Vme! Terms of Use

The Vme! Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as "these Terms") apply to all aspects of the use of this service between our company and the users of this service (hereinafter referred to as "registered users"). These Terms establish the conditions under which our company provides the service and the rights and obligations between our company and users. When using this service, it is necessary to read the entire text of these Terms and agree to these Terms. Furthermore, by using this service, you are deemed to have read and agreed to the entire text of these Terms at that time.

Article 1 (Application)

  1. These Terms aim to define the conditions of provision of the service and the rights and obligations relationship between our company and the registered users in relation to the use of the service and shall apply to all relationships between the registered users and our company regarding the use of the service.
  2. All rules regarding the use of the service posted on our company's website constitute a part of these Terms.
  3. In the event of any discrepancy between the contents of these Terms and the rules or other explanations of the service outside of these Terms, the provisions of these Terms shall take precedence.

Article 2 (Definitions)

In these Terms, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

  1. "Service Use Agreement" refers to the usage agreement for this service concluded between our company and the registered user, with these Terms as the contractual conditions.
  2. "Intellectual Property Rights" refers to copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights (including the rights to acquire these rights or to apply for registration of these rights).
  3. "Contents within this Service" refers to the contents (including, but not limited to, the action of uploading NFT data, text, images, videos, and other data) posted or transmitted by our company or registered users in using this service.
  4. "Our Company" refers to HIGHBALL PTE. LTD.
  5. "Our Company Website" refers to all websites containing the domain "vme.vhigh.tokyo", including the website operated by our company (if the domain or content of our company's website changes for any reason, it includes the website after such change).
  6. "Registered User" refers to an individual or corporation that has registered as a user of this service based on Article 3 (Registration), including those intending to register prior to registration.
  7. "This Service" refers to the service provided by our company under the name "Vme" (if the name or content of the service changes for any reason, it includes the service after such change).
  8. "Usage Fees" refers to the money incurred by using this service, regardless of its denomination.

Article 3 (Registration)

  1. Those who wish to use this service (hereinafter referred to as "Registration Applicants") can apply for registration to use this service by agreeing to comply with these Terms and providing certain information (hereinafter referred to as "Registration Items") to our company in the manner prescribed by our company.
  2. Our company will decide whether to approve the registration of the Registration Applicant who has applied for registration based on the preceding paragraph according to our company's criteria, and if our company approves the registration, we will notify the Registration Applicant. The registration of the Registration Applicant as a registered user is completed when our company makes the notification under this paragraph. However, registration is approved on the condition that the user complies with the terms of service and other rules presented by Google, including those listed in the "chrome web store".
  3. At the time of completion of the registration defined in the preceding paragraph, a Service Use Agreement is established between the registered user and our company, and the registered user can use this service in accordance with these Terms.
  4. Our company may refuse registration and re-registration if the Registration Applicant falls under any of the following reasons, and we are not obligated to disclose the reasons for such refusal:
    1. If there is any false information, errors, or omissions in the whole or part of the Registration Items provided to our company.
    2. If the person is a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship, or person under assistance and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative, guardian, curator, or assistant.
    3. If our company determines that the person is associated with anti-social forces (meaning organized crime groups, members of such groups, right-wing organizations, anti-social forces, or other equivalent persons, hereinafter the same) or is involved in the maintenance, operation, or management of anti-social forces through financial support or other means.
    4. If our company determines that the person has violated a contract with our company in the past or is a related party of such a person.
    5. If the person has been subject to the measures prescribed in Article 10.
    6. If our company determines that the registration is not appropriate for other reasons.

Article 4 (Changes in Registration Items)

Registered users shall promptly notify our company of any changes to the Registration Items at the time of registration using the method prescribed by our company.

Article 5 (Management of Password and User ID)

  1. Registered users shall appropriately manage and store the password and user ID related to this service under their own responsibility and shall not allow third parties to use, or lend, transfer, change the name, sell, or otherwise dispose of them.
  2. Registered users are responsible for any damages arising from inadequate management, misuse, or use by third parties of the password or user ID.

