FUN! JAPAN Terms of Use
Welcome to FUN! JAPAN!
“FUN! JAPAN” collectively means a project (“FUN! JAPAN Project”) that offers services including the operation of the Fun! Japan website (including, but not limited to, the web domain fun-japan.jp/intl which may later be revised or changed for any reason) (the “Site”), as well as services provided on the Site (including, but not limited to, provision of information and social media) and other related services in order to draw interest to Japan by introducing Japanese products and services to consumers.
The governing body of FUN! JAPAN, Fun Japan Communications Co., LTD., offers services and information to its customers in accordance with the following Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”). “FUN! JAPAN“, “we”, “us” and “our” hereby refers to the FUN! JAPAN Project, the Site or Fun Japan Communications Co., LTD., individually or collectively, as implied by the context.
Please read the following Terms of Use carefully. By using or accessing FUN! JAPAN, you, as customer, are deemed to have agreed to the Terms of Use below. Should you access or purchase a product or service from our partners through FUN! JAPAN presently or in the future, you are also deemed to have agreed to the terms of use and guidelines of that partner at that time regardless of whether they are specified on the Site. In the event of a conflict between the terms of use and guidelines for the products and services of our partner(s) and these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall prevail.
Privacy
Our Personal Information Protection Policies apply to you when you use FUN! JAPAN.
Please read them carefully and make sure you understand them.
Electronic communication
When you use FUN! JAPAN or send an email to FUN! JAPAN, you are engaging in electronic communication with FUN! JAPAN.
You hereby agree to receive communications by means via the Site from FUN! JAPAN, including notifications regarding its operation, advertisements or communications which may be given as part of our services. You are deemed to have agreed that electronic communications from FUN! JAPAN, including all agreements, notices, and information disclosure, satisfies the legal requirements for communications in writing.
Copyrights
All contents provided via FUN! JAPAN (e.g., characters, graphics, logos, button icons, images, movies, audio clips, digitally downloaded materials, and edited data) are the property of either FUN! JAPAN or the content provider and are protected by Japan’s copyright laws and international laws concerning copyrights. All compilations of contents provided via FUN! JAPAN are the exclusive property of FUN! JAPAN and are protected by Japan's copyright laws and international laws concerning copyrights. You may not reprint or reproduce information, images, etc. that are provided via FUN! JAPAN without getting permission from us.
License and access to the site
FUN! JAPAN or any content provider grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-commercial and personal license to use FUN! JAPAN on the condition that you comply with these Terms of Use (no assignment or sublicense is permitted). This license does not cover any of the following: resale or commercial use of Fun! Japan or its contents; collection or use of product lists, descriptions or prices; secondary use of Fun! Japan or its content or use of data collection or extraction tools such as data mining or robot.
FUN! JAPAN or its licensors, suppliers, publishers, right holders, or other content holders reserve all rights that are not explicitly granted by these Terms of Use or other terms. You may not duplicate, photocopy, copy, sell, resell, access, or otherwise use FUN! JAPAN or any part thereof for commercial use without an explicit written consent from Fun! Japan. You may not frame or use frame technology to incorporate any logo or any other information of value owned by FUN! JAPAN (including, but not limited to, images, characters, page layout, and forms) without an explicit written consent. You are prohibited from misusing FUN! JAPAN, and may only use FUN! JAPAN according to applicable laws. If you use FUN! JAPAN in violation of these Terms of Use or any other applicable conditions, this license may be revoked, cancelled or terminated at the discretion of FUN! JAPAN without notice.
Product descriptions
FUN! JAPAN strives, as much as possible, to maintain accuracy. FUN! JAPAN does not, however, guarantee that any product descriptions or other contents on the Site are accurate, complete, reliable, up-to-date or free of errors.
Note that this provision applies only to products introduced by FUN! JAPAN.
Software requirements upon using FUN! JAPAN
We recommend that you use the latest version of one of the following browsers when using FUN! JAPAN.
(As of February 2018)
• Google Chrome
• FireFox
• Internet Explorer
• Safari
Submission by third parties
FUN! JAPAN assumes no liability or obligation for any third-party business or individual or any action, product, or content from a third party. We recommend that you carefully read the privacy policies and terms of use of such companies.
