20, Paragraph 1, the Company may delete all or part of such information without prior notice to the registered user. The Company assumes no responsibility for damages incurred by registered users based on measures taken by the Company under this paragraph.

Article 21: Service Suspension

The Company may suspend or interrupt all or part of the use of the Service without prior notice to registered users in any of the following cases:
(1) When performing regular or emergency inspection or maintenance work on computer systems related to the Service
(2) When computers, communication lines, etc. stop due to accidents
(3) When the Service cannot be operated due to force majeure such as fire, power outage, or natural disasters
(4) When troubles, interruption or suspension of service provision, suspension of integration with the Service, specification changes, etc. occur in external SNS services
(5) When the Company otherwise determines that suspension or interruption is necessary
The Company may terminate the provision of the Service at the Company's convenience. In this case, the Company shall notify registered users in advance.
The Company assumes no responsibility for damages incurred by registered users based on measures taken by the Company under this Article.

Article 22: Equipment Burden

Preparation and maintenance of computers, software and other equipment, communication lines and other communication environments, etc. necessary to receive the provision of the Service shall be performed at the registered user's expense and responsibility.
Registered users shall take security measures such as preventing computer virus infection, preventing unauthorized access, and preventing information leakage at their own expense and responsibility according to their own Service usage environment.
Even if the Company has stored messages or other information sent and received by registered users for a certain period of time for operational purposes, the Company has no obligation to store such information, and the Company may delete such information at any time. The Company assumes no responsibility for damages incurred by registered users based on the deletion of such information.
When registered users install software, etc. on their computers, etc. by downloading from the Company website or other methods at the start of using the Service or during use of the Service, registered users shall exercise sufficient care to prevent loss or alteration of information held by registered users or failure or damage to equipment, and the Company assumes no responsibility for such damages incurred by registered users.

Article 23: Attribution of Rights

All intellectual property rights related to the Company website and the Service belong to the Company or legitimate rights holders, and the license to use the Service based on these Terms does not mean a license to use the intellectual property rights of the Company or legitimate rights holders related to the Service.
The Company does not claim copyright to member-generated information. However, registered users grant the Company a non-exclusive and free license to use copyrights related to member-generated information within the scope of the Company's use for the Service and related businesses. Registered users shall not exercise moral rights of authors regarding member-generated information against the Company.
The Company retains the right to modify, edit, move, or delete member-generated information on the Service without prior notice to registered users, but has no obligation to do so.
Registered users shall not reproduce, edit, modify, post, repost, publicly transmit, distribute, sell, provide, translate, adapt, or otherwise use or utilize the content of the Service, except when permitted to use or utilize by the Company or intellectual property rights holders, or when permitted to use or utilize without permission from rights holders by law.
Registered users confirm that copyrights related to information other than member-generated information constituting the Service belong to the Company or copyright holders from whom the Company has obtained permission.
The Company does not support, approve, encourage, confirm, or agree with member-generated information. Publication of member-generated information shall be performed at the responsibility of the registered user related to such member-generated information. Even if registered users become involved in disputes with third parties due to defamation, privacy infringement, etc. related to member-generated information, the Company assumes no responsibility and provides no assistance with such disputes.
Messages between registered users provided by the Service can be viewed only by the sender and recipient of such messages and the Company. The Company may view the content and take measures that the Company considers appropriate for violations or fraudulent acts by registered users of these Terms, and may delete part or all of messages if the Company considers there is a problem in light of these Terms, and registered users agree to this in advance.
The Company assumes no responsibility for damages incurred by registered users due to acts that violate the preceding paragraphs or acts by the Company stipulated in the preceding paragraphs. In addition, if registered users gain profits through such acts, the Company has the right to claim an amount equivalent to such profits.

