These Terms of Use (hereinafter the “Terms”) establish the rights and obligations between AnotherBall Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter the “Company”) and each user (hereinafter the “User”) who agrees to these Terms and uses the application provided by the Company (including the services provided on or through such application, hereinafter the “App”). By downloading or using the App, the User shall be deemed to have agreed to all provisions of these Terms. Any person who does not agree to these Terms may not use the App.
Article 1 Application of Terms
1.1 Users must comply with these Terms when using the App.
1.2 Individual terms of use separately established by the Company with respect to the App (hereinafter the “Individual Terms”) constitute a part of these Terms. In the event of any discrepancy between the provisions of these Terms and any Individual Terms, the Individual Terms shall prevail.
1.3 The Company may amend these Terms at its discretion. When making amendments, the Company shall notify Users by display within the App or by other methods designated by the Company of the effective date, the amended text, and the reasons for the amendment within a reasonable period before the effective date. If a User uses the App on or after the effective date, that User shall be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms.
Article 2 User Registration
2.1 A person wishing to become a User shall agree to these Terms and, by the method designated by the Company, provide the information specified by the Company (the “Registration Items”) to complete registration. Linking one’s external account (Google account, Apple ID or any other social‑media account designated within the App; collectively, an “External Account”) is also permitted.
2.2 Upon completion of registration under the preceding paragraph, a contract for use of the App under these Terms (the “Use Agreement”) is formed between the User and the Company.
2.3 The Company may refuse or, even after acceptance, cancel registration if:
(1) the applicant has previously been suspended or deregistered for violating terms of a service provided by the Company;
(2) false, erroneous or missing information was provided;
(3) the applicant is a minor, an adult ward, a person under curatorship or assistance, without the consent of a legal representative;
(4) the applicant is or was an anti‑social force;
(5) the Company reasonably believes the applicant is or may be in breach of these Terms;
(6) the payment method designated by the applicant fails authentication; or
(7) the Company otherwise reasonably deems registration inappropriate.
2.4 Registration must be made by the applicant personally and not by a third party acting on the applicant’s behalf.
2.5 If the applicant is a minor (under 18), prior consent of a legal representative is required; however, persons under 13 may not use the App under any circumstances.
2.6 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, persons residing in the following jurisdictions may not use the App unless they meet the age thresholds below, regardless of parental consent:
(1) European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom – 16 years or older;
(2) Republic of Korea – 14 years or older.
2.7 As part of age‑appropriate protection, the Company may restrict certain functions of the App according to the User’s age. Details of such restrictions and the conditions for their application shall be notified by methods separately designated by the Company.
Article 3 Changes to Registration Items
3.1 If any Registration Item changes, the User shall promptly notify the Company by the prescribed procedure; absent such notice, the Company may treat the Registration Items as unchanged.
3.2 Failure to give notice may render the User unable to use all or part of the App.
Article 4 Account Management
4.1 Even when the App is used on different devices, the same account is applied so long as it is linked to the same External Account.
4.2 The User shall manage account information at the User’s own responsibility, use it solely for purposes of the App, and shall not, without the Company’s prior written consent, allow a third party to use, disclose, lend, transfer, assign, gift, change the name of, sell or otherwise dispose of it.
4.3 All actions conducted using the User’s account may be deemed actions of the User, and the Company bears no liability for resulting consequences.
4.4 On discovering unauthorised use of account information, the User shall immediately notify the Company and take reasonable remedial measures.
4.5 If account misuse causes damage to the Company or a third party, the User shall compensate all such damage.
Article 5 Usage Fees
5.1 When purchasing or using paid content within the App, the User shall pay the fees in accordance with the payment deadlines, methods and other conditions separately specified by the Company. Paid fees are non‑refundable for any reason.
5.2 If the User delays payment, the User shall pay the Company default interest at 14.6 % per annum or the maximum lawful rate, whichever is lower.
Article 6 Use of the App
6.1 The User may use the App only within the scope of purposes specified by the Company such as avatar creation and only in accordance with the age, environment and legal conditions set by the Company.
6.2 The Company may send notices, advertisements or other messages to Users in connection with the operation of the App.
6.3 The User may register a user name, but the Company may refuse or later restrict one if it:
(1) clearly refers to a real person or organisation;
(2) may infringe intellectual‑property, publicity, honour or other rights;
(3) is contrary to public order or likely to offend; or
(4) is otherwise inappropriate in the Company’s judgment.
