PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS.
These Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) govern your use of the YORIMICHI Platform (“Platform”). As such, by registering an Account (defined below) and using the Platform, you agree to accept these Terms of Use.
The Platform is owned and operated by TSUNAGARU INC. (“TSUNAGARU INC.”, “us” or “we”).
In these Terms of Use, Clients and Influencers (respectively defined below) are collectively and individually referred to as “user(s)” or “you” as the context requires.
Your access to and use of the Platform is conditional upon your agreement to and acceptance of these Terms of Use. Each time you use the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, do not use the Platform.
These Terms of Use apply to all transactions conducted within the Platform.
In any of the following cases, we may change these Terms of Use at any time by posting the change on the Website (defined below) at least two (2) weeks prior to the change:
Changes may affect your ability to use the Platform. We will endeavor to notify you of any change prior to the date such change comes into effect by email to the email address you provided when creating your Account, however it is your responsibility to check if there have been any changes to these Terms of Use each time you use the Platform. Your use of the Platform following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Unless expressly set forth otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings in these Terms of Use:
Users must register an Account to use the Platform. Without limiting the registration details we may require, you acknowledge that we may require you to provide us with the following:
It is for any reason in our sole discretion that we reserve the right to refuse or cancel registration of an Account. The Account that we acknowledge as competitive will also be refused and canceled on and after registration. If we refuse or cancel the registration, we are under no obligation to give explanation of reason for such refuse or cancellation.
All information provided when registering an Account must be up to date, correct and complete. Incomplete, ineligible, incorrect or misrepresenting Account registrations will not be valid. You must be logged in to your Account in the manner required each time you wish to use the Platform. You may never use another person’s Account without his/her permission.
Users are solely responsible for maintaining strict confidentiality of their Account details and controlling access to and use of the Account as well as any activity under the Account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security. We will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this provision.
You acknowledge that the contact information in your Account profile will be publicly accessible on the Platform.
Paragraphs 14-18 apply only to Influencers participating in the Platform, in which paragraphs “you” means an Influencer unless otherwise provided.
The Platform is designed for use by people who reach the legal adult age of the country or state they live in. Users under the legal adult age may only use the Platform with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. We reserve the right to refuse registration from individuals under the legal adult age or, in any event, to seek further information from you to verify your eligibility to use the Platform.
If you do not meet the minimum age requirement in paragraph 14 above, you must not use the Platform unless approved by a parent/guardian (and we reserve the right to verify your eligibility and require parent/guardian consent).
If you do not meet the minimum age requirement in paragraph 14 above, you must not use the Platform unless approved by a parent/guardian (and we reserve the right to verify your eligibility and require parent/guardian consent).
You acknowledge that we may require that you meet qualifications and/or specific criteria to be eligible to apply for a specific Job offered by Clients.
You may register an Account free of charge.
Once an Account is registered without our refusal or cancellation pursuant to paragraph 9, the Platform Agreement shall be deemed to be made between TSUNAGARU INC. and the registered user, and the registered users may access and use the Platform. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable and non-transferrable and non-sublicensable license to access and use the Platform in the manner specified in these Terms of Use.
The Platform allows registered Clients to list Jobs, search for Influencers based on their location in Japan, and book Jobs, after our hearing. The Platform allows Influencers to offer and apply for Jobs. The Platform also allows Influencers to search and apply for Jobs and accept offerings by Clients for Jobs.
TSUNAGARU INC. in its sole discretion reserves the right to reject Jobs that we believe do not comply with these Terms of Use, or to remove the Jobs once listed or booked.
Through the Platform, TSUNAGARU INC. will act as a facilitation gateway for Job coordination and screening, contact point between the Client and the Influencer, and handling of Contract Agreement and Payment performed on a case-by-case basis.
You acknowledge that TSUNAGARU INC. is not your agent or representative; and that it only provides the Platform as an online marketplace.
