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Terms of Use for YARAKU Translate
This translation is an abridged version of the original Japanese version and is provided for your convenience. In the event of any discrepancy between the translation and the original Japanese version, the original Japanese version shall prevail.
Thank you for using YARAKU Translate (previously called YarakuZen).
If you intend to use YARAKU Translate, you must first consent to these “Terms of Use for YARAKU Translate” (hereinafter referred to as these “ToU”) (previously referred to as Terms of Use for YarakuZen).
Article 1 Definitions
The terms used in these ToU are defined below.
(1) Services: YARAKU Translate (ヤラク翻訳 in Japanese)
(2) Company, we, our and us: Yaraku, Inc., which operates the Services.
(3) Websites: the following websites that we operate and manage.
[1] Our Corporate Website: https://www.yaraku.com/
(Up through March 31, 2025: https://www.yarakuzen.com/)
[2] Site for the Services: https://translate.yaraku.com/
(Up through March 31, 2025 https://app.yarakuzen.com/)
(4) Plans: the service plans for the Services provided by us (there are plans for both personal users and corporate users. The features available under each plan are shown in the Appendix (Plan Comparison Table).
(5) Free Plan: any personal plan provided free of charge.
(6) Premium Plan: any personal plan provided for a fee.
(7) Corporate Plan: any business plan under which basic features are available.
(8) Enterprise Plan: any business plan under which features more advanced than those of the Corporate Plan are available.
(9) Organizational Subscriber: a legal person, such as a corporation or other type of organization, which uses the Services under the Corporate Plan or the Enterprise Plan (including use through free trials).
(10) Registered User: a natural person who has signed up to obtain an account to use the Services (including natural persons who are employees or other workers of any Organizational Subscriber and have signed up to use the Services under the Corporate Plan or Enterprise Plan).
(11) Contractual Users Limit: the maximum number of persons who can sign up to obtain an account under an agreement for use of the Services under the Premium Plan or Enterprise Plan.
(12) Average Number of Monthly Active Users: the annual average number of Registered Users per month who use the Services at least once per month.
(13) Source Text: the text before translation.
(14) Translation Result: the words, sentences, etc. that are output by the Services through translation.
(15) Revision: a Registered User’s act of making any changes to a translated text.
(16) Revision Result: words, sentences, etc. that are produced as a result of a Revision.
Article 2 Application of these ToU
1. The purpose of these ToU is to set forth the terms and conditions for our provision of the Services and the rights and obligations between us and the Registered Users/Organizational Subscriber with respect to the use of the Services. These ToU apply to any relationship between us and the Registered Users/Organizational Subscriber with respect to the use of the Services.
2. Any rules posted on the Websites by us in relation to the use of the Services shall constitute part of these ToU.
3. In the event of any conflict between these ToU and the rules under the preceding paragraph or any other descriptions, etc. of the Services other than those provided in these ToU, the provisions of these ToU shall prevail.
Article 3 Account Registration
1. If you would like to use the Services under the Free Plan or the Premium Plan, you need to accurately fill out the necessary information in the application form for use of the Services to apply for such use and obtain an account. Upon completing the account setup, you, as a Registered User, and the Company enter into an agreement for use of the Services.
2. If you would like to use the Services under the Corporate Plan or the Enterprise Plan, you need to accurately fill out the necessary information in the prescribed application form and apply for such use. An agreement for use of the Services will be formed between the Company and the Organizational Subscriber upon the Company’s acceptance of the application form. An account will be set up individually for each natural person who uses the Services under the Corporate Plan or the Enterprise Plan.
3. A person who signs up for the Services should not use any group email address (including a mailing list) as the email address to be provided for setting up an account.
4. Your status as a Registered User or an Organizational Subscriber remains effective until your account is deleted, the Organizational Subscriber unsubscribes from the Services under Article 15, or the Services are entirely terminated under Article 16.
5. In the event of any change in account information, the Registered User or Organizational Subscriber shall notify the Company of the change without delay in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Company.
