Terms of Service — Keisho X

1. Nature of the Service — no advice, no broker, no guarantees

The Service provides general informational content about Japanese business succession and related topics for educational and marketing purposes. Nothing on the Service is investment advice, legal advice, tax advice, accounting advice, immigration advice, or any other professional advice. Nothing on the Service constitutes an offer, solicitation, recommendation, or commitment to buy, sell, finance, introduce, broker, or otherwise arrange any transaction.

Without limiting the foregoing:

We are not a licensed broker-dealer, investment adviser, real estate broker, M&A advisor, attorney, or immigration consultant unless separately engaged under a written agreement that expressly says so.
Content may be incomplete, outdated, opinionated, or wrong. You must independently verify all information before relying on it.
Any examples, ranges, processes, or market observations are illustrative only and may not apply to your situation.
Submitting an inquiry or subscribing creates no duty for us to respond, introduce you to anyone, evaluate a deal, or continue any relationship.
Any future introduction, referral, or commercial engagement is entirely discretionary and, if it occurs, will be governed by a separate written agreement — not these Terms.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering a binding contract to use the Service. You may not use the Service if you are barred under applicable law or if we have previously suspended or terminated your access. We may refuse access to anyone at any time for any reason or no reason.

3. License and intellectual property

The Service, including all text, design, graphics, logos, trademarks (including “Keisho X”), compilation, software, and other materials, is owned by Snack Software LLC or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property and other laws. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and view the Service for your personal or internal business informational use only.

You may not, without our prior written consent:

Copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, modify, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit Service content, except for limited personal reference excerpts with attribution that do not substitute for visiting the Service;
Scrape, crawl, spider, harvest, or use automated means to extract content or data from the Service, except for generally available public search engine indexing that respects robots.txt;
Remove proprietary notices; frame or mirror the Service; or use our marks in a way that suggests endorsement;
Reverse engineer or attempt to access source code or non-public systems, except to the limited extent such restriction is prohibited by law.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Snack Software LLC. Your feedback, suggestions, or ideas submitted to us may be used by us without restriction, attribution, or compensation, and you hereby assign to Snack Software LLC all right, title, and interest in such feedback to the maximum extent permitted by law (or, where assignment is ineffective, grant an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use it for any purpose).

4. User submissions

If you submit information through forms or otherwise (“Submissions”), you represent that your Submissions are accurate to the best of your knowledge, do not violate any law or third-party right, and do not contain malicious code. You grant Snack Software LLC a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, store, reproduce, modify, and disclose Submissions as described in our Privacy Policy and as needed to operate and improve the Service and evaluate potential engagements. You remain responsible for your Submissions. We may refuse, remove, or ignore Submissions at our sole discretion.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

Use the Service for any unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, or harmful purpose;
Interfere with or disrupt the Service, servers, or networks;
Attempt unauthorized access to any systems, accounts, or data;
Transmit spam, malware, or unsolicited promotional material through our forms;
Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, budget, authority, or intentions;
Harvest personal information of others from the Service;
Use the Service to compete with us in a manner that relies on unauthorized copying of our content or systematic extraction of our materials;
Violate any applicable export, sanctions, or anti-corruption laws.

We may investigate suspected violations and cooperate with law enforcement. Violation may result in immediate termination of access and pursuit of all available remedies.

6. Third-party services and links

The Service may mention or link to third-party websites, platforms, tools, data sources, or organizations. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for third-party content, availability, accuracy, or practices. Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and them. Snack Software LLC has no liability arising from your use of or reliance on any third-party site, platform, listing, service, or information.

7. No professional relationship

Your use of the Service does not create an attorney-client, advisor-client, fiduciary, agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship with Snack Software LLC. Any confidential or privileged relationship arises only if and when established under a separate signed engagement letter that expressly creates such a relationship. Until then, do not send us information you wish to keep strictly confidential under a professional privilege.

8. Disclaimers — AS IS

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

YOU ASSUME ALL RISK FOR ANY DECISIONS, TRANSACTIONS, TRAVEL, INVESTMENTS, IMMIGRATION STEPS, NEGOTIATIONS, OR OTHER ACTIONS YOU TAKE BASED ON THE SERVICE OR ANY COMMUNICATION FROM US THAT IS NOT EMBODIED IN A SEPARATE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT.

9. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SNACK SOFTWARE LLC AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, “COMPANY PARTIES”) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, OR DEAL ECONOMICS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100) OR (B) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO SNACK SOFTWARE LLC SPECIFICALLY FOR USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM (IF ANY). BECAUSE THE SERVICE IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE FOR GENERAL ACCESS, YOUR RECOVERY MAY BE LIMITED TO US $100.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS; IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

10. Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company Parties from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your Submissions; (c) your violation of these Terms or any law; (d) your violation of any third-party right; (e) any transaction, negotiation, or relationship you pursue with any third party in connection with Japanese succession or otherwise; or (f) any dispute between you and a third party. We may assume exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification; you will cooperate fully and will not settle any claim without our prior written consent.

11. Suspension and termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, including suspected violation of these Terms. You may stop using the Service at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, and miscellaneous terms) will survive termination.

12. Modifications to the Service and Terms

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time without liability. We may update these Terms at any time by posting a revised version on this page and updating the effective date. Your continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree to revised Terms, you must stop using the Service. We have no obligation to provide prior notice of changes, though we may do so when we choose.

13. Dispute resolution; arbitration; class action waiver

Informal resolution. Before filing a claim, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by submitting a description of the dispute through our contact form and allowing thirty (30) days for a response.

Binding arbitration. Except for disputes that qualify for small claims court or claims for injunctive or other equitable relief to protect intellectual property or unauthorized use of the Service, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The seat of arbitration will be Wilmington, Delaware. The language will be English. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Class action waiver. YOU AND SNACK SOFTWARE LLC AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS OR PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

Opt-out. You may opt out of arbitration within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms by sending a clear opt-out notice through the contact form with the subject “Arbitration Opt-Out” and your name. If you opt out, or if arbitration is found unenforceable as to a claim, Section 14 (governing law and venue) applies to that claim.

14. Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to the arbitration provisions above, exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any permitted court proceedings will lie in the state or federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

15. Export and sanctions

You represent that you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country or region subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions, and that you are not on any U.S. government restricted-party list. You will not use the Service in violation of export control or sanctions laws.

16. Government users

If you are a U.S. government user, the Service is a “commercial item” provided with only those rights as are granted to all other users under these Terms.

17. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Snack Software LLC regarding the Service and supersede prior or contemporaneous understandings regarding the Service (excluding any separate signed commercial agreement, which controls for its subject matter).
Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.
Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Snack Software LLC.
Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms freely, including to an affiliate or in connection with a corporate transaction. These Terms bind permitted successors and assigns.
No third-party beneficiaries. Except for Company Parties entitled to indemnification or limitation protections, these Terms create no third-party beneficiary rights.
Force majeure. We are not liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
Interpretation. Headings are for convenience only. “Including” means “including without limitation.” These Terms will not be construed against the drafter.
Language. The English version of these Terms controls. Translations, if any, are for convenience only.
Notices. We may provide notices by posting to the Service. You must provide notices to us solely through the contact form.

18. Contact

For questions about these Terms or to send legal notices to Snack Software LLC regarding Keisho X, use only the contact form. We do not publish an email address for legal correspondence on this site.