terms of service

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "the Terms") stipulate the terms of use of the services (hereinafter referred to as "the Services") provided on this website by Antique Tableware (hereinafter referred to as "our company"). Registered users (hereinafter referred to as "Users") must use the Services in accordance with these Terms.

Article 1 (Application)

1. These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all relationships between the User and our company regarding the use of this Service.
2. In addition to these Terms, the Company may make various provisions regarding the Service, such as rules for use (hereinafter referred to as "Individual Provisions"). Regardless of their name, these Individual Provisions shall constitute part of these Terms.
3. In the event that the provisions of these Terms and Conditions conflict with the provisions of the Individual Provisions in the preceding Article, the provisions of the Individual Provisions shall take precedence, unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.

Article 2 (User Registration)

1. For this service, registration will be completed when a person who wishes to register agrees to these terms and conditions, applies for registration in a manner specified by our company, and our company approves the application.
2. If the Company determines that an applicant for user registration falls under any of the following items, the Company may not approve the application for user registration and shall not be obligated to disclose the reasons therefor.
   1. If false information is provided when applying for user registration
   2. If the application is from someone who has previously violated these terms and conditions
   3. Any other case in which the Company determines that registration is inappropriate

Article 3 (Management of User ID and Password)

1. Users are responsible for properly managing their user IDs and passwords for this service.
2. Under no circumstances may users transfer or lend their user IDs and passwords to third parties, or share them with third parties. If a user ID and password combination matches the registered information and is used to log in, the Company will consider that the user ID is being used by the user who registered it.
3. We shall not be liable for any damages caused by the use of your user ID and password by a third party, except in cases where we are guilty of intentional or gross negligence.

Article 4 (Usage Fees and Payment Methods)

1. In consideration of the paid portion of the Service, the User shall pay the usage fee separately determined by the Company and displayed on this website, by the method specified by the Company.
2. If the User delays payment of the service fee, the User shall pay late payment charges at the rate of 14.6% per annum.

Article 5 (Prohibitions)

When using this service, Users are prohibited from engaging in the following acts.

1. Actions that violate laws, regulations, or public order and morals
2. Any activity related to criminal activity
3. Any act of infringing the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights contained in the content of this service
4. Actions that disrupt or interfere with the functionality of the servers or networks of our company, other users, or any third parties
5. Commercially using information obtained through this service
6. Any act that may disrupt the operation of our services
7. Unauthorized access or attempted access
8. Collecting or storing personal information about other users
9. Using the Service for illegal purposes
10. Any action that causes disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to other users of the Service or other third parties.
11. Impersonating other users
12. Any publicity, advertising, solicitation, or sales activities on the Service that are not permitted by our company
13. Actions aimed at meeting members of the opposite sex who the person has not met
14. Any act of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces in relation to our services
15. Any other actions that the Company deems inappropriate

Article 6 (Suspension of provision of the Service, etc.)

1. If the Company determines that any of the following circumstances exist, the Company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to the User.
   1. When carrying out maintenance, inspection, or updates of computer systems related to the Service
   2. When it becomes difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as an earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, or natural disaster
   3. When a computer or communication line is stopped due to an accident
   4. Any other case in which the Company determines it is difficult to provide the Service.
2. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the User or any third party due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of the Service.

Article 7 (Restrictions on Use and Cancellation of Registration)

1. If a User falls under any of the following items, the Company may, without prior notice, restrict the User's use of all or part of the Service or cancel the User's registration as such.
   1. If you violate any provision of these Terms and Conditions
   2. If it is discovered that there is a false statement in the registration information
   3. If there is a default in payment obligations such as fees
   4. If there is no response to our contact for a certain period of time
   5. If the Service has not been used for a certain period of time since the last use
   6. Any other case in which the Company determines that use of the Service is inappropriate
2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the User by any actions taken by the Company under this Article.

Article 8 (Withdrawal)

Users may cancel their membership to this service by following the cancellation procedures set forth by our company.

Article 9 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Disclaimers)

1. We do not guarantee, either explicitly or implicitly, that the Service is free from factual or legal defects (including defects regarding safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, validity, suitability for a particular purpose, security, etc., errors or bugs, infringement of rights, etc.).
2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result of the Service. However, this disclaimer shall not apply if the contract between the Company and the User regarding the Service (including these Terms) is a consumer contract as defined by the Consumer Contract Act.
3. Even in the case of the proviso of the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to default on contract or tort caused by the Company's negligence (excluding gross negligence) that arise from special circumstances (including cases where the Company or the User foresaw or could have foreseen the occurrence of the damages). In addition, the compensation for damages incurred by the User due to default on contract or tort caused by the Company's negligence (excluding gross negligence) shall be limited to the amount of the service fee received from the User in the month in which the damage occurred.
4. The Company shall not be liable for any transactions, communications, disputes, etc. that arise between a user and another user or a third party in relation to the Service.

Article 10 (Changes to Service Content, etc.)

The Company reserves the right to change the content of the Service or to discontinue provision of the Service without notifying the User, and shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result thereof.

Article 11 (Changes to Terms of Use)

Our company reserves the right to change these terms at any time without notifying the user if it deems it necessary. In addition, if a user starts using the service after these terms have been changed, the user will be deemed to have agreed to the changed terms.

Article 12 (Handling of Personal Information)

We will handle any personal information obtained through the use of this service appropriately in accordance with our "Privacy Policy."

Article 13 (Notice or Contact)

Any notification or communication between the User and the Company shall be made in accordance with the method specified by the Company. Unless the User notifies the Company of any changes in accordance with the method separately specified by the Company, the Company shall consider the currently registered contact information to be valid and shall notify or contact the User via that contact information, and such notification or communication shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.

Article 14 (Prohibition of Transfer of Rights and Obligations)

Users may not transfer or pledge as security to a third party their status under the Service Agreement or their rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without our prior written consent.

Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

1. The interpretation of these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by Japanese law.
2. In the event of a dispute regarding the Service, the court having jurisdiction over our head office location shall be the exclusive jurisdiction.