Article 4 Password
1. A Registered User shall appropriately manage and store their password for the Services (“Password”) at their own responsibility and may not lend or transfer, etc. to a third party, or cause a third party to use, the Password.
2. The Company will not be liable to any Registered User or Organizational Subscriber for any disadvantage caused to the Registered User due to inappropriate management or use of the Password. In addition, a Registered User and an Organizational Subscriber shall be jointly and severally liable to compensate for damage incurred by us due to any unauthorized use of a Password.
Article 5 Fees and Payment Methods
1. A Registered User enrolled in the Premium Plan and an Organizational Subscriber (collectively, “Payer”) shall pay the use fees agreed upon by the Company and the Payer for use of the Services to the payee designated by us or our official sales agent.
2. The fee and payment method for each Plan for use of the Services are as described in Article 6 and Article 7, as well as the Appendix (Plan Comparison Table). However, if otherwise agreed upon between the Company and the Payer with respect to a free trial period or any other matters, such agreement shall take precedence.
3. We may change any details of the Services or their pricing. However, we will notify affected Organizational Subscribers and subscribers under any personal Plan of the schedule for the change and the details of the change in advance. Unless a recipient of the notice makes an objection by the day before the effective date of the change, the recipient will be deemed to have agreed to the change.
Article 6 Premium Plan
1. When an account is fully registered for the Premium Plan, the fee under the Premium Plan will accrue from the date of registration.
2. If a Registered User enrolled in the Free Plan changes their Plan to the Premium Plan, the fee under the Premium Plan will accrue from the date of the change.
3. In the case specified in the preceding paragraph, the term of the agreement for use of the Services shall be from the date the Plan is changed to the date such agreement terminates. If the Registered User does not cancel their Premium Plan by the end of the term of such agreement, the agreement for use of the Services shall renew automatically based on the Premium Plan, and the same shall apply to any renewed term. In this case, the duration of the new term of the agreement for use of the Services shall be the same as that of the previous agreement for use of the Services.
4. A Registered User enrolled in the Premium Plan may cancel their Plan at any time. However, any fees that have already been paid will not be refunded.
5. Enrollment in the Premium Plan will continue unless it is canceled by a Registered User or the use of the Services is discontinued in accordance with these ToU. However, if a Registered User fails to pay the fee for their Premium Plan by the due date, the Company reserves the right to suspend the Registered User’s account or change the Registered User’s plan to the Free Plan.
6. The fee for the Premium Plan is subject to change. In such case, we will send prior notice to the email address associated with each applicable Registered User.
Article 7 Corporate Plans
1. From April 1, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the “Base Date” in this Article), a legal person who intends to newly become an Organizational Subscriber shall select an appropriate Plan for itself and apply for the conclusion of an agreement for use of the Services.
2. For an agreement for use of the Services that is concluded on or after the Base Date, the monthly fee for the initial contract year will be calculated based on the unit price table provided by the Company, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
3. A Corporate Plan that became effective before the Base Date and remains effective (“Old Corporate Plan”) shall be changed to either the Corporate Plan or the Enterprise Plan, depending on the content of its terms and conditions, on the first renewal date after the Base Date. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the fee after the change shall be as set forth in the unit price table provided by the Company.
4. The minimum usage period for the Corporate Plan and the Enterprise Plan shall be one year from the commencement date of the agreement for use of the Services specified in an application form by an Organizational Subscriber.
5. Unless either an Organizational Subscriber or the Company expresses its intent to cancel the agreement for use of the Services at least 30 days prior to the end of the term of the agreement, the agreement for use of the Services shall renew automatically under the same terms and conditions, and the same shall apply to any renewed term.
6. An Organizational Subscriber that desires to change the Contractual Users Limit shall apply in the manner prescribed by the Company and complete the necessary procedures. The Contractual Users Limit may be increased from time to time during the term of the agreement for use of the Services. However, the Contractual Users Limit may be decreased only simultaneously with the renewal of the agreement for use of the Services.
