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Terms and Conditions 
These Terms and Conditions set forth the terms and conditions for providing the Service (as defined below) and the rights and obligations between the Company (as defined below) and Members (as defined below) of the Service. You must read and agree to the entire Terms and Conditions before using the Service.

Article 1 Applicability
1. The purpose of these Terms and Conditions is to set forth the terms and conditions for providing the Service and the rights and obligations between the Company and the Members. These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all aspects of the relationship between you and the Company in relation to the Services.
2. Any rules for use of the Services posted on our website shall constitute an integral part of these Terms and Conditions.
3. If there is any discrepancy between these Terms and Conditions and the rules mentioned above or any other description of the Services not provided for herein, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.

Article 2 Definitions
For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions, the following terms shall have the following meanings. 

"Company" shall mean The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints.
"Company Website" shall mean any website operated by the Company.
"IP Rights" shall mean copyrights, patents, utility rights, design rights, trademarks, and any other intellectual property rights (including rights to file an application for the registration of such rights).
"Member" shall mean any individual or entity that uses the Service.
"Registered Member" shall mean any individual or entity that has been registered as a Member of the Service under Article 3.
"Service" shall mean and the service provided by the Company (or any successive or modified services if any change or revision to the name or the content of the services occurs for whatever reason).
"Service Agreement" shall mean these Terms and Conditions as well as any other agreements relating to the Services executed between the Company and the Member, and said agreements shall take effect at the point in time consent for these Terms and Conditions is received.

Article 3 Registration
1. A Member wishing to use Services shall register by agreeing to comply with these Terms and Conditions and by providing certain information as specified by the Company (the "Registration Information") via the method prescribed by the Company.
2. The Company reserves the rights to refuse registration or re-registration without any obligation to disclose the reasons, in the event that any of the following is applicable to the Registered Member:
Any or all of the Registration Information provided to the Company is found to be false, inaccurate, or omitted;
The Registered Member is a minor, adult ward, or person under curatorship or assistance, for which approval has not been obtained from the person's legal representative, guardian, curator, or assistant;
The Registered Member is determined by the Company to (i) constitute an Antisocial Force (shall refer to an organized crime group or a member thereof, rightist organization, anti-social force, or other similar person or entity) or (ii) assist or be involved in the maintenance, operation or management of an Antisocial Force by way of financing or otherwise or have any interaction or involvement with an Antisocial Force;
The Registered Member was determined to have been in violation of any agreements with the Company or to have involvement with a defaulting party of any such agreements; or
The Company otherwise deems the registration to be inappropriate.

Article 4 Change to Registration Information
The Registered Member shall inform the Company without delay of any change to Registration Information in accordance with such a manner as prescribed by the Company.

Article 5 Password and E-mail Address Management
1. The Registered Member shall be responsible for the appropriate management and maintenance of passwords and e-mail addresses related to Services, and may not cause a third party to use, or provide, transfer, change the name of, sell, or otherwise dispose of, the same.
2. The Registered Member shall be, and the Company shall in no event be, liable for damages arising out of inappropriate management, misuse, or use of the Registered Member’s password or e-mail address by a third party.

Article 6 Special Provisions Related to Product Purchases
1. As consideration for product purchases, the purchaser shall pay to the Company such charges as established by the Company and indicated within the Service in accordance with the payment method designated by the Company.
2. In principle, order cancelations and product returns or exchanges are not allowed. However, in cases where the size, color, quantity, etc., of the received product(s) differs from the ordered product(s), contact us within seven days after your receipt of the product(s). If the purchaser fails to contact us within that seven days, the Company will deem that product(s) as ordered by the purchaser have been received.

Article 7  Prohibited Actions
1. When using the Services hereunder, the Member represents that the Member may not conduct any of the following acts or any act that the Company determines falls under any of the following:
(i) Acts that violate any laws or regulations or that are associated with criminal activity; or
(ii) Other acts that the Company deems to be inappropriate.
2. The Company reserves the right to delete some or all of the data posted by the Member (hereinafter the "Posted Data") if the Member commits any acts that are in conflict with the representations made by the Member under the preceding paragraph (including cases where the acts of the Member are deemed by the Company to be fall under the provisions of the preceding paragraph).
3. Excluding cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, and excluding cases where the Member qualifies as a "consumer" as defined in the Consumer Contract Act of Japan (Act No. 61 of May 12, 2000), the Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the Member arising out of, or in connection with, any actions taken by the Company pursuant to this Article. Furthermore, even in cases where the Company bears compensation liability for damages, the amount of damages shall be limited to damages directly incurred by the Member.

