CareerModel Terms of Service

Article 1 About the contents and membership of CareerModel


● JUO Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") provides CareerModel, which is a service that allows creators to distribute digital content and users to view, send and receive comments etc.
● CareerModel members (hereinafter referred to as "members") upon acceptance of the Terms of Service, will use the website and application CareerModel (including the service after the name has been changed, if the name has been changed; hereinafter referred to as “the Service”) operated by the Company. In the event that the name has been changed, the term “member” shall mean a person who has registered with CareerModel and whose registration has been approved by the Company in order to use the Service.
● Members shall use this service based in accordance with the Terms of Service. The contract regarding the use of service between the Company and the user (hereinafter referred to as "this contract") shall be formed when the Company receives a registration application for the Service from the user, and approves it. We may not approve the registration application at our discretion, and shall not be obliged to disclose the reason for not approving the application for use.
● If separate Terms (hereinafter referred to as "Individual Terms") are stipulated within the Service, the Member shall use the Service in accordance with the Terms and the Individual Terms. In the event of any discrepancy between the Terms and the Individual Terms, the Individual Terms shall take precedence over the Terms.
● Members may not allow a third party to use, lend, transfer, buy, sell, or otherwise dispose of their membership.
● If the Member is requested by the Company to provide materials, information, etc. necessary for the provision of the Service, or to take any other action, the Member shall promptly comply with the request. The Company shall not be liable in any way for any failure of the Company to provide the Service due to the member's failure to provide such materials, information, etc.
● The Member shall bear all costs for facilities, equipment, software, etc. required for the use of the Service, as well as telecommunication line usage fees.
● Members who wish to browse contents shall purchase a monthly subscription plan within the service. As long as the Subscription Plan of such Member is in effect, such Member shall be able to view the content, etc.

Article 2 Member registration


● Those who wish to register as a member must agree to the Terms and Conditions and follow the procedures specified by the Company to register as a new member.
● If a person who wishes to register as a member is a minor, they must obtain the consent of their legal representative in order to use the Service.

Article 3 Changes to the CareerModel Terms of Service


● We may change all or part of the Terms and Conditions without obtaining prior consent of the user, provided that such change does not conflict with the purpose of the agreement under the Terms and Conditions and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the change, the reasonableness of the content after the change, and other circumstances pertaining to the change.
● When the Company changes the Terms of Service or the individual Terms and Conditions, the fees and any other matters related to the Service shall be governed by the changed Terms of Service. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the modified Terms of Service shall become effective from the time they are posted on the Service Site.

Article 4 Management responsibility for e-mail addresses, passwords and communication terminals


● After registering for the Service, members shall use the service through a PC, mobile phone terminal, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Communication Terminal") using their email address, password, etc. Members shall be responsible for the management of the Communication Terminal, email address, and password that record the data data for authentication granted by the Company.
● Members shall not allow a third party to use their email address and password, or lend, transfer, buy or sell, etc. If a member lends, transfers, buys, sells, or pledges, etc. a Communication Terminal to a third party, the member shall take appropriate measures to prevent the third party from using the membership.
● The member shall be liable for any damage caused by inadequate management of Communication Terminals, IDs and passwords, errors in use, or use by a third party etc., and the Company shall not be held liable for any damage.
● If a third party becomes aware of a members ID and password, or if there is a risk that the Communication Terminal will be used by a third party, the member shall immediately notify the Company and shall comply with instructions provided by the Company, if any.