7. In the event that the number of persons who use the Services exceeds the Contractual Users Limit before an application is submitted pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Organizational Subscriber shall, upon our request, promptly submit an application form to increase the Contractual Users Limit and shall pay for the excess usage of the Services.
8. In the event that it becomes no longer necessary for any Registered User under the Corporate Plan or the Enterprise Plan to continue to use the Services, the Organizational Subscriber may replace a Registered User who is a natural person with another natural person in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
Article 8 Marketplace
1. The Marketplace feature is a paid service in which a translation service provider, which has entered into a service agreement with us containing provisions on the handling of Confidential Information, corrects the Translation Result in whole or in part.
2. For the purpose of these ToU, “Confidential Information” includes user input, uploaded translation-related text, and the contents of files and translated text.
3. Information entered by a Registered User in the Services via the Marketplace feature will be sent to the relevant translation service provider.
4. The Marketplace feature can only be used by Registered Users under the Corporate Plan or the Enterprise Plan.
Article 9 Restrictions on Use
1. Unless otherwise provided, a Registered User may not allow any third party to use the Services.
2. Unless otherwise provided, a Registered User may not share their Password with a third party.
Article 10 Acceptable Use Policy
A Registered User shall not use the Services:
(1) to induce any criminal act, or to provide any information that is obscene, violent, cruel, or related to gambling, or any other information that is contrary to public order and morals;
(2) to infringe the copyright, trademark rights, or any other rights of other person(s);
(3) to infringe the assets, privacy, etc. of other person(s), slander or libel other person(s), or harm the reputation or credibility of other person(s);
(4) to promote sexual, ethnic, or racial discrimination or any other types of discrimination;
(5) to conduct any act of counterfeiting, falsification or fraud;
(6) for any services that violate, or are likely to violate, laws and regulations;
(7) to hinder the operation of the Services or for any services that are likely to hinder our business operations;
(8) to translate sentences containing personal information defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information; or
(9) for any other purpose that we deem inappropriate.
Article 11 Suspension, etc. of the Services
We may suspend or interrupt the provision of all or part of the Services without prior notice to Registered Users and Organizational Subscribers in the event that any of the following events occur. In this case, we will not be liable for any damage incurred by the Registered User, Organizational Subscribers, or any third parties due to such suspension or interruption of the Services under this Article:
(1) We urgently conduct maintenance or inspection of facilities used for the Services;
(2) Any facilities used for the Services fail;
(3) The Services becomes unable to be operated due to force majeure, such as an earthquake or a lightning strike; or
(4) Otherwise, we deem that the Services need to be suspended for operational or technical reasons.
Article 12 Liability for Management of Data, Etc.
We will strictly manage any Revision Result produced by a Registered User and any other registered data with the due care of a prudent manager. In addition, we will take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to, as well as loss, destruction, alteration, or divulgence, etc. of data.
Article 13 Personal Information
Information related to Registered Users and Organizational Subscribers that has been newly acquired by us upon registration and use of the Services shall be handled in accordance with our “Privacy Policy”.
Article 14 Ownership of Rights; Handling of Translation Information
1. All of the intellectual property rights in the Services, such as copyrights and know-how, shall be owned by the Company.
2. Registered Users and Organizational Subscribers shall not copy, distribute to a third party, or reprint all or part of any data that has been previously provided within the Services for any purpose other than their own internal or personal use.
3. The copyright in any Revision Result shall be owned by the relevant Registered User or Organizational Subscriber. The Registered User or Organizational Subscriber shall grant a non-exclusive license to us to use the Revision Result.
4. The Registered User and Organizational Subscriber agree not to exercise their moral rights in the Revision Result against us and any successor or person/entity to whom we grant our rights.
5. Without permission from the relevant Registered User and Organizational Subscriber, no Revision Result will be disclosed to or shared with any third party by the Company.
