Terms of service

The BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT Online Store website (https://store.babyssb.co.jp/) is operated and managed by Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, Inc. (the "Company"). Before using services offered at the website (the "Services"), please read and consent to the following Terms of Service.

Article 1 (Member)

A “Member” means an individual who consents to the Terms of Service and applies for membership in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company.
“Membership information” means information regarding the attributes of the Members which are disclosed by the Members to the Company and information including the Members’ history of transactions.
The Terms of Service shall apply to all the Members and the Members shall comply with the Terms of Service during and after the registration process.

Article 2 (Registration)

Membership
Those who consent to the Terms of Service and apply for membership shall acquire their membership after the registration process is completed. The registration procedure should be done by the person who becomes a Member. Any registration by proxy shall not be admitted. In addition, the Company may refuse applications by those whose membership has been revoked in the past or those that the Company deemed unsuitable as a Member.
Entry of Membership Information
Please carefully read the entry instructions and enter necessary information accurately in the prescribed form. Special symbols, old Chinese characters and Roman numbers cannot be used in registering membership information. These characters will be changed by the Company if they are used.
Management of Password
(1) Passwords shall be used only by the Member holding such password and shall not be assigned or lent to any third party.
(2) The Members shall be responsible for managing their own passwords by regularly changing them to reduce the risk of their passwords being known to others.
(3) Any declarations made to the Company by using a password shall be deemed as that of the Member holding such password and any expenses and other consequences arising therefrom shall be attributable to such Member.

Article 3 (Change)

The Members shall promptly notify the Company of any changes to their registered information including their names and addresses.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused by the Members’ failure to update their registered information. Please note that, even when the registered information is updated, transactions that have already been processed before such update shall be made based on the information before the update.

Article 4 (Withdrawal)

If a Member wishes to withdraw from membership, the Member shall conduct the withdrawal procedures by him/herself. Withdrawal takes effect after the completion of the prescribed procedures.

Article 5 (Revocation of Membership and Compensation)

In the event that a Member (i) made a false statement upon his/her application for membership, (ii) failed to perform the payment obligation for mail order, or (iii) has any grounds on which the Company finds him/her inappropriate as a Member, the Company may revoke his/her membership.
A Member who performed any of the following acts shall be obligated to compensate for the damage suffered by the Company as a result of such act.
(1) Illegal use of membership number or password;
(2) Obstructing the Company’s business by accessing its website to tamper with information or sending computer programs harmful for its website;
(3) Infringement of the intellectual property rights of the Company’s products; or
(4) Any other acts in breach of the Terms of Service.

Article 6 (Handling of Membership Information)

In principle, the Company will not disclose any membership information to third parties without prior consent of the Members. However, the Company may disclose membership information and other customer information without prior consent of the Members if such disclosure is:
(1) required by laws and regulations; or
(2) deemed necessary in order to protect the rights, interests and honor of the Company.
Membership information shall be managed by the Company in accordance with the “Efforts to Protect Personal Information” of the Company. The Company may use membership information for the purpose of providing services to the Members, improving its service contents, promoting the use of its services and ensuring sound and smooth operation of its services.
The Company may provide information (including advertisements) to the Members by e-mail newsletters or by other means. When a Member does not wish to receive such information, the Company will stop providing such information if the Member notifies the Company to such effect in accordance with the prescribed procedures. However, the Company cannot stop providing information necessary for the Company to operate the Services at the request of a Member.

Article 7 (Prohibited Matters)

When using the Services, the Members are prohibited from performing the following acts.
1. Violating laws and regulations, the Terms of Service, the Notes on the Use of the Service, the Notes for Shopping on the Service or any other terms and conditions;
2. Impairing the rights, interests or honor of the Company or other third parties;
3. Performing any acts that may adversely affect physical and mental conditions of juveniles or any other acts disturbing public order and morals;
4. Performing any acts that disturb or cause discomfort for other users or third parties;
5. Entering false information;
6. Sending or writing harmful computer programs or e-mails;
7. Illegal access to the Company’s server or other computers;
8. Lending, assigning a password to a third party, or sharing it with a third party; or
9. Any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate.

Article 8 (Interruption or Suspension of Services)

In order to keep the operation of the Services in a good condition, the Company may suspend all or part of the provision of the Services without prior notice in the event that;
(1) it is necessary for periodic maintenance and emergency maintenance of the system;
(2) the system is overloaded;
(3) the system is unable to operate due to fire, blackout or interference by a third party; or
(4) in any other events in which the Company determined it is inevitable to suspend the system.

Article 9 (Change or Abolition of the Services)

The Company may change or abolish all or part of its services as necessary at its own discretion without prior notice.

Article 10 (Indemnification)

The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused by interruption, delay, discontinuance of, or loss of data on the system as a result of disruption of telecommunication network or computer, or illegal data access, or any other damage incurred by the Members in connection with its services.
The Company does not guarantee that e-mails or contents sent from its webpage, server or domain do not contain harmful items such as computer viruses.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused by a breach of the Terms of Service by the Members.

Article 11 (Revision of the Terms of Service)

The Company may revise the Terms of Service at its own discretion and the Company may set forth supplementary terms for the Terms of Service (the “Supplementary Terms”). Revision of or supplement to the Terms of Service shall take effect upon posting the revised Terms of Service or the Supplementary Terms on the designated website of the Company. In such event, the Members shall comply with the revised Terms of Service and the Supplementary Terms.

Article 12 (Governing law and Court of Jurisdiction)

The district court having jurisdiction over the location of the head office of the Company shall be the court of first instance having exclusive agreed jurisdiction for any disputes related to the Terms of Service.