JKBooks Membership Terms for Academic Use outside Japan
These Terms of Use (and any associated regulations) set forth the terms and conditions for using
JKBooks (the “Service”) operated and provided by the JapanKnowledge Project of NetAdvance, Inc.
(“NetAdvance”). These Terms of Use apply to any academic user (the “Member”) of the Service.
THE MEMBER MAY NOT USE ANY OF THE SERVICE UNLESS AGREEING TO THESE
MEMBERSHIP TERMS.
Section 1 (Membership, Changes and Termination)a.

To use the Service, the Member must register its membership by completing the prescribed
process. Upon completion of the application process the Member shall be able to use theService using the method designated by NetAdvance.

b.

Membership of the Service is limited to those who have paid for the contents (who havepurchased the image data).

c.

The Member shall provide NetAdvance with true information required for registration, suchas the Member’s name, address and e-mail address. NetAdvance may refuse the Member’s
registration, or terminate the Member’s registration even after NetAdvance accepts theMember’s registration(1)

if any information provided to NetAdvance at registration is found to be false,
incorrect or omitted;(2)

if the Member has violated any of the Terms of Use in the past;(3)

if the Member has ever been subject to temporary suspension or termination of
the registration to the Service;(4)

if NetAdvance finds it inappropriate to provide the Member with the Service forany other reason.

d.

In case any change is made to the Member’s address or other information provided to
NetAdvance, the Member agrees to notify NetAdvance promptly. However, changes to theMember or company name require the approval of NetAdvance. IN THE CASE WHERE
THE MEMBER INCURS ANY DAMAGE DUE TO LACK OF NOTICE OF CHANGE
OF REGISTERED INFORMATION, NETADVANCE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
THEREFOR.

e.

If the Member wishes to terminate its registration, it agrees to notify NetAdvance of suchtermination. IN THE CASE WHERE THE MEMBER INCURS ANY DAMAGES DUE TO
LACK OF NOTICE TO TERMINATE REGISTRATION, NETADVANCE SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE THEREFOR.

Section 2 (Use of the Service)a.

The Member may use the Service for academic use, at any time during the period ofcontinued registration as a Member, to search and view the information for which theContent Fee has been paid. However, there may be the case where the access to some
information is limited at the request of the copyright owner.

b.

The Member may use the Service and print only one (1) hard copy of the data it views on
the Service solely for the Member’s internal use; provided that it may not (i) make further
copies or (ii) transfer any data to any third party.

c.

Regardless of Section 2 b, if the Member is an educational institution including a school(excluding any for-profit educational institution), the Member may make such number ofcopies of any data viewed by the Member on the Service as equal to the number of students
who take a course offered by the Member and may distribute those copies to those students,
but only to the extent necessary for use of such data in such course; however, that theMember may not do so even in a course you offer if the number of copies of data so used or
the extent of said use of the data is significant.

d.

The Member may not use any Service in any manner other than those expressly provided inthis Membership Terms.

e.

The Member may allow the Service to be used by individuals (“Users”) to whom theMember allows use of its equipment. However, the Member shall bear full responsibility forthe observance of these Terms of Use by the Users.

Section 3 (Static global IP address authentication)a.

Subscribers may use the Service from their designated static global IP address.
In this case, only users of the local area network having the relevant IP address can use theService. Subscribers may also use a remote access environment that the subscriber has
prepared in advance to allow users authorized by the subscriber to use the Services. However,in either case, the number of users using the Service simultaneously is limited to the number
specified by the subscriber.

b.

If the Member wishes to increase the number of simultaneous users, the Member must sign
a new User Contract for use of the Service.

c.

In case where the Member enters into the agreement regarding “JapanKnowledge Lib
Service”, the Service is available on the platform of “JapanKnowledge Lib Service”(“Integration of the Platform”). In case where the Member requests for the Integration of
the Platform, it shall notify NetAdvance in writing of such intention. In case of theIntegration of the Platform, the number of the simultaneous access to the Service shall beequal to the one of the simultaneous access to the JapanKnowledge Lib service. In addition,
the Member may terminate at any time the Integration of the Platform by notifying
NetAdvance in writing of such intention.

d.

In the case that Subscribers use the Service through a reverse proxy, they must do so byauthenticating for all Services including in and below the JapanKnowledge domain.

Section 4 (Management and Use of ID and Password)
Subscribers who have difficulty meeting static global IP address authentication may in somecases be allowed to authenticate using ID/PW (a user ID and a password).

a.

In case that NetAdvance issues ID and password to the Member, the Member
agrees to bear all responsibility for management and use of the ID and password.

b.

Only the Member may use the ID and password NetAdvance issues to it. The Member
may not let any third party use, or transfer or otherwise dispose of to any other party, its ID
and password.

c.

If the Member forgets its password, it needs to reset its password promptly. If the Member
notifies NetAdvance that its ID and password need to be changed for such reason as
unauthorized use by any third party, NetAdvance will invalidate the ID and password issued
to it and issue it new ID and password.

d.