Article 8 Suspension of the Services
1. The Company shall be entitled to, without any advance notice to the Member, suspend or discontinue the Services, in whole or in part, in the event that:
(i) inspection or maintenance of the computer system for the Services needs to be performed due to urgent circumstances;
(ii) computers or communication lines have been disrupted due to an accident;
(iii) the Company becomes unable to provide the Services due to force majeure, including but not limited to earthquake, lightning, fire, storm and flood damage, power blackout, or other natural disasters; or
(iv) the Company determines that suspension or discontinuance is required for other reasons.
2. Excluding cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, and excluding cases where the Member qualifies as a "consumer" as defined in the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Member arising out of any actions taken by the Company pursuant to this Article. Furthermore, even in cases where the Company bears compensation liability for damages, the amount of damages shall be limited to damages directly incurred by the Member.

Article 9 Registration Cancellation
1. The Company may, without prior notice or demand, delete Posted Data, or temporarily suspend use by the Member of the Services, cancel the Registered Member's registration as such or terminate the Service Agreement, in the event of any of the following:
(i) The Member violates any of provisions hereof;
(ii) Any of the Registration Information is found to be false;
(iii) Payment suspension or insolvency, or a petition for bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, corporate reorganization, special liquidation, or other similar procedure was filed by or against the Registered Member;
(iv) The Registered Member is applicable to the provisions set forth in Article 3.2; or
(v) The Company otherwise determines that it is inappropriate for the Registered Member to use the Services, maintain its registration as a Registered Member, or have the Service Agreement remain in effect.
2. If applicable to any of the provisions set forth above, all amounts owed to the Company by the Registered Member shall be automatically accelerated, and the Registered Member shall immediately pay to the Company such amounts in full.
3. Excluding cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, and excluding cases where the Member qualifies as a "consumer" as defined in the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Member arising out of, or in connection with, any actions taken by the Company pursuant to this Article.

Article 10 Services Modification and Termination
1. The Company shall be entitled to at any time modify Service content or terminate the provision of Services on its own reason.
2. Excluding cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, and excluding cases where the Member qualifies as a "consumer" as defined under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Member arising out of, or in connection with, any actions taken by the Company pursuant to this Article. Furthermore, even in cases where the Company bears compensation liability for damages, the amount of damages shall be limited to damages directly incurred by the Member.

Article 11 Disclaimer and Waiver of Warranties
1. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES (including but not limited to any representation or warranty (i) of fitness or suitability for a particular purpose contemplated by the Member, (ii) that the Services have expected functions, commercial value, accuracy, or usefulness, (iii) that use by the Registered Member of the Services complies with the laws and regulations applicable to the Member or any internal rules established by industrial organizations, and (iv) that the Services will be free of interruption or defects).
2. Under no circumstances shall the Company be liable for any damages incurred by the Member arising out of discontinuance, suspension, termination, unavailability, or modification by the Company of the Services, cancellation or loss of messages of information transmitted by the Registered Member to the Services, deletion of the registration of the Registered Member, loss of Posted Data or failure of equipment through the use of the Services, or otherwise in connection with the Services ("Member Damages").
3. The Company shall not in any way be liable for transactions, communications, or disputes arising between the Member and other Members or a third party in connection with the Services or the Website.


Article12 Treatment of Member's Personal Information
1. Treatment by the Company of the Member’s personal information shall be subject to the provisions of our Privacy Policy, which are separately prescribed, and the Member hereby agrees to treatment by the Company of the Member’s personal information subject to such Privacy Policy.
2. The Company will obtain the following information about the Member of the Services:
Name;
E-mail address;
Address;
Date of birth;
Phone number;
Gender;
Other information entered by the Member into such form as specified by the Company; or

Other information such as IP address, Cookies, and the Member environment data may be taken automatically from the Member's browser and stored by the server.
4. The Company may, in its sole discretion, use or make public any information or data provided by the Member to the Company as statistical information in a form that cannot identify an individual, and the Member may not challenge or dispute such use.

Article13 Amendments
The Company reserves the right to amend or change these Terms and Conditions at any time at its own discretion. Unless the Company declares otherwise, the amended or changed Terms and Conditions will be effective from the time displayed on the new Terms and Conditions. If the Member uses the Service after the point in time that the new Terms and Conditions have come into effect, the Member shall be deemed to have agreed to such amended or changed Terms and Conditions.

Article 14 Communications; Notices
Any inquiries with respect to the Services or other communications or notices from the Member to the Company, or other communications or notices from the Company to the Member, shall be made in accordance with the procedures specified by the Company.


Article 15 Severability
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions or part thereof is held to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws or regulations, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.

Article 16 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
1. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Japan. Even if there occur any sales of goods in the Services, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) shall not apply.
2. Any and all dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.

Revised on November 30, 2017