Terms of Service

Purpose

These Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") apply to the use of "Leap" (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") operated by Leap Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and the users who use the Service.

The service use agreement concluded between the Company and the user (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is established when the user agrees to these Terms.

These Terms stipulate the conditions for using the Service. All users registered for the Service shall use the Service in accordance with the conditions set forth in these Terms.

Definitions

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

"User"

Refers to all individuals or entities registered as users of the Service.

"User Information"

Refers to information such as IDs, passwords, and other details of users registered for the Service.

"E-commerce Production Plan"

Refers to an optional plan provided in the Service that includes the production and operation of multilingual e-commerce websites.

"Sales Proceeds"

Refers to the sales amount earned by users utilizing the E-commerce Production Plan through their e-commerce websites.

"Settlement Fee"

Refers to a fee deducted from the Sales Proceeds, which shall be 2.9% (excluding tax) of the sales amount.

Service Content

The Service provides a multilingual website creation tool.

Suspension of the Service

The Company may suspend all or part of the Service in any of the following cases:

• When maintenance, construction, or troubleshooting of facilities necessary for providing the Service is required.
• When the operation of the Service becomes impossible due to computer or communication line failures, operational errors, excessive access concentration, unauthorized access, hacking, or the like.
• When the operation of the Service becomes impossible due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning strikes, fires, wind and flood damage, power outages, or natural disasters.
• When there is a business suspension order or related guidance/orders from administrative or judicial authorities.
• In any other cases where the Company determines it necessary.

In the cases described in the preceding items, the Company shall not be held liable unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

User Registration

To use the Service, it is necessary to agree to these Terms and complete the user registration according to the procedures prescribed by the Company. However, when registering as a user, minors, adult wards, persons under curatorship, and persons under assistance cannot register if the registration is not set up and entered by their legal representative, or without the prior consent of their legal representative. If there is any change in the registered information, the user is obligated to immediately complete the procedure to change the registered information using the method prescribed by the Company.

The Company may refuse user registration at its own discretion if it determines that the applicant is unqualified as a user.

Fees and Payments

The usage fees for the Service, as well as consumption tax and local consumption tax (hereinafter referred to as "Service Fees"), shall be in accordance with the pricing table set by the Company.

Payments for the Service Fees can only be settled using the methods specified by the Company.

If the start date or cancellation date of the Service falls in the middle of a month, the Service Fees shall be handled as follows:

• If the start date of the Service falls in the middle of a month, billing starts from the first day of that month.
• If the cancellation date of the Service falls in the middle of a month, billing continues until the last day of that month.

If a user fails to pay the fees by the due date, the Company may claim a late payment penalty at a rate of 14.6% per annum.

The Company may change the Service Fees if it determines that the current fees are inappropriate due to changes in economic conditions, public taxes, or other circumstances.

Users utilizing the E-commerce Production Plan will incur an initial fee of 598,000 JPY (excluding tax) upon conclusion of the contract, in addition to the Service Fees. The initial fee shall be paid after the conclusion of the contract using the method specified by the Company.

The handling of Sales Proceeds in the E-commerce Production Plan shall be as follows:

• The Settlement Fee (2.9% of the sales amount, excluding tax) will be deducted from the Sales Proceeds.
• The Sales Proceeds will be calculated at the end of the current month and transferred to the bank account designated by the user by the end of the following month. Bank transfer fees shall be borne by the user.
• If the Sales Proceeds eligible for transfer are less than 1,000 JPY, the amount will be carried over to the following month.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Company or its licensors hold all intellectual property rights, including copyrights (including the rights specified in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act), and other rights to use all works, software, and content provided in the Service. Users may not reproduce, reprint, modify, or otherwise use them beyond the scope of personal use.

When a user posts or publishes content on the Service, the user grants the Company the right to use all possible copyrights (including the rights specified in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act) arising from the posted/published content, regardless of whether it constitutes a copyrighted work, free of charge and without limitation, and the user agrees to this.

