Meiwa Corporation (“the Company” hereinafter) has established the Meiwa Corporation Social Media Policy and the Terms of Use of SNS below regarding the operation of its official social media accounts.

The Company uses the following official accounts to disseminate information from the Company to Users (as defined in Article 4):

The terms of use shall apply to the Company and Users in relation to the provision and use of the Company’s official accounts. The Company reserves the right to change these terms without the Users’ prior consent. In the event of any changes, the amended terms will be posted to the Company website, at which time they shall enter into effect.

Users shall use the official accounts in accordance with these terms. The Company reserves the right to change or terminate the contents of the official accounts without notifying Users in advance. The Company does not undertake to update all of its official accounts. Posts and comments received on the official accounts will be considered public information and may be stored or recorded by the Company.

The term “User” or “Users” refers to any individual who views the official accounts or takes any action—for example, responding with a ‘like’ or posting a comment. Use of the official accounts is deemed to constitute consent to these terms.

The Company may access information made public to all users by each User’s social media settings, such as the User’s name and User’s profile photo.

1. Any information provided on the official accounts is current as of the time of its dissemination. Information disseminated by the Company or its employees on the official accounts does not necessarily constitute an official announcement or official view of the Company. For the Company’s official announcements and official views, please refer to news releases and other information published on the Company website.

2. The Company shall not be liable for any damages or problems incurred or experienced by Users in connection with the information provided or displayed on the official accounts or in connection with any changes or updates made in relation to the information on the official accounts, including the display of the information.

3. The Company shall under no circumstances be liable for any damages, loss, or disadvantages arising from use of the official accounts, regardless of the specific legal claim.

4. Comments and other information posted on the pages of the official accounts by third parties are the sole responsibility of the third parties posting such comments or information. The Company rejects all liability for such communications. Such posted information is neither endorsed by the Company nor representative of the Company’s official view.

5. The official accounts are operated by the systems of the companies providing the social media. The Company makes no guarantees regarding their function or safety. In addition, the Company cannot respond to questions concerning the operating status of systems provided by external companies or the functions, method of use, or technical or other aspects of software or applications provided by external parties.

6. The Company may not respond to comments and inquiries sent by Users to the official accounts. In addition, the Company will not respond to inquiries by DM (direct message). For any questions or comments concerning the Company, please use the Contact Us Page on the Company website.

7. Please note that the Company does not accept marketing activities, consultations, inquiries about the Company’s activities, or other approaches directed to the official accounts.

The Company prohibits the following actions in relation to the use of the official accounts. In response to any actions deemed to correspond to any of the items below, the Company may choose to delete posts or comments, block accounts, or take other measures as necessary without notifying the User who engaged in such actions.

1. Actions that infringe or may infringe on the Company’s interests or third parties’ interests

2. Actions that infringe on the rights of third parties (such as intellectual property rights, including copyrights and trademark rights, and rights to privacy)

3. Slander, libel, discriminatory expressions, or actions that infringe on the rights of a third party

4. Disclosing, identifying, or leaking personal information concerning oneself or others

5. Actions that violate laws, regulations, or ordinances or that promote, suggest, or encourage violence, illegal activities, or other such behavior

6. The dissemination of obscene content or content deemed inappropriate by the Company

7. Actions related to crimes or actions intended to incite others to engage in criminal action

8. Impersonating third parties, including the Company

9. Advertising for or soliciting others to join political, electoral, religious, or other groups or organizations

10. Marketing using the Company’s services or providing information for the purpose of obtaining profits

11. Spam

12. Uploading, without authorization, software or files, the rights to which are protected

13. Uploading harmful files or programs such as computer viruses

14. Engaging in unauthorized access, such as hacking, and monitoring or duplicating

15. Creating links in forms that impair the clarity of the ownership of the official accounts, such as via frame links

16. Actions that lead or may lead to the misunderstanding that a partnership or cooperative relationship with the Company exists or that the Company or a third party recognizes, guarantees, endorses, or recommends the linked source site, without basis

17. Obstructing use or access by other Users

18. Submitting posts unrelated to the purpose of the official accounts or engaging in actions that violate the terms of use established by the platforms

19. Any other action that violates the terms of use or public norms of behavior or that the Company deems inappropriate

The Company may demand compensation from Users for damages sustained by the Company due to actions performed by Users. In the event a User causes damages or other harm to a third party through his or her use of the official accounts, the User shall resolve the matter on his or her own responsibility and expense.

Copyrights and all other intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyrights, design rights, patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, and know-how) to information displayed on the official accounts belong to the Company or to the respective rights holders, such as copyright holders.

Users shall grant to the Company the right to use (including processing, excerpting, reproducing, publishing, and translating) any content they post on the official accounts at no charge and on a non-exclusive basis, worldwide. Users may not exercise against the Company any intellectual property rights such as copyrights or author’s moral rights in relation to such content.

Users shall not use any information provided through the official accounts beyond the scope permitted under the Copyright Act (reproduction for the Users’ personal use is permitted under the Copyright Act) without first obtaining the permission of the rights holder. Any use for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.

Should any issue arise between a User and a rights holder or a third party attributable to the User’s violation of the provisions of this article, the User shall resolve the problem on his or her own responsibility and expense.

Except as required by law, the Company shall use personal information of Users to the extent necessary to achieve the following purposes:

These terms shall be construed and applied in accordance with the laws of Japan. In the event of any issues related to the use of the official accounts that cannot be resolved under these terms, the Company and Users shall discuss and resolve the problem in good faith. Should any issue arise regarding the use of the official accounts that cannot be resolved through discussions in good faith, ultimately leading to legal action, the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.

[History]
Established: April 1, 2025