The terms provided in these Terms and Conditions shall be defined as follows.

1. This agreement applies to all Open Badge and Certification Services (hereinafter the "Service(s)") provided by LecoS, Inc. (hereinafter the "Company") to Target audience of Digital Certificates such as Open Badges and Digital Credentials (hereinafter "Open Badges, etc.")
2. Target audience are deemed to have accepted the contents of these Terms of Use by clicking the “I Agree” button on the screen displaying the Terms of Use screen on the Service, or by expressing their agreement to the contents of these Terms of Use in any other way designated by the Company.

1. The Company will notify the Recipients of the necessary matters relating to these Terms of Use at any time via the Internet or in any other manner the Company deems appropriate, and the Company will be in a position to make inquiries.
2. The notice set forth in the preceding paragraph shall take effect at the time the Company gives such notice as set forth in the preceding paragraph.
3. Any notice given by the Company to the Recipients shall constitute part of these Terms.

1. The Company reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time without obtaining the approval of the Recipient. In this case, the terms of use of the Service shall be governed by the amended Terms of Use.
2. Any changes to the Terms of Use shall be notified to the Recipients and shall enter into effect when displayed on the Service.

1. In the event that the Company makes separate or additional provisions for individual services, such provisions shall constitute a part of these Terms of Use.
2. In the event that the Terms of Use differ from Individual Service Rules and Additional Rules, the Individual Service Rules and Additional Rules shall take precedence.

1. Recipients may obtain Open Badges, etc. by registering their recipient information with the Service.
2. Please register the individual email address when registering information about the Target audience. In case multiple persons are sharing one email address such as on the job or at school, we accept the registration of Recipient information using the same email address based on unanimous agreement of all those involved.
3. The Company shall grant the Recipient the rights to use the Open Badge Wallet as of the start date registered by the Recipient.

1. The Company shall issue an ID to the Recipient, which is required to use the Service.
2. The Company shall not disclose the password registered by the Recipient for the Service to any third party.

The Target audience may not assign, sell, transfer, change the name of, pledge or otherwise encumber the rights held by the Target audience to a third party.

1. If there is any change in a Recipient’s information registered on the Service, the Recipient shall promptly notify the Company of the change in the prescribed manner.
2. The Company shall not be liable for any disadvantage suffered by the Recipient as a result of failure to notify the Company in the preceding paragraph.

Target audiences shall prepare, at their own expense and responsibility, the communication equipment, software and all other equipment necessary to use the Service, and shall install them in a state where the Service can be used. Recipients shall also connect to the Service via the Internet at their own expense and responsibility.

The Company provides an open badge wallet service for displaying the Recipient's open badge, etc. on the internet and the following incidental services (hereinafter referred to as "Incidental Services").

1. Recipient’s profile registration
2. Open Badge disclosure service
3. Open Badge verification service
4. Open Badge digital credential searching service
5. Digital Certificate submission and validation services
6. Other services incidental to the above

1. The Company shall authorize the Target audience to use the Service by issuing an ID, thereby enabling the Recipient to use the Service in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
2. Recipients shall be able to use the Service as of the first day of use of the Open Badge Wallet for which they have registered.

The Company will use "Google Analytics" and "Clarity" for the purpose of acquiring / analyzing the data of user status of the Service. We will collect some data of user status, without including information that can specify individual persons. This function makes it possible for the user to refuse the collection of data by inactivating the Cookie setting on the browser. The Company is not liable for responsibility about using "Google Analytics" and "Clarity."

If the Recipient wishes to discontinue the use of this Service, he/she shall be able to discontinue the service by deleting his/her own account. Deleted accounts cannot be cancelled or registered again.

Recipients may delete any or all of the Open Badges from the Service. At that time, the issuer will not be notified of the deletion of the Open Badge. However, once an Open Badge has been deleted by a Recipient, the deletion cannot be reversed and the registration cannot be restored.

In the event that a Recipient violates the provisions of these Terms of Use, the Company may suspend the use of the Service and cancel the issued ID and password upon notice to the Recipient.