NETADVANCE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THE MEMBER
INCURS DUE TO ITS FORGETTING ITS PASSWORD, MISUSE OF ITS ID AND
PASSWORD, INSUFFICIENT MANAGEMENT, IMPROPER USE BY THIRD PARTY
OR ANY OTHER REASON.

Section 5 (Facilities)
The Member agrees to prepare and install any communication equipment, software,communication line and any other equipment and telecommunication services necessary to
use the Service, at its own responsibility and cost.
Section 6 (Service Fee)a.

As a consideration for provision of the Service, the Member agrees to pay NetAdvance a
Service Fee separately provided. The Service Fee shall be composed of a Registration Fee(only required at the time of joining), a Content Fee (only required at the time of joining),
and an Annual Maintenance Fee (required every year).

b.

Notwithstanding the subsection (a), in case where the Member uses the Integration of the
Platform under Article 3c, the Member shall be exempted from the Annual Maintenance Feeunder the preceding subsection.

Provided, however, that, in case where the Member

terminates the Integration of the Platform or the JapanKnowlege Lib service, the Annual
Maintenance Fee shall be charged.
c.

Even if the Member uses the Service for less than one year, NetAdvance will not adjust theAnnual Maintenance Fee on a pro rata basis.

d.

Except where NetAdvance terminates the Service under Section 10 c., NETADVANCE
SHALL NOT MAKE ANY REFUND OF THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE PAID TO
NETADVANCE.

e.

If the Member delays its payment of the Annual Maintenance Fee, NetAdvance shall takemeasures to temporarily suspend the Member’s registration of the Service, and upon priordemand of performance, terminate the Member’s registration.

f.

Notwithstanding the terms of this Section, NetAdvance shall exempt the Member frompayment of any fee during its trial period.

Section 7 (Receipt of Image Disk)a.

A Member who has paid the Content Fee shall be entitled, at any time during the period ofcontinued registration as a Member, or within one month of the termination of membership,
to receive an Image Disk containing the image data for which the Content Fee was paid.

b.

When a Member makes a request based on Section 7 a., NetAdvance shall deliver a disk to
the Member within one month of the request. In this case, NetAdvance makes the disk using
the image data which exists at the time of the request.

Section 8 (Prohibited Acts)a.

In connection with the use of the Service, the Member may not:(1)

Use any contents of the Service for other purposes than direct reference foracademic use (e.g., storage of data, distribution to any third party, making
databases, etc.);(2)

Use the Service with any other method than via the interface NetAdvance provides
to the Member for use of the Service;(3)

Use any contents of the Service for unlawful or commercial purposes;(4)

Let any third party (not a User) use any contents of the Service;(5)

Decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer, or otherwise analyze
source code or protocol in connection with any contents of the Service;(6)

Sell, distribute, use in a book or other services, modify, publish in the name of any
third party, any reproduction of any contents of the Service, or otherwise infringe
any copyright, trademark right or other intellectual property right of NetAdvanceor any of NetAdvance’s licensors, or commit any act likely to infringe said rights;(7)

Access to the Service by executing any program giving instruction to any
computer;(8)

Download a massive amount of any contents of the Service in short time;(9)

Violate, or commit any act likely to violate any rights of NetAdvance or any third
party;

(10)Improperly use any ID or password by spoofing or otherwise, or cooperate withsuch use;(11)

Commit any act constituting or likely to constitute a crime, such as illegal accessor fraud;(12)Interfere with, or commit any act likely to interfere with, the operation of theService, such as transmitting computer virus or spam mails, hacking, massiveaccess, or altering information;(13)

Damage the honor or credit of NetAdvance or any third party, or defame
NetAdvance or any third party, or commit any act likely to constitute theforegoing;

b.

(14)

Otherwise violate any law, regulation or this Terms of Use; or(15)Commit any act NetAdvance finds inappropriate for other reasons.

THE MEMBER AGREES TO BE SOLELY LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE ACTS SETFORTH IN a. ABOVE.

c.

If the Member commits any act set forth in a. above, NetAdvance may take any necessary
measures to prevent such actions, including the issuance of a warning to the Member orsuspension of its use of the Service. In this case, NetAdvance may terminate the Member’s
registration without said or any prior notice or demand of performance.

Section 9 (Services Disclaimer)a.

While the Service provides wide-ranging information such as encyclopedias, dictionaries,
and on current events, etc., the Service shall not be liable for any damage incurred by theMember or any third party due to use of or inability to use the Service.

b.

The content of the Service is, as far as possible, written and supervised by experts, and theService strives to provide high-quality information to the Member. However, the Service
does not guarantee the recency, accuracy, usability, etc. of the content, and the Service shallnot be liable for any damage incurred by the Member or any third party due to the content.

c.

