
Terms and Conditions
Chapter 1 General Terms
Article 1 (Definition)
The following terms used in these Terms of Use shall have the following meanings:
| (1) | “Company” means MarineNet Co., Ltd. |
| (2) | “Company’s Website” means the website with the domain name “marine-net.com” which is operated by the Company (which includes the changed website if the domain or the content of the Company’s website is changed for any reason). |
| (3) | “Service” means the information service “MarineNet” for personal computers that is provided by the Company (including Optional Service(s) if a Member uses Optional Service(s)). |
| (4) | “Optional Service(s)” means the following services provided with the Services by the Company:
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| (5) | “These Terms” means these Terms of Use. |
| (6) | “Service Use Agreement” means these Terms and the agreement for use of the Services between the Company and a Member. |
| (7) | “User ID” means an ID account required to use the Service. |
| (8) | “Applicant User” means a person applying for the Service. |
| (9) | “Registered Information” means certain information designated by the Company as the information to be provided to the Company by a person applying for the Service at the time of registration of Use ID. |
| (10) | “Member(s)” means an individual or a company that has approved these Terms pursuant to Article 3 hereof and entered into the Service Use Agreement with the Company. |
Article 2 (Applicability)
Chapter 2 Member Registration and Responsibilities of Members
Article 3 (Registration)
Once an application for the registration to use the Service is made and the Company approves such application and sends a User ID and password for the Service to the “email address” provided as Registered Information, the Service Use Agreement shall be formed between the relevant Member and the Company and the Member shall be entitled to use the Service in accordance with these Terms.
| (1) | If all or part of the Registered Information provided by an Applicant User to the Company is false, erroneous or omitted; |
| (2) | If an Applicant User is either a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship or person under assistance and has not obtained consent from his/her legal representative, guardian, curator or assistant; |
| (3) | If the Company deems that an Applicant User is an organized crime group, a member of an organized crime group, former member of an organized crime group whom less than five years have passed since the person ceased to be a member of the organized crime group, sub-member of an organized crime group, corporation related to an organized crime group, a rogue group engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social campaigns or political activities, a crime group specialized in intellectual crimes, etc. or any other person similar to any of those stated above (the “Anti-Social Forces”), or has any contact or relationship with the Anti-Social Forces by cooperating or engaging in maintaining or running the Anti-Social Forces through provision of funds or otherwise; |
| (4) | If the Company deems that an Applicant User has breached the agreement with the Company or person related thereto; |
| (5) | If an Applicant User has become subject to the measures specified in Article 11 (Deregistration, etc.); or |
| (6) | If the Company deems that an Applicable User is otherwise not eligible to use the Service. |
Article 4 (Change of Registered Information)
Article 5 (Management of User ID and Password)
Article 6 (Fee and Payment Method)
A Member shall pay to the Company, as consideration for the use of the Service, the fee separately determined by the Company and stated on the Company’s Website in accordance with the payment method designated by the Company.
Article 7 (Charges for Equipment)
A Member shall, at his/her own expense and responsibility, pay any communication charges and have in place any equipment (such as computers, communication equipment, software, internet connection environment) necessary to use the Service.
Article 8 (Prohibitions)
In using the Service, a Member shall not engage in acts that fall under or acts that the Company deems fall under any of the following items:
| (1) | Act that violates a law or regulation, or act related to a crime; |
| (2) | Fraud or threatening act against the Company, other Members of the Service or other third parties; |
| (3) | Act that offends public order and morality; |
| (4) | Act that infringes on an intellectual property right, portrait right, privacy right, reputation or other right or interest of the Company, other Members of the Service or other third parties; |
| (5) | Act of sending information containing a computer virus or other harmful computer program through the Service to the Company or other Members of the Service; |
| (6) | Act that places excessive burden on the network or system for the Service; |
| (7) | Act that is likely to hamper operation of the Service; |
| (8) | Act of illegally accessing or attempting to illegally access the Company’s network or systems; |
| (9) | Act that uses an ID or password of other Members of the Service; |
| (10) | Collection of information of other Members of the Service; |
| (11) | Provision of benefits to the Anti-Social Forces; |
| (12) | Act that directly or indirectly induces or facilitates any of the preceding acts; |
| (13) | Other act that the Company deems inappropriate. |
Chapter 3 Intellectual Property Rights, Etc.