TSUNAGARU INC. does not and will not warrant, either expressed or implied, the accuracy, completeness, legality and up-to-dateness as to the posted information with respect to the Jobs, the Influencers and the Clients. The Influencer shall seek and find Jobs listed by Clients at the Influencer's own risk and discretion. The Client shall list Jobs, search for Influencers and find the Influencer at the Client's own risk and discretion.
If one or more Influencers apply for a certain Job listed by a Client, the Client and the Influencer(s) shall have negotiation, on the Platform and through TSUNAGARU INC, on necessary terms and conditions as to the Contract Agreement, including the Job descriptions, details of the Job Materials, and/or others. Some matters shall be discussed between TSUNAGARU INC and the Influencer(s) such as amount of the Influencer Service Fee, and between TSUNAGARU INC and the Client such as the Client Contract Fee.
If an Influencer, a Client and TSUNAGARU INC. reach an agreement on terms and conditions as to the Contract Agreement of the Job, the Contract Agreements as to the Job shall be deemed to be made between the Influencer and TSUNAGARU INC. and between TSUNAGARU INC. and the Client, respectively. In such case, the Influencer or the Client will not enter into a direct agreement with the Client or the Influencer. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you understand the terms of contract that are being requested.
You agree that you (and your agents) will not negotiate any terms and conditions as to the Contract Agreement separately including payment terms or amounts from Clients, outside the Platform. Any attempt to circumvent the Platform may result in the removal of you from the Platform at our sole discretion. If an Influencer and a Client attempt to circumvent the Platform with respect to a Job, the Influencer and the Client shall immediately pay to TSUNAGARU INC. three (3) times the amount of the Influencer Service Fee as to such Job
After the Contract Agreement as to the Job is made, the Influencer shall perform the Job pursuant, on our behalf, to the agreed terms and conditions of the Contract Agreement, and deliver the Job Materials to TSUNAGARU INC. (if applicable) or give report as to the Job to TSUNAGARU INC, at the timing set forth in the Contract Agreement, whether before or after the completion of the Job.
Once the Influencer has completed a Job on our behalf, subject to the compliance with these Terms of Use the Influencer will be required to issue an invoice with payment details in order to process the Influencer Service Fee. Payment of the Fee will occur after (i) the Influencer successfully completes the Job pursuant to the agreed terms and conditions of the Contract Agreement, (ii) the Client reviews of the performed Job and confirms the completion, and (iii) the Influencer issues the invoice above .
If the Influencer deliver the Job Materials to TSUNAGARU INC. (if applicable) or gives report as to the Job to TSUNAGARU INC. pursuant to the Contract Agreement, the Client shall promptly review of the performed Job and inspect whether the Job has be, or is being done according to the Job descriptions, details of the Job Materials, and other agreed terms and conditions of the Contract Agreement, within the period set forth in the Contract Agreement after the delivery or report. The Client shall notify us of the result of such review and inspection on the Platform.
If the Client does not give the above notice set forth in the foregoing paragraph 30 to us within the period set forth in the same paragraph, the Job shall be deemed to have be, or be being done according to the Contract Agreement.
If the Client considers the Job is not done according to the terms and conditions of the Contract Agreement and gives notice to us the that effect, the Client and the Influencer shall have discussions as to such matter on the Platform, through TSUNAGARU INC.
In any case, the ownership and/or right to use the Job Materials shall be transferred or granted to us pursuant to paragraph 55 upon the payment of the Influencer Service Fee pursuant hereto.
Client acknowledges that Influencers are independent third parties and not managed by TSUNAGARU INC. Influencer acknowledges that he/she agrees on and perform the Contract Agreement as an independent contractor, not a consumer. Client and Influencer specifically acknowledge and agree that either of Client and Influencer is solely responsible (and assumes all liability and risk) in respect of the services provided by Influencer on a Job.
