Article 1: Purpose

With regard to the utilization of the services (hereinafter referred to as “the services”) managed by Global Plaza Co., Ltd., (hereinafter referred to as "the Company”),
the Rules on the Use of Gloop (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”) aims to set forth matters concerning the rights, obligations, and responsibilities between the members and the Company.

Article 2: Definitions of important terms

Definitions of important terms used in the Rules shall be as follows:
1. Member: Input your company’s rules on membership. The term member shall mean a person who has submitted personal information and completed the membership registration.
2. Password: Serves to identify the person as a member with a membership e-mail address and shall mean the combination of numbers and characters independently selected by an individual member to protect personal information.
3. Withdrawal from membership: Shall mean that a company or member cancels the Use Agreement after the commencement of services.
4. Personal information: E-mail address, password, name, phonetic transcription, sex, and date of birth shall be basic personal information, and other information input items shall be voluntary personal information.

Article 3: Matters to note for use

1. A member shall be deemed to have agreed to all provisions of the Rules by using the services.
2. The services shall include translation functions; however, the Company shall not guarantee the contents of such services. The Company shall not assume liability for any confusion or damage caused by errors in translation.
3. The Company may, based on its judgment, send e-mail to the registered e-mail addresses of the members for the purpose of notification and advertisements or for other purposes with regard to management of the services. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Article 4: Application for registration

1. By selecting “I agree" to the Rules on the membership registration page for the services and pressing the registration button, you shall be registered as a member and the use agreement shall take effect. The same procedure shall apply when the Rules have been revised, and if you do not agree to the revised Rules, you may cancel membership.
2. All membership information entered on the registration application form shall be deemed personal information. Any member who fails to provide actual information or enters false information shall not receive legal protection and may be restricted in the use of the services.
3. Members shall be required to enter correct information of their own without fail.
4. Persons who are eligible for membership in the services shall be 18 years old or older who have been invited by another member. Provided, however, that memberships granted separately by the Company shall be excluded.
5. A member shall have one membership per person. A member may not have more than one membership or several members may not have one membership in common. Provided, however, that memberships granted separately by the Company shall be excluded.
6. The Company shall not provide any guarantee or assume any liability for any damage to members due to the suspension of services or the deletion of all or a part of the registered information without notice.

Article 5: Change in registered items

Members may browse and modify the pages where they manage their personal information through the menu linked to the personal information input pages and other relevant pages of the services.

Article 6: Withdrawal from membership

In the event a member withdraws from membership, such member shall apply for withdrawal. Application for withdrawal shall be made through the page for withdrawal from services.

Article 7: Obligations and responsibilities of members

1. Members shall comply with the matters set forth in the Rules as well as other matters set forth by the Company, such as explanations, notifications, and advise regarding the use of the services.
2. Except where the Company assumes liability as required by related laws and regulations, as well as personal information protection, the responsibility for all outcomes arising out of the lack of proper management or unauthorized use of the services referred to in the preceding paragraph shall lie with the relevant member.
3. Members may not conduct sales activities using the service without the prior approval of the Company, and the Company shall not assume any liability for damage in terms of the profit expected in connection with transactions for goods through the services between members or between a member and a third party, as well as the utilization of services. In the event the Company incurs damage during such sales activities, the relevant member shall be liable to compensate for such damage to the Company.
4. Unless expressly agreed between the member and the Company, the member may not transfer or loan the authority to use the services or any other contractual position relating to the use to others or offer the same as collateral.
5. The responsibility for the information, such as diaries, posted by members using the service shall lie with members. The Company shall not assume any responsibility for such information.
6. The Company shall not be responsible for the members’ use environment (including security measures for protection against unauthorized access and leakage of information, and protection against computer viruses) or assume any liability for the problems caused by such inadequacy.

