Terms of Use

Region: Japan

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1 (Definitions)

The terms provided in these Terms shall be defined as follows.

• “Recipient”
  A person who has received Open Badges and holds an Open Badge Wallet Account.
• “Issuer”
  An organization that issues Open Badges.
• “Open Badge”
  “Open Badge” means a digital representation issued through the Service that conforms to the global standards “Open Badges v2.0” and “Open Badges v3.0” established by 1EdTech Consortium, Inc. An Open Badge represents the following information provided by its Issuer:
  • Records of qualification, course completion, academic credit, achievement, learning outcome, and certification such as diplomas, certificates of completion, graduation certificates, and academic transcripts;
  • Recognition for volunteer activities and awards such as a university president’s award or a company president’s award;
  • Certificates of participation, validation of experiences, practical knowledge and skills;
  • Identification credentials such as student ID, employee ID, and membership cards.
• “Open Badge Wallet”
  The function that allows Recipients to centrally manage the Open Badges they have received and display them on the Internet.
• “Open Badge Wallet Account”
  Open Badge Wallet Account refers to the entire set of registration information required for a User to receive the services stipulated in Article 12, including email address, password, ID, DID, and other related information. The Open Badge Wallet Account (hereinafter referred to as the “Account”) is created by a User in accordance with the procedures of the system.
• “DID (Decentralized Identity)”
  By creating an Account for the Service, a DID is generated. The DID is used for the purpose of confirming that the information recorded in the Open Badge has not been altered. For details on DID, please refer to Articles 14 through 17.
• “DID Document”
  The DID Document is information that includes verification data such as public keys and is generated together with the DID. For details on the DID Document, please refer to Articles 15 and 17.
• “Endorsement”
  Information created through the Service by a third party to support or recommend the matters represented by an Open Badge. Such information includes the following:
  (1) The Endorser’s name, affiliation, position or title, and other information
  (2) The Endorsement comment and files attached as evidence
  (3) Other information necessary for the provision and management of the Endorsement functions, prevention of unauthorized use, and handling of inquiries
• “Endorser”
  A person who creates an Endorsement through the Service. An Endorser includes a person who holds an Open Badge Wallet Account, as well as a person who receives a request for an Endorsement and uses the Endorsement functions in the manner prescribed by the Company without creating an Account.
• “User”
  Recipients and Endorsers are collectively referred to as “Users.”

Article 2 (Application of these Terms)

1. These Terms shall apply to all matters concerning the Open Badge Use Service (hereinafter the “Service”) provided by LecoS, Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”) to Users.
2. A person shall become a User, and shall be deemed to have accepted the contents of these Terms, by expressing consent to these Terms on the screen of the Service on which these Terms are displayed, or by expressing consent to the contents of these Terms in any other manner designated by the Company.

Article 3 (Notification to Users)

1. The Company shall notify the Users of, or make available to the Users for inquiry, the necessary matters relating to these Terms at any time via the internet or in any other manner the Company deems appropriate.
2. The notice set forth in the preceding paragraph shall take effect at the time the Company gives such notice in the manner set forth in the preceding paragraph.
3. Any notice given by the Company to the Users shall constitute part of these Terms.

Article 4 (Amendment of these Terms)

1. The Company may amend these Terms without obtaining the approval of the User. In this case, the conditions for use of the Service shall be governed by the amended Terms.
2. Any amendment to these Terms shall be notified to Users who have registered an Account and shall take effect when displayed on the Service.

Article 5 (Scope of these Terms)

1. In the event that the Company separately establishes individual service rules or additional rules, such rules shall constitute a part of these Terms.
2. In the event that these Terms differ from the individual service rules or the additional rules, the individual service rules and the additional rules shall take precedence.

Article 6 (Functions Provided by the Open Badge Wallet)

1. The Open Badge Wallet service provided by the Company offers a mechanism that ensures the authenticity and reliability of issued Open Badges by enabling verification that the information contained in such Open Badges has not been tampered with or falsified.
2. In order to ensure the authenticity and reliability set forth in the preceding paragraph, a function is provided to verify the identity of the Recipient.

