Membership Agreement

1. The Membership Agreement of Japan Quest (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement") applies to all actions taken by members (hereinafter referred to as "members") of the website provided by Japan Quest Association (hereinafter referred to as "the Association"). This website offers information and services via the internet (defined in Article 2). Members shall agree to this Agreement and use the services provided on this website accordingly.
2. In cases where the Association presents Members with consent agreements, rules, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Rules, etc.") within the services provided, such Rules, etc. shall constitute a part of this Agreement, and in the event of any inconsistency between these Rules, etc. and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
3. Members shall be deemed to have agreed to all provisions of this Agreement by using the services provided by this website.

The definitions of the key terms used in this Agreement are as follows:

1. Website
   Refers to the Japan Quest website operated by the Association (with the japaque.com domain).
2. Services
   Refers to the services provided by the Association to Members on this Website based on this Agreement.
3. Applicant
   Refers to individuals who wish to register as Members.
4. Member
   Refers to individuals who have applied for membership registration by completing the designated registration form provided by the Association, agreeing to this Agreement, and having their application accepted by the Association.
5. ID
   Refers to the account associated with the email address provided by the applicant to the Association during the membership registration process, which is required for authentication during login.
6. Password
   Refers to the symbols, characters, etc., registered by Members in accordance with the instructions of the Association during the membership registration process, which are required for authentication during login.

1. The details of the content, rules, etc. of the services available to Members shall be notified to the Members by the Association in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 (Communication and Notification).
2. The Association may make necessary changes to the content of the services without notifying the Members if it deems it necessary to do so.
3. The Association reserves the right to terminate all or part of the services at its discretion.
4. In the event of changes or termination of the services in accordance with this article, the Association shall not be liable for any damages suffered by Members as a result of such changes or termination.

1. Applicants for registration shall apply for membership registration for the services provided on this Website by agreeing to comply with this Agreement and providing certain information (hereinafter referred to as "Registration Information") specified by the Association in the manner specified by the Association.
2. The application in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the applicant themselves, and they shall provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information to the Association.
3. The Association may refuse membership registration of an applicant who has applied for registration based on paragraph 1 of this article if the applicant falls under any of the following items:
   1. If the Association determines that there is a risk of or clear violation of this Agreement.
   2. If there are false, materially inaccurate, or omitted registration information provided to the Association.
   3. If the individual has previously received a cancellation of membership registration for this service.
   4. If the Association deems the membership registration inappropriate for any other reason.
4. The Association shall handle the Member's registration information appropriately in accordance with the security policy separately established by the Association.
5. Members agree that the Association or its affiliated businesses may acquire and use the following information to the extent necessary for providing the services on this Website or services provided by the Association or its affiliated businesses on this Website:
   1. Registration information
   2. Information provided by Members when using various services provided by the Association or its affiliated businesses on this Website.
   3. Information provided by Members when using the services.

Members shall promptly register any changes to their registration information via the member-exclusive page if there are any changes to their registration information. Notifications sent to the previous address or contact information of Members before the Association receives notification of the changes shall be deemed to have been received at the usual time of delivery, and the Association shall not be liable for any failure of delivery.

If the services provided are chargeable, Members shall pay the usage fees (hereinafter referred to as the "Usage Fees") separately determined by the Association and displayed on this Website as compensation for using the services. In this case, Members shall pay the Usage Fees to the Association using the payment method specified by the Association.

This service does not provide Members with the computers, communication equipment, or any other devices necessary to use the service. Additionally, the Association does not bear any responsibility for communication expenses incurred by Members in using this service, including but not limited to posting information, viewing posted information, changing, or deleting membership registration details, and other activities performed through the service.

