Terms of Use

Terms of Use(Sin of OZ)

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") set forth the terms and conditions for use of the Service (as defined in Article 1) by the Customer (as defined in Article 1). Customers are required to fully review the Terms and Conditions and agree to all of the terms and conditions before using the application " Sin of OZ ".
This application " Sin of OZ " is not intended for or directed to children under the age of 13. If we discover that a child under the age of 13 has inadvertently provided us with personal information to use this Service, we will take all reasonable steps to delete any records of that personal information. To this end, if you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please let us know so that we can remove that information from our records and discontinue any related features or services (See Privacy Policy). Also, when your children use the Internet, please instruct them not to give out their real names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. without your parents' permission. We're asking for your help in providing a safe and fun online experience for your child.

Article 1 Definition of Terms

This Application
viviON, inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") provide This Application " Sin of OZ " (including the application after the name change, if any).
Official Website
The official website of the Application operated by the Company, which can be accessed from the links in the Application.
Service
The Application and services provided in conjunction with the Application.
Customers
A person who uses or intends to use this Application.
User ID
A string of characters (including combinations of characters, passwords or codes assigned for support, etc.) unique to a customer that is assigned by the Company for the purpose of identification of the customer and after-sales service, etc.
Mobile device
Smartphones, tablets, and other information devices capable of installing this application.
Paid Coins, etc.
Items and in-app currency used within the Service (including coins used for use of certain services and exchange for in-game items, etc.). The same applies below that are issued for a fee from customers.
Coins, etc.
Items and in-app currency used within the Service (including, but not limited to, Paid Coins, etc.)

application and modification of these terms and conditions

You must agree to these Terms of Use when you install the Application on your mobile device and begin using the Service. Upon your consent, a contract (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms of Use Agreement") is established between you and the Company, which includes these Terms of Use Agreement.
Any guidelines or rules of use posted on the Application or the Official Site that are separate from these Terms and Conditions ("Guidelines, etc.") shall also constitute a part of these Terms and Conditions. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Guidelines, etc., the provisions of the Guidelines, etc. shall take precedence.
The Company may change the Terms of Use at any time by giving notice on the Application or the Official Site with a notice period. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the amended Terms shall become effective from the time they are displayed on the Application or the Official Site after such advance notice period has elapsed.
By using the Service after the Terms have been modified, you shall be deemed to have agreed to such modification. If you do not agree to such changes, you shall terminate your use of the Service.
You shall periodically visit the Official Site to check for changes to the Terms and the contents posted on the Application and the Official Site, even if you do not receive any notice from the Company.
The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by you due to changes in these Terms of Service, termination of use of the Service in accordance with Paragraph 4, or failure to confirm the preceding paragraph, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
The Company shall not be obligated to repair bugs or other problems with the Service or to improve or enhance the Service. However, we may provide you with updated versions of the Service or information on version upgrades, etc. In such cases, we shall not be liable for any damage caused by such updated versions or versions. In such cases, such updated versions or upgraded information, etc. shall be treated as the Service, and these Terms of Use shall naturally apply to such updated versions or upgraded information, etc.

Installation of the Service

You shall install the Application on a mobile device owned by you (including, if you are a minor, a mobile device owned by a legal representative (such as a person with parental authority) who has authorized you to use the Application).
You shall prepare, at your own cost and responsibility, the mobile device, telecommunication service, internet connection service, and any other equipment and services necessary to use the Services
You shall not deploy the Application for the purpose of making it available to third parties, deploy the Application on more than one mobile device in excess, or otherwise accept more than one user ID in excess.
The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by you as a result of your lending, exchanging, transferring, selling, or pledging the mobile device on which the Application is installed, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part.

Use by Minors

If you are a minor, you shall obtain the prior consent of a legal representative (such as a person with parental authority) to use the Services (including consent to these Terms of Use). If you use the Service without such consent, we may terminate this Agreement with you or suspend your use of the Service.
Even if you were a minor at the time you agreed to these Terms of Use, if you use the Service after reaching the age of majority, you shall be deemed to have recongnized your acts of use while you were a minor.
The Company may restrict the use of some or all of the Service depending on the age of the customer. The subject and contents of such restrictions will be separately set forth in the Application or on the Official Site.

