Terms of Use of “LiCOS: A Game of Werewolves”

These "Terms of Use of LiCOS: A Game of Werewolves” (hereinafter referred to as “These Terms”) stipulate the terms and conditions regarding the use of the browser game of “LiCOS: A Game of Werewolves” (hereinafter referred to as “the Service”).

These Terms shall apply to any relationship between the person who uses the Service (hereinafter referred to as "User") and the "Executive Secretariat of LiCOS: A Game of Werewolves " (hereinafter referred to as "the Secretariat") that operates the Service.

Chapter 1. General Rules

Article 1. (Agreement to These Terms, Range of Application)

  1. Users shall acknowledge and agree with all articles of These Terms at the time of using the Service. Also, Users shall comply with These Terms.
  2. Any guidelines, cautions, terms, FAQ, important notices sent by Email, policies, etc. (including Privacy Policy, and hereinafter referred to as “Guidelines”) that the Secretariat provides for the Service should complement and constitute a part of These Terms.
  3. If Users are minors, they shall use the Service with consent from their parents or legal representative (hereinafter referred to as “parents, etc.”). When the Users who are minors have begun to use the Service, the Secretariat deems that they have already obtained consent from their parents, etc.
  4. “Time”, which is both used in These Terms and Guidelines and used for providing the Service, is based upon “AOE (UTC-12)”.

Article 2. (Conditions of Use the Service)

  1. When Users use the Service, they shall register an account with the Service and use the account.
  2. Users shall take self-responsibility for their actions related to using the Service.
  3. Users are able to use the Service for either or both of the following purposes:
    1. The case where Users play a game of the Service by operating a browser, etc. (hereinafter, “the User who plays the game by operating the browser” is referred to as “Human Player”): in the range of the purpose of personal use;
    2. The case where Users play a game of the Service by using any program, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “Robot”) that they own or have developed (hereinafter "the User who plays the game by using Robot" is referred to as “Robot Player”): for the purpose of research, education, and/or development of Robot (including for-profit development, but development for inappropriate purposes is naturally excluded).
  4. Users shall use the Service by controlling and/or operating PCs, tablets, smartphones, applications, etc., that have the environment that the Secretariat recommends (hereinafter “environment that the Secretariat recommends” is referred to as “Recommended Environment”). In the case where Users use the Service under environment other than the Recommended Environment, the Secretariat assumes no liability for any damage which arises from their improper use of the Service.
  5. Users shall acknowledge and agree that packet communication fees, etc. may accrue to use the Service. In addition, Users shall pay all of the packet communication fees, etc.
  6. When Users send messages or register profile images, etc. through the Service, they shall assume all responsibility for the content that they have posted.
  7. When Users post or send messages, etc. through the Service, they shall try not to make other Users feel uncomfortable.
  8. The Secretariat is able to browse, record and investigate messages between Users for the purpose of monitoring the Service. In addition, in the case where the Secretariat receives request of disclosure of messages, etc. for the purpose of resolving disputes, etc. from investigation agencies, courts, lawyers, etc., the Secretariat is able to disclose the messages without prior consent of the parties concerned.

Article 3. (Registration, Deletion, etc. of Avatar)

  1. When Users complete account registration (defined in Article 5) to the Service, the Secretariat gives them an avatar registered as a Human Player.
  2. When Users play the game of the Service, they are able to additionally register multiple avatars.
  3. Regarding the additional registered avatars, Users shall choose whether to play as a Human Player or to make a Robot play the game as a Robot Player.
  4. Users are able to delete some or all of their avatars freely.
  5. Additional registration and deletion of avatars shall be made according to the methods specified by the Secretariat.

