Jopus Terms of Service

(hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) Goalist, Ltd. is operated on the Internet under the name of Jopus, job change and employment support services, various web services, and software in general (including free trials of each service, etc., hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Services”). (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”), including free trials of each service (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Service”). The following is the basic terms and conditions between the user (hereinafter referred to as the “User”) and the service provider (hereinafter referred to as the “Service Provider”). Users of the Service are requested to read the entire agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Terms and Conditions and the Japanese version, the Japanese version shall take precedence over the English version.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 Purpose

1. The purpose of these Terms of Use is to define the relationship of rights and obligations between the Company and the User in relation to the use of the Service, and shall apply to all relationships between the User and the Company in relation to the use of the Service, and regardless of the scope of use of the Service, the User shall use the Service upon agreeing to these Terms of Use. If the user is a corporation In the event that the User is a corporation, all rights, obligations, and legal status under these Terms of Use shall belong to that corporation.

2. The rules, regulations, etc. separately stipulated by the Company regarding the Service shall constitute a part of these Terms.

3. The Company shall deem the User to have agreed to these Terms at the time the User applies for the Service or uses the Service, whichever comes first.

Article 2 Definitions

The definitions of the terms used in this Agreement are as follows:
1. “Information” means information provided by the Service (including information provided by the User).
2. “Affiliated Entity’s Facilities” refers to external services used by the Company to provide the Service.

Article 3 Use of the Service

Users shall be deemed to have confirmed and agreed to the following facts when using this service.
1. The user shall prepare the equipment, software, and communication means necessary to use this service by himself/herself.
2. The user shall, at the user’s own responsibility and expense, confirm that the communication environment does not interfere with the use of this service.

Chapter 2 User Agreement

Article 4 Contents of this Service

1. The Service includes support for finding a job, changing jobs, and matching the contents of applications received from Users with job openings, and other services that the Company judges to be beneficial for finding a job or changing jobs (including services to select and introduce job openings held by the Company based on the careers and skills of Users, mail magazines related to job change and outplacement support, and provision of other information). In addition to these Terms of Use, the content of these services shall be as stipulated in the rules and regulations for these services separately established by the Company. In addition to these Terms of Use, the content of these services shall be as stipulated in the rules and regulations for these services separately established by the Company. In addition, in order to ensure smooth employment and career change for users in the implementation of these services, user information may be provided to job seekers in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy

2. The User shall apply for the Service upon understanding these Terms of Use, and when the Company accepts the application, a contract for the use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as the “Usage Contract”) shall be formed. The criteria for acceptance shall be determined by the Company. The criteria for acceptance shall be determined by the Company, and the same shall not be disclosed

3. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Various Regulations, these Terms and Conditions shall take precedence, except as otherwise provided in these Terms and Conditions or the Various Regulations

4. In addition to the Terms, the Company may freely change the content of the rules and regulations for the Service as separately stipulated by the Company. In the event of a change in the content, the Company shall notify the User subject to the change of the content in a manner prescribed by the Company, and if the User uses the Service after notification of the content of the change, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the change. However, in cases where the changes will have a significant impact on users, a reasonable advance notice period shall be provided in advance.

Article 5 Service Period

The effective period of the contract for the use of this service shall be 3-months, unless otherwise specified. However, in the event that neither the Company nor the User expresses an intention at least 1-month prior to the expiration of the term of the Service Contract, the Service Contract shall be automatically renewed with the same content as before on the expiration date, and the same shall apply thereafter.

Article 6 Prohibited Matters, etc.

1. In using the Service, the User shall not engage in any of the following acts, or acts that may lead to such acts. The Company reserves the right to investigate such acts, but shall not be obligated to do so.