Chapter 2: Receiving Open Badges

Article 7 (Receipt)

1. Recipients may receive Open Badges by registering their Recipient information with the Service.
2. When registering Recipient information, the Recipient shall register an email address held by the Recipient. Where an email address is shared by several persons, such as at a company, a school, or within a family, registration of Recipient information using such email address shall be permitted only where all persons sharing that email address unanimously agree to permit the Recipient to register Recipient information using that email address. Even in such a case, use of the Service shall be limited to the Recipient personally.
3. The Company shall grant the Recipient the right to use the Open Badge Wallet as of the start date of use registered by the Recipient.
4. Where a Recipient receives a particular Open Badge, identity verification may be required depending on the settings of the Issuer. Open Badges for which identity verification is required may be received only through an Open Badge Wallet Account for which identity authentication using identification documents has been completed.
5. In connection with identity verification, the Recipient shall, in accordance with the methods prescribed by the Company, enter the Recipient’s email address, name, date of birth, and other information specified by the Company, and complete identity authentication using identification documents. The Company shall record the result of such identity authentication in the Recipient’s Open Badge Wallet Account and shall thereafter use the information registered based on such identity authentication.
6. Where the Recipient has completed the identity authentication procedures, the name, date of birth, and other information specified by the Company that has been registered based on such identity authentication shall, in principle, not be subject to change. Where the Recipient wishes to change such information, the Recipient shall apply in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company.
7. The Company shall compare the Recipient information registered by the Issuer at the time of issuance of the relevant Open Badge with the information confirmed through identity authentication, and shall permit receipt of the relevant Open Badge only where a match is confirmed in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the Company. Where no match is confirmed as a result of such comparison, the relevant Open Badge may not be received.
8. The Company may display to the Issuer, within the system, the result of the comparison set forth in the preceding paragraph or the status of identity verification, as information concerning whether the relevant Open Badge may be received; provided, however, that the contents of the information obtained or confirmed through identity authentication carried out in the Recipient’s Open Badge Wallet Account shall not be shared with the Issuer.
9. The Company shall retain the results and status of identity verification and shall use them for determining eligibility for receipt and for other purposes of the Company’s provision of the Service.
10. The Company shall use an external identity authentication service for identity authentication. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Recipient in connection with the use of such external identity authentication service, or arising from errors, deficiencies, or inappropriate registration of information by the Issuer, or any other related circumstances, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

Article 8 (Passwords and DID Private Keys)

The Company shall not disclose the password registered by the User for the Service or the private key of the generated DID.

Article 9 (Prohibition of Transfer, etc.)

The User may not transfer, sell, change the title to, pledge, or otherwise provide as collateral to any third party the rights held by the User as a User, or engage in any similar act.

Article 10 (Notification of Changes)

1. If there is any change in the User information registered on the Service, the User shall promptly notify the Company of such change in the manner prescribed by the Company.
2. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage suffered by the User as a result of failure to give the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph.
3. Since the Service uses two-factor authentication via the registered email address at login, if the User becomes unable to use that email address, the User may become unable to use the Service. The User shall add a usable email address through the system before any change or discontinuation of the current email address occurs.

Article 11 (Equipment, etc.)

Users shall prepare, at their own expense and responsibility, the communication equipment, software, and all other equipment incidentally required for using the Service, and shall keep them in a condition in which the Service can be used. Users shall also connect to the Service via the internet at their own expense and responsibility.

Chapter 3: Use of the Service and Usage Data

Article 12 (Services Provided)

The Company shall provide an Open Badge Wallet service that displays the Recipient’s Open Badges on the internet, together with the following incidental services (hereinafter the “Incidental Services”).
(1) User profile registration and disclosure service
(2) Open Badge disclosure service
(3) Open Badge verification service
(4) Open Badge search service
(5) Service for submitting Open Badges to designated parties and for verification thereof
(6) AI-based career support, learning support, and Open Badge recommendation services utilizing Open Badges, User information, usage data, input content, and other related information
(7) Services relating to requesting, creating, receiving, refusing to accept, disclosing, sharing, revoking, reissuing, and managing Endorsements
(8) Any other service incidental to the above

Article 13 (Start of Service Use)

1. The Company shall permit the User to use the Service upon completion of the User’s Account registration, and the User may use the Service in accordance with the conditions set forth in these Terms.
2. A User who has registered an Account shall be able to use the Service as of the start date of use of the Open Badge Wallet registered by such User.
3. An Endorser who uses the Service without registering an Account may, from the time such Endorser consents to these Terms in the manner prescribed by the Company, use the Endorsement functions within the scope permitted by the Company, in accordance with the conditions set forth in these Terms.
4. If the User is under the age of 16, the User may use the Service only with the consent of a parent or other legal guardian.

