Terms of Use

Geek Pictures Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") establishes the following terms of use for "ReBORN" provided by the Company. If you use this service, it will be considered that you have agreed to the contents of this agreement. Furthermore, this term of use is a set of rules based on the laws of Japan.

Article 1 - Definitions

In this agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings defined in subsequent provisions.

"The Company" means Geek Pictures Inc. which provides this service.
"This service" means "ReBORN" and its associated services provided by the Company.
"User" means a customer who agrees to this agreement and uses the services provided by the Company.
"This agreement" means the terms of use.
"Account" means the total of various information that can identify the user (password, data, etc.).
"Password" means a code composed of a combination of letters and numbers designated by the user and specified by the Company.
"Use" means the state in which the user ID is given and the service can be used.

Article 2 - About the Terms and Services

Upon our approval of a user's usage, an account to use our services will be provided to the user.
If the user of the service is a minor or someone with limited capacity to act, they must obtain prior consent from a legal representative such as a parent or guardian before using the service. If minors consent to this agreement, it will be considered as if they obtained consent from their legal representative.
Rules, guidelines, agreements, notifications, etc. that are separately established for this service (hereinafter referred to as "Individual Terms") form an integral part of this agreement, regardless of the method of their issuance. If there is a discrepancy between the contents of the Individual Terms and this agreement, the contents of the Individual Terms will take precedence, but if otherwise specified in this agreement or the Individual Terms, the user must comply with this.
Our company may inform the user about information regarding the services including various terms and conditions through methods such as our company's website and electronic mail, and the user is deemed to have already agreed to this in advance.
Our company shall not be liable for any costs or damages incurred directly or indirectly by the user regarding changes to the content of the service.
Our company may change this agreement without prior notice. The effectiveness of change will take effect when the latest version of this agreement is posted on the service and made available for the user to view.

Article 3 - User Usage

The service can be used by obtaining a User ID. By using the service, the user is considered to have agreed to this agreement. The issued User ID cannot be changed except in the case of a change application being accepted and reissued by the company.

The service will provide one ID per user each time the user starts using the service. The user is generally limited to one ID per person, and possessing multiple accounts is prohibited. The accounts may be deleted without prior notice if multiple accounts are discovered. The rights and qualifications of the user are exclusively for the registered user and cannot be shared with a third party, transferred, sold, changed in name, or used as collateral in any way, whether for compensation or not.

The company can stop or refuse the user's usage if the user falls under the following reasons:

If the user has violated this agreement or others in the past.
If the content of usage is false.
If the user is associated with an anti-social force (such as a gang, gang　member, associate gang member, or a corporation with ties to gangs, or equivalent) or the company determines that the user is cooperating or involved with an anti-social force through financing or other means.
If the company determines that it is inappropriate for any other reason.

Article 4 - Personal Information

The personal information that the user has registered for use shall be subject to the privacy policy of this service. The privacy policy of this service will be displayed within the service.
Our company may record and store the access log, such as the IP address and usage date of the user when using this service. Our company may only disclose the IP address and access log in the event of a request for disclosure based on an investigation, trial, or other legal procedure, or if we receive an introduction from a legal entity such as a bar association based on legitimate reasons.

Article 5 - Responsibility of the User

The user shall use the service on their responsibility and agree to bear all responsibility for all actions taken through the service (including, but not limited to, violations of these terms and conditions) and their results and damages. The company shall bear no responsibility for such damages.
If the user causes damage to another person's reputation, infringes on their privacy rights, reveals someone else's personal information without permission, or otherwise infringes on another person's rights through the use of the service, the user shall resolve the issue at their own cost and responsibility and shall take measures to avoid causing inconvenience or damages to the company or any third parties.
The user shall prepare and carry out, at their own cost and responsibility, the necessary communication equipment, software, telephone line contracts, and internet service provider membership for using the service.
The user shall manage their account ID and password with responsibility. The company shall bear no responsibility for any damages incurred because of the unauthorized use of the password by a third party. If unauthorized use causes damage to the company or a third party, the user shall bear all responsibility.
If the user discovers another user who has violated the terms and conditions, they shall promptly report it to the company.
If the user finds that the information, they registered at the time of starting the service needs to be corrected, they shall promptly correct the registered information following the procedures specified by the company.

