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利用規約
この利用規約(以下「本規約」といいます。)は、Choco Next Year For Sure(以下「当方」といいます。)が提供するアプリケーション「PrivCook」及び関連するウェブサイト、コンテンツ、機能、その他一切のサービス(以下総称して「本サービス」といいます。)の利用条件を定めるものです。
本規約は、本サービスを利用するすべてのユーザーに適用されます。
第1条(適用)
- 本規約は、ユーザーと当方との間の本サービスの利用に関わる一切の関係に適用されます。
- 当方は、本サービスに関し、本規約のほか、プライバシーポリシー、外部送信ポリシー、ヘルプ、ガイドライン、注意事項その他本サービスの利用に関するルール(以下「個別規定」といいます。)を定めることがあります。
- 個別規定は、その名称のいかんにかかわらず、本規約の一部を構成するものとします。
- 本規約の内容と個別規定の内容が矛盾又は抵触する場合、個別規定に特段の定めがない限り、個別規定が優先して適用されます。
第2条(定義)
本規約において使用する用語の意味は、以下のとおりとします。
- 「ユーザー」とは、本サービスを利用するすべての個人又は法人をいいます。
- 「本アプリ」とは、当方が提供するアプリケーション「PrivCook」をいいます。
- 「本サイト」とは、当方が運営する本サービスに関連するウェブサイトをいいます。
- 「本サービス」とは、本アプリ、本サイト、関連するコンテンツ、機能、サポート、その他当方が提供する一切のサービスをいいます。
- 「ユーザーコンテンツ」とは、ユーザーが本サービス上で入力、保存、投稿、送信又は管理する文章、レシピ、料理記録、画像、メモ、タグ、設定情報、その他一切の情報をいいます。
- 「有償サービス」とは、本サービス内で提供される有料機能、有料コンテンツ、サブスクリプション、買い切り商品、アプリ内課金その他対価の支払いを要するサービスをいいます。
- 「サブスクリプション」とは、一定期間ごとに自動更新される有償サービスをいいます。
- 「買い切り商品」とは、ユーザーが一度の支払いにより、本サービス内の特定の機能、コンテンツ又は利用資格を利用できる有償サービスをいいます。
- 「非消耗型商品」とは、買い切り商品のうち、購入後に継続して利用可能な機能解放、広告非表示、Pro 機能解放その他これに類する商品をいいます。
- 「消耗型商品」とは、買い切り商品のうち、利用又は消費により効力を失う回数券、クレジット、追加利用枠その他これに類する商品をいいます。
- 「ストア」とは、Apple App Store、Google Play その他本サービスを配信又は課金するプラットフォームをいいます。
- 「外部サービス」とは、Apple App Store、Google Play、Firebase、Google Analytics、Firebase Crashlytics、RevenueCat、Google Forms、Cloudflare その他第三者が提供するサービス、SDK、API、プラットフォーム又はウェブサイトをいいます。
第3条(本規約への同意)
- ユーザーは、本サービスを利用することにより、本規約に有効かつ取消不能な同意をしたものとみなされます。
- 本規約に同意しないユーザーは、本サービスを利用することはできません。
- ユーザーが法人その他の団体を代表して本サービスを利用する場合、当該ユーザーは、当該法人又は団体を本規約に拘束する正当な権限を有することを表明し、保証するものとします。
第4条(未成年による利用)
- ユーザーが未成年である場合、法定代理人の同意を得た上で本サービスを利用してください。
- 本サービスの利用にあたり必要となるスマートフォン、タブレット、PC その他のデバイス、通信環境、ストアアカウント、決済手段についても、必ず法定代理人の同意を得た上で使用してください。
- 法定代理人の同意を得ずに本サービスの利用を開始したユーザーが成年に達した場合、当該ユーザーは、未成年者であった間の本サービスの利用行為を追認したものとみなします。
第5条(本サービスの内容)
- 本サービスは、レシピ、料理記録、食材、メモその他料理に関連する情報を、ユーザー自身が記録、整理、閲覧又は管理するための機能を提供します。
- 当方は、本サービスの内容、機能、仕様、デザイン、利用条件、対応環境その他本サービスに関する事項を、必要に応じて変更、追加又は終了することがあります。
- 当方は、本サービスの全部又は一部を、無料又は有料で提供することがあります。
- 当方は、本サービスの全部又は一部について、利用条件、利用回数、保存容量、対応端末、対応 OS、利用可能地域その他の制限を設けることがあります。
第6条(アカウント及び登録情報)
- 当方は、本サービスの全部又は一部について、アカウント登録、ログイン、認証その他の手続を求めることがあります。
- ユーザーは、登録情報を提供する場合、真実、正確かつ最新の情報を提供するものとします。
- ユーザーは、登録情報に変更があった場合、当方所定の方法により速やかに変更手続を行うものとします。
- ユーザーは、自己の責任において、アカウント、ログイン情報、パスワード、認証情報、端末その他本サービスの利用に必要な情報を管理するものとします。
- ユーザーの管理不十分、使用上の過誤、第三者による使用その他当方の責めに帰すべき事由によらない事由により生じた損害について、当方は責任を負いません。
- 当方は、ユーザーのアカウント又は登録情報を利用して行われた行為について、当該ユーザー本人の行為とみなすことができます。
第7条(利用環境)
- ユーザーは、自己の責任と費用において、本サービスの利用に必要なスマートフォン、タブレット、PC、通信機器、OS、ブラウザ、通信回線、ストアアカウント、決済手段その他の利用環境を準備し、維持するものとします。
- ユーザーは、通信費、データ通信料、端末費用、ストア利用料、その他本サービスの利用に伴い発生する費用を負担するものとします。
- 当方は、ユーザーの利用環境により本サービスの全部又は一部が利用できない場合であっても、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
第8条(有償サービス)
- 当方は、本サービスの一部として、有償サービスを提供することがあります。
- 有償サービスには、サブスクリプション、買い切り商品、有料機能、有料コンテンツ、アプリ内課金その他当方が定める有料の商品又は機能が含まれます。
- 有償サービスの内容、価格、支払方法、利用期間、自動更新の有無、無料トライアルの有無、解約方法、購入の復元方法、その他の条件は、本サービス内、ストアの購入画面、又は当方が別途定める方法により表示します。
- ユーザーは、有償サービスを購入又は利用する場合、表示された条件、本規約、ストアの規約、及びその他適用される条件に同意した上で、ストア又は当方所定の方法により支払いを行うものとします。
- ストアを通じて有償サービスを購入する場合、支払い、請求、領収書、返金、解約、更新、購入の復元その他決済に関する事項には、当該ストアが定める規約、条件、ポリシー及び手続が適用されます。
- 当方は、ユーザーの購入状況、購読状態、有料機能の利用資格及び買い切り商品の利用資格を確認するため、RevenueCat その他の外部サービスを利用することがあります。
- 有償サービスの購入は、当方又は第三者の知的財産権、コンテンツ、ソフトウェア、データその他本サービスに関する所有権の譲渡を意味するものではありません。
- ユーザーは、有償サービスについて、本規約及び当方が定める条件の範囲内で、本サービス内において利用できる非独占的、譲渡不可、再許諾不可の利用権を取得するものとします。
第9条(買い切り商品)
- 当方は、本サービスにおいて、買い切り商品を提供することがあります。
- 買い切り商品は、ユーザーが一度の支払いにより、本サービス内の特定の機能、コンテンツ又は利用資格を利用できる商品です。
- 買い切り商品には、非消耗型商品及び消耗型商品が含まれる場合があります。
- 非消耗型商品は、購入後、本サービスが提供され、当該商品に対応する機能又はコンテンツが提供されている限り、継続して利用できるものとします。
- 消耗型商品は、利用、消費、期限満了その他当方が定める条件により、その全部又は一部の効力を失うことがあります。
- 買い切り商品は、特定の機能、コンテンツ又は利用資格を本サービス内で利用する権利を付与するものであり、当該機能、コンテンツ、ソフトウェア、データその他の所有権をユーザーに移転するものではありません。
- 「買い切り」「永久」「ライフタイム」「永続」その他これらに類する表示がある場合であっても、別途明示されている場合を除き、当該表示は、対象となる商品又は機能について、本サービスが継続して提供され、かつ当該商品又は機能が技術上、運営上及び法令上提供可能である期間において利用できることを意味します。
- 買い切り商品は、購入時に表示された対象機能又は対象コンテンツに関する利用資格を付与するものであり、将来追加されるすべての機能、別アプリ、別サービス、別プラットフォーム、別 OS、別商品、別料金プラン又は別途有料として提供される機能を当然に含むものではありません。
- 当方は、本サービスの改善、仕様変更、法令対応、ストアの規約変更、外部サービスの仕様変更、運営上又は技術上の必要性により、買い切り商品の内容、名称、仕様、提供方法、対象機能又は利用条件を変更することがあります。
- 前項の変更によりユーザーに重大な影響が生じる場合、当方は、合理的な範囲で事前の周知又は代替措置の提供に努めます。
- 買い切り商品は、当方が明示的に許諾した場合を除き、第三者に譲渡、貸与、共有、売買、再許諾又は担保提供することはできません。
- 買い切り商品の利用資格は、購入に使用したストアアカウント、当方が指定するアカウント、端末、OS、地域その他の条件に紐づく場合があります。
- ストアアカウントの変更、削除、停止、地域変更、端末変更、OS 変更、ストアの仕様変更その他当方の管理外の事由により買い切り商品の利用又は復元ができない場合であっても、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、当方は責任を負いません。
第10条(サブスクリプション)
- 本サービスにおいてサブスクリプションが提供される場合、サブスクリプションは、ユーザーが解約手続を行うまで、所定の期間ごとに自動更新されることがあります。
- サブスクリプションの期間、価格、更新日、無料トライアルの有無、無料トライアル終了後の課金条件その他の条件は、購入時に表示される内容に従います。
- ユーザーは、サブスクリプションを解約する場合、Apple App Store、Google Play その他購入に利用したストア又は当方所定の方法により、次回更新日前に解約手続を行うものとします。
- アプリを削除又はアンインストールしただけでは、サブスクリプションは解約されません。
- サブスクリプションを解約した場合でも、既に支払い済みの期間中は、当該期間の終了時まで有償サービスを利用できる場合があります。
- 解約手続の時期、処理状況、更新日の扱い、利用継続期間その他の詳細は、購入に利用したストアの規約及び手続に従います。
- 本条は、サブスクリプションに関する定めであり、買い切り商品には適用されません。ただし、本規約に別段の定めがある場合を除きます。
第11条(返金及び購入の復元)
- 有償サービスの購入後の返金、取消し、キャンセルその他決済に関する手続は、購入に利用したストアの規約、条件、ポリシー及び手続に従うものとします。
- 当方は、法令により必要とされる場合を除き、ユーザーが既に支払った利用料金について、日割り計算による返金、未使用期間分の返金、その他の返金を行う義務を負いません。
- ユーザーが Apple App Store 又は Google Play を通じて購入した場合、返金の可否、返金方法及び返金時期は、各ストアの判断及び手続に従います。
- 非消耗型商品及びサブスクリプションについて、端末変更、アプリの再インストールその他必要な場合、ユーザーは、当方又はストア所定の方法により購入の復元を行うことができます。
- 消耗型商品については、ストア、当方又は本サービスの仕様上復元できない場合があります。
- 購入の復元には、購入時と同一のストアアカウントその他必要な条件を満たす必要があります。
- 購入の復元ができない場合、ユーザーは、購入履歴、注文番号、レシート、ストアアカウント、購入日時その他当方又はストアが指定する情報を用いて、ストア又は当方に問い合わせるものとします。
- 返金、取消し、チャージバック、不正購入の判明、ストアによる購入の無効化、又は RevenueCat その他外部サービスによる利用資格の取消しが行われた場合、当方は、当該有償サービス、買い切り商品、サブスクリプション又は有料機能の利用資格を停止又は取り消すことができます。
- 当方は、ストア、RevenueCat その他外部サービスの障害、仕様変更、審査、判断、処理遅延又はデータ不整合により購入状態の確認、購入の復元、返金処理又は利用資格の反映に支障が生じた場合であっても、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
第12条(遅延損害金)
- ユーザーが当方に対して直接負担する金銭債務の支払いを遅滞した場合、ユーザーは、当方に対し、年14.6%の割合による遅延損害金を支払うものとします。
- 前項は、Apple App Store、Google Play その他ストアを通じて処理される支払いについて、当該ストアが別途定める条件に優先するものではありません。
- 本条の定めは、法令により認められる範囲でのみ適用されます。
第13条(ユーザーコンテンツ)
- ユーザーは、自己の責任において、ユーザーコンテンツを入力、保存、投稿、送信又は管理するものとします。
- ユーザーは、ユーザーコンテンツについて、自らが必要な権利を有していること、及び第三者の知的財産権、プライバシー、肖像権、名誉、信用その他の権利又は利益を侵害しないことを表明し、保証するものとします。
- ユーザーコンテンツに関する著作権その他の権利は、ユーザー又は正当な権利者に留保されます。
- ユーザーは、当方に対し、本サービスの提供、維持、保護、改善、保存、表示、同期、バックアップ、サポート、不具合調査その他本サービスの運営に必要な範囲で、ユーザーコンテンツを利用する権利を許諾するものとします。
- 当方は、ユーザーコンテンツの内容を監視、確認、保存、復元又は削除する義務を負いません。
- 当方は、ユーザーコンテンツが本規約に違反し、又は違反するおそれがあると判断した場合、事前の通知なく、当該ユーザーコンテンツの削除、非表示、利用制限その他必要な措置を講じることができます。
第14条(バックアップ)
- ユーザーは、自己の責任において、ユーザーコンテンツその他本サービス内の情報を適宜バックアップするものとします。
- 当方は、本サービス内のデータ、ユーザーコンテンツ、購入状態、設定情報その他の情報が保存、維持、復元又は移行されることを保証しません。
- 端末の故障、紛失、機種変更、OS の更新、アプリの削除、通信障害、ストアアカウントの変更、外部サービスの障害その他の事由によりユーザーコンテンツが消失、破損又は利用不能となった場合であっても、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、当方は責任を負いません。
第15条(コンテンツの利用)
- 当方は、ユーザーに対し、本サービスが提供する文章、画像、動画、音声、音楽、ソフトウェア、プログラム、コード、デザイン、UI、ロゴ、商標、データ、その他のコンテンツについて、本サービスの利用範囲内における私的かつ非商業的な利用を許諾します。
- 有償コンテンツについては、当方又はストアが定める利用料金の支払いが完了し、かつ有償サービスの利用資格が有効である場合に限り、本サービスの利用範囲内における私的かつ非商業的な利用を許諾します。
- 前二項の許諾は、譲渡及び再許諾できない、非独占的かつ取消可能な利用権です。
- ユーザーは、当方が明示的に許諾した場合を除き、本サービスが提供するコンテンツを、複製、公衆送信、配布、譲渡、貸与、翻案、改変、販売、出版、転載、商用利用、二次利用その他本サービスの利用範囲を超える方法で利用してはなりません。
- 理由のいかんを問わず、ユーザーが本サービスを利用する権利を失った場合、ユーザーは、本サービスのコンテンツを利用する権利を失うものとします。
第16条(知的財産権)
- 本サービス及び本サービスに関連する一切のコンテンツ、プログラム、ソフトウェア、デザイン、商標、ロゴ、ノウハウ、データその他の知的財産権は、当方又は正当な権利者に帰属します。
- 本規約に基づく本サービスの利用許諾は、本サービス又は本サービスに関連する知的財産権の譲渡又は利用許諾を意味するものではありません。
- ユーザーは、当方又は正当な権利者の許諾なく、本サービスに関する知的財産権を侵害する行為をしてはなりません。
第17条(レシピ、料理、栄養及びアレルギーに関する注意)
- 本サービスにおいて表示、保存又は管理されるレシピ、食材、調理方法、栄養、カロリー、アレルギー、保存期間その他料理に関する情報は、ユーザー自身の記録及び管理を補助するためのものであり、正確性、完全性、有用性、安全性、特定の目的への適合性を保証するものではありません。
- 本サービスは、医療、栄養指導、食事療法、アレルギー対応、疾病の診断、治療又は予防を目的とするものではありません。
- ユーザーは、食材の選択、調理、保存、摂取、アレルギー確認、衛生管理、火気・刃物・調理器具の使用その他料理に関する行為について、自己の責任で判断し、実施するものとします。
- ユーザー又は第三者にアレルギー、疾病、体調不良、食事制限その他健康上の懸念がある場合、必ず医師、管理栄養士その他専門家に相談してください。
- 本サービスの利用に関連して発生した食中毒、アレルギー反応、怪我、体調不良、その他料理又は食事に関する損害について、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、当方は責任を負いません。
第18条(外部サービス)
- 本サービスは、Apple App Store、Google Play、Firebase、Google Analytics、Firebase Crashlytics、RevenueCat、Google Forms、Cloudflare その他外部サービスと連携し、又はこれらを利用することがあります。
