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KYOZOU INC. WEB SITE AND SERVICES
THESE TERMS OF USE CONTAIN IMPORTANT LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, ESPECIALLY CLAUSE 7.
PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY.
This Web site ("Site") is made up of various Web pages and databases that are owned and operated
by Kyozou Inc. ("Kyozou Inc.") and includes the provision of certain information (the "Content") and
services, which include, but are not limited to, marketplace management systems, on-line inventory
and retail management systems and product shipping management systems (collectively the
"Services"). References to the Site in these Terms of Use include each site, page and database
included therein, all Content, and all Services, unless the context otherwise requires.
The Terms of Use and policies contained herein (the "Terms of Use") are binding upon an individual
member or a corporate member and its officers, directors, employees, servants and agents
(collectively, the "User"). Reference to "you" or "your" in these Terms of Use includes both the
individual user and the corporation user of Kyozou Inc.'s Site and Service.
Use of the Site is hereby offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of
the terms, conditions, policies and notices contained herein. Your use of the Site constitutes your
agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices. Your use of any particular site, page, Content
or Services included within the Site may also be subject to additional terms outlined, at this time or
from time to time in the future, elsewhere on the Site (the "Additional Terms"). Any Additional Terms
from time to time in effect are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.
If you do not accept these Terms of Use, your registration will not be processed and
you will not be able to use this site.
1. General Provisions
1.1 Acceptance. By completing the registration information and accepting the Terms of Use, as
described in section 1.2 below, and in consideration of Kyozou Inc. allowing you to use the Site
on the terms set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which you acknowledge, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by,
and to comply with, these Terms of Use and any other posted guidelines or rules applicable to
any individual site, page, Content or Service. All such guidelines and rules are hereby incorporated
by reference into the Terms of Use. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the User and Kyozou Inc. with respect to the Site, and it supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written,
between the User and Kyozou Inc. with respect to the Site or any part thereof. A printed version
of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial, arbitral or
administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject
to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained
in printed form.
1.2 Acceptance of Terms. The Terms of Use are effective immediately upon: (a) the electronic
acceptance by the User; (b) the written execution of these Terms of Use by the User; or (c) any
other form of acceptance by the User which would constitute a legally binding agreement pursuant
to the laws of the Province of Ontario (collectively, the "Acceptance of the Terms of Use"). In
addition to the Acceptance of the Terms of Use, the User will be sent a email attaching the Terms of
Use and the fees associated with the use of Kyozou Inc.'s Services, which is in accordance with the
fee schedule attached as Schedule "1" to these Terms of Use ("Fee Schedule"). The User shall:
i) review the Terms of Use and Fee Schedule attached to the email, and ii) reply to the sender of the
email within seven (7) business days indicating the User's acceptance to these Terms of Use and
fees. If Kyozou Inc. does not receive a reply to the email within the time prescribed by this section,
Kyozou Inc., at its sole discretion, may terminate the User's access to the Site and its Services and
bill the User's credit card, automatically debit the User's bank account or immediately receive payment
from the User in a form agreed to between the User and Kyozou Inc., for any incurred, but as of yet,
unbilled services ("Account Termination Charge").
1.3 Modification of Terms. Kyozou Inc. reserves the right in its sole discretion, and without notice,
to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the use of the Site is offered, including,
but not limited to, the Terms of Use herein and the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing these terms and conditions and Additional Terms posted on particular sites or pages
within the Site. Any change in the terms, conditions, and notices will be effective immediately, as of
the date of change. The User shall accept the Additional Terms in accordance with section 1.2 hereof
(Acceptance of the Terms of Use) forthwith upon notice change to terms, conditions and notices.
Your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
1.4 Non-Waiver and Severability. Kyozou Inc.'s failure to exercise any right or provision of these
Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court of competent
jurisdiction holds any provision of these Terms of Use to be invalid, the parties nevertheless
agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the
provision, and agree that the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect.
1.5 Successors and Assigns. Without in any way limiting the prohibition on your resale, assignment,
sublicensing, or other transfer of rights or obligations, these Terms of Use shall be binding upon
and enure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, and assigns.
