WellBe

Terms of Service (for Store Members)

These Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as these "Terms of Service") apply to the Store Members who have registered as members (hereinafter referred to as the "Store Member(s)") concerning providing the information services related to the salon, beauty salons, etc. on the websites (including both PC and mobile websites) (hereinafter referred to as the "Site") managed and operated by WellBe, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "We"), as well as e-mail distribution and other various information associated with these services (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") to Store Members. <br /> Please read these Terms of Service before using the Service and agree to these Terms of Service.

Article 1 (Registration Procedures)

1. The Store Members shall accept these Terms of Service in advance and apply for membership registration by the method designated by us. The Store Members shall comply with these Terms of Service during the membership registration.

2. The registration procedure for the Store Members shall be conducted by the person in charge of the store or his/her agent for each account that he/she wishes to obtain, using the registration application form prescribed by us.

3. The Store Members must provide correct and accurate information about the stores they register. In these Terms of Service, information posted on the Site by us based on information provided by the Store Members to us is referred to as the "Posted Information”.

4. We will examine the Store Member's application for registration and notify the results of the examination to the phone number or e-mail address specified by the Store Member when applying for registration. The membership registration procedure will be completed when we have made this notification. As a result of the screening process, if we determine that the applying store is inappropriate as the Store Member, the registration may be denied. In addition, even after approval, we reserve the right to cancel the approval. We will not disclose the reason for the denial of registration or cancellation of approval and shall not be held liable for any such denial or cancellation.

5. The method of notification from us or a third party designated by us to Store Members is, at our option, either by sending or transmitting information to the address, e-mail address, telephone number that Store Members have provided to us, or the screen where the Store Members manage their use of the Service on the Site (hereinafter referred to as the "Store Management Screen"), or by other methods deemed appropriate by us.The notice shall be deemed to be reached to the Store Member at the time it is sent or transmitted by any of the aforementioned methods.

Article 2 (Accounts)

1. The Store Members shall be responsible for determining their ID and password for membership registration in the Service.

2. The Store Members shall not disclose, lend, or share their member IDs or passwords with third parties, and shall manage them strictly so that they are not leaked to third parties. We shall not be held liable for any damage incurred by the Store Members or others due to inadequate management of member IDs and passwords, errors in use, use by third parties, etc. All use of the Store Member's member ID and password and other acts by the Store Member shall be deemed to be used by the Store Member.

3. If a third party uses the Service using the Store Member's member ID and password, the act shall be deemed to be the act of the Store Member. The Store Member shall be liable for all obligations related to such use. If we incur damages as a result of such an act, the Store Member shall compensate for such damages; provided, however, that this shall not apply if the member ID and password are used by a third party due to the intentional or negligent act of us.

Article 3 (Modification of Terms of Service )

1. We may change these Terms of Service when we deem it necessary due to changes in social conditions when laws and regulations are revised or abolished, when there is a need to make changes to the Service or other business of us, or when there is any other reasonable need to do so.

2. In the event of a change in the preceding paragraph, we shall notify Store Members of the contents of the new Terms of Service by posting it in the manner prescribed by us. The contents of the new Terms of Service shall apply from the start date of application as specified at the time of this notification.

Article 4 (Confidentiality)

1. The Store Members shall not divulge to third parties any information obtained from users, information obtained in relation to these Terms of Service, or any other matters that should belong to our confidentiality, regardless of whether it is during or after membership registration or termination.

2. The Store Members shall comply with the privacy policy stipulated by us and applicable related laws and guidelines regarding personal information (including, but not limited to, personal information of users who have made reservations at stores through the Service).

Article 5 (Personal Information Protection)

When personal information is included in the registration information of the Store Members or information about Store Members obtained by us, it shall be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. However, if the Store Member voluntarily displays personal information about the Service (e.g., inserting an e-mail address to the Posted Information), that information may be collected and used by a third party. Although we take the utmost care to protect personal information, Store Members are responsible for transmitting and disclosing such information at their own risk.

Article 6 (Our liability)

1. We shall not guarantee any of the following items. When using the Service, the Store Members themselves shall judge the usefulness of the Service and the information and services provided through the Service, and use the Service at their own risk:

  1. The usefulness, suitability, completeness, accuracy, safety, legality, and up-to-dateness related to all information provided on the Service (including all information contained in the Service and in linked sites managed and operated by third parties that appear on the Service. The same shall apply hereinafter.);
  2. All matters related to the Store Member's use of the information provided on the Service to negotiate or make a reservation with a user, or to apply for or enter into a contract with a user;
  3. No malfunctions, errors or failures in the provision of the Service;
  4. That e-mails, web content, etc. sent in connection with the Site does not contain computer viruses or other harmful content; or
  5. The continuity or identity of the Service shall be maintained.

