Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as these “Terms”) set forth the conditions of use for the website “PrivCook” (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”) provided by Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe) (hereinafter referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), as well as the information, content, functions, and other services related thereto provided on the Site (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Site Services”).

These Terms apply to all users who use the Site Services.

These Terms do not set forth the terms of use for the PrivCook application itself. The terms of use, in-app functions, in-app data, billing, purchases, refunds, support, and other matters specific to the PrivCook application shall be governed by the separately established terms of use for the application, privacy policy, terms of each app store, terms of payment service providers, and other applicable conditions.

1. Definitions

The meanings of the terms used in these Terms shall be as follows:

“Site” means the PrivCook official website operated by us.
“Site Services” means the Site and the information, content, functions, and other services related thereto provided on the Site.
“PrivCook Application” means the recipe management application “PrivCook” provided or planned to be provided by us, including the Android version, iOS version, Web version, and other related applications.
“User” means any person who views, uses, or accesses the Site Services.
“Content” means all information provided on the Site Services, including text, images, videos, audio, music, software, programs, code, designs, logos, trademarks, articles, news, blogs, legal documents, and other information.
“External Services” means Google Analytics, Google Forms, Cloudflare, GitHub, App Store, Google Play, and other services provided by third parties.

2. Agreement to These Terms

Users shall be deemed to have validly and irrevocably agreed to these Terms by using the Site Services.

Users who do not agree to these Terms may not use the Site Services.

3. Use by Minors

If a User is a minor, the User must use the Site Services after obtaining the consent of a legal representative.

If a User who began using the Site Services without obtaining the consent of a legal representative reaches the age of majority, such User shall be deemed to have ratified the acts of use performed while the User was a minor.

4. Contents of the Site Services

The Site Services include the provision of information regarding PrivCook, application introductions, news, blogs, support, publication of legal documents, links to the PrivCook Application, inquiry reception, and other functions provided by us.

The Site Services are not a recipe posting social networking service, recipe search portal, cooking video platform, nutrition guidance service, medical or health support service, food e-commerce service, or service for collecting or redistributing third-party recipes.

Descriptions, screenshots, feature introductions, prices, supported platforms, release schedules, store links, and other information regarding the PrivCook Application posted on the Site are information as of the time of posting and may differ from the actual application specifications, prices, availability, supported environments, review status, and publication status.

5. Use of Content

We grant Users permission to use the Content provided by the Site Services for private use within the scope necessary for viewing and using the Site Services.

This is a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive right of use.

Any use of Content provided by the Site Services beyond this scope is strictly prohibited.

Users acknowledge in advance that, regardless of the reason, if they lose the right to use the Site Services, they will no longer be able to use any Content of the Site Services.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

Copyrights, trademark rights, patent rights, design rights, know-how, and all other intellectual property rights related to the Site Services belong to us or to third parties who have legitimate rights.

Permission to use the Site Services under these Terms does not mean the transfer or licensing of the Site Services or intellectual property rights related to the Site Services.

Users must not reproduce, reprint, modify, adapt, distribute, publicly transmit, sell, lend, make secondary use of, scrape, database, or otherwise use the Content of the Site Services by any method not expressly permitted in these Terms without our prior written consent.

7. Notes Regarding Posted Information

We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, currency, legality, or fitness for a particular purpose of information posted on the Site Services.

Information on the Site Services is information as of the time of posting and may be changed, added, deleted, or updated without prior notice.

Information regarding the functions, prices, supported environments, planned release, release status, store listing status, support details, and other matters concerning the PrivCook Application may differ from the actual contents provided.

8. Disclaimer Regarding Cooking, Food Safety, Allergies, and Health

If the Site Services post information regarding cooking, recipes, ingredients, cooking methods, storage methods, shopping, meal preparation, dietary life, or other food or cooking-related matters, such information is intended for general informational purposes and does not provide medical, nutritional, or professional advice.

We do not guarantee the safety of food, cooking results, taste, quality, nutritional value, health effects, prevention or improvement of diseases, dieting effects, allergy compatibility, food hygiene suitability, or any other specific results with respect to information on the Site Services.

Users shall verify, at their own responsibility, matters related to cooking or meals, including food allergies, pre-existing conditions, pregnancy, breastfeeding, medication, age, constitution, religious or belief-based restrictions, food hygiene, condition of ingredients, best-before dates, expiration dates, storage methods, and heating methods.

Please consult a physician, registered dietitian, pharmacist, or other specialist as necessary.

9. External Links and External Services

The Site Services may contain links to websites, app stores, External Services, and external content operated by third parties other than us.

When Users use external links or External Services, the terms of use, privacy policies, guidelines, and other conditions of such External Services shall apply.

We do not guarantee the content, accuracy, usefulness, safety, continuity, availability, specification changes, suspension, termination, handling of data, or other matters related to external link destinations or External Services.

We shall not be liable for damages incurred by Users due to the use of external links or External Services, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

10. Inquiries and Support

We will endeavor to respond, within a reasonable scope, to inquiries, feedback, bug reports, and other communications regarding the Site Services.

