A user of CUUSOO website accessible at (https://cuusoo.com) ("the Service(s)") provided by CUUSOO SYSTEM Co., Ltd. ("the Company") must agree to be and are hereby bound by the terms and conditions of these Terms of Services (the "ToS").
Use of the Services in and of themselves means that the user has consented to the content of ToS.
ToS may be changed as necessary however not all users will be informed in each case, therefore users are encouraged to refer to the latest ToS recorded on this page when using the Services.
Other guidelines may apply in the use of specific services of the Company, so users are encouraged to comply with the guidelines applicable to specific services they are using.
Article 2: Definitions
CUUSOO
A brand name and a registered trademark of the Services.
Contents
Any title, project or other information which is available from the Services.
User
A user (the "User(s)") who uses the Services regardless of whether registered or not.
Personal Information
Information related to a User such as name, birth date or other items which enables identification of a specific User.
Article 3: Use of Services
By using the Services provided by the Company, a User shall consent to ToS, and all the terms of ToS apply whenever such a User uses the Services.
Each of the specific guidelines applied when any User uses an individual service comprises a part of ToS.
A party wishing to perform ID registration for a Service must submit a registration form to the Company in the format specified by the Company containing the required items.
When the Company receives such an ID registration application, the Company checks the application. If any of the following applies to a registration applicant, it may delete the content of the User application of such applicant and may refuse all future use of services by such User.
The party making the application is not a genuine entity.
The party is subject to measures to withhold eligibility for registration due to an infringement of ToS or has been subject to measures implemented by the Company due to an infringement of regulations in the past.
The party making the application has intentionally declared an incorrect item during its application.
The party making the application is associated with any organization involved in antisocial behavior.
The party making the application is determined by the Company as inappropriate to be considered eligible for registration.
A User must conform to ToS when using a service requiring registration.
Article 4: Preparing the Use Environment
A User must prepare communications equipment and software required to use the Services and all other necessary equipment ancillary thereto at the User's own responsibility and expense and provide these in a condition enabling use of the Services. Further, a User must, at the User's own responsibility and expense, connect to the Internet at the User's discretion, via either an electronic communications service or electronic communications circuit.
Referring to information provided by the relevant governing authorities, a User must maintain security systems pertinent to the User's own use environment to prevent computer virus infections, illicit access, information leakage, and the like.
Article 5: Principle of Individual Responsibility
A User bears full responsibility for use of the Services by the User and for all actions and results arising due to use of the Services.
If a User causes loss to be suffered by the Company or a third party due to use of the Services by the User or by any action arising due to use of the Services (including any loss suffered by the Company or a third party due to failure by a User to discharge the User's obligations under ToS), such User must compensate the injured party for its loss at the User's own responsibility and expense.
Article 6: Prohibition on Transfer
A User may not transfer any of the User's rights received through provision of the Services to any third party, nor sell such rights, effect a name change with respect to such rights, make such rights the subject of any pledge, or perform any other action by which such rights are used as collateral.
Article 7: Privacy
Information registered by a User and information concerning a User acquired by the Company (hereafter "User Information") must be handled appropriately in accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy.
User information and information concerning a User acquired through a specific service from among a range of services provided by the Company may at times be used in the provision by the Company of another specific service.
In addition to matters prescribed in the Privacy Policy, the Company may use Personal Information within the ambit of the following use objectives.
The system may display the User's nickname or icon photograph or the like to other Users when necessary for the use of the Services.
In order to facilitate more convenient data input by a User, information registered for the Services may be displayed on an input screen or a User may be directed to other services etc. in response to the User's own instructions.
Information that specifies an individual User such as name or address may be used in order to stop use by a User who has infringed the Terms of Use such as by causing another User or a third party to sustain loss, or who intends to use the Services for an inappropriate or improper objective.
Article 8: Service Operation
The Company may alter the content, interrupt or discontinue its services without prior notice at any time it deems it necessary. Where the content to be altered is an important element of a service, the Company will endeavor, but without guarantee, to provide a warning in advance to the relevant registered e-mail address or via its operated web site.
ToS and your right to use the Services shall terminate automatically if you fail to comply with the provisions of ToS. No notice shall be required from the Company to effectuate such termination.
The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any disadvantage sustained by a User due to any alteration of the content, interruption or discontinuation of the Services.
Article 9: Prohibitions
A User may not do any of the following through use of the Services. If any of the following comes to apply to a User, the Company may peremptorily delete such User.
Perform any act that infringes, or that raises concerns about an infringement of, the intellectual property rights, such as copyright rights or trademark rights, of the Company, another User, or a third party.
