Terms of Use for e-Learning Services

Article 1 (Application of these Terms of Use)

• These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "these Terms") apply to the e-learning services (hereinafter referred to as "the Services") provided by Human Science Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") and are commonly applicable to customers (hereinafter referred to as "the Customer") and participants as specified in Article 4 when they utilize the Services.
• Customers and participants of this service shall comply with these terms and conditions.

Article 2 (Scope of these Terms)

• If our company establishes individual terms related to these regulations, those individual terms will constitute a part of these regulations.

Article 3 (Changes to these Terms)

• Our company may change the terms of service without obtaining the consent of customers and participants if such changes are in the general interest of customers and participants.
• We will display the changes to the terms of use on our website (URL: https://www.science.co.jp), including the notice of changes and the effective date of the revised terms.

Article 4 (Clients and Participants)

• A customer refers to an individual (corporation or other organization) who applies for the use of this service with our company, and to whom our company grants customer status upon approval of that application.
• A participant refers to a user of this service designated by the client, and is someone who has been reviewed and approved by our company.
• Customers and participants are considered to have accepted the terms of this agreement at the time they begin using this service.

Article 5 (Principle of Self-Responsibility)

• When participants use this service, the customer shall bear all obligations and responsibilities, including payment of fees and any other debts.
• The customer shall be fully responsible for the use and management of the participant's ID and password. Our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the customer and the participant due to the use of the participant's ID and password by any third party.
• Our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by customers and participants arising from the use of this service, including any obligation for compensation or any other responsibility.
• If a customer or participant violates these terms and causes damage to our company, the customer and the relevant participant shall jointly compensate our company for such damages.

Article 6 (Usage Environment of the Service)

• Customers and participants shall procure the necessary communication devices, software, and any other required equipment and communication services at their own expense and responsibility to use this service.
• Customers and participants shall use this service under the operating environment specified by our company. The entire or part of this service may not be available in environments other than the operating environment specified by our company.
• The download of plugin software and the like shall be carried out at the responsibility and expense of the customer and participants, and our company shall bear no responsibility whatsoever.
• Even when used under the operating environment specified by our company, we shall not be liable for any malfunctions or operational failures of this service caused by the software and applications owned by the customer or participant.

Article 7 (Refusal and Revocation of Qualification)

• Our company may refuse to grant customer qualifications if it is found that the person seeking to become a customer falls under any of the following reasons as a result of the examination in Article 4, Paragraph 1.
  (1) If the person seeking to become a customer engages in prohibited acts as stated in Article 14, or has engaged in such prohibited acts in the past.
  (2) If there are false statements, errors, or omissions in the declarations made at the time of application.
  (3) If the company determines that it is inappropriate to accept the person as a customer.
• Even after the granting of customer qualifications, our company may revoke the granting of customer qualifications if it is found that the customer falls under any of the reasons listed in the preceding section.
• Even if our company cancels the granting of customer qualifications or participant qualifications as per the previous items, the customer shall pay the usage fees and other charges for the period up to the cancellation.

Article 8 (Changes to Registration Information)

• Customers must promptly report any changes to the registration details with our company.
• The company shall not be liable for any disadvantages suffered by the customer or participant due to the failure to make the notification mentioned in the previous section.

Article 9 (Prohibition of Transfer of Customer Qualifications, etc.)

• Customers and participants may not transfer or lend their customer or participant qualifications to any third party.

Article 10 (Contract Duration)

• The contract period for this service will be as specified separately.

Article 11 (Measures After Contract Termination)

• In the event that a contract with a client is terminated for any reason, we will delete the ID, learning history, and other data and files registered in our system.

Article 12 (Service Fees)

• The pricing structure, calculation methods, and payment methods for this service shall be as separately determined by our company and may be revised at any time.
• The tax rate for the calculation of consumption tax and other taxes shall be the legally valid tax rate at the time of such calculation.

Article 13 (Payment of Fees, etc.)

• Customers shall fulfill their payment obligations, including usage fees and other debts, in the manner specified by our company.

Article 14 (Prohibited Matters)

• Customers and participants are strictly prohibited from engaging in any of the following acts regarding this service, either by themselves or by having a third party do so.
  (1) Acts that violate laws or public order and morals
  (2) Acts that infringe on our company's intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, or other rights or interests related to this service
  (3) Unauthorized access
  (4) Hacking and cracking
  (5) Unauthorized downloading (downloading of content in quantities and frequencies that are clearly abnormal, etc.)
  (6) Accessing this service through programs such as crawlers and obtaining information related to this service
  (7) Engaging in business activities or preparations using information obtained from this service, or using this service or information for profit-making purposes or preparations (except in cases approved by our company).
• If we determine that the actions mentioned in the previous section have occurred, we may notify the customer and the participants and request a response.

Article 15 (Limitation of Private Use of Copyrights, Trademarks, etc.)

• All copyrights related to the data, information, documents, images, software, and any other works included in this service belong to our company and the information providers to our company. Customers and participants may only use the information obtained through this service for private or internal purposes as permitted by copyright law, and may not reproduce, publicly transmit, publish, distribute, or otherwise use the information beyond the scope of private or internal use without our permission.
• All trademarks, service marks, logos, etc. included in this service are registered trademarks or trademarks of our company. Customers and participants may not use them without permission for purposes other than private or internal use.

Article 16 (Changes to the Content of the Service)

• We may change the content of this service without prior notice to customers and participants.

Article 17 (Temporary Suspension of Services)

• Our company may temporarily suspend this service without prior notice to customers and participants in any of the following cases:
  (1) When performing regular or emergency maintenance on the systems or related equipment necessary for providing this service.
  (2) When the communication lines, electricity, etc., used by our company are interrupted.
  (3) When the provision of this service becomes impossible due to fire, power outages, etc.
  (4) When natural disasters such as earthquakes, eruptions, floods, tsunamis, or other emergencies occur, or when there is a risk of such events, and there are requests or instructions for communication restrictions based on laws or guidelines, or when our company deems it necessary.
  (5) In other cases, when our company determines that a temporary suspension of this service is necessary for operational or technical reasons.
• Our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by customers, participants, or third parties due to delays or interruptions in the provision of this service for reasons other than those specified in the preceding items.

Article 18 (Suspension of Services)

• Our company may discontinue the provision of this service with a three-month notice period to customers and users via notification on this service.
• Our company shall not be liable for any damages or other responsibilities to customers, users, or third parties arising from the cessation of this service, provided that the procedures outlined in the previous section are followed.

Article 19 (Confidentiality)

• We will not disclose or leak any personal information of customers and participants that we learn during the provision of this service to third parties.

Article 20 (Handling of Personal Information)

• In providing this service, the company will appropriately handle the personal information of customers and participants obtained in accordance with the "Privacy Policy" stated on the website.
• Our company will use the information of the registered ID and password or the IP address to authenticate customers and participants.

Article 21 (Disclaimer)

• Our company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the customer or participant due to the use of this service or the inability to use this service, as long as we provide this service in accordance with these terms.
• Except as provided in the preceding section, if our company is liable for damages to the customer or participant, the total amount of our compensation shall be limited to the fees paid by the customer for the use of this service.

Article 22 (Agreed Jurisdiction Court)

• Any disputes regarding these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.

Article 23 (Governing Law)

• These terms shall be governed by Japanese law.

  Supplementary Provisions

  • These terms will be effective from December 1, 2020.