Article 15 Withdrawal of a Registered User
1. Registered Users enrolled in the Free Plan or Premium Plan may terminate the use of the Services and delete their own account by notifying us by means prescribed by us. The agreement for use of the Services shall terminate upon the deletion of a registered account.
2. Organizational Subscribers may terminate the use of the Services and delete all registered accounts by notifying us by means prescribed by us. The agreement for use of the Services shall terminate upon the deletion of all registered accounts.
3. We may delete registered accounts of Registered Users and terminate the agreement for use of the Services without any prior notice or demand to the Registered Users or relevant Organizational Subscribers and without the approval of the Registered Users or Organizational Subscribers if we determine that any of the following events has occurred or is likely to occur with respect to the Registered Users or Organizational Subscribers:
(1) Any provision of these ToU is violated;
(2) It has been found that there is any false information in their registered information;
(3) They admit, to their creditors, their inability to pay their debts as they become due, or a petition is filed by or against them for the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, civil rehabilitation proceedings, corporate reorganization proceedings, or special liquidation proceedings;
(4) They become subject to a suspension of transactions with a clearing house;
(5) A petition is filed against them for provisional seizure, provisional disposition, civil execution, or disposition for failure to pay taxes and/or public dues; or
(6) Otherwise, we determine it is inappropriate to continue the agreement for use of the Services.
4. The Company will not be liable for damage incurred by any Registered User, Organizational Subscriber or third party due to our actions taken under this Article.
Article 16 Termination of the Services
1. The provision of all or part of the Services provided to Registered Users and Organizational Subscribers may be terminated by us merely for our convenience.
2. The Company will not be liable for damage incurred by any Registered User, Organizational Subscriber or third party due to our actions taken under this Article.
Article 17 Disclaimer and No Warranty
1. We use our best endeavors to cause Source Text to be translated accurately. However, this does not mean that we warrant the accuracy of the Translation Result.
2. Even if we are liable to Registered Users or Organizational Subscribers in relation to the Services, we will not provide compensation exceeding the amount the Registered Users or Organizational Subscribers have paid to us for the Services in the past one year, and we will not be liable for any damage other than ordinary and direct damage.
3. In the event that there is any dispute, etc., between a Registered User or Organizational Subscriber and a third party due to a Registered User’s engagement in a prohibited act specified in Article 10 hereof, the Registered User or the Organizational Subscriber shall resolve the dispute at their own responsibility and we will not be liable to the Registered User, Organizational Subscriber, or third party.
Article 18 Confidentiality
Both during the term of the agreement for use of the Services and after its termination, Registered Users and Organizational Subscribers shall not divulge, to any third party, our technical, sales or other operational confidential information obtained by them in relation to the Services.
Article 19 Modification of these ToU
1. The Company may modify the content of these ToU as the Company considers necessary.
2. If these ToU are modified, such modification shall apply from the time we post the modified content on the Websites.
Article 20 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These ToU and the agreement for use of the Services are governed by the laws of Japan. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these ToU or the agreement for use of the Services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court in the first instance.
Article 21 Consultation
Any issue arising between any Registered User or Organizational Subscriber and the Company in relation to the Services shall be resolved through good faith consultation between them.
Article 22 Transitional Provisions
1. These ToU (as revised on April 1, 2025) shall become effective from April 1, 2025 (“Effective Date”) and apply to any new agreement for use of the Services that is concluded on or after the Effective Date.
2. Any agreement for use of the Services that was concluded before the Effective Date and remains in full effect and force as of the Effective Date shall be subject to the former terms of use for the Services (as revised on January 25, 2022). However, in the event that the term of such agreement for use of the Services is renewed on or after the Effective Date, such agreement shall be subject to these ToU from the date of the renewal.
Date created: January 15, 2014
First revision: July 6, 2015
Second revision: September 30, 2015
Third revision: November 4, 2015
Fourth revision: May 7, 2018
Fifth revision: December 12, 2021
Sixth revision: January 25, 2022
Last revision: April 1, 2025