2. Registration and Membership
2.1 Registration Information. Prior to the use of Kyozou Inc.'s Services, the User will be required to
set-up an account with Kyozou Inc. (the "Account"), which will require the User to register and
provide certain data. In registering and providing such data, you represent and warrant that: (a)
the information about yourself is true, accurate, current, and complete (apart from optional items) as
required by the registration form ("Registration Data"); (b) payment information, including, but not
limiting the generality of the foregoing, credit card numbers and expiry date, banking information for
automatic withdrawal from your bank account, or any other payment information required for payment
of fees as expressly agreed to in writing between you and Kyozou Inc. ("Payment Information"); and
(c) you will maintain and promptly update the Registration Data and Payment Information to keep it
true, accurate, current and complete at all times. If you provide any information that is false,
inaccurate, out of date, or incomplete, or Kyozou Inc. has reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is false, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Kyozou Inc. has the right in its sole
discretion to (in addition to any other rights it may have at law or by statute): (a) refuse you any
and all current or future use of Kyozou Inc.'s Site or Service (or any portion thereof); (b) terminate
your registration and Account immediately without any notice to you; and (c) charge the User the
Account Termination Charge. All registrations become the exclusive property of Kyozou Inc.. Kyozou
Inc. reserves the right to use and reuse all registration and other personally identifiable user
information in accordance with these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
2.2 Membership Restriction. Kyozou Inc. restricts the use of its Site and Services to Users of
eighteen (18) years of age and older who may legally enter into and form contracts under the
laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
2.3 Privacy. Kyozou Inc. will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that it and all of its
directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and others acting on its behalf comply in all
respects with the Privacy Policy as in force from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you
agree that Kyozou Inc. will have no liability to you or any person claiming through you with
respect to any negligent or innocent breach of the Kyozou Inc. Privacy Policy. Kyozou Inc. reserves
the right at all times to disclose any information as Kyozou Inc. deems necessary to satisfy any
applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, in Kyozou Inc.'s sole discretion.
2.4 Security of Communications. You acknowledge that any unprotected email or other communication
(including your actions or communications related to any interactive Services and including any
applications, registrations, or completion of on-line forms) over the Internet is not secure and
confidential, is subject to possible interception or loss, and is also subject to possible alteration.
You accept sole responsibility for the security and confidentiality of all electronic communications
between you and Kyozou Inc.. Kyozou Inc. is not responsible for and will not be liable to you or
any one else for any damages in connection with any communication sent by you to Kyozou Inc.
or any communication sent by Kyozou Inc. to you at your request.
2.5 Passwords and Member Privileges. Once your Account is created, you will either be prompted to,
or you will receive a login and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
the login and password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your login,
password and Account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Kyozou Inc. of any unauthorized use
of your password or Account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from
your Account at the end of each session. Kyozou Inc. will not be liable for any loss or damage
arising from your failure to comply with these requirements. In particular, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Kyozou Inc. will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result
of someone else using your password or Account, either with or without your knowledge. However,
you could be held liable for losses incurred by Kyozou Inc. or another party due to someone else
using your password or Account. You may not use anyone else's Account at any time, whether you
do or do not have the permission of the Account holder.
2.6 Payment for Services. Services on the Site are offered to you conditioned on the registration
and set-up of your Account, Acceptance of the Terms of Use and timely payment of fees associated
with the use of Kyozou Inc.'s Services. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that all information
that you submit is true and accurate, including, without limitation, your Payment Information and
you agree to pay all fees you incur on your Account using one the payment methods set out in
section 2.1 herein, or any other method of payment consented to in writing by Kyozou Inc., in
currency of the United States of America in accordance with the Fee Schedule plus all applicable
taxes. You acknowledge that Kyozou Inc. can modify and/or amend the fees described in the
Fee Schedule, and such amendment and/or modifications to the fees in the Fee Schedule become
binding upon you on the first day following the end of your billing cycle. For example, if the fees
are amended or modified on Day 1 and your billing cycle ends on Day 5, the new fees for Kyozou
Inc.'s Service will apply to you as of Day 5+1 (i.e. Day 6). The User shall accept the modification
and/or amendment to fees in accordance with section 1.2 hereof (Acceptance of the Terms of Use)
forthwith upon notice of changes to the Fee Schedule.