  • (i) The Company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service. The term “intellectual property rights” refers to intellectual property rights such as patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, design rights, and other intellectual property rights (including the right to acquire such rights or to apply for registration of such rights). (i) acts that infringe on the rights of others (including the rights of others), portrait rights, rights of privacy, honor, or any other rights or interests (including acts that directly or indirectly cause such infringement)
  • (ii) Any action that interferes with the business or operations of the Company or the recruiting company, or any action that damages social credibility or reputation.
  • (iii) Providing false or inaccurate personal information to CareerCross or Recruiters.
  • (iv) Regardless of whether it is for profit or non-profit, to modify, change, edit, remove or otherwise alter the Analysis Information, or to distribute, lend, transfer, publicly transmit, make transmittable or show the Analysis Information, or to cause a third party to do so.
  • (v) Subleasing, transferring, or sub-licensing the information or copies of the information on this service to a third party.
  • (vi) Acts of slander or defamation of the Company or third parties, or acts that may lead to such slander or defamation
  • (vii) Use of the Service by impersonating another person.
  • (viii) Acts of diverting or diverting the Service and receiving money, etc. from a third party.
  • (ix) Making direct contact with a person using information obtained through the use of this service to conduct recruitment, job hunting, or job change activities.
  • (x) Illegally rewriting or deleting information stored in the Company’s facilities.
  • (xi) Any action that burdens the server of this service beyond the normal range, or any action that interferes with the operation of this service or the network system.
  • (xii) Any act intended to be used for commercial purposes, preparation for commercial purposes, or other business activities related to the Service without the express approval of the Company.
  • (xiii) Any act that interferes with the operation of the Service by the Company.
  • (xiv) Antisocial forces, etc. (meaning organized crime groups, organized crime group members, right-wing groups, antisocial forces, and other similar parties. The same shall apply hereinafter. To cooperate with or participate in the maintenance, operation or management of antisocial forces, etc. (meaning organized crime groups, right-wing groups, antisocial forces, or other similar persons; the same shall apply hereinafter).
  • (xv) Creating links that the Company deems inappropriate.
  • (xvi) In addition to the above, acts deemed inappropriate based on the Company’s regulations (the Company shall not disclose the Company’s regulations to the User).

2. In the event that the Company deems that a User’s conduct in the Service falls under any of the items of the preceding paragraph, or is likely to fall under any of the items of the preceding paragraph, the Company may, without prior notice to the User, terminate the User Agreement or take other measures such as suspending the use of the Service.

3. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User based on measures taken by the Company in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

4. In the event that the User entrusts a third party with work to be performed by the User in order to receive the Service, the User shall have the third party assume the same obligations as the User under these Terms and obtain the prior consent of the Company. In addition, in the event that our company determines that the third party will not or is likely not to fulfill said obligations, our company may not approve the work on behalf of said third party.

5. In the event that a user’s actions fall under any of the items in Paragraph 1 of this Article, and the user causes damage to the Company as a result of such actions, the user shall compensate the Company for all damages incurred.

6. In addition to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of this Article, in the event that any of the following events occur, the Company may take measures such as suspending the provision of the Service to the relevant User without requiring any notice.

  • (i) In the event that the Company has sent a notice or contact regarding the Service, and the User does not contact the Company after one month has passed.
  • (ii) If you do not respond to our inquiries without a valid reason.
  • (iii) In the event that the Company deems it impossible to maintain a relationship of trust, such as making other requests that exceed the scope of this service.

Article 7 Handling of Information, etc.

1. In the event that there is a discrepancy or potential discrepancy between the working conditions and other contractual information provided by the recruiting company and the information reported by the employment/career change applicant, the Company may request the recruiting company to confirm the facts and submit reasonable materials (hereinafter referred to as “Confirmation of Facts, etc."). (hereinafter referred to as “Fact-Checking, etc."). Please note that our company is not obligated to confirm the facts.

2. The Company does not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the database, job seeker information, or other information on the Service provided to Users.

Article 8 ID, etc.

1. Upon use of the Service, the Company may issue an ID to the User. Users shall not allow any third party to use their ID and password.

2. In case of loss of ID or password, it may take a certain amount of time to reissue the ID or password if the Company is unable to respond to inquiries due to security requirements such as identification.

Chapter 3 fee

Article 9 Payment of Usage Fees

1. Shall be separately stipulated in the Company’s fee regulations. In addition, the user shall confirm the usage fee rules before applying.

