Terms of Service

This English translation is provided for reference only. The Japanese version is the governing version; if there is any discrepancy, the Japanese version prevails.

Operator: Sakakikaen Co., Ltd. (1747 Heda, Numazu-shi, Shizuoka 410-3402, Japan / Representative Director: Hirofumi Inagi / Corporate Number 6080101026385)

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 (Purpose and Application)

These Terms of Service (hereinafter, "these Terms") set forth the conditions of use of the learning platform "examplat" provided by Sakakikaen Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, "the Company") and of the websites, applications, question banks, study notes, explanations, interactive figures, learning-record functions and all other services incidental to or linked with it. This includes applications that the Company links to examplat (limited to those for which the Company has commenced the linkage and has indicated that fact on the Service) (hereinafter collectively, "the Service").
These Terms shall apply to all persons who use the Service (hereinafter, "User" or "Users"). Users shall use the Service upon agreeing to these Terms.
The Privacy Policy, price list, individual provisions for each application, help pages, notices and other provisions that the Company posts on the Service (hereinafter, "Individual Provisions") shall constitute a part of these Terms. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Individual Provisions, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specifically provided in the Individual Provisions.
These Terms constitute standard terms of contract (teikei yakkan) under Article 548-2 of the Civil Code of Japan. The User shall be deemed to have also agreed to the individual clauses of these Terms at the time the User registers for the Service, applies for a subscription, or commences use of the Service.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The terms used in these Terms shall have the following meanings.

"Account": collectively, the identifying information that the User has registered with the Company in order to use the Service (such as an email address and authentication information from external services) and the rights associated with it
"Individual Plan": a subscription plan used by an individual solely for his or her own learning
"Corporate Plan": a contract under which a corporation or other organization uses the Service for the training and education of its officers, employees and the like (the terms of the contract shall be as set out in a separate contract or application form)
"Subscription": a contract to use all or part of the Service by paying a fee for each fixed period
"Content": the questions, answer choices, answers, explanations, study notes, diagrams, images, audio, video, translations, programs and all other information provided through the Service
"User Data": information that the User has entered into or transmitted to the Service, and information generated or recorded in connection with the use of the Service (such as answers, correct/incorrect results, study time, viewing history, operation history, and device and communication information)
"App Store": the App Store of Apple Inc., Google Play of Google LLC, and any other external distribution operator through which the Company distributes its applications

Article 3 (Agreement to These Terms)

A User who does not agree to these Terms may not use the Service.
Where a minor uses the Service, the minor shall do so upon obtaining the consent of a person with parental authority or other legal representative. When applying for a paid subscription, the consent of the legal representative must be obtained without fail.
Where a minor has falsely stated that he or she has obtained the consent of a legal representative when he or she has not, or has falsely stated that he or she is an adult, the application may not be rescinded.
Where a User agrees to these Terms as a representative of a corporation or other organization, that User represents and warrants to the Company that he or she has the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

Article 4 (Amendment of These Terms)

The Company may amend these Terms (including the Individual Provisions) without obtaining the individual consent of Users in either of the following cases (Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan).
1. Where the amendment conforms to the general interests of Users
2. Where the amendment is not contrary to the purpose of the contract and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the amendment, the appropriateness of the amended content, and other circumstances pertaining to the amendment
Where the Company makes an amendment under the preceding paragraph, it shall specify an effective date. The Company shall then, by the effective date, give notice of the fact that an amendment will be made, the amended content and the effective date, by posting on the Service or by other appropriate means.
Where the User uses the Service on or after the effective date, or does not take the procedure for cancellation within the period specified by the Company, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to these Terms as amended.

Chapter 2 Accounts

Article 5 (Registration)

A person wishing to use the Service shall apply for registration by the method specified by the Company, and registration shall be completed at the time the Company approves the application.
The Company may decline to approve a registration where it determines that the applicant falls under any of the following. The Company shall have no obligation to disclose the reason.
1. Where the registered information contains any falsehood, error or omission
2. Where the applicant has previously had an Account suspended or deleted due to a breach of these Terms or the like
3. Where the Company determines that the applicant is, or is related to, antisocial forces, etc. (as defined in Article 36)
4. Where the Company determines that a competing business operator or a person related to it has applied for the purpose of investigation, imitation or sales activities
5. In addition, where the Company determines that registration is not appropriate