2.7 Transfer of Account. Subject to Kyozou Inc.'s express written consent, each separate legal
entity, which includes, but are not limited to, subsidiaries and affiliates ("Separate Entity") of the
User, who require the use of Kyozou Inc.'s Services, are required to: (a) register with Kyozou Inc.;
(b) accept the Terms of Use pursuant to section 1.2 herein; and (c) obtain a separate login and
password and set-up an Account, in accordance with the Terms of Use set forth herein. You may
not transfer or make available your login or password and/or Account name to any Separate
Entities. Any distribution by you of your login, password or Account name is a breach of the Terms
of Use, and in addition to all other legal consequences may result in closure of your Account without
refund, and, in addition, charges based on unauthorized use.
2.8 Termination of Account. You may terminate your account with Kyozou at any time for any
reason by following the procedures set out on Kyozou Inc.'s Site. You will be charged the Account
Termination Charge. Kyozou, in its sole discretion, has the right, and you acknowledge Kyozou
Inc.'s right, to cancel your Account, deny you access to the Site and our Services, remove all of your
Account information without notice to you and charge you the Account Termination Charge. You
further agree that Kyozou Inc. will not be liable to any third party for the termination and or
revocation of your Account and/or access to our Service.
2.9 Property Upon Termination. If Kyozou Inc. terminates your Account as a result of non-payment
of Kyozou Inc.'s fees for services that have been incurred and billed ("Incurred and Billed Fees"),
the data and information that is stored in Kyozou Inc.'s database(s) in connection with the provision
of Services by Kyozou Inc. to you ("User's Data"), becomes the property of Kyozou Inc. with all
associated legal rights therein, including, but not limited to, copyright, trademark, or any other
proprietary right. Kyozou Inc. will retain and keep possession of the User's Data in accordance
with this section. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if you pay all Incurred and Billed Fees,
plus applicable interest as set out in the Fee Schedule, as well as all applicable Account Termination
Charges, the legal rights in the User's Data will vest in the User immediately and the User will have
access to the User's Data. You acknowledge and covenant that Kyozou Inc. will not be held liable
in any way for any loss, damage, deletion, failure to store, or corruption of any kind whatsoever to
the User's Data while it is the property and/or in the possession of Kyozou Inc..
3. Use of Site
3.1 Use. The use of the Site is for the intended purposes set out in the Terms of Use herein.
You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license,
create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, "look and feel",
or services obtained from the Site. You agree that you will not offer for sale or resale through the
provision of our Services any product which (a) violates any applicable laws, (b) are prohibited in
accordance with these Terms of Use, and specifically in accordance with section 3.3 hereof, and (c)
you do not have nor have yet acquired the legal right to.
3.2 No Unlawful or Prohibited Use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you will not use the
Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and in addition to the specific prohibitions in
section 3.3 hereof, you may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair the Site or any Content or Service (or the network(s) connected to the Site)
or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any part of the Site or any Content or
Service. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or any Content or Service,
other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Site, through hacking, password
mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information
through any means not intentionally made available through the Site.
3.3 Prohibited Conduct. Without limiting the generality of any other prohibition or restriction
contained herein, you agree that you will not use the Site to:
3.3.1 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content, or select any member
or user name or email address, that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, ethnically or
otherwise objectionable.
3.3.2 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post to any Content that promotes illegal activity,
including without limitation the provision of instructions for illegal activity.
3.3.3 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that exploits the images
of children under 18 years of age, or images of persons appearing to be under 18 years of age, or
that discloses personally identifying information belonging to children under 18 years of age.
Section 3.3.3 also applies to content that exploits images of children of an age that would be a
criminal offence by the laws of the particular jurisdiction where the Content is uploaded, posted,
emailed, or otherwise transmitted.
3.3.4 Harm children under the age of 18 or children of an age that would be a criminal offence by the
laws of the particular jurisdiction.
3.3.5 Make any sexual request on behalf of a minor or make any sexual request of a minor.
3.3.6 "Stalk" or otherwise harass another.
3.3.7 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that discloses any
personally identifiable information of any User of Kyozou Inc.'s Services.
3.3.8 Collect or store personally identifying information of Users of Kyozou Inc.'s Site and Services
for commercial or unlawful purposes. This does not include the collection or storing, for commercial
purposes, of personally identifying information of users or clients of your services which are ultimately
stored on Kyozou Inc.'s database(s) as part of the services Kyozou Inc. provides to you.
