Phrasebox for iOS — Terms of Use

Article 1 (Definitions)

In these Terms, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

• (a) "User" means any person who installs or uses the Application;
• (b) "Account" means the account of the User in the Application, which is created anonymously on the first launch and which the User may link to an Apple account or a Google account;
• (c) "User Content" means the Japanese sentences, English phrasings, tags, notes, memos and records the User enters in or keeps with the Application;
• (d) "AI Suggestion" means the English phrasings, explanations and notes that the Application obtains from an AI model for a Japanese sentence of the User; and
• (e) "Store" means the application distribution service through which the User obtained the Application.

Article 2 (Grant of Licence)

The Developer grants to the User a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to install and use the Application on devices owned or controlled by the User. The Application is licensed, not sold, and the Developer reserves all rights in the Application that are not expressly granted to the User under these Terms.

In the case of the iOS version, which is distributed through the App Store, the licence granted under this Article is further subject to the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, including the Licensed Application End User License Agreement, and to the usage rules set forth therein.

Article 3 (Price)

The Application is currently provided free of charge. It contains no advertising, and offers no in-app purchase or subscription. Any charge for data communication incurred in the use of the Application shall be borne by the User.

The Application is obtained through the App Store, and Apple accepts no payment from the User for it.

Article 4 (Account)

The Application creates an anonymous Account on its first launch, and may be used without signing in. The User may link the Account to an Apple account or a Google account, in order to keep the User Content when changing devices and to use it on more than one device. While the Account is anonymous, the User Content cannot be recovered after the Application is deleted or the device is lost; the User may export the phrases from the settings of the Application at any time.

Where the User signs out, the User Content on the device is removed from that device, and any change not yet synchronised is lost. The User is responsible for the use of the Apple account or Google account the User links to the Account.

The User may delete the Account at any time from the settings of the Application or, for an Account linked to an Apple account or a Google account, at phrasebox.web.app/delete-account. The deletion removes the User Content kept under the Account and cannot be undone. The handling of information on deletion is set forth in the Privacy Policy of the Application.

Article 5 (AI English Suggestions)

Where the User agrees on the consent screen shown before the first use, the Application obtains AI Suggestions for the Japanese sentences of the User from an AI model through the backend of the Developer. The User may use the Application without agreeing, by entering the English himself or herself, and may withdraw the consent at any time in the settings of the Application. The information sent for this purpose is set forth in the Privacy Policy of the Application.

AI Suggestions are generated automatically by an AI model, and may be unnatural, inaccurate, inappropriate to the situation of the User, or otherwise wrong. They are suggestions only. The User shall judge for himself or herself whether and how to use an AI Suggestion, and may edit it before saving it. The User may report an AI Suggestion from within the Application, and the Developer uses such reports to check and improve the quality of AI Suggestions; the Developer is not obliged to answer or act on any individual report.

Each User may request up to twenty (20) AI Suggestions per day, each follow-up request counting as one. The count resets at 00:00 Japan time. A request that finally fails is not counted. Where the limit is reached, sentences continue to be saved and wait for their English until a later day. The Developer may change this limit, or suspend AI Suggestions temporarily for the maintenance or protection of the service.

Article 6 (User Content)

The User retains all rights the User has in the User Content. The Developer claims no ownership of the User Content, nor of the AI Suggestions the User saves with it. The User grants to the Developer, and to the service providers acting on its behalf, the right to store, copy, transmit and process the User Content solely to the extent necessary to provide the Application to the User, including its synchronisation and the AI Suggestions the User requests.

The User shall not enter in the Application any content the User has no right to use, or any personal information of another person beyond what is necessary for the User's own study.