Article 6 (Management of Accounts)

The User shall manage his or her Account (including the email address, the codes used for login, authentication information from external services, and devices) at his or her own responsibility.
An Account is personal and exclusive to the User. The User may not allow a third party to use it, lend it, assign it, change its registered holder, buy or sell it, or offer it as security.
All acts performed using an Account shall be deemed to be acts of the User himself or herself. Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, the Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User as a result of unauthorized use by a third party.
Only one device or browser may be signed in to an Account at the same time. When the User signs in on a new device or browser, the previous device or browser is signed out (learning records remain in the Account).
Where the User becomes aware of unauthorized use of the Account or the risk thereof, the User shall immediately notify the Company and follow the Company's instructions.

Article 7 (Changes to Registered Information)

Where there is any change to the registered information, the User shall immediately make the change by the method specified by the Company. Where a notice from the Company does not arrive because the User has failed to make such change, that notice shall be deemed to have arrived at the time it would normally have arrived.

Chapter 3 Fees and Subscriptions

Article 8 (Fees)

The fees, payment methods and renewal cycles for paid plans and applications shall be as displayed in the price list on the Service.
Applications for examinations in Japan shall be settled in Japanese yen when applied for from the Japanese-language screens and in U.S. dollars when applied for from screens in any other language. Applications for examinations outside Japan shall be settled in U.S. dollars. Exchange rate fluctuations, fees of overseas card companies and financial institutions, and local taxes shall be borne by the User. Amounts displayed in other currencies for reference are not the settlement amount.
Consumption tax and other taxes shall be borne by the User as displayed.
The Company may revise the fees. The Company shall notify subscribing Users no later than 30 days before the effective date of the revision. The revised fees shall apply from the first renewal date on or after the effective date. A User who does not agree to the revision may cancel by the day before the effective date.

Article 9 (Payment)

The User shall pay the fees by the method specified by the payment processing service provider designated by the Company (Stripe, Inc. or others) or by the App Store.
Any dispute arising with a payment processing service provider or an App Store shall be resolved between the User and that operator.
Where payment is delayed or settlement could not be made, the Company may suspend the provision of all or part of the Service without demand.

Article 10 (Automatic Renewal)

A subscription shall be automatically renewed on the same terms unless the User takes the procedure for cancellation by the day before the renewal date. The fee shall be automatically charged on the renewal date.
Half-yearly-payment plans shall likewise be automatically renewed upon expiry of the six-month period, and annual-payment plans upon expiry of the one-year period.

Article 11 (Cancellation)

The User may cancel a subscription at any time from the Account screen or by the method specified by the App Store.
Even after cancellation, the User may use the Service until the end of the period already paid for. No pro-rata refund shall be made for cancellation in the middle of a period.
Cancellation of a Corporate Plan shall be as provided in the individual contract.

Article 12 (Refunds)

Fees paid shall not be refunded at all, for any reason whatsoever. The same shall apply in the case of cancellation in the middle of a period, suspension of use, deletion of an Account, a change of plan, or where there is a period during which the Service was not used.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, only where the Company is obliged to make a refund under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws and regulations, the Company shall make a refund to the extent provided by such laws and regulations.
Where the Company makes a refund (including the case under the preceding paragraph and the case where the Company voluntarily agrees to a refund), the amount of the refund shall, for any reason whatsoever, be limited to an amount equivalent to one month's fee for that subscription. For half-yearly-payment plans, an amount equivalent to one-sixth of the half-yearly fee, and for annual-payment plans, an amount equivalent to one-twelfth of the annual fee, shall be regarded as one month's fee. However, where laws and regulations require a refund of an amount exceeding this, the provisions of such laws and regulations shall apply.
Where a subscription was purchased through an App Store, any refund made by the App Store's distribution operator under its own rules shall be subject to the judgment and procedures of that distribution operator. The Company shall not be involved in this.

Article 13 (Change of Plan)

A change to a higher plan shall take effect immediately. The difference shall be settled by the method specified by the Company.
A change to a lower plan shall take effect from the next renewal date.
Where the User has changed to a lower plan or has cancelled, functions and data available only under the higher plan (such as marks on incorrectly answered questions, saved questions and others) may become unavailable. The Company shall have no obligation to retain such data.