6.4 Where requested, the User shall accurately register date of birth and other personal data.
6.5 The User shall not cause the Company to obtain false IP addresses or other information (e.g. by VPN spoofing).
6.6 The Company shall bear no liability for any damage incurred by the User arising from:
(1) the inaccuracy or falsity of any registered information; or
(2) the User’s provision of false information to the Company.
6.7 The User shall, at the User’s own expense, prepare all equipment and connectivity required to use the App.
6.8 In using the App, the User shall:
(1) respect third‑party rights and personality;
(2) comply with applicable laws; and
(3) refrain from acts contrary to public order and morals.
6.9 Subject to these Terms, the User may view or otherwise use content provided within the App including live streams, images, text, digital items, avatar-related content, and other information (collectively, “Content”). Except where the Company expressly permits, the User shall not reproduce (other than for private use), modify, publicly transmit, or otherwise use any Content, including posting it to third-party applications or websites.
6.10 The User acknowledges that, depending on settings chosen by a live streamer (“Streamer”), the viewing or other use of Content provided by such Streamer may be restricted.
6.11 Any rights the User acquires in Content under these Terms are limited to the right to use the Content personally within the App. Even if terms such as “purchase,” “exchange,” or “acquire” are used, the User obtains no right to transfer, sublicense, or otherwise dispose of the Content to or for the benefit of any third party.
6.12 All rights in and to any Content provided in the App belong to the Company or to rights-holders who have licensed such rights to the Company. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, no licence of any patent, utility-model right, design right, trademark, copyright, know-how, or other intellectual-property right of the Company or any rights-holder is granted to the User.
6.13 The Company may, at user registration, during customer support inquiries, upon withdrawal requests, or in any other circumstances it deems necessary, require the User to submit identity-verification documents, undergo checks against anti-social forces lists, or cooperate with other KYC/AML procedures prescribed by the Company. The User shall cooperate in good faith with all such procedures upon the Company’s request.
Article 7 Live Streaming
7.1 Users may, at their own discretion and responsibility, perform live streaming on the App in accordance with these Terms. Users performing live streaming (“Streamers”) may use decorations, backgrounds and other content provided by the Company in the manner separately designated by the Company.
7.2 The Company merely provides functionality enabling Users to stream; it does not itself conduct streaming. The Company may freely decide on, or change, approval or disapproval of a User’s streaming and the conditions or methods thereof, and Users shall comply with such decisions.
7.3 When streaming, Users must ensure that the content complies with the “12+” age rating of Apple Inc.’s App Store. If the Company reasonably determines that the content does not comply with such rating, the Company may suspend the stream.
Article 8 Content
8.1 Subject to these Terms and any conditions and methods specified by the Company, Users may use content such as avatars provided by the Company or created by Users in connection with the App.
8.2 Upon creating any avatar or other content, the User shall be deemed to have assigned to the Company the following rights (and the same applies even if such content constitutes a derivative work under Article 2(1)(xi) of the Japanese Copyright Act):
(1) the rights set forth in Article 27 of the Copyright Act (including rights of translation and adaptation);
(2) the rights set forth in Article 28 of the Copyright Act (rights in derivative works); and
(3) all other rights in or to such content.
The User shall not exercise any moral rights or other inalienable rights with respect to such content against the Company or any third party licensed by the Company.
8.3 The Company grants the User a non‑exclusive licence (“Licence”) to make secondary use of such content including the use of videos or images incorporating the content under the following conditions (“Secondary Use”):
(1) Term of Use: until the User withdraws or the relevant account is suspended or deleted;
(2) Conditions:
a. compliance with these Terms, the Individual Terms and any other conditions imposed by the Company;
b. avatars may be modified only to the extent that their identity is preserved (as reasonably judged by the Company);
c. other App content may be used only insofar as it forms part of the avatar; and
d. the Licence is limited to use by an individual (commercial use is permitted).
The User may not sublicense or assign this Licence, and the Company may suspend or revoke it at any time.
8.4 Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no licence to any patent, utility‑model right, design right, trademark, copyright, know‑how or other intellectual‑property right of the Company is granted.
8.5 At their own responsibility and expense, Users shall ensure that any information they register or display on the App (including user‑name settings) and any content they create comply with applicable laws and do not infringe third‑party rights.