Article 6 (Fees and Payment Methods)

  1. Registered users shall pay the service fees separately determined and displayed on our company's website as consideration for using this service, using the payment method designated by our company. There are paid contents in this service, and in addition to the purchase price of paid contents and the monthly membership fees for paid membership services, separate communication fees will be incurred.
  2. If a registered user delays the payment of service fees, the registered user shall pay to our company a late damage fee at an annual rate of 14.6%.
  3. Registered users shall acknowledge in advance that paid contents and paid membership services may change or be discontinued due to operational or other reasons.
  4. Our company shall not refund any fees paid, including the purchase price of paid contents and monthly membership fees for paid membership services, for any reason. However, this does not apply if there is a legal obligation for the operating company to make refunds.
  5. Among the paid contents, the virtual currency contents (points) displayed as a prepaid payment method on the page titled "Display based on the Funds Settlement Law" are treated as a prepaid payment method under the Funds Settlement Law. Other virtual item contents purchased using the said prepaid payment method are deemed to have provided the products/services upon acquisition and are not considered prepaid payment methods.

Article 7 (Prohibited Activities)

Registered users shall not engage in, nor shall our company determine that they engage in, any of the following acts in using this service: (1) Acts that violate these Terms, other terms applicable to this service set by our company, applicable laws in the region of use, various regulations set by the chrome web store, or acts related to criminal activities. (2) Acts of fraud

or threats against our company, other users of this service, or other third parties. (3) Acts that violate public order and morals. (4) Acts that infringe on the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, reputation, or other rights or interests of our company, other users of this service, or other third parties. (5) Transmitting to our company or other users of this service information that falls under or is determined by our company to fall under the following:

Article 8 (Suspension of This Service, etc.)

Our company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of this service without prior notice to registered users in the event of any of the following: (1) When emergency inspection or maintenance of the computer system related to this service is performed. (2) When the operation of this service becomes impossible due to computer, communication line, or other failures, misoperation, excessive concentration of access, unauthorized access, hacking, etc. (3) When the operation of this service becomes impossible due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning, fires, storms, floods, power outages, natural disasters, or other changes in circumstances. (4) When our company determines that suspension or interruption is necessary for other reasons.

Article 9 (Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership)

  1. All intellectual property rights related to our company's website and this service belong to our company or those who have granted a license to our company, and the license to use this service based on these Terms does not imply a license to use the intellectual property rights of our company or those who have granted a license to our company related to our company's website or this service.
  2. Copyrights related to this service and all other intellectual property rights related to images, text, information, etc., provided or obtained from this service belong entirely to the operating company or third parties who have granted rights related to the use of this service to the operating company, and users shall not reproduce, transfer, lend, translate, modify, reprint, publicly transmit (including making transmission possible), transmit, distribute, publish, use for business purposes, etc., without obtaining permission from the operating company. Users can use this service within the conditions and scope defined by these Terms and the service, and the use of this service by registered users according to these Terms does not imply any transfer of rights, etc., to users.
  3. Registered users agree not to exercise the moral rights of authors against our company and those who have inherited rights from or have been granted rights by our company.

Article 10 (Cancellation of Registration, etc.)

  1. If a registered user falls under any of the following reasons, our company may delete or hide content within this service, temporarily suspend the use of this service for the registered user, or cancel the registration of the registered user as a registered user without prior notice or demand: (1) If there is a violation of any provision of these Terms. (2) If it is found that there is a falsehood in the registration items. (3) If there is a suspension of payment or insolvency, or if there is a petition for the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, civil rehabilitation proceedings, company rehabilitation proceedings, special liquidation, or similar proceedings. (4) If there is no use of this service for more than one month. (5) If there is no response for more than 15 days to inquiries or other communications requesting a response from our company. (6) If the case falls under any of the items of paragraph 4 of Article 3. (7) If our company determines that the continuation of the use of this service or registration as a registered user is not appropriate for other reasons.
  2. If the registered user falls under any of the reasons in the preceding items, the registered user shall automatically lose the benefits of the term for all debts owed to our company and shall immediately pay all debts to our company.