In case a serious defect is discovered in the contents of a Recipient's Open Badge Wallet, Open Badges, etc., the Company may inform the relevant Recipient and discontinue their usage of the relevant Open Badge Wallet.

1. Recipients shall be solely responsible for the use and management of their own ID and password for use of the Service.
2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Recipient due to a third party’s use of the Recipient’s ID and password, regardless of whether or not the Recipient was intentionally negligent.
3. In the event that a Recipient loses their set password, or learns that their ID and password have been stolen or used by a third party, the Recipient shall immediately notify the Company and act in accordance with the Company’s instructions.
4. Any use of the Service made with such ID and password shall be deemed to have been made by the relevant Recipient, and the relevant Recipient shall bear all other obligations.

1. Recipients shall be responsible for all actions taken using the Service with their IDs and passwords, and for the results of such actions, regardless of whether or not they themselves took such actions.
2. The responsibility for the Recipients’ use of the Ancillary Services lies with the Recipients themselves.
3. The Recipients acknowledge that the Company has no obligation to store the information for the Ancillary Services, and the Recipients shall back up the necessary information as appropriate at their own responsibility.
4. The Recipients shall handle and resolve any inquiries, claims, etc. notified to it by a third party in connection with the use of the Service at their own responsibility and expense.
5. If the Recipient has any requests, questions or claims regarding the actions of a third party, the Recipient shall directly notify the third party of such requests, questions or claims, and shall handle and resolve the consequences of such requests, questions or claims at the Recipient’s own responsibility and expense.
6. In the event that a Recipient causes damage to the Company or a third party through the use of the Service, the Recipient shall compensate for such damage at the Recipient’s own responsibility and expense.

Recipients shall not perform the following acts on the Service.

1. Unauthorized use of the ID and password.
2. Registering with a stranger’s email address.
3. Sharing or lending of IDs and passwords after creating an Open Badge Wallet.
4. Use or provision of harmful programs, such as computer viruses, through or in connection with the Service.
5. Modification of all or part of the content or creation of derivative works based on the content.
6. Any action that infringes or may infringe on the Company’s trademark rights or other intellectual property rights.
7. Duplication, sale, or publishing of any data, information, text, software, etc. obtained through the Service beyond the scope of private use as permitted by the Copyright Act.
8. Any action that infringes or may infringe upon the property, privacy or portrait rights of any third party.
9. Discrimination or slander of a third party, or any act that damages the reputation or credibility of a third party.
10. Criminal acts or acts that lead to or may lead to criminal acts.
11. Activities related to sex, religion, or politics.
12. In addition to the above items, acts that violate laws, these Terms of Use, or public order and morals (prostitution, violence, cruelty, etc.), acts that interfere with the operation of the Service, acts that damage the Company’s credibility or infringe on its property, or acts that cause any disadvantage to the Company.
13. An act that encourages any of the above acts.
14. Other acts that the Company deems inappropriate.

1. If any of the items in the previous article applies to a Recipient, the Company may immediately suspend or revoke the usage rights of the Recipient in the future without prior notice. In the event that a Recipient’s usage rights are revoked, the Recipient shall be liable to the Company for all obligations under these Terms of Use.
2. The Company shall not be liable in any way for any damages incurred as a result of a Recipient’s inability to use the Service due to the measures taken in the preceding paragraph.

In the event that a Recipient causes damage to a third party, including the Company, as a result of violating the provisions of these Terms and Conditions or laws and regulations, the Recipient shall be liable for compensation for such damage, and the third party, including the Company, shall be exempt from responsibility.

1. The Company will handle the following information as personal information.
   1. Registration information required to use our services, such as the Recipient's name and e-mail address.
   2. Information about the content of the service used.
   3. IDs and passwords granted to the Recipient by the Company for use of the Service.
   4. Information recorded in the process of using the Service, such as login and logout.
   5. Other information such as inquiries and applications made to and from the Company by e-mail, telephone, fax, letter, etc., as well as the Company’s answers and responses to such inquiries and applications.
2. The Company shall not accept any personal information other than the personal information prescribed in Paragraph 1 of this Article.

