Terms of Use

These Terms of Service (hereinafter the “Terms”) apply to all users (hereinafter “Users”) of the new-business-idea creation assistant tool “ideaflow” (hereinafter the “Service”) provided by Chizai Zukan Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”). The Service is operated under the philosophy of pursuing a sustainable society in which human dignity is respected and people with diverse backgrounds can seek diverse forms of happiness (hereinafter the “Philosophy”). By using the Service, Users agree to the Philosophy and the Terms.

The Terms stipulate the conditions of use for the Service. All Users shall comply with these Terms when using the Service.

A person who wishes to become a User shall apply for a contract for the Company to provide the Service (hereinafter the “Contract”) by submitting the Company’s prescribed application form to the Company after agreeing to all matters set forth in the Terms.

The User warrants to the Company that the person who submits the application in the preceding paragraph is duly authorized to enter into the Contract with the Company.

The Contract is deemed concluded when the Company reviews and approves the application pursuant to the method prescribed by the Company.

If payment is completed online by credit card, the Contract is concluded without submission of the application form, and the Service becomes available.

Users may not allow any third party to use, lend, transfer, sell, or pledge their account on the Service.

If there is any change to the application details, the User shall promptly notify the Company of such changes in the manner prescribed by the Company.

Fees for the Service shall be determined separately by the Company.

Users shall pay the Service fees by the method separately prescribed by the Company. If payment is made by bank transfer, the User shall bear any transfer fees.

For credit-card payments, Users must complete payment in advance, and the Service becomes available when the payment is completed.

If the Contract terminates for any reason during the contract period, fees shall not be prorated; the User must pay the full fee for the entire contract period.

Even if the User is unable to begin using the Service due to reasons attributable to the User, the User shall not be exempt from the payment obligation above, nor shall any reduction of the Service fee apply.

The contract term is as specified in the application form.

Unless either the User or the Company notifies the other party in writing of an intention to change or terminate the Contract at least one month before the end of the contract term, the Contract shall automatically renew under the same conditions for six-month periods, and the same shall apply thereafter.

However, if the paid plan is used via credit-card payment, the contract renews monthly, and the six-month minimum does not apply. The User may terminate the Contract for the following month by completing the online cancellation procedure prescribed by the Company no later than the day before the end of the current term. Fees already paid will not be refunded.

The Company may subcontract all or part of the Service to third parties; provided, however, that the Company remains responsible to Users for the proper performance of the subcontracted work.

After registration is completed, the Company grants the User an account (ID and password) for access to the Service.

The User shall manage and safeguard the account under its own responsibility and shall not allow any third party to use, lend, transfer, change the name of, or sell the account.

If the User is a corporation, organization, or other business entity, the User may issue and allow use of accounts only to its own members or those it approves, in accordance with the Contract. In such case, the User shall ensure that all persons using the accounts comply with the Terms and shall be fully responsible for their actions.

The User shall bear all responsibility for any loss of content created on the Service caused by insufficient management, misuse, or use by third parties (including improper use by the User), and the Company bears no liability.

The Company may deem all use of the Service conducted after account issuance—including use by individual end users—to be acts of the User.

The User shall, at its own expense and responsibility, prepare all equipment, communication means, transportation, and other environments necessary to receive the Service. All communication costs required to use the Service are borne by the User.

Without prior notice to the User, the Company may access the User’s management screen for maintenance and administration of the Service. Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company bears no liability for any damage incurred by the User.

All responsibility arising from or related to the creation or use of content rests with the User whose account is linked to the content. The User is fully responsible for uploading, editing, drawing, sharing, publishing, copying, deleting, and any other actions regarding content; the Company bears no responsibility. The Company makes no warranty as to the completeness, accuracy, validity, quality, novelty, or patentability of the content.

During the contract term, Users may create and add new content; however, if the number of content items exceeds that specified in the application form, the User shall pay additional fees as agreed between the User and the Company.

Content created by Users on a free plan may be made public under conditions prescribed by the Company, and Users consent to such publication.

The scope and conditions of publication of content created by free-plan Users shall be in accordance with policies separately set by the Company.

Users acknowledge that, due to the nature of the Service, ideas or images generated by AI may be identical or similar to ideas or images created by other Users in the past or future.

The Company may collect statistical information on Users’ use of the Service for (a) understanding usage and improving the Service, (b) measuring server load, and (c) forecasting the Company’s sustainable operations.