Article 7 (Prohibited Acts)

The User shall not engage in any of the following acts:

• (a) using the AI Suggestions for any purpose other than the study of the User, or attempting to obtain from them content that is unlawful, harmful or infringes the rights of any other person;
• (b) circumventing the daily limit of AI Suggestions, or accessing the backend of the Application other than through the genuine Application, including by automated means;
• (c) interfering with the operation of the Application or of its backend, or attempting to access information of any other user;
• (d) copying, redistributing, reselling or renting the Application, except as the licences of open-source software included in the Application expressly permit;
• (e) decompiling or reverse engineering the Application, except to the extent that applicable law, or a licence of open-source software included in the Application, expressly permits such acts notwithstanding a contractual provision to the contrary; or
• (f) using the Application in violation of any law or of the rights of any other person.

Where the User engages in any such act, the Developer may restrict the use of the AI Suggestions by the User or suspend the Account.

Article 8 (Third-Party Content and Open-Source Software)

The Application includes fonts and open-source software of third parties, which are credited in the Application under 「ライセンス」 and are used under the licences thereof. Nothing in these Terms restricts any right the User has under those licences in respect of such material.

Article 9 (Modification and Discontinuation of the Application)

The Application is under continuous development, and the Developer may add, modify or withdraw any feature thereof; a future version may require a more recent version of the operating system. The synchronisation and the AI Suggestions depend on a network connection and on the backend of the Developer and its service providers, and may be unavailable from time to time. The Developer may discontinue the Application or its backend in its entirety. The Developer gives no assurance that any particular feature will remain available indefinitely.

Article 10 (Disclaimer of Warranties)

The Application is provided "as is" and "as available". To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Developer makes no warranty with respect to the Application, including without limitation any warranty that the Application will operate without interruption or error, that any AI Suggestion is accurate or appropriate, that the User Content will be synchronised or kept without loss, or that any reminder or notification will be delivered at a particular time. Where the laws of the country of the User do not permit such exclusions, this Article shall apply only to the extent so permitted.

Article 11 (Limitation of Liability)

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Developer shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit or loss of data arising from the use of the Application by the User, including the loss of any User Content and any consequence of the use of an AI Suggestion. The aggregate liability of the Developer for any claim in connection with the Application shall be limited to the amount paid by the User for the Application during the twelve (12) months preceding such claim.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms shall limit any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence and liability for fraud.

Article 12 (Apple)

These Terms are concluded solely between the User and the Developer, and not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the Application or the content thereof.

• (a) Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support services with respect to the Application; such support is provided by the Developer at the address set forth in these Terms.
• (b) In the event of any failure of the Application to conform to any applicable warranty, the User may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price of the Application, if any, to the User. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the Application.
• (c) Apple is not responsible for addressing any claim by the User or any third party relating to the Application, including (i) product liability claims, (ii) any claim that the Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy or similar legislation.
• (d) In the event of any third-party claim that the Application infringes the intellectual property rights of that third party, the Developer, and not Apple, shall be responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement and discharge of such claim.
• (e) The User represents that the User is not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that the User is not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• (f) Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and shall have the right to enforce these Terms against the User.

Article 13 (Termination)

The User may terminate the agreement constituted by these Terms at any time by deleting the Account and the Application. The Developer may terminate such agreement in the event of a material breach of these Terms by the User. Those provisions which by their nature are intended to survive termination, including the disclaimer of warranties and the limitation of liability, shall survive any such termination.

Article 14 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court shall be the court of first instance for any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the User uses the Application as a consumer, nothing in this Article shall deprive the User of the protection afforded by the mandatory consumer protection laws of the country in which the User resides, or of any right of the User to bring proceedings in such forum as those laws may permit.

Article 15 (Amendment of these Terms)

In the event that the Developer amends these Terms, the Developer shall revise the date of last update indicated at the top of this page, and shall give notice of any material amendment on this website before such amendment takes effect. The continued use of the Application by the User thereafter shall constitute acceptance of the amended Terms; a User who does not accept the amended Terms shall delete the Application.

Article 16 (Contact)

Inquiries concerning these Terms shall be directed to Shosin Labs at support@shosin-labs.com.