LINE Stickers Terms and Conditions of Use
This terms and conditions of use shown here (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) set forth the terms between LINE Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "LINE") and users (hereinafter referred to as the “User” or “Users” depending upon context) of any services or products of “LINE Stickers” (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”), which is provided by LINE.
1. Definition
(1) “App” means the application software “LINE Stickers” designed for smartphones and tablet computers which is provided by LINE for the Service.
(2) “Content” means comments and tags posted by Users in the Service.
2. Agreement to the Terms
(1) Users shall assent to the Terms and use the Service in accordance with the Terms.
(2) Minors may use the Service only with consent from their legal guardian such as parents.
(3) Any matters not stipulated in the Terms are subject to the LINE Terms and Conditions of Use.
3. Ownership of Rights
(1) All rights related to the Service and the app that provides the Service (including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights) are owned by LINE or the third party who has granted license to LINE.
(2) LINE may use the Content for advertising and promotional activities of the Service. The User grants a perpetual, free-of-charge license to LINE to use the Content to the extent necessary for such purpose without limitation on geographic region.
4. Provision of the Service
(1) LINE grants Users the right to use the Service insofar as Users use the Service in accordance with the Terms and other conditions described in the Service. Users cannot assign or lease such right to use the Service to third parties.
(2) LINE reserves the right to modify, cease or terminate, at LINE's sole discretion, the whole or part of the Service at any time without any prior notice to the Users.
5. Privacy
(1) LINE places the highest priority on the privacy of Users. LINE promises to exercise the utmost care and attention regarding its security measures for the continued security of any and all User information.
(2) LINE promises to protect the privacy and personal information of Users in accordance with the LINE Privacy Policy.
(3) Users may post comments about, and tag, stickers displayed in the App. Users agree that the posted comments and tags, and their name and icon registered in LINE account will be accessible to other Users by posting comments and/or tags.
6. Other Services
(1) Other services and/or contents offered by LINE may be included within or linked to the Services. Such services and/or contents may be governed by other terms and conditions, which are set by LINE.
(2) Services and/or contents offered by business partners cooperating with LINE may be included within or linked to the Service. LINE will not be responsible for such services and/or contents. Furthermore, such services and/or contents may be governed by their own terms and conditions, which are set by the business partners.
7. Restrictions
Users shall not engage in the following when using the Service.
(1) Activities that violate the law, court verdicts, resolutions or orders, or administrative measures that are legally binding.
(2) Activities that may hinder public order or customs.
(3) Activities that infringe intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, trademarks and patents, fame, privacy, portrait and all other rights of the Company and/or a third party granted by the law or contract.
(4) Activities that share with other Users Data which contains violent or sexual expressions; expressions that lead to discrimination by race, national origin, creed, sex, social status, family origin, etc.; expressions that induce or encourage suicide, self-injury behavior or drug abuse; or anti-social expressions that include anti-social content and lead to the discomfort of others.
(5) Activities that lead to the misrepresentation of LINE and/or a third party, or intentionally spread false information.
(6) Activities that use the Service for the purpose of harassments or libelous attacks against other Users, use the Service for the purpose of meeting a person for sexual encounters, or use the Service for purposes other than the Service's true intent.
(7) Activities that benefit or collaborate with anti-social groups.
(8) Activities that illegally or improperly lead to the collection, disclosure, or provision of other’s personal information, registered information, user history or the like.
(9) Activities that interfere with the servers and/or network systems of the Service, that abuse the Service by means of BOTs, cheat tools, or other technical measures, and that deliberately use defects of the Service.
(10) Activities that make unreasonable inquiries to LINE such as repeatedly asking the same question beyond necessity, that make undue claims against LINE, and that interfere with LINE 's operation of the Service or Users' use of the Service.
(11) Activities that aid or encourage any activity stated in Item (1) to (10) above.
(12) Other activities that are deemed by LINE to be inappropriate.
8. User Responsibility
(1) Users shall use this Service at his/her own risk, and shall bear all responsibility for their actions carried out in this Service.
(2) LINE may take measures that LINE considers necessary and appropriate such as terminating or suspending the rights to use the Service at its discretion, if LINE acknowledges that a User is using the Service in a way which violates the Terms. However, LINE shall not be responsible for correcting or preventing such violation towards Users.
(3) In the event that LINE incurs damages or expense (including attorney fees) relating to, or caused by, the User’s use of the Service, the Customer will indemnify LINE for such damages or expense.
9. Disclaimer
(1) LINE does not expressly or impliedly guarantee that the Service are free from de facto or legal flaws (including but not limited to stability, reliability, accuracy, integrity, effectiveness, fitness for certain purposes, security-related faults, errors, bugs, or infringements of rights). LINE shall not be responsible for providing the Service without such defects.
(2) LINE shall not be responsible for any damages inflicted upon Users in relation to the use of the Service. However, if the contract between LINE and Users regarding the Service (including but not limited to the Terms) shall be deemed as a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Law in Japan, then this exemption clause shall not be applied.
(3) Notwithstanding the condition stated in the item (2) above, LINE shall not be responsible for any damages arisen from special situation (including but not limited to such damages that LINE or Users predicted or could have predicted) with respect to the LINE’s contractual default or act of tort due to LINE's negligence (except for gross negligence). The compensation for ordinary damages in respect to LINE’s contractual default or act of tort due to LINE's negligence (except for gross negligence) shall be limited to the total amount of received fees from the User in the particular calendar month in which the LINE’s contractual default or act of tort occurred.
(4) LINE may delete User’s Content without obtaining prior consents from Users in accordance with the law, court verdicts, resolutions or orders, or administrative measures that are legally binding. This is the same when it is found that Content is inappropriate. In such cases, LINE shall not be responsible for any damages inflicted upon Users.
10. Outsourcing
LINE may outsource part of the operations of the Service to a group company or a third party.
11. Modification of the Terms
LINE may modify the Terms when LINE deems necessary, without providing prior notice to Users. The modification will become effective once the modified Terms are posted on website operated by LINE or the Service. Users will be deemed to have granted valid and irrevocable consent to the modified Terms by continuing to use the Service.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The Japanese Version of the Terms will govern the relationship between Users and the Company. In the event of a contradiction between the Japanese Version and a translated version, the provisions in the Japanese Version shall take precedence over any other translated version. The Terms will be governed by the laws of Japan. Conflicts that arise from the Service or conflicts between Users and LINE related to the Service shall be governed primarily under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court.
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Enacted on October 30, 2014