Niconico Terms of Use

Nico Nico Douga, Terms of Posting 1. Application of these Terms These terms shall apply to uploading files and information regarding these files (the “Posted Content”) by users on “Nico Nico Douga,” a service operated by Dwango Co., Ltd. (the “Operating Company”), and everything related thereto. Regarding matters not prescribed in these terms, the niconico Terms of Use separately stipulated by the Operating Company shall apply. If there are any matters that these terms and the niconico Terms of Use treat differently, these terms shall supersede the niconico Terms of Use. Users shall consent to the fact that in accordance with these terms, the Posted Content uploaded by users will be placed in a viewable state on “Nico Nico Douga,” “niconico,” any other service operated by the Operating Company, and any service operated by a third party designated by the Operating Company, and that if users expressly grant a license, their content will be placed in a downloadable state. 2. Operating Company’s Use of the Posted Content By uploading the Posted Content, users shall grant a worldwide, non-exclusive, free, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use the Posted Content without limitation (the “License”) to the Operating Company (including Dwango Co., Ltd., which operates “niconico,” and its subsidiaries; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article). Users shall represent and warrant to the Operating Company that they have the necessary title to grant the License for the Posted Content, and that the Posted Content does not include those that violate laws and regulations or these terms. When using the Posted Content to plan and operate “Nico Nico Douga,” “niconico,” and any other service linked to “niconico” (including the services of a third party other than the Operating Company), and to conduct joint research and promotion activities, etc. therefor, the Operating Company may modify the Posted Content to the extent required by the Operating Company, and users shall accept this in advance. The License shall terminate when a user deletes his/her Posted Content by a method designated by the Operating Company, and when a period that the Operating Company considers to be reasonably necessary to terminate the entire use of the Posted Content elapses after such deletion. Users shall accept in advance that for the period after the deletion of the Posted Content until a period that the Operating Company considers to be reasonably necessary to terminate the entire use of the Posted Content elapses, the Operating Company’s use of the Posted Content continues for a certain period, and that if the Posted Content is already published on media for promotion activities, etc. before deletion, the use of the Posted Content continues for the period in which its publication on such media continues. 3. Use of Account Information Users shall consent that their account information on “niconico” (including all information registered as account information) will be used as account information in using the websites related to these terms. 4. Governing Law, Language Users shall consent that these terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, and that any and all disputes or issues arising from or in relation to these terms and uploading of the Posted Content shall be subject to the exclusively agreed jurisdiction in the first instance of the Tokyo District Court. Users shall consent that the originals of the websites related to these terms and these terms shall be in the Japanese language, and shall be always construed only in the Japanese language. Users shall consent that a translation thereof into any other language will be provided only for users convenience, and that such translation will not be referred to in construing these terms. 5. Change and termination of Services The Operating Company may change the substance of provided services and or cease provision of service content at its own discretion. In principle the Operating Company shall notify the Users by positing or pushing on the “niconico” website. The Operating Company shall not be liable whatsoever for any damages suffered by the Users from or in relation to changing or ceasing to provide the Service. 6. Amendment of these Terms of Use The Operating Company may amend these Terms of Use at its own discretion. When the Operating Company amends these Terms of Use, it shall notify the Users by positing or publishing the reason, amended content, and period of effect on the “niconico” website. The Users shall consent to the amended Terms of Use by using “niconico” after amendment.