Note: This Agreement is made in Japanese and translated into English. The Japanese text is the original and the English text is for reference purposes. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these two texts, the Japanese text shall prevail.
These Terms of Service set forth the conditions for the use of the electronic book viewing service “ANBABY HOME” (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”) operated by Creative House Pocket Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) between the customers who use the Service and the Company. Users are requested to read these Terms of Service carefully and agree to them before using the Service.
1. (Definitions)
1. “The App” refers to the application software “ANBABY HOME” for smartphones and tablet devices provided by the Company for the Service.
2. “Browser” refers to the website provided by the Company for using the Service on a web browser.
3. “The Content” refers to digital content such as images (including videos), text, illustrations, music, and other items provided by the Company.
4. “Member” refers to a customer who has entered into a Service Use Agreement with the Company.
5. “Content Purchase Price” refers to the usage fee determined by the Company to be paid by the Member for the use of the Service.
6. “User” refers to Members and customers who use the Service based on these Terms.
7. “Service Use Agreement” refers to the contract for using the Service as a Member, which is established by agreeing to these Terms in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company.
8. “These Terms” refers to these ANBABY HOME Service Terms of Service.
2. (Application of These Terms)
1. These Terms shall apply to the User upon the conclusion of the Service Use Agreement or the use of the Service.
2. In addition to these Terms, if there are individual terms such as terms and guidelines for each service provided by the Company (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Terms”), the Individual Terms shall constitute a single set of terms integrated with these Terms. Therefore, to use the Service, it is necessary to agree to all of these terms.
3. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Individual Terms, the provisions of the Individual Terms shall prevail.
3. (Changes to These Terms)
1. The Company may change these Terms if the Company deems it necessary.
2. In the event of a change to these Terms, the Company shall publicize the enforcement date and content of the revised Terms by posting them on the Company’s website or by other appropriate methods, or notify the User. The revised Terms of Service shall become effective from the application start date specified at the time of such display or notification.
4. (Use of the Service)
1. The User may use the Service in accordance with these Terms and as prescribed by the Company.
2. The Service is provided using the App, and the User may use the Service only by the method designated by the Company. In the event that the Company decides to provide the Service by a method other than the App (browser or other software prescribed by the Company) in the future, these Terms shall also apply to the provision of the Service by such methods other than the App to the extent necessary.
3. A Service Use Agreement shall be established between the Company and the User when the User agrees to use the Service as a Member in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company and as set forth in these Terms.
4. Members shall pay the Content Purchase Price by the date specified by the Company using the payment method provided by Apple Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Apple”) such as the App Store (hereinafter referred to as “Apple Billing”) or the payment method provided by Google LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Google”) (hereinafter referred to as “Google Billing”). In the event of any discrepancy between the billing policy of Apple or Google and these Terms, the billing policy of Apple or Google shall take precedence.
5. Regarding the Content Purchase Price, the Company may, at its discretion, apply a certain discount to specific Members for a period determined by the Company. In this case, the discount on the Content Purchase Price will be applied only during the discount period prescribed by the Company, and the normal Content Purchase Price will apply after the discount period has elapsed.
6. Regarding the payment of usage fees for the Content, if any dispute arises between the User and Apple or Google due to reasons not attributable to the Company, it shall be resolved between the said User and Apple or Google, and the Company shall not bear any responsibility.
7. Regardless of whether or how often the Service is used, the Company will not refund the Content Purchase Price under any circumstances, except where recognized by the Company.
5. (Scope of Use of the Service)
1. The Company shall grant the Member an account for using the Service at the time of the Service Use Agreement.
2. A Member may allow their relatives within the second degree of kinship to use the Service in addition to themselves. However, the Member shall ensure that said relatives comply with these Terms or Individual Terms regarding their use of the Service.
6. (Intellectual Property Rights, etc.)
1. Intellectual property rights such as copyrights (including rights stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act; the same shall apply hereinafter) and other rights and interests included in the App and the Content belong to the Company or the original rights holders. Viewing and using the App and the Content are limited to personal use for non-commercial purposes. Acts of using the Content for commercial purposes, or reproducing (including screen captures), selling, transmitting, reprinting, modifying, or transferring the Content without permission are prohibited.