Article 24: Registration Cancellation

If a registered user falls under any of the following items, the Company may take any measures deemed necessary by the Company, including temporarily suspending use of the Service for such registered user, canceling registration as a registered user, refusing access to the Service, deleting, changing, or restricting the scope of publication of all or part of posted information or reports on the Service, without prior notice or demand:
(1) When any provision of these Terms is violated (including representation and warranty violations)
(2) When it is found that there are false facts in the registration information
(3) When the Service is used or attempted to be used for purposes or methods that may cause damage to the Company, other registered users, external SNS operators, or other third parties
(4) When a registered user can no longer receive service provision or integration from an external SNS operator due to violation of external SNS terms of use or other reasons
(5) When the operation of the Service is obstructed by any means
(6) When there is an application for seizure, provisional seizure, provisional disposition, compulsory execution, or auction
(7) When the person dies or receives a ruling for the commencement of guardianship, curatorship, or assistance
(8) When there has been no use of the Service for one year or more and there is no response to contact from the Company
(9) When falling under any of the items in Article 3, Paragraph 3
(10) When the Company otherwise determines that continuation of registration as a registered user is inappropriate
If any of the items in the preceding paragraph applies, registered users shall naturally lose the benefit of time for all debts owed to the Company and must immediately pay all debts to the Company.
The Company may cancel the registration of registered users by notifying the other party in the manner specified by the Company 30 days in advance.
The Company assumes no responsibility for damages incurred by registered users due to actions taken by the Company under this Article.
If the registration of a registered user is cancelled under this Article, the registered user shall return, dispose of, or otherwise handle software, manuals, and other items related to the Service provided by the Company in accordance with the Company's instructions.

Article 25: Disclaimer and Exemption

The Company does not confirm, has no obligation to confirm, makes no guarantees, and assumes no responsibility for the content, quality, accuracy, legality (including intellectual property rights and non-infringement of others' rights hereinafter), usefulness, credibility, etc. of all information related to member-generated information.
Even if registered users obtain any information from the Company directly or indirectly regarding the Service, the Company website, other registered users of the Service, or other matters, the Company does not make any guarantees to registered users beyond what is specified in these Terms.
The Service may integrate with external SNS services, but does not guarantee such integration, and even if integration with external SNS services is not possible in the Service, the Company assumes no responsibility.
When the Service integrates with external SNS services, registered users shall comply with external SNS terms of use at their own expense and responsibility, and even if disputes, etc. arise between registered users and external SNS operators operating such external SNS services, the Company assumes no responsibility for such disputes, etc.
Registered users shall investigate at their own responsibility and expense whether using the Service violates laws and regulations, internal rules of industry organizations, etc. applicable to registered users, and the Company does not guarantee that use of the Service by registered users complies with laws and regulations, internal rules of industry organizations, etc. applicable to registered users.
For transactions, communications, disputes, etc. that arise between registered users and other registered users, external SNS operators, or other third parties in connection with the Service or the Company website, registered users shall handle and resolve at their own responsibility, and the Company assumes no responsibility for such matters.
The Company assumes no responsibility for damages incurred by registered users due to interruption, suspension, termination, unavailability, or changes in the provision of the Service by the Company, deletion or loss of registered users' messages or information, cancellation of registered users' registration, loss of data or failure or damage to equipment due to use of the Service, or other matters related to the Service.
Even if links are provided from the Company website to other websites or from other websites to the Company website, the Company assumes no responsibility based on any reason for websites other than the Company website and information obtained therefrom.
The Company assumes no responsibility for compensating for damages incurred by registered users in connection with the Service. Even if the Company is liable for damages to registered users due to application of the Consumer Contract Act or other reasons, the Company's liability for compensation shall be limited to the higher of the total amount of usage fees for the Service actually received from registered users during the period of 6 months retroactively from the time the cause of damage arose.

Article 26: User's Liability for Compensation

If registered users cause damage to the Company by violating these Terms (including representation and warranty violations) or in connection with the use of the Service, they must compensate the Company for such damage.
If registered users receive claims from or have disputes with other registered users, external SNS operators, or other third parties in connection with the Service, they shall immediately notify the Company of the content, handle such claims or disputes at their own expense and responsibility, and report the progress and results to the Company based on requests from the Company.
If the Company receives any claims from other registered users, external SNS operators, or other third parties for infringement of rights or other reasons in connection with registered users' use of the Service, registered users must compensate for amounts that the Company is forced to pay to such third parties based on such claims.

