Article 1 (Application) #

1. These Terms apply to all usage relationships relating to the Program.
2. Conditions, operational standards, commission plans, guidelines, and other provisions (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Individual Conditions”) separately established by the Company through the management interface, website, individual notices, campaign pages, email, or other methods designated by the Company shall constitute part of these Terms.
3. In the event of a conflict between Individual Conditions and these Terms, the Individual Conditions shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

Article 2 (Definitions) #

1. “Affiliate” means an individual or legal entity that agrees to these Terms and participates in the Program with the Company’s approval.
2. “Referral Link” means a URL, banner, code, or other means with identifiers issued by the Company to each Affiliate for tracking referrals.
3. “Qualified Referral” means a referral validly tracked in the Company’s system through a Referral Link or other methods recognized by the Company.
4. “Qualified Order” means an order made based on a Qualified Referral that pertains to eligible products or actions separately designated by the Company and satisfies the approval conditions defined in these Terms and Individual Conditions.
5. “Commission” means fees, referral fees, commissions, or any other payments arising under the Program that the Company pays to an Affiliate for Qualified Orders, regardless of the designation.

Article 3 (Relationship Between the Company and Affiliates) #

1. Affiliates participate in the Program as independent business operators or individuals and are not agents, employees, joint venture partners, franchisees, or sales representatives of the Company. However, this does not apply if a separate written contract is entered into with the Company.
2. Affiliates do not have authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the Company, display or bill under the Company’s name, collect payments, or legally bind the Company.
3. Affiliates shall not undertake customer support, warranties, refunds, billing, troubleshooting, or other customer service related to the Company’s services without the Company’s express consent.

Article 4 (Participation Application and Review) #

1. Those wishing to participate in the Program shall apply by the method designated by the Company and provide accurate and current information requested by the Company (name or entity name, contact information, website URL, SNS account, anticipated traffic acquisition methods, and other matters the Company deems necessary).
2. The Program operates on a review and approval basis, and the Company may determine participation eligibility at its discretion based on application content, media content, traffic acquisition methods, past operational track record, brand compatibility, fraud risk, and other criteria designated by the Company.
3. The Company may decline approval or request submission of additional materials, identity verification, media verification, or other confirmations without obligation to disclose reasons.
4. Minors applying must obtain consent from their legal representatives. If a minor applies, the Company may assume such consent has been obtained.

Article 5 (Registration Information and Account Management) #

1. Affiliates shall promptly update their registration information by the method designated by the Company when changes occur.
2. Affiliates shall strictly manage login information and other account authentication information at their own responsibility and shall not lend, transfer, share, or trade such information with third parties.
3. The Company may regard actions performed through an account as actions of the Affiliate holding that account.
4. Each individual or legal entity may hold only one account in principle, unless separately approved by the Company. If duplicate accounts are confirmed, the Company may merge, suspend, or delete them.

Article 6 (Referral Methods and Advertising Display) #

1. Affiliates may conduct referrals under the Program through legitimate channels such as websites, blogs, SNS, video distribution, email newsletters, advertising media, or other lawful channels that they manage or have lawful rights to use.
2. Affiliates shall comply with laws, industry self-regulatory rules, platform terms, and various guidelines on advertising display, and when necessary, shall display designations such as “Advertisement,” “PR,” or “Sponsored” in a manner easily understandable to viewers.
3. The Company grants Affiliates a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use banners, logos, text, Referral Links, and other materials provided by the Company only to the extent necessary for implementing the Program.
4. Affiliates shall not display or solicit in a manner that causes confusion with the Company’s official site, Company support contact, Company representatives, or otherwise suggests affiliation with the Company, unless the Company has granted prior approval.