Article 6 - Limitations on Use of the Service

The Company may restrict the use of the service by the user without prior notice if any of the following circumstances apply. The company may determine the method and content of the restriction at its discretion.

(1) If the user's actions may conflict with or violate the terms of the agreement, or if they have violated the agreement

(2) If the user's password is leaked and a third party illegally uses the service, or if a third party illegally uses the company's other services, or if there is a likelihood of such use

(3) If the company determines that the user's actions will cause interference to its business including the service.

Article 7 - About Withdrawal and Deletion of User Registration for this Service

If a user desires to withdraw from this service, they may do so by following the withdrawal process specified by the company and posted within the service. There will be no fees associated with the withdrawal process. After accepting the user's withdrawal request, the company will proceed with the withdrawal procedures.
If a user violates the provisions of Article 1 and the company restricts the use of this service, the company will notify the user to rectify and eliminate the cause of the restriction within a reasonable period. If the user does not rectify and eliminate the cause of the restriction within the specified period, the company may cancel the user's registration and discontinue the use of this service.
If the company determines that a user's actions are extremely malicious or cause significant harm to the company after restricting the use of this service due to a violation of Article 1, the company may cancel the user's registration and discontinue the use of this service without prior notice, regardless of the provisions in the previous paragraph.
The company shall not be liable for any consequences or damages arising from the implementation of measures in paragraph 2, or any other responsibility.

Article 8 - Disclaimer

The company shall not provide any warranty to the user for the following items. Furthermore, even if the following items occur, the company shall not have the obligation to rectify them, and the company shall not have the obligation to compensate for any damages caused by the occurrence of such items.

The normal operation of this service.
The absence of defects, bugs, or other problems in the software provided on this service and all other data or information.
The timely and uninterrupted provision of this service and the user's always being able to access the server when using this service.
The content and methods of this service are by the user's wishes and specific objectives.
The information provided by this service is accurate and reliable.
The information sent and received by the user through this service is correctly displayed on the screen, stored in the specified server, and reaches the company or third parties including other users.
The security of this service (including the absence of any disruption to the device and internet environment of the user using this service).

Article 9 - Service Interruption and Termination

If providing this service becomes difficult due to reasons specified in each item below, the company may temporarily or permanently discontinue part or all of the service at its discretion without prior notice to the user.

(1) Natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanic eruptions, etc.), force majeure (war, civil unrest, riots, etc.), and infrastructure accidents (fires, power outages, etc.).

(2) Regular or emergency maintenance related to the service system, etc. (3) Based on instructions or orders from laws, administrative agencies, etc. (4) Other reasons based on operation or technology.

The company may discontinue part or all the service at any time without reason at its discretion. In the event of discontinuation, notice will be given on the company's service site at least 30 days before the scheduled date.

If the discontinuation of part or all the service is performed based on the provisions of items 1 and 2, the company will not be responsible for any costs or damages incurred by the user or third party.

The company will not respond to any requests for the personal information of the user or data disclosure at the time of temporary or permanent discontinuation of the service based on items 1 and 2.

Article 10 - Ownership of Rights

All rights, including information, programs, software, images, trademarks, trade names, know-how, trade secrets (collectively referred to as "Information, etc."), and accompanying rights (including but not limited to intellectual property rights such as patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, copyrights, etc.), as well as the right to use and administrative authority related to such rights, belong to the company, its affiliated companies, and third parties who have such rights (collectively referred to as "Rights Holders, etc.").
Users are not allowed to modify, translate, copy, edit, reproduce, distribute, sell, publicly transmit, or otherwise use or utilize Information, etc. included in this service, unless they have obtained prior written permission from the Rights Holders, etc., or such use or utilization is permitted by law.
With regards to proposals and other related matters regarding this service that the user creates, publishes, or presents (collectively referred to as "Inventions, etc.") during the use of this service, the company shall have the right to use such proposals without obtaining the user's consent.