Responsibility for assigning and managing user IDs

For customer identification and after-sales service, the Company will assign a user ID to each customer or mobile device on which this application is installed. User IDs may be assigned separately for each of the multiple Applications provided by the Company, or may be assigned in common to multiple Applications.
The customer shall be solely responsible for the use and management of the user ID assigned to the customer.
Any use of the Service made using the customer's user ID shall be deemed to be use by the customer, and the customer shall be responsible for all usage fees and other liabilities incurred as a result of such use. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by you if your user ID is used by a third party (including other users of the Service. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by you due to the use of your user ID by a third party (including other users of the Service; the same shall apply hereinafter), except in the case of intentional or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
You shall not lend, exchange, transfer, sell, buy, sell for cash, or pledge your user ID, nor shall you allow a third party to use your user ID regardless of the method.

Acquisition and Use of Coins, etc.

The Company may provide a mechanism to apply for the purchase of Paid Coins, etc. on the Service. You shall purchase Paid Coins, etc. through a method separately specified by the Company in the application or on the official website.
Unless otherwise specified by the Company, you may use the Paid Coins, etc. you purchase and any other Coins you acquire only within the Service for which you acquired the Coins, and only within the scope and for the uses specified by the Company. You do not acquire any ownership rights, copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights ("Intellectual Property Rights") in Coins, etc.
Of the Coins, etc., the paid Coins, etc. that are indicated as a prepaid means of payment in the "Indication Based on the Funds Settlement Act" posted separately on the official website are handled as a prepaid means of payment based on the Funds Settlement Act. Other Coins, etc. (including Coins, etc. purchased with Paid Coins, etc.) are not considered a prepaid means of payment, as the goods or services associated with them are deemed to have been provided upon acquisition.
We may set a limit on the amount of the Paid Coins, etc. that can be purchased in a given period of time depending on the age of the customer. The subject and content of the limit will be separately set on the Application or the Official Site.
Unless otherwise specified by the Company, Coins will expire upon termination of the Service for which you obtained them and cannot be used.
You may not transfer or assign your Coins to another user ID or third party, exchange them for cash or other currency (including prepaid means of payment or other virtual currency issued by a third party), or divert them to a service other than the Service for which you obtained them, unless otherwise approved by us. You may not transfer, assign, exchange, exchange for cash or other currency (including prepaid means of payment or other virtual currency issued by a third party), or divert the Coins, etc. obtained to any service other than the Service.
If the Company discovers that the contents or quantity of Coins, etc. obtained by a customer is incorrect in comparison to the usage of the Service, the Company may correct this without prior notice to the customer.
We may post other terms of use for the Paid Coins, etc on this application or on the official website. In such cases, you shall purchase and use the Paid Coins, etc. in accordance with such terms.
We will not refund or redeem your Paid Coins for any reason, except as otherwise specified or as required by law. 10 You are solely responsible for your own use of your Paid Coins, etc.
You are responsible for managing your Coins, etc., and you may not cancel or withdraw Coins, etc., for any reason.
Unless otherwise specified in the app or official website, when using coins, etc., coins, etc. obtained by the customer for free will be used first.

Discontinuation of Coins, etc.

The company may discontinue Coins, etc., and cause unused Coins, etc. to cease to exist for any reason, including, but not limited to, changing, adding, or discontinuing all or part of the services for which Coins, etc. can be used.
In the case of the preceding paragraph, we will provide advance notice on the application or official website of the scope and date of the discontinuation of Coins, etc. for a period of time we deem reasonable.
The Company will not be liable for any damages incurred by customers as a result of the discontinuation of Coins, etc. based on Paragraph 1, except in cases where the Company is obligated by law to refund Coins, etc., the Company has given separate notice, or the Company is willful or grossly negligent.

Usage Fees

Prior to the purchase of paid Coins, etc., you will be required to pay a usage fee (hereinafter referred to as the "Usage Fee") as determined by us. The same shall apply when the Application itself is provided for a fee from the customer.
The amount of the Usage Fees, payment due date, and payment method will be set forth in the Application or on the Official Site.
The Company may change the usage fee amount, payment date, or payment method at any time without obtaining the customer's prior consent, and unless the Company specifies otherwise, the Company shall not change the details of the changes. It shall become effective from the time it is displayed on the application or official website. The Company may give advance notice of these changes and their contents on the Application or official website for a period that the Company deems to be a reasonable advance notice period.
The customer shall pay the usage fee for the payment method designated by the Company as a payment method in accordance with the payment terms, etc. separately determined by the business that handles the payment method (hereinafter referred to as the "payment provider ").
If a dispute arises between you and a payment provider regarding payment of usage fees, you shall handle and resolve said dispute with said processor. We shall not be liable for any such disputes except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence on our part.
Once you have paid the usage fee, it will not be refunded unless we inform you otherwise or unless there is intentional or gross negligence on our part. The same shall apply in the event that the Service is unavailable due to interruption or defect in the telecommunication service or Internet connection service used by the customer.