- 外部サービスの利用には、当該外部サービスの提供者が定める利用規約、プライバシーポリシー、ガイドラインその他の条件が適用される場合があります。
- ユーザーは、外部サービスの利用条件を自己の責任で確認し、遵守するものとします。
- 外部サービスの内容、仕様、利用条件、提供停止、変更、障害、データの取扱いその他外部サービスに関する事項について、当方は責任を負いません。ただし、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合はこの限りではありません。
- ユーザーの情報の取扱いについては、当方のプライバシーポリシー及び外部送信ポリシーに従います。
第19条(禁止事項)
ユーザーは、本サービスの利用にあたり、以下の行為をしてはなりません。
- 法令、裁判所の判決、決定若しくは命令、又は法令上拘束力のある行政措置に違反する行為又はこれらを助長する行為
- 犯罪行為に関連する行為
- 公序良俗に違反する行為
- 当方又は第三者の知的財産権、肖像権、プライバシー、名誉、信用、その他の権利又は利益を侵害する行為
- 当方又は第三者に対する詐欺、脅迫、誹謗中傷、嫌がらせ、差別、迷惑行為その他不利益、損害又は不快感を与える行為
- 虚偽、不正確又は誤解を招く情報を入力、登録、投稿、送信又は公開する行為
- 他のユーザー又は第三者に成りすます行為
- 他のユーザーのアカウント、認証情報、端末又は購入情報を利用する行為
- 他のユーザーに関する個人情報等を不正に収集、蓄積、利用又は第三者提供する行為
- 面識のない異性との出会いを目的とした行為
- 当方が許諾しない本サービス上での宣伝、広告、勧誘、営業、販売、アフィリエイト、スパムその他営利目的の行為
- 本サービスによって得られた情報を、当方が許諾しない方法で商業的に利用する行為
- 当方が意図しない方法によって、本サービスに関連して利益を得ることを目的とする行為
- 本サービス又は本サービス上のコンテンツを第三者に有償で貸与、譲渡、販売、共有、再許諾その他処分する行為
- 本サービスのウェブサイト、アプリ、ソフトウェア、コンテンツ又はデータを複製、送信、転載、譲渡、貸与、改変、翻案、解析又は二次利用する行為
- 本サービスのソースコード、構造、仕組み、アルゴリズム、通信内容その他の解析を目的として、逆アセンブル、逆コンパイル、リバースエンジニアリングその他これに類する行為を行うこと
- 本サービスに接続しているシステムに権限なくアクセスし、又は当方の設備に蓄積された情報を不正に書き換え、消去、取得又は漏えいする行為
- 不正アクセスをし、又はこれを試みる行為
- 本サービス、当方のサーバー、ネットワーク、システム又は外部サービスに過度の負担をかける行為
- 本サービスの正常な作動、運営、提供又は利用を妨害し、又は妨害するおそれのある行為
- BOT、クローラー、スクレイピングツール、自動化ツールその他当方が許諾しない手段を用いて本サービスを利用し、又は本サービス上の情報を取得する行為
- 本サービスの不具合、脆弱性、誤動作、仕様上の抜け穴その他を不正に利用する行為
- 有償サービスの購入状態、購読状態、利用資格、レシート、購入トークンその他課金に関する情報を偽造、改ざん、不正利用又は不正取得する行為
- ストア、RevenueCat その他外部サービスの利用条件に違反する行為
- 本サービスに関連して、マルウェア、ウイルス、その他有害なプログラムを送信又は利用する行為
- 違法、不正又は不当な目的をもって本サービスを利用する行為
- 反社会的勢力に対して直接又は間接に利益を供与する行為
- 歩行中、車両運転中、調理中の危険な状況、火気使用中、刃物使用中その他本サービスの利用が不適切な状況又は態様において本サービスを利用する行為
- 前各号の行為を援助、助長、準備又は誘発する行為
- その他、当方が不適切と判断する行為
第20条(換金行為の禁止)
- 本サービスでは、現時点において、換金可能な仮想通貨、ポイント、トークンその他これに類するものを提供していません。
- 当方が将来、本サービス内でポイント、仮想通貨、アイテム、利用権その他これに類するものを提供する場合であっても、当方が明示的に許諾した場合を除き、ユーザーは、手段のいかんを問わず、以下の行為をしてはなりません。
- 売買
- 換金
- 金銭その他の対価を授受する形での譲渡、譲受、貸与、借用、交換、質入れ、担保提供
- 第三者への移転、共有又は利用許諾
- その他換金行為又はこれに類すると当方が判断する行為
第21条(反社会的勢力の排除)
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ユーザーは、現在及び将来にわたり、次の各号のいずれにも該当しないことを表明し、保証するものとします。
- 自ら又は自らの役員、実質的支配者、関係者が、暴力団、暴力団員、暴力団員でなくなった時から5年を経過しない者、暴力団準構成員、暴力団関係企業、総会屋、社会運動等標ぼうゴロ、特殊知能暴力集団その他これらに準じる者(以下総称して「反社会的勢力」といいます。)であること
- 反社会的勢力が経営を支配し、又は実質的に関与していると認められる関係を有すること
- 自ら若しくは第三者の不正の利益を図る目的、又は第三者に損害を加える目的をもって反社会的勢力を利用していると認められる関係を有すること
- 反社会的勢力に対して資金等を提供し、又は便宜を供与するなどの関与をしていると認められる関係を有すること
- 自らの役員又は経営に実質的に関与している者が、反社会的勢力と社会的に非難されるべき関係を有すること
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ユーザーは、自ら又は第三者を利用して、次の各号のいずれかに該当する行為を行わないことを保証するものとします。
- 暴力的な要求行為
- 法的な責任を超えた不当な要求行為
- 取引に関して脅迫的な言動をし、又は暴力を用いる行為
- 風説を流布し、偽計を用い、又は威力を用いて当方の信用を毀損し、又は当方の業務を妨害する行為
- その他前各号に準ずる行為
第22条(利用制限及び登録抹消)
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当方は、ユーザーが以下のいずれかに該当し、又は該当するおそれがあると判断した場合、事前の通知なく、当該ユーザーに対し、本サービスの全部又は一部の利用制限、ユーザーコンテンツの削除、アカウントの停止又は削除、有償サービスの利用停止、その他当方が必要と判断する措置を講じることができます。
- 本規約又は個別規定のいずれかの条項に違反した場合
- 登録情報又は提供情報に虚偽、不正確又は不備があることが判明した場合
- 金銭債務の不履行があった場合
- 購入状態、購読状態又は利用資格に関して不正又は異常があると判断される場合
- 当方からの連絡に対し、相当の期間が経過しても返答がない場合
- 最終の利用日から相当期間、本サービスの利用がない場合
- 反社会的勢力等であるか、反社会的勢力等との何らかの交流又は関与を行っていると当方が判断した場合
- 本サービスの運営、保守、管理又はセキュリティ上必要である場合
- その他、当方が本サービスの利用を適当でないと判断した場合
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当方は、本条に基づき当方が行った措置によりユーザーに生じた損害について、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
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本条に基づく措置が行われた場合であっても、ユーザーは、既に発生した債務及び義務を免れません。
第23条(本サービスの提供停止又は中断)
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当方は、以下のいずれかの事由があると判断した場合、ユーザーに事前に通知することなく、本サービスの全部又は一部の提供を停止又は中断することができます。
- 本サービスにかかるシステム、サーバー、ネットワーク、アプリ、ウェブサイト、外部サービスその他設備の保守点検、更新又は変更を行う場合
- 地震、落雷、火災、停電、天災、感染症、戦争、暴動、内乱、法令又は行政措置その他不可抗力により、本サービスの提供が困難となった場合
- コンピュータ、通信回線、サーバー、クラウドサービス、ストア、外部サービス等が事故、障害、停止又は仕様変更により利用できなくなった場合
- 不正アクセス、サイバー攻撃、セキュリティ上の問題、データ漏えいのおそれその他緊急対応が必要な場合
- その他、当方が本サービスの提供が困難又は不適切と判断した場合
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当方は、本条に基づく本サービスの停止又は中断によりユーザー又は第三者に生じた不利益又は損害について、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
第24条(本サービスの変更、終了)
- 当方は、当方の都合により、本サービスの全部又は一部の内容、仕様、機能、デザイン、料金、提供条件、対応環境その他の事項を変更、追加又は廃止することがあります。
- 当方は、当方の都合により、本サービスの全部又は一部の提供を終了することがあります。
- 当方は、本サービスを終了する場合、緊急やむを得ない場合を除き、当方が適切と判断する方法により、事前にユーザーに周知又は通知するよう努めます。
- ユーザーは、本サービスが終了した場合、サブスクリプション、買い切り商品、有償コンテンツ、ユーザーコンテンツその他本サービスに関連する機能、コンテンツ、利用資格又は情報を利用できなくなる場合があることを、あらかじめ承諾するものとします。
- 当方は、本条に基づく変更、追加、廃止又は終了によりユーザーに生じた損害について、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
第25条(保証の否認)
- 当方は、本サービス及び本サービスが提供するコンテンツについて、事実上又は法律上の瑕疵がないことを保証しません。
- 当方は、本サービスについて、安全性、信頼性、正確性、完全性、有効性、最新性、継続性、特定の目的への適合性、ユーザーの期待する機能又は価値を有すること、第三者の権利を侵害しないこと、システムバグ、不具合、障害又はセキュリティ上の問題が存在しないことを保証しません。
- 当方は、本サービスがすべての端末、OS、ブラウザ、通信環境、ストア、外部サービス又は利用環境に対応することを保証しません。
- 当方は、本サービス上のユーザーコンテンツ、購入状態、設定情報その他の情報が常に保存、維持、同期、復元又は移行されることを保証しません。
第26条(免責及び損害賠償)
- 当方は、本サービスに関連してユーザーに生じた損害について、当方の責めに帰すべき事由がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
- 本サービスに関する当方とユーザーとの間の契約が消費者契約法に定める消費者契約に該当する場合、本規約のうち当方の責任を完全に免除する規定は、同法その他法令により認められる範囲でのみ適用されます。
- 当方がユーザーに対して損害賠償責任を負う場合であっても、当方に故意又は重大な過失がある場合を除き、当方は、ユーザーに現実に発生した直接かつ通常の損害に限り賠償責任を負うものとします。
- 前項の場合、当方が負う損害賠償責任の総額は、損害発生時点から過去6か月間にユーザーが当方又はストアを通じて本サービスに関して実際に支払った利用料金の総額、又は金1万円のいずれか高い方を上限とします。
- 当方は、特別損害、間接損害、逸失利益、データ消失、事業機会の喪失、信用毀損、第三者からの請求に基づく損害その他これらに類する損害について、当方に故意又は重大な過失がある場合を除き、責任を負いません。
- 本条の定めは、法令により認められる範囲でのみ適用されます。
第27条(ユーザーの責任)
- ユーザーは、本サービスの利用に関連して、自己の責任と費用において一切の行為を行うものとします。
- ユーザーは、本サービスの利用に関連して、当方、他のユーザー、外部サービス提供者又は第三者に損害を与えた場合、自己の責任と費用においてこれを賠償又は解決するものとします。
- ユーザーが本規約に違反したことにより当方に損害が生じた場合、ユーザーは、当方に対し、当該損害を賠償するものとします。
第28条(個人情報の取扱い)
- 当方は、本サービスの利用によって取得するユーザーの情報を、当方のプライバシーポリシーに従い適切に取り扱います。
- 本サービスにおける外部送信については、当方の外部送信ポリシーに従います。
- ユーザーは、本サービスを利用するにあたり、プライバシーポリシー及び外部送信ポリシーを確認し、その内容に同意するものとします。
第29条(通知又は連絡)
- ユーザーと当方との間の通知又は連絡は、当方が定める方法によって行うものとします。
- 当方は、ユーザーから当方所定の方式に従った変更届出がない限り、現在登録されている連絡先が有効なものとみなし、当該連絡先に通知又は連絡を行うことができます。
- 当方からユーザーへの通知又は連絡は、本サービス内での表示、当方ウェブサイトへの掲載、電子メール、プッシュ通知、ストアを通じた通知その他当方が適切と判断する方法により行います。
- 当方が本サービス内又は当方ウェブサイトに通知内容を掲載した場合、当該通知は、掲載時点から効力を生じるものとします。
- 当方がユーザーの登録連絡先に通知又は連絡を行った場合、当該通知又は連絡は、発信時にユーザーへ到達したものとみなします。
第30条(権利義務の譲渡禁止)
- ユーザーは、当方の書面又は当方所定の方法による事前の承諾なく、本規約上の地位又は本規約に基づく権利若しくは義務を、第三者に譲渡、移転、担保提供その他処分することはできません。
- ユーザーは、当方の承諾なく、有償サービス、購入済みコンテンツ、アカウント、利用資格その他本サービスに関する権利を第三者に譲渡、貸与、共有、売買又は再許諾することはできません。
第31条(事業譲渡)
当方は、本サービスにかかる事業を第三者に譲渡し、又は合併、会社分割、事業譲渡その他の事由により本サービスに関する事業が承継される場合、本規約上の地位、本規約に基づく権利及び義務、ユーザーの情報、ユーザーコンテンツその他本サービスに関連する情報を、当該事業の承継人に譲渡又は承継させることができます。ユーザーは、当該譲渡又は承継について、あらかじめ同意するものとします。
第32条(利用規約の変更)
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当方は、以下の場合、本規約を変更することができます。
- 本規約の変更がユーザーの一般の利益に適合する場合
- 本規約の変更が、本サービスの利用目的に反せず、かつ、変更の必要性、変更後の内容の相当性、変更の内容その他変更に係る事情に照らして合理的である場合
- 法令、ガイドライン、ストアの規約、外部サービスの仕様又は社会情勢の変更に対応する必要がある場合
- 本サービスの内容、機能、料金、提供条件、運営体制その他の変更に対応する必要がある場合
- 誤記、表記ゆれ、説明不足その他形式的又は軽微な不備を修正する場合
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当方は、本規約を変更する場合、変更後の本規約の内容及び効力発生時期を、本サービス内での表示、当方ウェブサイトへの掲載その他適切な方法により周知又は通知します。
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変更後の本規約は、当方が別途定める効力発生時期から効力を生じます。
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ユーザーが変更後の本規約の効力発生後に本サービスを利用した場合、当該ユーザーは、変更後の本規約に同意したものとみなされます。
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法令上、ユーザーの同意が必要となる変更については、当方所定の方法によりユーザーの同意を取得します。
第33条(分離可能性)
- 本規約のいずれかの条項又はその一部が、法令又は裁判所により無効、違法又は執行不能と判断された場合であっても、本規約の残りの条項及び当該条項の残りの部分は、引き続き有効に存続するものとします。
- 無効、違法又は執行不能と判断された条項又は部分については、当該条項又は部分の趣旨に最も近く、かつ有効、適法及び執行可能な内容に置き換えられるものとします。
第34条(準拠法)
本規約の成立、効力、履行及び解釈については、日本法を準拠法とします。
第35条(裁判管轄)
- 本サービスに関してユーザーと当方との間で紛争が生じた場合、当方の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所を第一審の合意管轄裁判所とします。
- 前項の定めは、消費者契約法その他法令により認められる範囲でのみ適用され、法令によりユーザーに認められる裁判管轄を排除するものではありません。
第36条(協議)
本規約に定めのない事項又は本規約の解釈に疑義が生じた場合、ユーザー及び当方は、誠意をもって協議し、解決を図るものとします。
第37条(事業者の氏名)
Choco Next Year For Sure(代表:渡邉朝太)
第38条(事業者の住所)
〒107-0062 東京都港区南青山3丁目1番36号青山丸竹ビル6F
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2026年06月12日 制定
- Version:
- 1.0.0
- Updated:
- 2026-06-12
Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions for the use of the application “PrivCook” provided by Choco Next Year For Sure (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), as well as related websites, content, features, and all other services (collectively referred to as the “Service”).