3.3.9 Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Kyozou Inc. official,
employee, forum leader, guide, teacher or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent
your affiliation with a person or entity.
3.3.10 Employ misleading email addresses or falsify information in the header, footer, return path,
or any part of any communication, including emails, transmitted through the Site.
3.3.11 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that you do not have
a right to transmit under any law or regulation or under contractual or fiduciary relationships
(such as inside information, or proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as
part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements).
3.3.12 Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that facilitates hacking.
3.3.13 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content that infringes
any patent, trademark, service mark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights")
of any party, or contributing to inducing or facilitating such infringement. This prohibition shall
include, without limitation, the following forms of software piracy:
3.3.13.1 Making available copyrighted software or other Content that has had the copyright protection removed.
3.3.13.2 Making available serial numbers for software that can be used to illegally validate or
register software.
3.3.13.3 Making available tools that can be used for no purpose other than for "cracking"
software or other copyrighted Content.
3.3.13.4 Making available any software files for which the user does not own the copyright or
have the legal right to make available.
3.3.14 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or
any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such purpose.
3.3.15 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any material that contains software
viruses, worms, trojan horses, time bombs, trap doors or any other computer code, files or programs
or repetitive requests for information designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or to diminish the quality of,
interfere with the performance of, or impair the functionality of the Site, the Content, or the Services.
3.3.16 Use automated means, including spiders, robots, crawlers, or the like to download data from the Site.
3.3.17 Conduct your own contests and promotions on Kyozou Inc.'s Site. This does not include
conducting contests and promotions on your own web site, storefront or through your auctions
with respect to your users and/or customers, including, your users and/or customers that are
stored in Kyozou Inc.'s database(s).
3.3.18 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content regarding any raffle,
contest or game requiring a fee by participants on Kyozou Inc.'s Site. This does not include
uploading, posting, emailing, otherwise transmitting, or posting links to your users and/or
customers to any content regarding any raffle, contest or game requiring a fee by participants
that belongs to you and is stored in Kyozou Inc.'s database(s).
3.3.19 Modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from,
distribute, perform, link, display or in any way exploit any Content, including, without limitation,
by incorporating Content into any e-mail or "white pages" products or services, whether
browser-based, based on proprietary client-site applications, web-based, or otherwise. This
subsection does not apply to your content which is stored on Kyozou Inc.'s database(s) as part
of the provision of services by Kyozou Inc. to you.
3.3.20 Sell, distribute, or make any commercial use of Content or make any other use of Content
in a manner which could be expected to offend any person for whom the data is relevant.
3.3.21 Cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other Users of the Services are able to type, or
otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other Users' ability to engage in real time exchanges.
3.3.22 Interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site, or disobey
any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Site.
3.3.23 Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, provincial, state, national or
international law, and any regulations having the force of law.
3.3.24 Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any material that is false,
misleading, or designed to manipulate any equity, security, or other market.
3.3.25 Access any Content or Service after your account or access has been terminated by Kyozou Inc..
3.3.26 Fail to complete any transaction after submitting an order to purchase any goods or
services from Kyozou Inc., or breach any terms and conditions governing such transactions.
3.3.27 Purchase any Services that you are prohibited from purchasing or possessing by any law
applicable to you in your jurisdiction. The responsibility for ensuring compliance with all such laws
shall be the User's alone. By completing the registration for provision of Services by Kyozou Inc.,
you represent and warrant that you have the legal right to purchase such services.
3.3.28 Use any software deployed in connection with the Site to process data as a service to other
entities without the express written consent of Kyozou Inc. or the party from whom such software
may be licensed.
3.3.29 Decompile, disassemble, modify, translate, adapt, reverse engineer, create derivative
works from, or sublicense any software deployed in connection with the Site or Services offered
by Kyozou Inc..
3.4 Monitoring. Kyozou Inc. has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor your use of the Site
from time to time to ensure compliance with these Terms of Use. You hereby consent to all such
monitoring from time to time, notwithstanding that you will not have notice thereof at any given
time, and notwithstanding that such monitoring may allow Kyozou Inc. to access information with
respect to you and/or your use of the Internet that you would otherwise not choose to share with
others.
