terms of service

"DISCOVERED" is a website operated by Discover Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "our company"). Our company defines the terms of use (hereinafter referred to as "these terms") for the service on "DISCOVERED" (hereinafter referred to as "this service") as follows. Please read these terms carefully before using this service.

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 Scope and Changes of These Terms
1. These Terms and Conditions set out the terms and conditions for the use of this Service that are common to all "DISCOVERED" websites operated by our company.
2. These Terms shall apply to all Users (defined in Article 3) regarding the use of the Service. Users may not use the Service unless they agree to these Terms.
3. We may change these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, as appropriate, without obtaining prior consent from the user, by notifying or notifying the user in a manner that we deem appropriate, such as by posting on the website or by email.
4. If these Terms and Conditions are changed in whole or in part, the changed Terms and Conditions shall apply to the use of the Service, and Users shall comply only with the changed Terms and Conditions.

Article 2 Use of the Service The User shall use the Service in accordance with the laws, regulations, notices, these Terms and Conditions, and the Privacy Policy, HELP, etc. separately stipulated by the Company.

Chapter 2 Users Article 3 Definition of User In these Terms, the term "User" collectively refers to any person who searches, browses or uses images, text, designs, logos, videos, programs, ideas, information, etc. (collectively "Content") provided by our company through this service, having fully understood and approved the contents of these Terms.

Chapter 3 Membership Article 4 Membership In these Terms and Conditions, "Member" refers collectively to a User who, having fully understood and accepted the contents of these Terms and Conditions, applies for membership registration in accordance with the procedures specified by the Company and has been approved by the Company.

Article 5 Membership Registration
1. Those who wish to register as members should apply for membership on the member registration page of this Service in accordance with the procedures specified by our company.

2. If the Company approves an application from an applicant for membership registration, the Company will send a registration confirmation email, and upon receipt of the email, the applicant will be registered as a member. However, the Company will not approve the registration if any of the following items apply:
(1) If it is discovered that a person wishing to register as a member has previously been subject to cancellation or other disposition due to a violation of the terms and conditions of any service provided by our company (including, but not limited to, these Terms and Conditions)
(2) If it is discovered that the application details of an applicant for membership contain false information.
(3) If it is discovered that a person who wishes to register as a member has previously, without a valid reason, delayed payment of fees or other obligations in relation to any of the services provided by our company, been unable to receive products or other items for a long period of time, refused to return or exchange products, failed to respond to communications for a long period of time, or otherwise defaulted on obligations
(4) If it is discovered that you have engaged in any of the acts set forth in Article 18 (Prohibited Acts) of these Terms of Use in the past
(5) If the person wishing to register as a member is a minor and has not obtained consent from a parent or other legal representative.
(6) If the Company reasonably determines that approving the registration is inappropriate for the operation and management of the Service.

Article 6 Changes to Registration Information
1. Members must provide the Company with true and accurate information when registering, and if any changes occur in whole or in part to the information registered with the Company, the Member must promptly change the registered information in a manner separately specified by the Company. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of a Member's failure to make timely changes to the registration.

Article 7 Suspension of Use of the Service and Cancellation of Membership Registration If a member falls under any of the following items, the Company may, without prior notice, suspend the use of the Service, cancel the member's registration, or take any other measures that the Company deems appropriate. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage caused to the member by measures taken by the Company pursuant to this Article.

(1) If it is discovered that you have been subject to cancellation of your membership or other penalties in the past due to a violation of the terms and conditions of any service provided by our company
(2) If it is discovered that the registered information contains false information
(3) If it is discovered that, in the past, a customer has, without justifiable reason, delayed payment of fees or other payment obligations, been unable to receive products or other items for a long period of time, refused to return or exchange products, failed to respond to communications for a long period of time, or otherwise defaulted on obligations in relation to any of the services provided by the Company
(4) If it is discovered that you have engaged in any of the acts set forth in Article 18 (Prohibited Acts) of these Terms of Use in the past
(5) When a member dies or is placed under guardianship, curatorship, or assistance.
(6) If the Company determines that you are a member of an antisocial force, or that you have any interaction or involvement with an antisocial force, such as by cooperating or participating in the maintenance, operation or management of an antisocial force through funding or other means
(7) When the Company determines it is necessary for the operation, maintenance and management of the Service
(8) If you violate any provision of the terms and conditions established by our company (including, but not limited to, these Terms and Conditions)

Article 8 Withdrawal Procedures Members may withdraw from the membership at any time by following the procedures specified by the Company. The member will lose his/her membership status at the time the Company receives the withdrawal application from the member.

Article 9 Management of User ID and Password
1. Each Member shall have one User ID.
2. Members shall be responsible for strictly managing and storing the user ID and password they set when registering as a member.
3. Members shall not allow a third party to use, transfer, buy, sell, inherit, lend, disclose or leak their user ID and password, except with the prior consent of the Company. 4. If a member finds that their user ID or password has been used illegally by a third party, they shall immediately contact the Company.
5. Members shall be responsible for any damages arising from insufficient management of their user ID or password, errors or omissions in use, unauthorized use by a third party, etc., and the Company shall not bear any responsibility therefor.
6. If a Member forgets his/her user ID or password, he/she shall notify the Company and follow the instructions of the Company. Furthermore, any use of the Service using a user ID and the corresponding password shall be deemed to have been made by the Member himself/herself.