These Terms apply to all users who use the Service.
Article 1 (Application)
- These Terms apply to all relationships between the User and us concerning the use of the Service.
- In addition to these Terms, we may establish a Privacy Policy, External Transmission Policy, help pages, guidelines, notices, and other rules concerning the use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”).
- The Individual Provisions, regardless of their name, constitute a part of these Terms.
- If the content of these Terms conflicts or is inconsistent with the content of the Individual Provisions, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The meanings of the terms used in these Terms shall be as follows.
- “User” means any individual or corporation that uses the Service.
- “App” means the application “PrivCook” provided by us.
- “Website” means the website operated by us in connection with the Service.
- “Service” means the App, the Website, related content, features, support, and all other services provided by us.
- “User Content” means any text, recipes, cooking records, images, notes, tags, settings information, and all other information that the User enters, saves, posts, transmits, or manages on the Service.
- “Paid Service” means any paid feature, paid content, subscription, one-time purchase product, in-app purchase, or other service provided within the Service that requires payment of consideration.
- “Subscription” means a Paid Service that automatically renews at regular intervals.
- “One-Time Purchase Product” means a Paid Service that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- “Non-Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that can be used continuously after purchase, such as feature unlocking, ad removal, Pro feature unlocking, or similar products.
- “Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that loses its effect through use or consumption, such as tickets, credits, additional usage allowances, or similar products.
- “Store” means Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other platform that distributes or bills for the Service.
- “External Service” means Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, or any other service, SDK, API, platform, or website provided by a third party.
Article 3 (Agreement to These Terms)
- By using the Service, the User shall be deemed to have given valid and irrevocable consent to these Terms.
- Users who do not agree to these Terms may not use the Service.
- If a User uses the Service on behalf of a corporation or other organization, the User represents and warrants that the User has the legitimate authority to bind such corporation or organization to these Terms.
Article 4 (Use by Minors)
- If the User is a minor, the User must use the Service after obtaining the consent of a legal representative.
- The User must also obtain the consent of a legal representative before using any smartphone, tablet, PC, other device, communication environment, store account, or payment method required to use the Service.
- If a User who began using the Service without obtaining the consent of a legal representative reaches adulthood, such User shall be deemed to have ratified the acts of using the Service performed while the User was a minor.
Article 5 (Content of the Service)
- The Service provides features that allow Users to record, organize, view, or manage recipes, cooking records, ingredients, notes, and other information related to cooking.
- We may change, add, or terminate the content, features, specifications, design, terms of use, supported environments, and other matters related to the Service as necessary.
- We may provide all or part of the Service free of charge or for a fee.
- We may set restrictions on all or part of the Service, including terms of use, number of uses, storage capacity, supported devices, supported OS, available regions, and other restrictions.
Article 6 (Account and Registration Information)
- We may require account registration, login, authentication, or other procedures for all or part of the Service.
- If the User provides registration information, the User shall provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
- If there is any change to the registration information, the User shall promptly complete the change procedure in the manner prescribed by us.
- The User shall manage, at the User’s own responsibility, the account, login information, password, authentication information, device, and other information necessary to use the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages arising from inadequate management by the User, errors in use, use by a third party, or any other cause not attributable to us.
- We may deem any act performed using the User’s account or registration information to be an act of the User.
Article 7 (Usage Environment)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility and expense, prepare and maintain the smartphones, tablets, PCs, communication devices, OS, browsers, communication lines, store accounts, payment methods, and other usage environments necessary to use the Service.
- The User shall bear communication fees, data communication fees, device costs, store usage fees, and any other costs incurred in connection with the use of the Service.
- Even if all or part of the Service cannot be used due to the User’s usage environment, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 8 (Paid Services)
- We may provide Paid Services as part of the Service.
- Paid Services include Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid features, paid content, in-app purchases, and other paid products or features designated by us.
- The content, price, payment method, usage period, whether automatic renewal applies, whether a free trial applies, cancellation method, purchase restoration method, and other conditions of Paid Services shall be displayed within the Service, on the purchase screen of the Store, or by a method separately designated by us.
- When purchasing or using a Paid Service, the User shall make payment through the Store or by the method prescribed by us after agreeing to the displayed conditions, these Terms, the terms of the Store, and other applicable conditions.
- If the User purchases a Paid Service through a Store, matters related to payment, billing, receipts, refunds, cancellation, renewal, purchase restoration, and other payment-related matters shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures established by the relevant Store.
- We may use RevenueCat and other External Services to confirm the User’s purchase status, subscription status, eligibility to use paid features, and eligibility to use One-Time Purchase Products.
- The purchase of a Paid Service does not mean the transfer of ownership of intellectual property rights, content, software, data, or any other rights related to the Service that belong to us or a third party.
- The User shall acquire a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the Paid Service within the Service, within the scope of these Terms and the conditions established by us.
Article 9 (One-Time Purchase Products)
- We may provide One-Time Purchase Products within the Service.
- A One-Time Purchase Product is a product that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- One-Time Purchase Products may include Non-Consumable Products and Consumable Products.
- A Non-Consumable Product may be used continuously after purchase for as long as the Service is provided and the feature or content corresponding to such product is provided.
- A Consumable Product may lose all or part of its effect through use, consumption, expiration, or other conditions established by us.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants the right to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service, and does not transfer ownership of such features, content, software, data, or any other items to the User.
- Even if expressions such as “one-time purchase,” “permanent,” “lifetime,” “perpetual,” or similar expressions are used, unless otherwise expressly stated, such expressions mean that the relevant product or feature may be used for as long as the Service continues to be provided and the relevant product or feature can be provided technically, operationally, and legally.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants usage eligibility for the target feature or target content displayed at the time of purchase, and does not automatically include all features that may be added in the future, separate apps, separate services, separate platforms, separate OS, separate products, separate pricing plans, or features provided separately for a fee.
- We may change the content, name, specifications, method of provision, target features, or usage conditions of One-Time Purchase Products due to improvements to the Service, specification changes, legal compliance, changes to Store terms, changes to the specifications of External Services, or operational or technical necessity.
- If the change described in the preceding paragraph has a material impact on Users, we will endeavor, within a reasonable scope, to provide prior notice or alternative measures.
- One-Time Purchase Products may not be transferred, lent, shared, sold, sublicensed, or provided as collateral to any third party unless expressly permitted by us.
- Eligibility to use a One-Time Purchase Product may be linked to the Store account used for purchase, an account designated by us, device, OS, region, or other conditions.
- If a One-Time Purchase Product cannot be used or restored due to a change, deletion, suspension, or region change of the Store account, device change, OS change, Store specification change, or any other reason outside our control, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 10 (Subscriptions)
- If a Subscription is provided within the Service, the Subscription may automatically renew at specified intervals until the User completes the cancellation procedure.
- The Subscription period, price, renewal date, whether a free trial applies, billing conditions after the free trial ends, and other conditions shall be as displayed at the time of purchase.
- If the User wishes to cancel a Subscription, the User shall complete the cancellation procedure before the next renewal date through Apple App Store, Google Play, any other Store used for purchase, or the method prescribed by us.
- Simply deleting or uninstalling the App does not cancel the Subscription.
- Even if the User cancels the Subscription, the User may be able to continue using the Paid Service until the end of the period already paid for.
- The timing of the cancellation procedure, processing status, treatment of the renewal date, continued usage period, and other details shall be governed by the terms and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- This Article sets forth provisions concerning Subscriptions and does not apply to One-Time Purchase Products, unless otherwise provided in these Terms.
Article 11 (Refunds and Purchase Restoration)
- Procedures for refunds, cancellation, withdrawal, and other payment-related matters after the purchase of a Paid Service shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- Except as required by law, we are not obligated to provide refunds based on daily prorating, refunds for unused periods, or any other refunds for usage fees already paid by the User.
- If the User purchased through Apple App Store or Google Play, the availability of refunds, refund method, and timing of refunds shall be determined by the procedures and judgment of each Store.
- For Non-Consumable Products and Subscriptions, if necessary due to a device change, reinstallation of the App, or other circumstances, the User may restore purchases by the method prescribed by us or the Store.
- Consumable Products may not be restorable depending on the specifications of the Store, us, or the Service.
- Purchase restoration requires that the User satisfy the necessary conditions, including using the same Store account used at the time of purchase.
- If purchase restoration cannot be completed, the User shall contact the Store or us using the purchase history, order number, receipt, Store account, purchase date and time, or other information designated by us or the Store.
- If a refund, cancellation, chargeback, discovery of fraudulent purchase, invalidation of purchase by a Store, or cancellation of usage eligibility by RevenueCat or another External Service occurs, we may suspend or cancel the usage eligibility for the relevant Paid Service, One-Time Purchase Product, Subscription, or paid feature.
- If any issue arises in confirming purchase status, restoring purchases, processing refunds, or reflecting usage eligibility due to an outage, specification change, review, decision, processing delay, or data inconsistency of a Store, RevenueCat, or any other External Service, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 12 (Late Payment Charges)
- If the User delays payment of a monetary obligation owed directly to us, the User shall pay us late payment charges at an annual rate of 14.6%.
- The preceding paragraph shall not take precedence over conditions separately established by Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other Store for payments processed through such Store.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 13 (User Content)
- The User shall enter, save, post, transmit, or manage User Content at the User’s own responsibility.
- The User represents and warrants that the User has the necessary rights to the User Content and that the User Content does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy, portrait rights, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of any third party.
- Copyrights and other rights to User Content shall remain with the User or the legitimate rights holder.
- The User grants us the right to use User Content to the extent necessary for the provision, maintenance, protection, improvement, storage, display, synchronization, backup, support, troubleshooting, and other operation of the Service.
- We are not obligated to monitor, review, store, restore, or delete User Content.
- If we determine that User Content violates or may violate these Terms, we may delete, hide, restrict the use of, or take other necessary measures concerning such User Content without prior notice.
Article 14 (Backup)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, back up User Content and other information within the Service as appropriate.
- We do not guarantee that data, User Content, purchase status, settings information, or any other information within the Service will be stored, maintained, restored, or transferred.
- If User Content is lost, damaged, or becomes unavailable due to device failure, loss, model change, OS update, deletion of the App, communication failure, change of Store account, failure of an External Service, or any other reason, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 15 (Use of Content)
- We grant the User permission to use text, images, videos, audio, music, software, programs, code, design, UI, logos, trademarks, data, and other content provided by the Service for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service.
- With respect to paid content, we grant permission for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service only if the usage fee determined by us or the Store has been paid and the User’s eligibility to use the Paid Service is valid.
- The permission granted in the preceding two paragraphs is a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, and revocable right of use.
- Unless expressly permitted by us, the User shall not use the content provided by the Service in any manner beyond the scope of use of the Service, including reproduction, public transmission, distribution, transfer, lending, adaptation, modification, sale, publication, republication, commercial use, or secondary use.
- Regardless of the reason, if the User loses the right to use the Service, the User shall lose the right to use the content of the Service.
Article 16 (Intellectual Property Rights)
- All intellectual property rights in and to the Service and all content, programs, software, designs, trademarks, logos, know-how, data, and other items related to the Service belong to us or the legitimate rights holder.
- Permission to use the Service under these Terms does not mean the transfer or licensing of the Service or any intellectual property rights related to the Service.
- The User shall not infringe any intellectual property rights related to the Service without the permission of us or the legitimate rights holder.
Article 17 (Notes on Recipes, Cooking, Nutrition, and Allergies)
- Recipes, ingredients, cooking methods, nutrition, calories, allergies, storage periods, and other cooking-related information displayed, saved, or managed within the Service are intended to assist the User’s own recording and management, and we do not guarantee their accuracy, completeness, usefulness, safety, or fitness for a particular purpose.
- The Service is not intended for medical care, nutritional guidance, dietary therapy, allergy management, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, make decisions and take actions concerning ingredient selection, cooking, storage, consumption, allergy checks, hygiene management, use of fire, knives, and cooking utensils, and all other cooking-related activities.
- If the User or a third party has any allergy, disease, physical condition, dietary restriction, or other health-related concern, the User must consult a physician, registered dietitian, or other specialist.
- We shall not be liable for food poisoning, allergic reactions, injuries, health problems, or any other damages related to cooking or eating that arise in connection with the use of the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 18 (External Services)
- The Service may link with or use Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, and other External Services.
- Use of External Services may be subject to terms of use, privacy policies, guidelines, and other conditions established by the providers of such External Services.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, review and comply with the terms of use of External Services.
- We shall not be liable for the content, specifications, terms of use, suspension, changes, outages, data handling, or any other matters related to External Services; provided, however, that this shall not apply if there is a cause attributable to us.
- The handling of User information shall be governed by our Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 19 (Prohibited Acts)
The User shall not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service.
- Acts that violate or encourage violation of laws and regulations, court judgments, decisions or orders, or legally binding administrative measures
- Acts related to criminal conduct
- Acts contrary to public order and morals
- Acts that infringe the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of us or any third party
- Acts of fraud, threats, defamation, harassment, discrimination, nuisance, or other acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to us or any third party
- Acts of entering, registering, posting, transmitting, or publishing false, inaccurate, or misleading information
- Acts of impersonating another User or third party
- Acts of using another User’s account, authentication information, device, or purchase information
- Acts of unlawfully collecting, accumulating, using, or providing to third parties personal information or similar information concerning other Users
- Acts for the purpose of meeting an unfamiliar person of the opposite sex
- Advertising, solicitation, business activities, sales, affiliate marketing, spam, or other commercial acts on the Service that are not permitted by us
- Commercial use of information obtained through the Service in a manner not permitted by us
- Acts intended to obtain profits in connection with the Service by a method not intended by us
- Acts of lending, transferring, selling, sharing, sublicensing, or otherwise disposing of the Service or content on the Service to a third party for a fee
- Acts of reproducing, transmitting, reprinting, transferring, lending, modifying, adapting, analyzing, or secondarily using the Service’s website, app, software, content, or data
- Acts of reverse assembly, reverse compilation, reverse engineering, or similar acts for the purpose of analyzing the source code, structure, mechanisms, algorithms, communications, or other aspects of the Service
- Acts of accessing systems connected to the Service without authorization, or unlawfully rewriting, deleting, acquiring, or leaking information stored in our facilities
- Acts of unauthorized access or attempts to do so
- Acts that place an excessive burden on the Service, our servers, networks, systems, or External Services
- Acts that interfere with, or may interfere with, the normal operation, management, provision, or use of the Service
- Acts of using the Service or acquiring information on the Service by using bots, crawlers, scraping tools, automation tools, or other means not permitted by us
- Acts of unlawfully exploiting bugs, vulnerabilities, malfunctions, loopholes in specifications, or other issues in the Service
- Acts of forging, tampering with, unlawfully using, or unlawfully acquiring purchase status, subscription status, usage eligibility, receipts, purchase tokens, or other billing-related information for Paid Services
- Acts that violate the terms of use of Stores, RevenueCat, or other External Services
- Acts of transmitting or using malware, viruses, or other harmful programs in connection with the Service
- Acts of using the Service for illegal, fraudulent, or improper purposes
- Acts of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces
- Acts of using the Service while walking, driving a vehicle, in dangerous situations while cooking, while using fire, while using knives, or in any other situation or manner in which use of the Service is inappropriate
- Acts of assisting, encouraging, preparing for, or inducing any of the preceding acts
- Any other acts that we deem inappropriate
Article 20 (Prohibition of Cash Conversion)
- The Service does not currently provide any virtual currency, points, tokens, or similar items that can be converted into cash.
- Even if we provide points, virtual currency, items, usage rights, or similar items within the Service in the future, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts by any means unless expressly permitted by us.
- Sale or purchase
- Cash conversion
- Transfer, acquisition, lending, borrowing, exchange, pledging, or provision as collateral in exchange for money or other consideration
- Transfer, sharing, or licensing to a third party
- Any other act that we determine to constitute or be similar to cash conversion
Article 21 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)
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The User represents and warrants that the User does not currently fall under, and will not in the future fall under, any of the following items.
