Terms of Use: LINE In-App Purchase System
These Terms of Use: LINE In-App Purchase System (these “Terms”) set forth the conditions regarding the use of the “LINE In-App Purchase System” (the “Service”) provided by LY Corporation (the “Company” or “we”) between the users who use the Service (“you” or “User,” depending upon the context) and the Company.
1. Services
1.1 By using the Service, which is a payment platform, on the “LINE” app we provide (“LINE”), you may purchase paid items, paid services, paid functions, etc., (collectively, the “Paid Items”) that are provided, granted, or distributed, etc. (the “Offerings”) on various designated services available on LINE (the “Target Services”) by the Company or a third party that provides services through LINE (“Developer”).
1.2 In purchasing the Paid Items, by using the Service, you may make payment to the providers of the operating system of the device you are using (the “Store”) and receive the Offerings of the Paid Items from the Developer.
1.3 In using the Service, you are required to agree with these Terms and have your own LINE account.
1.4 If you are a minor, you must only use the Service after obtaining approval from your legal representative, such as your parents.
2. Payment Transactions
2.1 You shall pay the consideration for the Paid Items to the Store through the Service (the “Payment Transaction”).
2.2 The contractual relationship regarding the Payment Transaction shall be formed between you and the Store, and the Company shall not be involved in the conditions or the execution of the agreements. You are required to follow the agreement applicable to you and the Store regarding the Payment Transaction, and the Company shall not be involved in such agreement.
2.3 You are required to confirm with the Store all of the problems or concerns regarding the Payment Transaction, such as the contents, conditions, execution of the agreements including payment cancellation, repayment, payment failure, etc.
3. Purchase Transactions
3.1 You may pay the consideration for the Paid Items through the Service and receive the Offerings of such Paid Items from the Developer (the “Purchase Transaction”).
3.2 The contractual relationship regarding the Purchase Transaction shall be formed between you and the Company (in case that the Target Services are provided by the Company) or the Developer and/or platformer providing the operating environment for the Target Services relating to such Purchase Transaction (excluding the Company; hereinafter, the “Platformer”; the Developer and/or the Platformer shall be collectively referred to as the “Developer, Etc.”).
3.3 The Purchase Transaction between you and the Company shall be in accordance with the conditions of the agreement regarding such Paid Items separately entered into between you and the Company.
3.4 The Company shall not be involved in the conditions or the execution of the agreements regarding the Purchase Transaction between you and the Developer, Etc. With regard to such Purchase Transaction, you are required to follow the agreement applicable to you and the Developer, Etc., and the Company shall not be involved at all in such agreement.
3.5 If there are any doubts or problems between you and the Developer, Etc., regarding the Purchase Transaction formed between you and the Developer, Etc., including such Developer having failed to provide the Offerings of the Paid Items despite you having purchased items from the Developer, you and the Developer, Etc. shall engage in consultation, and the Company shall have no obligations whatsoever to handle the same, including any repayment or refund.
3.6 The Company shall not be involved in the Offerings of the Paid Items by the Developer, Etc., and shall not in no way be obliged to confirm any of the following, nor be responsible for acting as an agent or approver thereof.
3.6.1 Reliability, performance, etc., of the Developer, Etc.;
3.6.2 Security, quality, accuracy, reliability, integrity, effectiveness, completeness, legality, and fitness for a particular purpose, and continuity of provision of the items, services, functions, etc., distributed by the Developer; and
3.6.3 Credibility or accuracy of the contents, data, materials, etc., transmitted by the Developer, Etc., including explanations of the items, services, functions, etc.
3.7 You are required to confirm with the Developer, Etc., all of the problems or concerns regarding the Purchase Transaction, including the contents, conditions, and execution of the agreements between you and the Developer, Etc.
4. Provision of Services
4.1 If any of the following occurs to the Company, the Company may temporarily suspend providing all or part of the Service. The Company shall not provide compensation for any direct or indirect losses caused to Users due to such suspension of the Service:
4.1.1 When conducting maintenance or repair of systems;
4.1.2 When the Company is unable to provide the Service due to force majeure events such as an accident (fire, power outage, etc.), natural disaster, war, riot, labor dispute, etc.;
4.1.3 When securing the safety of Users or third parties, or in the case of a public welfare emergency; or
4.1.4 Other than any of the foregoing, when the Company reasonably considers it necessary.
4.2 The Company shall not explicitly or implicitly provide any warranty: (i) that there are no defects in the Service (including, without limitation, security-related defects, errors, bugs, or infringement on rights); or (ii) for the security, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, and fitness for a particular purpose, and the continuity of the provision of the Service. The Company shall in no way be obliged to provide Users with the Service after removing such defects.
5. Refunds, Cancellations and Failures of Payment
5.1 The Company shall not provide any refund relating to your use of the Service for any reason whatsoever. If you need a refund, please contact the Store.
5.2 For any issues relating to cancellation or failure of payment, or other matters relating to the payment with the use of the Service, please contact the Store.
6. Purchase History
6.1 You can confirm your purchase history relating to the use of the Service through your own LINE account.
7. Privacy
7.1 We will respect your privacy.
7.2 We will appropriately handle information related to individual Users in accordance with the LY Corporation Privacy Policy.
7.3 We will pay the utmost care and attention to security in order to securely manage the information collected from Users.
7.4 We may provide the Developer, Etc., and the Store, with information such as internal identifiers issued by the Company, purchase history, and access history, etc., for the purpose of: (i) using the platform and conducting administrative processing, (ii) making contact to Users, and (iii) settling Payment Transactions, as well as (iv) within the necessary extent in accordance with the contents stated in the LY Corporation Privacy Policy. In addition, in relation to the use of the Service, the Store may provide the Company with information such as your internal identifiers, purchase history, and access history, etc.