Disclaimer
Unless otherwise specified in writing, FUN! JAPAN and all information, contents, materials, products (including software), and other services that you can use on the Site are provided by FUN! JAPAN on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Unless otherwise specified in writing, FUN! JAPAN does not make any type of representation or warranty, either expressed or implied, concerning the operation of FUN! JAPAN, the Site or information, content, material, or product posted on FUN! JAPAN. You are deemed to explicitly consent to use the Site and FUN! JAPAN at your own risk. In particular, you explicitly agree to release FUN! JAPAN from any responsibility pertaining to any liabilities and losses resulting from claims, disputes, or damages occurred as a result of the loss of stored data or server suspension.
FUN! JAPAN does not make any recommendations regarding the purchases, sales or holding of products or services or applications thereto (the ”Purchases”) that are available to customers on the Site (the ”Information Provided”). Because the contents of the Information Provided may change from time to time, we ask our users to make decisions for the Purchases of the products based on their own judgment, without solely relying on the Information Provided as posted by FUN! JAPAN. FUN! JAPAN does not assume any responsibility, will not act as a consultant, and will not become a party to any sales or contract negotiations between the customers, regardless of whether the interaction takes place via the Site.
FUN! JAPAN will not intervene in any discussions or transactions between customers arising out of the use of FUN! JAPAN and/or the Site. Any tasks, communications, fulfillment of legal obligations or troubleshooting that result from engagements between customers are the sole responsibility of such customers. FUN! JAPAN does not assume any responsibility for any damages caused by or arising from the use of the Site and/or FUN! JAPAN, or caused by or arising from the publishing of the Information Provided.
FUN! JAPAN will not offer any warranty (including, but not limited to, warranty that it is not against any specific purpose, and that it has merchantability or fitness of purpose), to the extent possible permitted under applicable law, for products or services that can be accessed or obtained via the Site, whether implicit or explicit. FUN! JAPAN does not guarantee that the information, contents, materials, products (including software), services included in or provided by FUN! JAPAN or other services, server or email communications sent by FUN! JAPAN are not infected with viruses or other harmful elements. FUN! JAPAN does not assume any responsibility for any damages including, but not limited to, direct and indirect, incidental, punitive, or inevitable damages of any kind resulting from the use and access of FUN! JAPAN.
Governing law
By using FUN! JAPAN, you agree that the laws of Japan, without regard to conflicts of laws principles, shall govern these Terms of Use and any type of dispute that may arise in connection with FUN! JAPAN between you and FUN! JAPAN or companies supporting FUN! JAPAN.
Disputes
In addition to the court of general jurisdiction permitted under the applicable law, Tokyo District Court shall be designated as the additional jurisdictional court for all disputes associated with access to the Site and FUN! JAPAN. Corporate Customers agree that Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive jurisdictional court.
Site operational policies, revision, severability
Carefully read the operational policies of the Site, including those regarding prices posted on the Site. These policies also restrict your use of FUN! JAPAN. FUN! JAPAN reserves the right to revise the Site, policies or Terms of Use at any time. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from these terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Governing Body
The Site is managed and operated by Fun Japan Communications Co., LTD. Regarding the rights, privileges and disclaimers held and exercisable by FUN! JAPAN under these Terms of Use, Fun Japan Communications Co., LTD may exercise or insist on such rights, privileges and disclaimers.
Inquiries
Email: [email protected]
Privacy Policy
All Customers
Fun Japan Communications, Ltd. (hereinafter, the “Company”) handles and protects personal information in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, and its own policy on the protection of personal information as follows. Before providing the Company with your personal information, please review the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter, the “Policy”). By using these services, you are deemed to have agreed to this Privacy Policy.
1. Purposes of use of personal information
The Company uses customers’ personal information for the following purposes (hereinafter, “Purposes of Use”).
A. Contacting customers and responding to inquiries (including confirming customer identity).
B. Sending e-mails to inform customers about products, services, campaigns, etc. of the Company or of companies that have made requests to the Company.