2. We shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of Service by Store Members (including, but not limited to, the provision of information by us or a third party) or the inability to use the Service (including, but not limited to, damages stipulated in this paragraph, and any disadvantages, mental anguish, or other financial losses, incurred by the Store Members or third parties in accordance with the preceding paragraph), unless there is intention or negligence of us:

  1. Damages incurred by Store Members as a result of downloading content provided by a third party through the Service, accessing a linked site managed and operated by a third party, or other actions;
  2. Damages incurred by Store Members as a result of unauthorized modification of the Service, unauthorized access to data related to the Service, contamination of computer viruses, or other unauthorized acts; or
  3. Damages caused by interruption, delay, discontinuation, loss of data, etc. of our server, system, or the Service due to communication line or computer failure, etc.

Article 7 (Reservation of Service)

When the Store Member selects one of the following reservation methods on the Store Management Screen to make a user reservation for a treatment service for the Store Member via the Service, and the reservation is processed according to the method, the reservation for the treatment service is deemed to have been made between the user and the Store Member.

Immediate Reservations

Reservations are made at the same time that the user selects a date and time from among the available dates and times set by the Store Member.

Request Reservation

A reservation is made when the user makes a request for the desired date and time and the Store Member approves such request.

Article 8 (Payment of Fees)

1. If a reservation is made between the user and the Store Member via the Service, and payment is made in advance by the user, we shall pay the Store Member such amount in accordance with our prescribed method and schedule, after deducting our commission and other fees.

2. The Store Members shall not charge any fees not listed in the Posted Information without the prior consent of the user. In the event of a change in fees due to a change in the content of treatment services, after a reservation has been made, the method of handling the difference shall be subject to consultation between the user and the Store Member. We shall not be held responsible for such difference.

Article 9 (Cancellation and Refund by Store Member)

1. In the event of cancellation by the user after the reservation has been made, the user will be refunded in accordance with our cancellation policy. We shall not be liable for any problems or damage caused by such cancellation.

2. If the Store Member cancels a confirmed reservation for a treatment or service, or if we reasonably determine that the Store Member is responsible for the cancellation (e.g., double booking, the difference between the Posted Information and the treatment), the Store Member shall pay a cancellation fee to us based on the following criteria, in addition to a refund of the payment.

~30 days before: 10% of the reservation fee
30 days (including 30 days) to 48 hours before: 25% of the reservation fee
From 48 hours (including 48 hour point) : 50% of the reservation fee

The Store Members shall make their utmost efforts to avoid such cancellations, resolve any problems or disputes with users if cancellations occur at their own expense and responsibility, and shall not cause trouble for us. If the damages suffered by us exceed the above cancellation fee, the Store Member shall compensate us for all such damages.

3. If the Store Member does not pay the cancellation fee stipulated in the preceding paragraph, we may set off any future obligations owed to the store member (including, but not limited to, the price due to the establishment of a reservation) regardless of the due date.

Article 10 (Posted Information )

1. The Store Members may post or change the Posted Information on the site at their responsibility during the membership registration process in accordance with our prescribed method.

2. The Store Members shall guarantee the truth and accuracy of the Posted Information, and shall not provide incorrect or inaccurate information (such as charging fees that are not separately listed in the Posted Information when visiting a store). If there is a discrepancy between the Posted Information and the actual treatment services, the Posted Information shall prevail, and the Store Member shall compensate for any damages incurred by us or the user due to such discrepancy.

3. In principle, we may determine the location and order of the Posted Information such as text, images, and other information.

4. The Store Members agree that they may not arbitrarily delete any Posted Information after the cancellation of their membership for any reason and agree to abide by our arbitrary decision regarding the posting or deletion of such information.

5. The Store Members agree that we may edit, change, or delete the Posted Information at its discretion without any prior notice. We shall not be obligated to delete the Posted Information for any reason whatsoever.

6. We shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the Store Member or a third party, regardless of the legal basis for such damage, due to our refusal to the Posted Information that the Store Member attempted to post, the time required to decide whether to accept such posting, editing, changing, or deleting the Posted Information, or not deleting such information.

Article 11 (Copyright)

1. When the Store Member posts the Posted Information (including uploading of images and replies to reviews by users) to the service, all copyrights (including but not limited to rights under Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act. The same shall apply hereinafter.), including reproduction rights, public transmission rights, translation rights and adaptation rights and other rights under the Copyright Act (including the right of sublicensing from us to third parties) shall be granted to us by the Store Members free of charge.

2. We may change, copy, move, or freely use all or part of the information registered and provided by Store Members through the Service as necessary without requiring prior notice, approval, or payment of compensation to Store Members.