7.5 If the Company considers it necessary to investigate any unauthorized use of the Service, the Company may disclose your registered information, information such as internal identifier, purchase history, access history, etc., and other information necessary for the investigation into the unauthorized use to the Developer, Etc., or the Store, and you hereby agree in advance to such disclosure.
7.6 If it is necessary for the Store to handle the refund, repayment, etc., as set forth in the “Payment Transaction” section of these Terms, you hereby agree that the Company may provide the Store with the information on your purchase history or account to the extent necessary.
8. Application of these Terms
8.1 In the use of the Service, these Terms as well as the LY Corporation Common Terms of Use separately set forth by the Company shall apply. If there are any inconsistencies between these Terms and the LY Corporation Common Terms of Use, these Terms shall prevail.
8.2 If any of the following occurs, the Company may revise these Terms. In such case, the Company shall make public, by indicating on the Service, LINE, or our website, or notifying Users in a manner prescribed by the Company, to the effect that these Terms will be revised, the contents of these Terms after revision, and the effective date of the revised version of these Terms. In the case of Article 8.2.2, the Company will make the revision public a reasonable period before the effective date of the revision. The revised version of these Terms shall come into effect on the effective date of the revision.
8.2.1 If revision to these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users or
8.2.2 If revision to these Terms is not in breach of the purpose of the contract and is reasonable in light of the necessity of such revision, the appropriateness of the contents after the revision, and other circumstances concerning the revision.
9. Prohibited Acts
9.1 If, in relation to the use of the Service, frequent demands for refund or other acts considered to be malicious by the Company are found, the Company may, at its own discretion, restrict or suspend your use of the Service in a temporary or permanent manner.
9.2 In addition to the preceding paragraph, if you breach either these Terms or the LY Corporation Common Terms of Use, the Company reserves the right to suspend your use of the Service in a temporary or permanent manner, or to delete your LINE account. If your LINE account is deleted, the Service linked to such account shall be invalid.
9.3 The Company shall not provide compensation for any direct or indirect losses caused to you due to suspension of use or deletion of your LINE account in accordance with this Article 9.
10. Disclaimer
10.1 Except for cases due to the Company’s willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Company shall in no way be liable for any damage you may incur due to the Service; provided, however, that if an agreement between you and the Company falls under a consumer agreement as set forth in the Consumer Contract Act (a “Consumer Agreement”), then, with regard to the Company’s liability for non-performance or tortious act due to the Company’s negligence (excluding gross negligence), the Company shall be liable for providing compensation for loss or damage within the range of the loss or damage that would normally occur, and shall in no way be liable for lost profits or any damage caused by other special circumstances.
10.2 If any damage is caused to you due to the Company’s gross negligence, the Company shall be liable for providing compensation for loss or damage within the range of the loss or damage that would normally occur, and shall not be liable for lost profits or any damage caused by other special circumstances, except for the cases where an agreement between you and the Company regarding the Service falls under a Consumer Agreement.
10.3 The Company shall be responsible only for the operation of the Service. The Payment Transaction between you and the Store and the Purchase Transaction between you and the Developer shall be between the parties to the relevant transaction, and the Company shall not be responsible for such transactions.
10.4 The Company shall neither be responsible for nor involved in any troubles, disputes, etc., arising between you and other Users, the Store, the Developer, Etc., or any third party in relation to the Service.
10.5 If you cause any damage to a third party due to your use of the Service, you shall resolve such damage at your own responsibility and expense, and the Company shall in no way be responsible therefor.
11. Withdrawal
11.1 You may withdraw from the Service at any time by deleting your LINE account in accordance with the LY Corporation Common Terms of Use. If your LINE account is deleted, the agreement relating to the Service linked to such account in accordance with these Terms with you shall be automatically terminated.
11.2 Your right to use the Service shall cease and your purchase history and other related data, etc., shall be deleted at the time when the agreement relating to the Service is terminated, and shall not be restored. The Company shall not provide compensation for any direct or indirect damage you may incur as a result thereof.
11.3 At the time of your withdrawal from the Service, an agreement for subscription between you and the Store shall not be automatically terminated, and if any payment arises based on such subscription after your withdrawal from the Service, no refund shall be made. Please pay attention that you need to cancel such subscription separately upon your withdrawal from the Service.
12. Revision and Termination of Services
12.1 The Company may revise all or part of the Service in any of the following events:
12.1.1 When revision to the contents of the Service, such as addition of functions thereto, improvement of the Service, etc., conforms to the general interests of Users; or
12.1.2 In cases other than the preceding item, if it is reasonable in light of the necessity to revise the contents of the Service, the appropriateness of the contents after revision, and other circumstances concerning the revision.
12.2 If the Company considers it necessary based on reasonable grounds, we may terminate the Service at any time.
12.3 Other than any of the preceding paragraphs, Users hereby approve in advance that, due to modification, suspension, etc., of the contents, etc., of the outside services used in the Service (including the services listed in the “Payment Transaction” and “Purchase Transaction” sections in these Terms), you may not be able to use all or part of the Service. The Company shall not be liable for any damage caused to you in relation to these outside services.
13. Jurisdiction and Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the law of Japan. Any disputes between you and the Company arising out of or in relation to the Service shall be exclusively submitted to the Tokyo District Court in the first instance.
established on Jun 4, 2025