Article 14 (Free Trials and Samples)

The Company may, at its discretion, change the content of or terminate any free trial, sample or campaign at any time. Where duplicate use by the same person or other improper use is discovered, the Company may charge the paid fee.

Article 14-2 (First-Month Discount: Referral Program and New-Account Offer)

A User may share their own referral link issued by the Company with third parties. Where one or more persons newly register an account through the referral link (each, a "Referred Person"), the referring User may receive, once only, the discount specified by the Company (50% off the first month; the "First-Month Discount") on the first payment of a paid subscription the User newly applies for (monthly billing only). Regardless of the number of Referred Persons, the First-Month Discount by referral is granted only once. Referred Persons pay the regular price.
Where a User starts the application procedure for a paid subscription (monthly billing only; meaning the creation of the Company's payment screen) within 10 minutes of registering their account, the User may receive the First-Month Discount, once only, on the first payment of that subscription (the "New-Account Offer"). Whether the application was started within 10 minutes is determined by the time on the Company's server; if it was, the First-Month Discount applies even if payment is completed after the 10 minutes (the payment screen is valid only for the period set by the Company). Users who have previously had a paid subscription are not eligible for the New-Account Offer.
The First-Month Discount does not apply to 6-month or annual billing and cannot be combined with the launch campaign or any other discount. Where a User is eligible for both benefits in the preceding two paragraphs, the New-Account Offer is applied first, and the First-Month Discount by referral may be used on a monthly subscription the User newly applies for afterwards.
Self-referrals, referrals of persons who have already registered, registration of multiple accounts by the same person (including for the purpose of receiving the New-Account Offer repeatedly), and any other use the Company determines to be improper or contrary to the purpose of this Article are not eligible for the benefits of this Article. In such cases, the Company may cancel the discount granted or charge the amount of the discount.
The benefits of this Article may not be transferred, exchanged for cash or refunded. The Company may change or terminate the benefits of this Article in accordance with Article 14.

Article 14-3 (AI Speaking Feedback and the Speaking Unlimited Option)

The scoring and feedback for IELTS Academic Speaking practice are estimates produced by AI and are not official scores. Pronunciation is not assessed. The Company does not guarantee the accuracy of the estimates or their correspondence with actual examination results.
Scored sessions are provided in the number specified by the Company for each plan (Standard 30, Pro 60, Premium 100), per month (30 days) aligned with the billing period of the subscription. Unused sessions do not carry over. Recordings too short to be scored are not counted.
The Speaking Unlimited option (paid; renewed monthly) may be added by Users with an active IELTS Academic subscription. Even with "unlimited" use, a cap of 30 sessions per day applies as the scope of fair use, to cover AI costs and prevent abuse. The Company may restrict use that it determines exceeds the scope of ordinary study, such as automated submissions or use for purposes other than study.
The Speaking Unlimited option may be cancelled at any time and remains available until the end of the paid period. The option cannot be continued on its own where the underlying subscription has been cancelled. Refunds are governed by Article 12.
Recordings and transcripts of Speaking practice are not stored (only the score and the date are kept). See the Privacy Policy for details.

Chapter 4 Content and Scope of Use

Article 15 (Nature of the Content)

The Content of the Service (including questions, answer choices, answers, explanations, study notes and diagrams) is unofficial learning material consisting of questions and explanations independently created by the Company. It is not a verbatim reproduction of questions from examinations conducted in the past. It has not been created, supervised, approved or recommended by the administering bodies of the respective examinations, the supervising authorities, or the certifying bodies of the qualifications.
Examination names, qualification names and organization names are used solely to identify the examination concerned. These trademarks and names belong to their respective rights holders.
The Content may include material based on the laws, regulations and standards as of the time of its creation, content predating amendments to laws and regulations, similar questions in which numerical conditions have been changed, and material whose wording differs as a result of translation. The Company does not warrant that the Content conforms to the latest laws, regulations, standards or examination scope, or that it is accurate, complete or useful.
The Company does not warrant that use of the Service will result in passing an examination, improved scores, acquisition of a qualification, employment, promotion or any other outcome.
Content relating to nursing, medicine, finance, law, safety and the like is for learning purposes. It is not intended for practical judgment, diagnosis, treatment, investment or legal advice. In practice, the User shall without fail follow official materials and the judgment of professionals.
The original text of the Content and of the screens is in Japanese or English. Any translation displayed by the User using a browser or other translation function is produced by third-party machine translation and has not been created or checked by the Company. The Company does not warrant the accuracy of such translation. In the event of any discrepancy between the translation and the original text, the original text shall prevail.