2. Trademark rights and other rights related to the name and logo of the App belong to the Company, and the User may not use indications that are identical or similar to these except where permitted by the Company.
7. (Prohibited Acts)
1. The User shall not transfer or inherit the rights and obligations related to the use of the Service to a third party.
2. In using the Service, the User shall not perform any of the following acts or acts that may lead to them:
- 1) Using the Service for commercial purposes
- 2) Making the Content available for viewing by an unspecified or large number of people
- 3) Allowing persons other than the User (except those permitted by these Terms) to use the Service
- 4) Using the Service on four or more devices with the User’s account
- 5) Providing other products or services using the Service
- 6) Viewing or using the App or the Content by methods other than those designated by the Company
- 7) Viewing or using the App or the Content outside the countries or regions designated by the Company
- 8) Using the App or the Content by bypassing technical restrictions imposed for the use of the Service
- 9) Reproducing, selling, transmitting, reprinting, or modifying the Content without permission
- 10) Infringing on the trademark rights, copyrights, design rights, patent rights, or other intellectual property rights, portrait rights, publicity rights, or other rights of the Company, the copyright holders of the App and the Content, or other third parties
- 11) Using the Service using the ID or password of another User
- 12) Placing an excessive load on the network or system of the Service
- 13) Defaming the honor or credit of the Company, the copyright holders of the App, or other third parties, or infringing on their privacy
- 14) Acts that violate laws and regulations or acts related to criminal acts
- 15) Fraud or intimidation against the Company, other Users of the Service, or other third parties
- 16) Using the Service by impersonating a third party
- 17) Transmitting, providing, or recommending harmful programs such as computer viruses
- 18) Falsifying or erasing information of the Company or the App
- 19) Unauthorized use of the facilities of the Company or other third parties, or acts that interfere with their operation
- 20) Acts that violate laws, these Terms, Individual Terms, or public order and morals
- 21) Posting content that may infringe on the rights and interests of others, or content that the Company deems inappropriate due to defamation, obscenity, discrimination, violation of public order and morals, etc.
- 22) Interfering with the operation of the Service
- 23) Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate in accordance with the preceding items
8. (Handling of User Information)
1. The Company and its subcontractors may use information regarding the User’s use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “Service Usage Information”) acquired by the Company in connection with the provision of the Service for the Company’s business. Furthermore, the Company may provide or disclose Service Usage Information to third parties at the Company’s discretion after processing it so that the individual user cannot be identified by others.
2. The Company will provide Service Usage Information to the User. However, the content and method of Service Usage Information shall be in accordance with the method determined by the Company, and please understand that the Company cannot respond to the provision of Service Usage Information in the content and format specified by the User.
3. The Company shall appropriately manage and handle the personal information of Users, including Service Usage Information, as set forth in the Privacy Policy prescribed by the Company.
4. The Company may use Cookies when the User uses the Service. For the handling of information regarding the use of Cookies, please refer to the Privacy Policy prescribed by the Company.
9. (Use by Minors)
1. If a minor becomes a Member, please obtain the prior consent of a person with parental authority or other legal representative before use.
2. If a minor, such as the User’s child, uses the Service, the User of the Service shall be responsible for managing the use of the Service, such as the content of the Content to be viewed and the time of use.
3. When a minor uses the Service, the Company may acquire the usage status of the Service by that minor in the same way as acquiring the User’s usage status. Unless the User voluntarily provides information about the minor to the Company, the minor themselves will not be identified from such usage status information.
4. In the event that a User provides personal information of a child aged 15 or younger to the Company and the User is not a person with parental authority or a legal representative, please obtain the consent of the person with parental authority or legal representative at the User’s responsibility.
10. (Responsibility of the User)
1. In the event of the following reasons, the Company may suspend the use of all or part of the Service and immediately terminate the Service Use Agreement for the Member without any prior notice or demand to the User concerned.
