1. The Terms of Use for Hiks (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement") shall be applied to all users who use the application "Hiks" (Hereinafter referred to as "the App" including various services provided on this application and the upgraded version of this application in the case that an upgraded version of this application is provided) operated by Hikari Suwa (hereinafter referred to as "the Company"). Users shall use the App after agreeing to the Agreement in advance.

2. If a privacy policy or other notices (hereafter referred to as "Notices") are displayed on the App, Notices shall constitute a part of the Agreement. However, if the Agreement's contents differ from those of the Notices, the Agreement shall take precedence.

1. The user can use the App after registering as a member.

2. The user shall apply for membership registration by entering the prescribed information described in the membership registration form of the App. When the Company approve the registration, the registration will be completed when the Company send an e-mail to the e-mail address entered in the form to the effect that the registration is completed.

3. In the following cases, the Company may reject the App for membership registration based on the preceding paragraph, cancel the membership registration or suspend the use of this App.

• (1) When all or part of the information provided to the App is false, erroneous or otherwise inconsistent with the truth.
• (2) If you are a minor, a person under curatorship, or a person under assistance, and you have not obtained the consent of your legal representative, a guardian, a curator, or an assistant.
• (3) If you are in breach of the Agreement.
• (4) The Company otherwise deems your registration inappropriate.

4. The user shall immediately notify the Company in the manner prescribed by the Company of any change in the information provided when applying for membership in Section 2.

5. The user who has registered for membership by section 2 shall keep and manage their ID and password appropriately, and we will consider any use of the App made using the ID and password to be an act of the user.

6. The user shall not use, lend, transfer, change the name of, or buy or sell the ID and password to a third party.

7. The user can cancel their membership registration by the prescribed method specified by the Company.

1. The user shall not perform the following acts when using the App.

• (1) Acts that use the Company's services on the App for illegal purposes.
• (2) Acts that infringe on a third party's copyright or other intellectual property rights.
• (3) Any act that discriminates, slanders, threatens, or infringes on a third party's privacy or human rights.
• (4) Political, election, or religious activities
• (5) Acts that damage the reputation or trust of the Company.
• (6) Any act that interferes with the operation of the App.
• (7) Acts of using the App by pretending to be a third party, such as using another user's ID and password.
• (8) Acts of using the App for commercial purposes (except when approved by the Company in writing in advance)
• (9) Acts that violate the Agreement.
• (10) Other acts that may contradict laws, ordinances, or public order and morals.
• (11) Any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate or improper.

2. If any damage is caused to the Company or a third party due to any of the actions listed in the preceding sections, the user shall assume full responsibility and compensate the Company and the third party for the damage or otherwise recover the damage.

3. If the Company reasonably judges that the user has performed an act listed in section 1, we can stop using the App without prior notice.

1. To use the App, the user must agree to the Agreement, and if the user does not agree to the Agreement, the user shall not use the App.

2. If the user violates the Agreement, the Company can stop the App usage without prior notice to the user.

3. The user shall not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, transfer, modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble all or part of the App. In addition, downloading, installation, use or duplication of the App shall be performed only to use the App by the user.

4. The Company is not obligated to provide an upgraded version of the App or support services related to the App.

5. The user may not assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the user's rights to the App to a third party.

6. The user agrees in advance that the Company uses API services in the App and does not guarantee the operation of the API services.

1. Intellectual property rights and other rights related to the App and information obtained from the App belong to the Company, and the use of the App after agreeing to the Agreement does not mean that the Company grants the user permission to use the above intellectual property rights and other rights.

2. The user shall not use the information obtained from the App beyond the scope of personal use (This includes posts on your personal social networking accounts that are not intended for commercial purposes) without the prior written consent of the Company.

3. If a third party's consent is required, such as when copyright or intellectual property rights exist in the information, the user shall take responsibility for obtaining permission from the copyright holder or intellectual property right holder regarding the copyright (including author's rights) or intellectual property rights of the information and shall perform other necessary procedures.

4. If a dispute arises in violation of the provisions of this article, the user shall resolve the dispute at their own expense and responsibility and shall not cause any damage to the Company or any third party.

1. If any of the following items apply, the Company may temporarily stop operation on the App without prior notice to the user.

• (1) When inspections, maintenance or specification changes are performed on the App.
• (2) When a natural disaster, communication line accident, or any other situation that affects the use of the App occurs or is likely to occur.
• (3) When the Company judge that temporary suspension is necessary for the operation of the App and various services.

