POTOFU

Terms of service

All English versions provided for reference purposes only. In any event, the Japanese version shall prevail.

These POTOFU Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") set forth the matters that users must comply with and the rights and obligations between Sozi Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") and users when using the Service (defined in Article 2) provided by the Company. If you use this Service, please be sure to read the full text before agreeing to these Terms.

Article 1 (Application)

  1. The purpose of these Terms is to define the rights and obligations between the Company and Registered Users (defined in Article 2) regarding the use of the Service, and shall apply to all relationships between Registered Users and the Company related to the use of the Service.
  2. The rules, regulations, etc. relating to the Service posted by the Company on the Company's website (defined in Article 2) from time to time shall constitute a part of these Terms.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The following terms used in these Terms shall have the meanings set forth below.

  • (1) "The Service" means a service that provides a function to create a page that publishes activity information named POTOFU provided by the Company (if the name or content of the service is changed for any reason, this includes the service after such change).
  • (2) "Registration Applicant" means a "Registration Applicant" as defined in Article 3.
  • (3) "Registration Information" means "Registration Information" as defined in Article 3.
  • (4) "Registered User" means an individual or corporation registered as a user of the Service pursuant to Article 3.
  • (5) "Usage Agreement" means the "Usage Agreement" as defined in Article 3.
  • (6) "Activity Information" means profile information, information on activities in accounts of External Services, and other information prescribed by the Company regarding Registered Users.
  • (7) "Intellectual Property Rights" means copyrights, patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, design rights, and other intellectual property rights (including the right to acquire those rights or to apply for registration, etc. for those rights).
  • (8) "Company Website" means a website operated by the Company whose domain is "potofu.me" (if the domain or content of the Company's website is changed for any reason, this includes the website after such change).
  • (9) "External Service" means a service provided by YouTube or other businesses designated by the Company that is used for the implementation of the Service.
  • (10) "External Business Operator" means a service provider of an External Service.
  • (11) "External Terms of Use" means terms that define the rights relationship between a Registered User and an External Business Operator.
  • (12) "Paid Plan User" means a "Paid Plan User" as defined in Article 4, Paragraph 1.

Article 3 (Registration)

  1. A person who wishes to use the Service (hereinafter referred to as a "Registration Applicant") may apply to the Company for registration to use the Service by agreeing to comply with these Terms and providing certain information specified by the Company (hereinafter referred to as "Registration Information") to the Company in the manner specified by the Company.
  2. The application for registration must be made by the individual or corporation that will use the Service, and as a general rule, registration applications by agents are not permitted. In addition, when applying for registration, Registration Applicants must provide the Company with true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
  3. The Company may refuse registration if a person applying for registration pursuant to Paragraph 1 falls under any of the following reasons:
    • (1) When the Company determines that there is a risk of violating these Terms
    • (2) When there is any falsehood, error, or omission in all or part of the Registration Information provided to the Company
    • (3) If the person has previously had their registration to use the Service cancelled
    • (4) If the person is a minor, adult ward, person under curatorship, or person under assistance and has not obtained consent from a legal representative, guardian, curator, or assistant
    • (5) If the Company determines that the person is an antisocial force (meaning organized crime groups, members of organized crime groups, quasi-members of organized crime groups, persons for whom less than 5 years have passed since ceasing to be members or quasi-members of organized crime groups, companies related to organized crime groups, corporate extortionists, groups claiming to be social movements, special intelligence violent groups, or other groups or individuals who pursue economic gain using violence, force, or fraudulent methods; the same applies hereinafter), or is engaged in any exchange or involvement with antisocial forces, such as cooperating or being involved in the maintenance, operation, or management of antisocial forces through funding or otherwise
    • (6) When the Company otherwise reasonably determines that the registration is not appropriate
  4. The Company shall determine the propriety of registration of a Registration Applicant in accordance with the preceding paragraph and other standards of the Company, and if the Company approves the registration, shall notify the Registration Applicant to that effect. Such notification shall complete the registration of the Registration Applicant as a Registered User, and a contract for the use of the Service in accordance with the provisions of these Terms (hereinafter referred to as the "Usage Agreement") shall be established between the Registered User and the Company.
  5. If there is any change in the Registration Information, the Registered User shall, without delay, notify the Company of such changes in the manner prescribed by the Company and submit the materials requested by the Company.
  6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, in the case of an individual or corporation to whom a Sozi ID has been issued based on the Sozi ID Terms of Use, such person may use the Service by agreeing to these Terms, and in such case, such individual or corporation shall be deemed a Registered User and these Terms shall apply.