Article 8: Working rules of the Rules

1. Unless there is a special problem with the registration application of Article 3, the Rules shall take effect when it has been certified by the applicant
2. In the event of any of the following, the Company may limit its approval for the registration application and withhold its approval until such reason has been resolved
(1) In the event that service-related facilities do not have sufficient capacity;
(2) in the event of any technical problem;
(3) in the event of a reason other than the above, it is deemed necessary from the standpoint of the Company;
(4) in the event the services are sought for illegal use;
(5) in the event the services are sought in pursuit of profit;
(6) in the event the applicant is a person who was once forced to withdraw from membership due to violations of the Rules or other rules regarding use in the past; or
(7) in the event the conditions for the registration application set forth by the Company are not met yet for reasons other than the above.

Article 9: Posting and revision of the Rules

1. The Company posts the Rules on the clickable portion of the lower part of the service menu page.
2. The Company may revise and/or modify the Rules without prior notice to users and members. In this case, the revision and/or modification shall become effective when the new Rules have been stated and posted on this page.
3. When the Company revises the Rules, the revised Rules shall apply to contracts dated prior to the effective date, and as for the contracts that have already been adopted, the Rules prior to the revision shall apply.
4. Members may withdraw from membership without agreeing to the revised Rules. In the event a member continues to use the services even after the effective date of the revised Rules, such a member shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised Rules.

Article 10: Obligation of the Company

1. The Company shall not violate related laws and regulations and the Rules, act against public order and morals, and shall make efforts to provide services in a sustainable and stable manner as set forth in the Rules.

Article 11: Management of passwords

Except where the Company assumes liability as required by related laws and regulations, as well as for the protection of personal information, the managerial responsibility for members' passwords shall lie with the members.

Article 12: Protection of personal information

The Company will strive to protect members’ personal information, including member registration information. The protection of members’ personal information shall be based on the protection of personal information as set forth by related laws and regulations as well as the procedures stipulated by the Company.

Article 13 ManagementCopyright and management of posted items, and other prohibited activities

1 In the event of any of the following, the Company may remove the relevant posted items without prior notice and restrict, suspend, or deprive the qualifications of the relevant member
(1) Malicious libel against the Company or others, promoting unfair discrimination, or defaming the character of others
(2) Content that violates public order and morals
(3) Content deemed criminal
(4) Infringement of the copyright of the Company and a third party or content infringing intellectual property rights
(5) Posting or transmitting obscene material or linking to an obscene site
(6) Posting an item that does not conform to the nature of the bulletin board
(7) Posting an item deemed to be advertising or sales (including a link to affiliate advertising)
(8) Posting or transmitting language that discriminates on the basis of nationality, ethnic group, race, religion, and age
(9) Posting or transmitting information that solicits third parties for pyramid schemes, chain mail, and MLM
(10) Use of the service by a person less than 18 years of age (However, actions separately approved by the Company shall be excluded.)
(11) Inviting an ex-member who was forced to withdraw from membership
(12) More than one membership per person or several members with one membership in common (However, actions separately approved by the Company shall be excluded.)
(13) Posting and transmitting (including providing a link) information that induces others to visit sites considered inappropriate by the company, such as one-click fraud sites and sites that disseminate harmful computer programs like virus.
(14) Transmitting spam to other members and maintaining a history of such transmissions
(15) Inviting unacquainted persons to Gloop using a spam operation
(16) Manipulating or erasing information accumulated in the Company’s facilities
(17) Causing problems for management of the services or to the system, or an action having such risk
(18) In the event the Company deems any action inappropriate
(19) In the event the Company considers an action by a member to be a violation of related laws and regulations for reasons other than the above

2. The copyrights to the items posted within the service belong to the Company.

Article 14: Attribution of copyright

1. With regard to copyrighted works prepared by the Company, the intellectual property rights and copyright shall belong to the Company.
2. Members shall not be allowed to use the information obtained through the services by means of sales, reproduction, transmission, publishing, distribution, broadcasting, or other methods without the Company’s prior approval for the purpose of generating profits or for noncommercial use.

Article 15: Service utilization hours

Service utilization hours shall be, in principle, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, unless a special practical or technical problem arises. Provided, however, that the days and time designated by the Company as necessary for periodic inspections shall be regarded as an exception to the above. The Company may divide its service within a certain range and separately fix the service hours according to each range. Provided, however, that the foregoing shall not guarantee the service hours. The Company shall not compensate for any damage that may arise as a result of having been unable to use the services.

