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Lion Group Website and Social Media Terms of Use

Lion Corporation and its affiliated companies (hereinafter referred to as the "Lion Group") request that persons ("Users") who use the Lion Group websites (the "Websites") and services ("Services") provided by the Lion Group via social media read the following terms of use.

Note that individuals employed within the Lion Group, including directors and employees, may voluntarily participate in the Group's Services and post comments or messages, but that such comments and messages do not represent the views or the opinions of the Lion Group.

Article 1: Scope of Application

These terms of use shall apply to all who use the Websites and Services.

Article 2: Precautions Regarding Use

1. The Lion Group forbids Users to engage in the following when using the Websites and Services:

  1. Acts violating or at risk of violating public order and morality or related laws and regulations
  2. Acts connected to or at risk of being connected to criminal conduct
  3. Acts infringing on the privacy of others
  4. Discussions related to politics or religion, defamatory remarks that damage the reputation or infringe on the rights of others, statements that are slanderous or indecent, and acts or remarks that may cause disadvantage for the Lion Group
  5. Acts that infringe the copyrights or personality rights of others or any other acts that violate related laws or regulations
  6. Acts involving the use of information provided via the Websites and/or Services for profit without the prior permission of the Lion Group
  7. Acts involving use of the Websites and/or Services for profit
  8. Acts of sending or posting malicious computer programs, disguised files or similar content to or on the Websites and/or Services
  9. Acts preventing Users from using and/or accessing the Websites and Services
  10. Any other acts regarding the Website and Services that the Lion Group deems inappropriate

2. The Lion Group reserves the right to erase any information, content or other data that Users have posted on the Websites as well as to take any other necessary action without prior notice to Users. The Lion Group does not accept responsibility for any damages sustained by users as a result of such action.

Article 3: Liability to Third Parties

In cases where Users cause damage to third parties by using the Websites and Services, said Users shall be responsible for settling the dispute directly with the relevant third party and for providing any compensation for said damage at their own expense and shall hold the Lion Group inculpable in all regards.

Article 4: Damage Compensation

The Lion Group may claim compensation for any damage caused by Users who violate these Lion Group Website and Social Media Terms of Use.

Article 5: Disclaimers

1. Integrity of the Websites and Services

The Lion Group does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or legitimacy of information provided through the Websites and Services.

2. Liability to Third Parties

In cases where Users or other third parties sustain damage resulting from information provided through the Websites and Services, the Lion Group accepts no responsibility for said damage unless the Lion Group is shown to have caused said damage intentionally or by gross negligence.

3. Links to the Websites

The Lion Group does not monitor links to the Websites and Services made on third-party websites ("Linking Sites"). The Lion Group accepts no responsibility for any damage caused by the content and/or the use of Linking Sites by Users. The Lion Group does not guarantee any information or services provided by Linking Sites.

Article 6: Handling of Intellectual Property and Personal Information

1. Intellectual Property

Ownership of any information or content posted by Users on the Websites or sent via e-mail or otherwise provided when using the Websites or Services is granted to the Lion Group without compensation, and Users shall not exercise the moral right of authorship should the Lion Group use said information and content.

2. Copyright

Users may not duplicate, distribute, publish or publicly disclose any information or contents acquired through the Websites and Services for any purpose other than personal or private use. Also, Users may not use any information or content provided on the Websites and Services beyond the scope allowed under the Copyright Act without obtaining prior permission.

3. Trademarks

All trademarks, logos and service marks appearing on the Websites and Services belong to Lion Group or are used by the Lion Group under license. Users are forbidden to use these without prior permission.

4. Personal Information

Content of the Websites or Services that includes personal information is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, published separately.

5. Cookies

Webpages on this Website include those employing a technology called cookies. Cookies are codes transferred from the Website to identify your computer browser. These codes constitute information regarding your access to specific webpages within the Website and are recorded to files in your computer drive (including those installed in smartphones and tablets; hereinafter collectively referred to as “your computer”). Cookies thus enable the issuer to record on its server data regarding web-browsing activities carried out on your computer and other relevant information. Please note, cookies themselves do not gather private information, such as your name, address, phone number or e-mail address.

>For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

6. Web Beacons

The Websites include pages that make use of web beacons. Web beacons are small image files embedded in a webpage and are used with cookies to collect information about the content a user has accessed and other detailed statistical information. The Websites employ web beacons for statistical analyses aimed at establishing better communication with Users; they do not use web beacons to collect personal information.

Article 7: Revisions to the Terms of Use

  1. The Lion Group may revise these Terms of Use without obtaining the consent of Users. After such revision, the revised Terms of Use shall be in force.
  2. Revised Terms of Use shall be in force as of the moment they are published on the Websites unless the Lion Group indicates otherwise.

Article 8: Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The Websites and Services as well as the interpretation and application of the Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Japan. All disputes related to the Websites and Services shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in the first instance.

Established: March 1, 2012
Amended: March 7, 2013
May 10, 2018
December 7, 2020

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