1. The Company may use the personal information prescribed in the preceding article for the following purposes.
   1. To provide the Service.
   2. To carry out operations incidental to the provision of the Service.
   3. To research and analyze trends in the use of the Company’s services.
   4. To research or develop new services for the Company.
2. The Company shall entrust the handling of personal information to Net Learning Inc., whom are the Company’s business contractors, within the scope of use described in the preceding paragraph.
3. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2, the Company shall not disclose to third parties the personal information specified in the preceding article, except in the following cases:
   1. If the Recipient has separately agreed to the disclosure of personal information.
   2. When information is handled jointly with or entrusted to a third party in order to achieve the purpose of use described in Paragraph 1.
   3. When personal information is transferred to a third party as part of business assets due to a business transfer or spin-off.
   4. When personal information is used mutually with a specific third party, and information regarding the purpose of use and the specific third party have been notified in advance or made public.
4. In addition to the provisions of these Terms of Use, the handling of personal information is subject to the Company’s Personal Information Protection Policy and Handling of Personal Information.

1. The Company will disclose the following information regarding the Recipient's Open Badge information and personal information by the Recipient choosing to disclose the Open Badge received, if the individual chooses to disclose the information.
   1. All information contained in the Open Badge, including the date issued, Issuer, status information including expiration, and any email address, name, details, acquisition terms, skills, expiration date, and information contained in evidence recorded on the Open Badge by the Issuer.
   2. Name, message information, etc. individually recorded by the recipient in the Open Badge Wallet.
2. The Company may submit the a URL or PDF file for viewing the digital certificate received by the Recipient to a particular third party regarding the digital certificate information and the Recipient's personal information.
   1. All information contained in the digital certificate (status information such as issued date, issuer, expiration and other status information, recipient's name, and information displayed by the issuer on the certificate's image, and information entered by the issuer in the certificate's note field.)

The Company may monitor the use of the Service in relation to the operation of the Service and, if it deems necessary, may restrict access to the Service at its own discretion.

The Company may change the contents and name of the Service without prior notice to the Recipients.

1. The Company may temporarily suspend the Service without prior notice to the Recipients in the event of any of the following events:
   1. If a problem occurs on the Internet and Internet access becomes unavailable.
   2. If a problem occurs with the communication facilities owned by the Internet connection service provider to which the Company has contracted Internet access for the Service, and Internet access becomes unavailable.
   3. In the event of periodic or emergency maintenance of the Service equipment, etc. However, if maintenance is to be performed on a regular basis, the Recipients shall be notified at least one (1) month in advance.
   4. In the event that the Service cannot be provided due to fire, power outage, etc.
   5. If the provision of the Service becomes impossible due to a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, flood, or tsunami.
   6. If the provision of the Service becomes impossible due to the spread of an epidemic or contagious disease.
   7. If the provision of the Service becomes impossible due to war, unrest, riot, disturbance, or labor dispute, etc.
   8. In any other cases where the Company deems it necessary to temporarily suspend the Service for operational or technical reasons.
2. The Company shall be exempted from liability for any damages suffered by the Recipient or a third party, in case any delay or interruption of the provision of the Service occurs due to any of, or any other, reasons listed above.

The Company may discontinue the provision of all or part of the Service. In this case, the Company shall notify the Recipients at least three (3) months in advance.
However, this does not apply in the event of an emergency or unavoidable situation regarding prior notification.

1. The contents of the Service shall be those that the Company is able to provide at the time.
2. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage to the Recipients arising from the use of the Service (including loss or damage arising from trouble with a third party), nor shall the Company be liable for any loss or damage incurred by any third party, and shall have no obligation to compensate for such loss or damage.
3. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by the Recipients or any third party due to the inability to use the Service as a result of access restrictions to the Service or the discontinuation or suspension of the Service for any reason whatsoever, and shall have no obligation to compensate for such loss or damage.

If any dispute arises between a Recipient and the Company in relation to the Service, the parties concerned shall consult together in good faith.

In the event that a lawsuit becomes necessary between a Recipient and the Company, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive jurisdictional court of first instance between the Recipient and the Company.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

These regulations are indicated in Japanese, and we will uphold the Japanese version in every way in case there is any discrepancy between the original text and translated texts in other languages.