Student Terms of Use of “Global Craft & Hobby”

The Website "Global Craft & Hobby" (hereinafter referred to as "the Website") and each service provided through the Website (hereinafter referred to as “the Service”) is a matching service that matches Instructors who teach techniques in lectures about handicraft and hobbies by a remote and students who hope to learn.
These “Student Terms of Use of Global Craft & Hobby” (hereinafter referred to as “These Terms”) stipulate the terms and conditions regarding the use of the Service and are applied to any relationship between those who register for the purpose of taking Lesson in the Service (hereinafter referred to as "the Students") and K. Arano & Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”).
Minors shall use the Service with parental approval.

Chapter 1. General Rules
Article 1. (Definitions, Language Used in the Service)

The terms which are used in These Terms shall be defined as following:
1. "These Terms" mean "the Student Terms of Use of Global Craft & Hobby" and Guidelines, etc., and all of them shall constitute These Terms;
2. "Instructor Terms of Use" mean "the Instructor Terms of Use of Global Craft & Hobby";
3. “Guideline, etc.” means any guidelines, precautions, important notices sent by Email, Privacy Policy, etc. that the Company provides for the Service to the Students;
4. “External Service” means the service that a third party other than the Company operates;
5. "Login Credentials" refer to "login ID and password”;
6. "Student" means a person who takes the Lesson. Students Candidate is also included in;
7. “Student Candidate” means a person who wishes to register as a Student in the Service;
8. "Instructor" means a person who is registered as an Instructor in the Service and provides lessons. Instructor Candidate is also included in;
9. “Instructor Candidate” means a person who wishes to use the Service as an Instructor;
10. "Organization, etc." means an organization or a corporation that contracts with the Company, and that is related to handicrafts, artifacts, etc., and other hobbies registered in the Service;
11. "Member" means a person who has registered in the Service, and is a general term for Student, Instructor and Organization, etc.;
12. "The Know-how" means knowledge and technique related to handicrafts and artifacts that is provided from the Instructors through the Lessons;
13. "Registered Information" means information about Students registered in the Service;
14. "The Lesson" means an activity provided by the Instructors through the Service, and conducted to equip the Students with knowledge and skills. Also, The Lessons are offered in the form of remote lessons;
15. "The Course Lesson" means the lesson held as a set of multiple Lessons. In addition, the usage fee for the Course Lesson shall be for all lessons included in the Course Lesson;
16. "Lesson with Material Sending” means a Lesson that is conducted by sending the teaching materials and tools used in the Lessons by the Instructors to the Students;
17. "The Curriculum" means a plan formulated by the Instructors in providing the Lessons;
18. "Lesson Details Screen" means a screen that introduces the details of the Lesson;
19. “The Lesson Contract” means the contract for the provision and attendance of the Lesson concluded between the Instructors and the Students;
20. "The Usage Fee" means the fee paid by the Students for each lesson, and the total amount of "the Lesson Fee" and "the Matching Service Fee". Also, all prices of them shall be in Yen terms, displayed in Japanese Yen and displayed exclude and include consumption tax;
  In addition, the rate of the Lesson Fees and the Matching Service Fees shall be as stipulated in the Instructor Terms of Use;
21. "The Lesson Fee" means the fee paid by the Students to the Instructors through the Company as consideration for the implementation of the Lessons. In addition, for the Lessons with Material Sending, the cost of the teaching materials and the shipping fee are included in the Lesson Fees;
22. "The Matching Service Fee" means the fee received by the Company as a consideration for matching between the Students and the Instructors;
23. "My Page" means a page on the Website given to each of the Students. The Students can manage Lesson applications, etc. of the Lessons via their My Page;
24. “Lesson Start Time” and “Lesson End Time” mean a start time and an end time of the Lesson displayed on the "Lesson Application Management screen";
25. “Tardiness” means to join the Lesson after the Lesson Start Time;
26. "Early Leaving" means to leave from the Lesson before the Lesson End Time;
27. "Absence" means not to join the Lesson even once, and the Lesson end procedure has been made after 10 minutes from the Lesson Start Time;
28. “Evaluation Report Button” means a button that both set on My Page and pressed when the Students evaluate the Lessons;
29. “Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student” means a button set on My Page of the Students what the Students may press to request a refund or a Make-up Lesson, etc., when they could not take the Lesson normally due to the Instructors' reasons;
30. “Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Instructor” means a button both set on My Page of the Instructors and pressed when the Students or the Instructors do not participate the Lesson or the Lesson could not be provided the normally due to a communication failure, etc.;
31. “Make-up Lesson” means a lesson provided free of charge to the Students if the Lesson has not been conducted or has been interrupted due to the Instructors' reasons.
Regarding the language used on the Service, the Japanese version shall have legal effect. However, regarding sentences entered by the Students or the Instructors, the language in which they were entered shall have legal effect.