3.5 Other Jurisdictions. It is important to note that not all of the Content or Services are available
in provinces outside of Ontario or in jurisdictions outside Canada. Content and Services are
expressly not being made available and not offered, and Kyozou Inc. hereby expressly denies
you the right to use them, in any jurisdiction in which they are not lawful. It is your responsibility
to be aware of the laws of your province or country or that otherwise apply to you in relation to
any of the matters described in these pages. If you choose to access the Site from outside of
Canada, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local,
national or international laws. You may not use or export or re-export the Content obtained
from the Site or any copy or adaptation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including
but not limited to the export laws and regulations of Canada in force from time to time.
4. Content
4.1 Generally. Content provided by Kyozou Inc. on the Site (including but not limited to Content
contained in the Services) is believed to be accurate and reliable when placed on the Site, but
Kyozou Inc. cannot guarantee it is accurate or complete or current at all times. Content on this
Site is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide any type of advice and
should not be relied upon in that regard. Where the accuracy, completeness or currency of any
information contained in any Content is important to you, it is your responsibility to verify it from
other sources selected by you and known by you to be reliable.
4.2 Links. Links from or to web sites outside the Site are meant for convenience only. Kyozou Inc.
does not review, endorse, approve or control, and is not responsible for any sites linked from or to
the Site, the content of those sites, the third parties named therein, or their products and services.
Linking to any other site is at your sole risk and Kyozou Inc. will not be responsible or liable for any
damages in connection with linking. Links to downloadable software sites are for convenience only
and Kyozou Inc. is not responsible or liable for any difficulties or consequences associated with
downloading the software. Use of any downloaded software is governed by the terms of the
license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is provided with the software.
5. Services
5.1 The Site. Kyozou Inc. is not actively involved in the online publication, distribution and
provision of your services and information. The use of the Kyozou Inc. site is solely at your own
risk and Kyozou Inc. will not be responsible for any loss or damage to your information and/or
data or your computer hardware or software as a result of material that is downloaded or
obtained from the Kyozou Inc. site.
5.2 Exclusion of Liability. Kyozou Inc. will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that
any Services (whether provided free or on a fee-for-service basis) are designed and implemented
to operate in accordance with their specifications and accomplish their intended goals.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances will Kyozou Inc. have any liability for
any failure of any Service to operate properly or to accomplish its intended or stated goals or
any of them. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree that Kyozou Inc. has no
responsibility or liability for the deletion, corruption or failure to store any information or other
content maintained or transmitted by or in respect of any Service.
5.3 "As Is"Basis. Kyozou Inc. and the Site act as a marketplace management system wherein
the User is provided with a forum to sell, distribute, market and publish its products to the general
public through virtually any auction site, storefront or the User's web site. Kyozou Inc. is not
associated or involved with the sale, distribution, marketing or publication of the products and,
therefore, does not guarantee, and has no obligation to you or consumers of your services, with
respect to, the accuracy, timeliness, reliability or completeness of the information, results or
analysis you provide. The performance of the Site and the Services, including, but not limited to,
the hosting of your images and the provision of a marketplace for your products, and all information
contained on, downloaded or accessed by you from this Website are provided by Kyozou Inc. to
you on an "As is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, warranties of
title and implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Kyozou Inc. does
not warrant or guarantee the timeliness, sequence, accuracy or completeness of the services, text,
graphics, and links on the Site.
5.4 Confidential Information Limitations. Kyozou Inc. will endeavour to take commercially
reasonable measures to ensure that personal information provided by you in the registration
will be used and disclosed only in accordance with the purpose for which it was provided pursuant
to our Privacy Policy. Kyozou Inc. cannot and does not, however, guarantee that the information
submitted by you will not be misappropriated, intercepted, deleted, destroyed or used by others.
You agree not to hold Kyozou Inc. liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of
any such misappropriation, interception, deletion, destruction or use of information provided through
the site.
5.5 Status of Kyozou Inc.. You acknowledge that Kyozou Inc. is not a consumer, client, purchaser or
buyer ("Buyer") or prospective Buyer relative to you or with respect to your use of the Site, and
that Kyozou Inc. shall not be responsible for any purchasing decisions, for whatever reason, made
by any Buyer respecting the products which you market, distribute or sell through our Site.
5.6 Use of Services. In addition to any other provisions herein with respect to use of the Site,
you agree that you will use any Service, whether free or fee-based, solely for its intended purpose
and solely in the manner that it is intended to be used.