8.6 To the extent necessary for the operation and provision of the App, the User grants the Company a worldwide, royalty‑free, sublicensible and transferable licence to use, reproduce, distribute, publicly transmit, display, perform, adapt, translate and otherwise exploit all information provided by the User (“User‑Provided Information”), and shall not assert any moral rights or other inalienable rights against the Company or any sublicensee.
8.7 If any claim is brought against the Company in relation to User‑Provided Information or User‑created content, the User shall resolve such claim at the User’s own responsibility and expense, defend and hold the Company harmless, and compensate the Company for all damages incurred.
8.8 If the Company determines that any User‑Provided Information or User‑created content violates these Terms or is otherwise inappropriate, the Company may, without prior notice, delete such information or content or restrict its display within the App.
8.9 The Company is under no obligation to back up any User‑Provided Information or User‑created content.
Article 9 Virtual Items
9.1 Within the App, Users may purchase App‑specific coins (“App Coins”), including paid App Coins (“Paid Coins”), at the prices and in the manner prescribed by the Company.
(1) The Company shall prescribe, and may revise as necessary, the purchase units, prices, validity periods, holding limits and other conditions for Paid Coins.
(2) A minor who wishes to purchase Paid Coins must first obtain the consent of his or her legal representative.
(3) Unless required by law, cancellations or refunds after purchasing Coins shall not be permitted.
(4) The Company may grant App Coins free of charge (“Free Coins”) in a manner prescribed by the Company. Free Coins shall not be refunded even if the Company terminates the provision of some or all App Coins.
(5) Unless otherwise specified, Paid Coins have no usage period. Free Coins may have an expiration date limiting use to a certain period from the issuance date.
9.2 During live streams, Users may spend Coins to obtain digital gifts (“Gifts”) and send them to Streamers.
(1) Gifts may not be transferred or converted outside the App, nor may they be assigned, lent or pledged to any third party.
9.3 On the basis of Gifts received and other indicators separately prescribed by the Company, a live streamer (“Streamer”) may, at the Company’s discretion, receive reward points (“Diamonds”).
(1) The method for calculating the quantity of Diamonds shall be determined by the Company through algorithms or other means and may be modified by the Company.
(2) Where permitted by the Company, Diamonds may be converted into monetary rewards in accordance with separately established individual terms.
9.4 If the Company determines that any of the following applies to a User, the Company may suspend or invalidate all or part of any avatar, Coin, Gift or Diamond (collectively, “Virtual Items”) held by the User, and the Company shall bear no liability for any invalidated Virtual Items:
(1) the Virtual Items were obtained or used through fraudulent acts or in breach of these Terms;
(2) the User withdraws or the Company deletes the User’s account;
(3) suspension is required under laws, regulations or a court order; or
(4) any other case reasonably deemed necessary by the Company.
9.5. Except as expressly permitted by the Company, Users shall not transfer, lend, change the name of, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of Virtual Items to or for the benefit of any third party.
9.6 Even if the Company sets prices, stock, exchange rates, transferability or other conditions for Virtual Items, the Company does not guarantee that Users will obtain any benefit thereby.
(1) Unless otherwise required by law, the Company may, without prior notice, change such conditions and shall not be liable for resulting damages.
(2) The Company shall not be liable for any temporary restrictions on the use of Virtual Items caused by server failure, system maintenance, platform examinations or other circumstances.
Article 10 Personal Information
The Company shall handle personal information obtained through provision of the App in accordance with the App’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Article 11 Prohibited Acts
The Company prohibits the following acts in relation to the use and secondary use of the App, regardless of whether the User has intent or negligence in the implementation of such acts, and regardless of which functions or services of the App are used:
11.1. Anti-Social Acts
(1) Acts that violate laws, regulations, and morals, or acts that announce, participate in, or promote such violations
(2) Use of the App and Secondary Use in a manner prohibited by religion, violent acts, or acts contrary to public order and morals, or acts that announce, participate in, or promote such acts
(3) Posting or registering information that contains fraudulent, deceptive, false, or misleading content, regardless of purpose
(4) Acts that place a burden on servers beyond the scope of normal use, or acts that announce, participate in, or promote such acts, or other acts that interfere with or hinder the operation/provision of the App or the use of the App by other members
(5) Acts that infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties, or acts that announce, participate in, or promote such infringements
(6) Acts that infringe upon the credit or reputation of third parties, or infringe upon the privacy rights, portrait rights, or any other rights of third parties, or acts that announce, participate in, or promote such infringements
(7) Acts of posting words or other expressions that may beautify, induce, or promote suicide, self-harm, drug abuse, etc.
