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*We have updated our Terms of Use on March 3rd, 2025

You are required to agree to these Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms of Use”) for your use of the service PIXTA AI as defined below operated and provided by PIXTA Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Pixta”).

Article 1 Use of the Service

The Terms of Use governs your use of the Service. The Terms of Use shall apply to every user, whether the user is an individual or corporation, who accesses or uses the Service (hereinafter referred to as the “User”), regardless of whether or not the User is registered as a member with the Service.
All the materials in the Service including but not limited to photographs, illustrations, and videos are the property of Pixta or its licensor as the case may be, and are protected by intellectual property laws including the Copyright Act of Japan. Unauthorized use thereof without obtaining proper permission or license is prohibited by those laws.
A minor is not allowed to use the Service in principle. A person under guardianship, curatorship or assistance including similar guardianship supporting a person with limited capacity under applicable law (hereinafter collectively referred to as "guardianship, etc.") who desires to become a member of the Service shall obtain the prior consent of his or her legal representative such as guardian, etc. upon membership registration and each use of the Service. A person under guardianship, etc. who uses the Service shall be deemed to have obtained such consent of the guardian, etc.
In the Terms of Use, each of the following terms will be used in accordance with the following definitions.
1. “PIXTA AI” means a website developed and operated by Pixta and made available to the User in its latest version.
2. “Service” means and includes all features and services offered by Pixta on PIXTA AI as prescribed in Article 2.
3. “Data” means the content data such as photos, illustrations, and videos as well as accompanying metadata, suitable for use as machine learning Training Data, Validation Data, and Testing Data. The machine learning Training Data, Validation Data, and Testing Data are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Training Data etc."
4. “Machine Learning” means technology to build a machine learning model that enables predictions, judgments, classifications and other kinds of data processing from unseen data by having computer(s) learn the regularities or structures inherent in large amounts of data.
5. “Training Data” means the data that a computer learns in the Machine Learning.
6. “Validation Data” means the data that constitutes an independent dataset used in the learning process to build a Machine Learning model for the purposes of evaluating the performance of a Machine Learning model and adjusting parameters in the learning process.
7. “Testing Data” means the data that constitutes an independent dataset used to evaluate the performance of the trained Machine Learning model.
8. “Generative AI” means Artificial Intelligence (AI) that generates various content such as texts, images, videos, and the like based on instructions from humans using natural languages and images and by other means.
9. “Registered User” means the User who wishes to procure the Data and has completed the prescribed membership registration on the Service.
10. “Partner” means the User who has completed the prescribed membership registration on this Service for the purpose of selling, licensing, and otherwise distributing the Data.
11. The Registered User and the Partner may be hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Member”.
12. “Agreement between the Members” means any and all agreements regarding the Data entered into between the Registered User and the Partner including, but not limited to, license agreements and other agreements.