Article 10 Use of Personal Information Personal information of Members that the Company learns in connection with the use of the Service will be handled in accordance with the "Privacy Policy" separately established by the Company.

Chapter 4 Purchase of Products Article 11 Purchase of Products
1. Members can use this service to purchase products, etc. from our company.
2. When a Member wishes to purchase a Product, etc., he/she shall apply for the purchase or use of the Product, etc. in accordance with the method separately specified by the Company.
3. In accordance with the application in the preceding paragraph, the member will confirm the delivery address and order details entered and registered by the member, click the button to place the order, and then when the member receives an email from our company confirming the order details, a sales contract for the relevant product, etc. will be established between the member and our company. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if there is any fraudulent or inappropriate behavior in relation to the use of this service, our company may cancel or terminate the sales contract or take other appropriate measures. Delivery of products, etc. through this service is limited to within Japan.

Article 12 Payment Method The payment amount for the Products, etc. will be the total of the purchase price of the Products, etc., including consumption tax, and any related handling fees.
Payment for products purchased through this service shall be limited to a credit card in the member's name or a payment method separately approved by our company. If payment is made by credit card, it shall be in accordance with the terms of a separate contract between the member and the credit card company. If any dispute arises between the member and the credit card company in relation to the use of a credit card, the member and the credit card company shall be responsible for resolving the matter.

Article 13 Return/exchange of products, withdrawal of orders, and cancellation
1. Members may return products purchased through this service within 7 days of the arrival date of the product, except in cases where the delivery is delayed due to the member's circumstances. However, returns are not possible in the following cases:
(1) Products that have been delivered more than 8 days ago. (2) Products that are marked as "Not eligible for return" on the sales page. (3) Pre-order items, sale items, lucky bags, underwear, swimwear, cosmetics, and other hygiene items. (4) Products that have been used, shortened, altered, washed, or dry-cleaned. (5) If the delivery note has been lost. (6) If the product tag, label, or accessories have been lost. (7) If the product (including but not limited to the box and product accessories) is in a damaged, soiled, or missing condition at the time of return compared to when it was delivered. (8) If the packaging has been opened for products where the packaging is part of the product. (9) If the product becomes smelly, dirty, or scratched while in your possession.

2. The member shall apply for the return of the product as set forth in the preceding paragraph in accordance with the procedure separately stipulated by our company, and we will refund the sales price at the time of purchase, shipping fee, and cash on delivery fee, or exchange the product for a substitute. Even if you request an exchange for a substitute product, we may not be able to exchange it for a substitute product due to reasons such as product shortages. In addition, the member shall bear the cost of return shipping. However, if the return of the product is due to our fault, such as the product being defective or different from the product ordered, we will bear the return shipping fee.

3. From the time the product is shipped until it arrives, you cannot withdraw or cancel your order, except in cases where there is a reason attributable to our company (returns of products after they have arrived shall be governed by the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article).

Article 14 Disclaimer regarding Products, etc.
1. Except as provided in the preceding article, the Company shall not guarantee or bear any responsibility for the quality, materials, functions, performance, compatibility with other products, or other defects of the Service and the Products sold through the Service, nor for any damage, loss, disadvantage, etc. caused thereby.

2. In the event of a problem due to an unknown delivery address, etc., our company will fulfill its obligation to deliver the products, etc. by contacting the contact information registered by the member and delivering the products, etc. to the delivery address specified at the time of purchasing the product, and our company will be exempt from such obligation.

Chapter 5 Use of the Service Article 15 Services Provided The Company provides the following services as part of the Service.
1. Members' use of the Members Page (defined in Article 16)
2. Viewing links from this service

Article 16 Use of the Members Page Members may use the members page designated by the Company. After logging in, members can view each function on the members page and input, change, update, delete, etc. information for each function.

Article 17 Disclaimer
1. When providing links from this service to other websites or resources, or links from third party websites or resources to this service, our company does not guarantee or assume any responsibility for the content, use or results of the linked website (including but not limited to legality, validity, accuracy, reliability, safety, up-to-dateness and completeness). If our company reasonably determines that the content of the linked website or resource is illegal or inappropriate for the management and operation of this service, it may delete the linked website without any notice to the member.
2. If there is a transaction with an advertiser who is advertising (including but not limited to prize advertising) or promoting during the Service (including but not limited to participation in promotions such as prize contests), the user shall enter into a transaction with the advertiser at his/her own discretion and responsibility, and the Company shall not be held responsible in any way in relation thereto. The Company does not guarantee the content or conditions of the transaction, such as the payment of the price of the product, etc., the determination of the contract terms, guarantees, warranty liability, the existence of licenses, etc., and the Company shall not be held responsible in any way for any damage to the member arising from a transaction carried out via the advertisement or promotion posted during the Service.
3. Even if the Service is temporarily suspended, discontinued or changed in the following cases, the Company shall not be liable for any damage, loss, disadvantage, etc. suffered directly or indirectly by the Member.
(1) In the event of a natural disaster such as a fire, earthquake, flood, lightning, or heavy snow.
(2) In the event of war, civil unrest, terrorism, riots, disturbances or other social unrest.
(3) If you are unable to receive proper service from the telephone company, shipping company or provider with which we have a contract
(4) If a technical issue arises that the Company is unable to resolve.

