User Agreements by signing up for Cooking Class Platform YUTAKA ~Natural Riches~
YUTAKA ~Natural Riches~ (hereafter referred to as "the company") will establish the YUTAKA ~Natural Riches~ website (hereafter referred to as "the website," while the services offered on the website, including cooking classes, which will be referred to as "the services"), which is a platform to introduce users to cooking classes hosted by Japanese instructors. Before utilizing the services, members are required to agree to the terms of this user agreement (hereafter referred to as "the user agreement"). Please be aware that separate stipulations pertaining to the operation of the services (e.g. "Notes on Using Our Services") as well as various rules posted on the website and other arrangements will be treated as components of the user agreement. Members and instructors should consult these ancillary rules and guidelines as well as the latest version of the user agreement.
Article 1 (Definitions):
The meaning of the following words as they pertain to the user agreement are defined below.
1. "Instructor": Japan nationals who have agreed to the terms of the user agreement and host cooking classes offered through the website.
2. "Member": those who have agreed to the terms of the user agreement and participate in classes under the tutelage of an instructor.
3. "Class": cooking classes hosted by instructors whose principal objective is to teach the skills required to cook various international cuisines.
Article 2 (Enrollment in Classes and the Cancellation after payment):
1. First, members should apply to enroll in our curriculum and pay the fee. After the company confirmed the remittance, the members are entitled to start lessons. They can also make a reservation for their private lesson and receive other privileges such as recipes and mail magazines during their terms.
2. Payment Terms and Methods
(1) Payment Method: PayPal only
(2）Payment Terms: In advance
Please request an installment payment to PayPal
in the case that members need it before paying.
3. By completing the payment, the company considers that members have agreed to the user contract.
4. Once paid tuition fees cannot be refunded. Please ask questions before remittance if you have any questions.
5. When there is a valid period setting to be eligible to have lessons, you will be notified of the beginning and ending dates after the confirmation of the tuition fee.
e.g., 10 minutes Japanese cooking class (60days)
6. Only registered members are eligible to take lessons. Others may not participate in the lesson with or on their behalf.
7.Cancellation policy
(1) Regarding a single lesson
PRIOR TO THE LESSON DAY CHARGE
11 days or more ago No Charge
8-10 days ago, 20% of full payment
2-7 days ago, 30% of full payment
1 day ago 50% of full payment
On the activity day or No show 100% of full payment
(2) Regarding lessons with a set period such as 60 days
PRIOR TO THE LESSON DAY CHARGE
8 days or more ago No penalty
1-7 days ago you can cancel a lesson 2 times for whole lesson during the contract terms without any penalty.
The activity day or No show The lesson was regarded as “RECEIVED”.
Disclaimer
* If the class cannot be held due to the teacher's illness or their family illness, another class will be scheduled during members' terms. If members cannot attend the rescheduled class during their terms, another class after their terms will be made.
* If classes are canceled due to natural disasters during their terms, another class will be scheduled during their terms. If members cannot attend the rescheduled class during their terms, another class after their terms will be made.
* If there are unexcepted incidents such as long-term hospitalization, YUTAKA ~Natural Riches~ will make the decision.
Article 3 (Enrollment Rules, Prohibitions/Points of Note):
1. Please make sure to attend on time for class. Although our classes are private lessons, as a courtesy to each other, please alert the instructor if members will be late (e.g. due to traffic). In the absence of notification and in the case that members are late for the class beyond 15 minutes of the start, the class is regarded as received.
This rule has been created to ensure we both have precious time.
2. Please prepare or change all food and drinks considering allergy, religion, and food preference. If members need any advice, please ask the instructors. Please be aware that in such cases, neither the company nor any instructors will accept responsibility for any damages.
3. No soliciting for sales/religious/group membership is allowed within the class.
4. We do not offer all members the substitution of ingredients or recipes alteration to avoid exposure to specific allergens. Members with allergies should check their foods prior to classes to whether the ingredients list is safe for them and change substitutions if they need them.
5. In the event of death or injury during a class, the company and instructors are not responsible for damages.
Article 4 (Mandatory Withdrawal):
1. The following actions by members or instructors will be grounds for mandatory withdrawal from the class:
(1) Actions that violate or threaten to violate the intellectual property rights (including but not limited to the copyright, know-how, patent rights, utility model rights, or trademark), privacy rights, the security of private information, or other rights (including actions that cause or threaten to cause suffering, financial loss or psychological injury to another person) of instructors, members, or a third party.
(2) Actions that contravene or threaten to contravene public order and standards of decency.
(3) Expressions of violence, invitations to illegal activity, or intimations thereof.
(4) Actions that hinder the operation of the website or services, or that threaten to do so.
(5) Actions that damage the credibility of the website or services, or that threaten to do so.
(6) Unauthorized acquisition or use of member IDs or passwords.
(7) Any use of the website or services while posing as a person other than members self.
(8) Any other actions in addition to those described above which the company deems to be unacceptable.