3. We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by Store Members or third parties as a result of the use of the information in Paragraph 2 in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

Article 12 (Prohibited Acts for Store Members)

1. Since the copyrights of images, descriptions, reviews, etc. posted on the Site belong to us or third parties, the Store Members are strictly prohibited from using such images, reviews, etc. (excluding the Posted Information posted by themselves) without the prior consent of us, beyond the scope of quotations permitted under the Copyright Act.

2. In using the Service, the Store Members shall not engage in any of the following acts or acts that we deem may fall under any of the following:

  1. Transmitting or posting information by impersonating another person;
  2. Use of the Service by any method other than that approved by us;為
  3. Reproducing information posted on the Site or other information obtainable through the Service on other sites or diverting such information to media other than the Internet;
  4. Advertising on the Site any business activities not related to the Service;
  5. Use of the Service for religious or political activities;
  6. Providing sexual services in the course of treatment, etc. ;
  7. Unauthorized modification of the Service;
  8. Unauthorized access to our servers or other computers, sending or writing harmful computer programs, etc., or sending spam mail, chain letters, junk mail, etc. ;
  9. Acts that infringe or may infringe portrait rights, copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of us or third parties;
  10. Any act that defames or slanders us or any third party, or that injures or may injure the honor, privacy, etc. of us or any third party;
  11. Disclosure to others of information, documents, or graphics that are offensive to public order and morals;
  12. Intentionally registering false information (including but not limited to nonexistent fictitious information) such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information of oneself, another person, or a third party;
  13. Harassment or any other unwanted behavior that may cause discomfort or disadvantage to us or any third party;
  14. Any activity that infringes or may infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, portrait rights, publicity rights, privacy rights, or any other rights of us or any third party;
  15. Failure to fulfill obligations owed by Store Members (for any reason) ;
  16. Canceling a user's reservation without reasonable cause;
  17. Leaking confidential or personal information obtained in connection with the Service; or
  18. Other acts that violate or may violate laws, ordinances, public order, and morals, or these Terms of Service.

3. If the Store Member violates the preceding paragraph or commits any other act that we deem inappropriate for the operation of the Service, we will take any action that we deem necessary against the Store Member (including but not limited to legal action), such as suspending use of the Service, deleting the Posted Information, revoking membership status, or claiming damages.

4. If we or a third party suffers damages as a result of the Store Member's violation of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 of this Article, the Store Member must compensate for all such damages at its responsibility and expense.

Article 13 (Subcontracting)

We may, at our responsibility, subcontract all or part of the work related to the Service to a third party.

Article 14 (Third Party Services)

1. When Store Members use services, platforms, etc. provided by third parties (the "Third Party Services") through the Service, they must comply with the terms of service and other provisions stipulated by such third parties.

2. We shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the Store Member due to the Store Member's use of Third Party Services, disputes between the Store Member and the third party.

Article 15 (Disclaimer)

1. Our liability for the Service shall be limited to the scope stipulated in these Terms of Service for any reason whatsoever. We shall not be liable for damages incurred by Store Members for any of the following reasons, regardless of whether such damages are caused by default of obligation, tort liability, or any other legal cause of claim: 

  1. Natural disasters, war, riot, civil war, terrorism, serious epidemics, other force majeure, enactment, amendment or repeal of laws and regulations, orders or dispositions by public authority, acts of dispute, accidents involving transportation, communication lines ot other force majeure;
  2. Failure of the connection environment for Store Members, such as failure of Store Member facilities or malfunction of Internet connection service to the facilities for the Service;
  3. Damage caused by the performance value of the Internet connection service, such as response time from the facilities for the Service;
  4. Unauthorized access or attack, or interception in the communication path by a third party to the facilities for the Service that cannot be prevented with the care of a good manager;
  5. Damages caused by Store Members' failure to comply with procedures, security measures, etc. specified by us;
  6. Damages caused by software (OS, middleware, DBMS) and databases of the equipment used for the Service that is not manufactured by us;
  7. Damage caused by the hardware of the equipment for the Service that is not manufactured by us;
  8. Damages caused by malfunction of telecommunication services provided by telecommunication carriers;
  9. Seizure, search, and verification by warrant, compulsory dispositions under the provisions of the Act on Communications Interception for Criminal Investigation, and other compulsory dispositions under court orders or laws and regulations;
  10. When the business of the subcontractor is related to the subcontractor's business and there is no reason attributable to us, such as negligence, for the appointment and supervision of the subcontractor; or
  11. Other reasons not attributable to us.

2. In the event of a dispute between Store Members or between the Store Member and the user or other third party, the dispute shall be resolved between the parties concerned, and we shall bear no responsibility or burden whatsoever.

Article 16 (Map)

We do not guarantee any map information regarding the location of the Store Members. The map information is provided by Google Inc. and is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy stipulated by Google Inc.