Article 11 (Withdrawal)

  1. Registered users can withdraw from this service and cancel their registration as a registered user by completing the procedures prescribed by our company.
  2. At the time of withdrawal, if the registered user has any debts to our company, the registered user shall automatically lose the benefits of the term for all debts owed to our company and shall immediately pay all debts to our company.
  3. The handling of user information after withdrawal shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 15.

Article 12 (Changes and Termination of the Contents of This Service)

  1. Our company can change the contents of this service or terminate the provision of this service at our company's convenience.
  2. If our company terminates the provision of this service, we shall notify registered users in advance.

Article 13 (Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability)

  1. Our company makes no warranty, whether express or implied, that the Service will meet the specific objectives of Registered Users, possess the expected functions, commercial value, accuracy, usefulness, that the use of the Service by Registered Users will comply with applicable laws or internal regulations of industry organizations, that the Service will be available continuously, or that the Service will be free of defects.
  2. Our company shall not be liable for damages incurred by Registered Users in connection with the Service beyond the amount paid by the Registered User to our company in the past 12 months, and shall not be liable for incidental, indirect, special, future damages, or lost profits.
  3. Any transactions, communications, disputes, etc., arising between Registered Users and other Registered Users or third parties in connection with the Service or our company's website shall be resolved by the Registered Users at their own responsibility.
  4. When Registered Users use external services linked with the Service, they shall comply with the terms of use and other rules of each external service. Our company shall not be responsible for any disputes arising from the use of such external services by Registered Users.

Article 14 (Confidentiality)

Registered Users shall keep confidential any non-public information disclosed by our company to the Registered Users in connection with the Service, except where there is prior written consent from our company.

Article 15 (Handling of User Information)

  1. The handling of Registered Users' information by our company shall be in accordance with our Privacy Policy (http://.......), and Registered Users agree that our company will handle their information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  2. Our company may use and disclose the information and data provided by Registered Users in a form that does not identify individuals as statistical information at our discretion, and Registered Users shall not object to this.

Article 16 (Amendment of These Terms)

Our company may amend these Terms as deemed necessary. When these Terms are amended, our company shall notify the Registered Users of the enforcement date and content of the amended Terms through posting on our company's website or by other appropriate means or notify the Registered Users. However, in the case of changes that require the consent of Registered Users under the law, our company shall obtain the consent of Registered Users in the manner prescribed by our company.

Article 17 (Contact/Notification)

  1. Inquiries about the Service and other communications or notifications from Registered Users to our company, and notifications about changes to these Terms and other communications or notifications from our company to Registered Users shall be made in the manner prescribed by our company.
  2. When our company communicates or notifies the Registered Users at the email address or other contact information included in the registration details, the Registered Users are deemed to have received such communication or notification.

Article 18 (Assignment of Position under the Service Use Contract, etc.)

  1. Without the prior written consent of our company, Registered Users may not assign, transfer, set security interests on, or otherwise dispose of their position under the service contract or rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party.
  2. In the event that our company transfers the business related to the Service to another company, our company may transfer the position under the service contract, rights and obligations under these Terms, registration details of Registered Users, and other customer information to the transferee of such business transfer, and Registered Users hereby agree in advance to such transfer in this paragraph. This paragraph includes not only normal business transfers but also any case where the business is transferred, such as company splits.

Article 19 (Severability)

Even if any provision or part of these Terms is judged to be invalid or unenforceable by the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of the provision judged to be invalid or unenforceable shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Article 20 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  1. These Terms and the service use contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
  2. Any and all disputes arising out of or related to these Terms or the service use contract shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.

[Enacted on September 8, 2023]

[Revised on January 24, 2024]