Terms and Conditions of Use

JTB Sports Station Membership Agreement

An individual who applies to be a member of JTB Sports Station agrees to this JTB Sports Station Membership Agreement (this “Agreement”) and will comply with this Agreement. Under the provisions of this Agreement, you can use JTB Sports Station services (“Service(s)”).

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1. Purpose

JTB Sports Station is operated by JTB Corp. (“JTB”). This Agreement specifies the terms and conditions between a member who registers to use the Service provided by JTB Sports Station (“you” or “Member”) and JTB concerning the use of the Service.

Article 2. Scope of Application of Agreement

  1. 1.The following Terms of Use, and Terms and Conditions separately established by JTB constitute a part of this Agreement:
  2. 2.If there is any difference between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Terms of Use, and Terms and Conditions specified in Article 2.1, the provisions of the Terms of Use and of the Terms and Conditions will prevail over this Agreement.

Article 3. Definitions

Each of the following terms as used in this Agreement will have the following meaning:
“Points”: Means JSS Points earned or used by a Member for the Service used.

Chapter 2 Member

Article 4. Membership Screening

A Member is an individual who agrees to this Agreement, applies for membership and is approved by JTB.

Article 5. Membership Activation

  1. 1.After the receipt of a membership application and membership screening by JTB, your membership will be activated when JTB assigns you a user ID, and a password is created. If the membership application is not approved, JTB will notify you to that effect.
  2. 2.JTB will assign one user ID for each Member. If one individual has multiple user IDs, JTB has the right to merge such user IDs into one user ID. You cannot earn the Points with multiple user IDs. If it is discovered that you earned the Points with multiple user IDs, JTB will change them to be correct.

Article 6. Obligations to Manage Member Information

  1. 1.You will regularly change a password linked to your user ID assigned by JTB or take other measures to prevent illegal use in advance.
  2. 2.If registered personal information is changed, you will promptly register the change to always keep the personal information up to date and accurate.
  3. 3.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage caused to you (such as failure to receive notice from an event organizer or loss of opportunity to participate in an event as a result of such failure) by your failure to take the measures listed in Articles 6.1 and 6.2.

Chapter 3 Handling of Personal Information

Article 7. Protection and Use of Personal Information

  1. 1.You agree to each of the following provisions concerning the collection, use, or provision of the Personal Information submitted or sent electronically to JTB when you apply for JTB Sports Station, (which means attributes and other information provided by you in writing or electronically at the time of application or notification, and the same applies for the purposes of this Agreement):
    1. (1) JTB and JTB’s group companies as well as business partners and other companies with which JTB has executed a non-disclosure agreement may obtain and use the Personal Information to make business decisions;
    2. (2) JTB and JTB’s group companies as well as business partners and other companies with which JTB has executed a non-disclosure agreement and a third party appointed by JTB will use the Personal Information to provide and manage the JTB Sports Station service, respond to inquiries and requests and perform other related services;
    3. (3) JTB and JTB’s group companies as well as business partners and other companies with which JTB has executed a non-disclosure agreement may send advertisements to you or otherwise provide marketing information to use the Personal Information for lawful business activities; and
    4. (4) JTB and JTB’s group companies as well as business partners and other companies with which JTB has executed a non-disclosure agreement may use the Personal Information for any and all services incidental to the services listed in (1) to (3) of this Article 7.1.
  2. 2.JTB and JTB’s group companies as well as business partners and other companies with which JTB has executed a non-disclosure agreement understand that the Personal Information submitted by you is important and agree to maintain the Personal Information in strict confidence by handling it with great care when operating JTB Sports Station. Furthermore, JTB and other companies will establish internal regulations, an organizational structure, and other necessary systems for the appropriate and safe management of the Personal Information.
  3. 3.You have the right to request JTB and JTB’s group companies as well as business partners and other companies with which JTB has executed a non-disclosure agreement to discontinue sending advertisements or otherwise provide marketing information.
  4. 4.If you do not wish to provide information necessary for membership application or do not agree to the handling of the Personal Information specified in this Chapter, JTB may reject your application or follow the procedures to cancel your membership.
  5. 5.Even if JTB does not approve a membership application, JTB will retain the fact that the membership application has been submitted and information provided upon the membership application for a specified period regardless of the reasons for rejecting the application.