Article 4 (Use of the Service)

  1. Registered Users may use the Service during the effective period of the Usage Agreement, in accordance with these Terms and in the manner specified by the Company according to the attributes of the Registered User. Even if a single Registered User holds multiple User IDs, whether a paid pricing plan applies and other usage conditions shall be determined on a per-User ID basis.
  2. When a Registered User uses the Service in conjunction with YouTube, the Registered User shall agree to the YouTube Terms of Service (https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) and the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) before using such integration.

Article 5 (Fees and Payment Methods)

  1. Registered Users to whom a paid pricing plan applies (hereinafter referred to as "Paid Plan Users") shall bear the usage fees prescribed by the Company as consideration therefor.
  2. The applicable period of a pricing plan shall be the period separately determined by the Company, and the pricing plan may not be cancelled during such period. Paid Plan Users may change or refuse to renew their pricing plan by notifying the Company in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the Company. If no change or refusal of renewal is made, the pricing plan shall be automatically renewed under the same conditions from the day following the expiration date of such period, and the same shall apply thereafter. In no event shall usage fees be refunded or prorated.
  3. Paid Plan Users shall pay the Company by any of the following methods by the due date specified by the Company. Transfer fees and other costs necessary for payment shall be borne by the Paid Plan User.
    • i. Credit card
    • ii. Other methods specified by the Company
  4. If there is any change in the credit card information (meaning all information necessary for credit card payment, including card number, cardholder name, credit card company) provided to the Company, the Paid Plan User must change such credit card information in the manner prescribed by the Company.
  5. If a Paid Plan User is late in paying usage fees, the Paid Plan User shall pay late payment damages to the Company at a rate of 14.6% per annum.

Article 6 (Management of Account Information)

  1. Registered Users shall manage and store the User ID and password (hereinafter referred to as "Account Information") for the Service at their own responsibility, and shall not allow third parties to use, lend, transfer, change the name of, sell, or otherwise dispose of such information.
  2. The Registered User shall be liable for damages caused by insufficient management of Account Information, errors in use, use by third parties, etc., and the Company shall assume no responsibility whatsoever.
  3. If a Registered User discovers that Account Information has been stolen or is being used by a third party, the Registered User shall immediately notify the Company and follow the instructions from the Company.

Article 7 (Prohibited Acts)

  1. Registered Users shall not engage in any of the following acts when using the Service:
    • (1) Acts that infringe on the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy rights, reputation, or other rights or interests of the Company, other Registered Users, External Business Operators, or other third parties (including acts that directly or indirectly cause such infringement)
    • (2) Acts related to criminal acts or acts contrary to public order and morals
    • (3) Acts of transmitting obscene information or information harmful to minors
    • (4) Acts of transmitting information related to dating with the opposite sex
    • (5) Acts that violate laws and regulations or internal rules of the industry group to which the Company or Registered User belongs
    • (6) Acts of transmitting information containing computer viruses or other harmful computer programs
    • (7) Acts of transmitting data exceeding a certain data capacity specified by the Company through the Service
    • (8) Acts that are reasonably recognized as likely to interfere with the operation of the Service by the Company
    • (9) Other acts that the Company reasonably deems inappropriate
  2. Registered Users shall not publish information that falls under any of the following items through the Service, and if activity information that falls under or is likely to fall under any of the following items is published, the Company may suspend the publication of such activity information and take other measures. Even if a Registered User suffers damages due to the measures set forth in this paragraph, the Company shall not be liable for such damages whatsoever.
    • (1) Information intended to impersonate a third party or other information that causes the Registered User to be mistaken for another person
    • (2) Information containing content that defames other users or other third parties
    • (3) Information containing content that infringes the intellectual property rights of other users or other third parties
    • (4) False information, inaccurate information, or other information that differs from the facts
    • (5) Information corresponding to the name, address, telephone number, or other personal information of a third party
    • (6) Acts of posting URLs of websites related to fraud or other illegal activities
    • (7) Information that violates these Terms
    • (8) Information that the Company reasonably deems inappropriate in addition to those set forth in the preceding items

Article 8 (Suspension of the Service, etc.)