2. In the event of an action or behavior corresponding to those described above, the company may choose to impose mandatory withdrawal from classes (for members).
Article 5 (Compensation for Damages):
1. In the event that an instructor or Guest inflicts damages on the company through conduct pertaining to the website or services that contravene the conditions of the user agreement, the instructor or guest is required to indemnify the company for the damages incurred.
Article 6 (Handling/Confidentiality of Personal Information):
1. The company will follow all privacy laws and other applicable guidelines as well as the company's independently specified privacy policy when handling the personal information of members or instructors during the delivery of services.
2. Instructors/members agree that the company will use the personal information it is provided during the delivery of services for the purposes listed below.
(1) When the information is necessary to administer instructors/members for the delivery of services.
(2) When providing information regarding the services.
(3) When carrying out the duties and obligations set out in the user agreement or circumscribed by the law.
(4) For use in marketing research or analysis to maintain quality control or to improve the website/services.
(5) To respond to inquiries regarding the website/services.
(6) For matters concerning the website/delivery of services, or to provide information on additional services.
(7) For system maintenance and troubleshooting.
(8) When sending emails or messages as prescribed by Article 8 Clause 6.
(9) For other purposes provided that the company obtains prior permission from the instructor or members.
3. The company will only provide third parties with the personal information of members/instructors or utilize the information beyond the extent required for the delivery of services under the conditions set out below.
(1) With prior approval from the instructors/members.
(2) When necessary for the company to exercise its rights regarding the services.
(3) In the case of transfers to a successor entity during a merger or transfer of operations.
(4) When permitted under privacy protection laws.
(5) When compelled to do so by official bodies such as government and municipal offices.
4. The instructor/Guest is understood to have agreed to the use of their personal information by the company pursuant to Clause 2 and 3 of Article 1.
5. If Members/instructors request that the company disclose/delete/correct any personal information provided with regards to the website or services, the company will comply promptly as soon as it can be determined that the request originates from the members/instructor in person. The contact information for the company is as follows: (Please contact us by email)
Company: YUTAKA ~Natural Riches~ Administrative Offices
Representative: Yukari Tada
Email: yutaka.22.naturalriches@gmail.com
Place: Hyogo, Japan
Article 7 (Photography and Consent):
1. Reporters/photographers may enter a class without prior notice. Instructors/members agree to allow photographs/videos obtained during such occasions to be displayed on the company website or other applicable media. Those who do not want to be photographed or filmed should notify their instructor beforehand.
Article 8 (Miscellaneous Provisions):
1. The company reserves the right to alter, add, or discontinue services in part or in their entirety without prior notice to instructors/members if forced to do so. However, in the event of wholesale discontinuation of services, the company will provide at least 1 months’ notice to instructors/members via methods deemed appropriate by the company.
2. Classes may be canceled or delayed due to unavoidable circumstances including natural disasters or insufficient enrollees. The recipe/ingredients may also be altered without prior notice if the procurement of the ingredients is hampered by inclement weather or regional issues.
3. The company will not accept any responsibility for damages arising from the changes described in the previous Clause.
4. In the event that instructors/members inflict damages on others or otherwise provoke a dispute, those involved in the dispute are responsible for providing any funds required for its resolution.
5. The company reserves the right to send emails or messages containing advertising or informational material concerning the services.
6. All rights (including ownership rights, intellectual property rights, rights to the usage of a likeness, and publicity rights) to the contents of the website or services (including text, photographs, illustrations, and video, and hereafter referred to as "content matter") belong to the company or other rights-holding entity. Furthermore, any text distributed inside the class by instructors cannot be disseminated on websites, blogs, SNS, or other media without prior consent from the instructor and other rights-holding entities.
7. The company does not guarantee the usefulness, safety, class contents, etc. of the service and the classroom.
Article 9 (Cessation of Membership and Expulsion Due to Involvement in Anti-social Forces):
1. The company reserves the right to temporarily cease instructor rights or expel members/instructors without prior notification if a person is judged to be a member of or closely associated with anti-social forces or groups (this includes any group involved in anti-social activities). The company will not be held culpable if this results in any damage or loss.
Article 10 (Applicable Law):
1. Japanese law should be used to interpret the user agreement.
Article 11 (Negotiation/Jurisdiction):
1. In the event that a dispute arises involving members/instructors/the company with regards to the website or services, the involved parties agree to negotiate autonomously and in good faith to resolve the dispute.
2. In the event of a lawsuit between instructors/members and the company, the parties agree that the Kobe District Court in Japan shall be the exclusive jurisdictional court for the proceedings.
Article 12 (Revisions to the User Agreement)
1. The company may choose to revise the user agreements, as necessary. The publishing of the revised agreement on the website will cause the revisions to immediately go into effect for all instructors and members.
This Agreement has been drawn up in the Japanese language. This is only an English courtesy translation. In case of discrepancies between the Japanese text version of this Agreement and any translation, the Japanese version shall prevail.
Established and put into effect on October 28th, 2019.