Article 8. Contracting of Services

JTB may appoint a third party to perform all or part of the services related to JTB Sports Station and may provide the contractor with your Personal Information to the extent necessary for the performance of the Services.

Article 9. Disclosure, Correction, Deletion, Addition, Suspension of Use, and Removal under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

If you request JTB to disclose, correct, delete, add, suspend the use of, or remove your personal data retained by JTB by the prescribed method, JTB will respond to such request within a reasonable period and to the reasonable extent possible after confirming that the person making such request is the Member providing the personal data. A prescribed service fee may be charged for the disclosure or other changes to the personal data.

Article 10. Guidelines for Protection of Private Information by JTB Corp.

The procedures for handling the Personal Information of JTB’s customers, including the Members, are specified in the Guidelines for Protection of Private Information by JTB Corp. in addition to this Chapter. The Guidelines for Protection of Private Information by JTB Corp. can be found on JTB’s website.

Chapter 4 Termination of Membership

Article 11. Cancellation Procedures

  1. 1.You can cancel your membership by following the prescribed procedures.
  2. 2.When you follow the cancellation procedures, you will be deemed to have intentionally abandoned any remaining balance of the Points.

Article 12. Cancellation of Membership and Suspension of Privileges

  • If no login with a Member ID assigned by JTB occurs for two (2) years, and the remaining balance of the Points is zero (0), JTB may cancel the membership.
  • If you illegally obtain or use Points, breach this Agreement, or commit any breach when following the procedures under this Agreement, provide false information, or otherwise perform any act that significantly damages the trust relationship between you and JTB, your membership may be cancelled or the Points earned by you may be forfeited. Furthermore, you may not be able to register with JTB Sports Station again in the future.
  • If you lose your membership, you will lose the Points retained by you as well as any and all other rights related to the use of the Service. Furthermore, you will not acquire any right to claim against JTB that results from the loss of your membership.

Article 13. Death of Member

If you die, you will lose your membership.

Chapter 5 Other Provisions

Article 14. Exclusion of Organized Crime Groups and Other Anti-social Forces

  1. 1.You represent and warrant to JTB that you or any of your family members or friend members registered by you is not currently and will not be in the future an organized crime group, member of an organized crime group, person who ceased to be a member of an organized crime group within the past five (5) years, a quasi-member of an organized crime group, a company affiliated with an organized crime group, a corporate racketeer (“sokaiya”), a group engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting g social campaigns (“shakai-undo-hyobo-goro”), or any other similar anti-social force.
  2. 2.If it is discovered that you are an organized crime group or any other anti-social force, JTB will immediately cancel your membership without notice of demand. JTB will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused to you as a result of the cancellation of your membership.

Article 15. Measures against Illegal Acts

If you breach this Agreement, provide false information, or otherwise use the JTB Sports Station service illegally or unlawfully and cause damage to JTB, JTB may claim against you for reasonable damages (including attorney’s fees) in addition to the measures specified in Article 12.

Article 16. No Assignment of Rights

You may not assign or lend your rights as a Member to a third party without the prior consent of JTB.

Article 17. Notice of Discontinuation

  • JTB may, at its own option, discontinue the JTB Sports Station service. Unless otherwise specified, your unused Points will expire upon the discontinuation of JTB Sports Station.
  • If JTB discontinues the JTB Sports Station service, JTB will provide notice by the prescribed method at least three (3) months prior to the discontinuation.

