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Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms") set forth the conditions for the use of TrackNote (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") provided by the developer of the Service, Kyosuke Watanabe (hereinafter referred to as the "Provider"). All persons using the Service (hereinafter referred to as "Users") shall use the Service only after agreeing to the entirety of these Terms.

Article 1 (Application)

1. These Terms shall apply to all relationships between the Provider and Users in connection with the provision and use of the Service. 2. Various rules, guidelines, help documents and other notes (regardless of their name, hereinafter collectively referred to as "Individual Rules") that the Provider may post on the Service from time to time shall constitute a part of these Terms. 3. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of these Terms and the Individual Rules set forth in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the Individual Rules shall prevail, unless otherwise specifically provided.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The terms used in these Terms shall have the following meanings:

1. "App": The smartphone application named TrackNote, as well as the associated administrative site and web services. 2. "User Content": All information that Users input, transmit or upload through the Service (including but not limited to training logs, training menus, competition results, body composition data, comments, images, videos and other data). 3. "Athlete User": A User who primarily uses the Service for the purpose of recording their own track and field training, competition results, body data and the like. 4. "Coach User": A User who uses the Service, including through a Team Plan or similar plan, for the purpose of viewing and managing the data of Athlete Users. 5. "Team Plan": A specific usage type or plan of the Service that enables Coach Users to collectively view and check data of multiple Athlete Users from an administrative screen.

Article 3 (User Registration)

1. Persons wishing to use the Service shall apply for user registration in accordance with the method prescribed by the Provider, after agreeing to these Terms. 2. The Provider may decline to approve a user registration application if it determines that any of the following applies, and shall not be obligated to disclose the reasons therefor: 1. If false information is submitted in the application. 2. If the applicant has previously been subject to suspension of use of the Service or other measures due to a violation of these Terms or other reasons. 3. In any other cases where the Provider deems the user registration inappropriate. 3. Minor Users shall use the Service only with the consent of their parent or other legal representative. Minor Users represent and warrant to the Provider that they have obtained such consent in connection with their use of the Service.

Article 4 (Account Management)

1. Users shall manage their account information for the Service (including e-mail addresses, passwords and other login information) appropriately and under their own responsibility. 2. Users shall not transfer, lend or share their account information with any third party. 3. The Provider shall not be liable for any damage incurred by a User due to inadequate management, misuse, unauthorized use by a third party, or any other reason attributable to the User in relation to account information.

Article 5 (Contents of the Service)

1. The Service mainly provides Users with the following functions: 1. Creation, storage, viewing and templating of training menus and training records. 2. Storage and viewing of competition results and records. 3. Data recording and management functions for body composition and other condition-related information. 4. Linking and management of images and videos related to training and competitions (local storage on the device and cloud synchronization according to the User's settings). 5. In the Team Plan, aggregated viewing by Coach Users of the data of Athlete Users. 2. As a general rule, text data within the Service (such as training content, notes and competition results) is stored in the cloud. When offline, such data may be held in a transmission queue and automatically synchronized upon reconnection to the internet. 3. As a general rule, media data such as images and videos is stored on the User's device. However, depending on the User's settings, such data may be batch-uploaded to cloud storage services provided by Supabase or other third parties. 4. The Provider may change, add to or discontinue all or part of the contents of the Service without prior notice to Users. 5. Functions available, storage capacity, usage limits and other conditions may differ depending on whether a User is using a free plan, a paid plan or a Team Plan. The specific details shall be displayed within the Service or in the manner prescribed by the Provider.

Article 6 (Team Plan and Data Sharing)

1. When a User uses a Team Plan, the training records, competition results, body composition data and other User Content of Athlete Users may be viewed by Coach Users and others belonging to the relevant team. 2. By participating in a Team Plan, Athlete Users shall be deemed to have consented to the sharing of their data with Coach Users and others. 3. In the case of minor Athlete Users, appropriate consent shall be obtained from their guardian or similar person prior to the use of a Team Plan, and the Provider shall not be involved in such internal relationships. 4. Coach Users shall use the data they are able to view only within the scope necessary for coaching and management within their respective teams, and shall not unnecessarily disclose or leak such data to third parties.

Article 7 (Prohibited Acts)

In using the Service, Users shall not engage in any of the following acts:

1. Acts that violate laws or public order and morals. 2. Acts related to criminal conduct. 3. Acts that infringe the rights or interests of the Provider, other Users of the Service or third parties (including but not limited to copyrights, portrait rights, privacy rights, reputation rights, publicity rights and any other rights). 4. Uploading or posting content that includes excessively violent expressions, discriminatory expressions, obscene expressions, or expressions that constitute or may constitute child pornography or child abuse. 5. Acts that interfere with, or are likely to interfere with, the operation of the Service. 6. Unauthorized access or attempts to gain unauthorized access. 7. Reproducing, reprinting, redistributing, selling or otherwise using information obtained through the Service without the Provider's prior written consent. 8. Exploiting malfunctions or bugs in the Service. 9. Transferring, lending or sharing the right to use the Service or accounts to or with any third party. 10. Any other acts that the Provider deems inappropriate.