Personal information and its handling

When a customer uses this service, the Company collects personal information (referring to personal information stipulated in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information; the same applies hereinafter) and other certain information about the customer (hereinafter referred to as "personal information"). etc.) may be obtained.
The Company will appropriately handle personal information, etc. obtained from customers based on the "Privacy Policy" posted separately on this application or official website (which can also be directly referenced from the link within this application).The Customers agree to the handling of personal information, etc. based on the "Privacy Policy".

Posting of Information on the Service

The Company may provide a mechanism for you to post, transmit, or post text, images, video, programs, data, or other information ("Transmitted Information") to other specified or unspecified customers on the Service.
You shall be solely responsible for your own Transmitted Information.
You warrant that your Transmitted Information and our use of your Transmitted Information in accordance with this Agreement will not infringe on the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, portrait rights, or other personal rights or interests of any third party (hereinafter "Intellectual Property Rights, etc." including intellectual property rights).
You shall, at your own responsibility and expense, settle any complaints, lawsuits, or other disputes from third parties regarding your Transmitted Information. The Company shall not be liable for any such disputes.
The Company may utilize and use the information submitted by customers in all manners (copying, transmitting, providing to third parties, investigating the content, investigating fraudulent activities on the Service, and using the Service or the Service) (including, but not limited to, using the submitted information in any other way, including but not limited to, using the information for advertising purposes other than those listed above), or permitting such use by a third party. It shall be possible to do so. The customer grants the Company and such third party permission to use the transmitted information free of charge, indefinitely, and unconditionally.
If the Company deems it necessary, the Company may, without prior notice to the customer, view the information submitted by the customer, whether before or after it has been made public, and may suspend or discontinue the publication of all or part of the information. It shall be possible to delete it.

Handling of Game Information

You shall use all data related to your use of the Services (including but not limited to items, characters, avatars, in-game currency, levels, ranks, status, titles, and any other status achieved through your use of the Services. You may use game information (including but not limited to items, characters, avatars, in-game currency, levels, ranks, statuses, titles, and any other statuses realized through your use of the Services) only within the Services corresponding to that game information, and only within the scope and for the uses specified by us. The ownership or intellectual property rights of the Game Information shall remain with the Company and shall not be acquired by you.
The Company may delete, move, or make any other changes to your game information after viewing it if any of the following items apply.
1. When the provision of the Service is terminated
2. When the Service is transferred to another service operated by the Company or a third party
3. If the Company determines that you have violated these Terms of Service (including cases in which the Company determines that the content or creation process of game information is in violation of these Terms of Service)
4. When the Company deems it necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Service
5. When the data size of game information exceeds a predetermined level or game information becomes difficult to maintain for other technical reasons
6. You have not used the Service for more than 6 months
7. In any other case the Company deems necessary
The Company shall not be obligated to make any changes to your game information.
The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by you or any third party as a result of the Company's implementation or non-implementation of changes to game information in accordance with Paragraph 2, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

Prohibited Matters

When using the Services, the Customer shall not engage in any of the following acts, or any act that may lead to such acts