2. The user shall bear the costs associated with the payment of the usage fee.

Chapter 4 Inalienable Property Rights

Article 10 Intangible Property Rights

1. All ownership rights (including information) and intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as “Intellectual Property Rights, etc.") related to the Service belong to the Company, the Quotient Source, and those who have granted licenses to the Company, and the granting of a license to use the Service does not imply a license to use the Intellectual Property Rights, etc. of the Company, the Quotient Source, or those who have granted licenses to the Company. The permission to use this service does not mean the permission to use the intellectual property rights, etc. of the Company, the quoted source, or the person who has licensed the Company. The user shall not, for any reason whatsoever, perform any act (including, but not limited to, disassembling, decompiling, and reverse engineering) that may infringe the intellectual property rights, etc., of the Company, the Quotation Source, or any party that has granted a license to the Company.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the rights to the copyrighted materials posted on this service by the user shall be reserved by the user or a third party who has licensed the rights to the user, but the user agrees that this company may use, modify, etc. these materials for the purpose of operation, advertising, and promotion of this service. In addition, in the event that a user posts on this service a work, mark, service mark, design, indication, etc., for which a third party has intellectual property rights such as copyrights, trademark rights, design rights, etc., the user must obtain permission from the right holder of said intellectual property rights, etc., at the user’s own risk, and this company shall assume no responsibility for this.

3. In the event that a problem arises due to a violation of the preceding paragraph, the User shall resolve the problem at his/her own expense and responsibility, and shall not cause any damage to the Company.

Chapter 5 Termination, etc. of Provision of the Service

Article 11 Temporary Suspension of the Service

1. The Company may temporarily suspend or discontinue the use of the Service in any of the following cases

  • (1) When it becomes impossible to collect and compile the analysis information provided by the Service.
  • (2) When it becomes impossible to use the facilities of related businesses
  • (3) When the operation of the Service becomes impossible due to force majeure such as fire, power outage, war, civil disturbance, riot, labor dispute, or natural disaster
  • (4) In the event that the operation of the Service becomes impossible due to laws and regulations or measures based on such laws and regulations
  • (5) When the system is overloaded due to excessive access or other unforeseen factors
  • (6) When the Company deems that the operation of the Service will be hindered.
  • (7) When it becomes necessary to ensure the security of users
  • (8) When united deems it necessary to stop or suspend the service.

2. The Company may perform maintenance in order to maintain the provision of the service. During maintenance, the service may be temporarily suspended or some functions may not be provided.

3. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result of measures taken by the Company in accordance with this Article, except in cases where the Company is intentionally or grossly negligent.

Article 12 Cancellation by the User

1. In the event that the User cancels all or part of the Usage Agreement before the expiration of the effective period, the Company shall not refund to the User any usage fees or other money that the User has already paid to the Company based on or in connection with the Usage Agreement.

Article 13 Cancellation by the Company

1. The Company may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time by giving prior notice to the User by any means determined by the Company. In this case, the Company shall refund the portion of the Usage Fee already received that is equivalent to the number of days the Service has not been used. However, this shall not apply in cases where the reason for termination falls under any of the following items or where there are other reasons attributable to the User for termination.
In the event that the User falls under any of the following items, or the Company deems that there is a possibility that the User may fall under any of the following items, the Company may immediately, without prior notice or demand, terminate the Agreement or take other measures such as suspending the use of the Service. In this case, the Company shall not refund to the User any usage fees or other money that the User has already paid to the Company based on or in connection with this Usage Agreement. In addition, the User shall immediately pay to the Company the usage fees for the period from the date of cancellation to the date of expiration of the effective period, plus a late fee at the rate of 14.6% per annum.

  • (1) In the event that the User violates any of the provisions of this Agreement.
  • (2) You have used or attempted to use the Service for any purpose or in any manner that may cause damage to the Company, the Quotation Source, or any other third party.
  • (3) When the Company deems that the User has failed or is likely to fail to pay the usage fee.
  • (4) When the User interferes with the operation of the Service by any means whatsoever
  • (5) The User becomes unable to make payment or becomes insolvent, or files a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, civil rehabilitation proceedings, corporate reorganization proceedings, special liquidation or similar proceedings
  • (6) In the event that a bill or check drawn or accepted by the Company is dishonored
  • (7) If a petition for seizure, provisional seizure, provisional disposition, compulsory execution or auction is filed
  • (8) In the event of delinquent payment of taxes and dues.
  • (9) If the User has not used the Service for more than one month and has not responded to any communication from the Company
  • (10) In any other cases where the Company deems the User’s use of the Service to be inappropriate.