In the event that a problem arises due to a violation of the provisions of this article, the user must resolve the problem at their own responsibility and take appropriate measures so as not to cause any disadvantage or damage to the Company.

Users shall not exercise moral rights (including the right of making a work public, the right of determining the indication of the author's name, and the right to maintain integrity) concerning their posted/published content that may constitute a copyrighted work, against the Company, any third party who has legitimately acquired rights from the Company, and any person who has succeeded to rights from such third party.

Prohibited Acts

When using the Service, users shall not engage in any of the following acts:

• Acts that violate these Terms.
• Acts that infringe or may infringe on the property or personal rights, such as intellectual property rights, privacy, or portrait rights, of the Company or third parties included in the Service.
• Acts that cause or may cause disadvantage or damage to the Company or third parties.
• Acts that discriminate against, slander, or defame the Company or third parties, or damage their honor or credibility, or acts that may do so.
• Acts that violate laws, regulations, ordinances, public notices, or other rules.
• Acts that violate or may violate public order and morals or the principle of good faith.
• Criminal acts, acts that promote criminal acts, or acts that may do so.
• Acts that may have a harmful influence on minors.
• Acts such as establishing or soliciting participation in a pyramid scheme.
• Election campaigns, pre-election activities, similar activities, or acts that conflict or may conflict with the Public Offices Election Act.
• Transmitting or registering false information when registering as a user.
• Unauthorized access to the Company's system, tampering with or erasing information, or acts that interfere with or may interfere with the normal operation of the Service, such as transmitting or posting harmful computer programs like computer viruses.
• Placing an excessive load on the network or systems of the Service.
• Impersonating other users or third parties to use the Service, infringing on rights on the Service, or causing nuisance or disadvantage, or acts that may do so.
• Any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate or improper.

If the Company determines that a user's actions fall under any of the aforementioned items, the Company may take any or all of the following measures without prior notice. Furthermore, the Company shall not be liable for any damages or disadvantages incurred by the user or any third party in connection with the following measures:

• Restricting the use of the Service.
• Terminating the Agreement and enforcing forced withdrawal from the Service.
• Taking any other measures that the Company reasonably determines to be necessary.

Termination

The Company may terminate the Agreement and force the withdrawal of a user without any notice if the user falls under any of the following items:

• When a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship, or person under assistance uses the Service without the consent of their legal representative, adult guardian, curator, or assistant.
• When the Company confirms the death of a user through communication from heirs, etc.
• When the user has been previously subject to a forced withdrawal.
• When the user violates any of the Prohibited Acts.
• In any other cases where the Company determines it inappropriate.

If a user wishes to withdraw from the Service, they may terminate the Agreement and withdraw by completing the withdrawal procedures prescribed by the Company.

Users who have withdrawn shall lose the benefit of time upon withdrawal and must immediately fulfill all obligations owed to the Company.

Disclaimers

• The Company makes no warranties regarding the accuracy, quality, completeness, legality, reliability, and appropriateness of the content of the Service.
• The Company does not guarantee that the Service will not experience interruptions, suspensions, or other disruptions.
• Even if user information is stolen due to unforeseeable acts such as unauthorized access, and the user suffers damages as a result, the Company shall not be liable, except in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.
• The Company shall not be liable for any non-performance of all or part of the Agreement caused by force majeure beyond its control, such as natural disasters, enactment or abolition of laws and regulations, traffic accidents, transportation accidents, labor disputes, or other natural or artificial events.
• Even if a user gets into a dispute related to the use of the Service, regardless of whether it is inside or outside the Service, the Company shall not be liable, except in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, and the user shall resolve such disputes at their own responsibility and expense.

Transactions with Advertisers

Regarding advertisements and links posted on the Service, communication and transactions with advertisers and linked parties shall be conducted under the user's own responsibility, and the Company shall bear no responsibility whatsoever.