C. Sending e-mails requesting that customers submit questionnaires, opinions, or feedback about the Company or of companies that have made requests to the Company. Sending products (tangible or intangible) for the purposes of campaign planning and point redemption for members.
D. Use for marketing activities by the Company such as online and social media operations and advertisements. (*1, *2)
E. Provision of customers’ personal information to third parties for the above Purposes of Use.
(*1) The Company uses cookies, etc. (including web beacons, UIDs, and other technologies; hereinafter “Cookies, etc.”) to acquire customers’ history of purchases, services provided, browsing, and other activity, as well as information on devices used and network information (IP addresses, etc.), etc., as personal information or related information. This information is analyzed and used for the development, improvement, and enhancement of the Company’s products and services, as well as to advertise and provide information about the Company’s products and services according to customers’ interests, tastes, tendencies, etc.
(*2) The Company may acquire from third parties non-personal information related to customers (including purchase history, location information, history of browsing and other activity, device information, network information (IP addresses, etc.) obtained through Cookies, etc.), collate it with the personal information that is already held, and use it for the development, improvement, and enhancement of the Company’s products and services, as well as to advertise and provide information about the Company’s products and services according to customers’ interests, tastes, and tendencies.
2. Acquisition of personal information
The Company collects the following information about customers in the provision of its services. These are examples of personal information and may not exceed the scope of personal information collected, depending on the specific content.
A. Personal contact information
Name, gender, date of birth, age, country of residence, e-mail address, etc.
B. Facebook IDs and names
C. IP addresses
D. May include transaction information, browsing history, questionnaires, campaign information, requests, complaints, evaluations of services, etc.
E. Access information such as cookies, web beacon information, access logs, and device information
3. Provision of personal information to third parties
(1) The Company provides product and service suppliers and related organizations with your name, gender, age, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, and other necessary personal information by sending it to them by electromagnetic or other means, to the extent necessary for the provision of information about services, products, campaigns, etc. of companies that have made requests to the Company.
(2) The Company provides service providers, campaign planning companies, and other related organizations and corporations, etc. to which inquiries have been made with your name, gender, age, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, and other necessary personal information by sending it to them by electromagnetic or other means, to the extent necessary for responding to service and campaign consultations, customer opinions, requests, inquiries, etc.
(3) The Company provides partners with your name, gender, age, address, telephone number, e-mail address, purchase information, etc. by sending it to them by electromagnetic or other means for the purpose of implementing point-based reward and other programs, campaigns, provision of prizes, events and other sales promotion measures of the Company and its partners, and providing information relating to such programs.
(4) The Company provides government agencies, research institutions, partners, etc. with your name, gender, age, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, and other personal data by sending it to them by electromagnetic or other means to the extent necessary for the monitoring, prevention, analysis of, and countermeasures against, fraudulent activities, and in order to maintain a safe and secure usage environment for customers.
(5) The Company provides customers’ personal data by sending it by electromagnetic or other means with the consent of the customer or to the extent permitted by law.
4. Outsourcing of customers’ personal information
The Company may outsource all or part of the business of handling customers’ personal information to third parties for the purpose of packing and shipping products, for the Purposes of Use described in Section 1 above, or for the Company’s business operations. In such a case, the Company will select any subcontractors in accordance with Company standards and entrust personal information only after a confidentiality agreement with the subcontractor is concluded..
5. Joint use of personal information
(1) Items of personal information
Personal information such as name, gender, age, address, telephone number, e-mail address, ID and other identifying information (including Cookies, etc.), purchase history, location information, browsing and other activity history
(2) Scope of joint users
JTB Group companies
(3) Purposes of use
The information will be jointly used within the scope of the Purposes of Use described in Section 1 above.
(4) Party responsible under Japanese law for the management of joint use
Fun Japan Communications, Ltd.
6. Transfer of personal information to third parties in foreign countries/regions
(1) The Company may transfer personal information to service providers or other third parties in foreign countries/regions for the purpose of providing products, services, campaigns, etc. of companies that have made requests to the Company after informing the customer of the country/region in which the customer’s personal information will be provided. In such cases, the following apply.
・Country/region to which information is transferred
Customers will be informed verbally, via posting on the Company’s website, by e-mail, etc.