Article 5 Handling of personal information


● Those who wish to register as a member must register their information as specified by the Company, and the Company may use members personal information for the following purposes:
○ For advertising or promotion (including email transmission) of the Company and third party products and services etc.
○ For payment, billing, and billing calculation
○ For identity verification and authentication services
○ For after-sales service, responding to inquiries, and complaint handling
○ For conducting questionnaires and campaigns
○ For research, statistics, and analysis of marketing data
○ To provide payment and logistics services
○ To develop new services, new function development, system maintenance, and troubleshooting
○ For posting member description information
○ For other purposes incidental to the above purposes of use
● The Company may provide a members personal information to a third party in the following cases:
○ With the consent of the member
○ When disclosure is requested by the court of law, public prosecutor's office, police, tax office, bar association, or an organization with equivalent authority.
○ When the member discloses to a financial institution, a credit card company, a collection agency or other settlement agent or a business operator who performs the settlement in order to settle the fee or other money to be paid to the Company
○ When entrusting all or part of the business performed by our company to a third party
○ When disclosing to a person who has a confidentiality obligation to us
○ When necessary to exercise our rights
○ When disclosing to the person who succeeds the business at the time of business succession due to merger, business transfer or other reasons
○ When permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations
○ In addition, when conforming to Article 5 of the privacy policy
● The Company shall be able to send e-mails and other promotional materials to members for advertisements or advertisements of third parties, and the members shall consent in advance.

Article 6 Acquisition and use of other information


● For the purpose of providing the Service and services associated with the Service, we may provide third parties with statistical information that does not fall under the category of personal information among the information we have obtained.

Article 7 Violation of CareerModel Terms of Service, etc.


● If a member falls under any of the following items, the Company may refuse to allow the use of part or all of this service for the period specified by the Company, or may withdraw from CareerModel.
○ In the event that there is any falsehood or irregularity in the registration of personal information when applying for membership, or in changing personal information after becoming a member, or in the event of duplicate membership registration except in cases where the Company specifically approves
○ If more than one year has passed without using the Service
○ When we reasonably determine that you have caused unreasonable inconvenience to other members
○ When the Company reasonably determines that the prohibited items described in this agreement have been implemented.
○ When we reasonably determine that you have an inappropriate relationship with antisocial forces
○ If you violate the Terms of Use or Individual Terms
○ If the Company reasonably determines that you are inappropriate as a member for any other reason
● Members whose membership has been revoked by the Company may not reapply for membership.
● The Company shall not compensate members for any damages incurred as a result of the Company's actions. In addition, the Company shall not refund any fees received by the Company even if a member is terminated as a result of the Company's action.

Article 8 Service provision conditions


● The Company reserves the right to suspend or change the Service without notice to the members for additional functions, bug fixes, maintenance, etc.
● Members shall be responsible for providing the necessary equipment and communication means to use the Service at their own expense.
● The Company does not warrant that the Service will not be interrupted, discontinued or otherwise disturbed, that the application will operate normally, or that the application will be free of defects.
● The Company shall be able to temporarily suspend all or part of this service without notifying users in advance in the event of any of the following reasons:
○ When performing regular or urgent maintenance related to this service
○ When the load is concentrated on the system due to excessive access or other unexpected factors
○ When it becomes necessary to ensure the security of the member
○ When the service of the telecommunications carrier is not provided
○ If it is difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as natural disasters or revisions to laws and regulations
○ Other cases where the Company deems it necessary in accordance with the preceding items
● The Company may change the contents and specifications of the Service without notice, and the user shall not be able to object to this.
● The Company shall be able to outsource all or part of the business related to the Service to a third party at the discretion of the Company.
● The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the members due to the measures taken by the Company based on this article. In addition, even if the membership is withdrawn due to our measures, we will not refund or pay the fees received so far.