While the Service strives to provide content promptly and continuously, the Service is notliable for any damage incurred by the Member or any third party due to delays orinterruptions in the provision of the content. In addition, the Service shall not be liable forthe contents provided by the Service being displayed inaccurately on the Member’s
computer due to communication equipment, software, telecommunication line or otherequipment and facilities.

d.

NetAdvance shall not be liable for any malfunction or impairment resulting from the use of
single sign-on, or any impairment associated with system administration or other security
issues.

e.

The Service includes the URLs of many other sites to enhance its usability, but links to thesesites do not indicate that they are managed and operated by NetAdvance or that they areaffiliated with NetAdvance. NetAdvance shall therefore not be liable for any damage
incurred by the Member or any third party due to the contents of linked sites. In addition,
NetAdvance shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the Member or any third party
due to the use of a link or the inability to use a link.

f.

If a business transaction between the Member and an advertiser or information provider isconducted based on a banner advertisement or search results of a publication search installedin the Service, the transaction shall be a transaction between the Member and the advertiser
or information provider. Accordingly, NetAdvance shall not be liable for any damage
incurred by the Member or any third party in connection with the execution, contents or
performance of such a transaction or any other transaction.

Section 10 (Modification, Suspension and Termination of the Service)a.

NetAdvance reserves the right to add, revise, eliminate or otherwise modify any of theService without prior notice to the Member.

b.

NetAdvance may temporarily suspend the Service without notifying the Member for suchreasons as maintenance check of the system for the Service or any unforeseeable event.

c.

NetAdvance may terminate the Service with no later than three months’ notice on theService; provided that if the Member has already paid any fee for use of the Service after
the termination, NetAdvance will calculate and refund the Member said amount without
delay. If NetAdvance needs to make any refund, NetAdvance will notify the Member by email, but if NetAdvance is unable to make refund for any reason without fault of
NetAdvance, such as where NetAdvance is unable to notify the Member at the e-mailaddress provided to NetAdvance or where the Member does not respond to NetAdvance’s
notice, duty of NetAdvance to make refund shall expire after one year from the date of
termination of the Service.

d.

NETADVANCE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE INCURRED BY ANYMEMBER FOR MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE
SERVICE.

Section 11 (Personal Information)a.

NetAdvance agrees not to use any personal information of the Member, including but notlimited to the communication history of any Member, or disclose or provide them to any
third party, except:(1)

Where NetAdvance sends to the Member any e-mail or other material foradvertisement and promotion of NetAdvance’s businesses;

(2)Where NetAdvance discloses or provides information in a manner making it
unable to specify the relevant individual;(3)

Where NetAdvance is required to disclose information under any law or
disposition of any public organization;
or(4)

Where NetAdvance has obtained prior consent of the relevant individual.

(5)

Where NetAdvance uses contractor information (excepting user’s personal
information) for after service.

b.

In case of (1) in a. above, the Member may notify NetAdvance to stop sending e-mail andother materials.

c.

Upon the Member’s inquiry or notice of wish to modify its information, NetAdvance shallpromptly respond to such inquiry or notice in reasonable manner.

Section 12 (Modification of the Terms of Use)a.

NetAdvance reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use or the Annual Maintenance Fee
separately provided, without any prior notice to the Member.

b.

Unless NetAdvance provides otherwise, any modification under a. above is effective upon
publication on the website providing the Service, and thereafter the Terms of Use after themodification apply.

c.

The Member is deemed to have accepted the modified Terms of Use when it uses the Service
after the modification takes effect.

Section 13 (Miscellaneous)a.

All copyright and other intellectual property rights in and to the Service and any contents
provided therein, shall belong to NetAdvance or its licensors.

b.

The Member may not assign or transfer any right, duty or contractual position under theseTerms of Use, without prior written consent of NetAdvance.

c.

THE SCOPE OF NETADVANCE’S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES TO ANY MEMBERDUE TO NETADVANCE’S NEGLIGENCE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUM OF THE
USAGE FEE PAID BY SAID MEMBER IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE OF
THE DAMAGES.

d.

All notices to the Member shall be made by sending e-mails to the e-mail address provided
to NetAdvance. Even if the notices do not reach the Member for any reason not due to
NetAdvance’s fault, such as insufficient provision of information or delay in change of
information provided by the Member, the notices are deemed to have arrived upontransmission by NetAdvance.

e.

The formation, validity and interpretation of these Terms of Use shall be governed by thelaws of Japan.

f.

In case of any dispute in connection with this Membership Terms, it is agreed that the parties
shall address in good faith any matter arising from or in connection with this Agreement
through mutual consultation.

Supplementary Provision:
These Terms of Use shall be implemented from November 1, 2023

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their respective, duly
authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
LICENSEE:
BY: _______________________________________

DATE:________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Licensee

Print Name:
Title:

Address:

LICENSOR:
BY: ______________________________________

DATE:_________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Distributor
Print Name:
Title:

Address:

NetAdvance Inc.
3F Showa building, 2-30 Kandajimbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, 101-0051 Japan