fUat

fUat Terms of Service (v1 — English)

日本語版はこちら (Japanese version)

Status: Official English version (v1) — translated from the Japanese version (v1, lawyer-reviewed 2026-05-27) with additional clauses for international distribution. Independent review completed; operator approved 2026-08-04.

Last updated: 2026-08-04

These Terms are provided in Japanese and English. In the event of any inconsistency between the two versions, the Japanese version shall prevail to the extent permitted by applicable law.

These Terms of Service (these "Terms") set out the rights and obligations between users (defined in Section 2) and fUat ("we", "us", or "our") regarding the use of the mobile application "fUat" and its related services (collectively, the "Service").

Please use the Service only after agreeing to these Terms and our separately published Privacy Policy.

1. Application of These Terms

1. These Terms apply to all users of the Service.
2. Any guidelines or additional terms that we publish within the Service form part of these Terms. If these Terms conflict with such individual provisions, the individual provisions prevail.
3. Our Privacy Policy is applied together with, and as an integral part of, these Terms.

2. Definitions

In these Terms, the following words have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

3. Service Overview

1. The Service is a communication service that supports casual encounters and meetups among friends and family through manual check-ins at "spots".
2. The Service does not guarantee that users will physically meet. We accept no responsibility for whether, when, or where users meet. See Section 13 (Disclaimer).
3. The Service is intended for private interaction between individual users. Business use by corporations, organizations, or commercial operators (including customer management, employee management, event attendee management, and store customer acquisition) is not envisaged, and we may restrict or prohibit such use under Section 8 (Prohibited Conduct).

4. Registration

1. To use the Service, you must agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy and register via Apple Sign In or Google Sign In. A usage contract is formed when we approve your registration.
2. Persons under 13 years of age may not use the Service. Minors should use the Service with the consent of a parent or legal guardian where required.
3. As a rule, each user may hold only one account.
4. Your registered display name and avatar are visible to other members of the spots you join.
5. We may refuse registration, or suspend or delete an account, if we determine that an applicant or user falls under any of the following. We are not obliged to disclose the reasons for such measures.
   1. Violation, or likely violation, of these Terms
   2. False, erroneous, or incomplete registration information
   3. Previous cancellation of registration for the Service
   4. Being, or having a relationship with, an anti-social force (organized crime groups and their members, or equivalents)
   5. Being a minor without the required consent of a legal guardian
   6. Any other case in which we reasonably determine registration to be inappropriate
6. If your registered information changes, update it without delay through the means we provide (e.g., in-app settings).

5. Account Management

1. You must manage your account and the Apple ID / Google account used for authentication with the due care of a prudent manager.
2. You are responsible for all activity under your account and must not allow any third party to use it.
3. If you become aware of unauthorized use of your account, notify us promptly.
4. You bear responsibility for damage arising from insufficient management of your account or use by third parties; we accept no responsibility for such damage.

6. Fees and Premium Plan

1. The Service is offered under the following plans:

   Plan	Price	Scope
   Free plan	Free	Basic features (up to 3 spots created; ads shown)
   Premium plan (monthly)	JPY 250 / month (or the equivalent price shown in your local currency on the store)	Premium features (push notifications, comments, check-in extension, up to 20 spots, no ads)
   Premium plan (yearly)	JPY 2,500 / year (or the local equivalent shown on the store)	Same as above

2. We set the premium plan's price and features as above and may change them within a reasonable scope, with prior notice.
3. Payment is processed through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store In-App Purchase systems. We never directly collect or store payment details such as credit card numbers. The actual price charged is the price displayed in the store for your country at the time of purchase.
4. The premium plan renews automatically. You can stop automatic renewal at any time from the subscription management screen of the respective store. A link to subscription management is also provided in the App.
5. Refunds for the premium plan are governed by the refund policies of Apple or Google; we are not obliged to respond directly to refund requests. Nothing in this section limits any non-waivable rights you may have under the consumer protection laws of your place of residence.
6. If you downgrade from premium to the free plan, we provide a 7-day grace period from the time of the change. During the grace period you may choose 3 spots to keep (if you do not choose, newer spots are kept in priority). After the grace period, spots exceeding the free plan limit are removed by withdrawing you from those spots.
7. The free plan may display third-party ads. The handling of user information in connection with ads is set out in the Privacy Policy. Any transactions or relationships with advertisers or linked destinations are between you and the third party.

7. User Content

1. You may post content such as display names, spot names, spot descriptions, comments, and avatars ("User Content").
2. You warrant that your User Content is lawful and does not infringe any third-party rights (including copyright, portrait rights, privacy, honor, and trademark rights).
3. You bear all responsibility for your User Content. We make no warranty and accept no responsibility for the content, quality, accuracy, or legality of User Content.
4. Rights in User Content remain with you or the rightful holder. You grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to reproduce, display, distribute, and otherwise handle User Content to the extent necessary for providing, displaying, storing, and operating the Service, for operational verification, and for responding to violations of these Terms.
5. We have no obligation to back up User Content. Please make your own backups as needed.

8. Prohibited Conduct

You must not engage in any of the following when using the Service. If we reasonably determine that conduct falls under any of the following, we may suspend or delete the relevant account and remove User Content without prior notice.

