Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") set out the conditions for using the mobile application "KPOP Audition" (the "App") provided by Sho Fujimoto (the "Developer"). Anyone who uses the App (a "User") must agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy before using the App.

1. Application of These Terms

1. These Terms apply to the App and all features, content, AI-generated replies, rankings, original characters, advertising, subscriptions, and other services provided through it (the "Service").
2. Notices and rules the Developer posts in the App or on the Developer's website form part of these Terms.
3. If you do not agree to these Terms, please stop using the App. Using the App means you agree to these Terms.

2. The Service

1. The Service provides AI-generated conversations with members of a fictional male idol group, group chats with several members, rankings based on conversation counts, creating and publishing original characters, and related entertainment features.
2. All characters, groups, conversations, rankings, and presentations in the Service are fiction. They do not represent real people, organizations, idols, entertainment agencies, or relationships.
3. The Service is not for dating, matchmaking, marriage brokerage, or contact with real people.

3. Definitions

1. "User Content" means information you enter, send, upload, or set in the Service, such as your nickname, messages, the name, settings, and image of an original character, and report details.
2. "Public Content" means User Content that other users can view, such as your nickname shown in rankings and published original characters.
3. "Generated Data" means chats, introductions, translations, and other information generated by generative AI or the Service.

4. Eligibility

1. The App is not intended for children under 13. Children under 13 may not use the Service.
2. Minors must obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before using the Service, including before purchasing a subscription.
3. The Developer may refuse or restrict use if a User violates these Terms or if the Developer determines that the safe operation of the Service is at risk.

5. User Responsibilities

1. You use the Service at your own responsibility and are responsible for the User Content you send or publish.
2. You represent that you have the necessary rights to your User Content and that it does not infringe the rights of others.
3. Do not enter your own or anyone else's real name, contact details, address, workplace or school, identity documents, financial information, health information, or other information unsuitable for disclosure.

6. Original Characters

1. You can create original characters with the App's Produce feature. The number of characters, the number of creations, and whether you can change images differ between free use and the subscription, as shown in the App.
2. If you set an image for an original character, use only images of fictional people (not real people) that you have the right to use. Do not use photos of real people, celebrities, or third parties, or other people's works without permission.
3. If you create images with an external AI image service, you are responsible for checking its fees, terms, and conditions for using generated output.
4. The settings and images of original characters are reviewed by generative AI or other means when created and when the image is changed. If they do not pass review, you cannot create the character or change the image.
5. Original characters are private when created. They are shown to other users only if you request publication and they pass review.
6. If you delete an original character, it is removed from the public list and rankings. To request complete deletion, please contact us at the address at the end of these Terms.

7. Public Content and Moderation

1. Understand that Public Content can be viewed by other users, and set only content you are comfortable making public.
2. The Developer moderates Public Content through automated checks, human review, user reports, and other means.
3. If the Developer determines that Public Content violates these Terms, laws, or app store policies, it may, without prior notice, make it private, delete it, remove it from rankings, restrict features, or take other necessary measures.
4. The Developer responds to reports to a reasonable extent but does not necessarily disclose the reasons for individual decisions or the measures taken.

8. Prohibited Conduct

You must not enter, send, upload, or publish the following content, or engage in the following conduct, in the Service:

1. Content or conduct that violates laws or public order and morals
2. Content that promotes child sexual exploitation, sexualization of minors, or sexual or romantic contact with minors
3. Explicit sexual content, pornography, or solicitation of sexual services
4. Content intended to meet in real life, exchange contact details, or seek a romantic partner
5. Content that promotes violence, threats, terrorism, illegal drugs, suicide, or self-harm
6. Discrimination, hatred, or harassment based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other attributes
7. Defamation, bullying, stalking, or disclosure of others' personal information
8. Impersonating real people, idols, or celebrities, or depicting real people in sexual, insulting, or misleading ways
9. Content that infringes copyrights, trademarks, portrait rights, privacy, or other rights of third parties
10. Spam, false reports, or improper manipulation of rankings or points
11. Interfering with, circumventing, abusing, reverse engineering, scraping, or automating the Service, servers, APIs, ads, payments, moderation, or reporting features
12. Invalid ad clicks, invalid impressions, or other conduct that violates advertising policies
13. Asking generative AI to produce prohibited content, or attempting to extract personal information or bypass safety features
14. Any other conduct the Developer deems inappropriate or harmful to the operation of the Service

9. Reports and Blocking

1. You can report inappropriate profiles, original characters, and AI replies to the Developer through the in-app report feature or the contact address at the end of these Terms.
2. A character you report is hidden on your device.
3. You can block other users. Characters created by a user you block, and that user's entries in rankings, are hidden on your device. You can unblock users in Settings.
4. Block information is stored only on your device and is not sent to the Developer. Deleting the App also deletes your block list. Blocking does not replace reporting, so please report content you believe violates these Terms.
5. Reported information is kept for investigation, abuse prevention, and legal compliance as described in the Privacy Policy.
6. Do not use the report feature for harassment, false reports, ranking manipulation, or other improper purposes.