Article 18. Amendment of Agreement and Change of Service

  1. 1.JTB may amend this Agreement. Upon an amendment, JTB will indicate and notify you of the details of the amendment and effective date of the amended Agreement on the website of JTB Sports Station by specifying a reasonable period of time for notification prior to the amendment.
  2. 2.JTB may, without obtaining your approval, change the details of the JTB Sports Station service. JTB will notify the details of the change on the website of JTB Sports Station unless otherwise specified by JTB.
  3. 3.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any loss of profit incurred by a Member as a result of the amendment or change under Articles 18.1 and 18.2.
    However, this provision will not apply if the loss of profit occurs due to any reason attributable to JTB.

Article 19. Disclaimer

  1. 1.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused to you as a result of interruption, delay or suspension of service, loss of data, or other issues caused by failure of any communications line, server or other equipment unless such damage is attributable to JTB.
  2. 2.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused to you by the use of the Service by you or unavailability of the Service unless such damage is attributable to JTB.
  3. 3.JTB does not warrant the accuracy, usefulness, completeness, or any other aspect of the information provided to you.
  4. 4.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused to you due to the negligence, or willful misconduct of an event organizer or other reasons.

Article 20. Notice from JTB

  1. 1.JTB will provide you with notice as necessary from time to time by posting it on the website of JTB Sports Station, sending it by email, or by any other method deemed appropriate by JTB.
  2. 2.The notice specified in Article 20.1 will take effect at the time when you review the notice on the website of JTB Sports Station if it is posted on the website of JTB Sports Station and at the time when an email or postal mail arrives at you if the notice is sent by email, post, or any other method.

Article 21. Jurisdiction

You and JTB will resolve any dispute arising between the parties in connection with the Service in good faith. You and JTB agree that the Tokyo District Court or Tokyo Summary Court of Japan will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute that cannot be resolved through consultation between the parties.

JSS Online Entry Service Terms of Use

These Terms of Use specify the terms and conditions of the Online Entry Service provided by JTB Sports Station. You must agree to these Terms of Use before registering with the service.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1. Purpose

The JTB Sports Station Online Entry Service (“Service”) is operated by JTB Corp. (“JTB”). These JSS Online Entry Service Terms of Use (these “Terms of Use”) specify the terms and conditions between a member of JTB Sports Station (“you” or “Member”) and JTB concerning the use of the Service.

Chapter 2 Using the Service

Article 2. Registering with the Service

Article 3. Usage Environment

When using the Service, you will, at your own risk and on your own account, prepare any and all equipment including telecommunications equipment, software, and a public network necessary for using the Service. JTB will not be responsible or liable for any interference with the use of the Service, or loss or damage caused by the equipment. The recommended environment can be found on the website of JTB Sports Station.

Article 4. Your Responsibility and Liability

When using the Service, you will be responsible and liable for any act performed by you, act performed using your ID, or other identifying information, and the results of such act regardless of whether or not such act is performed by you or caused by your negligence. Furthermore, if you cause any damage to a third party, you will be responsible and liable for resolving any dispute that arises between you and such third party.

Article 5. ID and Password

You agree to be responsible for the use and management of your ID and password and also agree that JTB will not be responsible or liable for any error in the use of your ID and password, unauthorized use of your ID and password by a third party, or any other incident unless such incident is attributable to JTB.

Article 6. Registration Information

  1. 1.JTB will provide personal information and other information registered by you when you apply for an event (“Registration Information”) at the request of an event organizer (“Organizer”) to the Organizer by the date requested by the Organizer after the application deadline.
  2. 2.The title to and ownership of the Registration Information provided by JTB to the Organizer under Article 6.1 will pass to the Organizer. JTB will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage caused to you by the Organizer’s handling of the Registration Information.
  3. 3.If the Registration Information changes, you will promptly change the Registration Information online. However, you cannot change the Registration Information already provided by JTB to the Organizer online. In this case, you must directly notify the Organizer of the change.
  4. 4.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any interference with the use of the Service or damage caused by your failure to change the Registration Information or an error in the Registration Information.