Article 7 (Referral Tracking and Attribution) #

1. The establishment of Qualified Referrals is determined based on information validly recorded by the Company’s system, including Referral Links, cookies, referral codes, customer account associations, or other means.
2. The tracking period for cookies or other tracking mechanisms used for referral measurement shall be 30 days in principle from the time of referral click, unless otherwise specified in Individual Conditions.
3. When multiple Affiliates or multiple advertising touchpoints exist for the same customer, referral attribution shall be determined by the referral information ultimately validated by the Company’s system, customer registration information, existing associations, or other criteria the Company reasonably recognizes.
4. We are not liable if referrals are not properly tracked due to browser settings, cookie rejection, device switching, ad blockers, platform restrictions, manual entry, third-party platform specifications, or other circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
5. Customers registered via referral links may be associated with the relevant affiliate in our system. However, such association does not guarantee commission payment for all future orders by that customer, and eligibility for each order is determined according to the commission plan and individual conditions in effect at that time.

Article 8 (Qualified Orders and Approval Conditions) #

1. To be approved as a qualified order, at least all of the following conditions must be met:
   
   1. The order must be valid for products or services designated by us as eligible for the affiliate program.
   2. The order must be made based on a qualified referral and the attribution to the affiliate must be validly confirmed in our system.
   3. Payment for the order must be completed.
   4. At least 30 days must have elapsed from the payment completion date.
   5. All services related to the order must be in an active state.
   6. There must be no cancellation, refund, chargeback, payment denial, uncollectible amount, fraudulent use, or similar circumstances.
2. As a general rule, valid orders from new customers designated separately by us are eligible for commission. However, if renewals, upgrades, additional contracts, option applications, or other orders are eligible, we will specify this in the individual conditions.
3. If separately permitted by us, the first valid order by the affiliate themselves or substantially the same user (hereinafter “self-affiliate”) may also be eligible for commission in accordance with individual conditions, commission plans, or campaign conditions.
4. We may decline to approve as a qualified order, or cancel approval after the fact, for duplicate registrations, name lending, test orders, orders premised on refunds or short-term cancellations, multiple account creation, duplicate acquisition of self-affiliate commissions, fraudulent orders by the same person or persons under the same control or orders contrary to the purpose of this program, transactions requiring reseller agreements, or other orders we deem inappropriate.
5. Our determination regarding qualified orders and commission approval shall be final to a reasonable extent.

Article 9 (Commissions and Commission Plans) #

1. Commission rates, whether fixed-amount or percentage-based commissions, eligible products, eligible actions, campaign conditions, payment conditions, and other commission plan details shall be separately determined by us and may vary by product, service, contract type, customer category, campaign, and affiliate category.
2. We may add, modify, suspend, or terminate commission plans going forward. Commissions already approved by us will not be reduced retroactively except in cases of calculation errors, fraudulent conduct, existence of cancellation grounds, or other legitimate reasons.
3. Unless otherwise determined by us, the calculation base amount for commissions shall be based on the actual billed amount after application of coupons, discounts, point credits, campaign discounts, and other similar discounts, and shall not include consumption tax, refund amounts, chargeback amounts, uncollectible amounts, payment processing fees, or other amounts that we should deduct.
4. These Terms do not specify fixed commission rates or amounts. Affiliates consent in advance that commission plans may vary according to individual conditions.
5. Commissions shall be managed in a “pending” or equivalent status prior to approval and shall be confirmed only when approved by us.

Article 10 (Payment Application and Withdrawal) #

1. Affiliates may submit a withdrawal application by the method prescribed by us only when the confirmed commission balance reaches ¥10,000 or more.
2. Withdrawal applications shall be submitted via support ticket, form, email, or other method designated by us.
3. We may request submission of identity verification, payment destination confirmation, invoice submission, tax-related information, or other materials necessary for payment, and affiliates shall cooperate with such requests.
4. Withdrawal dates shall be in accordance with our administrative processing schedule, and we may withhold payment if there are incomplete materials, transactions under review, questionable transactions, or other reasonable grounds.
5. Bank fees, foreign exchange losses, taxes, and other costs arising under laws or from financial institutions in connection with payment shall be borne by the affiliate unless otherwise provided by law or separately specified by us.
6. If an affiliate owes us any debts, damages, refunds, or other payment obligations, we may offset commissions against such amounts.
7. No interest shall accrue on commissions.