Article 2. (Agreement to These Terms, Range of Application)

The Students shall acknowledge and agree with all articles of These Terms at the time of using the Service. Also, the Students shall comply with These Terms.
The Company deems that the Students have agreed to all the provisions of These Terms when they begin to use the Service.
The provision of the Service shall be based on the calendar in Japan. In addition, Time which is used for providing the Service is based upon “Japan Standard Time (GMT+9). However, when logging in, the time zone you selected at your member registration will be displayed.

Article 3. (Amendment of These Terms)

The Company may amend These Terms at its discretion.
When the These Terms are amended, the Company notifies the Students of the content of the amendment.
The Students should check These Terms every time they use the Service. If the Students do not agree to the amendment of These Terms, they shall stop using the Service and perform withdrawal procedures according to the Article 6, Paragraph 3. In the case where they use the Service after any amendment of These Terms or if they do not complete the withdrawal procedure within the period specified by the Company, the Company deems that they acknowledge and agree to the amendment of These Terms.

Chapter 2. Students
Article 4. (Students Registration, Maintenance of Account, etc.)

Student Candidates shall apply for registration according to the means specified by the Company. Student Candidates shall specify an email address belonging to themselves when they apply for registration.
Student Candidates shall enter true and accurate information at the time of the application of the previous paragraph. The Company may request the Student Candidates to present an identification card, parental consent document or other attached documents, etc. as necessary.
If Student Candidates fall under any of the following, the Company may refuse their registration application and if the Student Candidates are already the Students, the Company may impose the measures of Article 7.
1. If they are minors and do not submit a parental consent document, etc.;
2. If they have been penalized from the Company in the past;
3. If the fact that they are persons who fall under Article 16 reveals;
4. If they make a false declaration or disobey any instructions from the Company at the time of the registration application;
5. If the Company judges them to be unsuitable.
If the Company approves the registration application of the Students Candidates, the Company sends a membership registration completion notice by email. The contract for the use of the Service shall be concluded at the time when the Student Candidates receive the notification.

Article 5. (Maintenance of Login Credentials, etc.)

The Students shall specify a login ID and password to log into My Page in the Service. The login ID shall be the email address used at the registration.
When the Students specify password for logging into the Service, they shall specify letter string which is difficult for a third party to guess.
The Students shall maintain their Login Credentials for login the Service closely.
In the case where the Login Credentials entered while using the Service coincide with the registered Login Credentials stated in Paragraph 1, the Company deems such use to be by the Students themselves.
If the Students forget their Login Credentials, know that their Login Credentials are used by a third party, or if needs to change or reissue their Login Credentials for any other reason arise, they shall apply to reissue the Login Credentials.
The Students shall keep their information enrolled in the Service accurate and updated.
In the case where the need to change or modify the Registered Information arises from any reasons (such as relocation, marriage, etc.), the Students shall change or modify their Registered Information immediately.

Article 6. (Validity Period / Withdrawal)

The validity period of Student qualification is unlimited duration unless either the Company or the Students make any offer.
Regarding the Students who have not logged in for 3 years, the Company may deem that they have applied for withdrawal.
The Students who hope to withdraw from the Service shall perform the withdrawal procedure from the Withdrawal Request Screen on their My Page.
If the Students make withdrawal procedure from membership or if the Company deletes their account according to Paragraph 2, the Company may both make them lose the right to access their My Page and delete all or part of their Registered Information at the time of completion of the procedure, etc.
The Company assumes no responsibility for any damages caused to the Students due to the deletion of the Registered Information in the preceding paragraph or any other actions related to the withdrawal procedure.
The Students who have withdrawn from membership shall assume legally responsibility for any damages caused to the Company or a third party due to their own actions, even after they have lost their membership qualification.
If the withdrawal procedure is completed, all Lesson Contracts that the Students have applied for at that time shall be cancelled at the time the procedure is completed.

