Taking and Posting In-game Images and Videos
Taking and posting in-game screenshots and videos and uploading them to platforms such as YouTube is allowed. However, in the event that such content is deemed inappropriate, we may request the deletion of the post. Please refer to Article 5 Paragraph 2 of the Terms of Use for more information and abide by the stipulated rules when uploading content from the game.
Terms of Use
1. Terms of Use
1.1 The Ramen Akaneko: The Purr-fect Ramen Restaurant! Terms of Use of Use (hereinafter, the “Terms of Use”) apply to any use of the game application “Ramen Akaneko: The Purr-fect Ramen Restaurant!” (hereinafter, the “Service”) provided by Good Smile Company, Inc. (the “Company”), and constitute an agreement between the Company and each User (hereinafter, the “User” or “you”).
1.2 Using the Service indicates that the User agrees to fully comply with the Terms of Use.Terms of Use
1.3 The Company may modify the Terms of Use for any reason, based on Company’s judgment. Except for cases specified separately, the modified Terms of Use will be displayed once and will apply from the moment the User starts using the Service for the first time after the modification.
1.4 If the Terms of Use and any other terms set by the Company contradict each other, the Terms of Use have priority in matters related to the Service.
1.5 If any part of the rules set forth in the Terms of Use is void in the light of law, it has no influence on the effectiveness of the other rules.
1.6. If any part of the rules set forth in the Terms of Use is void or retracted vis-a-vis the User, it has no influence on the effectiveness of the rules vis-a-vis other Users.
2. Use of the Service by Minors
2.1 The Service is open only to individuals who are 16 years of age and older.
2.2 If you are under the legal age of majority (hereinafter the “Minors”), your parent or legal guardian (hereinafter the “Legal Guardian”) must consent to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy before you register your Use Account pursuant to Article 4 and start using the Service. Moreover, if you are the Minors, the Legal Guardian must consent to purchase a license and to use the in-game currency (hereinafter, the “Gems”).
2.3 If a Minors misrepresents to have Legal Guardian’s consent to use the Service, the Minors is not entitled to withdraw its legal acts acted in the Service, and/or is not entitled to ask for refund Gems.
3. Using the Service
3.1 In using the Service, you will manage your electronics device in which the Service is installed (“Device”) at your own responsibility, and will be responsible for any and all acts conducted using the Device including but not limited to a communication service and an internet connection..
3.2 You will be liable for any damage due to any inadequate management, error in use, and/or use by you or a third party of the Device or any User Account (as defined in Article 4) including any password created by you and any identification code provided by the Company to you for the purpose of transferring the Game Data (as defined in Article 8), and the Company will not be liable for any such damage.
3.3 The Company will not be liable for any loss of the Gems or of the Game Data retained by you, or for any other disadvantages or detriment incurred by you, due to the loss of the Device or any Use Account by you. For the purpose hereof, “Game Data” means any data related to text, sound, music, image, video, in-game items, software, programs or other stuff provided to you in the Service (including, without limitation Gems), as well as any data and/or information pertaining to the progress of the game in the Service and any and all other situations realized in the Service.
4. Creating and Managing a User Account
4.1 To use the Service, you must register an account by following the procedure set by the Company (hereinafter, the “User Registration”) and create your user account (hereinafter, the “User Account”)
4.2 All information provided during the User Registration must be truthful and accurate. In the case of any change in the registered information, you must take the procedures for change in accordance with the method prescribed by the Company without delay.
4.3 You must not register two or more accounts for one (1) device. Also, you must not create the User Account for the purpose of providing the User Account to the third party.
4.4 Upon request by you, the Company will delete your account, including your Account Information (as defined below), in accordance with the procedure set out in the Privacy Policy and the Service. You may not restore your User Account, including information provided through the User Registration and the Gems purchased on the User Account after the Company deletes the User Account.
5. Ownership of Rights
5.1 You acknowledge and agree that any and all copyrights and other rights in the Service and the Game Data are owned by the Company or its licensors.
5.3 Except as stated in these Terms of Use, all the Service and the Game Data provided to you are licensed to you on a revocable, limited, non-transferable, non-sublicensable basis solely for your personal, private, non-commercial use on the Devices in the country/region in which you are registered.
6. Collection and Use of Information
6.1 Listed below are types of information that the Company may collect from you when you use the Service (hereinafter, the “User Data”):
(1) Information about your device (the device you use, OS, language settings on the device, country you access the Service from, etc.);
(2) Usage status of the Service (Service version, usage history, etc.);
(3) Information relating to campaigns in which you participated.
