TERMS OF USE

[IMPORTANT] Please carefully read the terms of use below (these ‘Terms of Use’) before applying for membership registration. These Terms of Use stipulate your rights and obligations in using the service provided on the shopping site ‘CITERA’ (the ‘Service’) operated by our company (the ‘Company’).

Article 1 – Members

We will provide this service to users accessed from within Japan.

‘Member’ means an individual who agrees to these Terms of Use and applies for admission inaccordance with the procedure stipulated by the Company.

‘Member Information’ means information about the attributes of a Member disclosed by suchMember to the Company and information such as history, etc. with regard to the transactionsmade by such Member.

These Terms of Use shall apply to all Members and shall be complied with at the time of theregistration procedure and after the registration.

Article 2 – Registration

Membership Qualification
A customer who agrees to these Terms of Use and makes a prescribedapplication for admission shall be entitled to become a Member after completion of the prescribedregistration procedure. The membership registration procedure shall be conducted by theprincipal who is to become the Member. Registration by proxy shall not be allowed. An applicationfor admission by anyone whose membership qualification has been revoked in the past or who theCompany deems to be inappropriate for application may be declined.
Entering Member Information
When applying for membership registration, please carefully readthe instructions and then enter the necessary information into the prescribed entry form in anaccurate manner. When registering the Member Information, special symbols, old Chinesecharacters, Roman numerals, etc. may not be used. If these characters have been used in theregistration, the Company shall change the same.
Managing Password
· A password may be used only by the Member himself/herself, and may not be transferred or lentto any third party.
· The Member himself/herself shall manage his/her password responsibly by taking measures suchas changing the same regularly to ensure that it does not become known to any other person.
· Any intention which is manifested towards the Company by using a password shall be deemed tobe the intention of such Member himself/herself, and all payments, etc. resulting therefrom shallbe the responsibility of such Member.

Article 3 – Changes

If there is any change in any information reported to the Company, such as a name and address, the Member shall immediately report to that effect to the Company.

The Company shall not be liable for any damage arising due to failure to register such change. Please note that even if a change is registered, any transaction already processed before such registration of the change shall be performed based on the information registered before such change.

Article 4 – Withdrawal from Membership

If the Member seeks to withdraw from membership, such Member shall perform the withdrawal procedure by himself/herself. Such Member’s membership shall be withdrawn after completion of the prescribed withdrawal procedure.

Article 5 – Loss of Membership Qualification and Obligation for Compensation

The Company may revoke membership qualification if:
· the Member makes a false declaration in applying for membership registration;
· the Member fails to make payment of the price of any mail order sale; or
· there are any other grounds which the Company deems as inappropriate for a Member of the Company.
If the Member engages in any of the acts provided for in the following items, such Member shall be liable to compensate the Company for the damage incurred as a result thereof:
· Committing any unauthorized use of membership numbers or passwords;
· Interfering with the Company’s business by accessing this website and falsifying any information, by sending any harmful program to this website, or engaging in similar acts;
· Engaging in any act which infringes upon the intellectual property rights in any products handled by the Company; or
· Engaging in any other act which violates these Terms of Use.

Article 6 – Handling of Member Information

The Company shall not, in principle, disclose any Member Information to any third party without the prior approval of such Member; provided, however, that the Company may disclose customer information, including any Member Information, in the following cases:
· The disclosure is required based on laws and regulations; or
· The Company deems it as being necessary in order to protect the Company’s rights, interests, reputation, etc.
Member Information shall be managed by the Company in accordance with the Company’s ‘Privacy Policy’. The Company may use Member Information within the Company for the purpose of ensuring provision of the Service to Members, improvement of the content of the Service, promotion of use of the Service and sound and smooth operation of the Service.
The Company may provide Members with information (including advertisements) by way of e-mail newsletters, etc. The Company shall suspend the provision of information to any Member who does not wish to receive such information if such Member notifies the Company to that effect in accordance with the method prescribed by the Company; provided, however, that provision of information necessary for the operation of the Service may not be suspended at Member’s request.

Article 7 – Prohibitions

The Company prohibits Members from engaging in any of the acts in the following items in using the Service:

  • Violating the laws and regulations, these Terms of Use, the instructions for use of the Service, (the Shopping Guide) or any other relevant rules, etc.;
  • Prejudicing any rights, interests, reputation, etc. of the Company or any third party;
  • Engaging in any act which is likely to cause physical or psychological harm to minors or which offends the public order and morals;
  • Engaging in any act which is a nuisance to other users or any other third party or which causes any such person to have a sense of discomfort;
  • Entering false information;
  • Sending or posting any harmful computer program or e-mails, etc.;
  • Performing unauthorized access to the Company’s server or other computers;
  • Lending or transferring a password to any third party or sharing the same with any third party; or
  • Any other act which the Company deems as inappropriate.

Article 8 – Interruption and Suspension, etc. of Service

The Company may suspend all or any part of the provision of the Service in order to maintain the good operational condition of the Service if:
· It is necessary for regular or emergency maintenance of the system;
· Loads are concentrated on the system;
· Operation of the system becomes difficult due to fire, power failure, obstructive behavior by any third party, etc.; or
· The Company deems that the suspension of the system is necessary due to any unavoidable reason.

Article 9 — Change in and Abolition of Service

The Company may, at its own discretion, change or abolish all or any part of the Service as necessary, without the need to provide any prior notice.

Article 10 – Exemptions

The Company shall not be liable for any interruption, delay or suspension of system, or any loss of data, due to any disruption to a telecommunications line or computer, and shall also not be liable for any damage arising due to unauthorized access to data, or any other damage incurred by the Member with regard to the Service.

The Company provides no guarantee that the e-mail contents sent by the webpage, server, domain, etc. of the Company do not contain anything harmful, such as computer viruses.

The Company shall not be liable for any damage arising due to any violation of these Terms of Use, etc. by the Member.

In using the Service, the Member shall be considered to have understood and consented to the contents of the Guide, and the Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by such Member with regard to the content of the same.

Article 11 – Revision of Terms of Use

The Company may revise these Terms of Use voluntarily and may stipulate terms which complement these Terms of Use (‘Complementary Terms’). Any revision or complement to these Terms of Use shall become effective when the revised Terms of Use or Complementary Terms are posted on the sites prescribed by the Company. In such case, Members shall abide by the revised Terms of Use or Complementary Terms.

Article 12 – Court of Jurisdiction

A district court which has jurisdiction over the location of the Company’s head office shall be the agreed-upon court of exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance for any disputes arising with regard to these Terms of Use.