  1. The Company may suspend or interrupt all or part of the use of the Service without prior notice to Registered Users if any of the following applies:
    • (1) When inspection or maintenance of the computer system for the Service is carried out regularly or urgently
    • (2) When computers, communication lines, etc. stop due to an accident
    • (3) When the Service cannot be operated due to force majeure such as fire, power outage, or natural disaster
    • (4) When trouble, interruption or suspension of service provision, suspension of cooperation with the Service, specification changes, etc. occur in External Services
    • (5) When the Company otherwise deems suspension or interruption to be reasonably necessary
  2. The Company may terminate the provision of the Service at its reasonable discretion. In this case, the Company shall notify Registered Users in advance.
  3. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by Registered Users based on measures taken by the Company pursuant to this Article.

Article 9 (Equipment Burden, etc.)

  1. The preparation and maintenance of computers, smartphones, software, and other devices, communication lines, and other communication environments necessary for receiving the provision of the Service shall be carried out at the expense and responsibility of the Registered User.
  2. Registered Users shall take security measures at their own expense and responsibility, such as prevention of computer virus infection, unauthorized access, and information leakage, in accordance with their usage environment of the Service.
  3. Even if the Company has stored messages and other information sent and received by Registered Users for a certain period of time for operational purposes, the Company shall not be obligated to store such information and may delete such information at any time.
  4. When installing software, etc. on a Registered User's computer, smartphone, etc. through download from the Company's website or other methods at the start of or during the use of the Service, the Registered User shall exercise sufficient care to prevent the loss or alteration of information held by the Registered User or failure or damage of devices.

Article 10 (Ownership of Rights)

  1. All ownership rights and intellectual property rights relating to the Company's website and the Service belong to the Company or those who have granted licenses to the Company, and the license to use the Service based on the registration stipulated in these Terms does not imply the transfer or license of the intellectual property rights of the Company or those licensing to the Company relating to the Company's website or the Service, except as expressly set forth in these Terms. Registered Users shall not engage in acts that may infringe the intellectual property rights of the Company or those licensing to the Company for any reason (including but not limited to disassembly, decompilation, and reverse engineering).
  2. For texts, images, videos, and other data posted or otherwise transmitted by Registered Users on the Company's website or the Service, the Company may use and modify such data free of charge and on a non-exclusive basis within the scope necessary for the smooth provision and promotion of the Service and related services, advertising, promotion, and construction, improvement, and maintenance of the Company's systems, and the user shall consent to this.

Article 11 (Cancellation of Registration, etc.)

  1. If a Registered User falls under any of the following reasons, the Company may, without prior notice or demand, suspend the act of transmitting information or delete information, temporarily suspend the use of the Service, or cancel the registration as a Registered User:
    • (1) If the Registered User violates any of the provisions of these Terms
    • (2) If it is found that there is any false fact in the Registration Information
    • (3) If the Registered User has used or attempted to use the Service for any purpose or by any method that may cause damage to the Company, other Registered Users, External Business Operators, or other third parties
    • (4) If the Registered User is unable to receive the provision or cooperation of a service from an External Business Operator due to violation of the External Terms of Use or other reasons
    • (5) If the Registered User interferes with the operation of the Service regardless of the means
    • (6) If payment is suspended or becomes impossible, or if a petition is filed for the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, civil rehabilitation proceedings, corporate reorganization proceedings, special liquidation, or similar proceedings
    • (7) If a bill or check issued or accepted by the Registered User is dishonored, or if the Registered User receives a transaction suspension disposition from a bill clearing house or other similar measures
    • (8) If there is a petition for seizure, provisional seizure, provisional disposition, compulsory execution, or auction
    • (9) If the Registered User receives a disposition for delinquent tax and public charges
    • (10) In the case of death or when receiving a judgment for the commencement of guardianship, curatorship, or assistance
    • (11) If the Registered User has not used the Service for more than one year and does not respond to contact from the Company
    • (12) If the Registered User falls under any of the items in Article 3, Paragraph 3
    • (13) If the Company otherwise reasonably determines that the continuation of registration as a Registered User is not appropriate
  2. If any of the events set forth in any of the items of the preceding paragraph apply, the Registered User shall automatically forfeit the benefit of time for all debts owed to the Company and must immediately pay all debts to the Company.
  3. A Registered User may cancel their registration as a Registered User by notifying the Company in the manner prescribed by the Company.
  4. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by a Registered User due to acts taken by the Company pursuant to this Article.
  5. Even if a Paid Plan User's registration is cancelled pursuant to this Article, the Company shall not refund or reduce usage fees to such Paid Plan User.