6. Intellectual Property and Agency
6.1 Licence to Use. Kyozou Inc. hereby grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable
licence only to view the Site and use the Services in compliance with these Terms of Use. The
licence granted herein shall be terminable by Kyozou Inc. in its sole discretion at any time without
notice.
6.2 No Resale, Assignment or Sublicensing. Your rights hereunder are personal to you. You agree
not to resell, assign, sublicense, otherwise transfer, or delegate your rights or obligations under
these Terms of Use, including, but not limited to, reselling, assigning, sublicensing or otherwise
transferring or delegating your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use or your password
and login to Separate Entities, or make any attempt to do so, without prior express written
authorization by Kyozou Inc..
6.3 Trademarks. Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs or other
content in the pages of the Site are trade names or trade-marks owned by Kyozou Inc., or trade
names or trade-marks licensed to them. The trade-marks are distinguished from one another and
may (but need not be) accompanied, at first-time use, with the appropriate trade-mark symbol:
®/™/*. These symbols are keyed to their respective legend which describes the owner or licensee
of the trade-mark. The display of trade-marks and trade names on pages at the Site does not imply
that a license of any kind has been granted to anyone else.
6.4 Copyright. The Content is for your personal use only. The Services provided are restricted to
the use set out in these Terms of Use. Any unauthorized downloading, re-transmission, or other
copying or modification of trade-marks and/or the contents of the Site, including, but not limited to,
the database(s), any and all software programs and modules on the Site written and developed by
Kyozou Inc., including the marketplace management system and all related software programs
thereof available to the User for a fee, all source codes and data codes (the "Programs"), may be a
violation of any federal or other law that may apply to trade-marks and/or copyrights and could
subject the copier to legal action. The Content, Services and Programs are is protected under the
copyright laws of Canada and other countries. Unless otherwise specified in these Terms of Use or
in writing from Kyozou Inc., no one has permission to copy, redistribute, reproduce, republish, store
in any medium, re-transmit, modify or make public or commercial use of, in any form, the Content,
Programs or Services.
6.5 Licence from User to Kyozou.
Kyozou does not claim ownership of the materials, which include, but are not limited to, images, graphics and any other information and content you provide to Kyozou or post, upload, input or submit to any part of the Site for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However, by permitting your database of images, graphics and other information or content that have been posted, uploaded, inputted, provided or submitted (collectively "Posting") to be shared by the Kyozou users community you are granting Kyozou permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet business and Site, including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Kyozou is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and Kyozou may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion. By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
6.6 Agency. You hereby grant Kyozou Inc. the right, and appoint Kyozou Inc. as your agent,
during the currency of this agreement, to access and obtain, on your behalf, any and all information
from third party providers of services with which you have agreements of any kind whatsoever,
including, but not limited to, third party marketplaces, as well as retrieve and post information and
materials that are necessary to provide our Services to you. You hereby permit and allow Kyozou
Inc. to use the information obtained and/or retrieved from the third party providers to accomplish
the said goals, and you permit us to communicate, if and when necessary, with your customers on
your behalf. Furthermore, you acknowledge that our services may or may not provide all the
information and functionality that you could obtain directly from the third party providers.
Subject to the preceding, you acknowledge and agree that no agency, partnership, joint venture,
or any other similar relationship, is intended to be or created by these Terms of Use.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limited Liability
7.1 Disclaimer of Warranties. THE SITE, ALL CONTENT, AND ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS,"
WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ARE EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW, Kyozou Inc. DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS,
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Kyozou Inc.
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT,
COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY, OR OPERABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF CONTENT ON THE
SITE. Kyozou Inc. DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE,
MISDELIVERY, OR UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE. Kyozou Inc. DISCLAIMS
ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM DOWNLOADING OR
ACCESSING ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, FOR HARM CAUSED BY VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE
FEATURES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND
THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR
LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IN THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL.
7.2 Limitation of Liability. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL Kyozou Inc. BE LIABLE TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF AND/OR
RELIANCE ON THE SITE, ANY CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICE. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL
APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES (EVEN IF Kyozou Inc. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES). SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE
FROM USE OR MISUSE OF THE SITE OR ANY PART THEREOF, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR
ANY PART THEREOF, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE USE OF
THE SITE OR OF ANY SERVICE (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES).