(8) Acts of harassment or defamation against third parties
(9) Acts of posting expressions that lead to discrimination based on ethnicity, race, gender, age, etc., or acts that participate in or promote such discrimination
11.2. Obscene or Violent Expressions and Meeting-Purpose Related Acts
(1) Acts of posting obscene expressions such as images, videos, illustrations, etc. involving underwear, close-ups of breasts/buttocks, exposure of genitals, or other highly revealing content, or obscene expressions representing sexual acts or genitals (regardless of modification, processing, or artistic value)
(2) Acts of posting violent or grotesque images or other expressions that may cause discomfort to general users
(3) Acts of posting expressions related to sexual acts or expressions intended for such
(4) Acts of inducement such as posting links to adult content sites
(5) Acts of posting links to websites related to child prostitution/child pornography or uncensored video-related websites
(6) Acts of using the App to introduce adult-related products
(7) All acts that the Company determines to be related to meeting purposes
(8) Other acts deemed to have a negative influence on the personality formation of minors
11.3. Commercial Acts
(1) Acts of posting information for the purpose of selling, exchanging, etc. of goods or services, regardless of whether for commercial purposes, or sending messages (including advertising, notification, or solicitation) unless approved by the Company (even information about free seminars, etc. is considered a prohibited act if goods are sold at the seminar or if participants enter into contracts)
(2) Acts of using all or part of the App for commercial purposes (including use or allowing third parties to use by any method such as use, reproduction, duplication, copying, sale, resale, etc.) unless approved by the Company
(3) Acts of sending messages with the same content multiple times for the purpose of advertising, notification, solicitation, etc. using the App's content (including multiple posts, spam, chain messages)
(4) Acts of posting or sending the following information:
(a) Information including inducement to websites where profit can be gained through affiliate or solicitation, unless approved by the Company
(b) Information related to information products
(5) All medical and medical-like acts, regardless of whether for commercial purposes (regardless of the form, including the use of medications, spiritual practices, power stones, counseling acts, etc.)
(6) Acts of collecting or storing, or attempting to collect or store, personal information of third parties (including other users and non-users)
11.4. Posting and Use of Personal Information
(1) Acts of posting information that can identify individuals, such as third parties' email addresses, telephone numbers, license plate numbers, bank account numbers, credit card information, addresses, or other personal information using the App's content
(2) Acts of posting or registering false information (including name, date of birth, email address, address, and other personal information) to impersonate third parties using the App's content
(3) Using another User’s account to access the App, with or without that User’s consent.
11.5. Acts Related to Official Announcements
(1) Acts that cause or may cause misunderstanding that content by the Users or other Users, the Company, its affiliated companies, or other businesses are officially approved, supported, or provided
11.6. Fraudulent Acts
(1) Acts that promote hacking, cracking, freaking, etc., or provide methods for such
(2) Acts of transmitting computer code, files, or programs such as:
(a) Those with potential for harmful or malicious intrusion
(b) Those that can destroy or take control of hardware, software, or other equipment, or those created for that purpose
(c) Those that can monitor the usage status of hardware, software, or other equipment, or those created for that purpose
(3) Acts of sending solicitations, advertisements, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain messages, multi-level marketing, investment opportunities, or other solicitations
(4) Acts of conducting stealth marketing (acts of providing information about one's own products, etc. while pretending to be a third party, or similar acts), or using the App for such purposes
(5) Acts of transmitting non-public company information or materials without appropriate authorization
(6) Acts of using the App for the purpose of creating or assisting in the creation of software, automated software, bots, hacks, unauthorized mods, or other unauthorized third-party software
(7) Acts of using the App for the purpose of infringing upon the legal rights of third parties (including but not limited to privacy rights and publicity rights), defaming, slandering, stalking, threatening, or otherwise causing harm, or collecting personal information of App users
(8) Acts of restricting or interfering with the use of the App by third parties through hacking or modifying parts of the App
(9) Acts of modifying, altering, adapting, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling any part of the App
(10) Acts of removing copyright, trademark, or other property rights notices displayed on the App or materials derived from the App
(11) Acts of framing or mirroring parts of the App without the Company's prior written consent, except when explicitly permitted by the Company
(12) Acts of downloading information and materials on the App or downloading information and materials through the system via the App to create databases
(13) Acts of extracting, indexing, scraping, data mining, or collecting by other methods, avoiding or replicating the navigation structure or display of the App, using robots, site search/analysis applications, or other manual or automatic devices to access information and materials available on or through the App, without the Company's prior written consent
(14) Acting alone or in concert with others to artificially inflate viewer numbers or other metrics for a particular Streamer in order to obtain rating points fraudulently
(15) Acts of using the App for the purpose of money laundering or circumventing related laws and regulations
11.7. Other Prohibited Acts
(1) Acts of indiscriminately posting comments, messages, etc.