1. Members may use the service on the condition that they do not violate this Agreement (including rules, etc.) or any other usage conditions set forth in the service.
2. In using the service, Members shall not engage in or potentially engage in any of the following acts:
   1. Acts that violate laws and regulations
   2. Acts contrary to public order and morals.
   3. Criminal acts or acts leading to criminal activities.
   4. Disclosure of personal information (including the full name, address, telephone number, email address, etc., of Members or third parties) to others.
   5. Infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, or any other rights or interests
   6. Defamation or slander against third parties
   7. Intimidation or threats against third parties
   8. Sending advertisements, promotions, solicitations, surveys, etc., to other Members using messaging functions.
   9. Collecting or accumulating personal information of other Members
   10. Engaging in election campaigns or similar activities regardless of whether it is an election period or not.
   11. Deliberately inducing posts containing harmful programs, scripts, etc., or directing to web pages containing them
   12. Sending harmful computer programs, such as computer viruses, to the Association, including via email.
   13. Granting, lending, transferring, selling, or otherwise providing third parties with the right to use Member qualifications or pledging them as collateral.
   14. Using multiple accounts and passwords.
   15. Impersonating Association staff, other Members, etc., including service operating staff.
   16. Acts aimed at disrupting the operation of the service.
   17. Any other acts deemed inappropriate to a degree equivalent to the preceding 16 items.
3. If the Association determines that a member's actions during the use of this service fall under any of the preceding items or there is a possibility thereof, the Association may, without prior notice to the member, suspend all or part of the relevant actions. Additionally, the Association may take any necessary measures to eliminate such violations, including but not limited to removing all or part of the information posted on this service as a result of such actions (including comments and trackbacks).

1. Members shall be responsible for the use and management of their ID and password at their own discretion.
2. Members shall not engage in any acts such as granting, lending, transferring, changing the name, selling, or pledging of their ID and password to third parties or providing them as collateral.
3. Members shall be liable for any damage arising from the use of their ID and password (including inadequate management, errors in use, unauthorized or erroneous use by third parties), regardless of whether the damage was caused by intentional or negligent acts, and the Member who registered the ID and password shall bear such responsibility, and the Association shall not be held liable.
4. If Members discover the loss, theft, or any suspicion of unauthorized use of their ID and password, they shall immediately notify the Association and follow the instructions provided by the Association.
5. If Members become aware that their ID and password are unknown, they shall contact the Association via email through the password confirmation screen or similar features within the service, and the Association shall provide necessary notifications to the Members through means determined by the Association.

1. The Association may suspend or interrupt the service without prior notice to Members if any of the following events occur:
   1. If regular or emergency maintenance of the system related to this service is required.
   2. If the provision of this service becomes impossible or significantly difficult due to force majeure such as power outage, fire, or natural disasters.
   3. If the Association deems it necessary to suspend or stop this service for any other reason.
2. If this service is interrupted or suspended due to the reasons set forth in the preceding clause, the Association shall be exempt from any liability for damages incurred by members as a result of such interruption or suspension.

1. Information, photographs, and other copyrighted works (hereinafter referred to as "Copyrighted works, etc.") posted on this Website by the Association shall belong to the Association or the authors or copyright holders who created the Works, etc.
2. Members shall not engage in any acts that infringe or may infringe upon the copyrights of the Association's copyrighted works, such as reproduction, public transmission, transfer, adaptation, or translation.
3. The copyright (specified in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act. ) of materials, including information posted on this website by members (excluding those for which third parties other than members hold copyright or other rights, hereinafter referred to as "Member Works"), shall belong to the Association. The Association shall not be required to make any payments to members in respect thereof.
4. The Association may, without prior notice to Members, reproduce, publicly transmit, transfer, adapt, or translate Member Works for the purpose of publishing, public transmission, broadcasting, DVD production, advertising, or promotion of the service. Members shall also refrain from exercising moral rights as authors against the Association regarding Member Works.
5. The Association may use and disclose statistical aggregate data regarding Members' use of the service at its discretion.