Article 11 (Prohibited Acts) #

1. Affiliates must not engage in any of the following acts:
   
   1. Acts attempting to obtain duplicate or improper commissions through self-affiliate or orders by substantially the same beneficial entity by improper means such as duplicate accounts, name lending, formal division under family or corporate names, or applications premised on refunds or short-term cancellations
   2. False information, name lending, duplicate registrations, fictitious accounts, unauthorized use of third-party names, or similar acts
   3. Promotion by spam email, unauthorized direct messages, indiscriminate posting, excessive comment posting, harassing acts, or similar methods
   4. Acts of tracking or inducing referrals by methods not based on the explicit intent of users, such as bots, click farms, incentive clicks, cookie stuffing, pop-ups, pop-unders, invisible iframes, forced redirects, adware, toolbars, browser extensions, malware, or similar methods
   5. Acts of using our or our service names, trademarks, logos, domains, abbreviations, misspelled expressions, similar displays, or similar representations in search advertising keywords, ad text, display URLs, domain names, subdomains, SNS account names, app names, etc., without our prior consent
   6. Acts of soliciting using coupons, discount codes, cashback, point awards, premiums, cash rebates, or other benefits not issued or authorized by us
   7. Acts of making false or misleading representations regarding our service pricing, specifications, performance, uptime, support content, campaigns, service regions, warranty content, rankings, competitor comparisons, or other material matters
   8. Acts of acquiring, using, sharing, or providing to third parties the names, email addresses, or other personal information of our customers or prospective customers, and acts of directly marketing, soliciting, or providing support to customers without our permission
   9. Referrals on media that is illegal, harmful, obscene, discriminatory, violent, defamatory, antisocial, or infringes third-party rights
   10. Acts that interfere with the operation of this program, such as unauthorized access to our systems, measurement interference, data tampering, vulnerability exploration, or causing excessive load
   11. Acts of reselling, sublicensing, creating secondary agencies, or similar acts regarding our services without a separate agreement with us
   12. Acts violating laws, platform terms, or these Terms
   13. In addition to the preceding items, acts that we reasonably deem inappropriate in light of the purpose of this program
2. If we suspect any of the acts in the preceding paragraph, we may take necessary measures such as invalidating referrals, withholding or canceling commissions, suspending accounts, or other actions without prior notice.

Article 12 (Customer Information and Personal Information) #

1. Information provided to affiliates is limited in principle to aggregate information such as number of clicks, number of approvals, commission amounts, and other statistics. We are not obligated to disclose personal information of referred customers such as names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, contract details, payment information, or other personal information.
2. If an affiliate uses cookies, access analytics, advertising distribution, or other technologies on their own media, the affiliate shall, at their own responsibility and expense, obtain necessary consents, establish a privacy policy, display notifications, and take other actions required by law or platform.
3. We will handle personal information related to affiliates in accordance with our separately established Privacy Policy.

Article 13 (Reporting, Auditing, and Cooperation Obligations) #

1. We may request affiliates to submit media URLs, advertising placements, advertising text, distribution screenshots, keywords, traffic sources, customer acquisition methods, related accounts, and other information we deem necessary when needed to determine the appropriateness of compensation, detect fraud, protect our brand, ensure legal compliance, or otherwise properly operate this program.
2. When an affiliate receives a request as described in the preceding paragraph, they shall cooperate in good faith within a reasonable period.
3. If an affiliate refuses to cooperate without justifiable reason or fails to submit sufficient explanatory materials, we may withhold approval of compensation, suspend withdrawals, or suspend the account.

Article 14 (Suspension, Termination, and Forfeiture) #

1. We may suspend an affiliate’s account or remove them from this program without prior notice if the affiliate violates these Terms or individual conditions, if there is suspicion of fraud, if there is a risk of serious adverse impact on our brand, if they do not comply with our identity verification or investigation cooperation requests, or if we reasonably determine that continued participation in this program is inappropriate.
2. We may terminate this program itself or terminate our relationship with an affiliate going forward. In such cases, compensation that has lawfully accrued and been approved up to the time of termination shall be paid in accordance with these Terms. However, this does not apply to suspensions or removals based on Paragraph 1.
3. If suspension or removal is conducted based on Paragraph 1, we may forfeit all or part of unapproved and unpaid compensation. Additionally, if we suffer damages, the affiliate shall compensate for such damages.
4. After termination of this program or removal, the affiliate shall immediately cease use of our logo, trademarks, banners, text, referral links, and other displays related to us, and remove them from their media.