2. The Company may change, add, or terminate all or part of the App without prior notice to the user.

1. The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information obtained from the App.

2. The Company does not guarantee that the equipment, facilities or software used by the user will be compatible with the use of the App, and even if it is not, the Company is not obligated to change or modify the App.

3. The company makes no warranty that the App will not be subject to unauthorized access, malfunctions, errors, or other problems or that the App will be free of computer viruses or other harmful content.

4. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage (including damage caused by troubles between the user and a third party regarding the App, whether inside or outside the App) arising out of or in connection with the following events. We shall not be liable for any damage caused by or in connection with the following events. (The same applies in this and the following section.)

• (1) Loss, misdelivery, falsification, or leakage of information stored due to member registration due to reasons beyond the Company's control, such as natural disasters, communication line accidents, or unauthorized access by a third party.
• (2) Decrease in the display speed or failure of the App due to reasons beyond the Company's control, such as excessive access to the App, natural disasters, accidents with communication lines, etc.
• (3) If the user violates Article 2, Section 4 or the first sentence of Article 2, Section 5.
• (4) If the Company temporarily stops using the App or change, add or terminate all or part of the App based on Article 6.
• (5) When there is a matter that the Company did not guarantee in the Agreement (including but not limited to the items listed in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this article), or a matter that the user agreed to in advance (including, but not limited to, the matters described in Article 4).
• (6) Any act by the user that violates the law or the Agreement.

5. In addition to the preceding section, the Company will not be liable for any damage incurred by the user arising from or about using the App. However, this excludes cases where damage is caused by the Company's intentional or gross negligence in violation of the Company's obligations stipulated in the Agreement.

1. The Company and the user represent and warrant that they do not currently fall under the category of a violent organization, a violent organization member, a person who has been a violent organization member for less than five years, a quasi-member of a violent organization, a business related to a violent organization, a general meeting house (soukaiya in Japanese), a socially motivated group, a particular intelligence group, or any other equivalent (hereinafter called "antisocial forces, etc."), and that they do not fall under any of the following categories and will not fall under any of these categories in the future.

• (1) Having a relationship in which antisocial forces, etc., are deemed to be in support of management of the Company.
• (2) Having a relationship in which antisocial forces, etc., are deemed to be substantially involved in the management of the Company.
• (3) Having a relationship recognized as having used antisocial forces, etc., to seek unjust profits for itself, a third party, or for inflicting damage on a third party, etc.
• (4) To have a relationship recognized as being involved in providing funds or benefits to antisocial forces, etc.
• (5) The director or the person substantially involved in the management has a socially unappealable relationship with antisocial forces.

2. The Company and the user shall ensure that they do not perform any of the following acts by themselves or using a third party.

• (1) Violent demand act
• (2) Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
• (3) Any act of threatening behavior or violence in connection with transactions
• (4) Acts of spreading false rumors, using deceptive means, or using intimidation to damage the partner's credibility or to obstruct the partner's business.
• (5) Other acts similar to each of the preceding items.

3. If, contrary to the representations in the preceding two sections, it is found that the other party is a gangster or falls under any of the items in the preceding two sections, the Company and the user may cancel any contract based on the Agreement without any notice, and the other party shall not raise any objection to it. In this case, the party in breach of representations shall forfeit the benefit of time to the other party and shall immediately repay all debts owed to the other party.

1. The Company may make changes (including additions and deletions; the same shall apply hereinafter) to the Terms of Use and the Notices.

2. The modified Agreement shall be notified to the user in the manner prescribed by the Company or posted on the Company's website or the App. They shall take effect on the effective date specified at the date of notification or posting.

1. Even if any provision or part of any provision of the Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of the Agreement and the remaining parts of the requirements that are determined to be invalid or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect.

2. Even if any provision or part of the agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable about one user, it shall not affect its validity about other users.

14.1. Prohibited Content: You must not upload, share, or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.

14.2. Abusive Behavior: Harassing, bullying, or engaging in threatening conduct towards other users is strictly prohibited.

16.1. Reporting Mechanism: Users can report any instances of objectionable content or abusive behavior for our review.

16.2. Actions: On receiving such reports, we reserve the right to remove the content or take appropriate action against the offending user, including but not limited to, suspension or termination of access.

Please get in touch with the following for inquiries regarding our handling of personal information.

The Company will acquire and use Users' personal information to the extent necessary for the following purposes. If the Company uses Users' personal information beyond the scope of the following purposes, the Company will obtain your prior consent appropriately.