(2) Acts of political or religious activities
(3) Acts of intentionally or negligently inviting members whose accounts have been suspended due to violations
(4) Acts of guiding the Users or third parties to other external services, except when linking to external services is permitted as a function provided by the App
(5) Acts of obtaining accounts for the purpose of violating these Terms
(6) Acts of allowing third parties to use or transferring the User qualifications
(7) Acts of exchanging an App account or any usage rights relating to the services provided on the App for money or other pecuniary or proprietary benefit, or advertising, announcing or soliciting such exchange
(8) Acts of exchanging, with other Users of the App or with any third party, any portion of the usage rights relating to an App account or the services provided on the App, or advertising, announcing or soliciting such exchange
(9) Acts of leaving access history of unspecified numbers for the purpose of inducement
(10) Acts of promoting the activities of anti-social forces or directly or indirectly providing benefits to anti-social forces by using the App
(11) Other acts that the Company determines to be inappropriate based on reasonable grounds
Article 12 Violation of Terms
12.1. The Company may temporarily or permanently suspend a User if the User falls under any of the following. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User due to such suspension:
(1) Violation of these Terms
(2) Providing false or inaccurate information during user registration or when amending registration items
(3) Other cases where the Company determines the User to be inappropriate as a user of the App
12.2. Unless otherwise approved by the Company, the Users whose qualifications have been revoked by the Company may not use the App again by any method (including cases deemed to be used by the same person based on usage status, etc., regardless of whether using a single terminal or multiple terminals).
12.3. If a User discovers a violation of these Terms by another User, they must promptly notify the Company using the reporting function provided by the Company.
Article 13 Company’s Liability
13.1 The App is provided “as is,” and the Company makes no warranties of any kind whether express or implied including, without limitation, warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement, and specifically disclaims:
(1) that the App will be provided without interruption, errors or other defects. The Company shall bear no liability for any malfunction, error, delay, interruption, deletion, defect, communication-line failure, unauthorised third-party access, alteration, theft, destruction or loss of content or of User communications occurring in connection with the operation or transmission of the App;
(2) that the App and the information therein are accurate, complete, reliable, up-to-date, error-free or secure.
13.2. The Company shall not be liable for any act including use or Secondary Use of the App (live streaming included) performed by Users.
13.3 The Users shall use and make Secondary Use of the App (live streaming included) at their own risk, and the Company shall not be liable for any such use.
13.4. The Users shall use and make Secondary Use of the App within the scope of applicable laws and regulations. The Company shall not be liable for any violations of laws and regulations related to such use by the Users.
13.5. The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the Users due to the following:
(1) Interruption, suspension, termination, unavailability, or changes in the provision of the App by the Company
(2) Deletion or loss of any User message or information by the Company
(3) Cancellation of the User registration
(4) Loss of data or failure or damage to equipment due to the use of the App
(5) Any other damages related to the App
13.6. Even if links from the App to third-party websites or from third-party websites to the App are provided, the Company shall not be liable for such third-party websites and information obtained from them.
13.7. The App may link with external services, etc., but does not guarantee such linkage, and the Company shall not be liable if the App cannot link with external services, etc.
13.8. When using the App in conjunction with external services, the Users shall comply with the terms of use of such external services at their own responsibility and expense, and even if disputes arise with the operators of such external services, the Company shall not be liable for such disputes.