Article 16 (License)

The Company grants the User a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable right to view and use the Content solely for the User's own learning, within the scope of these Terms and the plan to which the User has subscribed.
The scope of use under a Corporate Plan shall be limited to the learners, period and purposes provided in the individual contract.

Article 17 (Intellectual Property Rights)

The Content, the programs of the Service, designs, trademarks, logos and all other intellectual property rights (including the rights under Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act of Japan) belong to the Company or the legitimate rights holders.
Except for the license under the preceding Article, these Terms do not transfer or license any rights to the User.
The User shall not exercise moral rights of authors against the Company (with respect to feedback and the like posted by the User).

Article 18 (Prohibited Acts)

In using the Service, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts.

Acts that violate laws and regulations, these Terms, or public order and morals
Reproducing, reprinting, distributing, publicly transmitting, selling, lending, translating, adapting, or summarizing and publishing all or part of the Content (including posting on social media, blogs, videos, question collections, teaching materials or seminar materials)
Acquiring or saving the Content in bulk by screenshots, screen recording, printing, text extraction or any other method (beyond the ordinary scope for personal learning)
Accessing the Service or acquiring the Content by robots, scraping, crawlers or other automated means
Using the Content, or allowing a third party to use it, for the training or evaluation of artificial intelligence or machine learning models, retrieval augmentation, creation of datasets, or otherwise
Sharing an Account, having one Account used by multiple persons, or allowing persons not covered by a Corporate Plan to use the Service
Decompiling, disassembling, reverse engineering or modifying the programs of the Service, or probing them for vulnerabilities (except where the Company has permitted this in writing)
Acts that place an excessive load on the servers or networks of the Service, or acts that interfere with the operation of the Service
Unauthorized access, use of another person's Account, circumvention of authentication, circumvention of billing, or circumvention of plan restrictions
Registering false information or impersonating another person
Acts that infringe the rights, honor or credit of the Company, other Users, examination administering bodies or other third parties
Sales activities, advertising or solicitation using the Service, or the development or investigation of a competing service
Providing benefits to, or otherwise cooperating with, antisocial forces, etc.
Acts that encourage or prepare for any of the acts in the preceding items
In addition, acts that the Company determines to be inappropriate

Where any of the acts in the preceding paragraph occurs, in particular items 2 to 5 (reproduction or reprinting of the Content, acquisition or saving by screenshots or screen recording, automated acquisition, or use for artificial intelligence), the Company may immediately suspend use or terminate the contract in accordance with Chapter 7 and may claim compensation for the damage incurred by the Company (including investigation costs and attorney's fees). The copyright and all other rights in the Content belong to the Company; reproduction, reprinting or recording of the Content without the Company's permission is prohibited.

Article 19 (User Submissions and Feedback)

With respect to questions, opinions, reports of errors, suggestions for improvement, survey responses and other information that the User posts on or transmits to the Service (hereinafter, "Feedback"), the User grants the Company the following rights.
- There is no limitation as to territory or period.
- The license is free of charge and may not be revoked.
- The Company may reproduce, modify, translate and publish the Feedback, may freely use it for the Service and the Company's other businesses, and may also sublicense it to third parties.
The Company shall have no obligation to adopt Feedback, to pay consideration for it, or to give notice of whether or not it has been adopted.

Chapter 5 Use of User Data

Article 20 (Use of User Data)

The User agrees that the Company may acquire, store, analyze and use User Data for the purposes set forth in the Privacy Policy. The purposes include the following.
- Provision of the Service
- Improvement of the quality, Content and functions of the Service
- Research and development of new services and products
- Preparation of statistics
- Development and improvement of artificial intelligence and machine learning models
- Marketing
The Company may use User Data, as statistical information, pseudonymized information or anonymized information processed into a form in which individuals cannot be identified, for the improvement of the Service, the Company's other businesses, research, and advertising and sales materials (for example, "average correct-answer rate" and "frequently mistaken topics"), without limitation as to period.
Even after the User has deleted his or her Account, the Company may retain and use User Data for the period required by laws and regulations and with respect to the processed information under the preceding paragraph.

