terms of service

Online Shop Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "the Terms") stipulate the terms of use of the online shop (hereinafter referred to as "the Service") provided on this website by Yokohama Winery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "our company"). Registered users (hereinafter referred to as "Users") must use the Service in accordance with these Terms.

Article 1 (Application)

  1. 1. These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all relationships between the User and our company regarding the use of this Service.
  2. 2. In addition to these Terms, the Company may make various provisions regarding the Service, such as rules for use (hereinafter referred to as "Individual Provisions"). Regardless of their name, these Individual Provisions shall constitute part of these Terms.
  3. 3. In the event that the provisions of these Terms and Conditions conflict with the provisions of the Individual Provisions set forth in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the Individual Provisions shall take precedence, unless otherwise specified in the Individual Provisions.

Article 2 (User Registration)

  1. 1. For this service, registration will be completed when the person wishing to register agrees to these terms and conditions, applies for registration in a manner specified by our company, and our company notifies the person wishing to register of its approval.
  2. 2. If the Company determines that an applicant for user registration falls under any of the following items, the Company may not approve the application for user registration and shall not be obligated to disclose the reasons therefor.
    1. 1. If false information is provided when applying for user registration
    2. 2. If the application is from someone who has previously violated these terms and conditions
    3. 3. Any other case in which the Company determines that registration is inappropriate

Article 3 (Management of User ID and Password)

    1. Users shall manage their user IDs and passwords for this service at their own responsibility.
    2. Under no circumstances may the User transfer or lend his/her User ID and password to a third party, or share it with a third party. If the User ID and password combination matches the registered information and is used to log in, the Company will consider that the User ID is being used by the User who registered the User ID.
    3. We shall not be liable for any damages caused by a third party using your user ID and password, except in cases where we are guilty of intentional or gross negligence.

Article 4 (Sales Contract)

    1. In this service, a sales contract is established when the user makes a purchase application to our company and our company notifies the user that the application has been accepted. The ownership of the product is transferred to the user when our company delivers the product to the delivery company.
    2. If the User falls under any of the following circumstances, the Company may cancel the sales contract under the preceding paragraph without prior notice to the User.
    3. If the user violates these terms and conditions
    4. If the delivery of the product cannot be completed due to an unknown address or a long absence
    5. Any other case where we deem that the trust between our company and the user has been damaged.
    6. Payment methods, delivery methods, purchase cancellation methods, return methods, etc. related to this service will be determined separately by our company.

Article 5 (Intellectual Property Rights)

The copyright or other intellectual property rights of the product photos and other content (hereinafter referred to as "Content") provided by this Service belong to the legitimate rights holders , such as our company and the content providers , and Users may not reproduce , reprint , modify , or make any other secondary use of the Content without permission .

Article 6 (Prohibitions)

When using this service, users must not engage in the following acts.

    1. Actions that violate laws, regulations, or public order and morals
    2. Any activity related to criminal activity
    3. Any acts that infringe on copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights contained in the Service
    4. Any act that destroys or interferes with the functioning of our servers or networks
    5. Commercially using information obtained through this service
    6. Any act that may disrupt the operation of our services
    7. Unauthorized access or attempted access
    8. Collecting or storing personal information about other users
    9. 9. Impersonating other users
    10. Ten. Any act of directly or indirectly providing benefits to antisocial forces in relation to our services
    11. 11. Any other actions that the Company deems inappropriate

Article 7 (Suspension of provision of the Service, etc.)

    1. If the Company determines that any of the following circumstances exist, the Company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to the User.
    2. When carrying out maintenance, inspection, or updates of computer systems related to the Service
    3. When it becomes difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as an earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, or natural disaster
    4. When a computer or communication line is stopped due to an accident
    5. Any other case in which the Company determines it is difficult to provide the Service.
    6. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by the User or any third party due to the suspension or interruption of the provision of the Service, regardless of the reason.

Article 8 (Restrictions on Use and Cancellation of Registration)

    1. If any of the following circumstances apply to you, we may, without prior notice, restrict your use of all or part of the Service or cancel your registration as a User.
    2. If you violate any provision of these Terms and Conditions
    3. If it is discovered that there is a false statement in the registration information
    4. If the credit card registered by the user as a payment method is suspended
    5. If there is a default in payment obligations such as fees
    6. If there is no response to our contact for a certain period of time
    7. If the Service has not been used for a certain period of time since the last use
    8. Any other case in which the Company determines that use of the Service is inappropriate
    9. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the User by any actions taken by the Company under this Article.

Article 9 (Withdrawal)

Users may cancel their membership to this service by following the designated cancellation procedure.

Article 10 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Disclaimers)

    1. The Company does not guarantee that the Service is free from factual or legal defects (including defects regarding safety , reliability , accuracy , completeness , validity , suitability for a particular purpose , security, etc. , errors and bugs , infringement of rights, etc.).
    2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result of the Service. However , if the contract between the Company and the User regarding the Service (including these Terms) is a consumer contract as defined in the Consumer Contract Act , this disclaimer shall not apply . Even in this case , the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to special circumstances (including cases where the Company or the User foresaw or could have foreseen the occurrence of the damages) caused by default or tort due to the Company's negligence ( excluding gross negligence).
    3. The Company shall not be liable for any transactions, communications, disputes, etc. that arise between a user and another user or a third party in relation to the Service.

Article 11 (Changes to Service Content, etc.)

The Company reserves the right to change the content of the Service or to discontinue provision of the Service without notifying the User, and shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result thereof.

Article 12 (Changes to Terms of Use)

Our company reserves the right to change these terms at any time without notifying the user if it deems it necessary. In addition, if a user starts using the service after these terms have been changed, the user will be deemed to have agreed to the changed terms.

Article 13 (Handling of Personal Information)

We will handle any personal information obtained through the use of this service appropriately in accordance with our "Privacy Policy."

Article 14 (Notice or Contact)

Any notification or communication between the User and the Company shall be made in accordance with the method specified by the Company. Unless the User notifies the Company of any changes in accordance with the method separately specified by the Company , the Company shall consider the currently registered contact information to be valid and shall notify or contact the User via said contact information , and such notification or communication shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of sending.

Article 15 (Prohibition of Transfer of Rights and Obligations)

Users may not transfer or pledge as security to a third party their status under the Service Agreement or their rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without our prior written consent.

Article 16 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

    1. The interpretation of these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to this Service shall be excluded.
    2. In the event of a dispute regarding the Service, the court with jurisdiction over our head office location shall be the court of exclusive jurisdiction.