Nobilista Terms of Use

The following definitions apply to key terms used in these Terms of Use.

"Nobipsta Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Service")" refers to the cloud-based search ranking check tool service provided online by IIP Inc.

"Software" refers to software that must be downloaded to use certain features of the Service. Unless otherwise specified, the term "Service" includes the Software.

"Site" refers to the website operated by our company for the Service.

"Free Trial" refers to the free use plan (usage period) of the Service.

"Personal Plan" refers to the paid use plan of the Service with separately specified functional limitations.

"Business Plan" refers to the paid use plan of the Service with separately specified functional limitations.

"Enterprise Plan" refers to the paid use plan of the Service with separately specified functional limitations.

"Options" refer to options established to partially remove limitations on the use of the Service's features (options for adding keywords and websites).

"Service Agreement" refers to the agreement under which the Service is provided by us.

"Contractor" refers to the party that has entered into a Service Agreement with us based on these Terms of Use.

All "Contractors" are collectively referred to as "Customers."

"Monthly Contract" refers to a one-month contract for the Service initiated by payment of one month's usage fee, and is available for Personal Plan, Business Plan, Enterprise Plan, and Options.

"Annual Contract" refers to a one-year contract for the Service initiated by payment of one year's usage fee.

These Terms of Use apply to all customers.
If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you may not use the Service.
If other provisions regarding the Service (hereinafter referred to as "Other Provisions") exist on this website, those Other Provisions shall constitute a part of these Terms of Use.
In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Terms of Use and those of Other Provisions, these Terms of Use shall prevail.

We may change these Terms of Use at any time, and you agree to such changes.
Unless otherwise specified by us, changes to these Terms of Use will be announced to you from time to time by posting them on this website and will become effective upon such posting.
If you do not agree to the changes to these Terms of Use, your only remedy is to terminate the Agreement by following the cancellation procedures set forth in Article 18.

If these Terms of Use are changed, we may ask you to agree to the changed Terms of Use.

We will provide the Service to you.
The specific service content of each plan within the Service will be determined by the content of a separate webpage.

You will, at your own responsibility and expense, prepare the environment necessary to use the Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Usage Environment"), including hardware, software, an internet connection, and security.

All patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, rights under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and all other proprietary or personal rights (hereinafter referred to as "Intellectual Property Rights, etc.") related to the Service, including the program, service screen, Software, etc., belong to our company.

You may use the Service based on the Service Agreement, but you do not acquire any Intellectual Property Rights, etc. related to the Service provided.
You shall not attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise analyze the Service, in whole or in part.

If you are under the age of 18 and wish to use this service, you must obtain prior consent from your legal guardian.

Contract Establishment and Start Date
Your application for use of the Service will be deemed accepted by us, and the contract will be established, when we display the start date of your use of the Service via email or on the member-only screen.

Free Trial Contract Period
The free trial is only available for the first seven days after registration.

Personal Plan, Business Plan, and Enterprise Plan Contract Period
The contract period for the Personal Plan and Business Plan is a monthly contract, running from the start date displayed on the member-only screen to the end of the month, and from the 1st to the end of each month thereafter.
For the Enterprise Plan, the contract period will be determined separately through consultation.

Automatic Contract Renewal
Unless the subscriber of the Personal Plan, Business Plan, or Option notifies us of their intention to terminate the contract by following the cancellation procedures set forth in Article 18 before the contract expiration date, the contract will be automatically renewed for another month, and the same will apply thereafter.

Reference Time
All dates and times specified in these Terms of Use are based on Japan time.

Subscribers who fall under any of the following categories may apply to us for a plan change as specified in the relevant section.

1. Personal Plan Subscribers
   May apply to change their plan to the Business Plan.
2. Business Plan Subscribers
   May change their plan to the Personal Plan or apply for options.
3. Enterprise Plan Subscribers
   May change their plan to the Personal Plan or Business Plan or apply for options.

Subscribers to the Business Plan or Enterprise Plan may apply to modify the number of keywords, registered websites, and competitor websites (hereinafter referred to as the “Options”).

To cancel an Option, the number of keywords registered after cancellation must be equal to the number of keywords registered before cancellation.

After a Subscriber applies for use, change, or cancellation of an Option, we will send a notification of application completion using the method specified by our company.
The application will be considered complete when the Notification of Application Completion is received by the Applicant.

The Option contract period will run until the expiration date of the current Business Plan or Enterprise Plan contract. Unless the Subscriber requests termination of the Option contract, the Option will be automatically renewed for one month in the case of a monthly contract, or for one year in the case of an annual contract, and the same will apply thereafter.

