Terms of Use

This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the subscription e-book reading service “NANIRO” (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”) operated by BYSENT Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) between you, the user of the Service, and the Company. Users should read these Terms of Use carefully and agree to them before using the Service.

1.（Definition）

• 1.The term “the Application” means the application software “NANIRO” for smartphones and tablet devices provided by the Company for the Service.
• 2.Browser” means a website provided by the Company for use of the Service in a web browser.
• 3.Content” means digital content provided by the Company, including images (including videos), text, illustrations, music, and other items.
• 4.Member” means a customer (including customers during the free trial period) who has entered into a Service Usage Agreement with the Company.
• 5.Monthly usage fee” means the usage fee that a member pays for the use of the Service, as determined by the Company.
• 6.User” means a member and a customer who uses the Service in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
• 7.Service Usage Contract” means a contract for use of the Service as a member of the Service, which is formed by agreeing to the Terms and Conditions in accordance with the procedures set forth by the Company.
• 8.The term “TERMS AND CONDITIONS” refers to these NANIRO Terms of Service.
• 9.The “free trial period” is the period of time during which members may use the Service without paying a monthly fee in accordance with the Terms of Service and the Company’s regulations. The free trial period shall begin on the date of signing of the Service Agreement and end on the day before the corresponding day of the following month, or during the period designated by the Company. Unless the cancellation procedure is completed in accordance with the procedures stipulated in these Terms of Use, payment of the monthly usage fee is required after the free trial period.

2.（Application of this Agreement）

• 1.These Terms and Conditions apply to you by entering into this Terms
• 2.In the event that there are separate terms and guidelines for each service provided by the Company (“Individual Terms”), which are separate from these Terms, the Individual Terms shall be deemed to constitute a single agreement together with these Terms. Therefore, in order to use the Service, you must agree to all of these Terms.
• 3.In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and individual terms and conditions, the provisions of the individual terms and conditions shall prevail.

3.（Changes to these Terms and Conditions）

• 1.MCC reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions as deemed necessary by MCC.
• 2.In the event of any modification of the Terms of Use, the Company shall publicize or notify users of the effective date and content of the modified Terms of Use by posting on the Company’s website or by other appropriate means, and the modified Terms of Use shall become effective from the date of application as specified in such posting or notification.

4.（Use of this Service）

• 1.Users may use the Service in accordance with the Terms and Conditions and as determined by the Company.
• 2.The Service is provided using this Application, and users may use the Service only by the method designated by the Company. In the event that the Company decides in the future to provide the Service by a method other than this Application (browser or other software designated by the Company, etc.), these Terms of Use shall apply to the provision of the Service by a method other than this Application to the extent necessary.
• 3.When a user agrees to use the Service as a member in accordance with the procedures specified by the Company and as stipulated in the Terms and Conditions, a Service Usage Contract is established between the Company and the user.
• 4.(“Apple”) (“Apple Payments”) or Google LLC (“Google”) (“Google Payments”) (“Google Payments”), and shall pay the monthly subscription fee by the due date specified by the Company. The monthly subscription fee shall be paid by the date determined by the Company using the payment method provided by Apple or Google LLC (“Google Payment”) (“Apple Payment”). In the event of any discrepancy between the billing policies of Apple or Google and these Terms and Conditions, the billing policies of Apple or Google shall take precedence.
• 5.The period during which the Service is available for a monthly fee (hereinafter referred to as the “Service Usage Period”) shall be from the day on which the Service Usage Agreement is concluded until the day before the first day of the month following the month on which the Service Usage Agreement is concluded (if there is no such day, the first day of the month following the month on which the Service Usage Agreement is concluded). (2) The period of the free trial period shall be from the date of the subscription to the Service until the day before the first day of the following month. However, if a free trial period is applied, the Service Usage Period shall be from the day following the day on which the free trial period ends to the day preceding the corresponding day of the month following the free trial period.
• 6.At the Company’s discretion, a certain discount may be applied to the monthly fee for a certain period of time as determined by the Company for a particular member. In such cases, the discount will be applied only during the discount period specified by the Company, and after the discount period has elapsed, the regular monthly fee will apply.
• 7.Unless the user completes the cancellation procedures for the Service Agreement in accordance with the procedures set forth by the Company at least 24 hours prior to the end of the Service Usage Period, the Service Agreement will be automatically renewed for one month upon expiration of the Service Usage Period, and the same will apply thereafter. If a user completes the cancellation procedure for the Service at least 24 hours prior to the end of the Service Usage Period, no monthly fee will be charged after the Service Usage Period. Even in the event that the cancellation procedure is completed, the monthly usage fee for the Service Usage Period to which the cancellation procedure belongs will continue to accrue until the expiration of the Service Usage Period concerned.
• 8.Members who have registered through Apple Payment or Google Payment may use the Service for a free trial period of one month from the date of signing the Service Agreement without paying the monthly usage fee.
• 9.If you cancel during the free trial period, you will not be charged any monthly fee. However, unless you cancel the Service Agreement at least 24 hours prior to the end of the free trial period, the Terms of Service will be automatically renewed at the end of the free trial period in accordance with Section 7, and you will be charged monthly fees for the Service after the renewal date.
• 10.In the event that any dispute arises between a user and Apple or Google regarding the payment of fees for the Content due to reasons beyond our control, the dispute shall be resolved between the user and Apple or Google, and we shall assume no responsibility whatsoever.
• 11.Regardless of whether or not the Service is used, or how often it is used, under no circumstances will the Company refund the monthly subscription fee, unless otherwise approved by the Company.

