Site Policy
the9closets (hereinafter referred to as "this website"), operated online by Growth Associates, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), is managed by the Company or its agents. By using this website, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "these Terms").
Please note that the Company may change these Terms without prior notice, so please check the latest content as needed. This website is also linked to the store cart and various social media platforms. Please note that when using these services, you must also agree to the terms of use posted on those services.
1. Definition of User and Member
(a) These Terms apply to all persons who use this website, regardless of whether the Company can identify the individual user.
(b) Among users, those who agree to the separate membership terms and complete membership registration through the prescribed procedures may, as members, use various services provided on this website exclusively for members.
2. Intellectual Property
(a) All content published on this website (including, but not limited to, text, photographs, videos, and music) is copyrighted and otherwise intellectually owned by the Company, or used by the Company under license or other legitimate authority. You are prohibited from using it for purposes other than your personal use, reproducing, publicly transmitting, distributing, modifying, or excising it, whether within or outside the network, or reprinting it on your website without the permission of the Company or the respective rights holders.
(b) The rights regarding the individual trademarks, emblems, logo marks, and trade names displayed on this website and on this website belong to the Company, or are used under license or other legitimate authority. Acts of using these without the permission of the Company or the respective rights holders are prohibited by trademark law, etc. If you wish to use them, please obtain permission from the Company or the respective rights holders.
3. Disclaimer
The Company does not constantly guarantee the accuracy, usefulness, reliability, safety, or any other aspect of the content published on this website, and this website and its published content may be changed or deleted without prior notice. Furthermore, except where specifically provided in these Terms, the Company shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising from errors, changes, or deletions of published content, system malfunctions or failures, intrusion into this website by third parties, commercial disputes, or suspension of the operation of this website, regardless of the reason.
4. Prohibited Acts
When using this website, the following acts (including acts that induce or prepare for them) are prohibited:
(a) Acts that cause or may cause disadvantage or damage to the Company, its affiliated companies, or third parties.
(b) Acts that defame or slander the products or services of the Company and its affiliated companies, or acts that may do so.
(c) Acts that defame or slander the officers or employees of the Company and its affiliated companies, or acts that may do so.
(d) Acts that harm the Company's credibility or dignity, such as those contrary to public order and morals, or acts that may do so.
(e) Criminal acts or acts connected to criminal acts, or acts that may do so.
(f) Acts that violate the laws, regulations, or ordinances of Japan or the country/region where the user is located at the time of use, or acts that may do so.
(g) Acts that create a misunderstanding that there is some form of alliance or cooperative relationship with the Company and its affiliated companies, or a misunderstanding that the Company recognizes, guarantees, supports, or recommends the linked site, or acts that may do so.
(h) Linking in a way that impairs the clarity of this website, such as through frame links.
5. About Links
(a) This website can be linked (including the publication of this website's URL in magazines, books, etc.), regardless of whether it is for commercial or non-commercial purposes, on the condition that all terms of use specified on this website are followed. However, links from websites containing the following content are not permitted:
(1) Content contrary to public order and morals.
(2) Content that violates various laws and regulations.
(3) Content that defames or slanders the Company (including affiliated companies) or its personnel.
(4) Other content that can be objectively judged to impair the Company's corporate value.
(b) When a user links to this website, the user shall acknowledge in advance that the linked page may be changed or deleted without prior notice, and the Company shall not be liable for any disadvantages caused by page movements or deletions.
(c) Each linked site is managed and operated under the responsibility of its respective site operator and is not under the control of the Company. The Company shall not be liable for the content of each linked site, or for any damages, complaints, or any other claims, including compensation for damages from third parties, arising from the use of these sites. Furthermore, the act of linking to this website or linking from this website does not imply that the Company recognizes, guarantees, supports, or recommends the use of the linked site or the products, services, companies, etc., published on the linked site.
6. Personal Information
In some parts of this website, users may be asked to enter necessary personal information. The Company will appropriately manage the entered personal information in accordance with its "Privacy Policy."
7. About Cookies
(a) This website uses cookies to improve user convenience, statistically understand browsing status for website improvement, provide optimal site display to users, and deliver advertisements. A cookie is a file stored on your device by a website operator to distinguish your browser from other browsers and to display content and advertisements tailored to you. Information collected through such cookies does not include any "personally identifiable information" such as email addresses or names. Furthermore, the Company will not use information stored in cookies for any purpose other than statistically understanding browsing status, providing optimal site display to users, analysis, and delivering advertisements.
(b) Based on the terms of its contract with a third party to whom the Company entrusts its advertisement delivery, the Company may disclose all or part of the information collected via cookies, etc. (which does not include any personally identifiable information) to such third parties. In this case, such third parties may use page history information viewed on this website, etc., to display the Company's advertisements that users may find interesting on websites other than the Company's that are registered with the advertising network. If you wish to stop such advertisement delivery, you can change the settings on the advertising company's webpage.
8. Operating Environment
When using this website, the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are recommended. Depending on your device settings and some browsers or applications, the display may not be as intended.
9. Governing Law, Jurisdiction
The interpretation and application of this website and these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan. Furthermore, for all disputes related to this website, unless otherwise specified, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive court of first instance.