Article 8 (Suspension and Interruption of the Service)

1. The Provider may suspend or interrupt all or part of the provision of the Service without prior notice to Users if any of the following applies: 1. When performing maintenance, inspection, updates or similar work on the system. 2. When it becomes difficult to provide the Service due to force majeure events such as fires, power outages or natural disasters. 3. When any failure, suspension or similar event occurs in external services such as cloud services, communication lines or servers used by the Provider. 4. In any other cases where the Provider deems it necessary to suspend or interrupt the provision of the Service. 2. Except as provided in and to the extent permitted under Article 15, the Provider shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage incurred by Users or third parties due to the suspension or interruption of the Service.

Article 9 (Restrictions on Use and Deregistration)

1. If a User violates these Terms or if the Provider determines that there is a risk of such violation, the Provider may, without prior notice, take any of the following measures against such User: 1. Temporary suspension of the use of the Service. 2. Deletion or deregistration of the account. 3. Any other measures that the Provider deems necessary. 2. Except as provided in and to the extent permitted under Article 15, the Provider shall not be liable for any damage incurred by Users due to measures taken by the Provider pursuant to this Article.

Article 10 (Handling of User Content)

1. As a general rule, copyrights and other rights in User Content belong to the User. However, Users grant the Provider a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use User Content to the extent necessary for the provision, operation and improvement of the Service (including but not limited to reproduction, storage, display, analysis and backup). 2. The Provider is under no obligation to back up User Content. Users shall back up necessary data at their own responsibility and expense. 3. Users warrant that their User Content does not infringe the rights of third parties, and in the event of any dispute with a third party in relation to User Content, Users shall resolve such dispute at their own responsibility and expense.

Article 11 (Intellectual Property Rights)

1. All copyrights, trademark rights and other intellectual property rights related to the Service and the App belong to the Provider or third parties having legitimate rights. 2. Users shall not, without the Provider's prior written permission, reproduce, modify, reverse compile, reverse assemble or otherwise handle in a similar manner any programs, designs, logos, specifications or the like related to the Service.

Article 12 (Handling of Personal Information and Privacy)

1. The Provider shall appropriately handle Users' personal information obtained in connection with the provision of the Service in accordance with a separately established Privacy Policy. 2. By using the Service, Users agree that the Provider will handle their personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy. 3. In providing the Service, the Provider may use cloud services and other services provided by third parties such as Supabase. The Provider shall exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over such third parties regarding the handling of Users' personal information in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws and regulations. The terms of use and privacy policies applicable to the use of such third-party services shall be governed by the provisions established by each such third party.

Note: The Privacy Policy is planned to be prepared as a separate document and made available within the app or on the web.

Article 13 (Disclaimers Regarding Health and Medical Matters)

1. The Service is intended for the "recording and management" of Users' training records, body data and similar information, and does not provide medical acts, diagnosis, treatment, prescriptions or professional training guidance itself. 2. Information and analysis results displayed by the Service are provided solely as reference information for self-management. Decisions regarding exercise content, training intensity, weight loss, weight gain and other activities shall be made by Users themselves, and, where necessary, in consultation with appropriate professionals (such as physicians and trainers). 3. Users shall engage in training and any other activities related to the use of the Service at their own responsibility and judgment, taking into account their health condition, physical strength and other factors. Even if a User suffers injury, deterioration of health, a change in competition performance or any other result in connection with the use of the Service, the Provider shall not be liable, except as provided in and to the extent permitted under Article 15.

Article 14 (Fees and Payment)