Article 7. (Suspension of Using the Service, Forced Withdrawal)

The Company may impose dispositions such as temporary suspension of use of the Service or deprivation of Student qualifications without prior notice to the Students who fall under any of the following items.
1. When they violate Article 13;
2. When the Company judges that they merit penalty because of frequent complaints about them from the Instructors or other Students;
3. When they disobey instructions from the Company regarding important matters regarding the use of the Service;
4. When they have been penalized by operators of External Services;
5. When the Company determines that they are unsuitable as the Students.
The provisions from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 7 of preceding Article shall apply correspondingly to measures toward the Students who are disqualified from the Student qualification.

Chapter 3. The Service
Article 8. (Outline of the Service, Points of Attention)

Through the Service, the Students can take Lessons related to handicraft and hobby provided by the Instructors registered with the Service. The Lessons shall be held only in a two-way and closed format using the Video Call installed on the Website.
All information on the Instructors' Profile Page and the Lesson Details Screen of the Service is posted at the Instructors' own responsibility (in the case of Instructors affiliated with organizations, the Organization), and the Company assumes no responsibility for the information. The Students shall be aware of this in advance.
Lessons shall be provided under the responsibility of the Instructors who provide the Lesson. The Students shall be aware of this in advance and if any troubles between the Students and the Instructors in connection with the Lesson occur, the Company assumes no responsibility for the troubles.
The Students should be aware in advance that the terms of use, guidelines, etc. presented by the operator of the External Service shall be applied when they use the External Service. Also, if necessary, the Students shall register for the External Service at their own risk and expense.
Translation tool of the External Service is used in the Service to facilitate lectures and conversations between the Instructors and the Students during the Lessons. The Students shall be aware in advance that problems that arise from the accuracy of the translation tool (such as the case where the Instructors' or the Students’ intention may not be accurately communicated to the other party) may occur and the Company assumes no responsibility for the problems, etc.

Article 9. (Lesson Application, Lesson Contract Conclusion, Rescheduling, Cancellation)

Students can apply for the Lesson they hope to take up to 2 hours before the Lesson Start Time.
The Lesson Contract shall be concluded when the Instructors send the acceptance notice to the Lesson application of the preceding paragraph and the Students receive the notice.
Usage Fees shall be settled from the credit card designated by the Students at the time the Lesson Contract is concluded.
Students can cancel the Lesson application by pressing the cancellation button on the Lesson Application Management Screen on their My Page. In the case of cancellation before the Lesson Contract has been concluded, no cancellation fee shall be incurred. In the case of cancellation after the Lesson Contract has been concluded, the cancellation fee of Article 11, Paragraph 3 shall be incurred.
Lesson Contracts for the Lesson applied by the Students shall not concluded if the Instructors do not select acceptance or non-acceptance of the Lesson application 96 hours before the Lesson Start Time. Also, if the Students make the Lesson application less than 96 hours from the Lesson Start Time, and if the Instructors do not select acceptance or non-acceptance of the Lesson application one hour before the Lesson Start Time, the Lesson Contract shall not be concluded.
If the Students hope to reschedule the Lesson before the Lesson Contract has been concluded, they shall cancel the Lesson application and make a new Lesson application for the new date and time.
If the Students hope to reschedule the Lesson date and time after the Lesson Contract has been concluded, they may request to the Instructors for rescheduling up to 48 hours before the Lesson Start Time. If the Instructors of the Lesson agree for the rescheduling the date and time, the Lesson shall be conducted at the rescheduled date and time.
However, either if the Instructors do not agree or if the rescheduling cannot be adjusted by corresponding by subsequent message function, etc., the Lesson should be conducted at the conventional date and time. If conduct at the conventional date and time is difficult, the Lesson Contract shall be cancelled due to the Students' reason by the Students’ cancellation procedure performance.
In the case where the Instructors request rescheduling of the Lesson which contract has been concluded, the Students shall press either “Acceptance” or “Non-Acceptance” button regarding the rescheduling.
Either when the Students select "Non-Acceptance", or if the rescheduling cannot be adjusted by corresponding by subsequent message function, etc., the Lesson should be conducted at the conventional date and time. If conduct at the conventional date and time is difficult, the Lesson Contract shall be cancelled due to the Instructors' reason by the Instructors' performing the cancellation procedure.
Regarding the rescheduling of the Lessons, if the "Acceptance" or "Non-Acceptance" button is not pressed one hour before the Lesson Start Time, the Lesson shall be cancelled due to the person who requested the rescheduling.
In the case where the Lessons fail due to any of the reasons in Article 10, Paragraphs from 4 to 10, the Lesson Contracts shall be cancelled at the time such reason occurs. However, if the Lessons fail due to the Instructors’ reasons, the Students may request a Make-up Lesson or a refund of the Usage Fee based upon the Article 10, Paragraph 12.