Article 7. Event Application

  1. 1.You will apply for an event by providing information necessary for participating in the event and notifying the means of payment to JTB by the method designated by JTB. JTB will not accept applications submitted by any method other than the method designated by JTB.
  2. 2.Your event application will be considered complete at the time when you pay JTB the sum of a participation fee, any additional fees (such as parking fees and costs of T-shirts and other goods), and the JSS system usage fee specified by JTB. If you fail to pay such fees by the date designated by JTB, your application will be considered invalid.
  3. 3.You may not change the means of payment designated by you when you submit an application under Article 7.1. If you wish to change the means of payment, you must submit a new application. In this case, if your preferred type or category is not available, JTB cannot accept the application.
  4. 4.You are not allowed to cancel your completed application for your convenience or request JTB to refund the fees already paid by you regardless of the reasons for such cancellation or request. Although this provision will not apply if otherwise approved by the Organizer, JTB will not refund the JSS system usage fee.
  5. 5.You are not allowed to assign the right to participate in an event obtained by you at the time of payment of a participation fee. However, this provision will not apply if otherwise approved by the Organizer.
  6. 6.You can apply for an event on behalf of a third party (whether or not such third party is a Member) with the approval of the Organizer. In this case, the third party who requests you to apply for an event on his/her behalf will be deemed to have agreed to the event terms and conditions established by the Organizer and terms of use agreements prepared by JTB.
  7. 7.The Organizer may change the date of the event, location of the event, participation fee, application period, maximum number of participants, or other details of an event without notice. Even if you cannot participate in an event you apply for or cannot apply for the preferred category, or any other inconvenience occurs due to such change, JTB will not be responsible or liable for such inconvenience.
  8. 8.JTB may accept applications by lottery at the request of the Organizer. JTB will not respond to inquiries from you regarding the results or method of such lottery.
  9. 9.JTB will not be responsible or liable even if you cannot complete your application due to network congestion or network latency unless it is attributable to JTB.

Article 8. Change of System or Details of Service

If JTB considers that change of a system or details related to the operation or registration for the Service is necessary, JTB will make changes without prior notice.

Article 9. Discontinuation or Suspension of Service

JTB reserves the right to discontinue or suspend the Service without prior notice and will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused to you if:

  1. (1)JTB conducts regular or emergency maintenance of a system for the Service;
  2. (2)JTB is unable to provide the Service as usual due to a war, riot, disturbance, industrial dispute, earthquake, volcanic eruption, flood, tsunami, fire, power outage, or any other emergency; or
  3. (3)JTB otherwise considers that it is necessary to temporarily suspend the operation of the Service.

Chapter 3 Other Provisions

Article 10. No Assignment of Right

You are not allowed to assign or lend the right to receive the Service to a third party without the prior consent of JTB.

Article 11. Prohibitions

  1. 1.When using the Service, you are prohibited from performing any:
    1. (1)act that infringes or is likely to infringe the copyrights, property rights, privacy or other rights, of any other Member, third party, or JTB;
    2. (2)act that adversely affects or damages, or is likely to adversely affect or damage any other Member, third party, or JTB in addition to the act listed in (1) of Article 11.1;
    3. (3)act of slandering or defaming any other Member, third party, or JTB;
    4. (4)act that is contrary to or is likely to be contrary to the public policy, or act of providing any other Member or third party with information which is contrary to public order and morals;
    5. (5)criminal act, or act that leads to or is likely to lead to a criminal act;
    6. (6)election campaign or other similar act regardless of whether or not it is during an election period;
    7. (7)activity related to sex, religion, or politics;
    8. (8)act of making profits through or in connection with the Service without the approval of JTB or act performed for the purpose of preparing to make profits;
    9. (9)act of illegally using a login ID or password;
    10. (10)act of using or providing a computer virus or any other malware through or in connection with the Service;
    11. (11)act that violates or is likely to violate laws and regulations; or
    12. (12)other acts that are deemed inappropriate by JTB.
  2. 2.If you perform any of the prohibited acts listed in Article 11.1, your membership may be cancelled, and the Points earned by you may be forfeited. Furthermore, you may not be able to register as a Member of JTB Sports Station again in the future.