Article 12 (Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability)

  1. POTOFU is a service that provides a place where Registered Users can publish activity information, and the Company makes no warranty whatsoever regarding the truthfulness, accuracy, or other matters relating to activity information provided on POTOFU. The Service is provided on an "as is" basis, and the Company makes no warranty whatsoever regarding the Service, including fitness for a particular purpose, commercial utility, completeness, and continuity.
  2. Even if a Registered User obtains any information directly or indirectly from the Company regarding the Service, the Company's website, other Registered Users of the Service, or other matters, the Company makes no warranty whatsoever beyond what is stipulated in these Terms.
  3. The Service may integrate with External Services, but such integration is not guaranteed, and the Company shall not be liable for any disruptions in integration with External Services, except where attributable to the Company.
  4. When the Service is integrated with External Services, the Registered User shall comply with the External Terms of Use at their own expense and responsibility, and even if a dispute arises between the Registered User and the External Business Operator operating such External Service due to such violation, the Company shall not be liable for such dispute whatsoever.
  5. The Registered User shall investigate at their own responsibility and expense whether the use of the Service violates any laws, regulations, or internal rules of industry groups applicable to the Registered User, and the Company makes no warranty whatsoever that the use of the Service by the Registered User conforms to any laws, regulations, or internal rules of industry groups applicable to the Registered User.
  6. Regarding transactions, communications, disputes, etc. arising between the Registered User and other Registered Users, External Business Operators, or other third parties in connection with the Service or the Company's website, the Registered User shall handle and resolve such matters at their own responsibility, and the Company shall not be liable for such matters, except where attributable to the Company.
  7. The Company shall not be liable for any damages suffered by a Registered User in connection with the Service, including but not limited to the interruption, suspension, termination, unavailability, or change of the Company's provision of the Service, deletion or loss of information of the Registered User, cancellation of the Registered User's registration, loss of data or failure or damage to equipment due to the use of the Service, except where attributable to the Company.
  8. Even if links from the Company's website to other websites or from other websites to the Company's website are provided, the Company shall not be liable for any websites other than the Company's website and information obtained therefrom, except where attributable to the Company.
  9. If the Company is unable to fulfill its obligations under the Usage Agreement due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control (including but not limited to fire, power outage, hacking, computer virus intrusion, earthquake, flood, war, epidemic, trade embargo, strike, riot, inability to secure materials and transportation facilities, intervention, instructions, or requests by governmental authorities or local governments, or enactment or amendment of domestic and foreign laws and regulations), the Company shall not be liable for non-performance to the Registered User during the period such circumstances continue.
  10. Even if the Company is liable for damages to a Registered User due to the application of the Consumer Contract Act or other mandatory laws or for any other reason, the Company's liability for damages shall be limited to the total amount of usage fees for the Service actually received from the Registered User during the one-year period retroactively from the time the cause of damage arose, or 100 yen, whichever is greater.

Article 13 (User's Liability for Damages, etc.)

  1. If a Registered User causes damage to the Company by violating these Terms or in connection with the use of the Service, the Registered User must compensate the Company for such damages.
  2. If a Registered User receives a claim from or has a dispute with other Registered Users, External Business Operators, or other third parties in connection with the Service, the Registered User shall immediately notify the Company of the details thereof and handle such claim or dispute at the Registered User's own expense and responsibility, and report the progress and results thereof to the Company upon request by the Company.
  3. If the Company receives any claim from other Registered Users, External Business Operators, or other third parties for infringement of rights or other reasons in connection with the use of the Service by a Registered User, the Registered User must compensate the Company for the amount the Company was forced to pay to such third party based on such claim.