1. The Service includes a free plan, paid plans for individual Users and Team Plans for Coach Users and others (collectively, "Paid Plans"), and the content, fees, conditions of use and other details of each plan shall be displayed within the Service or in the manner prescribed by the Provider. 2. Paid plans for individuals are provided as monthly plans and annual plans. The fees, usage periods, scope of functions and other conditions applicable to each plan shall be as indicated within the Service or in the manner separately prescribed by the Provider. 3. Payment of fees for individual Paid Plans shall be made through the payment systems of app stores provided by Apple Inc. and other companies (hereinafter collectively referred to as "App Stores"). Users shall comply with the terms of use, privacy policies and other conditions of the relevant App Stores. 4. As a general rule, both monthly and annual individual Paid Plans include a seven (7) day free trial period (hereinafter referred to as the "Free Trial"). Whether a Free Trial is provided and its specific conditions shall be as indicated within the app or in the manner prescribed by the Provider. 5. Unless the User disables automatic renewal of the relevant Paid Plan in the settings screen of the relevant App Store during the Free Trial period, a contract for the Paid Plan shall be concluded upon the end of the Free Trial period, and thereafter the fees for such plan shall be automatically charged. If the User disables automatic renewal during the Free Trial period, the use of the Paid Plan shall terminate at the end of the Free Trial period and no fees shall be incurred. 6. Where an individual Paid Plan is provided on a recurring billing basis, unless the User disables automatic renewal in accordance with the methods prescribed by the relevant App Store, the plan shall be automatically renewed at the end of each usage period. The unit and date of renewal shall be as indicated on the App Store or within the Service. 7. If a User wishes to cancel an individual Paid Plan, the User shall disable automatic renewal by themselves in accordance with the methods prescribed by the relevant App Store. The effective date of cancellation shall be determined in accordance with the terms of use and other provisions of the App Store, and no refund shall be made for fees already paid, unless otherwise provided by law or permitted under the conditions specified by the App Store. 8. The fees, contract period, payment timing, payment methods (such as bank transfer) and cancellation conditions for Team Plans shall be as set forth in the application procedures, contracts, quotations, invoices or other documents separately established by the Provider. Users (including corporations, organizations and similar entities to which Coach Users belong) shall pay the fees to the bank account designated by the Provider or in such other manner as specified, in accordance with such conditions. Unless otherwise specified, bank transfer fees and similar charges shall be borne by the User. 9. If a User delays payment of fees, the Provider may suspend all or part of the provision of the Service to such User or terminate the User's Paid Plan. Even in such cases, the User shall not be released from the obligation to pay any fees already incurred. 10. The Provider may change the fees and content of Paid Plans as necessary. In such cases, the Provider shall notify Users of the revised fees and content and the effective date of such changes by posting within the Service or by other appropriate means within a reasonable period prior to the effective date. If the User continues to use a Paid Plan on or after the effective date, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the revised fees and content.

Article 15 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability)

1. The Provider makes no warranty that the Service will meet the specific purposes of Users, nor any warranty as to its usefulness, completeness, accuracy, reliability, safety or non-infringement of third-party rights. 2. Except where the Provider is legally required to bear liability and except where damage is caused by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Provider, the Provider shall not be liable for any damage incurred by Users in connection with the Service. 3. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in cases where the Provider is liable to the extent that it cannot be exempted under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, and where the Provider has not committed willful misconduct or gross negligence, the total amount of damages payable by the Provider to a User shall be limited to the total amount of fees for the Service actually paid by such User to the Provider during the three (3) months preceding the occurrence of the damage (or JPY 1,000 if the Service is being used free of charge). However, this limitation shall not apply to damages relating to the life or body of the User. 4. Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Provider, the Provider shall not be liable for special, indirect or consequential damages, loss of profits or other damages that exceed ordinary, direct and actual damages that could ordinarily arise.

Article 16 (Amendment of these Terms)

1. The Provider may amend these Terms in accordance with Article 548-4 of the Japanese Civil Code if any of the following applies: 1. When the amendment of these Terms is in the general interest of Users. 2. When the amendment of these Terms is reasonable in light of the necessity for the amendment, the appropriateness of the revised content, and other circumstances related to the provision of the Service. 2. When amending these Terms, the Provider shall determine the effective date and notify Users, by posting on the Service or by other means the Provider deems appropriate, of the content of the amended Terms and the effective date within a reasonable period prior to such effective date. 3. If a User uses the Service on or after the effective date referred to in the preceding paragraph, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms.

Article 17 (Assignment of Status under the Usage Agreement, etc.)

1. Users shall not, without the Provider's prior written consent, transfer, assign, provide as security or otherwise dispose of their status under these Terms or any rights or obligations hereunder to any third party. 2. In the event that the Provider transfers the business related to the Service to a third party (including by way of business transfer, company split or other business succession), the Provider may transfer its status under these Terms, contracts related to the Service, Users' information and other items to the successor in connection with such business succession, and Users are deemed to have consented to such transfer in advance.

Article 18 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

1. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. 2. Any disputes arising between the Provider and Users in connection with the Service shall be governed by Japanese law, and the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over the address of the Provider in Japan shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance, depending on the amount in controversy. However, if a User falls under the category of "consumer" as defined in the Consumer Contract Act and is permitted under said Act or other laws and regulations to bring an action before the court having jurisdiction over the User's address, this provision shall not prevent such action.

Effective Date

13 November 2025