Article 14 (Purpose of Use of DID)

The DID shall be used for the purpose of enabling the verification system utilized by those who receive a shared Open Badge from the User to identify the User and to confirm that the information of the Open Badge has not been tampered with.

Article 15 (Posting and Publication of DID Documents and Availability for Inquiry)

1. The Company shall store the DID Document corresponding to the User’s DID on servers managed by the Company.
2. The Company shall endeavor to minimize the information contained in the DID Document within the scope of the purposes of the Service, and shall design and operate the DID Document so that it does not contain personal information that can directly identify the User.
3. The DID Document shall contain the public key for verification, the verification methods, and the endpoint information referenced by systems.

Article 16 (Management of DID Keys)

1. The Company shall generate, store, manage, and use the public key/private key pairs necessary for providing DID-related functions.
2. For security reasons, the private key shall not be provided directly to the User.
3. The Company shall use the private key only within the scope of legitimate purposes, such as legal compliance, response to security incidents, and the generation or verification of electronic signatures in connection with the User’s use of the Service.

Article 17 (Key Rotation, DID Document Updates, and Modifications)

1. The Company may change the DID keys and update or modify the DID Document where operationally necessary, such as for security enhancement or where key leakage is suspected.
2. Verification may fail or be delayed as a result of a change of DID keys or an update or modification of the DID Document.

Article 18 (Use of Usage Data)

The Company may use “Google Analytics” and “Clarity” for the purpose of acquiring and analyzing usage data of the Service. The Company may collect usage data without including information that identifies individuals. The User may refuse such collection by disabling cookies in the settings of the browser used by the User. The Company shall be exempt from any and all liability for damages arising from the use of “Google Analytics” and “Clarity.”

• Google Analytics Terms of Service
  (https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/jp/)
• Google Policies and Terms page
  (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en)
• Clarity Terms of Use
  (https://clarity.microsoft.com/terms)
• Microsoft Privacy Statement
  (https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement)

Article 19 (Discontinuation of Use of the Service)

If the User wishes to discontinue use of the Service, the User may do so by deleting the User’s own Account. A deleted Account cannot be restored, nor can the deletion be cancelled.

Article 20 (Deletion of Open Badges)

Recipients may delete any or all of the Open Badges on the Service. The Company does not notify the Issuer of such deletion. However, the Issuer may become aware that the relevant Open Badge has been deleted by checking information on the system. Once an Open Badge has been deleted by a Recipient, the deletion cannot be reversed and the registration cannot be restored.

Article 21 (Deletion and Termination of Accounts)

1. Users may delete their own Accounts. However, if the User is in a member-registered status, the Account cannot be deleted until such member registration is cancelled.
2. Where a User has received an Open Badge that requires the identity verification function, the User may not delete the Account until such Open Badge has been deleted.
3. If the User violates any provision of these Terms, the Company may, upon notice to the User, suspend the User’s use of the Service and terminate the registered Account.
4. When a User’s Account is deleted or terminated, the Company may delete or deactivate the DID Document of the relevant User.
5. If the DID Document is deleted or deactivated, the Open Badges previously submitted by the User to third parties may no longer be verifiable. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage arising therefrom.
6. Even after an Account is deleted, the Company may retain relevant records (e.g., key-usage logs and history) for a certain period where there are legitimate grounds to do so, such as legal compliance, dispute resolution, prevention of unauthorized use, or audit or security purposes.
7. Where a DID Document previously submitted by the User is stored by a third party, the Company cannot compel such third party to delete the DID Document by reason of the deletion of the Account.

Article 22 (Suspension of Use of the Open Badge Wallet)

In the event of a material defect in the contents of a User’s Open Badges or Open Badge Wallet, the Company may, upon notice to the relevant User, suspend the use of the relevant Open Badge Wallet.

Chapter 4: User Obligations

Article 23 (Account Management Responsibility)

1. Users shall bear all responsibility for the use and management of their own Account for use of the Service.
2. The Company shall be exempt from all liability for any damages incurred by a User as a result of the User’s Account being used by a third party, regardless of whether or not the User acted willfully or negligently.
3. If a User forgets the password set by the User, or becomes aware that the Account has been stolen or used by a third party, the User shall immediately notify the Company and act in accordance with the Company’s instructions.
4. Any use of the Service made through the relevant Account shall be deemed to have been made by the relevant User, and the relevant User shall bear all other responsibility.