Article 10. (Implementation, Termination, Nonfulfillment, etc. of the Lessons)

The Students shall join the Lesson by using the Video Call installed on the Website.
The Students shall complete to start up their own PC, and to check the operation of the microphone / camera, etc. before the Lesson Start Time.
The Students shall not be Tardiness of or Early Leaving from, or Absence from the Lesson without any notice (hereinafter referred to as "absence, etc. without notice"). If the Students do not join in the Lesson within 10 minutes after the Lesson Start Time, the Instructors may leave from the Lesson. In this case, it shall be non-fulfillment of the Lesson due to the Students' reason.
The Students shall prepare materials and tools to be used in the Lesson before the Lesson Start Time. If the fact that they have not prepared the tools, etc. at the Lesson Start Time is revealed, the Instructors of the Lesson may force the Student to leave from the Lesson. In this case, it shall be non-fulfillment of the Lesson due to the Students' reason. However, in the case of Lessons with Material Sending, this shall not apply and Paragraph 6 shall apply.
Regarding the Lessons with Material Sending, if the Students have not received the teaching materials or tools by the Lesson Start Time, they shall press the “Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student” button in Paragraph 12 and input that they have not received the teaching materials or tools used in the Lesson as the reason. However, if the non-receipt of the teaching materials, etc. is caused by reasons attributable to the Students, such as incorrect entry of the shipping address, delay of address change procedure, etc., it shall be a non-fulfillment of the Lesson due to the Students' reason.
If the Students violate the prohibited items of Article 13 during the Lesson, the Instructors of the Lesson may force the Students to leave from the Lesson. In this case, it shall be non-fulfillment of the Lesson due to the Students' reason.
If the Instructors do not join within 5 minutes of the Lesson Start Time, the Students shall send a message stating that they are on call to the Instructors, and if the Instructors still do not join within 5 minutes after more, the Students may leave from the Lesson. In this case, the Students shall send the message to the Instructors and may press the "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student" button in Paragraph 12.
If the Lesson cannot be conducted normally due to a communication failure of the Students and the condition continues for more than 5 minutes or intermittently for more than 5 minutes, the Students shall send a message stating that they are on call to the Instructors, and if the communication failure still continues more 5 minutes after that, the Students may leave from the Lesson. In this case, it shall be non-fulfillment of the Lesson due to the Students' reason.
If the Lesson cannot be conducted normally due to a communication failure of the Instructors and the condition continues for more than 5 minutes or intermittently for more than 5 minutes, the Students shall send a message stating that they are on call to the Instructors, and if the communication failure still continues more 5 minutes after that, the Students may leave from the Lesson. In this case, the Students shall send the message to the Instructors and may press the "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student" button in Paragraph 12.
Regarding the Lesson included in the Course Lesson, if the Students are left forcibly from the Lessons according to Paragraph 5 or Paragraph 7, or if they are absence, etc. without any notice, etc., the Instructors may cancel the subsequent Lessons included in the Course Lessons due to the Students' reason.
If the Lessons cannot be conducted normally due to the Instructors' reason, the Students may request a Make-up Lesson or a refund of the Usage Fee by pressing the "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student" button within 48 hours after the Lesson End Time.
In addition, if the Students do not press "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student" button within 48 hours after the Lesson End Time or the Instructors do not press "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Instructor" button within 24 hours after the Lesson End Time, the Lesson shall be deemed to have been successfully conducted and completed.
The conduct of the Make-up Lesson stated in the preceding paragraph shall be decided in following cases. In this case, the Students and the Instructors shall coordinate the date and time of the Make-up Lesson:
1. When the Students notify the Instructors that they request the conduct of the Make-up Lesson through the "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student" screen, and the Instructors accept it, or;
2. Even when the Students request a refund of the Usage Fee, the Instructors propose for conduct of the Make-up Lesson, and the Students agree to the proposal.
Refund of the Usage Fee stated in Paragraph 12 shall be decided in following cases. Also, these requests, etc. shall be made through "Non-conducted or Interrupted Lesson Report from the Student" screen:
1. When the Students notify the Instructors of the request for a refund, and the Instructors accept it;
2. When the Students notify the Instructors that they request to conduct a Make-up Lesson, and the Instructors refuses it;
3. When the Students refuses a proposal for the Make-up Lesson from the Instructors, or they do not respond to the proposal within 48 hours;
4. When the Instructors do not make any decisions within 48 hours despite the request of the refund or the Make-up Lesson; or
5. When the Students or the Instructors request to investigate about the Lessons, and the Company judges that the refund is appropriate.
Lesson time shall not be interrupted under any circumstances, except in cases of special provisions or emergencies.
The Company may record, etc. the Lesson without any notice to the Students for the purpose of verifying and monitoring the content of the Lesson, improving the service, etc. and the Students shall approve of the recording, etc. in advance. However, even in this case, the recorded data shall be handled only within the Company unless requested by a court or investigative agency.
If the Lessons were not conducted normally due to any reasons not attributable to either the Instructors or the Students, and if investigations reveal that both parties took appropriate measures, the Students and the Instructors shall adjust and set a new date and time of the Lessons. However, the Students may also cancel the Lesson.
Communications and notifications with the Instructors shall be made by using the "Message Function" and “Function Button” on My Page.