- The User, or the User’s officers, effective controllers, or related persons, is an organized crime group, member of an organized crime group, a person who has ceased to be a member of an organized crime group within the past five years, associate member of an organized crime group, company affiliated with an organized crime group, corporate racketeer, group engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social campaigns, crime group specialized in intellectual crimes, or any other person equivalent thereto (collectively referred to as “Antisocial Forces”)
- The User has a relationship in which Antisocial Forces are deemed to control or substantially participate in the management of the User
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to use Antisocial Forces for the purpose of obtaining unlawful benefit for the User or a third party, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to be involved with Antisocial Forces by providing funds, benefits, or other assistance
- The User’s officers or persons substantially involved in the management of the User have a socially condemnable relationship with Antisocial Forces
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The User warrants that the User will not, by itself or through a third party, engage in any of the following acts.
- Violent demands
- Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
- Threatening words or actions, or use of violence, in connection with transactions
- Spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force to damage our credibility or interfere with our business
- Any other acts equivalent to the preceding items
Article 22 (Usage Restrictions and Cancellation of Registration)
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If we determine that the User falls under, or may fall under, any of the following items, we may, without prior notice, restrict all or part of the User’s use of the Service, delete User Content, suspend or delete the account, suspend use of Paid Services, or take any other measures that we deem necessary.
- The User violates any provision of these Terms or the Individual Provisions
- It is discovered that registration information or provided information contains false, inaccurate, or incomplete information
- The User fails to perform a monetary obligation
- We determine that there is fraud or abnormality concerning purchase status, subscription status, or usage eligibility
- The User does not respond to communications from us for a reasonable period of time
- The User has not used the Service for a reasonable period since the last use
- We determine that the User is an antisocial force or is involved in any exchange or relationship with antisocial forces
- It is necessary for the operation, maintenance, management, or security of the Service
- We otherwise determine that use of the Service by the User is inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to measures taken by us under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
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Even if measures are taken under this Article, the User shall not be released from any obligations or liabilities that have already arisen.
Article 23 (Suspension or Interruption of the Service)
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If we determine that any of the following circumstances exist, we may suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of the Service without prior notice to the User.
- Maintenance, inspection, updating, or modification of systems, servers, networks, apps, websites, External Services, or other facilities related to the Service
- Provision of the Service becomes difficult due to earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, natural disaster, infectious disease, war, riot, civil unrest, laws or regulations, administrative measures, or other force majeure
- Computers, communication lines, servers, cloud services, Stores, External Services, or similar items become unavailable due to accidents, failures, suspension, or specification changes
- Emergency response is required due to unauthorized access, cyberattack, security issues, risk of data leakage, or similar matters
- We otherwise determine that provision of the Service is difficult or inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by the User or a third party due to suspension or interruption of the Service under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 24 (Changes to and Termination of the Service)
- We may change, add, or discontinue all or part of the content, specifications, features, design, fees, terms of provision, supported environments, and other matters of the Service at our discretion.
- We may terminate the provision of all or part of the Service at our discretion.
- If we terminate the Service, we will endeavor to notify or inform Users in advance by a method we deem appropriate, except in urgent and unavoidable circumstances.
- The User acknowledges in advance that, if the Service is terminated, the User may no longer be able to use Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid content, User Content, and other features, content, usage eligibility, or information related to the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to changes, additions, discontinuation, or termination under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 25 (Disclaimer of Warranties)
- We do not warrant that the Service or the content provided by the Service is free from factual or legal defects.
- We do not warrant that the Service is safe, reliable, accurate, complete, effective, up to date, continuous, fit for a particular purpose, has the functions or value expected by the User, does not infringe third-party rights, or is free from system bugs, defects, failures, or security issues.
- We do not warrant that the Service will be compatible with all devices, OS, browsers, communication environments, Stores, External Services, or usage environments.
- We do not warrant that User Content, purchase status, settings information, or other information on the Service will always be stored, maintained, synchronized, restored, or transferred.
Article 26 (Disclaimer and Damages)
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User in connection with the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
- If the contract between us and the User concerning the Service constitutes a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, any provision of these Terms that completely exempts us from liability shall apply only to the extent permitted by such Act and other laws and regulations.
- Even if we are liable for damages to the User, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part, we shall be liable only for direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User.
- In the case described in the preceding paragraph, the total amount of damages for which we shall be liable shall be limited to the higher of the total amount of usage fees actually paid by the User to us or through a Store in connection with the Service during the six months preceding the occurrence of the damage, or JPY 10,000.
- We shall not be liable for special damages, indirect damages, lost profits, loss of data, loss of business opportunities, damage to credit, damages based on claims from third parties, or other similar damages, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 27 (User Responsibility)
- The User shall perform all acts related to the use of the Service at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If the User causes damage to us, another User, an External Service provider, or a third party in connection with the use of the Service, the User shall compensate for or resolve such damage at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If we incur damages due to the User’s violation of these Terms, the User shall compensate us for such damages.
Article 28 (Handling of Personal Information)
- We shall handle information concerning Users obtained through the use of the Service appropriately in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- External transmissions in the Service shall be governed by our External Transmission Policy.
- When using the Service, the User shall review and agree to the Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 29 (Notifications and Communications)
- Notifications and communications between the User and us shall be made by the method designated by us.
- Unless the User submits a change notification in accordance with the method prescribed by us, we may deem the currently registered contact information to be valid and send notifications or communications to such contact information.
- Notifications or communications from us to the User shall be made by display within the Service, posting on our website, email, push notification, notification through a Store, or any other method we deem appropriate.
- If we post the content of a notification within the Service or on our website, such notification shall become effective at the time of posting.
- If we send a notification or communication to the User’s registered contact information, such notification or communication shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.
Article 30 (Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations)
- The User may not assign, transfer, provide as collateral, or otherwise dispose of the User’s status under these Terms or rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without our prior consent in writing or by a method prescribed by us.
- The User may not transfer, lend, share, sell, or sublicense Paid Services, purchased content, accounts, usage eligibility, or any other rights related to the Service to any third party without our consent.
Article 31 (Business Transfer)
If we transfer the business related to the Service to a third party, or if the business related to the Service is succeeded due to a merger, company split, business transfer, or any other reason, we may transfer or cause to be succeeded our status under these Terms, rights and obligations under these Terms, User information, User Content, and other information related to the Service to the successor of such business. The User agrees in advance to such transfer or succession.
Article 32 (Changes to These Terms)
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We may change these Terms in any of the following cases.
- The change to these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users
- The change to these Terms does not contradict the purpose of use of the Service and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the change, the appropriateness of the content after the change, the content of the change, and other circumstances related to the change
- It is necessary to respond to changes in laws and regulations, guidelines, Store terms, External Service specifications, or social conditions
- It is necessary to respond to changes in the content, features, fees, terms of provision, operational structure, or other matters of the Service
- The change corrects typographical errors, inconsistent wording, insufficient explanations, or other formal or minor deficiencies
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When changing these Terms, we shall notify or inform Users of the content of the changed Terms and the effective date by displaying them within the Service, posting them on our website, or by any other appropriate method.
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The changed Terms shall become effective from the effective date separately specified by us.
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If the User uses the Service after the changed Terms become effective, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.
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For changes that require the User’s consent under laws and regulations, we shall obtain the User’s consent by the method prescribed by us.
Article 33 (Severability)
- Even if any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under laws and regulations or by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of such provision shall continue to remain valid.
- Any provision or part determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall be replaced by valid, legal, and enforceable content that is closest to the intent of such provision or part.
Article 34 (Governing Law)
The formation, validity, performance, and interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
Article 35 (Jurisdiction)
- If any dispute arises between the User and us in connection with the Service, the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over our location shall be the court of agreed exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.
- The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply only to the extent permitted by the Consumer Contract Act of Japan and other laws and regulations, and shall not exclude any jurisdiction granted to the User by laws and regulations.
Article 36 (Consultation)
If any matter not provided for in these Terms arises, or if any doubt arises regarding the interpretation of these Terms, the User and we shall consult with each other in good faith and seek to resolve the matter.
Article 37 (Name of Business Operator)
Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe)
Article 38 (Address of Business Operator)
Aoyama Marutake Building 6F 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan
Article 39 (Contact)
For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact the following email address.
Established on June 12, 2026
- Version:
- 1.0.0
- Updated:
- 2026-06-12
Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions for the use of the application “PrivCook” provided by Choco Next Year For Sure (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), as well as related websites, content, features, and all other services (collectively referred to as the “Service”).
These Terms apply to all users who use the Service.
Article 1 (Application)
- These Terms apply to all relationships between the User and us concerning the use of the Service.
- In addition to these Terms, we may establish a Privacy Policy, External Transmission Policy, help pages, guidelines, notices, and other rules concerning the use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”).
- The Individual Provisions, regardless of their name, constitute a part of these Terms.
- If the content of these Terms conflicts or is inconsistent with the content of the Individual Provisions, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The meanings of the terms used in these Terms shall be as follows.
- “User” means any individual or corporation that uses the Service.
- “App” means the application “PrivCook” provided by us.
- “Website” means the website operated by us in connection with the Service.
- “Service” means the App, the Website, related content, features, support, and all other services provided by us.
- “User Content” means any text, recipes, cooking records, images, notes, tags, settings information, and all other information that the User enters, saves, posts, transmits, or manages on the Service.
- “Paid Service” means any paid feature, paid content, subscription, one-time purchase product, in-app purchase, or other service provided within the Service that requires payment of consideration.
- “Subscription” means a Paid Service that automatically renews at regular intervals.
- “One-Time Purchase Product” means a Paid Service that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- “Non-Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that can be used continuously after purchase, such as feature unlocking, ad removal, Pro feature unlocking, or similar products.
- “Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that loses its effect through use or consumption, such as tickets, credits, additional usage allowances, or similar products.
- “Store” means Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other platform that distributes or bills for the Service.
- “External Service” means Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, or any other service, SDK, API, platform, or website provided by a third party.
Article 3 (Agreement to These Terms)
- By using the Service, the User shall be deemed to have given valid and irrevocable consent to these Terms.
- Users who do not agree to these Terms may not use the Service.
- If a User uses the Service on behalf of a corporation or other organization, the User represents and warrants that the User has the legitimate authority to bind such corporation or organization to these Terms.
Article 4 (Use by Minors)
- If the User is a minor, the User must use the Service after obtaining the consent of a legal representative.
- The User must also obtain the consent of a legal representative before using any smartphone, tablet, PC, other device, communication environment, store account, or payment method required to use the Service.
- If a User who began using the Service without obtaining the consent of a legal representative reaches adulthood, such User shall be deemed to have ratified the acts of using the Service performed while the User was a minor.
Article 5 (Content of the Service)
- The Service provides features that allow Users to record, organize, view, or manage recipes, cooking records, ingredients, notes, and other information related to cooking.
- We may change, add, or terminate the content, features, specifications, design, terms of use, supported environments, and other matters related to the Service as necessary.
- We may provide all or part of the Service free of charge or for a fee.
- We may set restrictions on all or part of the Service, including terms of use, number of uses, storage capacity, supported devices, supported OS, available regions, and other restrictions.
Article 6 (Account and Registration Information)
- We may require account registration, login, authentication, or other procedures for all or part of the Service.
- If the User provides registration information, the User shall provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
- If there is any change to the registration information, the User shall promptly complete the change procedure in the manner prescribed by us.
- The User shall manage, at the User’s own responsibility, the account, login information, password, authentication information, device, and other information necessary to use the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages arising from inadequate management by the User, errors in use, use by a third party, or any other cause not attributable to us.
- We may deem any act performed using the User’s account or registration information to be an act of the User.
Article 7 (Usage Environment)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility and expense, prepare and maintain the smartphones, tablets, PCs, communication devices, OS, browsers, communication lines, store accounts, payment methods, and other usage environments necessary to use the Service.
- The User shall bear communication fees, data communication fees, device costs, store usage fees, and any other costs incurred in connection with the use of the Service.
- Even if all or part of the Service cannot be used due to the User’s usage environment, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 8 (Paid Services)
- We may provide Paid Services as part of the Service.
- Paid Services include Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid features, paid content, in-app purchases, and other paid products or features designated by us.
- The content, price, payment method, usage period, whether automatic renewal applies, whether a free trial applies, cancellation method, purchase restoration method, and other conditions of Paid Services shall be displayed within the Service, on the purchase screen of the Store, or by a method separately designated by us.
- When purchasing or using a Paid Service, the User shall make payment through the Store or by the method prescribed by us after agreeing to the displayed conditions, these Terms, the terms of the Store, and other applicable conditions.
- If the User purchases a Paid Service through a Store, matters related to payment, billing, receipts, refunds, cancellation, renewal, purchase restoration, and other payment-related matters shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures established by the relevant Store.
- We may use RevenueCat and other External Services to confirm the User’s purchase status, subscription status, eligibility to use paid features, and eligibility to use One-Time Purchase Products.
- The purchase of a Paid Service does not mean the transfer of ownership of intellectual property rights, content, software, data, or any other rights related to the Service that belong to us or a third party.
- The User shall acquire a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the Paid Service within the Service, within the scope of these Terms and the conditions established by us.
Article 9 (One-Time Purchase Products)
- We may provide One-Time Purchase Products within the Service.
- A One-Time Purchase Product is a product that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- One-Time Purchase Products may include Non-Consumable Products and Consumable Products.
- A Non-Consumable Product may be used continuously after purchase for as long as the Service is provided and the feature or content corresponding to such product is provided.
- A Consumable Product may lose all or part of its effect through use, consumption, expiration, or other conditions established by us.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants the right to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service, and does not transfer ownership of such features, content, software, data, or any other items to the User.
- Even if expressions such as “one-time purchase,” “permanent,” “lifetime,” “perpetual,” or similar expressions are used, unless otherwise expressly stated, such expressions mean that the relevant product or feature may be used for as long as the Service continues to be provided and the relevant product or feature can be provided technically, operationally, and legally.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants usage eligibility for the target feature or target content displayed at the time of purchase, and does not automatically include all features that may be added in the future, separate apps, separate services, separate platforms, separate OS, separate products, separate pricing plans, or features provided separately for a fee.
- We may change the content, name, specifications, method of provision, target features, or usage conditions of One-Time Purchase Products due to improvements to the Service, specification changes, legal compliance, changes to Store terms, changes to the specifications of External Services, or operational or technical necessity.
- If the change described in the preceding paragraph has a material impact on Users, we will endeavor, within a reasonable scope, to provide prior notice or alternative measures.
- One-Time Purchase Products may not be transferred, lent, shared, sold, sublicensed, or provided as collateral to any third party unless expressly permitted by us.
- Eligibility to use a One-Time Purchase Product may be linked to the Store account used for purchase, an account designated by us, device, OS, region, or other conditions.
- If a One-Time Purchase Product cannot be used or restored due to a change, deletion, suspension, or region change of the Store account, device change, OS change, Store specification change, or any other reason outside our control, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 10 (Subscriptions)
- If a Subscription is provided within the Service, the Subscription may automatically renew at specified intervals until the User completes the cancellation procedure.
- The Subscription period, price, renewal date, whether a free trial applies, billing conditions after the free trial ends, and other conditions shall be as displayed at the time of purchase.
- If the User wishes to cancel a Subscription, the User shall complete the cancellation procedure before the next renewal date through Apple App Store, Google Play, any other Store used for purchase, or the method prescribed by us.
- Simply deleting or uninstalling the App does not cancel the Subscription.
- Even if the User cancels the Subscription, the User may be able to continue using the Paid Service until the end of the period already paid for.
- The timing of the cancellation procedure, processing status, treatment of the renewal date, continued usage period, and other details shall be governed by the terms and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- This Article sets forth provisions concerning Subscriptions and does not apply to One-Time Purchase Products, unless otherwise provided in these Terms.
Article 11 (Refunds and Purchase Restoration)
- Procedures for refunds, cancellation, withdrawal, and other payment-related matters after the purchase of a Paid Service shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- Except as required by law, we are not obligated to provide refunds based on daily prorating, refunds for unused periods, or any other refunds for usage fees already paid by the User.
- If the User purchased through Apple App Store or Google Play, the availability of refunds, refund method, and timing of refunds shall be determined by the procedures and judgment of each Store.
- For Non-Consumable Products and Subscriptions, if necessary due to a device change, reinstallation of the App, or other circumstances, the User may restore purchases by the method prescribed by us or the Store.
- Consumable Products may not be restorable depending on the specifications of the Store, us, or the Service.
- Purchase restoration requires that the User satisfy the necessary conditions, including using the same Store account used at the time of purchase.