1. The Association may cancel a member’s registration without prior notice if the Member falls under any of the following:
   1. If a member violates any provision of this agreement (including rules and other terms and conditions on the website).
   2. If it is discovered that false, materially incorrect, or omitted information has been provided in the registration information submitted to the Association.
   3. If it is discovered that the member has previously had their registration canceled.
   4. If the member obstructs the operation of the service.
   5. If the member is currently or has been involved with antisocial forces (such as organized crime groups, gang members, quasi-members of organized crime groups, companies associated with organized crime groups, racketeers, political racketeers, special intelligence violent groups, and similar entities) within the past five years, or if there is a capital, business, transactional, social, or other relationship with antisocial forces within the past five years.
   6. If the member engages in acts that violate laws, commit crimes, or have the potential to do so, or if there is suspicion of involvement in criminal cases that may damage the credibility of the Association by continuing this agreement.
   7. If the Association determines that continued membership registration is not appropriate for any other reason.
2. Members represent and warrant that none of the reasons in the preceding paragraphs 5 and 6 apply. In the event of cancellation of registration under the preceding paragraph, the Association shall not be liable for any compensation or damages to the Member.
3. Members may, in principle, request the cancellation of their registration at any time by notifying the Association through the methods and procedures prescribed by the Association.
4. The Association shall be exempt from any liability for damages incurred by Members due to the cancellation of their registration.

1. Members agree that the Association may conduct surveys on this Website for research purposes.
2. When responding to surveys on this Website, Members shall not provide false responses or disclose or leak (including posting on bulletin boards or websites) the information or responses obtained from such surveys to third parties.
3. Members agree to transfer all copyrights to the contents of their survey responses to the Association upon submission to the Association, including the rights specified in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act. The Association reserves the right to freely modify and edit all or part of the response content. Members shall not exercise moral rights related to such copyright against the Association or third parties.
4. The Association may contact Members by telephone or email to confirm the responses to surveys conducted by the Association for the purpose of obtaining additional information.
5. The Association may, after prior notice, provide lottery prizes to Members who have responded to surveys. However, this does not apply if the Association determines that a member has provided false information or there is a possibility thereof.
6. Members shall not transfer, lend, change ownership, provide as collateral, or otherwise make available the right to receive prizes specified in the preceding paragraph to third parties.
7. The Association may use and disclose the responses to surveys without the consent of the Members who provided the responses. However, the handling of personal information shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Policy.

1. Members agree to the inclusion of advertisements and the distribution of email magazines containing advertisements in this service. Transactions between members and advertisers regarding the content of advertisements included in this service, including email magazines, shall be the responsibility of the member and the advertiser. The Association shall not be liable for any damages arising from transactions conducted through advertisements included in this service or from the mere inclusion of advertisements.
2. This website uses third-party advertising services to deliver effective advertisements. Cookies used in this service are only used for the purpose of effective advertising delivery and are not used for any other purposes or for collecting personal information. Cookie information obtained by business partners of the Association providing various services on this website will be handled in accordance with the privacy policies of such business partners.

1. The Association makes no warranties whatsoever regarding the safety and absence of defects in this service.
2. The Association makes no warranties whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, safety, applicability, usefulness, or any other aspect of the information provided through this service.

If a member causes damages to the Association due to a violation of these terms and conditions or through the use of this service, the Member shall be liable to compensate the Association for all such damages.

1. The Association may change these terms and conditions or the content of this service at its discretion. The amended terms and conditions shall take effect from the time they are posted on the website.
2. If a member uses the service after such changes have been made, it shall be deemed that the member has agreed to the amended terms.

1. Methods of notifying Members regarding this service shall be as determined by the Association (including posting on the website, email, and email magazines, among others, but not limited to these).
2. If a notification is made to a member regarding this service in accordance with the prescribed method of the Association as described in the preceding paragraph, the Member shall be deemed to have received such notification.

If the Association transfers the operations of this service to another company, that company shall be entitled to inherit the position of operating this service, the rights and obligations based on this agreement, as well as the member's registration information. Members consent to the transfer of rights, obligations, registration information, and any other pertinent information based on this agreement.

Even if any provision or part thereof of these terms and conditions is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions and parts of these terms and conditions shall remain fully effective.

1. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Japanese law.
2. All disputes arising out of or in connection with this service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.