Article 11 - Prohibition

In addition to the prohibited actions specified separately in this agreement, users shall not engage in the following actions while using the service:

Acts that violate or may violate this agreement.
Acts that cause or may cause harm to the company, right holders, other users, or other third parties.
Acts that infringe or may infringe upon the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other rights of the company, right holders, other users, or other third parties.
Acts that discriminate against or defame others or damage others’ reputations or credit.
Acts that infringe upon the privacy of others’ communication.
Acts that contravene or conflict with laws or public morals.
Acts that promote or may promote criminal acts.
Acts of transferring, lending, or succeeding to data or information obtained using the service, whether for compensation or not, to third parties, excluding when it is recognized by this agreement.
Acts of publishing or redistributing the information or content posted on the service or the works, without obtaining prior consent from the right holders, etc., in any place including the user's website, and acts of publishing or redistributing the contents or methods altered or edited.
Acts that obstruct the operation of the service, such as disrupting network systems, other users’ access, or operation, or acts that may obstruct the operation of the service, including the use or provision of harmful programs such as computer viruses.
Acts of posting, disclosing, providing, sending, transmitting, etc. content that makes others feel resentful or defamatory or may do so.
Acts of impersonating others.
Commercial activities, religious activities, political activities, and soliciting or preparing for these activities within the service
Using the information (content) within this service for commercial purposes, or any other profit-oriented activities, without our written consent.
Interfering with the exchange or sharing of information led by other users or third parties
Asking for or disclosing someone else's account ID or password (including the user's account ID and password).
Using or providing harmful programs such as computer viruses, or actions that may result in such use.
Developing, distributing, or using illegal tools, server emulators, client pirated versions, or utilities with the purpose of illegal use (including actions that allow third parties or encourage third parties to do so), or accessing this service illegally or allowing third parties to access it illegally.
Involvement in the unauthorized purpose of bugs in programs or software (including client software and server software) within this service, informing other users of such bugs and using them.
Modifying, analyzing, disclosing, correcting, rewriting, creating secondary works, decompiling, reverse assembling, and reverse engineering communication data, programs, etc. within this service.
In addition to the above, any actions that cause a disadvantage to the company, users, or third parties.

Article 12 - Regarding Paid Services

The company may, at its discretion, impose separate restrictions on the use of paid services by users.
In the event of a dispute over fees and other monetary obligations between the user and the billing settlement company or settlement agent used by the company for the paid service, it is agreed that the dispute shall be resolved between the user and the relevant party, and the company shall not be involved in any way and shall bear no responsibility.
Information regarding credit cards and the expiration date of credit cards, etc., will be passed on to the payment agent appointed by the company, and will not be kept by the company.

Article 13 - Recovery Measures and Liability for Damages

If the user engages in the prohibited actions described in the previous article, the company may take all necessary and appropriate measures to recover them and ensure proper and smooth use and provision of the services and operations.
If the company or a third party incurs damages due to the user's violation of this agreement, the user shall be liable to compensate for such damages at the request of the company or the third party based on the claim.

Article 14 - Disclaimer

The company shall not be responsible for any problems, disputes, or troubles (including those between users) that may arise about the development, operation, and provision of the service.
Due to equipment malfunctions, trouble, power outages, abnormal communication lines, or other force majeure (hereinafter referred to as "force majeure"), the user's member information and other user-related data may disappear. The company shall not be responsible for any loss that may result from the disappearance or loss of user-related data due to force majeure unless there is intentional or gross negligence on the part of the company.
Regardless of the provisions of this Agreement, if the company's exemption as provided for in this Agreement is not recognized by the compulsory laws or the court's final judgment, the company shall be responsible for compensating the user for direct damages suffered by the user but shall not be responsible for compensating for the loss of profits, consequential damages, or other indirect damages. The limit of the amount of damage compensation that the company is responsible for shall be equivalent to the number of service fees paid by the user.
The user shall take care to avoid excessive use of the service that would disturb a healthy living environment, based on their judgment and responsibility. The company shall not be responsible for any social, mental, or physical damages that may result from the user's deviation from appropriate use.

Article 15 - Concerning Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This agreement shall be governed by Japanese law. If any issue, dispute, or problem arises between the user and the company about the service, the parties shall attempt to resolve it in good faith through negotiations. If the parties are unable to resolve it through negotiations, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive jurisdiction for the first trial of the parties for resolution.