Stock Club Terms of Use

These Terms of Use aim to stipulate the conditions for providing the Services and the relationship of rights and obligations between the Company and the User, and shall apply to all relationships concerning the use of the Services.

Any rules regarding the use of the Services posted by the Company on the Company Website shall constitute a part of these Terms of Use.

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Terms of Use and the rules mentioned in the preceding paragraph or any other description of the Services outside of these Terms of Use, the provisions of these Terms of Use shall prevail.

The Services are intended to organize and visualize corporate stock and financial information and provide Users with information for the financial analysis of listed companies and other entities.

The Services do not recommend the purchase or sale of specific financial products, nor do they provide investment advice or act as a substitute for investment judgment.

Users may use the basic functions of the Services free of charge.

For the use of paid plans, Users shall complete the registration procedures separately stipulated by the Company and pay the usage fees in accordance with the designated amount, payment timing, and payment method.

Details of paid plans, fees, contract periods, and providing conditions shall be displayed on the Services.

A person who intends to use the Services (an "Applicant") may apply for registration by agreeing to comply with these Terms of Use and providing certain information as stipulated by the Company (the "Registration Information") via the method designated by the Company.

The Company shall determine whether to approve the registration of the Applicant (the "Registration Applicant") in accordance with the Company’s criteria. If approved, the Company shall notify the Registration Applicant to that effect. User registration shall be deemed complete upon the Company’s issuance of such notification.

Upon completion of the registration set forth in the preceding paragraph, an Agreement shall be formed between the User and the Company, and the User may use the Services in accordance with these Terms of Use.

The Company may refuse registration or re-registration if a Registration Applicant falls under any of the following items, and shall not be obliged to disclose the reasons for such refusal:

• If all or part of the Registration Information provided to the Company contains false information, errors, or omissions;
• If the applicant is a minor, an adult ward, a person under curatorship, or a person under assistance, and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative, guardian, curator, or assistant;
• If the Company determines that the applicant is an Anti-Social Force (meaning an organized crime group, a member thereof, a right-wing group, an anti-social force, or any other equivalent person; the same shall apply hereinafter), or has some interaction or involvement with Anti-Social Forces;
• If the Company determines that the applicant is a person who has breached a contract with the Company in the past or is related to such a person;
• If the applicant has been subject to measures stipulated in Article 11;
• In any other case where the Company deems registration inappropriate.

Users shall, at their own responsibility, appropriately manage and store their passwords and User IDs for the Services, and shall not permit any third party to use them, nor shall they lease, assign, change the name of, or sell them.

Users shall be liable for any damage arising from mismanagement, errors in usage, or use by any third party of passwords or User IDs.

The Company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Services without prior notice to Users in any of the following events:

• If urgent inspection or maintenance of the computer systems for the Services is necessary due to unavoidable reasons;
• If the operation of the Services becomes impossible due to failure of computers or communication lines, erroneous operation, excessive concentration of access, unauthorized access, or hacking;
• If the operation of the Services becomes impossible due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning, fire, storm or flood damage, power outages, or natural disasters;
• In any other case where the Company deems suspension or interruption necessary due to unavoidable reasons.

The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by Users or third parties due to measures taken under this Article, subject to the provisions of Article 10.

The Company shall handle User Information in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy separately stipulated, and Users agree to such handling.

Users agree that the Company may, at its discretion, use and publish the information and data provided by Users as statistical information in a form that does not identify individuals.

All Intellectual Property Rights related to the Services and all content, data, information, and designs contained therein belong to the Company or legitimate right holders (including third parties from whom the Company has received licenses for data provided within the Services). Use of the Services does not imply the transfer or licensing of any rights regarding the content, and Users shall not acquire any rights thereto.

Users shall not reproduce, reprint, modify, or distribute these contents unless permitted by law or separately authorized by the Company.

Users shall not engage in any reproduction, editing, modification, posting, reprinting, public transmission, distribution, sale, provision, translation, or adaptation of the content unless individually licensed by the Company or a third-party right holder, or permitted by law.

The Company makes no guarantee, express or implied, that the Services will be suitable for a User’s specific purpose, that the content is accurate, useful, or up-to-date, that the use of the Services complies with laws or internal rules of industry groups applicable to the User, that the Services will be available continuously, or that no malfunctions will occur.

Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, the Company’s liability for damages shall be limited to the scope of ordinary damages incurred by the User.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if the User is not a "Consumer" under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, the Company shall not be liable for any damage (including incidental, indirect, special, or future damage, or lost profits) incurred by the User in connection with the Services, except in cases of willful misconduct by the Company. In cases of gross negligence by the Company, the Company’s compensation for damages shall be limited to the cumulative total amount of fees paid by the User to the Company during the past 12 months.

The Company shall not be liable for non-performance of all or part of the Agreement due to server failure or other force majeure events.

Users shall resolve any transactions, communications, or disputes arising between themselves and other Users or third parties in connection with the Services or the Company Website at their own responsibility.

Users shall not engage in any act that falls under (or is determined by the Company to fall under) any of the following items. If the Company determines a breach has occurred, it may, without prior notice, take measures such as limiting the use of the Services or terminating the Agreement:

• Acts that breach laws, these Terms of Use, or rules stipulated by the Company, or acts related to criminal behavior;
• Acts of reproducing, distributing, selling, or unlawfully disclosing part of the Services, or acts that cause disadvantage or damage to the Company or third parties;
• Acts contrary to public policy;
• Acts that infringe on Intellectual Property Rights or other rights and interests of the Company, other Users, or third parties;
• Acts of obtaining content from the Services using automated means (e.g., crawlers, scraping, robots);
• Acts that place an excessive load on the network or systems of the Services;
• Reverse engineering or other analytical acts regarding the software or systems provided by the Company;
• Acts that likely interfere with the operation of the Services;
• Unauthorized access to the Company’s network or systems;
• Pretending to be a third party;
• Using the ID or password of other Users;
• Providing false Registration Information;
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• Attempting any of the aforementioned acts;
• Any other acts the Company deems inappropriate.

Users may withdraw from the Services by following the withdrawal procedures designated by the Company.

Upon withdrawal, the User shall lose all rights and benefits regarding the Services.

In accordance with the Privacy Policy, the Company may retain a User’s personal information after withdrawal and may retain certain data after processing it into a form that cannot identify the individual.

The Company may discontinue the provision of the Services if the Company reasonably determines that such discontinuation is necessary.

The Company may amend these Terms of Use at any time in accordance with Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan in any of the following events:

• If the amendment aligns with the general interest of Users;
• If the amendment does not conflict with the purpose of the Agreement and is reasonable in light of the circumstances.

When amending these Terms of Use, the Company shall specify the effective date and notify Users of the content and effective date via the Company Website or other appropriate methods at least two weeks in advance.

If a User uses the Services after the notification of amendment or does not take withdrawal procedures within the period specified by the Company, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms of Use.

Even if any provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid under law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Even if any provision is held invalid or revoked in relation to a specific User, these Terms of Use shall remain valid in relation to other Users.

Neither the User nor the Company may transfer, assign, or encumber their contractual status or rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to a third party without the prior written consent of the other party.

These Terms of Use and the Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use or the Agreement shall be adjudicated in the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.

For inquiries regarding the Services, please contact the Company’s support desk from the contact page.