Article 21 (Backup of Data)

The Company shall have no obligation to store or back up User Data. Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, the Company shall not be liable for the loss, corruption or alteration of User Data. The User shall save any necessary data at his or her own responsibility.

Chapter 6 Provision of the Service

Article 22 (Changes, Additions and Termination of the Service)

The Company may change, add to or delete the content of the Service (including the questions and study notes included, functions, supported devices and languages, and the names and designs of applications) without prior notice to Users.
The Company may terminate the provision of all or part of the Service. Where a paid service is to be terminated, the Company shall give notice no later than 30 days in advance and shall stop automatic renewal from the time of the notice. The termination date shall, in principle, be on or after the expiry date of the period for which the User has already paid.

Article 23 (Interruption of the Service)

The Company may interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice in any of the following cases.

Where maintenance, inspection or updating of the system is carried out
In the event of force majeure, such as earthquake, fire, power outage, communication failure, infectious disease, war, terrorism, the enactment, amendment or repeal of laws and regulations, or orders of public authorities
Where the services of external operators, such as cloud, payment, communication or other services, have stopped
Where there is a cyberattack or other security reason
In addition, where the Company determines that interruption is necessary

Article 24 (Linkage with External Services)

The Service may be linked with external services such as login using accounts of Google, Apple, Microsoft and others, App Stores, payment processing service providers, access analytics and others. The use of external services shall be subject to the terms of their providers.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User as a result of the suspension of, changes to, or defects in external services (except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company).

Article 25 (Recommended Environment)

The User shall use the Service on the devices, operating systems and browsers recommended by the Company. Operation in any environment other than the recommended environment is not warranted. Communication charges shall be borne by the User.

Article 26 (Advertising)

At present, the Service does not display third-party advertising. Where the Company displays advertising (including affiliate advertising) in the future, it shall amend these Terms and the Privacy Policy and give notice in advance. Even where advertising is displayed, the Company shall not be liable for any transaction or dispute between the User and an advertiser.

Chapter 7 Suspension of Use and Termination of Contract

Article 27 (Suspension of Use and Deletion of Accounts)

Where the Company determines that the User falls under any of the following, the Company may take the following measures without prior notice or demand. The Company shall have no obligation to explain the reason.
- Suspension of use of all or part of the Service
- Deletion of the Account
- Termination of the subscription contract
- Deletion of User Data
The applicable cases are as follows.
1. Where the User has breached these Terms
2. Where the registered information contained any falsehood
3. Where the User has delayed payment of fees or settlement could not be made
4. Where the User has not responded to communications from the Company for 30 days or more
5. Where there has been no use for two years or more since the last use (limited to free Accounts)
6. Where the User is found to be antisocial forces, etc.
7. In addition, where the Company determines that use is inappropriate
Even where the measures under the preceding paragraph have been taken, the Company shall not refund any fees it has received.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User as a result of the measures under paragraph 1.
Where the Company incurs damage as a result of a breach by the User, the User shall compensate the Company for such damage (including attorneys' fees and investigation costs).

Article 28 (Withdrawal by the User)

The User may withdraw from the Service at any time by using “Delete account” on the account screen (“Account settings” in My Portal) or by any other method specified by the Company. The same procedure is available in the Service’s apps. Where the User has a paid subscription, the subscription is cancelled immediately upon withdrawal, and the remainder of the period already paid for can no longer be used. Refunds of fees already paid are governed by Article 12. The handling of User Data after withdrawal shall be as provided in Article 20 and the Privacy Policy.

Chapter 8 Liability

Article 29 (Disclaimer of Warranties)

The Service and the Content are provided on an "as is" basis. The Company makes no warranty, whether express or implied, as to the following matters.
- That the Service will be uninterrupted and free of errors and defects
- That it contains no harmful elements
- That it is fit for the User's particular purpose
- That it has the expected functions, accuracy or usefulness
- That it does not infringe the rights of third parties
The Company shall not be liable for any dispute arising in relation to the Service between the User and another User or a third party.