Article 24 (Principle of Self-responsibility)

1. The User shall be responsible for all acts performed using the Service through the User’s own Account and for the results thereof, regardless of whether or not the User personally performed such acts.
2. The User itself shall be responsible for matters relating to the User’s use of the Incidental Services.
3. The User acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to store information relating to the Incidental Services, and shall back up necessary information as appropriate at the User’s own responsibility.
4. Where any inquiry, claim, or the like is notified by a third party in connection with the use of the Service, the User shall handle and resolve it at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
5. If the User has any request, question, or claim regarding the acts of a third party, the User shall notify such third party directly to that effect, and shall handle and resolve the outcome at the User’s own responsibility and expense.
6. If a User causes damage to the Company or a third party through use of the Service, the User shall compensate for such damage at the User’s own responsibility and expense.

Article 25 (Registration of Endorsements)

1. An Endorser shall create an Endorsement based on reasonable grounds in light of the Endorser’s own knowledge and experience, and shall not intentionally register false or misleading information.
2. If an Endorser includes in Endorsement information any third party’s personal information, copyrighted works, trademarks, images, likeness, trade secrets, confidential information, or other information relating to the rights or interests of a third party, the Endorser shall obtain in advance the permissions necessary to register such information and use it on the Service.
3. An Endorser shall not include in evidence or any other attached file any personal information, confidential information, or third-party information that is unnecessary for the purpose of the Endorsement.
4. An Endorser grants the Company permission to store, reproduce, display, distribute, transmit, and convert the format of Endorsement information, and to otherwise use it by any other necessary means, to the extent necessary for the provision, operation, and maintenance of the Service, the display, disclosure, sharing, and output of such Endorsement information, the prevention of unauthorized use, and the handling of inquiries.

Article 26 (Other Prohibited Matters)

Users shall not perform any of the following acts on the Service.
(1) Unauthorized use of the Account
(2) Registering using another person’s email address
(3) Sharing or lending the Account after creation of the Open Badge Wallet
(4) Use or provision of harmful programs, such as computer viruses, through or in connection with the Service
(5) Modifying all or part of the content, or creating derivative works based on the content
(6) Any act that infringes or may infringe the Company’s trademark rights or other intellectual property rights
(7) Reproducing, selling, publishing, or otherwise using any data, information, text, software, or the like obtained through the Service beyond the scope of private use permitted under the Copyright Act
(8) Any act that infringes or may infringe the property, privacy, or portrait rights of any third party
(9) Discriminating against, slandering, or defaming a third party, or damaging the reputation or credit of a third party
(10) Registering Endorsement information that is false, involves impersonation, or is misleading to third parties
(11) Registering as an Endorsement any personal information, copyrighted work, image, logo, trademark, portrait, confidential information, or other information of a third party without obtaining the necessary rights, authority, consent, or permission
(12) Including in evidence or any other attached file any personal information, confidential information, or third-party information that is unnecessary for the purpose of the Endorsement
(13) Providing or receiving any improper benefit in exchange for creating or receiving an Endorsement
(14) Criminal acts, acts leading to criminal acts, or acts that may do so
(15) Activities relating to the sex industry, religion, or politics
(16) In addition to the foregoing items, acts that violate laws and regulations, these Terms, or public order and morals (such as prostitution, violence, or cruelty), acts that interfere with the operation of the Service, acts that damage the Company’s credit or infringe the Company’s property, or acts that cause disadvantage to the Company
(17) Acts that promote any act falling under any of the foregoing items
(18) Any other act that the Company deems inappropriate

Article 27 (Suspension and Cancellation of User Rights)

1. If a User falls under any of the items of the preceding Article, the Company may immediately suspend the relevant User’s user rights or revoke them prospectively, without prior notice. If a User’s user rights are revoked, the relevant User shall bear toward the Company the full amount of the obligations arising under these Terms.
2. The Company shall bear no liability whatsoever even if the relevant User becomes unable to use the Service as a result of the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph and thereby suffers damage.