Article 11. (Usage Fee, etc. Cancellation Fee)

Usage Fees of the Lesson shall be determined for each Lesson (in the case of the Course Lessons, for each course), and shall be as indicated on each Lesson Details Screen.
In the case where the Lesson Contracts are cancelled due to the reason of the Instructors or in the case where the Usage Fees are refunded according to Article 10, Paragraph 12, the Company shall refund the full amount of the Usage Fees to the Students.

If the Lesson Contract is cancelled due to the Students' reason after the Lesson Contract has been concluded, the following cancellation fees shall be incurred, and when the Company refunds the Usage Fee to the Students, only the amount after deducting the cancellation fees below shall be refunded.

		Cancelation Fee
Normal Lessons (Lessons other than the Lessons with Material Sending)	Cancelation up to 48 hours before the Lesson Start Time	10% of the Usage Fee
	Cancelation less than 48 hours before the Lesson Start Time	100% of the Usage Fee
Lessons with Material Sending	Cancelation after the establishment of the Lesson Contract (all period)	100% of the Usage Fee

Regarding the cancellation of the Course Lessons, the cancellation fee shall be incurred and calculated from the Lesson Start Time of the first Lesson of the Course Lessons. In addition, if the Course Lessons are cancelled, all Lessons included in the Course Lessons shall be subject to the cancellation, and it is not possible to cancel only a part of the Lesson.

Article 12. (Special Provisions on Lessons with Material Sending)

The Lessons with Material Sending shall be provided under the following conditions, and regarding any application, attendance, or cancellation relevant to the Lessons with Material Sending, the provisions of this Article shall prevail on any provision of These Terms that conflicts with. The Students shall be aware of this when they apply for the Lessons with Material Sending.
1. In the Instructor Terms of Use, the Company stipulates that the Instructors who provide the Lessons with Material Sending shall send the teaching tools and materials used in the Lessons by the Lesson Start Time, and the Instructors agree to this. However, even if the teaching tools, etc. are not sent, the Company shall assume no guarantees, etc. for.
2. In the Instructor Terms of Use, the Company stipulates that the Instructors who provide the Lessons with Material Sending shall not request to return the teaching tools and materials that sent to the Students under any circumstances, and the Instructors agree to this.

Chapter 4. Prohibition
Article 13. (Prohibition)

