Terms of service

These Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") set forth the conditions for using the online shop (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") provided on this website by fuel Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"). All users (hereinafter referred to as "Users") shall use the Service in accordance with these Terms.

Article 1: Applicability

These Terms shall apply to all relationships between the User and the Company regarding the use of the Service.

Article 2: Member Registration

Member registration shall be completed when an applicant for registration applies for membership by the method prescribed by the Company, and the Company notifies the applicant of its approval. The Company may not approve an application for membership if it determines that the applicant has any of the following reasons. The Company shall not be obligated to disclose the reasons for such refusal.

・If false information was reported at the time of application.
・If the application is from a person who has violated these Terms in the past.
・In any other cases where the Company deems the registration to be inappropriate.

Article 3: Management of Email Address and Password

By registering as a member, Users can register their name, address, and contact information. Users shall manage the email address and password registered for the Service at their own responsibility. Under no circumstances may a User transfer, lend, or share their email address and password with a third party. When a login is performed with a combination of email address and password that matches the registered information, the Company shall deem it to be used by the User who registered that email address. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused by the use of the registered email address and password by a third party, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.

Article 4: Purchase Agreement

In the Service, a purchase agreement shall be established when a User applies to the Company for a purchase and the Company notifies the User that it has accepted the application. Ownership of the product shall be transferred to the User when the Company delivers the product to the delivery carrier. The Company may cancel the purchase agreement mentioned in the preceding paragraph without prior notice to the User if the User falls under any of the following:

・If the User violates these Terms.
・If the delivery of the product cannot be completed due to an unknown destination or long-term absence.

In any other cases where the relationship of trust between the Company and the User is deemed to have been impaired. Payment methods, shipping methods, methods for canceling purchase applications, or return methods, etc., regarding the Service shall be determined by the methods separately prescribed by the Company.

Article 5: Intellectual Property Rights

Copyrights or other intellectual property rights of product photos and other content (hereinafter referred to as "Content") provided through the Service belong to the Company and the legitimate right holders such as content providers. Users may not reproduce, reprint, modify, or make any other secondary use of these without permission.

Article 6: Prohibited Matters

Users shall not engage in the following acts when using the Service. If a User violates these and causes damage to the Company or a third party, the User shall be liable for all damages incurred by the Company or the third party.

・Acts that violate laws or public order and morals.
・Acts related to criminal activities.
・Acts that infringe on copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights included in the Service.
・Acts that destroy or interfere with the functions of the Company's servers or networks.
・Acts of commercially using information obtained through the Service.
・Acts that may interfere with the operation of the Company's services.
・Acts of unauthorized access or attempting to do so.
・Acts of collecting or accumulating personal information about other Users.
・Acts of impersonating other Users.
・Acts of providing benefits directly or indirectly to anti-social forces in connection with the Company's services.
・Purchasing products through the Service for the purpose of reselling to a third party (reselling refers to the act of a party other than the Company selling the Company's products to a third party, regardless of whether they are a business or an individual).
・Any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate.

Article 7: Suspension of the Service

The Company may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice to the User if it determines that any of the following reasons exist:

・When performing maintenance, inspection, or updating of the computer system related to the Service.
・When it becomes difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure such as earthquakes, lightning, fire, power outages, or natural disasters.
・When computers or communication lines, etc., stop due to an accident.

In any other cases where the Company determines that it is difficult to provide the Service. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by the User or a third party due to the suspension or interruption of the Service, regardless of the reason.

Article 8: Use Restrictions and Deregistration

The Company may restrict the use of all or part of the Service or deregister a User without prior notice if the User falls under any of the following:

・If any provision of these Terms is violated.
・If it is found that there is a false fact in the registration information.
・If the credit card reported by the User as a payment method is suspended.
・In case of default on payment obligations such as fees.
・If there is no response to communication from the Company for a certain period of time.
・If the Service has not been used for a certain period since the last use.

In any other cases where the Company deems the use of the Service to be inappropriate. The Company shall not be liable for any damages caused to the User by the actions taken by the Company based on this Article.

Article 9: Withdrawal

Users can cancel their membership registration by stating their intention to withdraw via the contact form.

Article 10: Sending of Newsletters, etc.

The Company may send content such as email newsletters by a method designated by the Company to Users who have registered as members or checked the consent box on the purchase screen. If a User wishes to unsubscribe, they can do so via the link in the newsletter body or by contacting us via the contact form.

Article 11: Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

The Company does not guarantee that the Service is free from factual or legal defects (including safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, security-related defects, errors, bugs, or infringement of rights). The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to the Service. However, if the contract between the Company and the User regarding the Service (including these Terms) constitutes a consumer contract under the Consumer Contract Act, this disclaimer shall not apply. Even in such cases, the Company shall not be liable for damages arising from special circumstances (including cases where the Company or the User foresaw or could have foreseen the occurrence of the damage) among the damages incurred by the User due to default or tort caused by the Company's negligence (excluding gross negligence). The Company shall not be liable for any transactions, communications, or disputes arising between a User and another User or a third party regarding the Service.

Article 12: Changes to Service Content, etc.

The Company may change the content of the Service or discontinue the provision of the Service without notice to the User, and shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result.

Article 13: Changes to the Terms of Service

The Company may change these Terms at any time without notice to the User if it deems it necessary. If a User starts using the Service after a change to these Terms, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.

Article 14: Handling of Personal Information

The Company shall appropriately handle personal information obtained through the use of the Service in accordance with the Company's "Privacy Policy."

Article 15: Notification or Communication

Notification or communication between the User and the Company shall be made by the method prescribed by the Company. Unless the User notifies the Company of a change in accordance with the method separately prescribed by the Company, the Company shall deem the currently registered contact information to be valid and perform notification or communication to that contact information, which shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time of transmission.

Article 16: Prohibition of Transfer of Rights and Obligations

Users may not transfer their status in the use contract or their rights or obligations based on these Terms to a third party or provide them as collateral without the prior written consent of the Company.

Article 17: Governing Law and Jurisdiction

In interpreting these Terms, the laws of Japan shall be the governing law. Regarding the Service, the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall be excluded. In the event of a dispute regarding the Service, the court having jurisdiction over the location of the Company's head office shall be the exclusive agreed jurisdictional court of first instance.