The payment of Influencer Service Fee shall be processed, within the period designated in the Contract Agreement via bank transfer by TSUNAGARU INC., to the Influencer. To facilitate the payment, the Influencer will be asked to provide financial details including nominated bank account details. The Influencer is responsible for the accuracy of the nominated personal and bank account details. The Influencer shall expressly authorize us and the Client to utilize this information which enables monetary transaction to be transferred directly into such Influencer's nominated bank account upon payment confirmation.
Unless otherwise provided herein, you acknowledge and agree that TSUNAGARU INC., will be the sole facilitator for payment of the Influencer Service Fee for any Job completed through usage of the Platform and related services. The Influencer agree that the Influencer will not pursue any actions, legal or otherwise, against us for any failure of payment or non-payment.
Paragraphs 38-39 apply only to Influencers participating in the Platform, in which paragraphs “you” means an Influencer unless otherwise provided.
As Influencer, you will perform your obligations and provide your services, on our behalf, to the Client as an independent contractor and not in the capacity of an employee, partner or agent or in any other capacity at all times. You agree that neither TSUNAGARU INC. nor the Client will be obliged to pay to you or recover from you any amount as a result of you being deemed to be an employee of either TSUNAGARU INC. or the Client, including in respect of annual leave, superannuation, withholding tax, income tax, workers compensation contributions or any similar payments or deductions. You indemnify TSUNAGARU INC. in relation to any such liabilities.
If you are a member of any guild, union or industrial organization, you warrant that such membership will not prevent or limit you from adhering to these Terms of Use, performing your obligations or granting the rights and benefits set forth in these Terms of Use.
Paragraphs 41-44 apply only to Clients participating in the Platform, in which paragraphs "you" means an Client unless otherwise provided.
4You agree to pay us the total Client Contract Fee agreed upon in the Contract Agreement upon verification and confirmation of the relevant Job, in accordance with these Terms of Use. You shall pay us the Client Contract Fee pursuant to the payment term set forth in the Contract Agreement.
You must have sufficient funds available to pay the Client Contract Fee. You acknowledge that other surcharges and losses would be incurred, and that we reserve the right to charge other administration fees, as a result of your non-payment due to having insufficient funds or any other cause. Otherwise You must pay all charges in the manner set out on the Platform or as advised by us.
The ownership and/or right to use the Job Materials shall be transferred or granted to the Client pursuant to paragraph 55 upon the full payment of the Client Contract Fee pursuant hereto.
You undertake that you are an authorized user; that the payment details provided are up to date, correct and complete; and that you will have sufficient funds to pay the full amount of the Client Contract Fee on each occasion. You acknowledge and agree that TSUNAGARU INC., will be the sole facilitator for payment (recipient of payment) of the Client Contract Fee for any Job completed through usage of the platform and related services.
You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or convert any element of the Platform; distribute, reproduce or publish any element of the Platform in any way; sell, rent, lease or lend any element of the Platform; defeat, disable or circumvent any security feature of the Platform; transfer any element of the Platform to any third party (hereinafter the above acts collectively referred to as the “Prohibited Acts”); or authorize or allow any third party to do any of the acts above. Any losses or damages to the Platform and our services arising from any of the Prohibited Acts, you must compensate us for any losses or damages
You must not engage in any way or otherwise accessing any content on the Platform via automated means without our authorization.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Platform. You agree that we are not liable for the conduct of any user.
You agree that we do not endorse any Content posted on the Platform by a user. If your Content violates any law or these Terms of Use, you bear legal responsibility for that Content.
Any cost associated with accessing and using the Platform generally remains under the responsibility of users and is dependent on the service provider used. You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system or mobile device (as applicable) is compatible with the Platform and meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to obtain the benefit of the Platform.
The Platform may contain links to other sites not maintained by us (“Linked Sites”). We are not responsible for the content of any Linked Sites. TSUNAGARU INC. does not in any way endorse any Linked Sites and is not responsible for the quality, delivery or other matters of any products or services advertised, offered, or accessed by such Linked Sites. If these Linked Sites collect personal information from you, we shall bear no responsibility or liability for the way, purpose and circumstances such information is collected or used.