4. By processing business in accordance with the member's registration details, our company will fulfill its obligations and be discharged from liability.
5. If a Member causes any damage to other users or third parties through the use of the Service, the Member shall resolve the matter at his/her own responsibility and expense and shall not cause any damage, loss, disadvantage, etc. to the Company.


Article 18 Prohibited Acts Users shall not engage in any of the following acts. In the unlikely event that a violation of this rule causes damage to the Company or a third party, the user shall be liable for full compensation for such damages (including reasonable attorney's fees).

1. Any act that causes or may cause inconvenience, disadvantage or damage to other users, third parties other than other users, or our company
2. Any act that infringes or may infringe the copyright or other intellectual property rights, portrait rights, personality rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other rights of other users, third parties other than other users, or our company.
3. Using the Service for commercial purposes (excluding those approved in advance by the Company)
4. Any act that violates public order or good morals or other laws and regulations or that may be in violation of such laws and regulations
5. Registering information that contains false or misleading content
6. Any act by the user using content obtained through the Service for purposes other than personal use
7. Copying, selling, publishing, distributing, making public, or engaging in any other similar acts, any content obtained through the Service via other users or third parties other than other users
8. Collecting, storing or saving personal information of other users
9. Any act that interferes with the provision of this Service, such as uploading to this Service or sending by email or other means computer viruses, computer codes, files, programs or other content designed to interfere with, destroy or limit the functions of computer software, hardware or communication devices.
10. Any act that violates or aids in any act of violating laws, regulations, court rulings, decisions or orders, or legally binding administrative measures
11. Providing benefits to antisocial forces
12. Any act that violates the purpose of these Terms and Conditions and the Service.
13. Any other act that the Company reasonably determines to be inappropriate, such as damaging or discrediting the Company.

Article 19 Intellectual Property Rights
1. All intellectual property rights of the content provided through this service shall belong exclusively to our company.
2. Regardless of the purpose, if any acts prohibited by domestic and foreign copyright laws and other regulations, such as unauthorized copying, reproduction, or other acts of secondary use of our content are discovered, we will immediately take legal action.
3. If any dispute arises with a third party due to violation of the provisions of this Article, the Member shall resolve the dispute at his/her own responsibility and expense and shall not cause any damage, loss, disadvantage, etc. to the Company.

Chapter 6 Operation of the Service Article 20 Management of Information The Company will collect the following information regarding the User's access history in order to investigate the User's access history and usage status, or to improve the service to the User.
(1) Information about the IP address or mobile device identification number when the User accesses the server of the Service
(2) User access information acquired by the Company through cookie technology (a technology that temporarily writes data to a user's computer via a web browser to record and save the date and time the user last visited the site, the number of times the site was visited, etc.)

2. The User acknowledges in advance that if the User sets the web browser to reject cookies, the User's use of the Service may be restricted.

Article 21 Maintenance of the Service In order to keep the Service in good operating condition, the Company may temporarily suspend or discontinue the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to the User in any of the following cases. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by the Member as a result of measures taken by the Company pursuant to this Article.

1. In the case of regular and emergency maintenance of the computer system (hereinafter referred to as the "System") used to provide this Service
2. When system operation becomes difficult due to natural disasters such as fire, earthquake, flood, lightning, heavy snow, etc.
3. When the operation of the system becomes difficult due to social unrest such as war, civil unrest, terrorism, riots, or disturbances.
4. When operation of the system becomes difficult due to a system malfunction, unauthorized access from a third party, infection by a computer virus, etc.
5. When requested by an administrative or judicial body with reasonable grounds
6. Any other case in which the Company determines it is unavoidable that the system must be suspended or stopped.

Article 22. Prohibition on Transfer of Rights and Obligations Members may not transfer, inherit, offer as security to a third party, or otherwise dispose of their rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions, or their status under these Terms and Conditions, except with the prior written consent of the Company.

Article 23 Handling in the event of business transfer, etc. If the Company transfers, etc. this Service or the business related to this Service to a third party, the Company may, in connection with such business transfer, etc., have the transferee, etc. transfer the status, rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions as well as the Member's registration information, etc., and Members are deemed to have agreed to such transfer, etc. in advance under this Article.

Article 24 Governing Law and Jurisdiction All disputes relating to the Service and these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive court of first instance.

Article 25 If any problem arises in relation to the use of the Service that cannot be resolved by these Terms and Conditions or the guidance and response of the Company, the Company and the User shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the problem.
Supplementary Provision: These terms and conditions will apply to all users from June 17, 2019.

For all inquiries regarding these Terms and Conditions and this Service, please contact us at the following address.

Discover Inc. Customer Support TEL: 03-3463-3082
(Reception hours: 11:00-18:00 on weekdays excluding weekends and holidays)


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