However, we do not guarantee that we will respond to all inquiries, respond within a certain period, take specific action, or resolve defects or other issues.

If Users make inquiries through Google Forms or other External Services, the terms and privacy policies of such External Services shall also apply.

Please take care not to include unnecessary personal information, confidential information, personal information of third parties, health information, financial information, or other information requiring careful handling in the contents of inquiries.

11. Prohibited Acts

Users must not engage in any of the following acts when using the Site Services:

Acts that violate laws and regulations, court judgments, decisions or orders, or administrative measures legally binding under laws and regulations, or acts that encourage such violations
Acts related to criminal acts
Acts that infringe the intellectual property rights of us or third parties
Acts that infringe the portrait rights, privacy, honor, credibility, or other rights or interests of us or third parties
Acts of reproducing, reprinting, modifying, adapting, distributing, publicly transmitting, selling, lending, making secondary use of, redistributing, or commercially using Content of the Site Services without permission from us or the legitimate rights holder
Acts that place an excessive burden on, or interfere with the normal operation of, servers or networks of us or third parties
Acts that may interfere with the operation of our services
Acts of unauthorized access or attempts thereof
Acts of accessing systems connected to the Site Services without authority, or unlawfully rewriting or deleting information stored in our facilities
Acts of reproducing, transmitting, transferring, lending, modifying, adapting, selling, redistributing, or making secondary use of the website, software, Content, or data of the Site Services
Acts of commercially using information obtained through the Site Services beyond the scope expressly permitted by us
Acts of collecting, extracting, or using the Site Services or Content on the Site Services by scraping, crawling, data mining, machine learning, AI training, dataset creation, or other automated methods; provided, however, that this excludes general indexing by search engines and other activities reasonably permitted by us
Acts intended to obtain profits in connection with the Site Services by methods not intended by us
Advertising, solicitation, or business activities on the Site Services that are not permitted by us
Acts of collecting or accumulating personal information or the like concerning other Users or third parties
Acts of using the Site Services for illegal, wrongful, or unjust purposes
Acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to other Users of the Site Services or other third parties
Acts of impersonating us, another User, or a third party
Acts of directly or indirectly providing benefits to anti-social forces
Acts contrary to public order and morals
Acts of using the Site Services while walking, driving a vehicle, cooking, or in any other situation or manner inappropriate for using the Site Services
Acts that are dangerous from the perspective of food hygiene, acts that may cause health damage, or acts of spreading dangerous cooking methods, storage methods, ingredient uses, or other information to others
Acts of transmitting, posting, or providing false or misleading information
Other acts that we deem inappropriate

Users represent and warrant that they do not fall under any of the following items and will not fall under any of them in the future:

The User themselves (in the case of a corporation or other organization, including its officers) is an organized crime group, member of an organized crime group, person for whom five years have not yet passed since ceasing to be a member of an organized crime group, quasi-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 or political activities, special intelligence organized crime group, or any other person equivalent thereto (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Organized Crime Group Members, etc.”)
If the User is a corporation or other organization, the User has a relationship in which Organized Crime Group Members, etc. are deemed to control its management
If the User is a corporation or other organization, the User has a relationship in which Organized Crime Group Members, etc. are deemed to be substantially involved in its management
The User has a relationship in which Organized Crime Group Members, etc. are deemed to be used, such as conducting transactions for the purpose of obtaining wrongful benefits for themselves or a third party, or causing damage to a third party
The User has a relationship in which they are deemed to be involved in providing funds or benefits to Organized Crime Group Members, etc.
If the User is a corporation or other organization, its officers or persons substantially involved in its management have a socially condemnable relationship with Organized Crime Group Members, etc.

Users warrant that they will not, by themselves or through a third party, engage in any act that falls under any of the following items:

Violent demands
Unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility
Threatening words or behavior, or use of violence, in relation to transactions
Acts of damaging our credibility or interfering with our business by spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force
Other acts equivalent to the preceding items

13. Restrictions on Use

If a User falls under any of the following, we may, without prior notice, restrict the User’s use of all or part of the Site Services:

If the User violates any provision of these Terms
If it is found that information provided to us contains false facts
If the User fails to respond to communications from us after a reasonable period has passed
If we determine that the User is an anti-social force or has any interaction or involvement with anti-social forces
If we otherwise determine that use of the Site Services is inappropriate

We shall not be liable for damages incurred by Users as a result of actions taken by us under this Article, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

14. Suspension of Provision of the Site Services

If we determine that any of the following grounds exists, we may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Site Services without prior notice to Users:

When conducting maintenance inspections or updates of computer systems, servers, networks, External Services, domains, DNS, CDN, repositories, or other related facilities related to the Site Services
When provision of the Site Services becomes difficult due to force majeure, including earthquakes, lightning, fire, power outages, natural disasters, spread of infectious diseases, war, riots, laws and regulations or administrative measures, communication failures, failures of External Services, cyberattacks, or other force majeure events
When computers, communication lines, or the like stop due to accidents
When urgent response is required due to security issues, unauthorized access, vulnerabilities, data corruption, erroneous display, or other matters
When we otherwise determine that provision of the Site Services is difficult

We shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by Users or third parties in such cases, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

15. Disclaimer of Warranties

We do not guarantee that the Site Services, Content provided by the Site Services, or information provided in connection with the Site Services will be free from system bugs, erroneous display, errors, failures, suspension, delays, infringement of third-party rights, security defects, viruses, or other harmful elements.