Article 28 (Compensation for Damages)

In the event that a User causes damage to a third party, including the Company, as a result of violating these Terms or applicable laws and regulations, the User shall be liable to compensate for such damage and shall hold harmless such third party, including the Company.

Chapter 5: Handling of Personal Information

Article 29 (Personal Information)

1. The Company shall handle the following information as personal information.
   (1) Registration information required for use of the Company’s services, such as the User’s name, former surname, and email address
   (2) Information recorded in the issued Open Badges, such as name, date of birth, email address, identification codes such as student ID number, employee ID number, or membership number, facial photograph, and Endorsements
   (3) Information concerning the contents of the services used
   (4) Information recorded in the course of using the Service, such as the User’s login and logout records, address, nationality or region, driver’s license number, residence card number, facial photograph, and the name and email address of the person from whom an Endorsement is requested
   (5) Information concerning transactions, such as the contents of the solutions used by the User and the billing of fees therefor, and payment information including credit card number or debit card number, card expiration date, CVV code, and billing address
   (6) Other information such as inquiries and applications made to and from the Company by email, telephone, facsimile, or letter, and information on the Company’s responses or actions in relation thereto
2. The Company shall not receive any personal information other than the personal information set forth in Paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 30 (Use of Personal Information)

1. The Company may use the personal information set forth in the preceding Article for the following purposes:
   (1) To provide the Service;
   (2) To perform operations incidental to the provision of the Service;
   (3) To survey and analyze trends in the use of the Company’s services;
   (4) To research or develop new services of the Company.
2. The Company shall entrust the handling of personal information to NetLearning Holdings, Inc., a service provider engaged by the Company, within the scope of use set forth in the preceding paragraph.
3. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2, the Company shall not disclose the personal information set forth in the preceding Article to any third party, except in the following cases:
   (1) Where the User has separately consented to the disclosure of the personal information;
   (2) Where the Company entrusts the handling of personal information to a third party in order to achieve the purposes of use set forth in Paragraph 1;
   (3) Where personal information is transferred to a third party as part of business assets due to a business transfer, corporate split, or the like;
   (4) Where personal information is used jointly with a specific third party, and the purpose of use and the specific third party have been notified or made public in advance.
4. In addition to the provisions of these Terms, the handling of personal information shall be governed by the Company’s Privacy Policy and its policy on the handling of personal information.

Article 31 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. The Recipient may make public the information recorded in the Recipient’s Open Badges and information related to such Open Badges. If the Recipient elects disclosure, the Company shall disclose the following information:
   (1) Information contained in the Open Badge, including:
   • Date of issuance
   • Issuer
   • Status information such as expiration or revocation
   • Name, date of birth, affiliation, email address, identification codes such as student ID number, employee ID number, or membership number, facial photograph
   • Description, acquisition criteria, skills, expiration date
   • Information recorded in the evidence section by the Issuer
   • Endorsements that may be disclosed
   (2) Information recorded by the Recipient itself in the Open Badge Wallet, including:
   • Name
   • Image
   • Profile
   • Message content
2. The Recipient may share the information recorded in the Recipient’s Open Badges with third parties in the form of a viewing URL, QR code (a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE Incorporated), barcode, email address, or PDF file. Where shared, the Recipient may share the following information:
   (1) Information contained in the Open Badge, including:
   • Date of issuance
   • Issuer
   • Status information such as expiration or revocation
   • Name, date of birth, affiliation, email address, identification codes such as student ID number, employee ID number, or membership number, facial photograph
   • Description, acquisition criteria, skills, expiration date
   • Information recorded in the evidence section by the Issuer
   • Endorsements that may be disclosed
3. The Recipient may share the information in the Recipient’s Open Badge Wallet with third parties in the form of a viewing URL or QR code. Where shared, the Recipient may share the following information:
   (1) Information recorded by the Recipient itself in the Open Badge Wallet, including:
   • Name
   • Image
   • Profile
   • Message content
4. An Issuer may issue Open Badges that permit information sharing among the members of the relevant Issuer’s organization. With respect to such Open Badges, the following information shall be disclosed to other Recipients who have been registered as members by the relevant Issuer and to the relevant Issuer:
   (1) Information contained in the Open Badges for which the Recipient has elected disclosure, including:
   • Date of issuance
   • Issuer
   • Status information such as expiration or revocation
   • Name, date of birth, affiliation, email address, identification codes such as student ID number, employee ID number, or membership number, facial photograph
   • Description, acquisition criteria, skills, expiration date
   • Information recorded in the evidence section by the Issuer
   • Endorsements that may be disclosed
   (2) Information contained in the Open Badges issued by the relevant Issuer, including the same categories as listed above.
   (3) Information recorded by the Recipient itself in the Open Badge Wallet, including:
   • Name
   • Image
   • Profile
   • Message content