10. Generative AI

1. The Service uses generative AI to generate chats, introductions, translations, and other text.
2. Generated Data may contain errors, inaccurate information, offensive expressions, or unintended content. Check Generated Data and use it at your own responsibility.
3. Generated Data is fiction for entertainment and is not legal, medical, financial, psychological, romantic, or other professional advice. If you are troubled or feel unsafe, please consult a professional or a public support service.
4. You can report inappropriate Generated Data through the in-app report feature.

11. Points and Usage Limits

1. The App has a number of free chats per day and points you can earn by watching ads, among other ways. The counts, amounts earned, and amounts used are shown in the App, and the Developer may change them without notice.
2. Points can be used only within the App, have no cash or other monetary value, and cannot be refunded, exchanged for money, or transferred.
3. Points, usage counts, and chat history are stored on your device. If they are lost because you delete the App, change devices, or your device fails, the Developer cannot restore them.

12. Rankings

1. Rankings are calculated from conversation counts between users and characters, among other factors, and are finalized and reset periodically.
2. The calculation method, display, and period may change without notice. If manipulation is suspected, the Developer may adjust or exclude records.
3. Ranking positions do not come with prizes, rewards, or any other monetary value.

13. Subscriptions

1. The App offers an auto-renewable subscription (Premium, with monthly and weekly plans) through the App Store and Google Play. Benefits, prices, and periods are shown on the purchase screen.
2. A subscription automatically renews for the same period and price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your app store account when you confirm the purchase and at each renewal.
3. To cancel on iOS, go to Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. On Android, go to Subscriptions in Google Play. Deleting the App does not cancel your subscription. After cancelling, you can keep using the benefits until the end of the current period.
4. Purchases, renewals, cancellations, and refunds follow each app store's terms and procedures. The Developer cannot issue refunds directly for payments made through the app stores.
5. When changing devices or reinstalling, you can restore purchases made with the same Apple ID or Google account from "Restore purchases" in the App.
6. Subscription benefits may change to improve the App. If a change significantly reduces the benefits, the Developer will announce it in advance in the App or elsewhere.

14. Advertising

1. The App shows ads through Google AdMob. Showing ads involves the handling of information described in the Privacy Policy.
2. Advertisers are responsible for the content, destinations, products, and services of their ads, and the Developer is not responsible for them except as required by law.
3. You must not engage in invalid ad clicks, interfere with ad display, or otherwise violate advertising policies.

15. Intellectual Property

1. Intellectual property rights in the App, its characters, group, screens, design, programs, text, images, logos, and other elements of the Service belong to the Developer or the rightful owners.
2. Rights in User Content remain with you or the rightful owners. However, you grant the Developer a free, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use User Content to the extent necessary to provide, display, store, translate, review, moderate, and improve the Service.
3. You agree not to exercise moral rights against the Developer with respect to the use described above.

16. Changes, Suspension, and Termination of the Service

1. The Developer may change, add to, suspend, or end the content, specifications, features, terms of use, or availability of the Service as needed.
2. The Developer may suspend all or part of the Service for maintenance, failures, outages of external services, disasters, compliance with laws or store policies, or other unavoidable reasons.
3. If the Service is ended, the Developer will give notice in the App or elsewhere a reasonable period in advance.
4. The Developer is not liable for damages caused to Users under this section, except in cases of the Developer's intent or gross negligence.

17. Disclaimer

1. The Developer does not guarantee that the Service is accurate, complete, useful, continuous, free of defects, or that it will produce the results you expect.
2. The Developer is not responsible for Generated Data, other users' Public Content, ads, or third-party services, except as required by law.
3. The Developer is not liable for damages that Users suffer in connection with the Service, except in cases of the Developer's intent or gross negligence. Even where the Developer is liable, its liability is limited to direct and ordinary damages actually incurred by the User. This limitation does not apply where it is not permitted by the Consumer Contract Act or other applicable laws.

18. Handling of User Information

The Developer handles user information in accordance with the separate Privacy Policy.

19. Changes to These Terms

1. The Developer may change these Terms as needed.
2. The revised Terms take effect when posted on this page. Important changes will be announced in the App or in the store listing.
3. If you use the Service after a change, you are deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms.

20. Assignment

You may not assign your position or rights and obligations under these Terms to a third party without the Developer's prior consent. If the Developer transfers the business related to the Service to a third party, it may transfer its position, rights and obligations under these Terms, and user information to that third party.

21. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

22. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

1. These Terms are governed by the laws of Japan.
2. Any dispute relating to the Service or these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction, as the court of first instance, of the district court or summary court with jurisdiction over the Developer's place of residence.

23. Contact

For questions about these Terms, Public Content, reports, infringement of rights, or anything else about the Service, please contact:

Developer: Sho Fujimoto
Email: zero@zerotoone.app