We do not guarantee the safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, validity, currency, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, continuity, availability, or realization of functions or results expected by Users with respect to the Site Services.

16. Disclaimer

We shall not be liable for damages incurred by Users in connection with the Site Services, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

However, if the contract between us and the User regarding the Site Services (including these Terms) constitutes a consumer contract as defined in the Consumer Contract Act, this disclaimer shall apply only to the extent permitted by the Act and other applicable laws and regulations.

Even if the contract constitutes a consumer contract, we shall be liable in accordance with laws and regulations for damages incurred by Users due to our willful misconduct or gross negligence.

If the contract constitutes a consumer contract and damages are incurred by Users due to our ordinary negligence, we shall be liable only for ordinary damages directly and actually incurred by Users, and shall not be liable for special damages, indirect damages, lost profits, damages arising from data loss, loss of business opportunities, damages based on claims from third parties, or other similar damages, even if we were able to foresee such damages.

In such case, the amount of our liability shall be limited to the higher of the amount of usage fees for the Site Services actually paid by the User to us in the month in which the damage occurred, or 10,000 yen. However, if a different upper limit or restriction is not permitted by laws and regulations, such laws and regulations shall apply.

If the Site Services are provided free of charge, the amount of our liability shall be limited to 10,000 yen to the extent permitted by laws and regulations.

17. Changes to the Contents of the Site Services

We may change the contents, specifications, functions, design, URL, posted information, provision conditions, supported environments, and other matters related to the Site Services as necessary.

We may discontinue or terminate the provision of all or part of the Site Services as necessary.

We shall not be liable for damages incurred by Users as a result thereof, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

18. Changes to the Terms of Use

We may change these Terms in the following cases:

If the change to these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users
If the change to these Terms does not contradict the purpose of these Terms 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
If it is necessary to respond to changes in laws and regulations, guidelines, terms of External Services, contents of the Site Services, operational policies, or other circumstances related to the Site Services

When changing these Terms, we will notify or announce the content of the revised Terms and the effective date by posting on our website or by other appropriate means.

The revised Terms shall take effect from the time they are posted on our website or from the effective date separately specified by us.

If Users continue to use the Site Services after these Terms have been changed, they shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms.

19. Handling of Personal Information

Personal information of Users acquired through use of the Site Services shall be handled appropriately in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

20. External Transmission

External transmission in the Site Services shall be governed by our External Transmission Policy.

External Transmission Policy

21. Notices or Communications

Notices or communications between Users and us shall be made by methods designated by us.

Notices or communications by posting on the Site Services, posting on our website, sending email, replying through forms, or other methods we deem appropriate shall be deemed to have reached Users at the time we send or post them.

When Users contact us, they shall follow the contact information or contact method designated by us.

22. Assignment of Rights and Obligations

Users may not assign, transfer, lend, or pledge their contractual status, or rights or obligations under these Terms, to any third party without our prior written consent.

23. Business Transfer

If we transfer the business related to the Site Services to another party (including business transfer, company split, or any other case in which the business is transferred), we may transfer, in connection with such business transfer, our contractual status, rights and obligations under these Terms, and Users’ information to the transferee of such business transfer.

Users shall be deemed to have agreed in advance to such transfer.

24. Applicability

These Terms shall apply to all relationships between Users and us relating to the use of the Site Services.

In addition to these Terms, we may establish rules, guidelines, help pages, notices, individual conditions, and other provisions regarding use of the Site Services.

Such rules, guidelines, help pages, notices, individual conditions, and other provisions shall constitute part of these Terms regardless of their name.

If these Terms conflict with such rules, etc., such rules, etc. shall prevail unless otherwise provided therein.

25. Severability

Even if any provision of these Terms or any part thereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by laws and regulations or a court, such determination shall not affect the other parts, and the remaining parts of these Terms shall continue to be valid and enforceable.

26. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

If any dispute arises in connection with the Site Services, the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over our location shall be the exclusive court of jurisdiction in the first instance.

However, if the provision regarding exclusive agreed jurisdiction is restricted by consumer contracts or other laws and regulations, such laws and regulations shall apply.

27. Name of Business Operator

Choco Next Year For Sure (Representative: Haruta Watanabe)

28. Address of Business Operator

〒107-0062 Aoyama Marutake Building 6F, 3-1-36 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

29. Contact

For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact us at the following email address.

e-mail: [email protected]

30. Date of Establishment

Established on June 12, 2026