• (1) To provide the Company's services (hereinafter referred to as "Services").
• (2) To improve the contents of Services or to develop and operate new services.
• (3) To contact Users for maintenance, important notices, etc.
• (4) To respond to opinions, inquiries, etc. from Users regarding Services (including to confirm identity)
• (5) To report to the Users on the usage of Service.
• (6) To investigate and analyze the usage history of Services and to use the results for improvement and development of Services.
• (7) To identify the User who violates the Terms of Use or tries to use Services for an illegal or unjust purpose and to refuse the use of Services.

1. The management of personal information shall be strictly enforced, including the application of human, physical and technical security measures, and data shall not be disclosed or provided to any third party without the User's consent, except in the following cases.

• (1) When it is necessary to protect human life, body, or property, and it isn't easy to obtain Users' consent.
• (2) When it is essential to improve public health or promote children's sound growth, it isn't easy to obtain the Users' consent.
• (3) Cases in which it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local public body, or a person or organization entrusted by one to carry out affairs prescribed by law and in which obtaining the consent of the Users is likely to interfere with the carrying out of such matters.
• (4) Cases in which all or a part of handling personal information is entrusted to a third party within the scope necessary to achieve the usage purposes to ensure the smooth execution of business.
• (5) When personal information is provided as a result of a succession of business due to a merger or other reasons
• (6) In the case where the personal information is used jointly with a specific person and the Users are notified in advance to that effect and the items of the personal information to be used jointly, the range of persons who use the information jointly, the intended use of the information and the name of the person who is responsible for the management of such personal information.
• (7) In other cases permitted by law.

2. The Company may use cookies and other tracking technologies (e.g. Web beacons) to collect information about the Users' usage history and usage conditions of the application, including identifiers such as IP addresses.

3. The Company may use Google Analytics to collect and analyze access logs. Google's Privacy Policy governs the information collected by Google Analytics. For more details, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy (external link).

4. The Company may use, display, or provide to third parties statistical information that does not identify any individual.

Users may request the display of their personal information by the method specified in the inquiry window outlined in Article 20. The Company will disclose such information to Users without delay if such a request is made. However, if the disclosure falls under any of the following, all or part of the information may not be disclosed. The Company will notify Users immediately if the Company decide not to disclose the information.

• (1) If there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the user or a third party.
• (2) If there is a risk of significant obstruction to the proper execution of the Company's business
• (3) If it violates any other laws or regulations.

1. If any personal information held by the Company is incorrect, Users may request the correction, addition or deletion (hereinafter referred to as "correction") of their personal information by the method specified as outlined in Article 20.

2. Upon receiving the request from Users in the preceding section, except in the case where special procedures are provided by law regarding the correction of the contents, etc., the Company will conduct a necessary investigation without delay to the extent required to achieve the usage potential. Based on the results, the Company will immediately correct the relevant personal information and notify the user of such modifications. Users will be notified of this without delay.

1. Users can request a stop of use or erasure of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "stop using") (except in the case of section 4) or a stop of provision to a third party (only in the case of section 4 or section 10) in the manner specified by the inquiry desk specified in Article 20, as applicable to the cases specified in the following items.

• (1) When the information is handled beyond the scope of the intended use
• (2) When it is used in a way that may promote or induce illegal or unjust acts.
• (3) When the personal information is obtained by wrongful means
• (4) Is provided to a third party in violation of the provisions of Article 27-1 or Article 28 of the Personal Information Protection Law
• (5) The Company no longer need to use Users' personal information
• (6) Leakage, loss, or damage of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Leakage"), including the required reserved personal information, has occurred or is likely to occur.
• (7) Leakage of personal information which may cause property damage due to unauthorized use occurs or is likely to occur.
• (8) Leakage of personal information likely to be conducted with an unauthorized purpose has occurred or is expected to occur.
• (9) A breach occurs or is likely to happen where the number of persons to whom the personal information pertains exceeds 1,000
• (10) There is a risk that handling such personal information may impair the user's rights or legitimate interests.

2. When the Company receives a request from a user in the preceding paragraph, and it is found that there is a reason for the request, the Company will stop using the personal information or provide it to a third party without delay to the extent necessary and notify the user to that effect. However, in the case that it is difficult to carry out the use stop, etc., such as when there is a large amount of expense for the use stop of personal information, and in the case that we can take alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user, the Company will take this alternative measure.