5.（Scope of Use of this Service）

• 1.The Company grants an account to a member for use of the Service at the time of signing the Service Use Agreement.
• 2.Members may share the information in their account on two devices in addition to the device on which they registered.
• 3.Members may allow only their own relatives within the second degree of kinship to use the Service. However, the Member shall ensure that the relative’s use of the Service is in compliance with the Terms or individual terms.
• 4.Members may register up to five (5) users for this application. Registrations may be changed or deleted at any time, but in the event of change or deletion, the viewing and usage history and other data of the changed or deleted registrant will be deleted and cannot be viewed at all after the change. The Company will not be able to respond to any requests from members or users to restore data or any other requests in connection with a change in the registrant, and assumes no responsibility for the change.

6.（Intellectual property rights, etc.）

• 1.Copyrights (including the rights stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act) contained in this Application and the Contents. The same shall apply hereinafter). and other intellectual property rights and interests contained in this Application and the Contents belong to the Company or the original right holder. Viewing and use of this Application and the Contents are limited to personal, non-commercial use. Use of the Contents for commercial purposes, or unauthorized duplication (including screen captures), sale, transmission, reprinting, modification, or transfer of the Contents is prohibited.
• 2.Trademark rights and other rights pertaining to the name, logo, etc. of this application belong to the Company, and users may not use the same or similar indications as these, except with the permission of the Company.

7.（prohibited activity）

• 1.Users shall not transfer or allow a third party to succeed to their rights and obligations regarding the use of the Service.
• 2.In using the Service, Users shall not engage in any of the following acts or acts that may lead to such acts.
• 1)Use of this service for commercial purposes
• 2)Making the Contents available for viewing by an unspecified or large number of persons.
• 3)Making the Service available to persons other than the User (excluding those permitted under these Terms of Use).
• 4)Use of the Service on four or more devices under the user’s account.
• 5)Using the Service to offer other products or services
• 6)Viewing or using this Application or the Contents in a manner other than that specified by the Company
• 7)Viewing or using this Application or the Contents outside of the countries or regions designated by the Company
• 8)Use of this Application or the Contents by circumventing the technical restrictions on the use of the Services placed on this Application or the Contents.
• 9)Unauthorized reproduction, sale, transmission, reprinting or modification of the Contents.
• 10)Any act that infringes on the trademark rights, copyrights, design rights, patents or other intellectual property rights, portrait rights, publicity rights or other rights of the Company, the copyright holder of this Application or the Contents, or any other third party
• 11)Use of the Service using another user’s ID or password
• 12)Actions that place an excessive load on the Service’s network or system, etc.
• 13)Actions that place an excessive load on the Service’s network or system, etc./li>
• 14)Actions that violate laws and regulations or are related to criminal activities
• 15)Fraud or threats against the Company, other users of the Service, or other third parties
• 16)Acts of using the Service by impersonating a third party.
• 17)Transmitting or providing or encouraging the transmission or provision of computer viruses or other harmful programs.
• 18)Alteration or deletion of information on the Company or this Application
• 19)Any act that illegally uses or interferes with the operation of the Company’s or any other third party’s facilities.
• 20)Acts that violate laws and regulations, these Terms and Conditions or individual terms and conditions, or public order and morals
• 21)Posting content that may infringe on the rights or interests of others, or posting content that the Company deems inappropriate for reasons such as slander, obscenity, discrimination, or violation of public order and morals.
• 22)Interfering with the operation of this service
• 23)Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate in accordance with the preceding items

