LY Corporation Common Terms of Use｜LY Corporation 日本語 English 한국어 中文(繁體) ภาษาไทย Español Indonesia Deutsch LY Corporation Common Terms of Use These LY Corporation Common Terms of Use (these “Terms of Use”) apply commonly to all persons (“you” or “User(s)”, depending upon the context) to use the services, software and other products (collectively, “Services”) provided by LY Corporation (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Chapter 1 General Rules 1. Definitions The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below when they are used in these Terms of Use. 1.1. “Contents” means information such as text, sounds, music, images, videos, software, programs, computer code, and other information. 1.2. “Subject Contents” means Contents that may be accessed through the Services. 1.3. “Submission (Submit)” means the act of submitting, posting, disclosing, providing or transmitting Contents to or on the Services. 1.4. “Submitted Contents” means Contents that Users have Submitted to the Services. 1.5. “Individual Conditions of Use” means the conditions of use separate from these Terms of Use that pertain to specific Services released or uploaded by us, and which apply to the use of the Services, under names such as “general conditions,” “terms”, “guidelines,” “policies,” or the like. 1.6. “Charges” means the cost required for using the Services regardless of the name such as charge, rate, fee, membership fee or otherwise (including the User’s debts for which we have been entrusted the collection thereof by a third party). 1.7. “Subscription Services” means services where you can use specific Contents or the Services designated by us for a given period of time by paying a fixed fee. 2. Use of the Services 2.1. In order to use the Services, you need to agree to these Terms of Use, irrespective of whether Charges are applicable or whether account registration is required. 2.2. We will deem that you have agreed to these Terms of Use by actually using the Services which are provided free of charge (limited to those which can be used without registering an account). 2.3. Users who are minors may only use the Services by obtaining prior consent from their parents or legal guardians. 2.4. If Users will be using the Services on behalf of, or for the purposes of, a business enterprise, then such business enterprise must also agree to these Terms of Use prior to using the Services. 2.5. Users shall use the Services under their own responsibility. 3. Restriction on use of the Services 3.1. We may add conditions for use of the Services, such as limiting their use to those who have a registered account (including a LINE account or Yahoo! JAPAN ID), or who are a certain age or older, or who satisfy certain requirements through procedures specified by us, such as identity identification. 3.2. We do not allow use by members of anti-social forces (including those who were members in the past), or by persons so involved, or by persons who abuse the Services, or through their use cause trouble to a third party. 4. Account registration information 4.1. When registering an account, you are obligated to (1) register true and accurate information, and (2) make appropriate corrections by yourself to keep that registered information up to date. 4.2. Any User who has registered an account may delete such User’s account at any time. 4.3. Any and all rights of a User to use the Services for which the registration of an account is required shall cease to exist when such User’s account has been deleted for any reason. Please take note that an account cannot be retrieved even if a User has accidentally deleted his/her account. 4.4. An account is for exclusive use and belongs solely to the User of such account. Users may not transfer, lease or otherwise dispose their rights to use the Services for which the registration of an account is required to any third party, nor may the same be inherited or succeeded to by any third party. 5. Provision of Subscription Services 5.1. Users may receive Subscription Services under the conditions prescribed by us. In addition to these Terms, Users shall abide by the fees for the Subscription Services, the payment method thereof, as well as other Individual Conditions of Use posted on the Services or on our website. 5.2. Excluding the cases set out in the Individual Conditions of Use, Users may take procedures for the cancellation of Subscription Services at any time; provided, however, that even if a User takes the procedures for cancellation prior to the intended period of use, the User may not change such period of use, nor may the User cancel the purchase of the Subscription Services. In such case, the fees already paid will not be refunded, nor will there be any refund on a pro rata basis. However, the foregoing will not apply if laws or regulations require otherwise. 5.3. If a User does not complete its cancellation procedure by the designated date and time, the period of use of the Subscription Services may be automatically renewed in accordance with the terms prescribed by us even after the end of the period of use of such Subscription Services. 6. Advertisement We may post our ads or those of a third party on the Services. 7. No emergency call functions The Services cannot be depended upon for emergency calls, such as those made to law enforcement agencies, maritime safety authorities, fire brigade or other emergency services. 8. Contents 8.1. We grant Users a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license to use the Subject Contents provided by us, solely for the purpose of using the Services. 