Article 30 (Limitation of Liability)

The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User in relation to the Service, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, even where the Company is liable (including where the Company's liability cannot be exempted under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws and regulations), the Company's liability shall, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, be limited to the following scope.
- Damage covered: limited to ordinary and direct damage actually incurred by the User.
- Damage not covered: lost profits, damage arising from special circumstances, indirect damage, failure of an examination, examination fees, loss of opportunity, and other damage are not covered.
- Maximum amount: the total amount of fees for the Service that the User paid to the Company during the three months counted back from the month preceding the month in which the event giving rise to the damage occurred. Where the User was using the Service free of charge, the amount shall be JPY 1,000.
The preceding two paragraphs shall not apply to damage caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, damage relating to life or body, or other cases in which liability cannot be limited under laws and regulations.

Article 31 (Indemnification by the User)

Where the Company receives a claim or is sued by a third party as a result of the User's breach of these Terms, improper use of the Service, or infringement of the rights of a third party, the User shall resolve the matter at his or her own responsibility and expense. In addition, the User shall indemnify the Company for all damage incurred by the Company (including attorneys' fees, settlement payments and investigation costs).

Chapter 9 Corporate Plan

Article 32 (Corporate Plan)

Under a Corporate Plan, all question banks and study notes included in the Service may be used, within the scope specified by the Company, for the training and education of the contracting organization. Fees and conditions shall be as set out in an individual quotation, application form or contract (please contact the Company).
The contracting organization shall cause its learners to comply with these Terms and shall be responsible to the Company for the acts of its learners.
The Company may provide the contracting organization with the learning status of its learners (such as whether they have taken the courses, their progress and their correct-answer rates) within the scope of the individual contract. Learners shall use the Service upon agreeing to this.

Chapter 10 General Clauses

Article 33 (Notices)

Notices from the Company to the User shall be given by posting on the Service, sending to the registered email address, in-app notification, or any other method that the Company determines to be appropriate.
A notice by email shall be deemed to have arrived at the time it is sent. A notice by posting on the Service shall be deemed to have arrived at the time it is posted.

Article 34 (Assignment of Rights and Obligations)

The User may not, without the written consent of the Company, assign to a third party, cause a third party to succeed to, or offer as security, his or her status, rights or obligations under these Terms.
Where the Company has transferred the business relating to the Service to a third party, or has carried out a company split or other transfer of business, the Company may assign the following to the transferee or successor. The User agrees to this in advance.
- The status under these Terms and the rights and obligations under these Terms
- The User's registered information and User Data

Article 35 (Entrustment)

The Company may entrust all or part of the operations relating to the running of the Service to a third party.

Article 36 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)

The User represents and warrants that he or she does not, and will not in the future, fall under any of the following persons (hereinafter, "antisocial forces, etc.").
- An organized crime group (boryokudan), a member of an organized crime group, or a person for whom five years have not passed since ceasing to be a member of an organized crime group
- A quasi-member of an organized crime group, a company affiliated with an organized crime group, a corporate racketeer (sokaiya) or the like
- A group or person engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of social campaigns or the like, a crime group specialized in intellectual crimes, or the like
- Any other person equivalent to the foregoing
Where the User breaches this, the Company may terminate the contract immediately without demand. The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User as a result.

Article 37 (Severability)

Even where any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws and regulations, the remainder of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect. A provision held to be invalid or unenforceable shall be applied by reading it as the valid content closest to its intent.

Article 38 (Survival)

Article 12, Article 15, Articles 17 through 21, paragraphs 2 through 4 of Article 27, Articles 29 through 31, Article 34, and Articles 37 through 41 shall remain in effect even after the contract has ended.

Article 39 (Language)

The Japanese version of these Terms shall be the governing version. Translations into other languages are provided for reference, and in the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese version and a translated version, the Japanese version shall prevail. However, this shall not apply where the mandatory laws of the User's country of residence provide otherwise.

Article 40 (Governing Law)

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. However, for consumers residing outside Japan, those consumer protection provisions of the laws and regulations of their country of residence that cannot be excluded by agreement shall apply in priority to these Terms.

Article 41 (Jurisdiction)

The Shizuoka District Court shall be the court of first instance with exclusive agreed jurisdiction over all disputes arising between the Company and the User in relation to the Service. However, this shall not apply where a different jurisdiction is provided by laws and regulations.

Supplementary Provision: These Terms are established on October 6, 2026 and shall come into effect on the same date.
Revised on October 13, 2026 (Article 28: added withdrawal from the account screen and cancellation of subscriptions upon withdrawal)

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