Online Shop Terms of Use

These terms of use (hereinafter referred to as “these terms”) stipulate the terms of use of the online shop (hereinafter referred to as “the service”) provided on this website by SEN CERAMIC WORKS (hereinafter referred to as “our shop”). Registered users (hereinafter referred to as “users”) must use the service in accordance with these terms.

Article 1 Application

  1. These terms and conditions shall apply to all relationships between the user and our company regarding the use of this service.
  2. In addition to these Terms, our company may make various provisions regarding this service, such as rules for use (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”). Regardless of their name, these Individual Provisions shall constitute part of these Terms.
  3. In the event that the provisions of these Terms and Conditions conflict with the provisions of the Individual Provisions set forth in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the Individual Provisions shall take precedence, unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.

Article 2 User Registration

  1. For this service, registration will be completed when the person wishing to register agrees to these terms and conditions, applies for registration in a manner specified by our company, and our company notifies the person wishing to register of its approval.
  2. If the Company determines that the applicant for user registration falls under any of the following items, the Company may not approve the application for user registration and shall not be obligated to disclose the reasons therefor.
    1. If false information is provided when applying for user registration
    2. If the application is from someone who has previously violated these terms and conditions
    3. Any other case in which the Company determines that registration is inappropriate

Article 3 Management of User ID and Password

  1. Users shall manage their user IDs and passwords for this service at their own responsibility.
  2. Under no circumstances may users transfer or lend their user ID and password to a third party, or share them with a third party. If a user ID and password combination matches the registered information and is used to log in, the Company will consider that the user ID is being used by the user who registered it.
  3. The Company shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of the user ID and password by a third party, except in cases where the Company is guilty of intentional or gross negligence.

Article 4 Sales Contract

  1. In this service, a sales contract is concluded when the user makes a purchase offer to our store and our store notifies the user that the offer has been accepted. The ownership of the product is transferred to the user when our store delivers the product to the delivery company.
  2. Our company may cancel the sales contract under the preceding paragraph without prior notice to the user if the user falls under any of the following circumstances.
    1. If the user violates these terms and conditions
    2. If the delivery of the product cannot be completed due to an unknown address or a long absence
    3. If we otherwise deem that the trust between our company and the user has been damaged
  3. Payment methods, delivery methods, purchase cancellation methods, return methods, etc. related to this service will be determined separately by our store.

Article 5 Intellectual Property Rights

The copyright and other intellectual property rights of the products, photographs, digital content and other content (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Content”) provided by this Service belong to the legitimate rights holders, such as our company and the content providers, and Users may not reproduce, reprint, modify or make any other secondary use of these without permission.

Digital content (MP3 and WAV audio files) are unlicensed rental products for a certain period of time. However, even after this period has passed, using them for rental purposes without the permission of the rights holder, reproducing them for purposes beyond personal use, or making the audio recorded on this CD available for transmission over a network, etc. are prohibited by copyright law.

Article 6 Prohibitions

When using this service, users must not engage in the following acts.

  1. Actions that violate laws, regulations, or public order and morals
  2. Any activity related to criminal activity
  3. Any acts that infringe on copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights contained in the Service
  4. Any act that disrupts or interferes with the functioning of our servers or networks
  5. Commercially using information obtained through this service
  6. Any act that may disrupt the operation of our services
  7. Unauthorized access or attempted access
  8. Collecting or storing personal information about other users
  9. Impersonating other users
  10. Any act of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces in relation to our services
  11. Any other actions that the Company deems inappropriate

Article 7 Suspension of provision of the Service, etc.

  1. If the Company determines that any of the following circumstances exist, the Company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to the User.
    1. When carrying out maintenance, inspection, or updates of computer systems related to the Service
    2. When it becomes difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning strikes, fires, power outages, or natural disasters
    3. When a computer or communication line is stopped due to an accident
    4. Any other case in which the Company determines it is difficult to provide the Service.
  2. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the User or any third party, regardless of reason, due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of this Service.

Article 8 Restrictions on Use and Cancellation of Registration

  1. If any of the following circumstances apply to you, we may, without prior notice, restrict your use of all or part of our services or cancel your registration as a user.
    1. If you violate any provision of these Terms and Conditions
    2. If it is discovered that there is a false statement in the registration information
    3. If the credit card registered by the user as a payment method is suspended
    4. If there is a default in payment obligations such as fees
    5. If there is no response to our contact for a certain period of time
    6. If the Service has not been used for a certain period of time since the last use
    7. Any other reason that the Company deems it inappropriate to use this service
  2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result of any actions taken by the Company pursuant to this Article.

Article 9 Withdrawal

Users may cancel their membership to this service by following the designated cancellation procedure.

Article 10 Disclaimer of Warranties and Disclaimers

  1. We do not guarantee that the Service is free from factual or legal defects (including defects regarding safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, validity, suitability for a particular purpose, security, etc., errors and bugs, infringement of rights, etc.).
  2. Our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the user as a result of this service. However, if the contract between our company and the user regarding this service (including these terms and conditions) is a consumer contract as defined by the Consumer Contract Act, this disclaimer shall not apply. Even in this case, our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the user due to breach of contract or tort caused by our negligence (excluding gross negligence) that arise from special circumstances (including cases where our company or the user foresaw or could have foreseen the occurrence of the damages).
  3. The Company shall not be held responsible for any transactions, communications, or disputes that arise between users and other users or third parties in relation to this service.

Article 11 Changes to Service Content, etc.

Our company reserves the right to change the content of this service or to discontinue providing this service without notifying the user, and shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the user as a result thereof.

Article 12 Changes to Terms of Use

Our company reserves the right to change these terms at any time without notifying the user if it deems it necessary. In addition, if a user starts using the service after these terms have been changed, the user will be deemed to have agreed to the changed terms.

Article 13 Handling of Personal Information

We will handle personal information obtained through the use of this service appropriately in accordance with our “Privacy Policy.”

Article 14 Notice or Contact

Any notice or communication between the user and our company shall be made in accordance with the method specified by our company. Unless the user notifies us of a change in accordance with the method separately specified by our company, our company will consider the currently registered contact information to be valid and will notify or contact the user via that contact information, and these will be deemed to have reached the user at the time of sending.

Article 15 Prohibition of Transfer of Rights and Obligations

Users may not transfer or pledge as security to a third party their status under the Service Agreement or their rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without the prior written consent of our Company.

Article 16 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

  1. The interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to this Service shall be excluded.
  2. In the event of a dispute regarding this service, the court with jurisdiction over our head office location shall be the court of exclusive jurisdiction.