Article 1 Scope of These Terms and Conditions

1. These terms and conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Terms") govern the use of all services provided through the website "Japanese Whisky Membership Community 'IN` (韻)," operated by the General Incorporated Association Japanese Whisky International Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Company"). These services include registration, browsing, access to content materials, product purchases, and all other activities and events organized by the Site or the Company, as well as donations and contributions to society and the industry (collectively referred to as the "Services"). By using the Services, members are deemed to have agreed to these Terms.
2. The Company may update (change, add, delete, etc.) these Terms of Service by notifying members in a manner that the Company deems appropriate, such as displaying on this website, e-mail, SNS, distribution via advertisements, etc. However, for details of the changes to these Terms of Service, the updated Terms of Service may be posted on the Company's website in lieu of notification to members.

Article 2 Definition of Terms, etc.

1. "Member" means a person who pays a membership fee after agreeing to these Terms through this Website and uses the Service.
2. "Registration" means that in accordance with the provisions of the following Article, a member enters his/her personal information, etc. when using the Service from the Member Registration Form and completes payment of the membership fee designated by the Company.
3. There is no age limit on Membership Registration, but in accordance with Japanese law, if it cannot be confirmed that you are 20 years of age or older, we will not be able to sell or provide alcoholic products.
4. "Membership fee" refers to the annual membership fee and is set as 5,500 yen /year in Japanese yen. However, while all of the Services are covered by the membership fee, optional services (participation fees, transportation expenses, purchasing products and participating in events and other optional content) may require separate expenses.

Article 3 Membership Registration (Registration, Period, Cancellation)

1. Members shall make the correct declarations of all personal information upon registration. In addition, if the Company confirms that the member falls under any of the following in regards to registration, the Company may not accept the application. The Applicant shall not object to the Company even if consent is not made, and in this case, the Company shall not be liable to compensate the Applicant even if the Applicant suffers monetary damage.
(1) When there is a falsehood or error in the contents of the declaration when applying for use.
(2) When the designated credit card company provides notification of invalidation when applying for use.
(3) If the registration of the Service has been suspended or has expired in the past.
(4) If the membership fee has not been paid or payment has been delinquent in the past.
(5) If the applicant is a minor and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative.
(6) When the same person has applied for use more than once.
(7) In addition, when the Company determines that the application will interfere with the performance of business or technical performance.
2. If the registration of any Service is suspended or expired in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the member shall lose the benefits of the due date, and pay the full amount of the costs incurred by the suspension of the registration and costs incurred by the use of the Service until the date of the suspension, in a manner as directed by the Company.
3. Even if the Member's Registration is suspended, expired or terminated, the Company shall not be liable for any monetary damages incurred by the Member, and shall not be obligated to pay back any fees, etc. related to the Service already paid by the Member.
4. The membership period of the member shall be one year from the day on which the member registration was made.
5. The membership period will be automatically renewed every year, and the subscription payment method with which payment was automatically executed with, such as a credit card, on the date and time of membership registration (hereinafter referred to as "member registration date") will be applied to the annual membership registration date (hereinafter referred to as "member renewal date").
6. The Company shall not be obligated to pay back any refunds for midperiod cancellations, terminations, or cancellations within the membership period after membership registration.
7. To unsubscribe or cancel a member registration, it is necessary to apply for withdrawal or cancellation at least 10 days prior to the member renewal date using the company's designated e-mail address, My Page for Members, or Inquiry Form. Applications for withdrawal or cancellation within 10 days before the member renewal date may not be sufficient time to complete withdrawal and cancellation procedures, and the Company is not liable to pay back any payment made within this time.
8. The managing company will terminate the use of the service, disable login and cancel the subscription upon receiving notice from the registered member requesting cancellation of membership.

Article 4 Handling of Personal Information

1. Personal information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
2. The following purposes of use will be applied to the personal information gathered at member registration, upon purchasing of products and at events.
(1) To improve the quality of services to members and to confirm necessary information leading to the performance of services
(2) For the Company to obtain consent from members in advance

Article 5 Copyrights, Trademarks, etc.

1. All information, products, videos, photographs, images, etc. posted on this Service, and copyrights related to contents such as trademarks, logos, characters, images, service marks, etc., are owned by the Company and companies which provide such content and information. These cannot be used without the permission of the right holder.
2. You may not use this website or any of the services without permission for public, commercial or private purposes by any method such as distribution, transmission, copying, reuse, etc.