To use the Service, you must register an email address and password.

You must carefully manage your registered email address and password and keep them secret from third parties.
If you believe that a third party has become aware of your password, you must immediately change it.

When you log in and use the Service by entering your registered email address and password, we will consider that you, the person who registered that email address and password, are using the Service.

In using this Service, the Subscriber shall pay the usage fees in accordance with the following provisions.

1. Service Usage Fees
   The usage fees for this Service shall be in accordance with the contents of a separately specified webpage.
   The initial usage fee shall be calculated pro rata based on the number of days remaining from the contract start date to the end of the month.
   From the following month onwards, a monthly usage fee will be automatically charged on the contract renewal date each month.
2. Option Usage Fees
   The usage fees for options shall be in accordance with the contents of a separately specified webpage.
   The initial usage fee shall be calculated pro rata based on the number of days remaining from the contract start date to the end of the month.
   From the following month onwards, a monthly usage fee will be automatically charged on the contract renewal date each month.
3. Payment Method
   Only credit card payments are accepted.
4. Accrual of Usage Fees
   After the start or change of each plan, or application for additional features, usage fees will be incurred from the date payment processing is completed using our designated payment method.
   Please note that when your contract is renewed, fees will be charged from the renewal date, not the date the payment is processed.
   Contract renewals will be governed by Article 6.
5. Payment Date
   The payment date will be the debit date pursuant to each credit card company's membership terms and conditions.

Notes Regarding Payment
You must pay the full usage fee for the contract period, regardless of whether you use the service during the contract period.
We will not refund any usage fees you have already paid.
If separate terms of use (payment due date, credit limit, etc.) are set by your credit card company, collection agency, Raccoon, or financial institution, those terms and conditions will apply.

Regarding Fee Revisions
We reserve the right to revise or partially revise fee amounts without your consent. You must pay the revised fee using the method specified by us.

Regarding Delayed Payments
If we are unable to process payment using the payment method specified by us, we may suspend or terminate the service in accordance with Articles 16 and 23.
Upon request by our company, the contractor shall immediately pay the unpaid amount and late payment charges at the rate of 14.6% per annum by the method specified by our company.

If there are any changes to the information you reported to us when applying for this service, you must promptly report the changes via the online method specified by us.

We will contact you by any means we deem appropriate, such as email or posting on this website.
When such communication is made by email or posting on this website, it will be deemed to have reached you at the time it is distributed online.

Your contact with us will be via email sent using the email form on this website.
We will not respond to contact via any means other than those listed above.

We will handle your personal information appropriately in accordance with our privacy policy.

We may change the content of the Service, including the terms and conditions of each Service plan, prices, and partial changes or discontinuation of the Service, without prior notice to you, and you agree to this.

We may temporarily suspend the provision of our services without prior notice to our customers in any of the following cases.
Please understand and agree to this before using our services.

• When we perform regular or emergency system maintenance for the Service.
• When the Service is unable to be provided due to fire, power outage, accident, etc.
• When the Service is unable to be provided due to natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and tsunamis.
• When the Service is unable to be provided due to war, unrest, riots, civil unrest, labor disputes, etc.
• Unforeseen technical issues.
• When we determine that a temporary suspension of the Service is necessary for other operational or technical reasons.

If any of the following reasons for suspension apply to a customer, we may suspend the provision of services until the reason for resumption specified in each item occurs.

(Reason for Suspension)
Inability to process payment of service fees using the payment method specified by our company
(Reason for Resumption)
Completion of payment for all outstanding fees

(Reason for Suspension)
Unpaid fees have occurred and we are unable to contact the subscriber
(Reason for Resumption)
Contacting the subscriber and confirming payment of all outstanding fees

(Reason for Suspension)
Inability to contact the customer when we need to contact them
(Reason for Resumption)
Contacting the customer

(Reason for Suspension)
In the event of a violation of Article 21, the violation is not corrected
(Reason for Resumption)
The violation of Article 21 is corrected

(Reason for Suspension)
In the event of a violation of Article 22, the violation is not corrected
(Reason for Resumption)
The violation of Article 22 is corrected

In the event of unavoidable circumstances, we may terminate the contract for this service or discontinue providing this service.
If we discontinue this service, we will notify you in advance by posting a notice on our website or by other appropriate means.
However, this does not apply in the event of an emergency or other unavoidable circumstances.