- 1) If the User does not pay the Content Purchase Price by the specified time
- 2) If the User violates any of the provisions of these Terms or Individual Terms
- 3) If the Company deems the provision of the Service inappropriate at its discretion
2. Even if the use of the Service is suspended for a User in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Company will not refund the Content Purchase Price to said User. Furthermore, the Company shall not be liable for any damage or loss incurred by the User due to the suspension of the Service.
11. (Changes, Interruption, and Suspension of the Service)
1. The Company may change or abolish the content of the Service at any time without prior notice.
2. The Company may temporarily interrupt or suspend part or all of the Service without prior notice to the User in the event of any of the following:
- 1) When performing maintenance, inspection, or updates of devices or systems for providing the Service
- 2) When it is difficult to provide the Service due to fire, power failure, natural disaster, system failure, etc.
- 3) When computer systems, communication lines, or other facilities used to provide the Service stop due to an accident or other reasons
- 4) When the computer system cannot be operated normally due to failure or server down of the computer system for providing the Service, unauthorized access from a third party, or infection with a computer virus, etc.
- 5) When the services of necessary telecommunications carriers are not provided
- 6) In other cases where the Company determines that temporary interruption or suspension of the Service is necessary
12. (Scope of the Company’s Liability)
1. The Company shall be liable for the Service only to the extent limited in accordance with each provision of these Terms. The Company shall not be liable for matters for which it states it does not guarantee, matters for which it states it bears no responsibility, or matters for which the User is responsible in each provision of these Terms, except in cases of intentional misconduct or negligence by the Company. The Company shall not be liable even if damage occurs to the User in relation to the Service, except in cases of intentional misconduct or negligence by the Company.
2. If damage occurs to the User in relation to the Service due to the Company’s negligence (excluding gross negligence), the Company shall be liable only for direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User, regardless of the cause of the claim, such as default or tort. The amount of compensation shall be capped at the lower of the most recent one month’s usage fee for the Service received by the Company from the User or the amount equivalent to the price of the Content purchased when said damage occurred.
3. The Company shall bear the same responsibility as set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article regarding the use of the Service by a Member’s relatives based on Article 5, Paragraph 2.
4. Regarding the provision of the Service, the Company does not guarantee the following:
- 1) That the User will not suffer damage from harmful programs such as computer viruses through the use of the Service
- 2) The operation or environment of any equipment, software, etc., used by the User when using the Service, or that such equipment is not infected with harmful programs such as computer viruses
5. In providing the Service, the Company shall not be liable for the following:
- 1) Damage suffered by the User due to the occurrence of temporary interruption, suspension, etc., of the Service specified in Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article
- 2) Any damage incurred by the User in connection with the Service, such as loss or leakage of data or failure or damage of equipment due to the use of the Service (including, but not limited to, damage resulting from loss of information, etc.)
- 3) Costs related to equipment and communication necessary for the use of the Service
- 4) Disputes between Users or disputes between a User and a third party (including operating companies such as Apple and Google)
- 5) Transactions between a User and a third party, including advertisers of advertisements provided in the Service (including participation in promotions such as sweepstakes), and disputes that arise between the advertiser of said advertisement and the User
13. (Severability)
Even if any provision of these Terms or part thereof is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions and parts of these Terms shall not be affected thereby and shall continue to be in full force and effect.
14. (Governing Law and Agreed Jurisdiction)
1. These Terms and Individual Terms shall be written in Japanese as the original text, and the governing law shall be Japanese law.
2. In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with the Service, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive agreed jurisdiction court of the first instance.
15. (Survival Clause)
Even after the termination of the Service Use Agreement, the provisions of Article 4 (Use of the Service) Paragraphs 6 and 7, Article 5 (Scope of Use of the Service) Paragraph 2, Article 6 (Intellectual Property Rights, etc.), Article 7 (Prohibited Acts), Article 10 (Responsibility of the User) Paragraph 2, Article 12 (Scope of the Company’s Liability), and Article 14 (Governing Law and Agreed Jurisdiction) shall continue to survive.
Established on March 2, 2026