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Article 1 (The Purpose of Terms of Use)
The terms of use are intended to stipulate necessary conditions to use the photo and video download platform (hereinafter “the Service”) that imagehokkaido of AUTOGRAPH LLC. operates (hereinafter “the Company”).
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Article 2 (Usage Contract of this Service)
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- Users who wish to use the Service (hereinafter “the User”) must accept the contents of this agreement and the privacy policy of the Service, and follow the procedures prescribed by the Company to register for the use of the Service.
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- The persons listed under the following items are not allowed to register to use the Service.
- (A)
- A person who has violated these terms or who has been deleted in the past.
- (B)
- A person who is or was a member of an organized crime group, or any other person or group engaged or involved in organized crime within the past 5 years. A person who is a sub-member of these groups, a member of a corporation related to these groups, corporate extortionists, social activists, and other related groups. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Antisocial Force”)
- (C)
- A person having the following relationships.
- a.
- Relationships that show the Antisocial Force controls the person’s management.
- b.
- Relationships that show the Antisocial Force’s substantial involvement in the person’s management.
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- Relationships that show reliance on the Antisocial Force to unfairly benefit him/herself or third parties, or to damage a third party.
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- Relationships that show the person supports the operation and maintenance of the Antisocial Force by providing funds, benefits, etc.
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- Any socially unacceptable relationships with the Antisocial Force.
- (D)
- A person deemed inappropriate by the Company in addition to any of the preceding items.
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Article 3 (Crediting)
Copyrights of the photos and videos on this platform belong to AUTOGRAPH LLC. or the creator who took them. Credit must be given adjacent to the photo or video upon using them.
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Article 4 (The Range of Alteration by the User)
As a general rule, the User can freely edit and process the photos and videos of this platform as described in the FAQs on our website. However, significant alterations such as those specified in the following items are prohibited.
- (A)
- To cut out and use only the person in the photo or video (e.g. to use as an icon on a social media site, on a blog, etc.).
- (B)
- To delete products, buildings, the name of products, or signboards in the photos or videos.
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Article 5 (Prohibited Items)
The User shall not commit the acts listed in any of the following items.
- (A)
- To infringe on the rights of an image, personality, public trademark, copyright, and other rights by cutting out or trimming a specific object.
- (B)
- To publish the photos or videos of this platform as works taken by the User or a third person who does not have the copyright (including social media posts).
- (C)
- To use the photos or videos in a way that makes an impression that the people in the photos or videos belong to or agree/disagree with certain religious, political, or thought groups.
- (D)
- To use the photos or videos on pornographic websites or dating sites.
- (E)
- To use the photos or videos in articles or blogs that criticize other people or companies.
- (F)
- To use the photos or videos in relation to the Antisocial Forces and illegal acts such as fraud.
- (G)
- To redistribute or sell the photos or videos as your own contents or products.
- (H)
- To reprint the photos or videos on similar photo stock sites (including reselling them).
- (I)
- Other acts that may be deemed inappropriate by the administrator of the Service or the Company.
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Article 6 (Cancellation)
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- The User may cancel this contract by following the procedure prescribed by the Company. However, the clauses in this contract remain effective for downloaded photos and videos after the cancelation.
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- If the User performs an act against the terms of use or the objective and aim of the Service, the Company may alert the User by notification or immediately discontinue their use and cancel the whole or part of the contract without any notification. In such cases, the Company will not interfere with any claims for damages against the User.
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Article 7 (The Company’s Liability for Damages)
Excluding cases of willful action or gross negligence, the Company shall not be liable for any trouble that occurs in connection with the use of the photos or videos on this platform.
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Article 8 (The User’s Liability for Damages)
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- If the User commits any of the violations listed in the Article 5, the User shall pay a penalty of 100,000 JPY per content related to the violation. However, if the damage occurred to the Company exceeds 100,000 JPY, the excess shall be paid by the User.
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- If the User damages the Company by acts not listed in Article 4, the User shall compensate the Company for the damage.
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Article 9 (No Sharing or Transferring of Accounts)
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- The Service prohibits sharing an account with anyone other than the User if the User is an individual, and with a third party inside or outside the organization if the User is an organization.
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- The account of the Service is not transferable to a third person.
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Article 10 (Eligibility)
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- The Service is available to the User who has been introduced by another User or who has applied to the Company directly. However, use may be declined based on our original screening standard.
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- We cannot answer questions regarding the examination criteria in the preceding paragraph or the content of judgment of individual results based on the examination criteria.
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Article 11 (Usage Fee Revision)
The Service can be used free of charge after agreeing to the terms of the contract with the Company. However, a usage fee may occur in cases where the cost to operate the Service increases. The Company shall announce on its website as well as send notices to the User at least 3 months before the first day from when the fee is charged. Once a fee is incurred, only the User who agrees to pay the fee shall be able to use the Service. Please note that any User who does not agree may be deleted from this platform.
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Article 12 (Governing Law)
This Agreement is construed under the laws of Japan.
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Article 13 (Jurisdiction)
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Sapporo Court in the first instance.
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Article 14 (Changes to the Terms)
The Company may change these terms of use. Please note that all the terms may be changed without giving any prior notification. If a change is made, the Company shall put up the revised terms of use on its website.