7.3 Force Majeure. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Kyozou Inc. BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY
OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACTS OF NATURE,
FORCES, OR CAUSES BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
INTERNET FAILURES, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FAILURES,
OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS,
INSURRECTIONS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, FIRES, FLOODS,
STORMS, TRAVEL ADVISORIES OR TRAVEL ALERS ISSUED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION OR
THE CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL, EXPLOSIONS, ACTS OF GOD, WAR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS,
ORDERS OF DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN COURTS OR TRIBUNALS, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES,
OR LOSS OF OR FLUCTUATIONS IN HEAT, LIGHT, OR AIR CONDITIONING.
7.4 Limitation on Amount. In no event will Kyozou Inc., its vendors, suppliers or business partners
be liable for any general, special, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or any other
damages of any kind, whether in an action claiming by way of contract, tortious conduct, negligence
or any other theory or cause, arising out of or relating in any way to the Site. Your sole remedy for
dissatisfaction with Kyozou Inc. is to stop using the Website. If, for any reason, the foregoing
limitation is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or inapplicable under the
circumstances, you agree that Kyozou Inc.'s total liability for all damages, losses, or causes of
action of any kind or nature shall be limited to One Hundred Canadian Dollars ($100.00).
7.5 Intent of Limitations. All limitations of the liability of Kyozou Inc. contained herein are intended
to be cumulative. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any
limitation on the liability of Kyozou Inc. is unlawful or unenforceable in any applicable jurisdiction,
you and Kyozou Inc. hereby agree that the limitations of liability of Kyozou Inc. hereunder shall,
with respect to such jurisdiction, be deemed to be those limitations that most fully limit the liability
of Kyozou Inc. within the laws of that jurisdiction.
7.6 Indemnity. By using the Site you agree to indemnify Kyozou Inc. and its officers, directors,
employees, servants and agent and forever hold them harmless from any and all claims and
expenses, including legal fees, arising from your use of the Site (including for greater certainty
your use of any Content or Services), or your submission of ideas and/or related materials to
Kyozou Inc. or from any person's use of any Account or password you maintain, regardless of
whether such use is authorized by you. By using the Site, you are hereby agreeing to release
Kyozou Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, servants and agent from any and all claims,
demands, debts, obligations, damages (actual or consequential), costs, and expenses of any
kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed
or undisclosed, that you may have against them arising out of or in any way related to such
disputes and/or to the use of the Site, Content or Services or to any disputes regarding use of
ideas and/or related materials submitted to Kyozou Inc.. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE ALL LAWS
THAT MAY LIMIT THE EFFICACY OF SUCH RELEASES.
8. Disputes
8.1 Proper Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of the province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. You and
Kyozou Inc. each hereby irrevocably attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.
8.2 Limitation on Actions. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms of Use, neither
you nor Kyozou Inc. may initiate any action or lawsuit based in whole or in part on a) these
Terms of Use, or b) your use or misuse or attempted use of the Site, unless substantially all
of the acts complained of in the action or lawsuit or giving rise to the claim occurred not longer
than six months prior to the date the action or lawsuit was commenced.
8.3 Additional Remedies of Kyozou Inc.. In addition to any other remedy Kyozou Inc. may have for
any breach by you of the provisions of this Terms of Use, Kyozou Inc. may in its sole discretion
terminate your access to all or any part of the Site, Content or Services and charge you the Account
Termination Charge, without notice, and shall have no liability to you in the event that it does so.
9. General
9.1 Time of Essence. Time shall in all respects be of the essence of this Terms of Use.
9.2 Schedules. All schedules annexed or to be annexed to the Terms of Use shall have the
same force and effect as if the information contained therein was included in the body of
these Terms of Use.
9.3 Headings. Any heading, subheading or marginal note contained in the Terms of Use and the
table of contents, if any, preceding the Terms of Use are inserted for convenience and for
reference only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of the Terms of Use
or form part of the Terms of Use.
9.4 Plural. Any singular number includes the plural and vice versa.
9.5 Notice. Kyozou Inc. will provide notice to you by email to the email address supplied by you in
your Account information ("Email Address"). Notice will be effective on the day that it is sent to your
Email Address.
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