Cause anxiety, threats, embarrassment, stalking, or discomfort to any third party
Use language that is sexually suggestive, threatening, racially biased, against the law, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, or otherwise offensive
Impersonating an officer or employee of the Company or its affiliates or any other person associated with the Company or the Service
Slander, slander, or other statements that defame the reputation or credibility of a third party
Commercial transactions, commercial advertisements, exchanges of contraband, solicitations for organizations, or religious activities
Formation and activities of organizations with beliefs based on religion, race, sex, ethnicity, human rights, or any other discrimination or prejudice, or with the intent to engage in commercial activities
Acts in violation of international law, the Constitution, laws, ordinances, or other laws and regulations
Acts that offend public order and morals, or acts that encourage or assist such acts
Criminal, illegal, or related acts, or acts that incite or assist in criminal or illegal acts
Acts that lead to suicide or self-harm, or acts that incite or assist in such acts
Acts that induce or encourage youths to run away from home
Actions that wish to meet or associate with persons of the opposite sex with whom one is not acquainted, or to induce such persons to associate, or to invite such persons to associate with others of the opposite sex.
Actions that adversely affect or impede the formation of a minor's character or sound upbringing.
Actions for the purpose of sexual or other indecent acts, displaying information that is obscene, child pornography, or child abuse, or selling media containing such information, or displaying or transmitting information that evokes the transmission, display, or sale of such information.
Impersonating a real or fictitious person or any other similar act (including the use of another person's user ID)
Collecting, storing, disclosing, or transmitting personal information of a third party, or attempting to do so
Installing the Application on an excessive number of mobile devices or receiving an excessive number of user IDs by other means.
Lending, exchanging, transferring, changing the name of, buying and selling, exchanging for cash, pledging, offering as collateral, or otherwise providing user IDs, coins, or any other game data to a third party, whether within or outside the Service, or any act of preparation that induces, encourages, advertises, or otherwise promotes such acts.
Unauthorized access, impersonation of another customer by using the password of another customer, etc.
Interference with telecommunications, interception of telecommunications, intrusion into the server operating this service, or information theft
Transmitting or posting computer viruses or other illegal information
Infringing the intellectual property rights or any other rights of the Company or any third party
Use of bugs or other defects in the Application or server for unfair purposes, or acts of abetting or assisting such use
Any act that takes advantage of any condition not intended by the Company, such as malfunction of the Application or server, to gain an advantage for oneself or a third party, or any act to instigate or assist in such an act.
Development, distribution, or use of unauthorized tools, unauthorized applications, pirated versions of the Application, cheat tools, or other programs designed to abuse the Service, or any act that induces or encourages a third party to commit such acts.
Deletion, alteration (including falsification of data), modification, adaptation, creation of derivative works that violate the Guidelines, decompilation, disassembly, or reverse engineering of the Application or the Official Site, or any act that induces or encourages a third party to commit such acts.
Redistribution or lending of part or all of this application (including copying), and resale or resale of this application
Any act that interferes with the operation of this service
Actions that we have notified you or announced on this Application or the Official Site as prohibited actions
Acts of using this application on hardware other than that which is guaranteed to work
Acts of illegally obtaining coins, etc. within this application
Acts of manipulating or attempting to change the parameter data of this service
Acts that destroy the security device or security code embedded in this application
Other acts that infringe on the rights of this application provider with respect to this application
Any act that removes or alters the copyright notice or other rights notices attached to this application
Actions that encourage third parties to engage in any of the above actions
Any other acts that we deem inappropriate

Suspension and Restriction of Use of the Service

The Company may immediately suspend your use of all or part of the Service, or confiscate or delete your Coins, etc., if the Company determines that you fall under any of the following items.

When a customer commits an act prohibited by the preceding article or otherwise violates or may violate these Terms of Use.
When fraudulent acts are found in connection with the payment of usage fees
When payment is suspended or treated as invalid by the payment provider.
When a petition for the commencement of bankruptcy or civil rehabilitation proceedings is filed, or when a petition is filed by the user himself/herself (including when preparatory actions for such proceedings are initiated)
When a user ID is found to be used by a third party
In addition, when we deem that it will interfere with our business.

Termination of this Service Agreement

This Terms of Use shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events
1. Deletion of the Application from the mobile device by the Customer (provided, however, that this shall not apply if the Customer continues to use the Service in a manner separately designated by the Company, such as transferring game data to a different mobile device using the Customer's user ID)
2. Termination of Provision of the Service
The Company may terminate this Terms of Use in any of the following cases
1. If the customer or the user ID used by the customer has been subject to suspension of use or termination of the Subscriber Agreement for the service (including but not limited to the Service) of the Company Group in the past
2. When there is no actual use of the Service for a period of time separately determined by the Company
3. When the customer does not prove that the Company made an error in judgment within one year from the date of suspension after receiving a suspension based on the preceding Article.
4. If the customer does not resolve the cause of the suspension within a specified period of time despite a notice from the Company after the suspension in accordance with the preceding Article.
5. In the event of the death of the customer (the Company is under no obligation to investigate the death of the customer)
6. The Company deems it inappropriate or impossible to provide the Service to the Customer.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company may immediately terminate this Service Agreement with the Customer without prior notice if the Company determines that the Customer falls under any of the items of the preceding Article and is impeding the Company's performance of its business.
The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the customer as a result of the termination of the agreement pursuant to this Article, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

Change, Termination, and Suspension of the Service

Company may change the Service, in whole or in part, without prior notice to you.
the Company may, at its discretion, terminate provision of all or part of the Service. In such cases, except in cases of emergency, the Company shall announce or notify the customer to that effect in advance by a method the Company deems appropriate.
In the event of any of the following events, the Company may suspend provision of the Service temporarily or for an extended period of time without prior public announcement or notice to the customer. In this case, except in the case of emergency, the Company shall announce or notify the customer to that effect in advance by a method the Company deems appropriate.
1. In the event of periodic or emergency maintenance or repair of hardware, software, telecommunications equipment facilities, or any other resources used in the provision of the Service.
2. Disconnection of communication lines such as the Internet and cell phone lines
3. Force majeure such as natural disasters
4. Fire, power failure, or other unforeseen accidents
5. War, conflict, upheaval, riot, or labor dispute
6. Other cases in which the Company deems it necessary to suspend provision of the Service.
the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the customer as a result of any change, termination, or suspension of the Service pursuant to this Article.

