Terms of service
These Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) are provided by Atopiyo LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) to govern the terms of service for the overall services (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") provided through “Atopic Dermatitis Visualization App - Atopiyo” (hereinafter referred to as “the App”). This sets forth and applies to all relationships related to the use of the Service between the Company and the users who use the Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Users").
1. The purpose of the Service is to support the early recovery of people suffering from atopic dermatitis through the App in which you anonymously record and share skin symptoms specific to atopic dermatitis, and to contribute to survey, research, product development, and disease awareness in the field of atopic dermatitis in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies and medical institutions.
2. The App is not an app that provides treatment or medical practice. Although the App has participants who have chosen a variety of treatments, the Company does not recommend any particular treatment. Furthermore, neither the Company nor pharmaceutical companies are involved in any way with photos or texts related to drugs posted by the Users in the Service.
3. Each User shall be responsible for all activities that occur in the Service based on his/her account, and buying and selling of accounts (including user names, etc.) is prohibited. Each User shall have an account and cannot have multiple accounts. If multiple users, such as parents and child or siblings, use the same device, they may create separate accounts.
4. The following information is prohibited to post in the Service:
- Information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an individual;
- Violent or obscene photographs or texts;
- Photographs or texts of blood, organs, excrement, sexual body fluids, underwear, etc. (Except in the case, due to the current symptoms of atopic dermatitis, blood or exudate may be attached to the skin, etc.); and
- Information that may make other users uncomfortable or that suggests suicide or self-harm.
These posts may be deleted or made private.
5. It is prohibited to obstruct the healthy development of the community in the Service by posting photos or texts unrelated to atopic dermatitis. These posts may be deleted or made private.
6. It is prohibited to post photos or texts without citing references or sources that excessively arouses the Users' anxiety about atopic dermatitis treatment even if they are related to atopic dermatitis. Additionally, please refrain from posting for the purpose of directing the Users to other social media, video streaming sites, blogs, etc. These posts may be deleted or made private.
7. Users shall respect other users and their treatment and it is prohibited to engage in acts of nuisance, such as negating or slandering other users. These posts and comments may be deleted or made private.
8. Posts and comments reported by other users may be deleted or made private after determining the appropriateness in light of the Terms and Privacy Policy.
9. Except in cases approved by the Company, inquiries and requests regarding the Service should be made using the inquiry form and request form within the App. Inquiries and requests made via posting forms and comments may be deleted or made private.
10. Unless approved by the Company, it is prohibited to post information for commercial purposes such as monitoring surveys, promotions, and advertisements, as well as information about group activities and events related to atopic dermatitis, regardless of whether they are for commercial purposes, in the Service. These posts and comments may be deleted or made private. Additionally, corporate and group accounts are prohibited unless approved by the Company.
11. The Company may display photos and information that are set to be public in official social media, official press releases, official website, TV, newspapers, magazines, web articles, etc; provided, however, that photos and information that can identify an individual will be excluded.
12. It is prohibited to collect personal information of other users in the Service.
13. It is prohibited to leak the password belonging to each user to a third party.
14. It is prohibited to disseminate spam information or viruses in the Service.
15. If malicious use such as violation of the Terms is found, the Company may suspend the user's use of the Service.
16. The Users may withdraw from membership at any time through the App in the prescribed manner. In this case, each user must delete unnecessary photos and information.
17. The Users shall use the Service at their own risk, and the Company shall not be responsible for any damage caused to any user.
18. The Company has the right to suspend or cancel all services provided in the Service, and does not guarantee any damages incurred by the Users.
19. The Terms shall be governed by and construed under the laws of Japan. All disputes arising with respect to the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court having jurisdiction over the location of the Company’s head office as the court of first instance.
Improvements and changes to these Terms
1. The Company shall review the operational status as appropriate and strive for continuous improvement, and may change these Terms as necessary.
2. Unless otherwise specified, the revised version of the Terms will become effective from the time they are posted on this website.
3. If the User uses the Service after the Terms have been changed, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the changes to the Terms.