Terms of Service

These Terms are revised on November 2, 2026, and take effect on that date.

These Terms of Service (these "Terms") set out the conditions for providing NoveLand (the "Service") and the rights and obligations between the operator of the Service (the "Operator") and Registered Users. Before using the Service, you must read these Terms in full and agree to them.

Article 1 (Application)

These Terms are intended to set out the conditions for providing the Service and the rights and obligations between the Operator and Registered Users concerning the use of the Service, and apply to all relationships between Registered Users and the Operator concerning the use of the Service.
Rules on the use of the Service that the Operator posts on the Website form part of these Terms.
If the content of these Terms differs from the rules in the preceding paragraph or any other explanation of the Service outside these Terms, the provisions of these Terms prevail.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The following terms used in these Terms have the meanings set out below.

(1) "Service Agreement" means the agreement for the use of the Service concluded between the Operator and a Registered User on the terms and conditions of these Terms.
(2) "Intellectual Property Rights" means copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights (including the right to acquire those rights or to apply for registration of those rights).
(3) "Posted Data" means content (including, but not limited to, text, images, and other data) that a Registered User posts or otherwise sends using the Service.
(4) "Service" means the service called NoveLand provided by the Operator (including the service after any change, if the name or content of the service is changed for any reason).
(5) "Operator" means the operator of the Service.
(6) "Website" means the website provided by the Operator (including the website after any change, if the content of the Operator's website is changed for any reason).
(7) "Registered User" means an individual or a corporation registered as a user of the Service under Article 3 (Registration).

Article 3 (Registration)

A person who wishes to use the Service (an "Applicant") may apply to the Operator for registration to use the Service by agreeing to comply with these Terms and providing the Operator with certain information specified by the Operator (the "Registration Information") by the method specified by the Operator.
An Applicant's registration as a Registered User is completed upon the Applicant's first login to the Service.
When the registration under the preceding paragraph is completed, the Service Agreement is formed between the Registered User and the Operator, and the Registered User becomes able to use the Service in accordance with these Terms.
The Operator may refuse registration or re-registration if an Applicant falls under any of the following items, and has no obligation to disclose the reasons.
1. (1) Where all or part of the Registration Information provided to the Operator contains falsehoods, errors, or omissions
2. (2) Where the Operator determines that the Applicant is an antisocial force or the like (meaning organized crime groups, members of organized crime groups, right-wing groups, antisocial forces, and other persons equivalent to these; the same applies below), or has some form of interaction with or involvement in antisocial forces or the like, such as cooperating with or being involved in maintaining, operating, or managing antisocial forces or the like through providing funds or otherwise
3. (3) Where the Operator determines that the Applicant has previously breached a contract with the Operator or is related to such a person
4. (4) Where the Applicant has been subject to measures under Article 9
5. (5) Where the Operator otherwise determines that registration is not appropriate

Article 4 (Management of Passwords, Email Addresses, and SNS Accounts)

Registered Users shall, at their own responsibility, properly manage and keep their passwords, email addresses, and SNS accounts for the Service, and shall not allow any third party to use them, or lend, transfer, change the holder of, buy, sell, or engage in similar dealings with them.
Registered Users are responsible for any damage caused by insufficient management of, errors in using, or use by a third party of their passwords, email addresses, or SNS accounts.

Article 5 (Fees and Payment Methods)

Registered Users may use some additional features of the Service by paying the Operator the usage fees separately specified by the Operator and displayed on the Website, using the payment method designated by the Operator.
If a Registered User is late in paying the usage fees, the Operator may suspend some features of the Service for that Registered User.

Article 6 (Prohibited Acts)

In using the Service, Registered Users shall not engage in any act that falls under, or that the Operator determines to fall under, any of the following items.