8.2. Users shall abide by the conditions applicable thereto when using the Subject Contents which are subject to conditions of use, such as additional fees and periods of use and the like. Even if terms such as “Purchase”, “Sales,” and the like appear on the screens for the Services, we shall remain the owner of all intellectual property rights as well as all other rights in the Contents offered to Users by us, and such rights shall not be transferred to Users. Users will only be granted usage rights as set forth above. 8.3. You must not use (including, without limitation, copying, transmitting, reproducing and modifying) the Subject Contents beyond the scope of the intended use of the Subject Contents in the Services. 9. Handling of User’s data and Contents 9.1. We shall not be obligated to back up data and the Submitted Contents stored by you on servers managed by us. You are responsible for backing it up yourself. 9.2. Copyrights in the Submitted Contents belong to you or the copyright holder of such Contents. Among the Submitted Contents, with regard to those Submitted to the Services that can be accessed by unspecified or large number of Users, such as electronic bulletin boards, and those disclosed to other general Users, who are not your friends, in the Services such as the application “LINE” provided by us, you shall license (including, without limitation, a sublicensing right) us the right to use (including, without limitation, replication, screening, public transmission, exhibition, distribution, transfer, loan, translation, adaptation and publication) such Submitted Contents free of charge and non-exclusively, with indefinite duration within and outside of Japan. The Services may include functions where multiple Users may edit Contents (post, correct, and delete, etc.). In such case, a User who posted his/her Submitted Contents shall grant other Users the right to edit such Submitted Contents. Moreover, you shall not exercise rights such as author’s moral rights. 9.3. If we acknowledge that you have violated, or may violate, laws and regulations or these Terms of Use in connection with the Submitted Contents, or when otherwise reasonably required for business, we may restrict the use of the Services, such as by deleting the Submitted Contents, without requiring any prior notice to you. 9.4. We may check and confirm the contents of the Submitted Contents by Users to the extent permissible under laws and regulations, when it is necessary for us to confirm compliance with related laws and regulations or the provisions set out in these Terms, etc.; provided, however, that we are not obligated to conduct such confirmation. 10. Message function using an electronic bulletin board, browsing thereof and right of deletion Certain Services provide a message exchanging function among Users by using the system of an electronic bulletin board. Certain electronic bulletin boards can only be browsed by the three parties of the sender of the message, recipient of the message, and us. In the foregoing case, we may browse the subject matter as needed and delete the message in light of these Terms of Use. 11. User's responsibility related to account and password, etc. When registering authentication information in using the Services, a User must strictly manage such authentication information under its own responsibility so that it will not be abused. If an operation is performed using the User’s authentication information that was registered (including without limitation cases where the User is authentication based on a combination of account and password, or based on a comparison of the code uniquely assigned for each mobile phone number sent from a mobile operator and the registered information), we will provide the Services by deeming that such operation is an act by the actual User. If Charges are incurred for the use of the Services or purchase of products as a result of a person other than the registered User performing operations using the User’s authentication information, we will bill such Charges to the User unless there was willful misconduct or negligence on our part. 12. Provision of the Services 12.1. Users shall supply PCs, mobile phone devices, smartphones and other communication devices, operating systems, communication methods and electricity, etc. necessary for using the Services at their own responsibility and expense. 12.2. We may temporarily suspend providing all or part of the Services in case of the occurrence of any of the following: (1) when conducting maintenance or repair of systems; (2) when the Services cannot be provided due to force majeure such as an accident (fire, power outage, etc.), act of God, war, riot, labor dispute; (3) when there is system failure or heavy load on the system; (4) when securing the safety of Users or third parties, or in the case of an emergency for the public welfare; or (5) when we reasonably determine it to be necessary, other than those set forth in each of the preceding items. 13. Warranty of and modification to the Services 13.1. With regard to the contents of the Services, we make no guarantee, whether express or implied, about the nonexistence of problems (including, without limitation, security-related defects, errors and bugs and infringement of rights), or about its security, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness and suitability for a particular purpose, and continuity of the provision of the Services. We are not obligated to provide the Services to you upon eliminating such problems. 13.2. We may modify all or a part of the contents of the Services when corresponding to any of the following items: (1) when modification to the contents of the Services, such as addition of functions to or improvement of the Services, conforms to the general interests of Users; or (2) in cases other than the preceding item, there is rationality in light of the necessity to modify the contents of the Services, appropriateness of the contents after modification, and other circumstances concerning the modification. 14. …