Disclaimer

You acknowledge that the contents of the Services and the method of provision of the Services are subject to change on a daily basis. The Company does not guarantee the permanence of the existence of the Service, its contents, or the method of provision.
The Company does not guarantee any of the following items regarding the Service.
1. The Service is free from bugs and other defects, and the integrity and certainty of the Service
2. The uninterrupted availability of the Service in any environment, its operation on all mobile devices, and other suitability of the Service.
3. The completeness, accuracy, applicability, and usefulness of the information, advice, and any other information provided by the Company on the Service or obtained through your use of the Service.
4. Integrity of information preservation, including the prevention of loss of transmitted information and game information.
5. The Service does not infringe on any intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party.
You shall use the Service at your own discretion and shall avoid excessive use of the Service that may disrupt a healthy living environment. The Company shall not be liable for any social, emotional, or physical damages incurred by the customer due to use of the Service that deviates from the socially acceptable range.
The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Customer due to unauthorized access to the Service, computer virus infiltration, or other acts of a third party, unless the Company is willful or grossly negligent.
If you cause damage to a third party or have a dispute with a third party as a result of your use of the Service, you shall resolve the dispute at your own responsibility and expense, and shall not hold the Company liable in any way. You shall compensate or indemnify us for any damages or expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by us as a result of any dispute between you and any third party.

Compensation for Damages

You shall indemnify the Company for any damage caused to the Company by your breach of these Terms of Use or any other cause attributable to you. The Company may demand that you cease and desist from any act that has caused or is likely to cause said damage.
If the Company causes damage to the customer due to reasons attributable to the Company, the Company shall compensate the customer for such damage. However, unless there is intentional or gross negligence on our part, the scope of our liability for damages is limited to the total amount of usage fees for this service that we have received from customers, and The liability shall be limited to the damages incurred (excluding lost profits, consequential damages, and other indirect damages).

Intellectual Property Rights in the Service

Intellectual property rights related to images, video, text, programs, all data (including but not limited to accounts, character characteristics, numerical values and data, and other in-game items) and all other information generated by the customer through use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as "Contents") and provided by the Company to the customer in the Service belong to the Company. Intellectual property rights related to the "Content") belong to the Company. You shall not reproduce, transmit, or otherwise use the Content without the Company's permission, and shall not allow any third party to use the Content, except as permitted under the Copyright Act or other applicable laws and regulations.
The names of people, companies, products, services, and other names (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Trademarks, etc.") displayed on the Application or the Official Site include names in which we or third parties have trademark rights or other rights of use. We may state on the Application or the Official Site that the Trademarks, etc. are registered trademarks of our company or a third party, but even if the Trademarks, etc. are not so stated, our company or a third party may have the right to use them.
Nothing herein shall be construed as an assignment or license of the Trademarks, etc. to you or any third party. You shall not apply for trademark registration for the Trademarks, etc.
You shall not apply for registration of, apply for transfer of, or exercise any intellectual property rights related to the Services.
The use of copyrighted works in the Application shall be stipulated in guidelines, etc., in addition to those set forth in this Agreement, which shall be updated from time to time.

Validity of these Terms of Use

Even if a part of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be invalid in accordance with laws and regulations, the validity of other provisions shall not be affected.
Even if a part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or revoked in relation to some customers, it shall not affect the validity of the agreement with other customers.

Special Terms

Special terms applicable to only some of the Services shall be stipulated in the Special Terms section at the end of this Agreement, along with the name of the applicable Service.

Article 21 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
Any dispute between a customer and the Company relating to the Service shall be settled through mutual consultation in good faith between the two parties. If a resolution cannot be reached through consultation, the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.
These Terms of Use shall be written and interpreted in Japanese. In the event of any discrepancy in interpretation between the Japanese version of these Terms and the translated version, the Japanese version of these Terms shall prevail.

Special Terms and Conditions
None

Enacted on February 29, 2024 (Effective on the same date)
viviON, inc.