6.2 In addition to state in 6.1, the Company collect, use and disclose your personal information pursuant to the Privacy Policy.
6.6 The Company may delete all of the User Data if you unsubscribe from the Service, the User Account is deleted by the Company, or if the Company stop providing the Service.
6.7 Your personal data is transferred to and stored on our servers in the USA and Japan. Our server in the USA is certified by the EU-US Privacy Shield. Although the Japan server has not received a data protection adequacy decision from the European Commission, the Comapny is committed to ensuring that your personal data is properly protected. The Company will protect and manage your personal data appropriately.
6.8. You may request access to your personal data from the Company in order to correct your personal data, if appropriate, and to restrict the processing of your data under verification. To do so, contact at contact_game@goodsmile.jp. Note that you may file a complaint with a data protection authority of EEA if you are dissatisfied with how the Company handles your data.
7. In-Game Currency(Gems)
7.1 You may purchase in-game currency “Gems” and use Gems only in the Service. If you are the Minors, you must obtain the consent of the Legal Guardian every time you attempt to purchase the Gems. By purchasing the Gems, you (to the extent you are the Monors) are representing to the Company that you received consent from your Legal Guardian to do so. The Company may set a limit based on your age on the amount of the theGems you may order in a given period.
7.2 You may purchase Gems either in the Service or on the official website of the Service according to these Terms of Use
7.3 You may order the Gems through the purchase page in the Service by providing billing authorization through the platform on which you are playing. When you make a purchase, the payment page will let you know what payment methods you can use to make your purchase, as well as the price of the Gems.
7.4 Your order will represent an offer to the Company for you to obtain a limited license to use the Gems, which will be accepted by us when the Company accept your payment. At that time, the limited license will begin and the Company will credit your User eAccount according to the content of such order; provided, however, that Company may reject your order when, for example, your payment method fails.
7.5 You will pay for the Gems in accordance with the payment terms and conditions separately set forth by third-party payment processor designated by the Company. The Company reserves the right to adjust the amount of the Gems due for each Virtual Items at any time, in its sole discretion, without notice or reimbursement. If any dispute, disagreement, cause of action, claim, controversy, or proceeding concerning a transaction with a third-party payment processor should arise, you must attempt to resolve such dispute with such processor, and, unless there is any reason attributable to the Company, the Company will have no responsibility therefor.
7.6 The Gems may be used by you for certain licensed digital intangible in-game items (hereinafter the “Virtual Items”) within the Service. No matter how you acquire Gems, all Gems (as well as all Virtual Items redeemed with the Gem) are merely licensed to you, and are owned at all times by the Company. You have no ownership interest in the Gems or the Virtual Items. Gems and the Virtual Items have no monetary value whatsoever. They are instead offered solely for entertainment purposes to increase your enjoyment of the Service.
7.7 You may not transfer, sell, or purchase from others virtual in-game currency or the Virtual Items for any reason. Gems is not refundable, and once acquired, you cannot exchange Gems or the Virtual Items for real-world money or any other items of value unless otherwise required by the law.
7.8 If the Company deletes your account upon your request or for any reason attributable to you pursuant to these Terms of Use, or if you uninstall the Service and the Company therefore deletes your User Account,the Company may, without obtaining your consent, invalidate and delete the Gems and the Virtual Items retained in your User Account. The Company will not be liable for any damage which may be incurred by you due to the invalidation of the Gems or the Virtual Items.
7.9 You acknowledge and agree that, if you fail to receive within 30 days in any free promotion of the Gems that the Company may from time to time provide, the Company may delete such Gems at its sole discretion.
8. Handling of Game Data
8.1 The User may use all the data to be used in the Service including but not limited to the Virtual Items, characters, avatars, the Gems, level, rank, status, and all other statuses appearing when playing the Service (hereinafter the “Game Data”) only in the Service and in the range and applications specified by the Company. The User cannot obtain ownership rights or the IP rights of the Game Data.
8.2 The Company may delete or transfer entire or a part of the Game Data and may make any changes without prior notice, if any of the following applies:
(1) The Service is not provided any longer;
(2) The Service has been overtaken by another Service provided by the Company or a third party;
(3) The contents of the Game Data violates the Terms of Use;
(4) The size of the Game Data may possibly exceed data limit specified by the Company, or in any other case in which maintaining the Game Data is difficult for technical reasons;
(5) If it is necessary for providing the Service and maintenance thereof;
(6) If the Game Data is obstructing smooth operation of the Service;
(7) In any other case where the Company decides that modification of the Game Data is necessary.