Chapter 2. Prohibition

Article 4. (Prohibition)

  1. Users must not do any action of the following in using the Service:
    1. To make a Robot play the game with the avatar that is registered as Human Player;
    2. To do acts that violate section 8-5 with an avatar registered as a Robot Player;
    3. To illegally access the server that the Secretariat uses for providing the Service, or to intentionally send or receive a vast amount of data for the purpose of burdening the server;
    4. To do acts that cause trouble or damage to the Secretariat, other Users, or third parties, such as cracking, etc.;
    5. To infringe copyright, trademark right or other rights (including intellectual property rights) of the Secretariat;
    6. To slander or discriminate the Secretariat, other Users, or third parties;
    7. To injure or harm the reputation or credit of the Secretariat, other Users, or third parties;
    8. To do acts that may promote criminal or illegal behavior;
    9. To violate the laws of Japan or to commit offenses against public order and morals;
    10. To make a third party use the Service, or to transfer their rights relevant to the Service to a third party;
    11. To use the Service beyond the scope of purpose stated in section 2-4;
    12. To do any act that the Secretariat judges unsuitable.
  2. When Users send messages through the Service or set their profile images, they must not send messages or set images that fall under the following (hereinafter referred to as “prohibited messages, etc.”). In the case where the Secretariat finds prohibited messages, etc., the Secretariat is able to delete all or part of the prohibited messages, etc. without any notice to the Users who have sent the prohibited messages, etc.
    1. Messages, etc. that contain expressions that may fall under the previous section (except the case where they make false remarks about a) and b) of the previous section);
    2. Messages, etc. that contain sexual description and violent expression, etc. (except specific expressions required for game progress);
    3. Messages, etc. that the public may feel uncomfortable with;
    4. Messages, etc. that exceed the file size or are not a designated file format that the Secretariat specifies;
    5. Messages, etc. that contain personal information and any other information capable of identifying the Users individual (including false information);
    6. Messages, etc. that contain malware or other illegal programs;
    7. Messages, etc. that deviate from the purpose of the Service;
    8. Messages, etc. that contain links to other external websites.

Chapter 3. Account

Article 5. (Account)

  1. Users who hope to use the Service shall register their accounts according to the methods specified by the Secretariat.
  2. The Secretariat is able to reject the account registrations of Users who fall under the following circumstances.:
    1. In the case where they are a minor, and where the fact that they applied to register their account without parental approval is revealed;
    2. In the case where they have been penalized by the Secretariat before;
    3. In the case where the fact that they either belong to, relate to, or have provided funding to antisocial organizations (such as gang group, crime organization, etc.) is revealed;
    4. In the case where the Secretariat judges them to be unsuitable as Users.
  3. Users shall carefully manage their login ID and password for using the Service (hereinafter, "login ID and password for logging into the Service" are referred to as "Login Credentials").
  4. In the case where the Login Credentials entered while using the Service coincide with the Login Credentials previously registered, the Secretariat deems such use to be by the Users who maintain the accounts.
  5. Users shall pay all damages, costs and expenses caused by inaccurate maintaining of, error or omission in using their Login Credentials.
  6. In the case where the need to change or modify all or part of Login Credentials of Users arises for any reason, they shall apply to reissue their accounts by method that the Secretariat specifies.
  7. Validity period of the Service is unlimited unless either the Secretariat or Users makes any request. However, the Secretariat is able to delete accounts of Users who have not logged into the Service for the period the Secretariat specifies.
  8. Users who hope to withdraw from the Service shall apply to withdraw by method that the Secretariat specifies. The Users’ accounts will be deleted at the time of completion of the withdrawal procedure.

Article 6. (Penalties)

  1. In the case where Users fall under the following, the Secretariat is able to restrict their access to the Service, suspend their accounts, and/or forcibly delete their accounts without any notice.
    1. When they do any acts in contravention of Article 4;
    2. When the Secretariat judges that they merit penalty because of frequent complaints about them from other Users;
    3. When they intentionally violate these Terms and Guidelines, or when they do malicious violations;
    4. When they disobey any instructions related to important things about usage of the Services by the Secretariat;
    5. When the Secretariat deems them to be unsuitable as Users.
  2. In the case where the Secretariat penalizes Users based upon the previous section, the Secretariat assumes no liability related to the penalizing of the Users.

