Terms of Service

The following terms used in these Terms shall have the meanings set forth below.

1. “User” means any individual or entity that uses the Service.
2. “Service” means the AI-powered residence status and permanent residency eligibility assessment service provided on the website “Japan Visa Doctor” operated by the Office.
3. “Assessment Results” means reference information regarding the eligibility for residence status, generated by AI based on information entered by the User in the Service.

1. The Service is a simulation tool utilizing “Gemini”, a generative AI provided by Google, and does not predict or guarantee the outcome of examinations by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.
2. Assessment Results are AI-generated inferences based on information entered by the User and publicly available immigration law-related information, and do not constitute legal advice, opinions rendered as part of administrative scrivener services, or determinations under the Immigration Control Act.
3. The Office makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, usefulness, or fitness for a particular purpose of the Assessment Results.
4. Decisions on granting or denying residence status are made by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan through comprehensive consideration of individual circumstances, and the Assessment Results of the Service may differ from actual examination outcomes.

1. The Service (AI-powered assessment function) is, in principle, available free of charge.
2. If, based on the Assessment Results, a User wishes to engage the Office for specific services such as visa application filing, document preparation, or consulting, a separate service agreement must be entered into with the Office, and the Office's prescribed fees shall apply.

The provisions of each paragraph of this Article are subject to the exceptions set forth in Paragraph 5.

1. The Office shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use or inability to use the Service, including but not limited to denial of residence status applications, loss of application fees, lost profits, emotional distress, and any other direct or indirect damages.
2. The Office shall bear no liability for damages resulting from any residence status application or other actions taken by the User based on the Assessment Results of the Service.
3. In the event of a dispute between a User and a third party arising from the use of the Service, the User shall resolve such dispute at their own expense and responsibility, and the Office shall bear no liability.
4. The Office shall not be liable to Users or third parties for any interruption, suspension, termination, unavailability, or modification of the Service.
5. (Exceptions to Limitation of Liability) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, if the Office has acted with intent or gross negligence, or if the User qualifies as a consumer under the Consumer Contract Act and the Office has been negligent (excluding gross negligence), the Office shall be liable within the scope of ordinary damages directly and actually incurred by the User.

Users shall not engage in any of the following activities when using the Service.

1. Entering false information
2. Accessing the Service using automated tools, bots, scraping tools, or similar means
3. Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or similar acts against the Service's systems
4. Placing an excessive load on the Service's servers or network
5. Interfering with the operation of the Service
6. Infringing the rights of other users or third parties
7. Acts that violate laws or public order and morals
8. Using the Service for commercial purposes (unless separately permitted by the Office)
9. Any other acts deemed inappropriate by the Office

The handling of Users' personal information by the Office shall be governed by the separately established “Privacy Policy.” Users are deemed to have consented to the Office's handling of their information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

1. All intellectual property rights related to the Service, including copyrights and trademarks, belong to the Office or to third parties who hold legitimate rights.
2. Copyrights in the Service's assessment logic, algorithms, prompts, design, text, images, and other content belong to the Office.
3. Users may not reproduce, repost, modify, or create derivative works from the Service's content without prior written consent from the Office.

1. The Office may change the content of the Service or terminate the provision of the Service without prior notice to Users.
2. The Office shall not be liable for any damages incurred by Users as a result of changes to or termination of the Service.

1. Users represent and warrant that they do not currently fall under, and pledge that they will not in the future fall under, any of the following categories: organized crime groups (boryokudan), members of organized crime groups, persons for whom less than five years have passed since ceasing to be members of organized crime groups, associate members of organized crime groups, companies related to organized crime groups, corporate racketeers (sokaiya), groups engaging in criminal activities under the guise of social movements, crime groups specializing in intellectual crimes, or any other persons equivalent to the foregoing (collectively, “Anti-Social Forces”), and that none of the following apply:

   1. (1) Having a relationship in which Anti-Social Forces are recognized as controlling the management
   2. (2) Having a relationship in which Anti-Social Forces are recognized as being substantively involved in the management
   3. (3) Having a relationship recognized as wrongfully utilizing Anti-Social Forces, such as for the purpose of securing illicit profits for oneself, one's company, or a third party, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party
   4. (4) Having a relationship recognized as being involved in providing funds or other benefits to Anti-Social Forces
   5. (5) Officers or persons substantively involved in management having a socially condemned relationship with Anti-Social Forces
2. If it becomes apparent that a User has breached the representations and warranties set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Office may immediately suspend the provision of the Service to such User without any prior notice or demand.

1. The Office may amend these Terms pursuant to Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan when such amendments serve the general interests of Users or when such amendments are reasonable in light of the necessity for the amendments, the appropriateness of the amended content, and other relevant circumstances.
2. When amending these Terms, the Office shall notify Users by posting the amended Terms and their effective date on the Service a reasonable period before the effective date.
3. The amended Terms shall take effect from the effective date set forth in the preceding paragraph.
4. If a User uses the Service after the effective date, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms.

If any provision or part thereof of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any law or regulation, the remaining provisions and the remaining part of the provision held to be partially invalid or unenforceable shall continue in full force and effect.

1. The interpretation and application of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
2. In the event of any dispute between a User and the Office arising in connection with the Service, the Shizuoka District Court shall have exclusive agreed jurisdiction as the court of first instance.

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