Article 2 The Service

Scope of the Service:
1. The Registered User is able to view the samples of the Data (hereinafter referred to as the "Samples") published by the Partner on the Service. The Samples may only be used by the Registered User for the purpose of evaluating whether the Data can be used as the Training Data etc., and may not be used for any other purpose (including the use of the Samples as the Training Data etc.);
2. The Registered User is able to make an inquiry to the Partner through Pixta for the purpose of procuring the Data;
3. The Partner is able to list the Samples and other information related to the Data on PIXTA AI and receive information from Pixta about the Registered User who wishes to procure the Data.
4. For the avoidance of doubt, Pixta is not involved in the part or the whole of the process of offering products and services between Registered User and Partner, as well as the negotiation, conclusion, and execution of the Agreement between the Members. The process of selling and buying the Data and all related communications shall be carried out directly by and between the User and the Partner. Pixta does not guarantee there will be the Partner’s response to the Registered User’s inquiries, nor does it guarantee to the Partner that there will be inquiries from the Registered User. Pixta shall not be liable for the negotiation and content of the Agreement between the Members as well as for the Data. The same shall apply if, after evaluation of the Samples, the Data provided by the Partner under the Agreement between the Members is against the Registered User’s intention.
If Pixta determines that the content of the inquiry from the User is inappropriate, Pixta will not provide the content of the inquiry to the Partner. Pixta is not obligated to explain to the User the reason for not providing the content of the inquiry to the Partner or the reason why there is no response from the Partner.
The content of the Registered User’s inquiries will be analyzed and used by Pixta for provision to the Partner and for Pixta’s advertising and marketing purposes relating to the Service.
The Registered User shall be liable for the content of the Registered User’s inquiry, and even if the inquiry contains confidential information or personal information of the Registered User or a third party, Pixta shall not be liable for the provision of such information to the Partner or other User.
Whenever Pixta reasonably considers it necessary, Pixta may change, suspend or discontinue all or part of the Service without any liability to the User.
Whenever Pixta reasonably considers it necessary, Pixta may revise, amend, change or update the Terms of Use according to its necessity. If Pixta revises the Terms of Use, Pixta shall notify the User of effective dates and details of amendments in advance.
The User shall bear any and all the relevant communication expenses incurred by use of the Service such as receiving and sending e-mails and viewing websites by mobile phones or any other communication device.
Pixta may, at its discretion, subcontract all or part of the Service’s operations to PIXTA VIETNAM CO., LTD., a subsidiary of Pixta, or other third parties. These subcontractors may further delegate these operations to additional third parties with Pixta's consent.

Article 3 Prohibition on Use of Service

The User shall be prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities in using the Service:

To conduct any act which would infringe intellectual proprietary rights such as copyright, portrait right, right of privacy, honor, or any other rights or interest of Pixta, or any other third party including but not limited to, unauthorized use of the Data in the Service;
To enter fallacious, erroneous, or deceptive information in the Service;
To interrupt the operation of the Service by unlawful conducts or nuisance through the internet such as providing computer viruses or reverse engineering.
To use the Service without authorization by entering any fallacious information or impersonating another person in the process of registration or upon log-in;
To perform nuisance act against any other third party such as slandering, abusing, harassment, or threat;
To conduct any act against public order and good morals, or any illegal, unlawful or criminal act including tort; or
To conduct any other act which Pixta deems inappropriate.

Article 4 Membership Registration

To use a prescribed part of the Service, the User is required to complete the membership registration procedure designated by Pixta.
If any User who has applied for or completed the membership registration falls under any of the following causes, Pixta may refuse or cancel the User’s application or registration at any time without any liability to the User. Also, Pixta will not be obligated to disclose the reason of such refusal or cancellation to the User and the User shall not take objection to Pixta’s decision.

If Pixta determines at its sole discretion that the User has breached the Terms of Use or that there is a ground for Pixta’s belief of the User’s breach thereof;
If the registered information is found, in whole or part, to be fallacious, erroneous, or defective;
If the registration of the User for the Service or any other service provided by Pixta has been once cancelled by Pixta, or the User has committed an inappropriate act in respect of any service provided by Pixta;
If the User who is a person under the guardianship etc. has completed the membership registration without consent of the legal representative, or if the User is a minor;
If the User is an organized crime group, a designated organized crime group, a designated organized crime association, a member of an organized crime group, a related company or association of an organized crime group, a quasi-member of an organized crime group, a corporate racketeer, or groups engaging in criminal activities under the pretext of conducting social, or a person equivalent thereto, as defined in Article 2 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Members of Organized Crime Groups (hereinafter referred to as "anti-social forces"), or if the User has some kind of interaction or involvement with anti-social forces, such as cooperating or participating in the maintenance, operation, or management of anti-social forces through funding or other means, as determined by Pixta.
If otherwise Pixta determines that the User is inappropriate as the Member.