The Students shall not perform the following acts, etc. in the using of the Service (Including the taking of the Lessons):
1. To communicate with the Instructors or other Students without going through the Service, or to encourage the communication to them;
2. To cause damage to the Company, such as to conspire with the Instructors or other Students to give and receive considerations without going through the Service;
3. To collect information relevant to the Instructors or other Students;
4. To advertise to the Instructors or other Students the products or services of them and a third party;
5. To invite in religious groups, political associations, or multilevel marketing, etc.;
6. To harass the Instructors or other Students (especially sexual harassment);
7. To refuse to receive teaching materials, etc. for the Lessons with Material Sending;
8. To do act that may cause damage on the Company or any third party: such as hacking, sending of viruses, sending of spam mails, etc.;
9. To convert or alter programs, software, etc. provided through the Service illegally;
10. To download a huge number of contents or data of the Services in a short time;
11. To make a third party use the Service and/or to use the Service for a third party;
12. To sell or to rent (regardless of paid or free) the rights of the contents of the Service to third parties;
13. To distribute or broadcast the contents of the Service without any prior consent of the Company;
14. To impersonate someone;
15. To do act that violates or may violate the laws of Japan or laws of their country or region;
16. To do act that commits or may commit offenses against public order and morals;
17. To input or send false information and declaration;
18. To do act that infringes the rights of the Company or third parties;
19. To cause damages of the Company or third parties;
20. To slander or discriminate the Company or third parties;
21. To do act that damages the reputation or credibility of the Company or third parties;
22. To interrupt operation of the Service;
23. To film or record the Lessons (except the case that permission from the Company, the Instructors and all Students who join the lesson is obtained in advance);
24. To do any acts that the Company judges unsuitable and inappropriate.

Chapter 5. Miscellaneous Provisions
Article 14. (Exclusion of Liability)

The Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. The Company shall not provide any liability to the Students regarding the following matters:
1. The Service meets the Students’ requirements and utilization purpose;
2. Contents and systems of the Service are correct and trustable;
3. Connection via the Service will not be interrupted for any reasons;
4. Information sent or received through the Service is either stored in predetermined devices, normally sent and received, or displayed on the screen correctly;
5. Information related to the Service is displayed normally on all terminals, etc.;
6. Forms, programs, etc. used in the Service operate normally on all PCs, browsers, etc.
When the Students may not use the Service normally for any of the following reasons, the Company shall not assume any responsibility:
1. In the case where the Students either violate any of These Terms, operate incorrectly, or use the Service in an environment other than recommended environment set by the Company;
2. In the case where any restrictions are set in These Terms, guidelines, etc.;
3. In the case where restrictions are set by the laws and regulations of Japan or the country or region where the Students reside;
4. In the case either where natural disasters, communication failures, hacking by a third party, transmission of a virus, etc. occur, or where any affairs that are beyond responsibility of the Company.
All of the Lessons are provided at the Instructors' responsibility. The Company assumes no responsibility for the contents of the Lessons conducted by the Instructors, and the Company also assumes no guarantees for.
The Company shall not assume responsibility for any accidents that occur in the Lessons and any troubles that occur between the Instructors and the Students.

Article 15. (Intellectual Property Right / License)

Copyrights, trademark rights, portrait rights, and other intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as “Copyright, etc.”) that relate to the Service and its contents shall belong to the Company, the Instructors, Organization, etc. or other right holders of the intellectual property rights.
The Students can use the Service and its content only for the purpose of private use and as long as it does not violate the prohibitions of Article 13. Also, the Company licenses the Students to use the Service and its contents to this extent.

Article 16. (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)

The Students shall declare both that they have not been anti-social forces (includes gangsters, gangster members, gangster associate member, gangster-related company, extortionist that threatens to disrupt stockholder meetings, a social movement such as an advocate or a special intelligence violence group, etc., or other equivalent persons, and hereinafter referred to as "Anti-Social Forces") and that they have not belonged to corporation dominated by the Anti-Social Forces. Also, they shall ensure that they will not fall under this provision in the future.
If the Students fall under any of the following, the Company may impose disposition of deprivation of Student qualifications stated in Article 7 without giving any notice to:
1. When it is recognized that they correspond to Anti-Social Forces;
2. When it is recognized that they use Anti-Social Forces;
3. When it is recognized that they have been involved in providing Anti-Social Forces with funds, etc. or providing convenience;
4. When there is a socially condemned relationship between them and Anti-Social Forces;
5. When they do violent demanding acts, unreasonable demanding acts beyond legal responsibility, acts that cause credit impairment, business interruption, etc. by using threatening acts, dissemination of violence, rumor, deceptive plan, and violent force, by themselves or by using a third party and when they do any acts equivalent to these.

Article 17. (Preparation of Equipment, etc.)