The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result of any action taken by the Company in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

Chapter 6 Disclaimers

Article 14 Disclaimers and Disclaimer of Warranty

1. The Company shall not be liable to compensate for any loss or damage incurred by the User arising out of or in connection with the following

  • (1) Any dispute between the user and a third party
  • (2) Any loss or damage caused by the user’s actions based on the information provided by this service
  • (3) Loss or damage caused by stoppage of this service (including during maintenance work)
  • (4) Loss or damage caused by changing or abolishing part or all of the contents of this service
  • (5) Loss or damage caused by the actions of other users
  • (6) Loss or damage caused by unauthorized acts by third parties other than the Company
  • (7) Loss or damage caused by the inaccuracy of information provided by Konica Minolta, such as personal information and working conditions of job seekers.
  • (8) Damage to computers, lines, software, etc. caused by infection with computer viruses or other harmful programs when using this service.
  • (9) In addition to the above, any loss or damage caused in relation to the Service (all indirect, special, or extended damages).

2. The Service may be linked to websites established by parties other than the Company, but the Company does not guarantee the content of such websites. The use of such websites is at the user’s own risk, and the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the user as a result of such use.

3. The information provided in this service is the information that the Company was able to provide at the time the information was posted, and the information provided by each user. Our company does not provide any guarantee to the user of the completeness, accuracy, certainty, usefulness, up-to-dateness, legality, morality, non-infringement of the rights of third parties, etc. of this service and the information provided in this service. Furthermore, even in the event that a user obtains information about the service, quoted sources, or other users directly or indirectly from the Company, the Company does not provide any guarantee to the user beyond what is stipulated in these Terms of Use.

4. The User acknowledges that the Service may be unavailable for a considerable period of time due to malfunctions in the facilities of related businesses or various other causes.

Chapter 7 Management and Use of Information

Article 15 Management of Information

1. The Company shall manage the information submitted by the User that is necessary for the operation and provision of the Service (account information, etc.) with the care of a good manager, and shall not use or duplicate it for any purpose other than the “provision, management, and operation of the Service” without the written consent of the User, except as otherwise provided in this Article or elsewhere.The user shall not use or copy the confidential information, or allow a third party to use, disclose, or leak the confidential information without the written consent of the user, except as otherwise provided in this Article or elsewhere.

2. The User shall not use, copy, or allow a third party to use, disclose, or divulge any Confidential Information (meaning all information regarding the Company’s technology, business, operations, finances, organization, or other matters that the User has been provided with or disclosed by the Company in writing, orally, or through recorded media, etc., or that the User has become aware of in connection with these Terms or the Service) for the sole purpose of using the Service. The Company shall not provide, disclose or leak the Company’s confidential information to any third party without the written consent of the Company, and shall use such information only for the purpose of using the Service.

Chapter 8 Others

Article 16 Subcontracting to Third Parties

The Company may subcontract part or all of the Service to a third party by having the third party assume the same obligations as the Company’s obligations under these Terms, and the User shall agree to such subcontracting in advance. However, the Company’s obligations under these Terms shall not be reduced in any way by the subcontracting.

Article 17 Dispute Resolution and Compensation for Damages

1. Users must compensate this company for any and all damages (including attorney’s fees) caused to this company by violating these terms of use or in connection with the use of this service. Users must compensate this company for any and all damages (including attorney’s fees) caused to this company by violating these terms of use or in connection with the use of this service.

2. In the event that a user receives a complaint from another user or other third party in relation to this service, or a dispute arises between the user and such third party, the user shall immediately notify this company of the details of the complaint or dispute, handle the complaint or dispute at the user’s expense and responsibility, and report the progress and results to this company upon request.

3. In the event that the Company receives a claim from a third party, such as a Materials User, for infringement of rights or any other reason in relation to the User’s use of the Service, the User shall compensate the Company for the amount that the Company was forced to pay to such third party based on such claim.

4. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User in relation to the Service, except in cases where the Company is intentionally or grossly negligent. 4. In addition, due to the application of the Consumer Contract Act or for other reasons, even if the Company is liable to the User for damages notwithstanding the provisions of this section and other provisions exempting the Company from liability for damages, the Company’s liability for damages shall be limited to compensation for direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User, and the amount of compensation for damages shall be limited to the amount of damages incurred by the User from the time the event of damage occurred. The amount of compensation for damages shall be limited to the amount equivalent to the usage fee of the Service paid by the User during the past 6-months retroactively from the time when the reason for damage arose (the Company shall not be liable for compensation for damages in the case of free usage).