1. Conduct that violates laws or public order and morals
2. Stalking, persistent following, harassment, or other conduct that disturbs the peace of another person's private life
3. Impersonating a third party or providing false registration information
4. Obtaining, publishing, or providing to third parties another person's personal information, private information, or likeness without permission
5. Conduct that offends, defames, discriminates against, or causes mental distress to others
6. Transmitting or posting obscene material, child pornography, material equivalent to child abuse, or other material harmful to minors
7. Sexual conduct, solicitation of prostitution, or similar conduct
8. Transmitting or posting violent material or content that threatens harm to others
9. Bullying, intimidation, assisting suicide, encouraging drug abuse, or otherwise inducing or promoting such conduct
10. Commercial use, sales activity, solicitation, religious activity, or political activity without our prior consent (including business use by corporations, organizations, or commercial operators such as customer, employee, or event attendee management)
11. Conduct that interferes with the operation of the Service (including excessive access, use of automated tools or bots, reverse engineering, decompilation, unauthorized access, and attempts to circumvent mechanisms necessary for the safety and operation of the Service)
12. Reproducing, modifying, distributing, publicly transmitting, or making secondary use of content contained in the Service beyond the scope licensed under these Terms
13. Maliciously exploiting defects or vulnerabilities of the Service
14. Mass-distributing invitation links contrary to their intent, or posting them on public boards or similar venues
15. Infringing the intellectual property, credit, honor, or any other rights or interests of us or any third party
16. Any other conduct we reasonably determine to be inappropriate in light of the purpose of the Service

9. Account Deletion and Suspension

1. You may delete your account at any time from My Page → "Delete Account" in the App. Deletion cannot be undone.
2. If we reasonably determine that you have violated or are likely to violate these Terms, we may suspend or delete your account without prior notice.
3. For accounts unused for an extended period, we may delete the account after prior notice.
4. Fees you have paid are not refunded upon account deletion, except within the scope of the refund policies of Apple or Google, and except for any non-waivable statutory rights you may have.

10. Suspension, Interruption, and Termination of the Service

1. We may suspend or interrupt all or part of the Service without prior notice in any of the following cases:
   1. Scheduled or emergency maintenance of the systems for the Service
   2. Failure of computers or communication lines due to accident or fault
   3. Force majeure such as fire, power outage, natural disaster, or epidemic
   4. Trouble, interruption, suspension, or specification changes in third-party services used to operate the Service (e.g., Firebase)
   5. Any other case in which we determine suspension or interruption to be necessary
2. We may terminate all or part of the Service at our discretion. For a full termination of the Service, we will give reasonable advance notice.
3. We accept no responsibility for damage caused to users or third parties by measures under this section, except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence.

11. User Environment

1. You are responsible, at your own cost, for preparing and maintaining the mobile device, communication lines, and other environment necessary to use the Service.
2. You are responsible, at your own cost, for security measures against virus infection, unauthorized access, and information leaks on your side.
3. The Service is distributed through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and your use is also subject to the stores' terms and the OS requirements of your device.

12. Personal Information

We handle your personal information in accordance with our separately published Privacy Policy. Please review and agree to the Privacy Policy when using the Service.

13. Disclaimer

1. Although the Service by its nature encourages interaction between users (whether online, in person, by phone, by message, or otherwise), we accept no responsibility for any trouble arising between users of the Service (including stalking, harassment, violence, sexual harm, fraud, disputes arising from lending money or goods, defamation, privacy violations, accidents, loss, and any other tangible or intangible harm). You are responsible for your own safety in all interactions with other users.
2. We do not guarantee the completeness, immediacy, or accuracy of push notification delivery timing, check-in time lags, or invitation link delivery.
3. The Service is provided "as is". We make no warranty as to the content, quality, stability, fitness for a particular purpose, commercial usefulness, completeness, or continuity of the Service.
4. The Service integrates with third-party services (Firebase, Apple, Google, etc.). We accept no responsibility for defects in the Service caused by failures or specification changes in such third-party services.
5. Any trouble between users shall be resolved between the parties concerned; as a rule we do not intervene. However, where we deem it necessary, we may investigate violations of these Terms and take measures.
6. Except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence, our liability is limited to the total fees you paid to us during the one year immediately preceding the event giving rise to the liability. For free-plan users with no such payments, we shall bear no liability in amount.
7. If part of the disclaimers in this section is held invalid under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other applicable law (including non-waivable consumer protections of your place of residence), the remaining disclaimers shall remain in full force.

14. Intellectual Property

1. Copyrights, trademarks, patents, and all other intellectual property rights related to the Service belong to us or rightful holders, and are not assigned or licensed to users except as expressly provided in these Terms.
2. You must not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Service, or engage in similar conduct, except to the extent such restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law.

15. Notices

1. Notices from us to you are given by display within the Service, email to your registered address, or push notification.
2. Contact from you to us is accepted at the contact address in Section 21.

16. Changes to These Terms

1. We may revise these Terms when laws change, when features of the Service are added or changed, or when we otherwise determine it necessary.
2. For material changes, we will announce the revised content and effective date in advance within the Service or on our website.
3. Revised Terms take effect on the announced effective date. If you continue to use the Service after the effective date, you are deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms.

17. Assignment

1. You may not assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of your position under these Terms or any rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.
2. If we transfer the business of the Service to a third party (whether by business transfer, corporate split, or otherwise), we may transfer our position under these Terms, our rights and obligations, and your registered and other customer information to the transferee, and you are deemed to have consented to such transfer in advance.

18. Severability

If any provision or part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws, the remaining provisions remain in full force. We and you will endeavor to replace the invalid or unenforceable provision with a lawful, enforceable provision that achieves an equivalent legal and economic effect.

19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

1. These Terms and all matters related to the use of the Service are governed by the laws of Japan.
2. Any dispute arising between you and us in connection with these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.
3. Nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of mandatory consumer protection provisions, or access to courts, granted by the laws of your place of habitual residence to the extent such laws apply notwithstanding a choice of law or forum.

20. Good-Faith Consultation

For matters not provided for in these Terms, or in case of doubt about their interpretation, we and you will consult in good faith and seek prompt resolution.

21. Operator Information and Contact

Established: 2026-05-27 (Japanese original) / English version published: 2026-08-04