Article 9 Prohibitions


● Members shall not perform the following acts:
○ Decoding, analysis, decompiling, disassembling or reverse engineering of our services, servers, etc., or the information generated by them, communication contents, etc.
○ Acts that destroy or interfere with the functionality of our servers or networks
○ Acts of posting programs that destroy or interfere with the functions of software, hardware, etc. used by the Company, other members, or third parties.
○ Illegal or improper collection, disclosure or other use of personal information or member description information of other members.
○ Using posts, comments, or other functions within our services to say or do any of the following:
・ Those that damage the honor or credibility of members or others
・ Contains sexual exploitation, obscene expressions or nude images
・ Fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading
・ Promotes discrimination, prejudice, racism, hatred, harassment or infringement against individuals or groups
・ Anything that is violent or threatening, or that encourages violent or threatening behavior to others
・ Infringement of patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, portrait rights and other rights of others
・ E-mail containing inappropriate data such as junk e-mail, chain mail, computer virus, etc.
・ Those seeking heterosexual relationships, those responding to requests for heterosexual relationships, and those mediating heterosexual information.
・ Those that violate public order and morals, those that violate laws and regulations, or those that promote acts that violate the law.
・ Other items that we deem inappropriate
○ Impersonating another individual or group, or improperly pretending to be related to another individual or group
○ Trying to get the email address, ID, password of another member
○ Use for the purpose of changing or interfering with this service
○ Use bugs and malfunctions of this service
○ Doing fraudulent acts
○ Use of the contents of this service beyond the scope of the purpose of use of this service by reproduction, adaptation, public transmission, or any other method (including, but not limited to, photography, screenshots, video recording, etc.).
○ Acts of using this service without the consent of a legal representative when the member is a minor
○ Acts of reporting false or incomplete information when applying to use this service
○ Acts that violate social norms or public order and morals
○ Acts that infringe the rights of the Company, other users, or third parties
○ Any other acts that the Company deem inappropriate

Article 10 About the content posted by members


● The contents of a member's postings are text, images, or other digital content information that is transmitted or disclosed to other members using posting, commenting, or other functions within the Company's services. Members may only use posted content within the scope specified by the Company by displaying or downloading it to a Communication Terminal.
● The Company may delete the content posted to CareerModel if the content posted by the member violates this agreement, or if the Company deems it to be inappropriate.
● The Company may, without charge, use the contents of any member's postings to the extent necessary to provide and promote the use of CareerModel services, by reproduction on the Company's servers, public transmission to members, or by any other means.
● If any malicious content of a member’s postings is found to fall under the prohibited items stipulated in the preceding article, the Company will take compulsory withdrawal action against the member who sent the malicious content. However, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the member as a result of the Company’s actions under this section, except in cases where the Company is found to be grossly negligent
● The rights relating to all content provided by the Company within this service shall belong to the Company or the right holder who has licensed the distribution of the content to the Company or entrusted the distribution of the content to the Company, and the patent rights and practical use of the Company to the members. It does not implement or license new ideas, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, know-how and other intellectual property rights
● Members shall not use the content delivered in this service by copying (excluding copying for private use), adaptation, public transmission, or any other method
● Members cannot re-license the contents of the Service.
● The license to use the contents of the Service is non-exclusive.
● The Company shall be able to change the validity period of the right to use each content
● If a member loses membership due to withdrawal, etc., the right to use the posted content shall also be extinguished.

Article 11 Fees and monthly charges


● When a member uses paid content (monthly billing, items, etc.) specified by the Company, the member shall pay the usage fee of the amount specified by the Company by the method specified by the Company by the time specified by the Company.
● Monthly subscription plans that members purchase to become paid members can be paid by credit card, etc. In the future, the number of subscription plans may be increased and the billing amount may be revised at our discretion. The guideline for the revision of the billing amount is to once a year, with an estimated +5% increase each year.
● The subscription plan shall be automatically renewed unless canceled. However, the cancellation itself is possible at any time due to the convenience of each member, and if you cancel, the automatic renewal will be stopped. Even if the member cancels or withdraws within the valid period of the subscription plan, the Company shall not refund the usage fee already paid, regardless of the reason.
● If the member does not pay the usage fee set by the Company by the due date set by the Company, the member shall pay the Company late damages at a rate of 14.6% per annum from the day following the due date.