Article 18 Contact / Notification

1. inquiries and other communications or notifications from Users to the Company regarding the Service, as well as notifications from the Company to Users regarding changes to the Terms and other communications or notifications from the Company to Users, shall be made in a manner determined by the Company.

2. The Company may send e-mails such as company information, advertisements and promotions regarding the Service to the e-mail address registered by the User.

3. Notices given by the Company to users shall be deemed to have reached the users at the following points in time.

  • (1) E-mail: When the e-mail sent by the Company to the User reaches the User.
  • (2) Posting on the Service: The time when the contents of the notice, etc. are posted on the Service.

4. When a User contacts the Company, the User shall use the inquiry form unless the Company specifies a different method. In principle, the Company will not accept any other method of contact.

Article 19 Change of Reported Matters, etc.

1. The user, if there is any change in the matters notified to the Company at the time of application, the user shall notify in the form prescribed by the Company without delay.

2. The user shall, when requested by this company, immediately provide this company with documents that can prove the user’s own registration information in accordance with this company’s instructions.

Article 20 Transfer of this User Agreement, etc.

1. The User may not assign or provide as collateral to a third party all or part of the rights and obligations based on this Usage Agreement or the position under this Usage Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.

2. In the event that the Company transfers the business of the Service to another company, the Company may transfer the status under the Usage Agreement, the rights and obligations under the Usage Agreement, and the User’s registration information and other customer information to the transferee of the transfer, and the User shall be deemed to have agreed to such transfer in advance in this section. The User shall be deemed to have consented to such transfer in advance. The transfer of business referred to in this paragraph shall include comprehensive succession by merger or corporate split, etc., in which the Company shall be the dissolving company or the split company.

Article 21 Confidentiality

1. “Confidential Information” shall mean all information regarding technology, business, operations, finances, organization, and other matters of the Company provided or disclosed by the User in writing, orally, or by recorded media, etc., or obtained by the User from the Company in connection with the Service. However

  • (1) Information that was already generally known to the public or was already known to the public when it was provided or disclosed by the Company or when it became known to the Company
  • (2) Those that have become public knowledge through publications or other means for reasons not attributable to the Company after being provided or disclosed by the Company or becoming known to the Company.
  • (3) Information that has been lawfully obtained from a third party with the authority to provide or disclose the information without being obligated to maintain confidentiality.
  • (4) Developed independently without the use of confidential information; or
  • (5) Information that has been confirmed in writing by the Company as not requiring confidentiality shall be excluded from confidential information.

2. The User shall use the Confidential Information only for the purpose of using the Service, and shall not provide, disclose, or leak the Company’s Confidential Information to any third party without the written consent of the Company.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, the User may disclose Confidential Information in accordance with any order, request, or demand of law, court, or government agency. However, in the event of such an order, request, or demand, the User shall promptly notify the Company to that effect.

4. The user shall obtain the prior written consent of this company when reproducing documents or magnetic recording media, etc., containing confidential information, and shall strictly manage the reproductions in accordance with Section 2.

5. Whenever requested by this Company, the User shall, without delay and in accordance with the instructions of this Company, return or destroy the Confidential Information and any documents or other recorded media containing or describing the Confidential Information and all copies there of.

Article 22 Severability

1. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions, or any part thereof, is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions (other than the provisions determined to be invalid or unenforceable) shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.

2. In the case of the preceding paragraph, the Company and the User shall endeavor to modify the invalid or unenforceable provision or portion thereof to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable, and to ensure the intent and legal and economic effect of such provision or portion.

Article 23 Consultation

In the event of any questions arising from matters not stipulated in these Terms of Use or from the interpretation of these Terms of Use, the Company and the User shall attempt to promptly resolve such questions through consultation.

Article 24 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Japan. The Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive court of first instance for any disputes arising between the Company and Users arising out of or in connection with this User Agreement, these Terms of Use, and the Service.

Enacted on April 20, 2019.
Revised on April 23, 2021.

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