Perform any act that infringes or that raises concerns about an infringement of the property, privacy or portrait rights of another User or a third party.
Provide any information that would enable a third party viewing it to identify a specific individual such as the name, address, telephone number or e-mail address of a certain individual.
If a single User uses a plurality of e-mail addresses to acquire multiple IDs in order to increase their number of votes or reservations.
If a User acquires an ID in the place of another User whose ID has been stopped or rendered invalid.
Perform any act that discriminates against or slanders another User or a third party or that damages the reputation or trust placed in another party.
Perform any act or distributes any information that injures the reputation or brand image of the Company or any third party associated with the (Company's) Site.
Perform any act to tamper with or delete information that can be accessed or information of another company.
Perform any act to impersonate the Company or another party (including any act to modify a part of a mail header or the like to produce a title).
Deliver any malicious computer program or the like or performs any act to place another party in such condition that they may receive such program.
Perform any pre-election or election activities (including any act similar thereto) or any act that infringes the Public Offices Election Law.
Perform any act to deliver to another party, without invitation, any advertisement, publicity or enticement via e-mail or delivers any e-mail inciting hateful emotions (including any e-mail that prompts fears of the same), perform acts to inhibit another from receiving e-mail, request the forwarding of a chain e-mail, or participate in the forwarding of e-mail in response to such a request.
Make any illicit access to the equipment of another party or equipment used for the Services (including here and hereafter any communications equipment, computers or other equipment or software used by the Company for providing the Services) or perform any act that impedes the use or operation of such equipment etc. such as a port scan, DOS attack or bulk e-mail delivery (including any act that prompts fears of same).
Act to distribute information, equipment or software etc. for the purpose of removing or avoiding server access control functions etc.
Act to acquire Personal Information of another party without obtaining consent from such party or through fraudulent means (i.e. phishing or any means similar thereto).
Undertake business activities using the Services, uses the Services for a profit objective or in preparation of such objective without obtaining prior consent from the Company.
Act to use the Services when there is a legal requirement to undertake procedures to obtain notification and receive permission from the competent governing authorities without complying with such procedures, or any act in connection with use of the Services otherwise in breach of any law or which raises concerns regarding a breach of law.
Perform any act to obstruct operation of the Services, any act to prevent the sharing or exchange of information initiated by another User or a third party or perform any act such as destroying trust or infringing property rights that disadvantages the Company, a User or other party.
Perform any act that substantially inhibits the Company in the performance of its work such as making long telephone calls to the Company, repeatedly making troublesome inquiries or forceful approaches to the Company without justification or reason.
In addition to the above, perform any act in breach of a law or ToS or any act that breaches public order (including displaying or transmitting brutal images or information that could encourage or incite violence, or disseminating a particular religion).
Make a URL link for the objective of encouraging viewing of data showing any action corresponding to any of the above described actions (including where such action is performed by another party).
Perform any other act determined by the Company as inappropriate.
Article 10: Restrictions on Use
If any of the following apply to a User, the Company may restrict the use of the Services by such User without obtaining the User's consent.
If the Company determines that there is concern that a third party may suffer injury contributed to by a User through such User's providing of a route for bulk e-mail transmission or worm-type virus infections.
If a User performs a prohibited act as prescribed in Article 9 and no improvement is seen after the Company has issued a warning.
If contact cannot be made with a User by telephone, fax or e-mail.
If any article posted to a User by the Company is returned to the Company.
In addition to the above, if the Company determines that a User is inappropriate.
The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any loss sustained by a User due to such User being unable to use the Services as a result of the Company applying measures prescribed in the preceding clause.
Article 11: Deletion of Data
The Company may delete data registered in equipment used for the Services by a User without issuing prior notice to the User when necessary for maintenance and management or operation of the Services.
The Company bears no responsibility in respect of deletion of data in accordance with the preceding clause.
Article 12: Temporary Interruption of Services
The Company may temporarily suspend provision of the Services in whole or in part without issuing prior notice to a User in any of the following circumstances.
When performing regular or emergency maintenance on equipment used for the Services.
If the Company is unable to provide the Services due to a fire or power outage etc.
If the Company is unable to provide the Services due to a natural disaster such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, flood or tsunami etc.
If the Company is unable to provide the Services due to war, civil disturbance, riot, disorder or industrial dispute.
If the Company decides it is necessary to temporarily interrupt the Services for operational or technical reasons.