Article 15 (Intellectual Property Rights) #

1. Intellectual property rights related to our services, this program, referral links, advertising materials, logos, trademarks, text, images, documents, systems, and all other information provided by us in connection with this program belong to us or the rightful rights holders.
2. Affiliates shall not use the information described in the preceding paragraph for purposes other than participation in this program, and shall not engage in reproduction, modification, adaptation, secondary use, redistribution, trademark application, or similar acts without our prior written consent.

Article 16 (Confidentiality) #

1. Affiliates shall not disclose or leak to third parties our non-public information, business information, technical information, customer information, compensation terms, review criteria, internal materials, or other information appropriately treated as confidential that they learn in connection with this program, without our prior written consent.
2. The obligations in the preceding paragraph do not apply to information that falls under any of the following:
   
   1. Information that was publicly known at the time of acquisition
   2. Information that became publicly known after acquisition through no fault of their own
   3. Information lawfully acquired from a third party with legitimate authority without confidentiality obligations
   4. Information required to be disclosed by law or by order of a court, administrative agency, or other public authority
3. The obligations in this Article shall remain effective even after termination of this program.

Article 17 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability) #

1. We do not warrant that this program, our website, management console, referral links, tracking functionality, advertising materials, or any other offerings related to this program are free from factual or legal defects, are continuously available, are suitable for a particular purpose, are free from malfunctions, or will generate sales or results.
2. We shall not be liable for damages arising from system failures, communication failures, tracking omissions, specification changes of third-party services, restrictions of external platforms, natural disasters, administrative measures, or other causes beyond our reasonable control, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence.
3. Even if we are liable to an affiliate for damages, our liability shall be limited to the direct and ordinary scope of such damages and shall not include lost profits, special damages, indirect damages, consequential damages, or punitive damages.
4. Our cumulative liability amount based on the preceding paragraph shall be capped at the total amount of compensation we actually paid to the affiliate during the 12 months preceding the occurrence of such damages.

Article 18 (Changes to This Program and These Terms) #

1. We may change, add to, suspend, or terminate this program’s content, eligible products, commission plans, tracking methods, cookie duration, withdrawal conditions, or any other terms going forward as necessary for business, operational, legal, or security reasons.
2. When we change these Terms, we will provide notice by posting on our website, displaying on the management console, sending email, or other methods we deem appropriate.
3. If an affiliate continues to use this program after changes, that affiliate shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms.

Article 19 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces) #

1. Affiliates represent and warrant that they, their officers, major shareholders, beneficial controllers, employees, agents, or subcontractors do not and will not in the future constitute antisocial forces.
2. Affiliates shall not, either themselves or through third parties, engage in violent demands, unjust demands beyond legal responsibilities, threatening behavior, spreading rumors, damaging our reputation through fraud or force, or obstructing our business operations.
3. If an affiliate violates the preceding two paragraphs, we may immediately remove them from this program without any notice.

Article 20 (Notices and Inquiries) #

1. Notices from us to affiliates shall be made by email to the registered email address, display on the management console, posting on our website, or other methods we deem appropriate.
2. Communications, withdrawal requests, inquiries, and other notices from affiliates to us shall be made through the contact form, support tickets, email, or other methods we designate.
3. Affiliates shall properly configure their registered email address reception settings and maintain the ability to receive communications from us.

Article 21 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction) #

1. The governing law for these Terms and this program shall be Japanese law.
2. In the event of a dispute between us and an affiliate regarding these Terms or this program, the district court having jurisdiction over the location of our head office shall be the exclusive agreed-upon court of first instance.