Article 27: Confidentiality

In these Terms, "Confidential Information" means all information regarding the Company's technology, sales, business, finance, organization, and other matters that registered users are provided or disclosed by the Company in writing, orally, or through recording media, etc., or come to know in connection with the usage agreement or the Service. However, the following shall be excluded from confidential information: (1) information that was already publicly known or already known at the time it was provided, disclosed, or learned from the Company, (2) information that became publicly known through publications or other means due to reasons not attributable to oneself after provision, disclosure, or learning from the Company, (3) information lawfully obtained from a third party with authority to provide or disclose without being obligated to maintain confidentiality, (4) information independently developed without relying on confidential information, (5) information confirmed in writing by the Company as not requiring confidentiality.
Registered users shall use confidential information only for the purpose of using the Service, and shall not provide, disclose, or leak the Company's confidential information to third parties without the Company's written consent.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 2, registered users may disclose confidential information based on orders, requests, or solicitations from laws, courts, or government agencies. However, if there is such an order, request, or solicitation, they must promptly notify the Company to that effect.
When registered users reproduce documents or magnetic recording media describing confidential information, they shall obtain the Company's prior written consent, and shall strictly manage copies in accordance with Paragraph 2.
When requested by the Company, registered users must return or dispose of confidential information and documents or other recording media describing or containing confidential information and all copies thereof without delay in accordance with the Company's instructions.

Article 28: Handling of Personal Information

The Company shall appropriately handle personal information and similar information based on relevant laws and regulations and the "Privacy Policy," and registered users agree to this.

Article 29: Changes to These Terms

The Company may freely change the content of the Service.
The Company may change these Terms (including rules, regulations, etc. regarding the Service posted on the Company website; the same in this paragraph hereinafter). When the Company changes these Terms, the Company shall notify registered users of such changes, and if registered users use the Service after notification of such changes, or do not take procedures to cancel registration within the period specified by the Company, registered users shall be deemed to have agreed to the changes to these Terms.

Article 30: Contact/Notification

Inquiries and other communications or notifications from registered users to the Company regarding the Service, and communications or notifications from the Company to registered users such as notifications regarding changes to these Terms, shall be made in the manner specified by the Company.

Article 31: Transfer of These Terms

Registered users may not transfer, assign, provide as security, or otherwise dispose of their position under the usage agreement or rights or obligations under these Terms to third parties without the Company's prior written consent.
When the Company transfers the business related to the Service to a third party (regardless of the form, including business transfer, corporate split, etc.), the Company may transfer its position under the usage agreement, rights and obligations under these Terms, and registered users' registration information, member-generated information, and other customer information to the transferee of such transfer along with such transfer, and registered users agree in advance to such transfer in this paragraph.

Article 32: Complete Agreement

These Terms constitute the complete agreement between the Company and registered users regarding matters included in these Terms, and take precedence over any prior agreements, representations, and understandings between the Company and registered users regarding matters included in these Terms, whether oral or written.

Article 33: Severability

Even if any provision of these Terms or part thereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of provisions for which part is determined to be invalid or unenforceable shall continue to be fully effective, and the Company and registered users shall modify the invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts to the extent necessary to make them legal and enforceable, and shall endeavor to ensure legal and economic effects equivalent to the intent of such invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts.

Article 34: Surviving Provisions

Even if the usage agreement terminates for any reason, the provisions of Articles xxx....xxxx shall continue to be effective after termination of the usage agreement.

Article 35: Language and Standard Time

These Terms and the Service shall be in Japanese as the authentic text, and if there is a difference in interpretation between the Japanese version and the English version, the Japanese version shall prevail.
Dates and times used in connection with the Service shall be based on dates and times in Japan unless otherwise specified.

Article 36: Exclusion of Antisocial Forces

The Company and registered users represent to the other party that, at the time the registered user starts using the Service, they themselves and their directors, executive officers, important employees substantially involved in management such as executive officers, and persons with substantial management rights do not fall under antisocial forces, and guarantee that they will not fall under such during the period of the registered user's use of the Service.
The Company and registered users guarantee to the other party that they will not engage in any of the following acts by themselves or using third parties in connection with the use of the Service:
(1) Violent demand behavior
(2) Unreasonable demand behavior exceeding legal responsibility
(3) Acts of making threatening statements or using violence
(4) Acts of spreading rumors, damaging the credit of the other party using deception, or interfering with the business of the other party
(5) Other acts equivalent to the preceding items

Article 37: Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The governing law of these Terms shall be Japanese law, and the XXXX Court shall be the exclusive agreed jurisdiction court of first instance for all disputes arising from or related to these Terms.

Article 38: Resolution Through Consultation

If matters not stipulated in these Terms arise or doubts arise regarding the interpretation of these Terms, the Company and registered users shall promptly resolve them through consultation in accordance with the principle of good faith.

Version 1, enacted October 29, 2025