Except where specified otherwise in ToS, the Company shall bear no responsibility howsoever for any loss sustained by a User or third party caused by any interruption or delay in the provision of the Services in whole or in part due to any of the preceding circumstances or for any other reason.
Article 13: Infringements of ToS
If the Company determines that any action of a User infringes ToS the Company may at its own discretion and without notice to such User, make changes to or delete Contents transmitted via the Services, temporarily stop service to such User, delete the User's registration or render the User's registered ID invalid, or deny the User access to the Services.
Any notification by the Company to a User regarding whether or not there has been an infringement of ToS will be made by delivery to the User's registered e-mail address.
If, due to circumstances affecting a User, an e-mail sent from the Company does not reach the User, such e-mail will still be deemed to have reached the User.
The Company will not admit any questions or complaints concerning any action it takes in accordance with this Article.
Article 14: Liability
The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any loss sustained by a User arising due to use of the Services.
The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any loss occurring due to inability to use the Services as a result of any failure, error or problem arising in the Services.
The Services and Contents are what the Company can provide at a particular time. There is no warranty guaranteeing the completeness, accuracy, appropriateness or usefulness of information provided by the Company or any material or software etc. registered by a User.
Disclosure and deletion of all projects are the responsibility of the User who made the project. The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any loss sustained due to a registered project being unable to be viewed because the relevant User has been deleted or has withdrawn.
The Company bears no responsibility howsoever in the event that data of the Services is destroyed due to some external cause (system breakdown etc.).
In the use of the Services, links may be made to a web site of another company, or resources, or a web site such as a personal blog or the like. In such cases, the Company does not manage such site or resource and bears no responsibility howsoever for any loss (either direct or indirect) sustained due to or in connection with any Content, product or services etc. that can be used via such site or resource.
Any transaction via the web site of another company entered via a link from the Services is made at the responsibility of the User concerned and such company. The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any loss sustained due to a transaction performed via a web site of another company accessed via a link from the Services or caused due to the linking itself.
Article 15: Changes to Registration Application Items
If any changes arise relating to an essential item to be recorded at the time a User filed the User's registration application with the Company such User must promptly notify the Company of the details.
The Company bears no responsibility howsoever for any delay, non-arrival or failed implementation of any notification or other item from the Company caused due to failure by a User to notify the Company of any changes to the User's details.
Article 16: Intellectual Property Rights
All title, ownership, rights and intellectual property rights to information and Content included in the Services shall remain with the Company or the User who created the Contents. All rights not expressly granted to Users are reserved to the Company.
All title, copyrights, ownership, and intellectual property of the Contents created by User belong to the User who created Contents.
All rights of the copyright material that is used in the Content created by User shall remain with the original creator of material.
Except where authorized in advance in writing by the Company, a User may not duplicate or download any contents from the web site of the Service.
Except where authorized in advance in writing by the Company, a Company associate, a sponsor or advertiser or, when permitted in accordance with the guidelines applicable to each service, all Users, agree that they may not duplicate, disclose, transmit, distribute, transfer, lend, translate, adapt, authorize for use, reproduce or reuse services, software associated with the Services or any content included therein. All Contents in the Services as well as any content posted or provided in an advertisement included in the Services content includes items which are protected under the Copyright Law, the Trademark Law and the Design Law etc.
Making unauthorized copies of Content may result in the termination of your account, prohibition to use this software and further legal action.
Article 17: Cancellation of Registration
A User wishing to cancel the User's registration must notify the Company by the prescribed method.
Registration eligibility is a personal right accruing to a specific individual; thus from the time the Company learns of the death of a User, it may treat this as having received notification of cancellation of that User's registration.
If the Company incurs any expenses in connection with any claim or inquiry as envisaged in the preceding clause, or if the Company is required to pay any compensation in such a case, the User involved bears responsibility for any such expenses or compensation monies as well as legal expenses incurred by the Company, and the Company may request payment from such User for the total amount.
In the operation of the site the Company may instruct a User to amend or delete Contents the User has sent (transmitted). When so requested, the User must promptly comply.
Article 18: Contact and Notifications
When the Company determines that it is necessary to notify or contact a registered User it may do so using e-mail.
Except where prescribed otherwise in ToS, when a User wishes to contact the Company the User should do so by contact via e-mail to the appropriate address. The Company does not accept contact via telephone or visitation. Please make any contact via the respective e-mail address recorded for the respective service or operation.
Article 19: Court of Jurisdiction
If any dispute should arise between a User and the Company the agreed exclusive Court of first instance is the Tokyo District Court.
Article 20: Applicable Law
ToS are subject to and must be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Japan.