Article 7. (Measures at the Time of Deletion of Accounts)

  1. When Users’ accounts are deleted for any reason, they shall lose all the rights to use the Service at the time of completion of deletion of their accounts.
  2. When Users’ accounts are deleted for any reason, the Secretariat is able to delete all or part of information and data both related to the Users and stored on cloud of the Service at the time of deletion of their accounts. In addition, all avatars registered by the Users also will be deleted with the deletion of their accounts.

Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Provisions

Article 8. (Special Contract for Robot Players)

  1. When Users register an avatar as a Robot Player, they shall provide accurate information about whether the robot used with the avatar is fully automatic or semiautomatic (whether it requires user operation or not).
  2. Users who have registered avatars as Robot Players shall give version information appropriately to their robots according to the “versioning guidelines” the Secretariat separately specifies.
  3. When Users register avatars as Robot Players, the secretariat issues an access token for each avatar. Users shall add the issued access token to the robot that they will register, and use the robot with the avatar related to the access token.
  4. When Users who have registered avatars as Robot Players change or update their robots, they shall register new avatars through the procedures from section 8-1 to 8-3 separately, and shall use the changed or updated robots at the new avatars. In addition, when Users update registered robots, they shall delete the access tokens that have already attached to the robots.
  5. Users who have registered avatars as Robot Players must not do any acts of the following:
    1. To make false declarations about section 8-1 and 8-2, or to play with robots or operating methods different from those that they declared;
    2. To attach issued access tokens to robots different from those that they used for registration;
    3. To make robots perform actions that fall under the prohibited items of Article 4;
    4. To use the Service to develop robots for inappropriate purposes.

Article 9. (Exclusion of Liability)

  1. The Service shall be offered on an as-is basis. The Secretariat does not give any guarantee to Users about anything of the following:
    1. The Service meets Users’ requirements and utilization purpose;
    2. Contents of the Service are correct and trustable;
    3. Connection via the Service will not be interrupted for any reason;
    4. Information sent or received through the Service is either stored in predetermined devices, normally sent and received, or displayed on the screen correctly;
    5. The Service operates normally with all computers, smartphones, browsers, etc.;
    6. All information relevant to the Service is displayed correctly on all computers, smartphones, browsers, etc.;

Article 10. (Copyright, Intellectual Property Right)

  1. Copyright, trademark right, and other intellectual property right that relates to the Service (except the “User Posted Contents” stated in Article 11) shall belong to the Secretariat or other right holder of the intellectual property right.
  2. Only when Users use the Service within the scope of purpose stated in section 2-4, the Secretariat licenses them to use it.

Article 11. (Utilization of Messages Sent / Received by Users and Statistical Data)

  1. Among the contents of the Service, the copyright of the contents posted by Users, such as messages sent by them and their profile images (hereinafter referred to as “User Posted Contents”) belongs to the Users who sent or posted.
  2. The Secretariat is able to freely use User Posted Contents that Users have posted regardless of purpose and method. However, information related to the Users' privacy and all other information capable of identifying the Users individual (hereinafter referred to as "Privacy Information") shall be excluded from User Posted Contents used by Secretariat. Users shall license the Secretariat the non-exclusive right to use their User Posted Contents for free and indefinite time in Japan and overseas. In addition, the right includes reproduction, screening, public transmission, exhibition, distribution, transfer, lending, translation, adaptation, publication, and usage for academic, research, development, or educational use. The purpose for use of User Posted Contents by the Secretariat is mainly as follows, but not limited to:
    1. For posting on the Service;
    2. For creating records and statistical data about game results and progress, and messages sent by Users during that time, etc.;
    3. For creating secondary works (but limited to the case that Privacy Information is excluded).
  3. In the case where the Secretariat secondary-uses User Posted Contents, Users shall not execute the moral right of author about their User Posted Contents.
  4. When Users submit their User Posted Contents via the Service, the Secretariat deems that they have already acknowledged and agreed with the provisions of section 11-2 and 11-3.
  5. The Secretariat is able to freely use the recorded data and statistical data created in section 11-1 (b) only both 1) in a format capable of easily referring to the Users' privacy information and 2) for the following purposes. This usage of the recorded data and statistical data include sub-licensing to any third party for profit. However, even in this case, User Posted Contents shall be used only as part of the remarks made in the course of progress, and not used by themselves:
    1. For research, exploration, analysis, education, etc.;
    2. For support of development of programs, etc.;
    3. For development of service, and for improvement of quality of service, etc.;
    4. For marketing, advertising, publicity, public relations, PR activities, branding, etc. of services, etc.;
  6. The third party in the previous section includes the following persons, but not limited to:
    1. Research and educational institutions including National Institute of Informatics, Yokohama National University, Shizuoka University, Carnegie Mellon University;
    2. Researchers and educators in information engineering, computer science and other academic fields;
    3. Business operators and programmers who develop programs and artificial intelligence;
    4. Cloud storage providers;
    5. Marketing partners, providers of marketing platform, etc.;
    6. Advertising agencies, PR companies, etc.;
    7. Branding design companies, etc.;
    8. Business operators that analyze data, etc.;
    9. Graphic designers, video production companies, etc.;
    10. Translator, translation companies, etc.;
    11. Lawyers, accountants, consultants, etc.