(1) Acts that violate laws and regulations, or acts related to criminal acts
(2) Fraud or threats against the Operator, other users of the Service, or other third parties
(3) Acts contrary to public order and morals
(4) Acts that infringe the Intellectual Property Rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, honor, or other rights or interests of the Operator, other users of the Service, or other third parties
(5) Sending, through the Service, information that falls under, or that the Operator determines to fall under, any of the following to the Operator or other users of the Service
1. • Information containing excessively violent or cruel expressions
2. • Information containing computer viruses or other harmful computer programs
3. • Information containing expressions that damage the honor or credit of the Operator, other users of the Service, or other third parties
4. • Information containing excessively obscene expressions
5. • Information containing expressions that promote discrimination
6. • Information containing expressions that promote suicide or self-harm
7. • Information containing expressions that promote the inappropriate use of drugs
8. • Information containing antisocial expressions
9. • Information that asks for information to be spread to third parties, such as chain mail
10. • Information containing expressions that make others uncomfortable
(6) Acts that place an excessive load on the network or systems of the Service
(7) Reverse engineering or other analysis of software or other systems provided by the Operator
(8) Acts that may interfere with the operation of the Service
(9) Unauthorized access to the Operator's networks or systems
(10) Impersonating a third party
(11) Using the email address or password of another user of the Service
(12) Publicity, advertising, solicitation, or sales activities on the Service that the Operator has not approved in advance
(13) Collecting information about other users of the Service
(14) Acts that cause disadvantage, damage, or discomfort to the Operator, other users of the Service, or other third parties
(15) Acts that conflict with the rules on the use of the Service posted on the Website
(16) Providing benefits to antisocial forces or the like
(17) Acts that directly or indirectly cause or facilitate any of the acts in the preceding items
(18) Attempting any of the acts in the preceding items
(19) Any other act that the Operator determines to be inappropriate

Article 7 (Suspension of the Service)

The Operator may stop or suspend the provision of all or part of the Service without notifying Registered Users in advance in any of the following cases.

(1) When inspection or maintenance of the computer systems for the Service must be carried out urgently
(2) When the Service cannot be operated due to failures of computers or communication lines, operational errors, excessive concentration of access, unauthorized access, hacking, or the like
(3) When the Service cannot be operated due to force majeure, such as earthquakes, lightning, fire, storms and floods, power outages, or natural disasters
(4) When the Operator otherwise determines that stopping or suspending the Service is necessary

Article 8 (Ownership of Rights)

All Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Website and the Service belong to the Operator, and the license to use the Service under these Terms does not mean a license to use the Operator's Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Website or the Service.
Registered Users represent and warrant to the Operator that they have the lawful right to post or otherwise send the Posted Data, and that the Posted Data does not infringe the rights of any third party.
Copyrights and other rights in data saved using the Service belong to the user who created that data.

Article 9 (Cancellation of Registration)

If a Registered User falls under any of the following items, the Operator may, without prior notice or demand, delete or hide Posted Data, temporarily suspend that Registered User's use of the Service, or cancel their registration as a Registered User.
1. (1) When the Registered User violates any provision of these Terms
2. (2) When it is found that the Registration Information contains false facts
3. (3) When the Registered User does not respond for 30 days or more to inquiries or other communications from the Operator requesting a reply
4. (4) When the Registered User falls under any item of Article 3, Paragraph 4
5. (5) When the Operator otherwise determines that the use of the Service or the continuation of registration as a Registered User is not appropriate
If a Registered User falls under any of the items in the preceding paragraph, they immediately lose any benefits that the Operator was obliged to provide to them.

Article 10 (Withdrawal)

Registered Users may withdraw from the Service and cancel their own registration as a Registered User by completing the procedure specified by the Operator.
Upon withdrawal, Registered Users immediately lose any benefits that the Operator was obliged to provide to them.
The handling of user information after withdrawal is governed by Article 14.

Article 11 (Changes to and Termination of the Service)

The Operator may, for its own reasons, change the content of the Service or end its provision.
If the Operator ends the provision of the Service, the Operator will notify Registered Users in advance.