Article 15: Suspension of the provision of services, and so forth

1. In the event of any of the following, the Company may limit or suspend part or all of its services.
(1) Unavoidable disruption due to construction-related reasons such as the maintenance and inspection, exchange, or failure of information and telecommunication facilities
(2) Suspension of service by an institutional telecommunications carrier
(3) Normal utilization of services is not ensured due to concentration of service utilization
(4) When the Company deems it necessary, for example, for maintenance
(5) Any reason other than the above due to force majeure

Article 17: Restriction on use

1. In the event of one of the following regarding a member, the Company may, without prior notice, restrict the member’s use of the services, implement appropriate measures, and decide upon the forced withdrawal or suspension of services within a limited period of time.

(1) False representation at the time of application for membership or change
(2) Another person’s use of the services was hindered or information was plagiarized
(3) Assumption of the name of a manager, staff member, or other party of the Company
(4) Sales activities using the services without the Company’s prior approval
(5) A membership ID is traded with another person or member’s virtual currency is used for trading
(6) Information obtained through the services is, without the Company’s prior approval, reproduced for a purpose other than the use of services, such as publishing, broadcasting, or provided to a third party
(7) Infringement of intellectual property rights or copyrights of the Company or a third party by means of transmission, posting, e-mail, or other methods
(8) Dissemination of information, phrases, images, sound effects, or video pictures deemed obscene and in violation of public policy, public order, and morals by means of transmission, posting, e-mail, or other methods
(9) Dissemination of information considered insulting, related to personal privacy, and infringing the honor and privacy of others by means of transmission, posting, e-mail, or other methods
(10) Services are damaged and deliberately hindered
(11) Menacing or threatening other members or inflicting pain or inconvenience to a specific user in a continuous manner
(12) Any action deemed to be criminal
(13) When the Company has judged a case to be inappropriate
(14) Failure to observe the Rules, other policies, and working rules established by the Company
(15) Any reason other than the above in violation of related laws and regulations

2. The member shall be liable to compensate the Company and other members for the damage caused by a reason listed in the preceding paragraph.

Article 18: Settlement of a dispute

1 In the event of a dispute between members, the dispute shall be settled between the members, and the Company shall not assume such responsibility.
2 In the event of a dispute between a third party other than members, and a member, the relevant member shall resolve such dispute on its own responsibility, and the Company shall not assume any responsibility.
3 In the event of damage to the Company, members, or a third party other than members, the relevant member shall be liable to compensate for the damage. Likewise, expenses incurred by the Company (including attorney’s fee) to settle any dispute shall be borne by the relevant member.

Article 18: Applicable laws and jurisdiction

The Rules shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

Article 19: Agreement jurisdiction

Members and the Company hereby agree that the Osaka District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the settlement of disputes under the Rules.

Article 20: Disclaimer

1. When deemed necessary, the Company may, without notice to members, change, add to the contents of the services, suspend, or cancel the services. In addition, the Company shall not compensate for any damage to a member for the above reasons or assume any such liability. The same shall apply to display speed degradation or failure caused by excessive accesses or unexpected factors.
2. The Company shall not assume obligation to monitor or keep the information posted by members such as diaries.
3. The Company shall not assume liability for the legality, morality, reliability, and accuracy of the information posted by members such as diaries. Likewise, the Company shall not assume responsibility for damage caused by errors in translation.
4. In addition, the Company shall not assume liability as to whether the information such as a journal posted by a member conforms to the rules of the corporation or group to which the relevant member belongs.
5. The Company may, at its discretion, browse and save information by the relevant member or disclose the same to a third party. In addition, the Company shall not assume any responsibility for damage incurred by such action.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in the above Rules, the Company shall not compensate for any damage when the Services have been used or could not be used, or assume any such liability.

Article 1: Date of enforcement

The Rules shall be enforced on September 1, 2008.