8.（Handling of User Information）

• 1.The Company and its contractors may use information obtained by the Company in connection with the provision of the Service regarding the use of the Service by users (hereinafter referred to as “Service Usage Information”) for the purpose of the Company’s business. In addition, the Company may, at its discretion, provide or disclose the Service Usage Information to third parties after processing the Service Usage Information in such a way that users themselves cannot be identified by anyone other than the Company.
• 2.Users will be provided with Service Usage Information by the Company. However, the content and method of this Service Usage Information shall be in accordance with the method specified by the Company, and the Company shall not provide the Service Usage Information in the content and method specified by the user.
• 3. The Company shall appropriately manage and handle users’ personal information, including information on the use of the Service, in accordance with the Privacy Policy stipulated by the Company.
• 4. We may use cookies when you use the Service; please refer to our Privacy Policy regarding the handling of information related to the use of cookies.

9.（Use by minors）

• 1.If a minor becomes a member, please obtain the prior consent of a person with parental authority or other legal representative before using the service.
• 2.When minors such as children of the user use the Service, the user of the Service is responsible for managing the contents of the Contents to be viewed, the time of use, and other matters related to the use of the Service.
• 3.When the Service is used by a minor, we may collect information on the minor’s use of the Service in the same manner as we collect information on the user’s use of the Service. Unless the user voluntarily provides the minor’s information to us, the minor will not be identified from such usage information.
• 4.If you provide us with personal information of a child under 15 years of age and you are not the person with parental authority or a legal representative, it is your responsibility to obtain the consent of the person with parental authority or a legal representative.

10.（User Responsibility）

• 1. In the event of any of the following events, the Company may suspend all or part of the Service and immediately terminate the Service Agreement for any member without prior notice or demand to the relevant user
• 1)In the event that the user fails to pay the monthly fee by the stipulated time
• 2)If the User violates any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions or the individual Terms and Conditions
• 3)In any other cases in which the Company, at its sole discretion, determines that the provision of the Service is inappropriate
• 2.Even if the Company suspends the use of the Service to a user in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not refund the monthly usage fee to said user. In addition, the Company shall not be liable for any damage or loss incurred by the user as a result of the suspension of use of the Service.

11.（Change, interruption, or suspension of this service）

• 1.We reserve the right to change or discontinue the Service at any time without prior notice.
• 2.We may temporarily suspend or discontinue all or part of the Service without prior notice to users for any of the following reasons
• 1)When performing maintenance, inspection, or updating of the equipment and systems used to provide this service
• 2)When it is difficult to provide this service due to fire, power outage, natural disaster, system failure, etc.
• 3) In the event that the computer system, communication lines, or other equipment used for the provision of this Service is stopped due to an accident or other cause.
• 4)In the event that the computer system for providing this service cannot operate properly due to a malfunction of the computer system or server downtime, unauthorized access from a third party, or computer virus infection, etc.
• 5)When necessary telecommunications carrier services are not provided
• 6)In any other cases where the Company deems it necessary to temporarily suspend or discontinue the Service.

12.（Scope of our responsibility）

• 1.Users shall use the Service at their own risk, and the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by users in connection with their use of the Service. In the event that the Company is liable for damages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in providing the Service to the User, the maximum liability of the Company for damages shall be limited to 6 months of the monthly usage fee.
• 2.The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by a member, relative, or other third party in connection with the use of the Service by a member’s relative under Article 5.3, even if such damage is caused by the member, relative, or other third party.
• 3.With respect to the provision of the Service, the Company does not guarantee the following
• 1)not to be damaged by computer viruses or other harmful programs through the use of this service.
• 2)the operation of any equipment or software used by the User in using the Service, the environment in which such equipment operates, or that such equipment is not infected with a computer virus or any other harmful program.
• 3.In providing this service, we are not responsible for the following matters
• 1)Damages incurred by the User as a result of the temporary suspension or cessation of the provision of the Service as set forth in Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article.
• 2)Any and all damages incurred by the User in connection with the Service, including but not limited to loss or leakage of data or malfunction or damage to equipment due to the use of the Service (including but not limited to damages resulting from the loss of information, etc.)
• 3)Expenses related to equipment and communications necessary for the use of this service
• 4)Disputes between users or disputes between users and third parties (including operating companies such as Apple and Google)
• 5)Transactions (including participation in sweepstakes and other promotions) between Users and third parties, including advertisers of advertisements provided in the Service. and disputes arising between users and advertisers of such advertisements.

13.（Separability of Covenants）

14.（Governing Law and Jurisdiction）

• 1.These Terms and Conditions and the individual Terms and Conditions shall be written in Japanese and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
• 2.In the event of any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Service, the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.

15.（continuance clause）

16.（Other）