Article 12 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability)

The Operator makes no warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, that the Service is fit for a Registered User's particular purpose, has the expected functions, commercial value, accuracy, or usefulness, that a Registered User's use of the Service complies with laws and regulations or internal rules of industry organizations applicable to the Registered User, that the Service can be used continuously, or that no defects will occur.
The Operator is not liable to compensate for damage suffered by a Registered User in connection with the Service beyond the amount of consideration paid by the Registered User to the Operator during the past 12 months, and is not liable to compensate for incidental damages, indirect damages, special damages, future damages, or damages for lost profits.
Registered Users shall resolve, at their own responsibility, any transactions, communications, disputes, and the like that arise between them and other Registered Users or third parties in connection with the Service or the Website.

Article 13 (Confidentiality)

Registered Users shall keep confidential any non-public information that the Operator discloses to them in connection with the Service and asks them to treat as confidential, except with the Operator's prior written consent.

Article 14 (Handling of User Information)

The handling of Registered Users' user information by the Operator is governed by the Operator's separate Privacy Policy, and Registered Users agree that the Operator handles their user information in accordance with that Privacy Policy.
The Operator may, at its discretion, use and publish information, data, and the like provided by Registered Users to the Operator as statistical information in a form that does not identify individuals, and Registered Users shall not object to this.

Article 15 (Changes to These Terms)

The Operator may change these Terms when the Operator deems it necessary. When changing these Terms, the Operator will announce the effective date and content of the changed Terms by posting them on the Website or by other appropriate means, or will notify Registered Users. However, for changes that require the consent of Registered Users under laws and regulations, the Operator will obtain the consent of registered users by the method specified by the Operator.

Article 16 (Communications and Notices)

Inquiries about the Service and other communications or notices from Registered Users to the Operator, and notices of changes to these Terms and other communications or notices from the Operator to Registered Users, are made by the method specified by the Operator.
The Operator may send Registered Users the following notices related to the provision of the Service by email, notifications on the Website, or other methods the Operator considers appropriate.
1. (1) Notices about interactions between users, such as follows, likes, reviews, updates to followed works, and new works being published
2. (2) Notices about the operation of the Service, such as maintenance of the Service, important announcements, and changes to these Terms
Registered Users may stop email delivery of the notices in item (1) of the preceding paragraph (notices about interactions between users) at any time from the settings screen of the Service or from the link in the email. However, the notices in item (2) of the preceding paragraph (notices that the Operator considers important for operating the Service) cannot be stopped at the Registered User's request.
When the Operator sends a communication or notice to the email address or other contact information included in the Registration Information, the Registered User is deemed to have received that communication or notice.

Article 17 (Transfer of Status under the Service Agreement)

Registered Users may not assign, transfer, pledge as security, or otherwise dispose of their status under the Service Agreement or their rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without the Operator's prior written consent.
If the Operator transfers the business relating to the Service to another company, the Operator may, along with that business transfer, transfer its status under the Service Agreement, its rights and obligations under these Terms, and Registered Users' Registration Information and other customer information to the transferee of that business transfer, and Registered Users agree in advance to such transfer in this paragraph. The business transfer under this paragraph includes not only an ordinary business transfer but also a company split and any other case in which the business is transferred.

Article 18 (Severability)

Even if any provision of these Terms or any part of it is held invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining part of any provision held partly invalid or unenforceable continue in full force and effect.

Article 19 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

These Terms and the Service Agreement are governed by the laws of Japan.
The Tokyo District Court has exclusive agreed jurisdiction as the court of first instance for all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service Agreement.

Article 20 (Language)

These Terms are written in Japanese, and the Japanese text is the original. Even if a translation of these Terms is prepared for reference, only the Japanese original has effect as a contract, and if these Terms and a translation differ, the Japanese original prevails.

[Established on August 27, 2023]

[Revised on May 20, 2026]

[Revised on November 2, 2026]