Terms of service

In your use of this website and its contents:
These terms of use (hereinafter referred to as these "Terms") set out the terms and conditions of use under which AOYAMA PACKAGING CENTER INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") provides online shopping services (hereinafter referred to as the ""Services") on this website. All our registered users (hereinafter referred to as the "Users") must use the Services in compliance with these Terms.

Article 1 (Application)
These Terms apply to all relationships between the Users and the Company in relation to the use of the Services.
In addition to these Terms, the Company may create various provisions such as rules (hereinafter referred to as the "Individual Provisions"). The Individual Provisions are to constitute an integral part of these Terms, regardless of what it may be called.
If there is a discrepancy between the provisions of these Terms and those of the Individual Provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the Individual Provisions prevail unless otherwise stipulated in the Individual Provisions.

Article 2 (Use Registration)
For the Services, the use registration is completed when parsons wishing to register to use the Services, by agreeing to these Terms, apply for the registration pursuant to the methods specified by the Company and the Company gives notice to those persons of its approval of the registration.
If the Company determines that a person who has applied for the use registration falls under any of the cases listed below, then the Company may not approve the application for the use registration and, in any event, will not be responsible for disclosing the reason:
Cases in which the person registers false matters when applying for the use registration:
Cases in which a person who has breached these Terms applies for the use registration; or
Cases in which the Company otherwise determines that the use registration is not appropriate.

Article 3 (Management of User ID and Password)
The Users must, on its own responsibility, manage their use ID and password for the Services. In any event, the Users may not assign or lend to a third party, or share with a third party, their user ID and password. When the combination of a user ID and a password corresponding with the registration information is logged in, the Users registering the user ID are deemed to use the Services.
The Company will assume no liability for any damage arising from a user ID and password used by a third party except due to the intentional act or gross negligence of the Company.

Article 4 (Sale and Purchase Contract)
For the Services, the sale and purchase contract is formed when the Users offer to the Company to purchase goods and the Company gives notice to the Users of its acceptance of the offer. And ownership of the goods is deemed to be transferred to the Users when the Company delivers the goods to a delivery company.

If the Users fall under any of the cases listed below, then the Company may cancel the sale and purchase contract referred to in the preceding paragraph without giving prior notice to the Users.
Cases in which the Users breach these Terms;
Cases in which the delivery of goods fails to be completed due to an addressee unknown or absence for a long period of time; or
Cases in which the relationship of trust between the Company and the Users is otherwise recognized to be damaged.
The Methods for the payment, delivery, cancellation to the offer for the purchase, or refunded goods with respect to the Services are as otherwise stipulated by the Company.

Article 5 (Intellectual Property)
The copyrights and other intellectual property rights regarding a photograph of the goods and other content (hereinafter referred to as the "Content") provided through the Services belong to the Company and the Content suppliers or any other legitimate persons, and the Users may not duplicate, use to create or include within another paper or others, alter, or otherwise exploit for secondary use, the Content without permission.

Article 6 (Prohibited Matters)
The Users must not engage in the following acts in using the Services:
An act in violation to laws and regulations or public policy;
An act of infringing upon the copyrights, trademark rights or other intellectual property rights pertaining to the Services;
An act of destroying or impairing the functions of the server or network of this Company;
An act of using information acquired through the Services for commercial use;
An act that are likely to disturb the operations by the Company of the Services;
An act of making, or attempting to make, an unauthorized access;
An act of collecting or accumulating personal information etc. pertaining to other users;
An act of impersonating another user;
An act of providing benefits to anti-social forces either directly or indirectly; or
An act that the Company otherwise deems appropriate.

Article 7 (Suspension, etc. of Provision of the Services)
If the Company determines that there arises any of the cases listed below, then it may suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of the Services without giving prior notice to the Users.
Cases in which the computer system related to the Services is maintained, inspected, or updated;
Cases in which the provision of the Services becomes difficult due to force majeure, such as earthquakes, lightning, fires, failure of power supply, or natural disasters;
Cases in which any accidents cause computer or communications line to stop;
Cases in which the Company otherwise determines that it has become difficult to provide the Services.
The Company will assume no liability for any prejudice or damage the Users or a third party have suffered due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of the Services for any reason.

 

Article 8 (Restriction on Use and Cancellation of Registration)
If the Users falls under any of the cases listed below, then the Company may restrict the use of the Services, in whole or part, and cancel the registration the Users have made:
Cases in which the Users breaches the Terms;
Cases in which it is found out that any of the registration matters is false;
Cases in which the credit card registered by the Users as a means of payment has become invalid;
Cases in which the Users fails to perform payment obligations pertaining to fees;
Cases in which the Users fail to reply to the communication transmitted by the Company for a certain period;
Cases in which the User do not use the Services for a certain period after final use of it; or 
Cases in which the Company otherwise determines that the use of the Services is not appropriate.
The Company will assume no liability for any damage the Users has suffered due to an act carried out by the Company under this Article.

Article 9 (Disclaimers of Warranties and Provisions of Exemption)
The Company make no warranties that there is no factual and legal defects in the Services (including, but not limited to, security, reliability, accuracy, integrity, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, any defects, errors or bugs in security, and infringement of rights). 
The Company will assume no liability for any damage the Users have suffered due to the Services. However, if consumer contracts as defined in the Consumer Contract Act apply to a contract between the Company and the Users with respect to the Services (including these Terms), those provisions of exemption do not apply, even in which case the Company will assume no liability for any damage suffered by the Users due to its failure to perform obligations or torts attributable to its negligence (except in the case of gross negligence) that arises out of special circumstances (including the cases in which the Company has foreseen or should have foreseen the possibility of occurrence of that damage).
The Company assumes no responsibility for any transactions, communication or disputes arising between the Users and a third party.

Article 10 (Change to Contents of the Services)
The Company may change the contents of the Services or suspend the provision of the Services, and assumes no liability for any damage sustained by the Users caused thereby.

Article 11 (Change to the Terms)
If the Company deems it necessary, it may change these Terms at any time without giving notice to the Users. And when the Users begin the use of these Terms, the Users are deemed to have agreed to these Terms after change.

Article 12 (Handling of Personal Information)
The Company will appropriately handle personal information acquired during the use of these Terms in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Article 13 (Notice and Communication)
The notice and communication between the Users and the Company is to be made pursuant to the methods specified by the Company. The Company deems the currently registered contact address to be effective, and gives notice or communication to that contact address, which is deemed to have arrived at the Users at the time at which that notice or communication is delivered.

 

Article 14 (No-Assignment of Rights and Obligations)
The Users may not assign, or provide as a security, its status on the Terms or its rights or obligations under these Terms to a third party without the prior approval of the Company.

Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)
The interpretation of these Terms is governed by the laws of Japan. And the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is excluded with respect to the Services.
If any disputes in connection with the Services arise, the court with the jurisdiction over the place in which the head office of this Company is located is to be a court with exclusive jurisdiction.