Chapter 6: Service Conditions, Change of Contents, Suspension and Cessation

Article 32 (Service Conditions)

The Company may monitor the use of the Service in relation to the operation of the Service and, if the Company deems it to be necessary, may restrict access to the Service according to the Company’s discretion.

Article 33 (Change of Service Contents, etc.)

The Company may change the contents and naming of the Service without prior notice to the Users.

Article 34 (Temporary Suspension of the Service)

1. The Company may temporarily suspend the Service without prior notice to the Users in any of the following events:
   (1) Where a failure occurs on the internet and the internet becomes unavailable;
   (2) Where a failure occurs in the telecommunications facilities or the like held by the internet connection service provider to which the Company outsources internet connectivity for the Service, and the internet becomes unavailable;
   (3) Where periodic or emergency maintenance of the Service equipment or the like is performed. Where maintenance is performed on a periodic basis, the Users shall be notified at least one (1) month in advance;
   (4) Where the Service cannot be provided due to fire, power outage, or the like;
   (5) Where the Service cannot be provided due to a natural disaster such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, flood, or tsunami;
   (6) Where the Service cannot be provided due to the spread of an epidemic or infectious disease;
   (7) Where the Service cannot be provided due to war, civil disturbance, riot, unrest, labor dispute, or the like;
   (8) Where the Company otherwise determines that temporary suspension of the Service is necessary for operational or technical reasons.
2. The Company shall be exempt from all liability for any damages suffered by a User or a third party arising from any delay or interruption in the provision of the Service due to any of the events set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph or any other cause.

Article 35 (Discontinuation of Service Provision)

The Company may discontinue the provision of all or part of the Service. In this case, the Company shall notify the Users at least three (3) months in advance.
This prior notification does not apply in case of an emergency or unavoidable situation.

Article 36 (Disclaimers)

1. The contents of the Service shall be those that the Company is able to provide at the relevant time.
2. The Company shall bear no liability whatsoever, and no obligation to compensate for damages, with respect to any damages incurred by a User as a result of using the Service (including damages arising from disputes with third parties) or any damages incurred by third parties.
3. With respect to paid services directly provided by the Company, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, the Company’s liability for damages incurred by the User shall be limited to the amount of the usage fees paid by the relevant User to the Company for the relevant service.
   Furthermore, paid services provided by other companies introduced by the Company and used by the User under a contract with such other company shall be provided under the responsibility of the relevant service provider. The Company does not guarantee the contents, quality, or availability of such services and shall bear no liability whatsoever.
4. The Company shall bear no liability whatsoever, for any reason, and no obligation to compensate for damages, with respect to any damages incurred by a User or a third party as a result of being unable to use the Service due to access restrictions on the Service or the suspension or discontinuation of the Service.
5. The Company shall endeavor to continuously improve its AI-based recommendation, learning support, and career support services so that more accurate and useful information can be provided. However, due to the nature of AI, the responses, recommendations, suggestions, and other information provided through such services may contain inaccurate or incomplete content. Such information constitutes reference information relating to the User’s learning, career development, or utilization of Open Badges.

Chapter 7: Other items

Article 37 (Consultation)

If any dispute or conflict occurs between the User and the Company in relation to the Service, the parties concerned shall consult or negotiate with each other in good faith.

Article 38 (Court of Exclusive Jurisdiction)

In the event that litigation becomes necessary between a User and the Company, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive agreed court of first instance between the User and the Company.

Article 39 (Governing Law)

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

Article 40 (Language)

These Terms are prepared in Japanese. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese version and any version translated into another language, the Japanese version shall prevail in all respects.

Supplementary provisions

These Terms shall take effect on December 1, 2024.
The revision of these Terms shall take effect on November 21, 2025.
The revision of these Terms shall take effect on March 23, 2026.
The revision of these Terms shall take effect on August 6, 2026.
The revision of these Terms shall take effect on October 1, 2026.