Membership agreement

This membership agreement (including regulations annexed to this membership agreement) stipulates the terms of use for the service (henceforth: this service) provided by the Japanese-Finnish Dictionary of the Japan-Finland Society (henceforth: the Society.) This membership agreement is applicable to all users of this service (henceforth: members) and members are not allowed to make use of this service without agreeing to the content of this membership agreement.

Article 1. (Member registration, editing, deleting, unsubscribing)
1. Upon registering as members in accordance with the predetermined procedure, members can make use of this service after the Society approves their membership registration.
2. Members must truthfully enter the required information such as name, phone number, and email address. Member registration may be denied in the following cases and member registrations may be annulled even after they have been approved.
(1) In the case of falsehoods, mistakes, or omissions upon registering as a member.
(2) If the person has violated this membership agreement in the past.
(3) In case of receipt of suspension measures for this service or receipt of a member registration cancellation.
(4) If the person joining is unable to perform legal acts alone and has not received the consent of a guardian.
(5) Furthermore, in cases in which the Society deems that would be inappropriate to offer this service.

3. Members shall notify the society promptly of any changes of email address of other items that have been registered.
4. When upon registering as a member, registration items are left blank or if no notification of changes to registered items is given, access to this service or other services offered by the Society may be denied. Even should a member suffer damages because of this, the Society will deny any responsibility.
5. If members wish to unsubscribe, they are required to do so through in accordance with the predetermined procedure. Should notice of an unsubscription not reach the Society, it will assume that registration as a member will continue.

Article 2. (Using this service)
1. Use of this service is for personal use by members for searching for and browsing information.
2. Members shall not (1) copy, (2) edit, or (3) transfer it to a third party, whether free-of-charge or not.
3. Members may not use the service for anything other than what is specified in the membership agreement.

Article 3. (Membership fees)
1. Members shall pay the membership fees for this service which are determined separately and payment will be made by methods determined separately by the Society.
2. The society does not charge for membership per day.
3. The Society will not refund any membership fees that have been paid, except in cases where the service has been canceled in accordance with Article 8., Paragraph 3.
4. If members delay paying their membership fees, the Society will take measures to temporarily suspend this service for those members and if no payment is made, the member registration will be deleted immediately.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, members are exempt from paying membership fees during their free period.

Article 4. (Management and use of email addresses and passwords)
1. Members will not be held responsible for the management and use of email addresses and passwords.
2. Only members can use their email addresses and passwords. Members are not allowed to use them for third parties transfer or otherwise make them available to third parties.
3. Members who forget their passwords must reset them promptly.
4. Even should members suffer damages due to forgotten passwords, misuse, improper management, unauthorized usage by third parties, the Society will deny any responsibility.

Article 5. (Devices, etc.)
Members will prepare and set up communication devices, software, communication lines and other devices and telecommunication services that are required for using this service at their own responsibility and expense.

Article 6. (Prohibitions)
1. When using this service, members may not engage in any of the following acts.

(1) Any act where the contents of this service are used for secondary purposes, such as transfer to third parties or the creation of databases with other purposes than personal use.
(2) Using this service through means other than the interface that has been provided by the Society to members for using this service.
(3) Using the content of this service for illegal or commercial purposes.
(4) Allowing third parties to use the content of this service.
(5) Decompiling, disassembling this service, or disassembling or reverse engineering the source code or protocol in any way.
(6) Selling copies, distributing, using it of the content of this service, repurposing as books and other services, modifying, or publishing under the name of another person, etc. of this content, and any acts which infringe or may infringe on intellectual property rights such as copyrights and trademarks of the Society or our licensors and other third parties.
(7) Accessing this service by using a program that gives instructions to a computer.
(8) Downloading large quantities of content in a short amount of time from this service.
(9) Acts of impersonation, etc. such as unauthorized use of member IDs or passwords or collaborating with them.
(10) Unauthorized access, fraud, or any other criminal acts.
(11) Any actions which may interfere with the operation of this service, such as sending computer viruses, etc., sending spam email, hacking, large scale accessing, or falsifying information.
(12) In addition to the above, any acts that break laws or the regulations of this membership agreement.
(13) Furthermore, any acts the Society deems inappropriate.

