Article1 – Terms and Conditions of Use
Before using the website (https://stiv-portal.hydrosoken.co.jp/ hereinafter referred to as “Website”), please read the following Terms and Conditions of Use(hereinafter referred to as “Terms and Conditions”) carefully.
The Terms and Conditions set forth the terms and conditions of use of the Website and the services provided on the Website (hereinafter referred to as “Service”) by Hydro Technology Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Company”).
The purpose of the Service is to provide information and services related to our product “Hydro-STIV” (including manuals, hereinafter referred to as “Product”) to those who have made a contract with our Product or related services(hereinafter referred to as “Customer”).
Article2 – Application
The Terms and Conditions shall apply to all relationships relating to the use of the Service between the Customer and the Company.
In addition to the Terms and Conditions, the Company may stipulate various provisions such as rules for use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Provisions”). Such Individual Provisions shall form part of the Terms and Conditions, irrespective of their name.
In the event of that the provisions of the Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with the Individual Provisions of the preceding Article, the Individual Provisions shall prevail unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.
Article3 – Management of Customer IDs and Passwords
The Customer shall properly manage the Customer ID and password for the Service at his own risk.
The Customer may not transfer or lend his Customer ID and password to a third party or share the same with a third party outside the scope of the contract with the Company.
All use of the Service by a user ID authenticated by a password shall be deemed to be authorized Customers.
Article4 – Prohibition
1. The following acts are prohibited in using the Service.
(1) Acts in violation of laws, laws and regulations , ordinances, public policy
(2) Acts that infringe copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights included in the Service, such as the contents of the Service
(3) Acts that redistribute the Product obtained through the Service or information posted on the Website without the Company’s authorization
(4) Acts that use information obtained through the Service outside the scope of the contract with the Company
(5) Acts that disrupt or interfere or overload with the functioning of servers or networks of the Company or a third party
(6) Acts that may interfere with the operation of the Company’s Service
(7) Acts of gaining unauthorized access or attempting to gain such access
(8) Acts of using the Service for unauthorized purposes
(9) Acts of collecting or storing personal information etc. about other Customers
(10) Acts of pretending to be another Customer
(11) Acts of providing benefits directly or indirectly to antisocial forces in connection with the Company’s Service
(12) Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate
If any of these activities were discovered, the Company may prohibit the use of the Service without advance notice. The Company shall not be liable to monitor activities above at all times.
2. If the Customer violates the Terms and Conditions(preceding paragraph) or causes damage to the Company, its associated company, or an entrusted party through use of the Service, the Customer shall compensate for such damage.
Article5 – Suspension of Provision of Services, etc.
The Customer whose contract with the Company has ended shall no longer be able to use the content that is for those who have made a contract.
In addition, the Company may change the provision of the Service in whole or in part, and interrupt the browsing, and suspend without prior notice to the Customer if the Company deems that any of the following circumstances exist.
(1) In the event of maintenance and inspection of or updating the cloud service that provides the Service
(2) In the event of failure in the cloud service that provides the Service
(3) In the event that it has become difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure, such as earthquake, lightning, fire, wind or flood damage, power cut, spread of disease, and etc.
(4) In the event that a computer or communication line, etc. is suspended due to an accident
(5) Other events where the Company deems it to be difficult to provide the Service
The Company shall not liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the Customer or any third party as a result of the change, suspension or interruption of the provision of the Service.
Article6 – Restriction on Use and Cancellation of Registration
The Company may, without prior notice, restrict the use of the Service in whole or in part or cancel a registration as Customer if the Customer falls any of the paragraph in Article4.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to the Customer by any act conducted by the Company pursuant to this Article.
Article7 – Withdrawal
The Customer may withdrawal from the Service by sending a notice to the support email address (hydro-stiv-supporte.Mzyb77c@Ckk@e24%@pCkkhydrosoken.co.jp) of the Company. The Company shall take the steps to withdrawal and delete the account of the Customer upon receiving the notice.
Article8 – Immunity
Although the Company will carefully prepare, manage, and update the information published on the Service, the Company does not warrant the Service is free from any actual or legal defects.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to the Customer due to the Service unless the damage is caused by the Company’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Article9 – Prohibition of Assignment of Rights and Obligations
The Customer may not assign or pledge to any third party its status under the use contract or its rights or obligations under the Terms and Conditions without the prior written consent of the Company.
Article10 – Change of Service Content, etc.
The Company may change, add or abolish the contents of the Service upon a notice to the Customer and the Customer shall consent the notice.
Article11 – Amendment of Terms and Conditions of Use
In the following cases, the Company may modify the Terms and Conditions without obtaining individual consent from each Customer.
(1) When the modification in this Terms and Conditions is compatible with the general interest of the Customer.
(2) When the modification of this Terms and Conditions does not violate the contracted purpose of this Service and is reasonable in view of the necessity of change, the appropriateness of the changed Terms and Conditions, and other circumstances related to the change.
As for modification of this Terms and Conditions, the Company shall notify the Customer in advance about the will to modify, the details of the modification and the effective date of the modified Terms and Conditions.
Article12 – Handling of Personal Information
1．Regarding the handling and storage of information received from the Customer, the company will comply with their privacy policy , specific personal information protection policy and information security policy.
2．If the privacy policy in the previous section is changed, the changed one will be applied.
3．It is considered that the Customer has agreed to provide personal information to external systems (Amazon Web Services etc.) that is necessary to provide the Service.
4．In the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not be liable for the leakage of personal information by a third party.
Article13 – Use of Cookies, etc.
The Website acquire information of cookies, IP address, and usage environment sent from the Customer.
This information is used for the purpose of improving the Customer’s usability, such as maintaining login status on the Website.
If the cookies include personal information, it will be handled pursuant to Article12- Handling of Personal Information.
Article14 – Customer Obligations
1. The Customer shall preserve a backup for all text, images, and other data that the Customer posts on the website at his own risk. The server backup does not guarantee the data preservation.
2. All the costs required for using the portal site such as communication expenses, internet connection fees, equipment costs shall be borne by the Customer.
Article15 – Recommended Environment
It is recommended that the Customer use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge as web browser for browsing the Website or using the Service.
Even when the recommended environment is in place, depending on the version or any extensions that the Customer have been added, problems such as content not displaying properly or slow operation may occur.
In addition, it is recommended to browse at a resolution of 1,280×1,024pixels or higher on a PC or other display devices.
Article16 – Governing Law, Jurisdiction
1. The interpretation of the Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
2. In the event of a dispute with respect to this Service, the Osaka District Court shall have the exclusive court of jurisdiction for the first instance.
Date of enactment of this Terms and Conditions
01/06/2022