Damages

If a user violates these Terms and causes damage to the Company, the user shall compensate the Company for such damages (including lost profits and attorney's fees).

If the Company causes damage to a user due to reasons attributable to the Company, the Company shall be liable for compensating such damages only within the scope defined in the following items:

• In cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company: The full amount of the damages.
• In the case of slight negligence by the Company: The liability shall be limited to the extent of ordinary damages actually and directly incurred (excluding special damages, lost profits, indirect damages, and attorney's fees), and the maximum limit shall be the total amount of usage fees paid by the user to the Company during the six months preceding the last month in which the user received the Service.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if the user uses the Service as a business or is a corporation, the Company shall bear no responsibility for any damages incurred by the user, unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

Communication Equipment and Expenses

Users must set up and operate the necessary equipment, software, communication methods, and other environments, and bear all necessary communication costs and connection fees required to receive the Service, entirely at their own expense and responsibility.

Modification and Discontinuation of the Service

The Company may modify the content of the Service or discontinue its provision, with prior notice to users, if the Company determines, for reasonable grounds, that the Service should be modified or discontinued.

In the case of the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not be liable unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.

Confidentiality

Users shall not disclose or leak to any third party any confidential information obtained in connection with the provision of the Service without the prior written consent of the Company. "Confidential Information" refers to technical or business information of the Company or third parties disclosed in connection with the introduction of the Service, regardless of whether it is in the form of documents, electronic data, verbal communication, or any other format.

The following information shall not be considered Confidential Information:

• Information already in the user's possession at the time of disclosure.
• Information that was already public knowledge at the time of disclosure or subsequently became public knowledge through no fault of the user.
• Information legally obtained from a third party after the disclosure.
• Information independently developed or created without relying on the disclosed Confidential Information.

Upon the termination of the Agreement, or upon instructions from the Company, the user shall promptly return or destroy the Confidential Information in accordance with the Company's instructions and shall not use it thereafter.

Elimination of Anti-Social Forces

Users represent and warrant that they do not currently fall under any of the following items, and that they will not fall under any of them in the future:

• The user or its officers are organized crime groups, members of organized crime groups, persons for whom five years have not elapsed since they ceased to be members of organized crime groups, quasi-members of organized crime groups, companies related to organized crime groups, corporate extortionists (sokaiya), groups engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of social campaigns, special intellectual organized crime groups, or other similar entities (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Anti-Social Forces").
• Having a relationship where Anti-Social Forces are recognized as controlling the management.
• Having a relationship where Anti-Social Forces are recognized as being substantially involved in the management.
• Having a relationship where the user is recognized as utilizing Anti-Social Forces for the purpose of seeking unfair profits for oneself or a third party, or for the purpose of inflicting damage on a third party.
• Having a relationship where the user is recognized as providing funds or offering conveniences to Anti-Social Forces.
• Having a socially condemnable relationship with Anti-Social Forces through the user's officers or persons substantially involved in the management.

Users warrant that they will not, directly or through the use of third parties, engage in any of the following acts:

• Violent demands.
• Unjust demands beyond legal responsibility.
• Using threatening language or behavior, or using violence in connection with transactions.
• Spreading rumors, using fraudulent means, or using force to damage the credibility of the other party or obstruct the business of the other party.
• Any other acts similar to the preceding items.

If a user violates the preceding two paragraphs, the Company may immediately terminate the Agreement without requiring any notice or demand, regardless of whether there are reasons attributable to the Company.

If the Company terminates the Agreement pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the user, and the user acknowledges this.

Communication and Notices

When there are inquiries, communications, or notices from users regarding the Service, the Company will endeavor to reply and respond; however, unless the Company is obligated or responsible under laws, regulations, or these Terms, it does not bear the obligation to do so.

When the Company sends notices regarding changes to these Terms or other communications or notices to users, it shall do so via email or other methods designated by the Company.

Assignment of Status

Users may not use, lend, transfer, establish as security, or otherwise dispose of their position under the Agreement or all or part of their rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party.