- If purchase restoration cannot be completed, the User shall contact the Store or us using the purchase history, order number, receipt, Store account, purchase date and time, or other information designated by us or the Store.
- If a refund, cancellation, chargeback, discovery of fraudulent purchase, invalidation of purchase by a Store, or cancellation of usage eligibility by RevenueCat or another External Service occurs, we may suspend or cancel the usage eligibility for the relevant Paid Service, One-Time Purchase Product, Subscription, or paid feature.
- If any issue arises in confirming purchase status, restoring purchases, processing refunds, or reflecting usage eligibility due to an outage, specification change, review, decision, processing delay, or data inconsistency of a Store, RevenueCat, or any other External Service, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 12 (Late Payment Charges)
- If the User delays payment of a monetary obligation owed directly to us, the User shall pay us late payment charges at an annual rate of 14.6%.
- The preceding paragraph shall not take precedence over conditions separately established by Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other Store for payments processed through such Store.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 13 (User Content)
- The User shall enter, save, post, transmit, or manage User Content at the User’s own responsibility.
- The User represents and warrants that the User has the necessary rights to the User Content and that the User Content does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy, portrait rights, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of any third party.
- Copyrights and other rights to User Content shall remain with the User or the legitimate rights holder.
- The User grants us the right to use User Content to the extent necessary for the provision, maintenance, protection, improvement, storage, display, synchronization, backup, support, troubleshooting, and other operation of the Service.
- We are not obligated to monitor, review, store, restore, or delete User Content.
- If we determine that User Content violates or may violate these Terms, we may delete, hide, restrict the use of, or take other necessary measures concerning such User Content without prior notice.
Article 14 (Backup)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, back up User Content and other information within the Service as appropriate.
- We do not guarantee that data, User Content, purchase status, settings information, or any other information within the Service will be stored, maintained, restored, or transferred.
- If User Content is lost, damaged, or becomes unavailable due to device failure, loss, model change, OS update, deletion of the App, communication failure, change of Store account, failure of an External Service, or any other reason, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 15 (Use of Content)
- We grant the User permission to use text, images, videos, audio, music, software, programs, code, design, UI, logos, trademarks, data, and other content provided by the Service for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service.
- With respect to paid content, we grant permission for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service only if the usage fee determined by us or the Store has been paid and the User’s eligibility to use the Paid Service is valid.
- The permission granted in the preceding two paragraphs is a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, and revocable right of use.
- Unless expressly permitted by us, the User shall not use the content provided by the Service in any manner beyond the scope of use of the Service, including reproduction, public transmission, distribution, transfer, lending, adaptation, modification, sale, publication, republication, commercial use, or secondary use.
- Regardless of the reason, if the User loses the right to use the Service, the User shall lose the right to use the content of the Service.
Article 16 (Intellectual Property Rights)
- All intellectual property rights in and to the Service and all content, programs, software, designs, trademarks, logos, know-how, data, and other items related to the Service belong to us or the legitimate rights holder.
- Permission to use the Service under these Terms does not mean the transfer or licensing of the Service or any intellectual property rights related to the Service.
- The User shall not infringe any intellectual property rights related to the Service without the permission of us or the legitimate rights holder.
Article 17 (Notes on Recipes, Cooking, Nutrition, and Allergies)
- Recipes, ingredients, cooking methods, nutrition, calories, allergies, storage periods, and other cooking-related information displayed, saved, or managed within the Service are intended to assist the User’s own recording and management, and we do not guarantee their accuracy, completeness, usefulness, safety, or fitness for a particular purpose.
- The Service is not intended for medical care, nutritional guidance, dietary therapy, allergy management, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, make decisions and take actions concerning ingredient selection, cooking, storage, consumption, allergy checks, hygiene management, use of fire, knives, and cooking utensils, and all other cooking-related activities.
- If the User or a third party has any allergy, disease, physical condition, dietary restriction, or other health-related concern, the User must consult a physician, registered dietitian, or other specialist.
- We shall not be liable for food poisoning, allergic reactions, injuries, health problems, or any other damages related to cooking or eating that arise in connection with the use of the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 18 (External Services)
- The Service may link with or use Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, and other External Services.
- Use of External Services may be subject to terms of use, privacy policies, guidelines, and other conditions established by the providers of such External Services.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, review and comply with the terms of use of External Services.
- We shall not be liable for the content, specifications, terms of use, suspension, changes, outages, data handling, or any other matters related to External Services; provided, however, that this shall not apply if there is a cause attributable to us.
- The handling of User information shall be governed by our Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 19 (Prohibited Acts)
The User shall not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service.
- Acts that violate or encourage violation of laws and regulations, court judgments, decisions or orders, or legally binding administrative measures
- Acts related to criminal conduct
- Acts contrary to public order and morals
- Acts that infringe the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of us or any third party
- Acts of fraud, threats, defamation, harassment, discrimination, nuisance, or other acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to us or any third party
- Acts of entering, registering, posting, transmitting, or publishing false, inaccurate, or misleading information
- Acts of impersonating another User or third party
- Acts of using another User’s account, authentication information, device, or purchase information
- Acts of unlawfully collecting, accumulating, using, or providing to third parties personal information or similar information concerning other Users
- Acts for the purpose of meeting an unfamiliar person of the opposite sex
- Advertising, solicitation, business activities, sales, affiliate marketing, spam, or other commercial acts on the Service that are not permitted by us
- Commercial use of information obtained through the Service in a manner not permitted by us
- Acts intended to obtain profits in connection with the Service by a method not intended by us
- Acts of lending, transferring, selling, sharing, sublicensing, or otherwise disposing of the Service or content on the Service to a third party for a fee
- Acts of reproducing, transmitting, reprinting, transferring, lending, modifying, adapting, analyzing, or secondarily using the Service’s website, app, software, content, or data
- Acts of reverse assembly, reverse compilation, reverse engineering, or similar acts for the purpose of analyzing the source code, structure, mechanisms, algorithms, communications, or other aspects of the Service
- Acts of accessing systems connected to the Service without authorization, or unlawfully rewriting, deleting, acquiring, or leaking information stored in our facilities
- Acts of unauthorized access or attempts to do so
- Acts that place an excessive burden on the Service, our servers, networks, systems, or External Services
- Acts that interfere with, or may interfere with, the normal operation, management, provision, or use of the Service
- Acts of using the Service or acquiring information on the Service by using bots, crawlers, scraping tools, automation tools, or other means not permitted by us
- Acts of unlawfully exploiting bugs, vulnerabilities, malfunctions, loopholes in specifications, or other issues in the Service
- Acts of forging, tampering with, unlawfully using, or unlawfully acquiring purchase status, subscription status, usage eligibility, receipts, purchase tokens, or other billing-related information for Paid Services
- Acts that violate the terms of use of Stores, RevenueCat, or other External Services
- Acts of transmitting or using malware, viruses, or other harmful programs in connection with the Service
- Acts of using the Service for illegal, fraudulent, or improper purposes
- Acts of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces
- Acts of using the Service while walking, driving a vehicle, in dangerous situations while cooking, while using fire, while using knives, or in any other situation or manner in which use of the Service is inappropriate
- Acts of assisting, encouraging, preparing for, or inducing any of the preceding acts
- Any other acts that we deem inappropriate
Article 20 (Prohibition of Cash Conversion)
- The Service does not currently provide any virtual currency, points, tokens, or similar items that can be converted into cash.
- Even if we provide points, virtual currency, items, usage rights, or similar items within the Service in the future, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts by any means unless expressly permitted by us.
- Sale or purchase
- Cash conversion
- Transfer, acquisition, lending, borrowing, exchange, pledging, or provision as collateral in exchange for money or other consideration
- Transfer, sharing, or licensing to a third party
- Any other act that we determine to constitute or be similar to cash conversion
Article 21 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)
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The User represents and warrants that the User does not currently fall under, and will not in the future fall under, any of the following items.
- The User, or the User’s officers, effective controllers, or related persons, is an organized crime group, member of an organized crime group, a person who has ceased to be a member of an organized crime group within the past five years, associate member of an organized crime group, company affiliated with an organized crime group, corporate racketeer, group engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social campaigns, crime group specialized in intellectual crimes, or any other person equivalent thereto (collectively referred to as “Antisocial Forces”)
- The User has a relationship in which Antisocial Forces are deemed to control or substantially participate in the management of the User
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to use Antisocial Forces for the purpose of obtaining unlawful benefit for the User or a third party, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to be involved with Antisocial Forces by providing funds, benefits, or other assistance
- The User’s officers or persons substantially involved in the management of the User have a socially condemnable relationship with Antisocial Forces
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The User warrants that the User will not, by itself or through a third party, engage in any of the following acts.
- Violent demands
- Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
- Threatening words or actions, or use of violence, in connection with transactions
- Spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force to damage our credibility or interfere with our business
- Any other acts equivalent to the preceding items
Article 22 (Usage Restrictions and Cancellation of Registration)
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If we determine that the User falls under, or may fall under, any of the following items, we may, without prior notice, restrict all or part of the User’s use of the Service, delete User Content, suspend or delete the account, suspend use of Paid Services, or take any other measures that we deem necessary.
- The User violates any provision of these Terms or the Individual Provisions
- It is discovered that registration information or provided information contains false, inaccurate, or incomplete information
- The User fails to perform a monetary obligation
- We determine that there is fraud or abnormality concerning purchase status, subscription status, or usage eligibility
- The User does not respond to communications from us for a reasonable period of time
- The User has not used the Service for a reasonable period since the last use
- We determine that the User is an antisocial force or is involved in any exchange or relationship with antisocial forces
- It is necessary for the operation, maintenance, management, or security of the Service
- We otherwise determine that use of the Service by the User is inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to measures taken by us under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
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Even if measures are taken under this Article, the User shall not be released from any obligations or liabilities that have already arisen.
Article 23 (Suspension or Interruption of the Service)
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If we determine that any of the following circumstances exist, we may suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of the Service without prior notice to the User.
- Maintenance, inspection, updating, or modification of systems, servers, networks, apps, websites, External Services, or other facilities related to the Service
- Provision of the Service becomes difficult due to earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, natural disaster, infectious disease, war, riot, civil unrest, laws or regulations, administrative measures, or other force majeure
- Computers, communication lines, servers, cloud services, Stores, External Services, or similar items become unavailable due to accidents, failures, suspension, or specification changes
- Emergency response is required due to unauthorized access, cyberattack, security issues, risk of data leakage, or similar matters
- We otherwise determine that provision of the Service is difficult or inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by the User or a third party due to suspension or interruption of the Service under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 24 (Changes to and Termination of the Service)
- We may change, add, or discontinue all or part of the content, specifications, features, design, fees, terms of provision, supported environments, and other matters of the Service at our discretion.
- We may terminate the provision of all or part of the Service at our discretion.
- If we terminate the Service, we will endeavor to notify or inform Users in advance by a method we deem appropriate, except in urgent and unavoidable circumstances.
- The User acknowledges in advance that, if the Service is terminated, the User may no longer be able to use Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid content, User Content, and other features, content, usage eligibility, or information related to the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to changes, additions, discontinuation, or termination under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 25 (Disclaimer of Warranties)
- We do not warrant that the Service or the content provided by the Service is free from factual or legal defects.
- We do not warrant that the Service is safe, reliable, accurate, complete, effective, up to date, continuous, fit for a particular purpose, has the functions or value expected by the User, does not infringe third-party rights, or is free from system bugs, defects, failures, or security issues.
- We do not warrant that the Service will be compatible with all devices, OS, browsers, communication environments, Stores, External Services, or usage environments.
- We do not warrant that User Content, purchase status, settings information, or other information on the Service will always be stored, maintained, synchronized, restored, or transferred.
Article 26 (Disclaimer and Damages)
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User in connection with the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
- If the contract between us and the User concerning the Service constitutes a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, any provision of these Terms that completely exempts us from liability shall apply only to the extent permitted by such Act and other laws and regulations.
- Even if we are liable for damages to the User, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part, we shall be liable only for direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User.
- In the case described in the preceding paragraph, the total amount of damages for which we shall be liable shall be limited to the higher of the total amount of usage fees actually paid by the User to us or through a Store in connection with the Service during the six months preceding the occurrence of the damage, or JPY 10,000.
- We shall not be liable for special damages, indirect damages, lost profits, loss of data, loss of business opportunities, damage to credit, damages based on claims from third parties, or other similar damages, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 27 (User Responsibility)
- The User shall perform all acts related to the use of the Service at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If the User causes damage to us, another User, an External Service provider, or a third party in connection with the use of the Service, the User shall compensate for or resolve such damage at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If we incur damages due to the User’s violation of these Terms, the User shall compensate us for such damages.
Article 28 (Handling of Personal Information)
- We shall handle information concerning Users obtained through the use of the Service appropriately in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- External transmissions in the Service shall be governed by our External Transmission Policy.
- When using the Service, the User shall review and agree to the Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 29 (Notifications and Communications)
- Notifications and communications between the User and us shall be made by the method designated by us.
- Unless the User submits a change notification in accordance with the method prescribed by us, we may deem the currently registered contact information to be valid and send notifications or communications to such contact information.
- Notifications or communications from us to the User shall be made by display within the Service, posting on our website, email, push notification, notification through a Store, or any other method we deem appropriate.
- If we post the content of a notification within the Service or on our website, such notification shall become effective at the time of posting.
- If we send a notification or communication to the User’s registered contact information, such notification or communication shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.
Article 30 (Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations)
- The User may not assign, transfer, provide as collateral, or otherwise dispose of the User’s status under these Terms or rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without our prior consent in writing or by a method prescribed by us.
- The User may not transfer, lend, share, sell, or sublicense Paid Services, purchased content, accounts, usage eligibility, or any other rights related to the Service to any third party without our consent.
Article 31 (Business Transfer)
If we transfer the business related to the Service to a third party, or if the business related to the Service is succeeded due to a merger, company split, business transfer, or any other reason, we may transfer or cause to be succeeded our status under these Terms, rights and obligations under these Terms, User information, User Content, and other information related to the Service to the successor of such business. The User agrees in advance to such transfer or succession.
Article 32 (Changes to These Terms)
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We may change these Terms in any of the following cases.
- The change to these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users
- The change to these Terms does not contradict the purpose of use of the Service and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the change, the appropriateness of the content after the change, the content of the change, and other circumstances related to the change
- It is necessary to respond to changes in laws and regulations, guidelines, Store terms, External Service specifications, or social conditions
- It is necessary to respond to changes in the content, features, fees, terms of provision, operational structure, or other matters of the Service
- The change corrects typographical errors, inconsistent wording, insufficient explanations, or other formal or minor deficiencies
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When changing these Terms, we shall notify or inform Users of the content of the changed Terms and the effective date by displaying them within the Service, posting them on our website, or by any other appropriate method.
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The changed Terms shall become effective from the effective date separately specified by us.
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If the User uses the Service after the changed Terms become effective, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.
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For changes that require the User’s consent under laws and regulations, we shall obtain the User’s consent by the method prescribed by us.
Article 33 (Severability)
- Even if any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under laws and regulations or by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of such provision shall continue to remain valid.
- Any provision or part determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall be replaced by valid, legal, and enforceable content that is closest to the intent of such provision or part.
Article 34 (Governing Law)
The formation, validity, performance, and interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
Article 35 (Jurisdiction)
- If any dispute arises between the User and us in connection with the Service, the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over our location shall be the court of agreed exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.
- The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply only to the extent permitted by the Consumer Contract Act of Japan and other laws and regulations, and shall not exclude any jurisdiction granted to the User by laws and regulations.
Article 36 (Consultation)
If any matter not provided for in these Terms arises, or if any doubt arises regarding the interpretation of these Terms, the User and we shall consult with each other in good faith and seek to resolve the matter.
Article 37 (Name of Business Operator)
Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe)
Article 38 (Address of Business Operator)
Aoyama Marutake Building 6F 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan
Article 39 (Contact)
For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact the following email address.
Established on June 12, 2026
- Version:
- 1.0.0
- Updated:
- 2026-06-12
Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions for the use of the application “PrivCook” provided by Choco Next Year For Sure (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), as well as related websites, content, features, and all other services (collectively referred to as the “Service”).
These Terms apply to all users who use the Service.
Article 1 (Application)
- These Terms apply to all relationships between the User and us concerning the use of the Service.