2. Members shall bear full responsibility for the actions specified in the preceding paragraphs.
3. If there is a credible reason for the Society to deem that a member has conducted the act specified in paragraph 1, it may take any necessary measures such as suspending the service with or without warning to the member.
4. In case of the preceding paragraph, the Society may delete the member registration without advance notice to the member. However, if the violation is serious and significant harm may be done to the Society, it may delete the membership registration without advance notice.

Article 7. (Guarantee of service)
1. The Society does not guarantee the accuracy, updating, usefulness, suitability, reliability, etc. of this service, regardless of whether it is due to errors in the original data or input mistakes.
2. The data provided by this service may not be displayed correctly on some communication devices, software, communication lines, and other devices, but the Society will deny any responsibility for this.
3. The Society will deny any responsibility for any damage caused by the usage of this service by members or their inability to use it.

Article 8. (Changes, suspension, and termination of this service)
1. The Society may add to, change, or suspend the content of this service at any time without prior notice to the members.
2. The Society may temporarily suspend offering the service without prior notice to members because of system maintenance, unforeseen circumstances, and other reasons.
3. The Society may terminate this service after having announced it on the service three months in advance. However, if members have paid fees after the termination of this service, the Society shall be reimbursed promptly. If it has become necessary to make a refund, the Society will contact the members by email, but if it is not possible to reach, then by their registered email addresses or when the members do not respond to the Society, etc., if a refund cannot be made due to reasons not attributable to the Society, the Society's obligation to make a refund will be expunged one year after the date of the termination of this service. However, with regard to members who have registered as members from the websites of other companies that as affiliated with the Society, it will be in accordance with the regulations of that website.
4. The Society will deny any responsibility for any damage caused to members due to changes to, or through the suspension, or termination of this service.

Article 9. (Personal information)
1. The Society will not use personal information, including the communication history of members for purposes other than providing this service nor disclose or provide it to third parties except in the following situations.

(1) When sending email or postal mail to promote the activities of the Society, for surveys, and for services related to this service.
(2) When disclosing or providing information in ways that do not identify the individuals concerned.
(3) When disclosure or provision is required based on laws and other public institutions are required or when disclosure or provision is accepted by law.
(4) When it is necessary to pay membership fees for this service.
(5) When it is necessary to resolve with the individuals concerned.
(6) When prior consent has been obtained from the individuals concerned.
(7) Then this service is transferred to a third party who continues the same service.

2. In the situation of (1) in the previous paragraphs, members are able to suspend the sending of emails, etc. by requestion this from the Society.
3. If the Society is contacted by members who request to query their personal information or request for it to be modified, it will respond as promptly as is possible.

Article 10. (Changes to this membership agreement)
1. The Society makes changes to this membership agreement and the membership fees set separately without notice to its members.
2. Unless otherwise specified by the Society, the changes mentioned in the previous paragraph will take effect from the moment they are posted on the website that provides this service, after which the changed membership agreement will be applicable.
3. Members will be deemed to have accepted the changed membership agreement if they use this service after changes to the membership agreement have taken effect.

Article 11. (Miscellaneous)
1. The copyright and all other intellectual property rights of this service and the content provided by it are property of the Society and its licensors.
2. Members may not transfer any rights or obligations or contractual status under this membership agreement to third parties without the prior written consent of the Society.
3. As a disclaimer based on this membership agreement, in the event of damage to members due to the Society's intent or negligence, the Society will be liable for compensation. However, the range of damage compensation is limited to three months of the member's membership fee.
4. Notifications to members will be made through the sending of email to their registered email addresses. Should notification not arrive due to reasons that can not be attributed to the responsibility of the Society, such as incomplete registrations or failure of members to make changes to their registrations, the Society will consider the notifications to have been received.
5. The establishment, validity, and interpretation of this membership agreement will be applicable under Japanese law.
6. Any disputes concerning this membership agreement shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court.

Supplementary provisions
This membership agreement will come into effect on 1.December 2019.