8.3 Notwithstanding set forth above, the Company shall not obligated to delete, transfer, or change the Game Data for the User.
8.4 The Company shall not responsible for any damages incurred by the User related to the Game Data according to this Article 8.
9. Advertising
9.1 The Company may post any advertisements of the Company and any third party on the Service.
9.2 With respect to the aforementioned advertisements and any third party websites which are linked from the Service, the Company disclaims all warranties including warranties of their legitimacy, consistency, safety, accuracy, or usability and will not be liable for any damage and/or loss arising from your use of such websites, or from any goods or services provided through such use.
10. Limitation, Suspension, or Deletion of Account
The Company reserves the right to delete or suspend your user Account or restrict its use in the event of occurrence of any of the followings, and will not be liable for any damage which may be incurred by you due to such action by the Company.
(1) You breach, or the Company believes there is a threatened breach by you of, any of these Terms of Use, including, but not limited to, engagement in any Prohibited Matters described in Article12, below;
(2) For any reason, the provision of the Service is hindered or interrupted by your act, or the Company believes there is such risk of hindrance or interruption;
(3) Your User Account was suspended or deleted or its use was restricted by the Company in the past;
(4) The Company otherwise considers you to be inappropriate as a user of the Service.
(5) You request deletion of your User Account in accordance with the procedure set out in the Service, and the Company accepts such request.
11. Modification, Suspension, or Termination of the Service
11.1 The Company may at any time and for any reason entirely or partially modify the Service, suspend the Service, or stop providing the Service without prior notice.
11.2 The Company may suspend or stop providing the Service temporarily or for a prolonged period without prior notice if any of the following applies:
(1) The Company is impossible to provide the Service any longer due to a natural disaster such as earthquake, tsunami, typhoon, storm, heavy rainfall, flood, etc.; an unforeseen accident such as fire, blackout, and the like; or war, uprising, agitation, riot, civil commotion, labor revolt, and any other force majure;
(2) The Company is impossible to provide the Service any longer due to a long-term or urgent system maintenance required for providing the Service, disconnection or congestion of the network, or problems on the side of the provider;
(3)The Company decides it is necessary to suspend or terminate the Service or business for technical reasons other than mentioned above.
11.3 The Company is not responsible for any damage incurred bythe User due to modification, suspension, or termination of the Service according to this section, except for cases when the reasons are attributable to the Company.
12. Prohibitions
The below acts or acts possibly corresponding thereto are prohibited (hereinafter, “”prohibited acts””). The Company may terminate your account if we find out you committed any of the following prohibited acts:
(1) Violation of law, public policy, or the Terms of Use;
(2) Criminal acts, acts related to criminal, or acts fostering criminal acts;
(3) Posting information hazardous for juveniles (as specified in Article 2 Section 3 of the Act on Establishment of Enhanced Environment for Youth’s Safe and Secure Internet Use), or inviting children to participate in sexual intercourse;
(4) Sending or saving child pornography and other contents or images that may be upsetting for other users;
(5) Sexual or immoral acts and all other acts for the purpose of meeting another person, regardless of their sex;
(6) Sending or saving information related to associating with an unacquainted person of the other sex;
(7) Providing false information during user registration and any other acts of providing or circulating false information in the Company or third parties within the Service.
(8) Using or selling drugs including illegal substances such as stimulants, narcotics, etc., and recommending or inducing minors to drink alcohol, smoke, gamble, etc.;
(9) Recommending or inducing to commit suicide or self-mutilation;
(10) Posting content that is abusive, slanderous, or insulting a third party, defaming or tarnishing a third party, and other acts of harassment;
(11) Posting discriminatory expressions based on race, ethnic origin, gender, ideology, social status, residence, physical features, clinical history, education, property, etc.;
(12) Inviting to political or religious groups, and other acts related to politics or religion;
(13) Illegal collection of other users’ personal information.
(14) Violation of the Company’s or a third party’s intellectual property rights, human rights, and any other rights;
(15) Profiting from using the Service or information obtained from the Service, or preparations for such a profit-making activity.