The Company may collect data such as content created by Users, usage frequency, viewed pages, input keywords, and other statistical data, and may use such data to improve the Service. Users acknowledge that such data may be collected by providers of external services.

Users agree that the Company may appropriately access, manage, and use email addresses registered for use of the Service as necessary for service operation.

For overall improvement of the Service, troubleshooting, new service development and operation, research, market analysis, and marketing, the Company may create and use anonymized and statistical data processed so that specific corporations, organizations, or individuals cannot be identified, and may provide such data to third parties or external services.

Rights to content created through use of the Service belong to the User; however, the Company does not guarantee that any intellectual-property or other rights will arise in such content.

Any rights that the Company or a third party held prior to creation of content remain with the Company or such third party.

The Company may use Users’ intellectual-property rights in content created through the Service, worldwide and free of charge, for providing the Service or other Company services or for advertising the Service (including the right to sublicense), and Users shall not exercise moral rights of authors themselves or through third parties.

All intellectual-property and other rights related to the systems, software, websites, designs, data, and all other aspects of the Service belong to the Company or third parties that provided such data to the Company.

The Service is protected by copyright law, relevant treaties, and other intellectual-property laws and treaties. The license to use the Service under the Contract does not constitute a transfer or license of the rights described above.

Users may not alter or remove any rights notices attached to the Service, the Terms, or related documents.

The Terms do not grant Users any license to use the Company’s trademarks or related rights. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the Company.

The Company may suspend or interrupt all or part of the Service without prior notice to Users in any of the following cases:

1. When the Company determines that heavy load significantly affects operation of equipment;
2. When urgent inspection or maintenance of computers or systems related to the Service is required;
3. When operation of the Service becomes impossible due to failure of computers or communication lines, operator error, excessive access, unauthorized access, hacking, etc.;
4. When operation becomes impossible due to force majeure such as earthquake, lightning, fire, storm or flood, power outage, or other natural disasters;
5. When provision of the Service becomes difficult due to the operational status of third-party services on which the Service depends; or
6. When the Company otherwise deems suspension or interruption necessary.

Users are prohibited from engaging in the following acts when using the Service:

1. Acts that violate laws, court judgments, decisions, or orders, or legally binding administrative measures;
2. Acts contrary to social norms or public order and morals, or acts that infringe the intellectual-property rights, honor rights, privacy rights, or other statutory or contractual rights of the Company or third parties, or that cause annoyance to others;
3. Entering personal or confidential information of third parties without their consent;
4. Creating content containing excessively violent expressions, explicit sexual expressions, child pornography or abuse, discriminatory expressions, inducement or encouragement of suicide, self-harm, or drug abuse, or other antisocial content that causes discomfort to others;
5. Destroying or interfering with the Company’s servers or networks, improperly operating the Service using bots, cheat tools, or other technical means, intentionally exploiting Service defects, making unjustified inquiries or demands such as repeating similar questions excessively, or otherwise interfering with operation of the Service or its use by other Users;
6. Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, distilling, or otherwise decoding source code for improper purposes or in improper ways;
7. Interfering with the Service, advertisements delivered by the Company, or services or ads on the Company’s sites or apps;
8. Illegally collecting, storing, disclosing, or providing personal information, registration information, usage-history information, or other information about third parties;
9. Exchanging the right to use the Service or content for cash, property, or other economic benefits by methods other than those prescribed by the Company;
10. Acts for business, advertising, solicitation, or profit-making purposes; acts aimed at meeting or dating strangers (except as approved by the Company); acts aimed at sexual or obscene conduct; acts aimed at harassing or defaming other Users; religious activities or solicitation to religious groups; or other uses of the Service for purposes differing from its intended use;
11. Using another User’s account;
12. Impersonating the Company or a third party, or intentionally spreading false information;
13. Obtaining or disclosing someone else’s account or password by any means;
14. Providing benefits directly or indirectly to antisocial forces or other cooperation with such forces;
15. Acts contrary to the Philosophy;
16. Aiding or abetting any act falling under items (1) through (15) above, or preparing to do so; and
17. Any other act that the Company reasonably deems inappropriate.

Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company bears no liability for any damages (including lost profits, lost business opportunities, or data corruption) arising from use or inability to use the Service, or for any damages to Users arising from claims by third parties. If damage is caused to a User due to willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company’s liability is limited to direct and ordinary damages actually incurred, up to an amount equal to three months of Service fees.

The Company does not guarantee integration with external services and bears no liability if integration fails. The Company makes no warranty regarding safety, completeness, accuracy, validity, etc. of external services, and bears no liability for disputes between Users and providers of external services.

If a User breaches the Contract or causes damage to the Company in connection with use of the Service, the User shall compensate the Company for such damage.

If a defect hindering normal use of the Service is found, the Company will provide a corrected or replacement program.

Even where upgraded or corrected versions are provided, these Terms apply.

The Company makes no express or implied warranties that the Service (i) fits any particular purpose; (ii) has the expected functions, commercial value, accuracy, or usefulness; (iii) allows continuous use; (iv) is free from defects; or (v) is free from infringement.

The Company bears no liability for any troubles between Users or between a User and a third party arising in relation to use of the Service (inside or outside the Service); such troubles shall be resolved at the User’s own cost and responsibility.

When handling personal information of Users, the Company manages it in accordance with the Company’s “Privacy Policy.” For details, please see the Company website (https://chizaizukan.com/privacy).

The Company may display logos, trademarks, or similar indications (collectively “Trademarks, etc.”) and the User’s name on websites related to the Company or the Service, or in promotional materials generally distributed by the Company. The User grants the Company a royalty-free right to use Trademarks, etc. and the User’s name to the extent necessary for such display; provided, however, that if the User requests cessation, the Company shall comply.

The Company may disclose the User’s name and the fact that the User has adopted the Service to the Company’s customers, etc., orally, by email, or by other means.

If the User breaches any provision of the Terms, the Company may terminate the Contract after notice and a reasonable period.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company may immediately terminate the Contract without notice if any of the following applies to the User:

1. Suspension of payment, or commencement of provisional attachment, attachment, auction, bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, corporate reorganization, special liquidation, or similar proceedings;
2. Fraudulent use of a credit card, or issues with payment of fees such as non-payment or insufficient payment;
3. Receiving suspension of trading from a bill-exchange house or bank;
4. Being subject to disposition for non-payment of taxes or public dues;
5. Engaging in acts of breach of trust; or
6. Any other serious reason making continuation of the Contract difficult.

If the Company terminates the Contract under the preceding two paragraphs and incurs damages thereby, the Company may claim compensation from the User.

A User whose Contract is terminated under paragraphs 1 or 2 may not claim compensation from the Company even if the User suffers damages.

A User whose Contract is terminated under paragraphs 1 or 2 loses the benefit of time and must immediately pay all obligations to the Company in a lump sum.

To properly operate its services, the Company may, without prior notice, delete data or content, refuse all or part of the Service, or delete a User’s account in the following cases. If the User has multiple accounts, the measures may apply to all accounts:

1. If the User violates, or the Company reasonably believes there is a risk of violating, laws, the Terms, or individual conditions;
2. If the User damages the Company’s credit by rumor, fraud, force, or other improper means;
3. If an account is registered or used by antisocial forces or their members or affiliates, or if the Company reasonably believes there is such risk;
4. If the User has not used an account for more than one year, except as stipulated otherwise in the Terms; or
5. If the Company reasonably determines that the contractual relationship cannot be maintained due to loss of trust with the User.

The Company may discontinue the Service at any time for its own reasons.

In such case, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company bears no liability.

The Company may amend the Terms when deemed necessary. When amending the Terms, the Company will announce the fact of amendment, the revised Terms, and the effective date on the Company website or by other appropriate means, or notify Users. However, if laws require User consent for certain amendments, the Company will obtain such consent by the prescribed method.

Without prior written consent of the Company, the User may not assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of its contractual position or any rights or obligations under the Contract to any third party.

If the Company transfers its business related to the Service by business transfer, merger, company split, or other organizational restructuring, the User hereby consents in advance to the transfer of the Company’s status under the Contract.

Even if any part of the Terms is held legally invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Even if contracts or conditions different from the Terms are attached to the Service registered by the User, unless explicitly stated otherwise by the Company, the Terms shall take precedence. The Terms constitute the sole agreement between the Company and the User regarding the license to use the Service and supersede all prior agreements and representations.

The interpretation and application of the Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan. All disputes related to the Terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in the first instance.

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