Subscribers may terminate their contract for this Service by submitting a request for cancellation via the online cancellation page designated by our company before the expiration date of the relevant contract period.
The cancellation date will be the date on which the cancellation request is received by our company. Once the cancellation is complete, we will display this information on the online cancellation completion screen and send a notification to the email address provided by the subscriber.
Regardless of whether the contract is terminated midway through the contract period or whether the contract has been used for a certain number of days, the full amount of the contract fee stipulated by our company must be paid. We will not refund any usage fees already paid.

A subscriber may not withdraw (cancel) an application after the contract has been concluded, except as provided for in Article 18 (Termination by Subscriber).

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the Company provides a customer with services that differ from those specified in the subscriber's application, the subscriber may withdraw or cancel the application by contacting the Company by email or through the means provided by the Company.

If a cancellation is made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Company will refund the amount by canceling the credit card payment.

We may assign our receivables against you to a third party, and you consent to your personal information and other information being provided to such third party for that purpose.

You may not assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of your status under this Agreement or your rights and obligations under the Service to a third party without our prior written consent. However, this does not apply if we specifically stipulate this as part of the Service.

When using the Service, you shall not, either personally or through a third party, engage in any of the following acts, regardless of whether such acts are intentional or negligent:

• Any acts that infringe or are likely to infringe the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights, property, privacy, or portrait rights of the Company or a third party without consent.
• Any acts that cause disadvantage or damage to the Company or a third party, or any acts that are likely to do so.
• Any act that infringes on the human rights of third parties, violates public order and morals, or is likely to do so.
• Any criminal act, or any act that may lead to a criminal act, such as using this service as a means to commit fraud, intimidation, or other crimes, or for the incitement or solicitation of criminal behavior.
• Any act that interferes with, or is likely to interfere with, our operations or the operation of this service, such as using the service in a manner that places an excessive load on our servers.
• Any act that damages, or is likely to damage, the reputation or credibility of our company or this service.
• Making false declarations or notifications to our company.
• Using or providing harmful programs such as computer viruses through or in connection with the Service, or any actions that may result in such actions.
• Actions that violate laws and regulations.
• Having a third party enter an email address and password registered as yours to use the Service.
• Lending or transferring your status under the Service Agreement to a third party without our prior written consent.
• Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise analyzing all or part of the Service.
• Using the Service using a device that has been modified in violation of the terms of use, guidelines, or other regulations set forth by the hardware or software manufacturer, such as disabling hardware or software management.
• Actions that directly or indirectly cause or facilitate any of the actions listed above.
• Any other action that our company deems inappropriate.

You and the Company shall not cooperate with or be involved in the maintenance, operation, or management of anti-social forces (meaning organized crime groups, members of organized crime groups, right-wing groups, anti-social forces, and other similar entities; the same applies hereinafter), nor shall you have any interaction with such forces.

If you violate any of the provisions of the preceding article or any other provision of these Terms of Use, we may immediately terminate the Service Agreement without prior notice to you, regardless of whether the breach is attributable to the contracting party.

If the Service Agreement is terminated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, any fees already paid will not be refunded.

We will exercise the utmost care and endeavor to safely manage the information you enter during registration and the information you submit, such as your registered URL, registered keywords, and notes (hereinafter referred to as "Submitted Information").

You retain copyright to the Submitted Information even after it has been submitted.
We may reproduce, adapt, automatically transmit, and otherwise use the Submitted Information only to the extent necessary to provide the Service to you.

Notwithstanding Paragraph 1, given that the Service is provided over the Internet, which inherently carries the risk of information loss, alteration, or destruction, you are responsible for backing up your Transmitted Information.
We shall not be liable for any damages you may suffer as a result of your failure to perform such backups, including the recovery of Transmitted Information.

We do not disclose Transmitted Information or recover deleted data, and we shall not be liable for the disclosure or recovery of Transmitted Information.
We may view, use, or disclose transmitted information to third parties in any of the following cases:

1. When there is a warrant from an investigative agency, a court-ordered disclosure request, or a request for disclosure from a government agency.
2. When we are obligated to disclose information pursuant to law.
3. When we determine that you are engaging in activities prohibited by Article 21 or violating the provisions regarding anti-social forces in Article 22.
4. When it is necessary to protect the life, body, or other important rights of you or a third party.
5. When there is an urgent need for maintenance of the Service.
6. When there is a need equivalent to any of the above.

We may delete all or part of transmitted information in any of the following cases.
We assume no responsibility for deleted transmitted information, including for restoring such information.