The Students shall use the Service by using devices, OSs, browsers, communication equipment, microphones, cameras, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Devices, etc.") that have the environment recommended by the Company (hereinafter referred to as "Recommended Environment").
Also, the Students shall prepare the Devices, etc. that have the Recommended Environment at their own risk and expense.
If the Students cause damage to the Company, the Instructors, other Students or other third parties due to the taking of the Lessons on Devices, etc. that do not have the Recommended Environment, they shall be obliged to compensate for all of the damage.
The Students shall be aware in advance that communication fees, etc. may be incurred when they use the Service, and shall bear the communication fees, etc.

Article 18. (Handling of Privacy-Related Information)

The Company shall properly handle the Registered Information collected or provided from the Students through the Service in accordance with Privacy Policy of the Company.

Article 19. (Methods of Notice)

Unless otherwise stipulated, the Company shall notify the Students by posting on My Page, sending e-mails, or other methods that the Company deems appropriate.
Notice displayed on the My Page shall conclude at the time of completion of displaying on the page of the My Page.
In the case where the Students have changed a setting of program related to Email address specified as receiving destination for the purpose of blocking junk mails, etc., they shall change the setting to permit reception of email from the Company.
When the Company notifies the Students by any method, the Company may consider that the Students have agreed to the contents of the notification on the date of notification unless no objection has been made within the time period specified by the Company.

Article 20. (Indemnification for Damage)

If any damages or losses of the Company or third parties arise from any acts of the Students based upon using of the Service, they shall assume all responsibility for all damages, etc. even after the loss of qualification as the Students.
Even if the Students suffer any damages due to the use of the Service, the Company shall not be liable to compensate, guarantee, etc. except as provided in the next paragraph.
If the Students suffer any damages while using the Service, the Company responds in only the damage:
1. Which arises from willful or gross negligence of the Company;
2. Which arises in actuality and in a direct way, and;
3. Which is within the usual range.
However, in this case, the amount of compensation for damages to the Company by the Students shall be limited to amount equivalent to the usage fee of the lesson in which the damage occurred.
If the Students suffer any damage due to the Instructors’ or other Students' illegal acts related to the Lessons, etc., regardless of the preceding paragraph, they can claim compensation for the damage from the Instructors or the Students who caused the damage.

Article 21. (Temporary Interruption of the Service)

The Company may temporarily suspend providing the Service without any prior notice to the Students under the following circumstances:
1. When the Service becomes impossible to provide due to occurrence of natural disasters, etc.;
2. When the Company performs system maintenance, inspection, repair, etc. in order to keep operating condition of the Service to be well;
3. When any problems of servers or networks, etc. (including External Services) that provide the Service occur;
4. When servers, etc. that store the data of the Service are or may be infected with advanced hacking or virus;
5. When any failure or maintenance of External Services, etc. occur;
6. When performance of the Service is delayed or becomes impossible due to any reasons caused by outside the scope of responsibility of the Company.
The Company accepts no liability for any damage of the Students arising from the temporary interruption of the Service.
If the Company judges that it is difficult to provide the Service continuously due to the continuation of the situation in Paragraph 1, regardless of the provisions of Article 22, the Company may terminate the service without prior notice to the Students.

Article 22. (Termination of the Service)

The Company may terminate the Service after notifying the Students at least 1 month in advance. In addition, the notification of the termination of the Service shall be made by means of Article 19.
The Company accepts no liability for any damage or loss of the Students arising from the termination of the Service.

Article 23. (Transfer of Contractual Status, etc.)

The Students shall not transfer their status under This Agreement, or transfer all or part of their own rights or obligations arising from This Agreement to a third party, or be pledged as collateral without the prior written consent of the Company.

Article 24. (Jurisdiction/Governing Law)

These Terms and Guidelines, etc. are governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws and regulations of Japan.
In the event of a dispute, etc. relating to these Terms and Guidelines, etc., the district court having jurisdiction over the location of head office of the Company shall be the exclusive jurisdiction court of the first instance.
The Japanese version of These Terms and Guidelines, etc. is the original version.　 Translated versions to other languages shall be provided solely for convenience of the Members whose native language is not Japanese. If any discrepancy or inconsistency　between the translated versions and the Japanese version exists, the Japanese version of These Terms shall prevail.

Article 25. (Waiver)

The failure of the Company or the Students to enforce at any time or for any period of time any of the provisions of These Terms shall not be constructed as a waiver of such provisions or the right of the party thereafter to enforce each and every provision.

Article 26. (Severability)

If any of the provisions in These Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of These Terms, and These Terms shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained.

Established on August 1st, 2023
Revised on August 15th, 2024