Article 14 (Confidentiality)

  1. In these Terms, "Confidential Information" means all information regarding the Company's technology, sales, business, finance, organization, and other matters that the Registered User has been provided with, disclosed, or has come to know from the Company through documents, oral communication, recording media, or other means in connection with the Usage Agreement or the Service. However, the following shall be excluded from Confidential Information: (1) information that was already publicly known or already known at the time of provision, disclosure, or discovery by the Company; (2) information that became publicly known through publications or other means after provision, disclosure, or discovery by the Company, due to reasons not attributable to the Registered User; (3) information lawfully obtained from a third party authorized to provide or disclose without an obligation of confidentiality; (4) information independently developed without relying on Confidential Information; (5) information confirmed in writing by the Company as not requiring confidentiality.
  2. The Registered User shall use 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 Paragraph 2, the Registered User may disclose Confidential Information based on orders, demands, or requests of laws, courts, or government agencies. However, the Registered User must promptly notify the Company when such orders, demands, or requests are made.
  4. When duplicating documents or magnetic recording media containing Confidential Information, the Registered User shall obtain the prior written consent of the Company and shall strictly manage such duplicates in accordance with Paragraph 2.
  5. The Registered User shall, whenever requested by the Company, promptly return or destroy, in accordance with the Company's instructions, Confidential Information and all documents, other recording media, and all duplicates thereof that contain or include Confidential Information.

Article 15 (Handling of Personal Information, etc.)

  1. The handling of personal information of Registered Users by the Company (meaning "personal information" as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information) shall be in accordance with the Company's separately established Privacy Policy, and the Registered User shall consent to the Company's handling of the Registered User's personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  2. The Company may use and publish information, data, etc. provided by Registered Users to the Company as statistical information in a form that does not identify individuals, at the Company's discretion, and the Registered User shall not object thereto.

Article 16 (Effective Period)

The Usage Agreement shall take effect on the date on which registration of the Registered User is completed pursuant to Article 3, and shall remain effective between the Company and the Registered User until the earlier of the date on which the registration of the Registered User is cancelled or the date on which the provision of the Service is terminated.

Article 17 (Changes to these Terms, etc.)

  1. The Company may freely change the content of the Service.
  2. The Company may change these Terms (including rules, regulations, etc. relating to the Service posted on the Company's website; the same shall apply hereinafter in this paragraph). When changing these Terms, the Company shall announce the content of the changes and the effective date of the changes by a method prescribed by the Company by such effective date. If a Registered User uses the Service after the announced effective date or does not take the procedure for cancellation of registration within the period specified by the Company, the Registered User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changes to these Terms.

Article 18 (Contact/Notice)

Inquiries regarding the Service and other communications or notices from Registered Users to the Company, and notices regarding changes to these Terms and other communications or notices from the Company to Registered Users, shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Company.

Article 19 (Assignment of these Terms, etc.)

  1. The Registered User may not assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of their status under the Usage Agreement or their rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without the prior written consent of the Company.
  2. If the Company transfers the business related to the Service to a third party (regardless of the form, including business transfer, company split, etc.), the Company may transfer the status under the Usage Agreement, the rights and obligations under these Terms, and the Registration Information and other customer information of the Registered User to the transferee in connection with such transfer, and the Registered User shall be deemed to have consented in advance to such transfer in this paragraph.

Article 20 (Entire Agreement)

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the Company and the Registered User with respect to the matters contained herein, and supersede any prior agreements, representations, and understandings between the Company and the Registered User with respect to the matters contained herein, whether oral or written.

Article 21 (Severability)

Even if any provision or part thereof of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of the provision determined to be partially invalid or unenforceable shall continue to be fully effective, and the Company and the Registered User shall endeavor to modify such invalid or unenforceable provision or part to the extent necessary to make it lawful and enforceable and to ensure the intent and legally and economically equivalent effects of such invalid or unenforceable provision or part.

Article 22 (Survival)

The provisions of Article 5 (limited to cases where there are unpaid amounts), Article 6, Paragraph 2, Article 7, Paragraph 2, Article 8, Paragraph 3, Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Paragraphs 2, 4, and 5, Articles 12 through 15, and Articles 19 through 23 shall survive the termination of the Usage Agreement.

Article 23 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

The governing law of these Terms shall be Japanese law, and any and all disputes arising from or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive agreed jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court or the Tokyo Summary Court as the court of first instance.

Article 24 (Dispute Resolution through Consultation)

The Company and the Registered User shall endeavor to promptly resolve any matters not stipulated in these Terms or any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms through consultation in accordance with the principle of good faith.

[Enacted on May 1, 2021]
[Revised on March 23, 2026]