- In addition to these Terms, we may establish a Privacy Policy, External Transmission Policy, help pages, guidelines, notices, and other rules concerning the use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”).
- The Individual Provisions, regardless of their name, constitute a part of these Terms.
- If the content of these Terms conflicts or is inconsistent with the content of the Individual Provisions, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The meanings of the terms used in these Terms shall be as follows.
- “User” means any individual or corporation that uses the Service.
- “App” means the application “PrivCook” provided by us.
- “Website” means the website operated by us in connection with the Service.
- “Service” means the App, the Website, related content, features, support, and all other services provided by us.
- “User Content” means any text, recipes, cooking records, images, notes, tags, settings information, and all other information that the User enters, saves, posts, transmits, or manages on the Service.
- “Paid Service” means any paid feature, paid content, subscription, one-time purchase product, in-app purchase, or other service provided within the Service that requires payment of consideration.
- “Subscription” means a Paid Service that automatically renews at regular intervals.
- “One-Time Purchase Product” means a Paid Service that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- “Non-Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that can be used continuously after purchase, such as feature unlocking, ad removal, Pro feature unlocking, or similar products.
- “Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that loses its effect through use or consumption, such as tickets, credits, additional usage allowances, or similar products.
- “Store” means Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other platform that distributes or bills for the Service.
- “External Service” means Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, or any other service, SDK, API, platform, or website provided by a third party.
Article 3 (Agreement to These Terms)
- By using the Service, the User shall be deemed to have given valid and irrevocable consent to these Terms.
- Users who do not agree to these Terms may not use the Service.
- If a User uses the Service on behalf of a corporation or other organization, the User represents and warrants that the User has the legitimate authority to bind such corporation or organization to these Terms.
Article 4 (Use by Minors)
- If the User is a minor, the User must use the Service after obtaining the consent of a legal representative.
- The User must also obtain the consent of a legal representative before using any smartphone, tablet, PC, other device, communication environment, store account, or payment method required to use the Service.
- If a User who began using the Service without obtaining the consent of a legal representative reaches adulthood, such User shall be deemed to have ratified the acts of using the Service performed while the User was a minor.
Article 5 (Content of the Service)
- The Service provides features that allow Users to record, organize, view, or manage recipes, cooking records, ingredients, notes, and other information related to cooking.
- We may change, add, or terminate the content, features, specifications, design, terms of use, supported environments, and other matters related to the Service as necessary.
- We may provide all or part of the Service free of charge or for a fee.
- We may set restrictions on all or part of the Service, including terms of use, number of uses, storage capacity, supported devices, supported OS, available regions, and other restrictions.
Article 6 (Account and Registration Information)
- We may require account registration, login, authentication, or other procedures for all or part of the Service.
- If the User provides registration information, the User shall provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
- If there is any change to the registration information, the User shall promptly complete the change procedure in the manner prescribed by us.
- The User shall manage, at the User’s own responsibility, the account, login information, password, authentication information, device, and other information necessary to use the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages arising from inadequate management by the User, errors in use, use by a third party, or any other cause not attributable to us.
- We may deem any act performed using the User’s account or registration information to be an act of the User.
Article 7 (Usage Environment)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility and expense, prepare and maintain the smartphones, tablets, PCs, communication devices, OS, browsers, communication lines, store accounts, payment methods, and other usage environments necessary to use the Service.
- The User shall bear communication fees, data communication fees, device costs, store usage fees, and any other costs incurred in connection with the use of the Service.
- Even if all or part of the Service cannot be used due to the User’s usage environment, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 8 (Paid Services)
- We may provide Paid Services as part of the Service.
- Paid Services include Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid features, paid content, in-app purchases, and other paid products or features designated by us.
- The content, price, payment method, usage period, whether automatic renewal applies, whether a free trial applies, cancellation method, purchase restoration method, and other conditions of Paid Services shall be displayed within the Service, on the purchase screen of the Store, or by a method separately designated by us.
- When purchasing or using a Paid Service, the User shall make payment through the Store or by the method prescribed by us after agreeing to the displayed conditions, these Terms, the terms of the Store, and other applicable conditions.
- If the User purchases a Paid Service through a Store, matters related to payment, billing, receipts, refunds, cancellation, renewal, purchase restoration, and other payment-related matters shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures established by the relevant Store.
- We may use RevenueCat and other External Services to confirm the User’s purchase status, subscription status, eligibility to use paid features, and eligibility to use One-Time Purchase Products.
- The purchase of a Paid Service does not mean the transfer of ownership of intellectual property rights, content, software, data, or any other rights related to the Service that belong to us or a third party.
- The User shall acquire a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the Paid Service within the Service, within the scope of these Terms and the conditions established by us.
Article 9 (One-Time Purchase Products)
- We may provide One-Time Purchase Products within the Service.
- A One-Time Purchase Product is a product that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- One-Time Purchase Products may include Non-Consumable Products and Consumable Products.
- A Non-Consumable Product may be used continuously after purchase for as long as the Service is provided and the feature or content corresponding to such product is provided.
- A Consumable Product may lose all or part of its effect through use, consumption, expiration, or other conditions established by us.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants the right to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service, and does not transfer ownership of such features, content, software, data, or any other items to the User.
- Even if expressions such as “one-time purchase,” “permanent,” “lifetime,” “perpetual,” or similar expressions are used, unless otherwise expressly stated, such expressions mean that the relevant product or feature may be used for as long as the Service continues to be provided and the relevant product or feature can be provided technically, operationally, and legally.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants usage eligibility for the target feature or target content displayed at the time of purchase, and does not automatically include all features that may be added in the future, separate apps, separate services, separate platforms, separate OS, separate products, separate pricing plans, or features provided separately for a fee.
- We may change the content, name, specifications, method of provision, target features, or usage conditions of One-Time Purchase Products due to improvements to the Service, specification changes, legal compliance, changes to Store terms, changes to the specifications of External Services, or operational or technical necessity.
- If the change described in the preceding paragraph has a material impact on Users, we will endeavor, within a reasonable scope, to provide prior notice or alternative measures.
- One-Time Purchase Products may not be transferred, lent, shared, sold, sublicensed, or provided as collateral to any third party unless expressly permitted by us.
- Eligibility to use a One-Time Purchase Product may be linked to the Store account used for purchase, an account designated by us, device, OS, region, or other conditions.
- If a One-Time Purchase Product cannot be used or restored due to a change, deletion, suspension, or region change of the Store account, device change, OS change, Store specification change, or any other reason outside our control, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 10 (Subscriptions)
- If a Subscription is provided within the Service, the Subscription may automatically renew at specified intervals until the User completes the cancellation procedure.
- The Subscription period, price, renewal date, whether a free trial applies, billing conditions after the free trial ends, and other conditions shall be as displayed at the time of purchase.
- If the User wishes to cancel a Subscription, the User shall complete the cancellation procedure before the next renewal date through Apple App Store, Google Play, any other Store used for purchase, or the method prescribed by us.
- Simply deleting or uninstalling the App does not cancel the Subscription.
- Even if the User cancels the Subscription, the User may be able to continue using the Paid Service until the end of the period already paid for.
- The timing of the cancellation procedure, processing status, treatment of the renewal date, continued usage period, and other details shall be governed by the terms and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- This Article sets forth provisions concerning Subscriptions and does not apply to One-Time Purchase Products, unless otherwise provided in these Terms.
Article 11 (Refunds and Purchase Restoration)
- Procedures for refunds, cancellation, withdrawal, and other payment-related matters after the purchase of a Paid Service shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- Except as required by law, we are not obligated to provide refunds based on daily prorating, refunds for unused periods, or any other refunds for usage fees already paid by the User.
- If the User purchased through Apple App Store or Google Play, the availability of refunds, refund method, and timing of refunds shall be determined by the procedures and judgment of each Store.
- For Non-Consumable Products and Subscriptions, if necessary due to a device change, reinstallation of the App, or other circumstances, the User may restore purchases by the method prescribed by us or the Store.
- Consumable Products may not be restorable depending on the specifications of the Store, us, or the Service.
- Purchase restoration requires that the User satisfy the necessary conditions, including using the same Store account used at the time of purchase.
- If purchase restoration cannot be completed, the User shall contact the Store or us using the purchase history, order number, receipt, Store account, purchase date and time, or other information designated by us or the Store.
- If a refund, cancellation, chargeback, discovery of fraudulent purchase, invalidation of purchase by a Store, or cancellation of usage eligibility by RevenueCat or another External Service occurs, we may suspend or cancel the usage eligibility for the relevant Paid Service, One-Time Purchase Product, Subscription, or paid feature.
- If any issue arises in confirming purchase status, restoring purchases, processing refunds, or reflecting usage eligibility due to an outage, specification change, review, decision, processing delay, or data inconsistency of a Store, RevenueCat, or any other External Service, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 12 (Late Payment Charges)
- If the User delays payment of a monetary obligation owed directly to us, the User shall pay us late payment charges at an annual rate of 14.6%.
- The preceding paragraph shall not take precedence over conditions separately established by Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other Store for payments processed through such Store.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 13 (User Content)
- The User shall enter, save, post, transmit, or manage User Content at the User’s own responsibility.
- The User represents and warrants that the User has the necessary rights to the User Content and that the User Content does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy, portrait rights, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of any third party.
- Copyrights and other rights to User Content shall remain with the User or the legitimate rights holder.
- The User grants us the right to use User Content to the extent necessary for the provision, maintenance, protection, improvement, storage, display, synchronization, backup, support, troubleshooting, and other operation of the Service.
- We are not obligated to monitor, review, store, restore, or delete User Content.
- If we determine that User Content violates or may violate these Terms, we may delete, hide, restrict the use of, or take other necessary measures concerning such User Content without prior notice.
Article 14 (Backup)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, back up User Content and other information within the Service as appropriate.
- We do not guarantee that data, User Content, purchase status, settings information, or any other information within the Service will be stored, maintained, restored, or transferred.
- If User Content is lost, damaged, or becomes unavailable due to device failure, loss, model change, OS update, deletion of the App, communication failure, change of Store account, failure of an External Service, or any other reason, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 15 (Use of Content)
- We grant the User permission to use text, images, videos, audio, music, software, programs, code, design, UI, logos, trademarks, data, and other content provided by the Service for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service.
- With respect to paid content, we grant permission for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service only if the usage fee determined by us or the Store has been paid and the User’s eligibility to use the Paid Service is valid.
- The permission granted in the preceding two paragraphs is a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, and revocable right of use.
- Unless expressly permitted by us, the User shall not use the content provided by the Service in any manner beyond the scope of use of the Service, including reproduction, public transmission, distribution, transfer, lending, adaptation, modification, sale, publication, republication, commercial use, or secondary use.
- Regardless of the reason, if the User loses the right to use the Service, the User shall lose the right to use the content of the Service.
Article 16 (Intellectual Property Rights)
- All intellectual property rights in and to the Service and all content, programs, software, designs, trademarks, logos, know-how, data, and other items related to the Service belong to us or the legitimate rights holder.
- Permission to use the Service under these Terms does not mean the transfer or licensing of the Service or any intellectual property rights related to the Service.
- The User shall not infringe any intellectual property rights related to the Service without the permission of us or the legitimate rights holder.
Article 17 (Notes on Recipes, Cooking, Nutrition, and Allergies)
- Recipes, ingredients, cooking methods, nutrition, calories, allergies, storage periods, and other cooking-related information displayed, saved, or managed within the Service are intended to assist the User’s own recording and management, and we do not guarantee their accuracy, completeness, usefulness, safety, or fitness for a particular purpose.
- The Service is not intended for medical care, nutritional guidance, dietary therapy, allergy management, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, make decisions and take actions concerning ingredient selection, cooking, storage, consumption, allergy checks, hygiene management, use of fire, knives, and cooking utensils, and all other cooking-related activities.
- If the User or a third party has any allergy, disease, physical condition, dietary restriction, or other health-related concern, the User must consult a physician, registered dietitian, or other specialist.
- We shall not be liable for food poisoning, allergic reactions, injuries, health problems, or any other damages related to cooking or eating that arise in connection with the use of the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 18 (External Services)
- The Service may link with or use Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, and other External Services.
- Use of External Services may be subject to terms of use, privacy policies, guidelines, and other conditions established by the providers of such External Services.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, review and comply with the terms of use of External Services.
- We shall not be liable for the content, specifications, terms of use, suspension, changes, outages, data handling, or any other matters related to External Services; provided, however, that this shall not apply if there is a cause attributable to us.
- The handling of User information shall be governed by our Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 19 (Prohibited Acts)
The User shall not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service.
- Acts that violate or encourage violation of laws and regulations, court judgments, decisions or orders, or legally binding administrative measures
- Acts related to criminal conduct
- Acts contrary to public order and morals
- Acts that infringe the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of us or any third party
- Acts of fraud, threats, defamation, harassment, discrimination, nuisance, or other acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to us or any third party
- Acts of entering, registering, posting, transmitting, or publishing false, inaccurate, or misleading information
- Acts of impersonating another User or third party
- Acts of using another User’s account, authentication information, device, or purchase information
- Acts of unlawfully collecting, accumulating, using, or providing to third parties personal information or similar information concerning other Users
- Acts for the purpose of meeting an unfamiliar person of the opposite sex
- Advertising, solicitation, business activities, sales, affiliate marketing, spam, or other commercial acts on the Service that are not permitted by us
- Commercial use of information obtained through the Service in a manner not permitted by us
- Acts intended to obtain profits in connection with the Service by a method not intended by us
- Acts of lending, transferring, selling, sharing, sublicensing, or otherwise disposing of the Service or content on the Service to a third party for a fee
- Acts of reproducing, transmitting, reprinting, transferring, lending, modifying, adapting, analyzing, or secondarily using the Service’s website, app, software, content, or data
- Acts of reverse assembly, reverse compilation, reverse engineering, or similar acts for the purpose of analyzing the source code, structure, mechanisms, algorithms, communications, or other aspects of the Service
- Acts of accessing systems connected to the Service without authorization, or unlawfully rewriting, deleting, acquiring, or leaking information stored in our facilities
- Acts of unauthorized access or attempts to do so
- Acts that place an excessive burden on the Service, our servers, networks, systems, or External Services
- Acts that interfere with, or may interfere with, the normal operation, management, provision, or use of the Service
- Acts of using the Service or acquiring information on the Service by using bots, crawlers, scraping tools, automation tools, or other means not permitted by us
- Acts of unlawfully exploiting bugs, vulnerabilities, malfunctions, loopholes in specifications, or other issues in the Service
- Acts of forging, tampering with, unlawfully using, or unlawfully acquiring purchase status, subscription status, usage eligibility, receipts, purchase tokens, or other billing-related information for Paid Services
- Acts that violate the terms of use of Stores, RevenueCat, or other External Services
- Acts of transmitting or using malware, viruses, or other harmful programs in connection with the Service
- Acts of using the Service for illegal, fraudulent, or improper purposes
- Acts of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces
- Acts of using the Service while walking, driving a vehicle, in dangerous situations while cooking, while using fire, while using knives, or in any other situation or manner in which use of the Service is inappropriate
- Acts of assisting, encouraging, preparing for, or inducing any of the preceding acts
- Any other acts that we deem inappropriate
Article 20 (Prohibition of Cash Conversion)
- The Service does not currently provide any virtual currency, points, tokens, or similar items that can be converted into cash.
- Even if we provide points, virtual currency, items, usage rights, or similar items within the Service in the future, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts by any means unless expressly permitted by us.
- Sale or purchase
- Cash conversion
- Transfer, acquisition, lending, borrowing, exchange, pledging, or provision as collateral in exchange for money or other consideration
- Transfer, sharing, or licensing to a third party
- Any other act that we determine to constitute or be similar to cash conversion
Article 21 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)
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The User represents and warrants that the User does not currently fall under, and will not in the future fall under, any of the following items.
- The User, or the User’s officers, effective controllers, or related persons, is an organized crime group, member of an organized crime group, a person who has ceased to be a member of an organized crime group within the past five years, associate member of an organized crime group, company affiliated with an organized crime group, corporate racketeer, group engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social campaigns, crime group specialized in intellectual crimes, or any other person equivalent thereto (collectively referred to as “Antisocial Forces”)
- The User has a relationship in which Antisocial Forces are deemed to control or substantially participate in the management of the User
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to use Antisocial Forces for the purpose of obtaining unlawful benefit for the User or a third party, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to be involved with Antisocial Forces by providing funds, benefits, or other assistance
- The User’s officers or persons substantially involved in the management of the User have a socially condemnable relationship with Antisocial Forces
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The User warrants that the User will not, by itself or through a third party, engage in any of the following acts.