(16) Selling or exchanging the Game Data(in particular but not limited to Gems, points, items, and accounts) for real money or an equivalent of real money, within or outside the Service;
(17) All kinds of arrangements for the above-mentioned selling, exchanging, etc. and preparations for such (including but not limited to exchanging messages about the sale or exchange, and putting things on auctions);
(18) Creating, distributing, and using external programs such as bots, cheating tools, etc. (including but not limited to external tools for manipulating results that can be achieved by using the Service in a way unintended by the Company);
(19) Using results obtained by a third party with the use of the above-mentioned external programs on the User’s own behalf;
(20) Illegal manipulation of results that can be achieved by using the Service on the User’s own behalf or in conspiracy with another user or by using another user in any other way;
(21) Overloading the server or network used for operating the Service;
(22) Impersonating another user by illegally accessing or using their account;
(23) Deliberate exploitation of a fault in the Service to a third party other than our Company;
(24) Behavior inducing misunderstandings to a third party about the User’s relation with people or groups associated with the Company, other users, and the Service, or about any other relation to the Service;
(25) Distributing computer viruses;
(26) Modifying, defaming, disassembling, decompiling, or reverse engineering of programs used by the Service;
(27) Causing damage to the Company or a third party, and causing trouble in any other way;
(28) Obstructing proper provision of the Service;
(29) Tarnishing the Company or the Service;
(30) Any other acts we consider inappropriate.
13. Assignment of Rights
13.1 Except for the cases specified in the Terms of Use, no rights or obligations based on the Terms of Use may be transferred, assigned, or disposed to a third party by the User.
13.2 In the case that a part of the Service will be assigned to a third party, it is understood that Users’ information, and other information may be assigned to the assignee of the Service, and the User will agree to this assignment. Note that not only the service assignment stated above, this Article13.2 shall apply to the case of company restructuring, and any other case of a service transfer.
14. Disclaimer
You acknowledge and agree that use of the Service is at your sole risk and that you are responsible for your use of the Service. The Service is provided “AS IS,” without warranty, duty or condition of any kind. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS: (A) THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THEY WILL BE UPDATED; (B) THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECT OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; (C) THAT THE SERVICE WILL NOT DAMAGE ANY OTHER SOFTWARE, HARDWARE OR DATA; (D) THAT ANY SOFTWARE, NETWORK SERVICES (INCLUDING THE INTERNET) OR PRODUCTS (OTHER THAN THE SERVICE) UPON WHICH THE SERVICE’S PERFORMANCE DEPENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE, UNINTERRUPTED OR UNMODIFIED; AND (E) REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
15. Damage Compensation
15.1 In the case that the User causes damage to the Company by violating the Terms of Use, or other attributable acts, the User must compensate to the Company for the damage.
15.2 In the case that the Company causes damage to the User, the Company shall compensate to the User for the damage. However, unless there is willful intention or gross negligence on the side of the Company, we are obligated to compensate for the damage within the range of the sum of money paid to the Company by the User within a month before the damage occurs, and is limited to cases where the loss is directly and certainly caused due to using the Service (not including damage to profits, results, and other indirect damage).
16. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
16.1 These Terms of Use are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Japan without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute between the User and the Company will be litigated by either party in the Tokyo Summary Court or Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive consensus court of jurisdiction.
17.Entire Agreement, Waiver, and Severability
These Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, each as amended and modified from time to time, together constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the Service. The failure of the Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to maintain the intent of these Terms of Use, and the other parts will remain in full force and effect.
18. Supplemental Clause for iOS Device Users
This clause supplements and is in addition to the conditions of these Terms of Use for users who purchase and install the Service on iOS device. If the following provisions contradict and/or conflict with the provisions of these Terms of Use, the following provisions will be preferentially applied to the extent of such contradictions and/or conflicts.
(1) Acknowledgement: You acknowledge that these Terms of Use is concluded between The Company and you, and not with Apple Inc. (“Apple”), and Apple will not be responsible for the Service and the content thereof.
(2) Scope of License: The license granted to you for the Service is limited to a non-transferable license to use the Service on any Apple-branded products that you own or control and as permitted by the usage rules set forth by Apple in the terms of service of App Store.
(3) Maintenance and Support: You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Service.
(4) Warranty: In the event of any failure of the Service to conform to any applicable warranty, Apple will refund the purchase price for the Service to you; and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Service.
(5) Product Claims: You acknowledge that Apple will not be responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to the Service or your use of the Service, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Service fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
(6) Intellectual Property Rights: You acknowledge that, in the event of any third party claim that the Service or your use of that Service infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, Apple will not be responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim.
(7) Legal Compliance: You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
(8) Third Party Terms of Agreement: You must comply with any applicable third party terms of agreement when using the Service, e.g., you must not be in violation of your wireless data service agreement when using the Service.
(9) Third Party Beneficiary: You acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of these Terms of Use, and that, upon your acceptance of the conditions of these Terms of Use, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms of Use against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.