1. When the Subscriber's consent is obtained.
2. When the Company determines that the Customer has engaged in prohibited activities as defined in Article 21 or in violation of the provisions regarding anti-social forces as defined in Article 22.
3. When the relevant Service Agreement is terminated due to termination by the Subscriber as defined in Article 18.
4. When the relevant Service Agreement is terminated due to termination by the Company as defined in Article 23.
5. When the Service is discontinued pursuant to Article 17.
6. When the Customer has not logged in to the Service for one year or more.
7. When there is a need equivalent to any of the above.

The provisions of Paragraphs 4 and 5 do not obligate the Company to implement the measures set forth in those paragraphs in certain cases.
Whether or not to implement any of the above measures shall be at the Company's sole discretion.

All information transmitted to the Service by Customers whose Service Agreement has been terminated due to cancellation by the Subscriber as provided for in Article 18 or termination by the Company as provided for in Article 23, and by Business Plan Users, etc. whose Personal Plan, Business Plan, or Enterprise Plan Subscribers have terminated their license to use the Service pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 10 (hereinafter, such Customers and Business Plan Users, etc. are collectively referred to as "Terminated Users") during the term of their Service Agreement will be deleted.

We provide the Service on an "as is" basis.
We make no guarantees regarding the following items.
Furthermore, even if you obtain information regarding the Service directly or indirectly from us, we shall not provide you with any guarantees beyond those set forth in these Terms of Use.

1. No malfunctions or disruptions will occur in the usage environment due to the use of the Service.
2. The accuracy, completeness, durability, suitability for purpose, and usefulness of the Service.
3. Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, internal rules of industry associations, etc.

We provide the Service using SSL encryption. You acknowledge and agree to this security level.

We assume no responsibility for monitoring any functions performed by you using the Service.

If your user ID and password are used by a third party, we shall not be liable for any damages you incur, regardless of whether such damages were caused by your willful or negligent acts.

In the event of fraudulent use of your credit card by a third party, the matter shall be resolved between you, the third party, and the credit card company. We shall not be liable for any such damages, regardless of whether such damages were caused by your willful or negligent acts.

In the event of a dispute between you and a credit card company, collection agency, or other financial institution, the parties involved shall resolve the dispute between themselves, and we shall not be liable for any such damages.

During the service suspension period pursuant to Article 15, we shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of this Service, including, but not limited to, damages related to the inability to use this Service, damages related to the interruption of work, damages related to the loss of data, and damages related to the loss of profits that would have been obtained by using this Service. You hereby consent to this.

During any service suspension pursuant to Article 16, we shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of the Service, including but not limited to damages related to the inability to use the Service, damages related to the interruption of work, damages related to the loss of data, and damages related to the loss of profits that would have been made by using the Service, regardless of whether such damages are direct or indirect, or whether actual or actual.

If the Service is discontinued pursuant to Article 17, we shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of the Service, including but not limited to damages related to the inability to use the Service, damages related to the interruption of work, damages related to the loss of data, and damages related to the loss of profits that would have been made by using the Service, regardless of whether such damages are direct or indirect, or whether actual or actual. You hereby consent to this.

The disclaimers of liability set forth in these Terms of Use do not apply in cases of willful or gross negligence on the part of the Company.

If the Company is liable for damages (such as in the case of the preceding paragraph or in cases where the Consumer Contract Act or other laws apply), the scope of damages to be compensated will be limited to actual, direct, and normal damages incurred by the Customer, and the Company will not be liable for other special damages, including lost profits.
Furthermore, the amount of compensation will be limited to the service fees paid to the Company by the Subscriber under the relevant Service Agreement up to the time the damage occurred.

If the Subscriber, a Personal Plan, Business Plan, or Enterprise Plan user, or any other person using the Service pursuant to the authority granted to the Subscriber by the Company, causes damage to the Company or a third party through the use of the Service, resulting in a dispute (including cases in which the Company or a third party suffers damage due to the Customer's failure to fulfill its obligations under these Terms of Use), the Subscriber shall resolve the dispute and compensate for such damages at its own responsibility and expense.

You shall not use any information disclosed to you by us in connection with the Service that you have designated as confidential for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was disclosed, nor shall you disclose it to any third party, unless you have our prior written consent.

Even if any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by law or court, the other provisions of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.

The establishment, validity, performance, and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

Any disputes arising from this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Osaka District Court as the court of first instance.

If any problem arises between you and us regarding the Service, you and we shall negotiate in good faith and endeavor to resolve the problem.

That's all.

Established: September 1, 2021
Revised: February 28, 2025