Terms of Use - MAISON.DOG

This English translation is provided for convenience only. In case of any discrepancy or inconsistency, the Japanese version (terms.html) shall prevail as the governing document.

By using the App, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.

Article 12 (Notice and Communication)

Notices or communications from the App to users shall be given by posting on the App/website, in-app notifications, email, or other methods the App deems appropriate.

Such notices shall be deemed delivered when the App completes the arrangements for posting or sending. Notices sent by postal mail shall be deemed delivered at the time when they would ordinarily be delivered after dispatch.

Users must keep their contact information up to date. Even if a notice is not actually received due to spam filtering, domain restrictions, insufficient mailbox capacity, or communication environment, the foregoing deemed delivery shall remain effective.

Article 12-A (Automation, API, and Scraping)

The App does not currently provide an official API or developer guidelines.
Automated acquisition, mass collection, crawling, scraping, or the use of bots/programs that enable such activities is prohibited.
Data acquisition is limited to manual, ordinary use via the App or other means expressly permitted by the App.
Circumventing technical protection measures, reverse engineering, or bypassing rate limits is prohibited.

Article 14-B (Exclusion of Anti-Social Forces)

The user (including, in the case of a legal entity, its officers and similar persons) represents and warrants that the user is not and will not be an organized crime group, an organized crime group member, a person who has ceased to be such a member within the past five years, a quasi-member, a company related to an organized crime group, a corporate extortionist (sokaiya), a group or individual that advocates social or political movements while engaging in unlawful acts, a special intelligence organized crime group, a so-called “hangure,” or any other similar party (collectively, “Anti-Social Forces”), and that the user does not have a close relationship with any of the foregoing.
The user covenants not to engage in, by itself or through a third party, any of the following acts: (a) violent demands; (b) unjust demands exceeding legal responsibility; (c) threatening behavior or acts of violence; (d) spreading rumors, using deception or force to damage the other party’s credibility or to obstruct its business; or (e) providing funds, benefits, or other involvement with Anti-Social Forces.
If the App reasonably determines that the user has violated the preceding items or has been involved in providing benefits to Anti-Social Forces or obstructing business by force, the App may, without prior notice, terminate the agreement with the user and suspend the use of the Service. In such case, the App shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the user due to such measures.

Article 14-C (User Rights, License and Indemnification)

As a general rule, rights (including copyrights) to content posted or transmitted by users on the App ("UGC") remain with the users.
Users grant the App a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, and sublicensable license to the extent necessary for providing, operating, improving, analyzing, securing, displaying, distributing, storing, reproducing, adapting, publicly transmitting, and reusing (including re-display within features, translation, resizing, etc.) the Service.
When the App uses UGC for promotional purposes, the App may, where appropriate, request explicit consent separately.
Users represent and warrant that their UGC complies with applicable laws and does not infringe third-party rights. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, if the App incurs damages due to reasons attributable to the user, the user shall indemnify and hold the App harmless for direct and actual damages normally incurred and reasonable costs (including attorneys’ fees) actually borne by the App.

Article 18 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability)

The Service is provided on an "as is" basis. The App makes no express or implied warranties regarding accuracy, availability, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, the App shall not be liable for any consequential, indirect, special, incidental, or punitive damages, lost profits, loss, corruption, or alteration of data, loss of business opportunity, or costs of procuring substitute services.
Even if the App is liable to a user, the total aggregate liability of the App shall be limited to the lesser of (i) the total amount of fees actually paid by the user to the App during the 12-month period including the month in which the cause of the damages occurred, and (ii) JPY 10,000.
The foregoing shall not apply in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the App, and shall not limit any rights that cannot be excluded or limited under the Consumer Contract Act or other mandatory laws.
The App is not involved in, and bears no responsibility for, any transactions, communications, or disputes between users or between a user and any third party (including advertisers and external service providers) in connection with the Service.
Beta or experimental features are provided on an "as is" basis and may have defects, specification changes, or discontinuation. The App shall not be responsible for damages arising therefrom, subject to the foregoing carve-outs.

Article 19 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)