The Member shall not transfer, rent, change the name of, grant security interest on or otherwise dispose of the account, the registered e-mail address, password, and status as the Member, and the rights and obligations granted hereunder or the right to receive the Service.
The membership registration procedure requires the User’s entry of registered e-mail address and password. If the e-mail address and password registered by the User are used when using the Service, it shall be deemed by Pixta that the User associated with that e-mail address has used the Service. Each User shall keep strictly private and confidential the registered e-mail address and password.
Pixta shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User arising out of or in relation to the use of his or her registered e-mail address or password by any third party regardless of existence of the User’s negligence.
The User shall forthwith notify Pixta of any change of registered information such as e-mail address, home address, or telephone number. The User shall register with Pixta contact information which enables Pixta to contact the User at any time, and at Pixta’s inquiry, the User shall forthwith respond thereto.
Pixta shall not be liable for any disadvantage of the User caused by the User’s failure to notify Pixta of the change of the registered information as set forth in the preceding paragraph.
If the User registers the name or other necessary information of the corporation or any other entity to which the User belongs (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation etc.”) in a manner designated by Pixta, the Corporation etc. shall become the Member as a contracting party with Pixta under the Terms of Use. In such case, the User who has made the membership registration (hereinafter referred to as the “Registrant”) shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that he or she has the full right and authority to agree to the Terms of Use and that the Registrant’s agreement shall be legally effective to the Corporation etc. and the Terms of Use shall be legally binding and enforceable on the Corporation etc.
The Corporation etc. being the Member who is a contract party with Pixta under the Terms of Use shall be liable for any act of the Registrant or any employees, officers, or other persons working for the Corporation etc. who use the Data and the account of the Corporation etc.

Article 5 Personal Information

Pixta shall take appropriate measures in its handling of personal information based on Pixta’s Privacy Policy, and the User shall agree to the handling of his or her personal information in accordance with Pixta’s Privacy Policy. The User shall agree that Pixta will handle the specific personal information in accordance with Pixta's Policy on Handling Specific Personal Information.
The User shall agree that, to the extent necessary to provide the Service, the User's information including, but not limited to, name and contact information, the contents of inquiries, and other information provided by the User to Pixta may be provided to the other User through Pixta. This includes, but is not limited to, the cases, for example, when, if Pixta receives an inquiry from the User about the Data provided by the certain Partner, Pixta provides the information of the inquiring User to the Partner of the Data in question.

Article 6 The Partner

The Partner may publish, on designated pages of PIXTA AI, descriptions and the Samples of the Data licensable under the Agreement between the Members, the Partner’s own tradename, name, service name, logo, and so forth (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Posted Information”). Upon the Partner’s provision of the Posted Information to the Service, the Partner agrees that Pixta may freely use and modify the Posted Information that the Partner has made public for the purpose of providing Service. The Partner agrees not to exercise, and not to have any third party exercise, moral right of an author or any equivalent right under applicable laws.
The Partner agrees that Pixta may provide the Samples, whether with or without watermark, for free to the Registered User only for the purpose that the Registered User may evaluate if the Data is usable as the Training Data etc.
Pixta is entitled to use the Partner’s Posted Information for promotional/marketing purposes on PIXTA AI, emails, social media, press releases or any other media, and may amend the same to the necessary extent for the purposes.
Whenever Pixta reasonably considers it necessary, Pixta may delete or change the Posted Information and/or the Samples without prior notice to the Partner and prior consent from the Partner.
The Partner agrees that Pixta is not required to pay any remuneration, royalties, price for the non-exercise of the moral rights, or any other prices to the Partner in cases stipulated in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.
The Partner represents and warrants to Pixta that:
1. the Data, the Samples, and the Posted Information have been obtained and acquired in a lawful and appropriate manner, and have been legally produced in accordance with any and all applicable laws;
2. in respect of the Samples, the Partner has the lawful right to deliver and to grant the rights and licenses as set forth in this Article;
3. in respect of the Data to be licensed under the Agreement between the Members, the Partner has the lawful right to deliver and to grant the rights and licenses as set forth in the Agreement between the Members;
4. the personal information is not included in the Data or the Samples, or if personal information is included in the Data or the Samples, the person to whom the personal information pertains (hereinafter referred to as the "Person") agrees how the Data and the Samples are provided and to what extent used, as set forth in the Agreement between the Members and in the Terms of Use, including that the Person’s information may be transferred to, stored, accessed, or used in a country or countries with different data protection or privacy laws;
5. the Partner obtains and stores all contracts and other documents, including, but not limited to, written consent from the Person, that show how the personal data including the Person's personal information specified in the previous item was acquired. If requested by Pixta, the Partner shall submit the contracts or documents and related necessary information to Pixta;
6. in respect of the Data, the Samples, and the Posted Information, Pixta and the User’s exercise of the rights and licenses granted under the Terms of Use does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the rights of any third party, or violate any Laws; and
7. the Data, the Samples, and the Posted Information are free from any virus, “Trojan horse”, ransomware, or other malicious or harmful code.
For publication of the Posted Information on PIXTA AI or the Service, and for sharing the User’s contact address in response to the User’s inquiries pursuant to the Terms of Use, Pixta is entitled to charge the Partner the listing fees, referral fees, and other fees (including the performance rewards for transactions after the Pixta’s referrals) set forth in the separate Application Form. Invoices will be prepared based on the registered information of the Partner’s account in the Service. The transfer charge required for the payment shall be borne by the Partner.
The Partner shall resolve at its own cost and expense any complaint or claim made by the User or any other third parties in connection with the Data, the Samples, and the Posted Information.