The Platform may utilize social network or share functionality and may contain social media links, applications or features (including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). We are not responsible for any of your losses or damages associated by any change of terms and conditions of use of social network. Your use of any social media platforms is subject to the media platform's prevailing terms and conditions of use. By using any social media applications or features on the Platform, you consent and agree to the terms and conditions of use of the social media platform. We strongly encourage users to review the terms and conditions of use of each social media platform before engaging or interacting with the social media links, applications or features on the Platform.
All TSUNAGARU INC. Materials on the Platform are protected by all applicable laws including copyright and trade mark laws and may not be used by you except as permitted in these Terms of Use. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be taken to constitute a transfer or grant of any ownership rights in, or grant of any license under, any Intellectual Property Rights in the TSUNAGARU INC. Materials to a Client or Influencer. You must not copy or exploit the TSUNAGARU INC. Materials for any purpose without the prior written consent of TSUNAGARU INC.
You agree to grant to TSUNAGARU INC. in respect of all Content uploaded to the Platform and all images of Job Materials, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, unconditional, non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide license to use the Content and images for marketing and promoting TSUNAGARU INC. (and its products and services) in any manner. You acknowledge that TSUNAGARU INC. may reproduce any appropriate images from your official sites, SNS sites, and/or platforms for such purposes.
You warrant that:
The ownership of, and/or all Intellectual Property Rights in, the Job Materials created or produced in performing a Job, and the results and proceeds of the services provided by an Influencer on a Job shall be subject to the terms of the Contract Agreement agreed by the Client, TSUNAGARU INC., and the Influencer. It is your obligation to ensure that you understand the terms of your Contract Agreement, including in respect of the ownership and usage of Job Materials.
You warrant that:
TSUNAGARU INC. retains the right to remove any Content that it considers breaches any of the above warranties, or if any third party claims that any Content breaches any of the above warranties. TSUNAGARU INC. will not bear any liability for damages incurred as a result of such removal.
The Client and the Influencer acknowledge that:
We reserve the right to increase our fees or introduce new prices or charges at any time upon agreement.
You agree to compensate, and must defend and hold harmless, TSUNAGARU INC. and its related personnel and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses and/or expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with any of the following (including as a result of your direct transactions with other user(s) as to the Platform):
You acknowledge that TSUNAGARU INC. has not made and will not make any warranties in respect of:
You agree that you use the Platform at your own risk and that TSUNAGARU INC. disclaims any and all responsibility for any damage or loss that you may suffer or incur as a result of using the Platform, inability or partial inability to use the Platform, or any failure of the Platform or the Services. To the maximum extent permitted by law:
Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes, restricts or modifies any rights that you have under any mandatory provision of existing laws. To the extent that any mandatory provision of existing laws applies to these Terms of Use, we limit our liability to the maximum extent permitted by law.
TSUNAGARU INC. collects, uses, holds and discloses personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and otherwise as set out in these Terms of Use. Privacy Policy prevails to the extent of any inconsistency.
In addition to the purposes of collection set out in our Privacy Policy, TSUNAGARU INC. collects personal information from you for the following purposes: to enable us to administer and provide the Platform; to connect Clients with Influencers; to perform, receive or facilitate payments; to verify your identity; and to improve the Platform and our Services. We may provide your personal information to our affiliates, commercial partners and financial service providers (for example, a bank, a payment network, or other financial intermediary) for these purposes.
TSUNAGARU INC. reserves the right to monitor the Platform generally and all Account activity. If your Account shows signs of fraud, abuse or suspicious activity or a breach of any provision or warranty set forth in these Terms of Use, we may close or freeze the Account immediately, without giving prior notice to the related user. TSUNAGARU INC. retains the right and absolute discretion to suspend or terminate your Account, and/or access to the Platform or our Services generally without notice if we believe you have abused any privilege accorded to you as a participant on the Platform, supplied misleading information or made any misrepresentations to us in connection with the Platform, tampered with the Platform in any way, breached any provision of these Terms of Use, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper conduct intended to endanger the proper administration of the Platform. TSUNAGARU INC. retains the right to remove any Content to which the closed, frozen, suspended, or terminated Account is related.