Article 17 (Withdrawal from Membership)

1. If the Store Member wishes to cancel his/her membership, he/she shall follow our prescribed cancellation procedure.

2. Store Members shall lose all rights and privileges related to their membership accounts when they cancel their membership.

Article 18 (Suspension of Member Registration)

1. If any of the following events occurs to the Store Member, the Store Member forfeits the benefit of all debts owed to us, and we may suspend the Store Member's membership registration and stop providing the Service to the Store Member without prior notice:

  1. When it is found that there is a violation of these Terms of Service;
  2. When it is found that false information or materials have been submitted to us;
  3. When the Store Member delays or refuses to pay a financial obligation to us without justifiable reason;
  4. When a petition for seizure, provisional seizure, provisional disposition, or other compulsory execution or disposition for delinquency has been filed;
  5. When a petition for bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, corporate reorganization, or special liquidation is filed;
  6. When the Store Member is dissolved or ceases to operate;
  7. When Store Member receives a warning or recommendation from an administrative authority regarding its business methods;
  8. When the business methods of Store Member are offensive to public order and morals, or when we deem them inappropriate for the Service;
  9. When the Store Member engages in a malicious act that threatens our management, or when we determine that there is a risk of such an act;
  10. When the Store Member commits an act that falls under the prohibited items set forth in these Terms of Service; or
  11. When there is a material change in the Store Member's credit status.

2. If the Store Member forfeits the benefit of time to us for any of the reasons listed in the preceding paragraph, the Store Member shall immediately pay all monetary obligations to us.

3. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if we find it difficult to provide the Service to the Store Member, we may suspend the Store Member's membership registration and stop providing the Service without prior notice to the Store Member.

4. We are under no obligation to explain the reasons for the suspension of membership registration and the suspension of the provision of the Service in accordance with this Article to Store Members. Store Members may not request disclosure of the reasons for such suspension.

Article 19 (Suspension of the Service)

1.We may temporarily suspend the Service in any of the following cases:

  1. When performing maintenance or changing the specifications of the Service;
  2. When a natural disaster, incident, or other emergency occurs or is likely to occur, making the operation of the Service difficult or impossible; or
  3. When we deem it necessary to temporarily suspend the operation of the Service for operational or other reasons.

2. In the event of service suspension, we will notify Store Members in advance. However, in case of an emergency, the Service may be suspended without prior notice.

Article 20 (Discontinuation of the Service)

1.We may discontinue all or part of the Service.

2. In the event that all or part of the Service is to be discontinued, the contents of the new Terms of Service after the change shall be notified to Store Members by posting it in the manner prescribed by us.

Article 21 (Notification of Changes in Posted Information, Closing)

1. Store Members shall immediately make any changes to their Posted Information, such as a change of address or contact information at the Store Management Screen.

2. In the event that the Store Member wishes to suspend or terminate treatment services, such as the closing of a store, the Store Member shall notify us in advance via e-mail or the Store Management Screen and shall respond by the method designated by us, such as withdrawing from the Service.

3. If any damage is incurred by us or a user as a result of the Store Member's failure to comply with the preceding two paragraphs, the Store Member shall compensate for that damage.

Article 22 (Prohibition of transfer of rights)

1. Store Members shall not assign, pledge as collateral, or succeed to any part of their rights or obligations under these Terms of Service to any third party, except with our prior written consent.

2. In the event that we transfer the business related to the Service to another company, the rights, and obligations based on these Terms of Service, as well as Store Member registration items and other information related to Store Members, may be transferred to the transferee of the business transfer, and Store Members agree to such transfer in advance. The business transfer stipulated in this paragraph shall include all cases in which the business is transferred, including corporate divestitures.

Article 23 (Anti-Social Forces)

1.Store Members shall make the following commitments to us:

  1. they, their officers, or their equivalents are not, or will not be, involved in a crime syndicate, a crime syndicate member, a quasi-constituent of a crime syndicate, a crime syndicate-related enterprise, a general meeting house, a socially motivated group, or a special intelligence crime group or their equivalents (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Anti-Social Forces".);
  2. they are not involved in providing funds or other benefits to Anti-Social Forces, or are not using the Service under the applicant's name; and
  3. they do not use intimidation or violence, spreading falsehoods or using false information or using intimidation to obstruct the work of the other party, or damage the trust of the other party, or make unreasonable demands beyond legal responsibility, or perform any other similar acts by using themselves or a third party.

2. If the Store Member violates the preceding paragraph, we will take any action that we deem necessary against the Store Member (including but not limited to legal action), such as suspending the use of the Service, deleting the Posted Information, revoking membership status, or claiming damages.

Article 24 (Severability)

If any provision of these Terms of Service is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.

Article 25 (Governing Law)

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.


Enacted and enforced on September 15, 2023