Article 7 Confidentiality

The User shall not lose or leak the content of the inquiries from Pixta or other User, items contained in the Application Form, and any and all confidential information of Pixta and other User obtained through the use of the Service (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Confidential Information,” which includes the content of the Application Form and all business and technical information provided by officers and employees of Pixta or other User that is not publicly available). The User shall also take appropriate security measures to prevent the loss or leakage of the Confidential Information. The Confidential Information shall not be used beyond the extent necessary for the use of the Service, and the Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to third parties without Pixta’s prior written consent.

Article 8 Measures to be Taken in the Event of Breach of Terms of Use

In cases of breach of the Terms of Use by the User, including but not limited to, unauthorized use, failure of payment, infringement of third party’s right, the membership registration with fallacious information, Pixta is entitled to take necessary measures, at its sole discretion, against the breaching User, such as requesting for payment of penalty separately designated by Pixta, ceasing and desisting use of the Data and the Samples, suspending use of all or a part of the Service, withdrawing the User from the membership and claiming for compensation for damages including reasonable attorney’s fees, and the breaching User shall promptly comply with Pixta’s instruction.
Pixta shall not be liable for any of claims or liabilities with any third party arising out of or in relation to the User’s breach of the Terms of Use including but not limited to unauthorized use of the Samples. The breaching User shall be solely liable to deal with such claims or liabilities on his or her own responsibility and at his or her own expenses, and shall warrant and agree to keep and hold Pixta harmless from and against any and all damage related thereto.
In the event that Pixta has incurred any damage out of or in relation to such legal demand filed against Pixta as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the breaching User shall indemnify Pixta for and against any and all damage and expenses related thereto incurred by Pixta in order to deal with the same including any reasonable attorney’s fees.
If Pixta considers it necessary after finding that the User has breached the Terms of Use, Pixta may disclose to the third party involved in the dispute or claim due to the User’s breach, the User’s contact address or any other information that Pixta possesses concerning the User.
If Pixta receives a report about a breach of the Terms of Use with respect to any of the Samples or use of the Samples by any person, Pixta will make reasonable effort to take the best measures in order to cure such breach and reserves the right to determine at its own discretion what measures to be taken by Pixta.
The provisions of the Terms of Use (including, but not limited to, this Article) shall not prevent Pixta from demanding penalties and compensation for damages, demanding cancellation of the Service, and taking other single or multiple measures and dispositions as set forth in the Terms of Use to the User who has violated the Terms of Use.