・Systems for the protection of personal information in foreign countries/regions and measures for personal information taken by third partiesInformation on systems for the protection of personal information in certain countries/regions is available on the Personal Information Protection Commission website. Please see the page on the website entitled “Survey on Systems for Protecting Personal Information in Foreign Countries”. (Reference: https://www.ppc.go.jp/personalinfo/legal/kaiseihogohou/)
(2) The Company may transfer personal information to subcontractors, etc. located outside of Japan after taking measures such as entering into a contract with the subcontractor, etc. that requires it to take appropriate measures for the protection of personal information.
7. Protection of personal information
The Company takes appropriate and reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to ensure that personal information is properly managed and to prevent its leakage, loss, or damage.
The collection, use, and provision of personal information are managed and protected strictly within the scope of legitimate services under the supervision of an information security manager appointed in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the operating company, the Company. The specific safeguards are as follows.
A. A Privacy Policy has been established to ensure the proper handling of personal information in compliance with laws and regulations.
B. Based on these guidelines, these and other regulations regarding the acquisition, use, provision, disposal, etc. of personal information have been established.
C. The Company has established a personal information handling manager position, designates a person in charge of handling personal information in each department, and maintains a system for reporting to the personal information handling manager in the event that a fact or risk of violation of laws, regulations, or rules is detected.
D. Periodic self-inspections are conducted on the status of personal data handling, and audits are conducted by the Company’s Auditing Department.
E. In cases when the Company outsources operations that include the handling of personal information, the Company stipulates in the contract, etc. matters concerning the handling of personal information.
F. Regular training regarding the handling of personal information is held for employees.
G. Matters concerning the confidentiality of personal information are stated in employment regulations, etc.
H. In addition to managing the entry and exit of employees, measures have been established and implemented with regard to the storage and disposal of documents, electronic media, etc., containing personal information.
I. Measures are taken to prevent theft or loss of equipment, etc., including password settings and remote control measures.
J. Access controls have been enacted to limit the scope of databases and other information handled by employees.
K. Mechanisms have been implemented to protect the system from unauthorized external access and unauthorized software.
L. A portion of data containing personal information is stored, etc. overseas after confirming an overview of the personal information protection legislation in the relevant country/region and taking measures such as concluding an agreement on the handling of personal information with the subcontractor.
8. Notification of Purposes of Use, disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, erasure, and suspension of provision to third parties of personal information
A. Confirmation, notification of Purposes of Use, disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, and suspension of provision to third parties of one’s personal data can be requested by clicking the “Contact Us” link on this website.
B. Procedures for deletion or erasure of retained personal data may be invalid or incomplete due to the nature of the retained personal data. In such cases, the Company will stop the usage of the service or stop the provision to its subcontractors of the personal information of the person concerned upon request.
C. FUN! JAPAN may maintain backup data in case of data loss due to computer failure or other force majeure or human error. Due to the nature of the data, customers are not able to conduct any procedures to verify backup data.
9. Personal information of minors
FUN! JAPAN takes the same careful safeguards with respect to information about minors as it does with respect to information about adults.
However, FUN! JAPAN may require the consent of a parent or guardian when a minor uses FUN! JAPAN’s services.
10. Inquiries regarding personal information
To make inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please see the help page.
11. Security of this site
FUN! JAPAN’s services use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology when personally identifiable and sensitive information is being entered as a security measure and to protect the information from interception, interference, and tampering.
12. Change policy
The Company reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this Policy to comply with the Acts and applicable laws and regulations, and for other purposes as reasonably deemed necessary. Any such changes will be posted on this website to the extent possible. Please refer to these terms and conditions periodically and/or when logging on to this website. If you use any of the services on this website after such changes have taken effect, you are deemed to have read and accepted the changes. If you do not agree to the changed terms, you may not be able to log in to your account on this website, which may affect the Company’s ability to meet your needs and perform services for you.
13. Governing law and court of jurisdiction
This Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. In addition, the customer shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Japan.
Fun Japan Communications, Ltd.
NBF Shinagawa Tower 5F, 2-16-5 Konan, Minato City, Tokyo 108-0075, JAPAN
Hiroyo Yamauchi, President & Representative Director