- Violent demands
- Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
- Threatening words or actions, or use of violence, in connection with transactions
- Spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force to damage our credibility or interfere with our business
- Any other acts equivalent to the preceding items
Article 22 (Usage Restrictions and Cancellation of Registration)
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If we determine that the User falls under, or may fall under, any of the following items, we may, without prior notice, restrict all or part of the User’s use of the Service, delete User Content, suspend or delete the account, suspend use of Paid Services, or take any other measures that we deem necessary.
- The User violates any provision of these Terms or the Individual Provisions
- It is discovered that registration information or provided information contains false, inaccurate, or incomplete information
- The User fails to perform a monetary obligation
- We determine that there is fraud or abnormality concerning purchase status, subscription status, or usage eligibility
- The User does not respond to communications from us for a reasonable period of time
- The User has not used the Service for a reasonable period since the last use
- We determine that the User is an antisocial force or is involved in any exchange or relationship with antisocial forces
- It is necessary for the operation, maintenance, management, or security of the Service
- We otherwise determine that use of the Service by the User is inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to measures taken by us under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
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Even if measures are taken under this Article, the User shall not be released from any obligations or liabilities that have already arisen.
Article 23 (Suspension or Interruption of the Service)
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If we determine that any of the following circumstances exist, we may suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of the Service without prior notice to the User.
- Maintenance, inspection, updating, or modification of systems, servers, networks, apps, websites, External Services, or other facilities related to the Service
- Provision of the Service becomes difficult due to earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, natural disaster, infectious disease, war, riot, civil unrest, laws or regulations, administrative measures, or other force majeure
- Computers, communication lines, servers, cloud services, Stores, External Services, or similar items become unavailable due to accidents, failures, suspension, or specification changes
- Emergency response is required due to unauthorized access, cyberattack, security issues, risk of data leakage, or similar matters
- We otherwise determine that provision of the Service is difficult or inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by the User or a third party due to suspension or interruption of the Service under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 24 (Changes to and Termination of the Service)
- We may change, add, or discontinue all or part of the content, specifications, features, design, fees, terms of provision, supported environments, and other matters of the Service at our discretion.
- We may terminate the provision of all or part of the Service at our discretion.
- If we terminate the Service, we will endeavor to notify or inform Users in advance by a method we deem appropriate, except in urgent and unavoidable circumstances.
- The User acknowledges in advance that, if the Service is terminated, the User may no longer be able to use Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid content, User Content, and other features, content, usage eligibility, or information related to the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to changes, additions, discontinuation, or termination under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 25 (Disclaimer of Warranties)
- We do not warrant that the Service or the content provided by the Service is free from factual or legal defects.
- We do not warrant that the Service is safe, reliable, accurate, complete, effective, up to date, continuous, fit for a particular purpose, has the functions or value expected by the User, does not infringe third-party rights, or is free from system bugs, defects, failures, or security issues.
- We do not warrant that the Service will be compatible with all devices, OS, browsers, communication environments, Stores, External Services, or usage environments.
- We do not warrant that User Content, purchase status, settings information, or other information on the Service will always be stored, maintained, synchronized, restored, or transferred.
Article 26 (Disclaimer and Damages)
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User in connection with the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
- If the contract between us and the User concerning the Service constitutes a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, any provision of these Terms that completely exempts us from liability shall apply only to the extent permitted by such Act and other laws and regulations.
- Even if we are liable for damages to the User, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part, we shall be liable only for direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User.
- In the case described in the preceding paragraph, the total amount of damages for which we shall be liable shall be limited to the higher of the total amount of usage fees actually paid by the User to us or through a Store in connection with the Service during the six months preceding the occurrence of the damage, or JPY 10,000.
- We shall not be liable for special damages, indirect damages, lost profits, loss of data, loss of business opportunities, damage to credit, damages based on claims from third parties, or other similar damages, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 27 (User Responsibility)
- The User shall perform all acts related to the use of the Service at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If the User causes damage to us, another User, an External Service provider, or a third party in connection with the use of the Service, the User shall compensate for or resolve such damage at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If we incur damages due to the User’s violation of these Terms, the User shall compensate us for such damages.
Article 28 (Handling of Personal Information)
- We shall handle information concerning Users obtained through the use of the Service appropriately in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- External transmissions in the Service shall be governed by our External Transmission Policy.
- When using the Service, the User shall review and agree to the Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 29 (Notifications and Communications)
- Notifications and communications between the User and us shall be made by the method designated by us.
- Unless the User submits a change notification in accordance with the method prescribed by us, we may deem the currently registered contact information to be valid and send notifications or communications to such contact information.
- Notifications or communications from us to the User shall be made by display within the Service, posting on our website, email, push notification, notification through a Store, or any other method we deem appropriate.
- If we post the content of a notification within the Service or on our website, such notification shall become effective at the time of posting.
- If we send a notification or communication to the User’s registered contact information, such notification or communication shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.
Article 30 (Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations)
- The User may not assign, transfer, provide as collateral, or otherwise dispose of the User’s status under these Terms or rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without our prior consent in writing or by a method prescribed by us.
- The User may not transfer, lend, share, sell, or sublicense Paid Services, purchased content, accounts, usage eligibility, or any other rights related to the Service to any third party without our consent.
Article 31 (Business Transfer)
If we transfer the business related to the Service to a third party, or if the business related to the Service is succeeded due to a merger, company split, business transfer, or any other reason, we may transfer or cause to be succeeded our status under these Terms, rights and obligations under these Terms, User information, User Content, and other information related to the Service to the successor of such business. The User agrees in advance to such transfer or succession.
Article 32 (Changes to These Terms)
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We may change these Terms in any of the following cases.
- The change to these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users
- The change to these Terms does not contradict the purpose of use of the Service and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the change, the appropriateness of the content after the change, the content of the change, and other circumstances related to the change
- It is necessary to respond to changes in laws and regulations, guidelines, Store terms, External Service specifications, or social conditions
- It is necessary to respond to changes in the content, features, fees, terms of provision, operational structure, or other matters of the Service
- The change corrects typographical errors, inconsistent wording, insufficient explanations, or other formal or minor deficiencies
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When changing these Terms, we shall notify or inform Users of the content of the changed Terms and the effective date by displaying them within the Service, posting them on our website, or by any other appropriate method.
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The changed Terms shall become effective from the effective date separately specified by us.
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If the User uses the Service after the changed Terms become effective, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.
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For changes that require the User’s consent under laws and regulations, we shall obtain the User’s consent by the method prescribed by us.
Article 33 (Severability)
- Even if any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under laws and regulations or by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of such provision shall continue to remain valid.
- Any provision or part determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall be replaced by valid, legal, and enforceable content that is closest to the intent of such provision or part.
Article 34 (Governing Law)
The formation, validity, performance, and interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
Article 35 (Jurisdiction)
- If any dispute arises between the User and us in connection with the Service, the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over our location shall be the court of agreed exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.
- The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply only to the extent permitted by the Consumer Contract Act of Japan and other laws and regulations, and shall not exclude any jurisdiction granted to the User by laws and regulations.
Article 36 (Consultation)
If any matter not provided for in these Terms arises, or if any doubt arises regarding the interpretation of these Terms, the User and we shall consult with each other in good faith and seek to resolve the matter.
Article 37 (Name of Business Operator)
Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe)
Article 38 (Address of Business Operator)
Aoyama Marutake Building 6F 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan
Article 39 (Contact)
For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact the following email address.
Established on June 12, 2026
- Version:
- 1.0.0
- Updated:
- 2026-06-12
Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions for the use of the application “PrivCook” provided by Choco Next Year For Sure (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), as well as related websites, content, features, and all other services (collectively referred to as the “Service”).
These Terms apply to all users who use the Service.
Article 1 (Application)
- These Terms apply to all relationships between the User and us concerning the use of the Service.
- In addition to these Terms, we may establish a Privacy Policy, External Transmission Policy, help pages, guidelines, notices, and other rules concerning the use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”).
- The Individual Provisions, regardless of their name, constitute a part of these Terms.
- If the content of these Terms conflicts or is inconsistent with the content of the Individual Provisions, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The meanings of the terms used in these Terms shall be as follows.
- “User” means any individual or corporation that uses the Service.
- “App” means the application “PrivCook” provided by us.
- “Website” means the website operated by us in connection with the Service.
- “Service” means the App, the Website, related content, features, support, and all other services provided by us.
- “User Content” means any text, recipes, cooking records, images, notes, tags, settings information, and all other information that the User enters, saves, posts, transmits, or manages on the Service.
- “Paid Service” means any paid feature, paid content, subscription, one-time purchase product, in-app purchase, or other service provided within the Service that requires payment of consideration.
- “Subscription” means a Paid Service that automatically renews at regular intervals.
- “One-Time Purchase Product” means a Paid Service that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- “Non-Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that can be used continuously after purchase, such as feature unlocking, ad removal, Pro feature unlocking, or similar products.
- “Consumable Product” means a One-Time Purchase Product that loses its effect through use or consumption, such as tickets, credits, additional usage allowances, or similar products.
- “Store” means Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other platform that distributes or bills for the Service.
- “External Service” means Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, or any other service, SDK, API, platform, or website provided by a third party.
Article 3 (Agreement to These Terms)
- By using the Service, the User shall be deemed to have given valid and irrevocable consent to these Terms.
- Users who do not agree to these Terms may not use the Service.
- If a User uses the Service on behalf of a corporation or other organization, the User represents and warrants that the User has the legitimate authority to bind such corporation or organization to these Terms.
Article 4 (Use by Minors)
- If the User is a minor, the User must use the Service after obtaining the consent of a legal representative.
- The User must also obtain the consent of a legal representative before using any smartphone, tablet, PC, other device, communication environment, store account, or payment method required to use the Service.
- If a User who began using the Service without obtaining the consent of a legal representative reaches adulthood, such User shall be deemed to have ratified the acts of using the Service performed while the User was a minor.
Article 5 (Content of the Service)
- The Service provides features that allow Users to record, organize, view, or manage recipes, cooking records, ingredients, notes, and other information related to cooking.
- We may change, add, or terminate the content, features, specifications, design, terms of use, supported environments, and other matters related to the Service as necessary.
- We may provide all or part of the Service free of charge or for a fee.
- We may set restrictions on all or part of the Service, including terms of use, number of uses, storage capacity, supported devices, supported OS, available regions, and other restrictions.
Article 6 (Account and Registration Information)
- We may require account registration, login, authentication, or other procedures for all or part of the Service.
- If the User provides registration information, the User shall provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
- If there is any change to the registration information, the User shall promptly complete the change procedure in the manner prescribed by us.
- The User shall manage, at the User’s own responsibility, the account, login information, password, authentication information, device, and other information necessary to use the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages arising from inadequate management by the User, errors in use, use by a third party, or any other cause not attributable to us.
- We may deem any act performed using the User’s account or registration information to be an act of the User.
Article 7 (Usage Environment)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility and expense, prepare and maintain the smartphones, tablets, PCs, communication devices, OS, browsers, communication lines, store accounts, payment methods, and other usage environments necessary to use the Service.
- The User shall bear communication fees, data communication fees, device costs, store usage fees, and any other costs incurred in connection with the use of the Service.
- Even if all or part of the Service cannot be used due to the User’s usage environment, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 8 (Paid Services)
- We may provide Paid Services as part of the Service.
- Paid Services include Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid features, paid content, in-app purchases, and other paid products or features designated by us.
- The content, price, payment method, usage period, whether automatic renewal applies, whether a free trial applies, cancellation method, purchase restoration method, and other conditions of Paid Services shall be displayed within the Service, on the purchase screen of the Store, or by a method separately designated by us.
- When purchasing or using a Paid Service, the User shall make payment through the Store or by the method prescribed by us after agreeing to the displayed conditions, these Terms, the terms of the Store, and other applicable conditions.
- If the User purchases a Paid Service through a Store, matters related to payment, billing, receipts, refunds, cancellation, renewal, purchase restoration, and other payment-related matters shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures established by the relevant Store.
- We may use RevenueCat and other External Services to confirm the User’s purchase status, subscription status, eligibility to use paid features, and eligibility to use One-Time Purchase Products.
- The purchase of a Paid Service does not mean the transfer of ownership of intellectual property rights, content, software, data, or any other rights related to the Service that belong to us or a third party.
- The User shall acquire a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the Paid Service within the Service, within the scope of these Terms and the conditions established by us.
Article 9 (One-Time Purchase Products)
- We may provide One-Time Purchase Products within the Service.
- A One-Time Purchase Product is a product that allows the User, by making a single payment, to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service.
- One-Time Purchase Products may include Non-Consumable Products and Consumable Products.
- A Non-Consumable Product may be used continuously after purchase for as long as the Service is provided and the feature or content corresponding to such product is provided.
- A Consumable Product may lose all or part of its effect through use, consumption, expiration, or other conditions established by us.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants the right to use specific features, content, or usage eligibility within the Service, and does not transfer ownership of such features, content, software, data, or any other items to the User.
- Even if expressions such as “one-time purchase,” “permanent,” “lifetime,” “perpetual,” or similar expressions are used, unless otherwise expressly stated, such expressions mean that the relevant product or feature may be used for as long as the Service continues to be provided and the relevant product or feature can be provided technically, operationally, and legally.
- A One-Time Purchase Product grants usage eligibility for the target feature or target content displayed at the time of purchase, and does not automatically include all features that may be added in the future, separate apps, separate services, separate platforms, separate OS, separate products, separate pricing plans, or features provided separately for a fee.
- We may change the content, name, specifications, method of provision, target features, or usage conditions of One-Time Purchase Products due to improvements to the Service, specification changes, legal compliance, changes to Store terms, changes to the specifications of External Services, or operational or technical necessity.
- If the change described in the preceding paragraph has a material impact on Users, we will endeavor, within a reasonable scope, to provide prior notice or alternative measures.
- One-Time Purchase Products may not be transferred, lent, shared, sold, sublicensed, or provided as collateral to any third party unless expressly permitted by us.
- Eligibility to use a One-Time Purchase Product may be linked to the Store account used for purchase, an account designated by us, device, OS, region, or other conditions.
- If a One-Time Purchase Product cannot be used or restored due to a change, deletion, suspension, or region change of the Store account, device change, OS change, Store specification change, or any other reason outside our control, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 10 (Subscriptions)
- If a Subscription is provided within the Service, the Subscription may automatically renew at specified intervals until the User completes the cancellation procedure.
- The Subscription period, price, renewal date, whether a free trial applies, billing conditions after the free trial ends, and other conditions shall be as displayed at the time of purchase.
- If the User wishes to cancel a Subscription, the User shall complete the cancellation procedure before the next renewal date through Apple App Store, Google Play, any other Store used for purchase, or the method prescribed by us.
- Simply deleting or uninstalling the App does not cancel the Subscription.
- Even if the User cancels the Subscription, the User may be able to continue using the Paid Service until the end of the period already paid for.
- The timing of the cancellation procedure, processing status, treatment of the renewal date, continued usage period, and other details shall be governed by the terms and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- This Article sets forth provisions concerning Subscriptions and does not apply to One-Time Purchase Products, unless otherwise provided in these Terms.
Article 11 (Refunds and Purchase Restoration)
- Procedures for refunds, cancellation, withdrawal, and other payment-related matters after the purchase of a Paid Service shall be governed by the terms, conditions, policies, and procedures of the Store used for purchase.
- Except as required by law, we are not obligated to provide refunds based on daily prorating, refunds for unused periods, or any other refunds for usage fees already paid by the User.
- If the User purchased through Apple App Store or Google Play, the availability of refunds, refund method, and timing of refunds shall be determined by the procedures and judgment of each Store.
- For Non-Consumable Products and Subscriptions, if necessary due to a device change, reinstallation of the App, or other circumstances, the User may restore purchases by the method prescribed by us or the Store.
- Consumable Products may not be restorable depending on the specifications of the Store, us, or the Service.
- Purchase restoration requires that the User satisfy the necessary conditions, including using the same Store account used at the time of purchase.
- If purchase restoration cannot be completed, the User shall contact the Store or us using the purchase history, order number, receipt, Store account, purchase date and time, or other information designated by us or the Store.