Article 9 Disclaimer

PIXTA MAKES NO WARRANTY OF CORRECTNESS, COMPLETENESS, OR LATESTNESS REGARDING THE DATA, THE SAMPLES AND THE POSTED INFORMATION.
PIXTA MAKES NO WATTANTY THAT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MEMBERS WILL BE CONCLUDED.
ANY AND ALL THE DATA, THE SAMPLES AND THE POSTED INFORMATION SHALL BE PROVIDED “AS IS.” PIXTA SHALL NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FULFILLMENT OF THE USER’S REQUIREMENT OR CONTRACT NONCONFORMITY OF THE DATA, THE SAMPLES AND THE POSTED INFORMATION. EVERY USER AGREES TO USE THE DATA, THE SAMPLES, THE POSTED INFORMATION AND THE SERVICE BASED ON THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY AND JUDGMENT.
PIXTA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO ERROR OR TROUBLE OF TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT RELATED TO THE SERVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPUTER SYSTEM TROUBLE AND FALSE DISPLAY INCIDENTAL THERETO.
PIXTA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF THE DATA, THE SAMPLES, AND THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO PIXTA. EACH USER SHALL PREPARE AND MAINTAIN THE BACKUP OF SUCH INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO PIXTA INCLUDING THE SAMPLES BY HIM OR HERSELF.
PIXTA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE, ITS SERVER, THE DATA, THE SAMPLES, THE POSTED INFORMATION, AND ANY E-MAILS TRANSMITTED FROM THE SERVICE DO NOT TRANSMIT ANY COMPUTER VIRUS, SPAMS, OR ANY OTHER HARMFUL COMPUTER PROGRAMS ETC.
PIXTA’S LIABILITY FOR THE SERVICE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. IN NO EVENT SHALL PIXTA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE USER ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO THE SERVICE.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PRECEDING ITEM (i), IN CASES WHERE PIXTA IS LIABLE FOR DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE USER, PIXTA SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ONLY ACTUAL DIRECT AND ORDINARY DAMAGES (EXCEPT LOST PROFITS), AND THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF PIXTA SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT OF FEES THAT HAS BEEN PAID BETWEEN PIXTA AND THE USER FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE WHEN THE DAMAGE ARISED FOR EACH MEMBER, OR PER A CORPORATION ETC. REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF THE REGISTERED MEMBERS IF THE CORPORATION ETC. IS REGISTERED IN THE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION.
3. IN CASES WHERE THE CONSUMER CONTRACT ACT OF JAPAN APPLIES TO USE OF THE SERVICE, THE PROVISION OF THE ABOVE ITEM (i) OF THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY, AND THE PRECEDING ITEM (ii) SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE CASES WHERE PIXTA CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE USER DUE TO PIXTA’S NEGLIGENCE (EXCEPT GROSS NEGLIGENCE).
4. PIXTA SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR THE DAMAGE INCURRED DUE TO THE USER’S BREACH OF THE TERMS OF USE.
THERE MAY BE CASES IN WHICH PIXTA COLLABORATES WITH ANY EXTERNAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY ANY OTHER COMPANY. IN SUCH CASE, THE USER AGREES TO USE SUCH EXTERNAL SERVICES ON HIS OR HER OWN RESPONSIBILITY AND AGREES THAT PIXTA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO THE USER’S USE OF SUCH EXTERNAL SERVICES. IN USING SUCH EXTERNAL SERVICES, THE USER SHALL COMPLY WITH ANY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY SUCH EXTERNAL SERVICES.
If any provision of the Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms of Use shall remain in full force and shall not be impaired.