In the event we close, freeze, suspend, or terminate your Account, or your access to the Platform or our Services, or remove any Content pursuant to the foregoing paragraph 66, TSUNAGARU INC. will not bear any liability for damages incurred as a result of such close, freeze, suspension, termination, non-access or removal, and you will remain liable for all obligations (including obligations to make payments) due hereunder.
You may cancel your Account at any time by contacting us or following the prompts on the Website. Please note that if your Account is cancelled, we do not have an obligation to delete or return to you any Content you have posted to the Platform. Also if an Influencer cancels his/her Account, such Influencer shall be continue to liable for performing and completing the Job as to which the Contract Agreement has been made before the cancellation is completed by us.
All notices that are delivered from us to you shall be addressed, at the postal address or the e-mail address registered on the Platform. Such notice shall be deemed to arrive at the time of dispatch.
TSUNAGARU INC. shall have no liability to you for any damages, or any loss of profit, data or otherwise, incurred or suffered as a result of non-arrival of the notice provided in the previous paragraph due to inaccuracy or non-updating of the above information.
TSUNAGARU INC. may subcontract to a third party some or all of its obligations hereunder. We may authorize a third party to enforce or execute some or all of its rights hereunder, in or out of court on our behalf.
TSUNAGARU INC. may, at its sole discretion, suspend or terminate provision of the Services or the Platform,
TSUNAGARU INC. shall have no liability to you for any damages, or any loss of profit, data or otherwise, incurred or suffered as a result of the above suspension or termination provided in the previous paragraph 72.
In case of the foregoing paragraph 72 TSUNAGARU INC. shall make its efforts to give prior notice to you whenever possible and applicable.
Each Party represents and warrants:
The provisions under paragraphs 24, 27, 45 through 65, 67 through 70, 73 through 82 shall survive and remain applicable to you even your Account is terminated or cancelled for any other reason whatsoever.
If the Platform or our Services is delayed in or not capable of running as planned, or performance of the Job is delayed or becomes impossible, for any reason beyond the reasonable control of TSUNAGARU INC., including because of war (declared or not), civil war, terrorism, riot, state of emergency or disaster (including natural disaster such as big earthquake, huge typhoon, tsunami, tidal wave, and storm), network connection failure, failure of internet servers, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, shortage of electricity or other resources, technical failures or any which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Platform or our Services, TSUNAGARU INC. reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the provision of the Platform our Services, or performance of the Job. In such case TSUNAGARU INC. will not bear any liability for damages incurred as a result of the above delay or incapability, or such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension.
These Terms of Use are governed by and are to be construed in accordance with the law of Japan and users and TSUNAGARU INC. submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court, Japan with respect to any dispute in connection with these Terms of Use, the Platform, or our Services.
If you are using the Platform on behalf of a legal entity, you represent that you are authorized to agree on these Terms of Use and enter into the Platform Agreement on behalf of such legal entity. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and TSUNAGARU INC. and govern your use of the Platform, displacing any prior agreements between you and TSUNAGARU INC. You will not assign any rights or obligations under these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, to any third party without the prior written consent of TSUNAGARU INC. TSUNAGARU INC. may assign its rights or obligations hereunder at its sole discretion.
If any clause or part of any clause is judged to be, in any way, unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it is to be read down and amended so as to be enforceable, valid and legal. If this is not possible, the clause (or where possible, the offending part) is to be severed from these Terms of Use without affecting the enforceability, validity or legality of the remaining clauses (or parts of those clauses) which will continue in full force and effect.
The headings used in these Terms of Use are intended solely for convenience of reference and form no part of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use is made in Japanese language and may be translated into other languages if necessary. However, only Japanese text shall have legal effect and this English text and other translations are intended solely for convenience of reference.
You may contact us at:
yorimichi@tsunagaru.co.jp