JSS Points Terms and Conditions

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1. Purpose

The JSS Points program is operated by JTB Corp. (“JTB”). These JSS Points Terms and Conditions (these “Terms and Conditions”) specify the terms and conditions between a member of JTB Sports Station (“you” or “Member”) and JTB concerning the use of the JSS Points (“Points”).

Chapter 2 Earning Points

Article 2. Payments Eligible for Points

You will earn Points when you pay a participation fee, other optional fees or the price of goods on the website of JTB Sports Station. The goods and services not eligible for the Points will be designated by JTB (for example, the JSS system usage fee).

Article 3. Method of Earning Points

  1. 1.The Points you earn will be recorded on your point account. You can use Points only after they have been recorded on your point account.
  2. 2.If Points are not recorded in your point account, you can request them by the method specified by JTB (only to the extent that you are a Member as of the date of use, and you request the Points within six (6) months of the date of the transaction eligible for the Points).
  3. 3.If you have any objection regarding the Points you have earned, you must file an objection with the JTB Sports Station Desk within six (6) months of the date of use eligible for the Points. In this case, you must submit a document that proves such use.
  4. 4.You will earn one Point for every two hundred (200) yen spent.

Article 4. Combining Points

You cannot share or combine Points, nor transfer them to other Members.

Chapter 3 Using Points

Article 5. Using Points

You can use Points to purchase goods or services provided on the website of JTB Sports Station. The Points cannot be used for the purchase of goods and services other than those designated by JTB.

Article 6. Method of Use of Points

You can use Points to participate in an event or purchase goods, and also to pay a participation fee when a family member or a friend member you register by the prescribed method in advance participates in an event independently.

Article 7. Restriction on Use of Points

  1. 1.JTB may specify a period during which Points cannot be used or otherwise restrict the use of them. JTB will not refund Points to your point account, extend their expiration date, or take other measures due to a restriction of use.
  2. 2.Please always review other restrictions, and terms and conditions of use, before using the Points.

Article 8. No Conversion into Cash

In no case can you convert the Points into cash.

Article 9. Return of Points to a Point Account

Even if you pay for a cancelled event or return goods purchased with Points, JTB will not refund the Points to you.

Article 10. Taxes and Expenses

You will bear taxes or expenses necessary for obtaining Points, redeeming Points, or otherwise using them.

Chapter 4 Other Provisions

Article 11. No Assignment of Rights

You may not assign or lend the rights related to Points to a third party without the prior consent of JTB.

Article 12. Notice of Discontinuation

  1. 1.JTB reserves the right to discontinue the JSS Point program at its own option. Unless otherwise specified, your unused Points will expire at the time of discontinuation of the JSS Point program.
  2. 2.If JTB discontinues the JSS Point program, JTB will notify you by the prescribed method at least three (3) months prior to the discontinuation.

Article 13. Amendment of Agreement and Rules

  1. 1.JTB may amend the JSS Point Terms and Conditions, the number of Points earned, terms of use for Points, or other terms and conditions, without prior notice.
  2. 2.If JTB changes the rules, JTB will provide notice on the website of JTB Sports Station.
  3. 3.JTB may amend these Terms and Conditions without your approval. In this case, the terms of service will take effect at the time when they are displayed on the website of JTB Sports Station unless otherwise specified by JTB. The amended Terms and Conditions will be provided on the website of JTB Sports Station.
  4. 4.JTB will not be responsible or liable for any loss of profit incurred by you as a result of a change or amendment listed in Articles 13.1 to 13.3.

Article 14. Promotional Points Given to Specific Members

JTB may provide specific Members with promotional Points under specific terms and conditions.

Article 15. Notice from JTB

  1. 1.JTB will provide you with notice as necessary from time to time by posting it on the website of JTB Sports Station, sending it by email, or by any other method deemed appropriate by JTB.
  2. 2.The notice specified in Article 15.1 will take effect at the time when the notice is posted on the website of JTB Sports Station if it is posted on the website of JTB Sports Station, and at the time when the notice is sent by JTB if it is sent by email, post, or any other method.