If the Company transfers the business related to the Service to another company, the Company may transfer the contractual position, rights and obligations under these Terms, and user registration details and other customer information to the transferee of the business transfer, and users are deemed to have agreed to such transfer in advance in this paragraph. The business transfer stipulated in this paragraph shall include not only ordinary business transfers but also corporate splits and any other cases where business is transferred.

Handling of Personal Information

The handling of personal information in the Service shall be in accordance with the "Privacy Policy" prescribed by the Company.

Response to Illegal Acts

If a user discovers an act that violates these Terms, they must endeavor to promptly contact and notify the Company.

Users may not file any objections regarding the Company's response to acts that violate these Terms.

Term of the Agreement

The term of the Agreement shall be from the time the Agreement is concluded until the user withdraws from the Service.

A user may withdraw immediately by notifying the Company of their withdrawal.

Survival Clause

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding article, the provisions of Article 7 (Intellectual Property Rights), Article 9 (Termination) Paragraph 3, Article 10 (Disclaimers), Article 11 (Transactions with Advertisers), Article 12 (Damages), Article 14 (Discontinuation of the Service), Article 16 (Elimination of Anti-Social Forces) Paragraph 4, Article 18 (Assignment of Status), and this Article through Article 27 (Miscellaneous) shall remain in full force and effect even after the termination of the Agreement.

Amendments to the Terms

The Company may amend these Terms at any time based on the provisions of Article 548-4 of the Civil Code in any of the following cases. The amended Terms shall apply to the Agreement after the Terms have been amended.

• When the amendment to these Terms conforms to the general interests of the users.
• When the amendment to these Terms is not contrary to the purpose of the Agreement, and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the amendment, the appropriateness of the amended content, and other circumstances pertaining to the amendment.

When amending these Terms, the Company shall specify the effective date of the amended Terms and shall notify users of the content and the effective date at least two weeks prior to the effective date, by displaying it on the Service or by other methods prescribed by the Company.

Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if a user uses the Service after the notification of the amendment to these Terms, or if a user does not take procedures for cancellation within the period prescribed by the Company, the user shall be deemed to have agreed to the amendment of these Terms.

Exclusive Agreed Jurisdiction

The Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive agreed court of first instance for any and all disputes between a user and the Company regarding the Agreement and these Terms.

Severability

Even if any provision of these Terms, or any part thereof, is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining portions of any provision determined to be partially invalid or unenforceable shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Governing Law

The formation, validity, interpretation, and performance of the Agreement and these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

Miscellaneous

For matters not provided for in these Terms, or if the Company separately stipulates detailed rules, etc., users shall comply with them. Such detailed rules, etc., shall constitute an integral part of these Terms.

Detailed rules, etc., shall become effective from the time they are posted, and in the event of any contradiction or conflict with the contents of these Terms, these Terms shall prevail.

Pricing

* All prices shown are exclusive of tax.

* There is no mandatory contract period; plans can be changed or canceled on a monthly basis.

About the Money-Back Guarantee (Premium and Enterprise Plans)

The money-back guarantee applies to users of the Premium and Enterprise plans.

• At the start of the service, the Company and the user will set a target value for the number of accesses from overseas in a separate contract to be concluded.
• After the end of the period stipulated in the contract, if the actual number of accesses falls below the target value, the Company will refund the service fees according to the percentage of the target unachieved.
• The detailed conditions for refunds (target value, measurement period, refund calculation method, etc.) shall be stipulated in the separate contract to be concluded.

This money-back guarantee aims to act in good faith regarding the value that Leap failed to provide, and the scope of liability in cases not due to the Company's intentional misconduct or gross negligence shall be subject to the provisions of the Damages clause.

Appendix 2: E-commerce Production Plan Pricing

* The E-commerce Production Plan is available for the Starter plan and above (excluding the Free plan).

* All prices shown are exclusive of tax.