Article 6 Prohibited Matters

Any act that may fall under the following items is prohibited.
(1) Acts of writing or transmitting information impersonating others
(2) Acts of falsifying information on this website and the Service
(3) Acts of writing or transmitting computer programs, etc. harmful to this website and the Service
(4) Acts that infringe intellectual property rights including copyrights posted on this website and the Service
(5) Acts that violate or may violate public order and morals
(6) Acts that violate or may violate laws and regulations
(7) Acts that damage any third-party or the Company
(8) Acts of using the website beyond the scope of private use, such as publishing information, reproduction or sales, except when the Company has consented
(9) Acts that interfere with the operation of this website and the Service
(10) Acts for the purpose of business activities or profit on this website and the Service without the consent of the Company
(11) Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate

Article 7 Suspension, termination, revision of membership fees and other fees and disclaimers of the Website and the Service

1. Regarding the termination, suspension, revision of membership fees and other fees of this website and the Service. The Company is entitled to terminate or suspend parts of or all of the contents, or revise the membership fee or other fees of this website and the Service without prior notice to or consent from members in the following cases
(1) When it is unavoidable due to the operation and management of the Company, such as in cases of system difficulties, network-related trouble and maintenance, etc.
(2) When it becomes difficult to provide services on this website and the Service due to fire, power outages, natural disasters, or interference by a third party, etc.,
(3) When the Company reasonably determines that it is not possible to continue to provide the Service.
2. The contents of this website and this Service will be that providable by the Company at that time.
3. The Company shall not be liable for any difference in the refund amount caused by the exchange rate at the time of any payment and refund.
4. The Company will consider its obligation to deliver the product which is purchased to have been completed once the product is delivered to the shipping address provided by the member upon purchase.
5. The Company will consider its obligation of notification to the member to have been completed once notification is sent to the email address provided by the member upon member registration.

Article 8 Preparation of Equipment, etc.

1. Members shall, at their own expense and responsibility, prepare, install, connect and configure telecommunications equipment, software, and all other equipment necessary to connect to an access point, subscribe to internet connection services, and otherwise use the Service.
2. The Company shall not be obligated to modify, add or change the way the Service is provided in order to ensure compatibility with the communication equipment, software, and all equipment prepared by the member in order to use the Service.
3. Members shall, at their own risk, maintain security such as prevention of computer virus infection, unauthorized access, and information leakage according to their usage environment.
4. The Company shall not be responsible for any accidents or failures on software or hardware caused by the use of this website or the Service.
5. The Company shall not be liable for the completeness, accuracy, applicability, usefulness, etc. of the information provided through this website or the Service.

Article 9 Links

The use of third-party websites linked from this website shall be done at the responsibility of the member, and the Company shall not be responsible for the use of such websites.

Article 10 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

1. The laws of Japan shall apply to the establishment, effect, performance and interpretation of these Terms.
2. Each user shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court of Kobe City of Japan for any dispute arising out of or relating to the access to and use of this website and the Service. In addition, all lawsuits against the Company, subsidiaries, and affiliates shall be brought only in the same court.

Article 11 (1) Purchase of Goods, etc.

1. Shopping on this website and the Service is a sales contract between members and the Company for its products and services (hereinafter referred to as "products").
2. All orders and inquiries on this website and the Service will be conducted on this website.
3. Orders will be accepted 24 hours a day, but order processing hours will be from 10:00 AM to 18:00 PM on business days (weekdays which exclude Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) in Japan time.
4. The confirmation of the order will be made at the time of arrival of the order acceptance email sent by the Company to the registered e-mail address of the member. However, there may be cases in which delivery to the shipping address may not be possible, due to the nature of the product, and the order may be cancelled in such cases.
5. Orders will be cancelled if the Company determines that it is appropriate to do so.
6. It is the member’s responsibility to carefully check the product details, delivery times, shipping fee, payment method, return and exchange policy, cancellation policy, etc. on the various product pages and notification emails.
7. The Company cannot accept complaints or objections based on personal evaluation of the product’s content, shape, quality and quantity, and cannot provide any refund, exchange or discount.
8. In accordance with Japanese law, the Company cannot sell or provide alcoholic products to any member who cannot be confirmed to be 20 years of age or older.

Article 12 Others

1. This website and the movie content provided by this service are to be viewed only by registered members.
The sharing of content and/or membership account with non-members will result in immediate termination of the account.
2. Non-members may apply to participate in events hosted by this service, if represented by a registered member.
However, there may be smaller events or online events which may only be participated by registered members.
3. The purchase of merchandise created by this service are to be purchased only by registered members.
Registered members may purchase merchandise for non-members.
However, for merchandise which are created with a license for the owner of the merchandise (licensed merchandise) and therefore require the personal details of the owner, the individual attempting to acquire and own the merchandise must also become a registered member.
If a licensed merchandise is purchased by a registered member on the behalf of a non-member, the license will not be issued to the non-member, but will be be issued and registered to the registered member who completes the purchase instead.
4. If there is an issue that cannot be resolved by these Terms of Service in regards to the use of this website and the Service, we will resolve this issue by discussion between the Company and the Member in good faith.
5. If the discussion in the preceding paragraph does not resolve the matter, the Kobe District Court shall be the exclusive court of jurisdiction for the first instance.
6. In the case where a liability for damages is incurred due to a member's violation of these Terms, and the Company employs an attorney to collect the claim, the member shall also bear the attorney's fees based on the Attorney's Compensation Regulations.
Enforced: July 1, 2024