Article 9 (Ownership of Rights)
All copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights and other intellectual property rights relating to the Company’s Website and the Service (including the rights to acquire these rights or to file an application for registration based on these rights; the “Intellectual Property Rights”) shall be owned by the Company or its licensors. The license of the Service under these Terms shall not mean a license for the Company’s or its licensors’ Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Company’s website or the Service.
Chapter 4 Suspension of the Service, Cancellation of Registration, Cancellation, Renewal and Change, Etc.
Article 10 (Suspension, etc. of the Service)
| (1) | the Company conducts urgent inspection or maintenance of the computer system for the Service; |
| (2) | a computer or communication line fails due to an accident; |
| (3) | an earthquake, lightning, fire, storm, flood, power outage, act of God or other force majeure event prevents the Company from operating the Service; or |
| (4) | the Company deems it necessary to suspend or temporarily suspend the provision of the Service for other reasons. |
Article 11 (Cancellation of Registration, etc.)
| (1) | a Member violates any term of these Terms; |
| (2) | it turns out that a Member’s Registered Information contains false information; |
| (3) | a Member delays payment of the Service fee; |
| (4) | a Member fails to respond to the Company’s inquiry or other communication requesting a response within seven days; |
| (5) | a Member falls under any item of Paragraph 5 of Article 3 of these Terms; or |
| (6) | the Company deems that the availability of the Service, registration as a Member, or continuation of the Service Use Agreement is inappropriate for other reasons. |
Article 12 (Cancellation)
Article 13 (Renewal)
Unless a Member cancels the Service Use Agreement one month before the expiry of the term thereof, the Service Use Agreement shall be automatically renewed. In such case, the Member shall pay the fee specified in an invoice sent by the Company in accordance with the payment method designated by the Company.
Article 14 (Change and Termination)
Chapter 5 General Provisions
Article 15 (Disclaimer and Indemnity)
Article 16 (Confidentiality)
A Member shall treat in confidence the unpublished information that the Company has requested the Member to treat in confidence when disclosing the same in connection with the Service without prior written approval of the Company.
Article 17 (Handling of User Information)
Article 18 (Amendment to these Terms, etc.)
Article 19 (Communication and Notice)
Article 20 (Assignment of Contractual Status under the Service Use Agreement)
Article 21 (Severability)
If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other applicable laws or regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining part of the provision of these Terms that is not held invalid or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect.
Article 22 (Governing Law and Court of Jurisdiction)
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Established on 01 02, 2000
Revised on 07 05, 2007
Revised on 05 03, 2018
Revised on 01 10, 2019
Revised on 09 11, 2020
Private Poclicy
MarineNet Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) has set forth the following rules with respect to the handling of user information related to web services provided by the Company - “MarineNet,” and other web services for which users provide their user information including personal information to the Company (collectively, the “Web Services”), and seeks to ensure the appropriate handling of such user information.
To operate, manage and improve the web service “MarineNet” such as receiving registration forms, confirming identity, settling payments relating to such web service;
To send mail magazines to members of the web service “MarineNet”;
To offer benefits and information to members of the web service “MarineNet”;
To inform changes of the Terms of Use for the web service “MarineNet” to members of such web service;
To analyze the usage of the web service “MarineNet”;
To conduct activities such as ordering, preordering, shipping and settling payments of, products handled by the Company through the web service “MarineNet”;
To develop new products and services provided by the Company;
To respond to inquiries or opinions regarding the Web Services;
To provide information on new products and new services provided by the Company to those who have used the Web Services;
To provide information and notice regarding events and seminars which the Company sponsors, co-sponsors or receive registration forms of those who have used the Web Services;
To provide various forms of support to operate events and seminars which the Company sponsors, co-sponsors or receive registration forms of; and
To engage in activities incidental to any of the items ⅰ to ⅺ above.
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Revised on 09 11, 2020