Article 12 Our responsibility


● The Company shall not be liable for the completeness, accuracy, certainty, usefulness, etc. of the contents of the Service and the contents and information obtained by the members through the Service.
● Members shall use the Service based on their own responsibility, and the Company shall not be liable for any matters of other members in this service.
● The Company shall not be responsible for any matters distributed or described by the members.
● The Company shall not be liable for the theft or unauthorized use of credit cards used by members in connection with subscription purchases. Members should strictly adhere to the proper management and use of credit cards by referring to each credit card company's inquiry and credit card usage history. If the Company determines that there is a possibility of fraudulent use of the credit card, we may restrict the provision of the CareerModel service for the account related to the credit card.
● Members should use the Service within the scope of the law. The Company shall not be liable for any contact with Japanese or foreign laws in connection with the use of the Service.
● The Company shall not be liable for any problems or disputes that may arise between members or between members and third parties in relation to this service. Each party shall resolve any problems or disputes between members and third parties at its own responsibility and expense, and shall indemnify the Company for any and all damages incurred by the Company as a result of such disputes or problems.
● Members shall confirm at their own expense and responsibility that their use of the service does not violate any laws, regulations, notices, guidelines, or industry association rules applicable to them, and the Company makes no warranty in this regard and assumes no responsibility whatsoever.
● The Company shall not be liable for any consequential damages, incidental damages, lost profits, or other indirect damages incurred by members or third parties in connection with the service, regardless of whether such damages were foreseen or foreseeable.
● The provisions of this Article shall not apply in the event of intentional or gross negligence on the part of the Company, or in the event that a member is a consumer under the Consumer Contract Act.
● If the Company is liable for damages related to the use of this service, the Company shall be liable for damages up to 10,000 yen, and shall be limited to compensation for damages directly and actually incurred by the member.
● The right to claim for damages under the preceding paragraph shall be extinguished by prescription if not exercised for three years from the time when the right may be exercised by the claimant.

Article 13 Changes to registered items


● Members shall promptly notify the Company of any changes to their e-mail address or other registered information in accordance with the procedures specified by the Company. In the absence of such notification, the Company may assume that there has been no change in the registered information.
● If a member fails to notify the Company of any change in their registration information, the member may not be able to use this service.

Article 14 Notification from our company


● Notifications from the Company will be made by sending an email to the email address registered with the Company, or by using the functions of the services provided by the Company or the notification method using the official SNS account.
● Notification made by the method specified in the preceding paragraph shall become effective at the time the Company sends the email or document in the case of the former method, and at the time the contents of the notification are posted in the case of the latter method.

Article 15 Third Party Services


● The Service may be linked with services operated by third parties other than the Company (hereinafter referred to as "third party services"), However, the Company does not guarantee that such linkage will continue.
● Members shall use third party services at their own risk, and the Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the user as a result of using the third party services.
● Use of Third Party Services is subject to the terms of use, agreements, etc., applicable between the Member and the provider of the Third Party Service, and the member is responsible for verifying and complying with such terms and conditions.

Article 16 Service abolition


● The Company may discontinue the Service at any time for its own reasons. In this case, any money, items, etc. purchased, earned, or held by the member up to the point of discontinuation will not be returned.

Article 17 Assignment of rights and obligations


● Unless with the prior consent of the Company, members may not assign, succeed, pledge as collateral, or otherwise dispose of their rights or obligations under the Agreement, or their status under the Agreement, to any third party.
● In the event that the Company transfers its business related to the Service to a third party, the Company may, in conjunction with such business transfer, transfer the status, rights and obligations under the Agreement, as well as all information related to the Member, to the transferee of such business transfer, and the User shall agree to such transfer in advance.

Article 18 Withdrawal


● Members may withdraw from the membership by following the procedures specified by the Company.
● In addition, the Company may forcibly terminate a member's membership if a member engages in any of the prohibited acts or behavior stipulated in Article 9.
● Once a member withdraws from the membership or is subjected to a forced withdrawal, the user's information prior to the withdrawal cannot be restored at all.
● Even if a member withdraws from membership or is subjected to forced withdrawal, the Company shall not refund or pay for any paid content (monthly fees, etc.) that the Company has received. In addition, the Company shall not be liable to the member for any damages incurred by the member as a result of withdrawal from the membership, except in cases where the Company is found to be grossly negligent.

Article 19 (Separability)


● Even if any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Article 20 Governing law


● The Services and any other matters related to these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

Article 21 Jurisdiction Court


● In the event of litigation between a member and the Company regarding the Service, the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.

Above Created in December 2022
The terms are made in Japanese and translated into English. The Japanese text is the original and the English text is for reference purposes. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these two texts, the Japanese text shall prevail.