Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your use of the Jinzai-sha website and the services we provide. By accessing our website or engaging with our services, you agree to these terms. Please read them carefully before proceeding.

If you have questions about these terms or need clarification on any point, we encourage you to contact us before using our services.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Jinzai-sha website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our website or services.

These terms create a legal agreement between you and Jinzai-sha. We reserve the right to update these terms at any time, and continued use of our services after changes indicates your acceptance of the modified terms.

2. Description of Services

Jinzai-sha provides human resources consulting services including HR strategy development, talent system design, and organizational transition support. Our website offers information about these services, allows potential clients to contact us, and provides resources related to HR consulting.

The specific terms of any consulting engagement will be detailed in a separate service agreement. These Terms of Service govern use of our website and general interactions with our company, while service agreements govern the delivery of professional consulting services.

3. Acceptable Use of Website

Permitted Uses

You may use our website to learn about our services, read informational content, contact us with inquiries, and access resources we make available to visitors. We encourage you to explore our content and reach out if you have questions or interest in our services.

Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

Violation of these prohibited uses may result in termination of your access to our website and potential legal action.

4. Access and Account Security

Website Access

Our website is generally accessible to all visitors without requiring account creation. However, certain features or resources may require registration or authentication. We reserve the right to restrict access to specific areas or features at our discretion.

Your Responsibilities

If you create an account or are provided credentials to access protected areas, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login information and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized access to your account.

Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our website or services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason including violation of these terms, suspicious activity, or as required by law.

5. Service Availability and Modifications

Availability

We strive to maintain consistent access to our website, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability. The website may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, updates, technical issues, or circumstances beyond our control. We are not liable for any temporary unavailability or interruption of services.

Service Modifications

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of our website or services at any time without notice. This includes adding or removing features, changing content, or altering the structure of our offerings. We are not obligated to maintain any specific feature or functionality.

Updates and Maintenance

We may perform scheduled or emergency maintenance that temporarily affects website availability. While we attempt to minimize disruption, we cannot guarantee specific uptime percentages or advance notice of all maintenance activities.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

Our Content

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of Jinzai-sha or its content suppliers and is protected by Japanese and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our content without explicit written permission.

Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use our website for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these terms. This license does not include any right to download (except for page caching), modify, or make any commercial use of website content.

User-Submitted Content

If you submit content to us through contact forms or other means, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display that content for purposes related to providing our services and operating our business. You represent that you have the right to submit such content and that it doesn't violate any third-party rights.

7. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Jinzai-sha. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any damage or loss caused by your use of any third-party content or services.

Links to third-party sites are provided for your convenience and do not signify our endorsement of those sites or their content. We encourage you to review the terms and privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

8. Geographic Restrictions

Jinzai-sha is based in Tokyo, Japan, and our services are primarily offered to organizations in Japan. While our website is accessible internationally, we make no representation that the content is appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access our website from outside Japan, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

We reserve the right to limit the availability of our website or services to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction at any time.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Jinzai-sha, its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, or goodwill, arising from your access to or use of or inability to access or use the website or services.

In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims arising from or related to the website or services exceed the amount you paid to us in the twelve months preceding the claim, or one hundred thousand Japanese yen (¥100,000), whichever is greater.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of these limitations may not apply to you. In such cases, our liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Jinzai-sha, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the website, your violation of these terms, or your violation of any rights of another party.

12. Governing Law and Disputes

Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from or relating to these terms or your use of our website shall be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties. If a dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation, it shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Tokyo, Japan.

Class Action Waiver

You agree that any proceedings to resolve disputes will be conducted on an individual basis and not as part of a class, consolidated, or representative action.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be replaced with a valid provision that most closely reflects the intent of the original provision.

14. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated through a notice on our website or by email to registered users.

Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to the modified terms, you should discontinue use of our website.