Article 10 Cancellation

The procedures for cancellation by the Member is as follows:
1. The Member may terminate his or her use of the Service at any time by completing the cancellation procedures in the manner separately designated by Pixta; provided, however, that the Member who has an unpaid price cannot cancel the Service until the payment is completed.
2. The Member who applies for cancellation shall no longer be able to log into his or her account and shall no longer be able to use all functions of the Service.
3. The treatment of rights and obligations stipulated in the Agreement between the Members after the termination of the Member’s use of the Service shall be subject to the Agreement between the Members, and Pixta shall not be involved in such treatment.
In the procedures for cancellation by the Partner, Pixta will delete the Samples and the Posted Information from the Service within thirty (30) days from the date of the Partner’s application for cancellation.
The procedures for Pixta to withdraw the Member from the Service is as follows.
1. If the Member falls under any of the following items, or if Pixta considers that there is a risk of his or her falling under any of these items, Pixta may at its own discretion, without prior notice or demand to the Member, and without obtaining the Member's consent, immediately take procedures to withdraw the Member from the Service. Pixta is not obligated to disclose the reason for withdrawal to the Members. In the case of withdrawal based on the following causes (a) or (d), the Member's unsettled debts such as unpaid prices shall lose the benefit of time and immediately become due and payable.
  1. If Pixta reasonably considers at its own discretion that the Member falls or may fall under any items as set forth in paragraph 2 of Article 4;
  2. If the Member deceases;
  3. If the account of the Member remains unlogged for more than a certain period designated by Pixta; or
  4. If otherwise Pixta considers the Member to be inappropriate as the Member.
2. If the Member falls under any of the previous items and whose membership registration is withdrawn, the Member shall immediately be unable to log into his or her account, shall no longer be able to use all functions.
3. If the Registered User falls under (a) or (d) of item i of this paragraph and withdraws from the Service, the Registered User shall cease the use of, and destroy, all the Samples (including its copies) and shall not allow any third party to use the Samples.
When the Member is unable to log into his or her account pursuant to the provisions of this Article, the cancellation of or withdrawal from the Service is completed. Even if the Member cancels or is withdrawn from the membership, Pixta shall have no liability to refund money collected by Pixta related to the Member.
Even after the Member’s cancellation of, or withdrawal from, the Service, for the purpose of provision of the Service, Pixta may keep and utilize the Member’s registration information that has been collected by Pixta during the effective term of the membership, the Data, the Samples, and other information that the User has provided to Pixta for a period designated by Pixta.

Article 11 Suspension or Discontinuation of Service

Pixta reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the operation of the Service without prior notice to the User for any of the following reasons. Pixta shall have no liability for any damage caused to the User as a result of such suspension or discontinuation conducted in accordance with the following reasons:
1. Periodic or emergency maintenance of equipment or system used in the provision of the Service;
2. Breakdown of equipment or system used in the provision of the Service;
3. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods or tsunamis, wars, riots, civil commotions, labor disputes, fires, blackouts, accidents on communication lines, and other unexpected incidents or accidents, or force majeure which prevent the Service from being provided; or
4. Other causes in which Pixta deems suspension or discontinuation of the Service as necessary for operational or technical reasons.

Article 12 Communication / Notice

Any and all the notices provided by Pixta to the User hereunder shall be made by posting in the Service or by e-mail. Such notices shall take effect at the times specified in the following items:

Posting on the Service: When posted by Pixta
Email: When dispatched by Pixta to the address registered pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 4

Article 13 Business Transfer etc.

If Pixta assigns and transfers the business regarding the Service to a third party, Pixta may assign and transfer the contractual status, rights, and obligations under the Terms of Use as well as customer information including information of the User to the assignee of such business transfer, and the User shall hereby agree to such transfer in advance. As used herein, the business transfer as referred to above includes a split of the company or any other form of restructuring of the company that would result in a business transfer, in addition to the usual form of business transfer.

Article 14 Survival Clause

Provisions of Article 2, paragraphs 5, 8, and 9 of Article 4, Articles 5 through 11, and Articles 13 through 16 shall survive the termination, cancellation, or withdrawal from the Member’s membership regardless of the grounds thereof, and remain effective thereafter.

Article 15 Consultation

The User and Pixta shall enter into good faith consultation and negotiation with each other for resolution of any questions relating to or disputes or problems arising from the Service.

Article 16 Governing Law and Court of Jurisdiction

Any legal problems relating to the Service shall be governed by the laws of Japan; provided, however, that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods shall not apply.
In the event of doubts or disputes not being solved through consultation as described in the preceding Article 15, all lawsuits arising in connection with the Terms of Use shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court of Japan in the first instance.

As of March 3rd, 2025