Article 12. (Methods of Notice)

  1. Method of notification from the Secretariat to Users shall be by displaying on page of "Notification", by sending e-mails, or by any other method that the Secretariat considers as being adequate.
  2. Notices displayed on "Notification" page shall be considered concluded at the time of completion of displaying on "Notification" page.
  3. Notices sent by e-mail shall be considered concluded at the time of completion of sending the e-mail to the address specified as Login Credentials by Users.
  4. In the case where Users change the settings of programs related to the e-mail address that they specified to block spam mails, they shall change the setting to permit reception of e-mails from the Secretariat.
  5. Unless otherwise claimed, the Secretariat shall deem that the Users have agreed to the notice without any dissent on the day it was made.

Article 13. (Treatment of Privacy Information)

  1. In providing the Service, the Secretariat collects information and data such as IP addresses, access logs, and cookies from Users. These information and data do not include any information capable of identifying the Users individual.
  2. The Secretariat appropriately handles Privacy Information provided from Users when they make inquiries or complaints, and the email address that they have specified as their Login Credentials in accordance with the privacy policy of the Secretariat.

Article 14. (Indemnification for Damage)

  1. In the case either where Users delay or fail to perform obligations of These Terms, or where they disobey instructions from the Secretariat, or where they violate any provisions of These Terms, they shall be held responsible for all damages, costs, and expenses caused by their breach of obligation, etc.
  2. Even when Users suffer damage by using the Service, the Secretariat does not provide any compensation or guarantee for the damage, etc.

Article 15. (Interruption/Termination of the Service)

  1. The Secretariat may temporarily suspend, change, terminate, etc., part or all of the Service at its discretion. In addition, the Service may be interrupted due to the occurrence of force majeure such as natural disasters.
  2. The Secretariat accepts no liability for any damage of Users arising directly or indirectly from the temporary interruption or the termination of the Service.

Article 16. (Jurisdiction/Governing Law)

  1. These Terms and Guidelines, etc. are governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws and regulations of Japan.
  2. In the event of a dispute, etc. relating to these Terms and Guidelines, etc., the Yokohama District Court shall be the exclusive jurisdiction court of the first instance.
  3. Translations of the Japanese version of These Terms shall be provided for Users’ convenience only. If difference or contradiction between the translation versions and the Japanese version exists, the Japanese version of These Terms shall prevail.

Article 17. (Amendment of These Terms)

  1. The Secretariat is able to amend These Terms without any prior notice toward Users.
  2. In the case where the Secretariat amends These Terms, the Secretariat is able to conclude at the time of completion of uploading and displaying on the “Terms of Use” page of the Service.
  3. Users should check These Terms every time they use the Service. In the case where Users use the Service after any amendment of These Terms, the Secretariat shall deem that Users have checked the updated version of These Terms, and that they acknowledge and agree to the amendment of These Terms.

Establishment Date: June 1st, 2019

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