- If a refund, cancellation, chargeback, discovery of fraudulent purchase, invalidation of purchase by a Store, or cancellation of usage eligibility by RevenueCat or another External Service occurs, we may suspend or cancel the usage eligibility for the relevant Paid Service, One-Time Purchase Product, Subscription, or paid feature.
- If any issue arises in confirming purchase status, restoring purchases, processing refunds, or reflecting usage eligibility due to an outage, specification change, review, decision, processing delay, or data inconsistency of a Store, RevenueCat, or any other External Service, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 12 (Late Payment Charges)
- If the User delays payment of a monetary obligation owed directly to us, the User shall pay us late payment charges at an annual rate of 14.6%.
- The preceding paragraph shall not take precedence over conditions separately established by Apple App Store, Google Play, or any other Store for payments processed through such Store.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 13 (User Content)
- The User shall enter, save, post, transmit, or manage User Content at the User’s own responsibility.
- The User represents and warrants that the User has the necessary rights to the User Content and that the User Content does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy, portrait rights, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of any third party.
- Copyrights and other rights to User Content shall remain with the User or the legitimate rights holder.
- The User grants us the right to use User Content to the extent necessary for the provision, maintenance, protection, improvement, storage, display, synchronization, backup, support, troubleshooting, and other operation of the Service.
- We are not obligated to monitor, review, store, restore, or delete User Content.
- If we determine that User Content violates or may violate these Terms, we may delete, hide, restrict the use of, or take other necessary measures concerning such User Content without prior notice.
Article 14 (Backup)
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, back up User Content and other information within the Service as appropriate.
- We do not guarantee that data, User Content, purchase status, settings information, or any other information within the Service will be stored, maintained, restored, or transferred.
- If User Content is lost, damaged, or becomes unavailable due to device failure, loss, model change, OS update, deletion of the App, communication failure, change of Store account, failure of an External Service, or any other reason, we shall not be liable unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 15 (Use of Content)
- We grant the User permission to use text, images, videos, audio, music, software, programs, code, design, UI, logos, trademarks, data, and other content provided by the Service for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service.
- With respect to paid content, we grant permission for private and non-commercial use within the scope of use of the Service only if the usage fee determined by us or the Store has been paid and the User’s eligibility to use the Paid Service is valid.
- The permission granted in the preceding two paragraphs is a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, and revocable right of use.
- Unless expressly permitted by us, the User shall not use the content provided by the Service in any manner beyond the scope of use of the Service, including reproduction, public transmission, distribution, transfer, lending, adaptation, modification, sale, publication, republication, commercial use, or secondary use.
- Regardless of the reason, if the User loses the right to use the Service, the User shall lose the right to use the content of the Service.
Article 16 (Intellectual Property Rights)
- All intellectual property rights in and to the Service and all content, programs, software, designs, trademarks, logos, know-how, data, and other items related to the Service belong to us or the legitimate rights holder.
- Permission to use the Service under these Terms does not mean the transfer or licensing of the Service or any intellectual property rights related to the Service.
- The User shall not infringe any intellectual property rights related to the Service without the permission of us or the legitimate rights holder.
Article 17 (Notes on Recipes, Cooking, Nutrition, and Allergies)
- Recipes, ingredients, cooking methods, nutrition, calories, allergies, storage periods, and other cooking-related information displayed, saved, or managed within the Service are intended to assist the User’s own recording and management, and we do not guarantee their accuracy, completeness, usefulness, safety, or fitness for a particular purpose.
- The Service is not intended for medical care, nutritional guidance, dietary therapy, allergy management, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, make decisions and take actions concerning ingredient selection, cooking, storage, consumption, allergy checks, hygiene management, use of fire, knives, and cooking utensils, and all other cooking-related activities.
- If the User or a third party has any allergy, disease, physical condition, dietary restriction, or other health-related concern, the User must consult a physician, registered dietitian, or other specialist.
- We shall not be liable for food poisoning, allergic reactions, injuries, health problems, or any other damages related to cooking or eating that arise in connection with the use of the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 18 (External Services)
- The Service may link with or use Apple App Store, Google Play, Firebase, Google Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, RevenueCat, Google Forms, Cloudflare, and other External Services.
- Use of External Services may be subject to terms of use, privacy policies, guidelines, and other conditions established by the providers of such External Services.
- The User shall, at the User’s own responsibility, review and comply with the terms of use of External Services.
- We shall not be liable for the content, specifications, terms of use, suspension, changes, outages, data handling, or any other matters related to External Services; provided, however, that this shall not apply if there is a cause attributable to us.
- The handling of User information shall be governed by our Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 19 (Prohibited Acts)
The User shall not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service.
- Acts that violate or encourage violation of laws and regulations, court judgments, decisions or orders, or legally binding administrative measures
- Acts related to criminal conduct
- Acts contrary to public order and morals
- Acts that infringe the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, honor, credit, or other rights or interests of us or any third party
- Acts of fraud, threats, defamation, harassment, discrimination, nuisance, or other acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to us or any third party
- Acts of entering, registering, posting, transmitting, or publishing false, inaccurate, or misleading information
- Acts of impersonating another User or third party
- Acts of using another User’s account, authentication information, device, or purchase information
- Acts of unlawfully collecting, accumulating, using, or providing to third parties personal information or similar information concerning other Users
- Acts for the purpose of meeting an unfamiliar person of the opposite sex
- Advertising, solicitation, business activities, sales, affiliate marketing, spam, or other commercial acts on the Service that are not permitted by us
- Commercial use of information obtained through the Service in a manner not permitted by us
- Acts intended to obtain profits in connection with the Service by a method not intended by us
- Acts of lending, transferring, selling, sharing, sublicensing, or otherwise disposing of the Service or content on the Service to a third party for a fee
- Acts of reproducing, transmitting, reprinting, transferring, lending, modifying, adapting, analyzing, or secondarily using the Service’s website, app, software, content, or data
- Acts of reverse assembly, reverse compilation, reverse engineering, or similar acts for the purpose of analyzing the source code, structure, mechanisms, algorithms, communications, or other aspects of the Service
- Acts of accessing systems connected to the Service without authorization, or unlawfully rewriting, deleting, acquiring, or leaking information stored in our facilities
- Acts of unauthorized access or attempts to do so
- Acts that place an excessive burden on the Service, our servers, networks, systems, or External Services
- Acts that interfere with, or may interfere with, the normal operation, management, provision, or use of the Service
- Acts of using the Service or acquiring information on the Service by using bots, crawlers, scraping tools, automation tools, or other means not permitted by us
- Acts of unlawfully exploiting bugs, vulnerabilities, malfunctions, loopholes in specifications, or other issues in the Service
- Acts of forging, tampering with, unlawfully using, or unlawfully acquiring purchase status, subscription status, usage eligibility, receipts, purchase tokens, or other billing-related information for Paid Services
- Acts that violate the terms of use of Stores, RevenueCat, or other External Services
- Acts of transmitting or using malware, viruses, or other harmful programs in connection with the Service
- Acts of using the Service for illegal, fraudulent, or improper purposes
- Acts of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces
- Acts of using the Service while walking, driving a vehicle, in dangerous situations while cooking, while using fire, while using knives, or in any other situation or manner in which use of the Service is inappropriate
- Acts of assisting, encouraging, preparing for, or inducing any of the preceding acts
- Any other acts that we deem inappropriate
Article 20 (Prohibition of Cash Conversion)
- The Service does not currently provide any virtual currency, points, tokens, or similar items that can be converted into cash.
- Even if we provide points, virtual currency, items, usage rights, or similar items within the Service in the future, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts by any means unless expressly permitted by us.
- Sale or purchase
- Cash conversion
- Transfer, acquisition, lending, borrowing, exchange, pledging, or provision as collateral in exchange for money or other consideration
- Transfer, sharing, or licensing to a third party
- Any other act that we determine to constitute or be similar to cash conversion
Article 21 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)
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The User represents and warrants that the User does not currently fall under, and will not in the future fall under, any of the following items.
- The User, or the User’s officers, effective controllers, or related persons, is an organized crime group, member of an organized crime group, a person who has ceased to be a member of an organized crime group within the past five years, associate member of an organized crime group, company affiliated with an organized crime group, corporate racketeer, group engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social campaigns, crime group specialized in intellectual crimes, or any other person equivalent thereto (collectively referred to as “Antisocial Forces”)
- The User has a relationship in which Antisocial Forces are deemed to control or substantially participate in the management of the User
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to use Antisocial Forces for the purpose of obtaining unlawful benefit for the User or a third party, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party
- The User has a relationship in which the User is deemed to be involved with Antisocial Forces by providing funds, benefits, or other assistance
- The User’s officers or persons substantially involved in the management of the User have a socially condemnable relationship with Antisocial Forces
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The User warrants that the User will not, by itself or through a third party, engage in any of the following acts.
- Violent demands
- Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
- Threatening words or actions, or use of violence, in connection with transactions
- Spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force to damage our credibility or interfere with our business
- Any other acts equivalent to the preceding items
Article 22 (Usage Restrictions and Cancellation of Registration)
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If we determine that the User falls under, or may fall under, any of the following items, we may, without prior notice, restrict all or part of the User’s use of the Service, delete User Content, suspend or delete the account, suspend use of Paid Services, or take any other measures that we deem necessary.
- The User violates any provision of these Terms or the Individual Provisions
- It is discovered that registration information or provided information contains false, inaccurate, or incomplete information
- The User fails to perform a monetary obligation
- We determine that there is fraud or abnormality concerning purchase status, subscription status, or usage eligibility
- The User does not respond to communications from us for a reasonable period of time
- The User has not used the Service for a reasonable period since the last use
- We determine that the User is an antisocial force or is involved in any exchange or relationship with antisocial forces
- It is necessary for the operation, maintenance, management, or security of the Service
- We otherwise determine that use of the Service by the User is inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to measures taken by us under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
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Even if measures are taken under this Article, the User shall not be released from any obligations or liabilities that have already arisen.
Article 23 (Suspension or Interruption of the Service)
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If we determine that any of the following circumstances exist, we may suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of the Service without prior notice to the User.
- Maintenance, inspection, updating, or modification of systems, servers, networks, apps, websites, External Services, or other facilities related to the Service
- Provision of the Service becomes difficult due to earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, natural disaster, infectious disease, war, riot, civil unrest, laws or regulations, administrative measures, or other force majeure
- Computers, communication lines, servers, cloud services, Stores, External Services, or similar items become unavailable due to accidents, failures, suspension, or specification changes
- Emergency response is required due to unauthorized access, cyberattack, security issues, risk of data leakage, or similar matters
- We otherwise determine that provision of the Service is difficult or inappropriate
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We shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by the User or a third party due to suspension or interruption of the Service under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 24 (Changes to and Termination of the Service)
- We may change, add, or discontinue all or part of the content, specifications, features, design, fees, terms of provision, supported environments, and other matters of the Service at our discretion.
- We may terminate the provision of all or part of the Service at our discretion.
- If we terminate the Service, we will endeavor to notify or inform Users in advance by a method we deem appropriate, except in urgent and unavoidable circumstances.
- The User acknowledges in advance that, if the Service is terminated, the User may no longer be able to use Subscriptions, One-Time Purchase Products, paid content, User Content, and other features, content, usage eligibility, or information related to the Service.
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to changes, additions, discontinuation, or termination under this Article, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
Article 25 (Disclaimer of Warranties)
- We do not warrant that the Service or the content provided by the Service is free from factual or legal defects.
- We do not warrant that the Service is safe, reliable, accurate, complete, effective, up to date, continuous, fit for a particular purpose, has the functions or value expected by the User, does not infringe third-party rights, or is free from system bugs, defects, failures, or security issues.
- We do not warrant that the Service will be compatible with all devices, OS, browsers, communication environments, Stores, External Services, or usage environments.
- We do not warrant that User Content, purchase status, settings information, or other information on the Service will always be stored, maintained, synchronized, restored, or transferred.
Article 26 (Disclaimer and Damages)
- We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User in connection with the Service, unless there is a cause attributable to us.
- If the contract between us and the User concerning the Service constitutes a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, any provision of these Terms that completely exempts us from liability shall apply only to the extent permitted by such Act and other laws and regulations.
- Even if we are liable for damages to the User, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part, we shall be liable only for direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User.
- In the case described in the preceding paragraph, the total amount of damages for which we shall be liable shall be limited to the higher of the total amount of usage fees actually paid by the User to us or through a Store in connection with the Service during the six months preceding the occurrence of the damage, or JPY 10,000.
- We shall not be liable for special damages, indirect damages, lost profits, loss of data, loss of business opportunities, damage to credit, damages based on claims from third parties, or other similar damages, unless there is willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part.
- The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Article 27 (User Responsibility)
- The User shall perform all acts related to the use of the Service at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If the User causes damage to us, another User, an External Service provider, or a third party in connection with the use of the Service, the User shall compensate for or resolve such damage at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
- If we incur damages due to the User’s violation of these Terms, the User shall compensate us for such damages.
Article 28 (Handling of Personal Information)
- We shall handle information concerning Users obtained through the use of the Service appropriately in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- External transmissions in the Service shall be governed by our External Transmission Policy.
- When using the Service, the User shall review and agree to the Privacy Policy and External Transmission Policy.
Article 29 (Notifications and Communications)
- Notifications and communications between the User and us shall be made by the method designated by us.
- Unless the User submits a change notification in accordance with the method prescribed by us, we may deem the currently registered contact information to be valid and send notifications or communications to such contact information.
- Notifications or communications from us to the User shall be made by display within the Service, posting on our website, email, push notification, notification through a Store, or any other method we deem appropriate.
- If we post the content of a notification within the Service or on our website, such notification shall become effective at the time of posting.
- If we send a notification or communication to the User’s registered contact information, such notification or communication shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.
Article 30 (Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations)
- The User may not assign, transfer, provide as collateral, or otherwise dispose of the User’s status under these Terms or rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without our prior consent in writing or by a method prescribed by us.
- The User may not transfer, lend, share, sell, or sublicense Paid Services, purchased content, accounts, usage eligibility, or any other rights related to the Service to any third party without our consent.
Article 31 (Business Transfer)
If we transfer the business related to the Service to a third party, or if the business related to the Service is succeeded due to a merger, company split, business transfer, or any other reason, we may transfer or cause to be succeeded our status under these Terms, rights and obligations under these Terms, User information, User Content, and other information related to the Service to the successor of such business. The User agrees in advance to such transfer or succession.
Article 32 (Changes to These Terms)
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We may change these Terms in any of the following cases.
- The change to these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users
- The change to these Terms does not contradict the purpose of use of the Service and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the change, the appropriateness of the content after the change, the content of the change, and other circumstances related to the change
- It is necessary to respond to changes in laws and regulations, guidelines, Store terms, External Service specifications, or social conditions
- It is necessary to respond to changes in the content, features, fees, terms of provision, operational structure, or other matters of the Service
- The change corrects typographical errors, inconsistent wording, insufficient explanations, or other formal or minor deficiencies
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When changing these Terms, we shall notify or inform Users of the content of the changed Terms and the effective date by displaying them within the Service, posting them on our website, or by any other appropriate method.
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The changed Terms shall become effective from the effective date separately specified by us.
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If the User uses the Service after the changed Terms become effective, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.
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For changes that require the User’s consent under laws and regulations, we shall obtain the User’s consent by the method prescribed by us.
Article 33 (Severability)
- Even if any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under laws and regulations or by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of such provision shall continue to remain valid.
- Any provision or part determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall be replaced by valid, legal, and enforceable content that is closest to the intent of such provision or part.
Article 34 (Governing Law)
The formation, validity, performance, and interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
Article 35 (Jurisdiction)
- If any dispute arises between the User and us in connection with the Service, the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over our location shall be the court of agreed exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.
- The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply only to the extent permitted by the Consumer Contract Act of Japan and other laws and regulations, and shall not exclude any jurisdiction granted to the User by laws and regulations.
Article 36 (Consultation)
If any matter not provided for in these Terms arises, or if any doubt arises regarding the interpretation of these Terms, the User and we shall consult with each other in good faith and seek to resolve the matter.
Article 37 (Name of Business Operator)
Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe)
Article 38 (Address of Business Operator)
Aoyama Marutake Building 6F 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan
Article 39 (Contact)
For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact the following email address.
Established on June 12, 2026