13.9. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 14, if a User suffers damages arising from or related to the use of the App, the User may claim compensation for such damages from the Company only if they are attributable to the Company. However, except in cases where the Company has intent or gross negligence,
(1) the scope of such damages shall be limited to direct and ordinary damages actually incurred due to reasons attributable to the Company, and
(2) the cumulative amount of damages payable by the Company to each User shall be capped at the total amount the Company has received from that User in connection with the App.
Article 14 Damages
14.1 If a User violates these Terms or the Individual Terms, or causes damage to the Company or third parties in connection with use or Secondary Use of the App, the User shall compensate for such damage.
14.2 If a dispute arises between a User and other Users, Streamers, external service providers or other third parties, the User shall:
(1) promptly notify the Company of the details of the dispute;
(2) resolve the dispute at the User’s own responsibility and expense; and
(3) report the progress and results of the dispute to the Company upon request.
14.3 If the Company receives claims of rights infringement or other claims from other Users, Streamers, external service providers, or other third parties in connection with a User's use of the App, such User must compensate for the amount the Company was forced to pay to such third parties.
Article 15 Notices
15.1 Inquiries and other communications or notifications from Users to the Company, notifications regarding changes to these Terms, inquiries regarding Streamers or other communications or notifications from the Company to Users shall be made by methods determined by the Company.
15.2 If a User receives an inquiry or other communication from the Company, the User shall respond appropriately within the period specified by the Company.
Article 16 Changes to the App
16.1 The Company may change, suspend or discontinue the App without prior notice to Users if it deems necessary for maintenance or other reasons.
16.2 The Company may terminate provision of the App at its discretion.
Article 17 Deletion of User Registration
17.1 The User may delete the User’s own registration by completing the procedure prescribed by the Company.
17.2 Deletion shall take effect when the Company notifies the User that the deletion procedure has been completed.
17.3 Even after a User’s registration is deleted, the Company will not refund any fees received from that User in connection with the App.
17.4 The User acknowledges that, after deletion of the User’s registration, the User’s account information cannot be restored.
Article 18 Confidentiality
18.1. The Users shall not use confidential information disclosed by the Company in connection with the App for purposes other than the performance of obligations under these Terms, and shall not disclose or leak such information to third parties without the prior consent of the Company. However, this shall not apply to the following information:
(1) Information already possessed at the time of disclosure by the Company
(2) Information that was publicly known at the time of disclosure by the Company or that became publicly known after such disclosure through no fault of the User
(3) Information legitimately disclosed by a third party without obligation of confidentiality
(4) Information independently developed or acquired without using confidential information disclosed by the Company
18.2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Users may disclose the Company's confidential information if required by laws and regulations, or if ordered, demanded, or requested by a court or government agency. However, if such order, demand, or request is received, the User must promptly notify the Company.
18.3. If the Company's confidential information is leaked, the User must immediately notify the Company and take necessary measures to minimize the Company's damage at the User's own responsibility and expense.
18.4. If the contract based on these Terms is terminated or if requested by the Company, the User must return or dispose of confidential information and documents or other recording media recording confidential information in accordance with the Company's instructions.
Article 19 Transfer of Contractual Status
19.1. The Users shall not transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of their position under these Terms or rights or obligations based on these Terms to third parties without the prior written consent of the Company.
19.2. In the event that the Company transfers the business related to the App to a third party, the Company may transfer its position under these Terms, rights and obligations based on these Terms, and information concerning the Users to such third party. The Users shall consent to such transfer in advance. The business transfer defined in this paragraph includes not only ordinary business transfers but also company splits and all other cases where business is transferred.
Article 20 Severability
Even if any provision of these Terms or a part thereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations, the remaining provisions of these Terms and the remaining parts of provisions determined to be partially invalid or unenforceable shall continue to have full effect. The Company and the Users shall endeavor to ensure the same effect in accordance with the purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts, and agree to amended provisions.
Article 21 Governing Law
The App and other matters regarding these Terms shall be governed by the laws of Singapore.
Article 22 Jurisdiction
Any litigation or other dispute between the User and the Company with respect to the App shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.
Article 23 Special Provisions for Users Residing in Specific Countries
23.1 The following provisions apply to Users residing in the United States of America.
23.2 Waiver of Class Action and Collective Action
(1) The Users and the Company agree that arbitration or court proceedings shall be limited to disputes between the Company and individual Users. The Users acknowledge and agree to the following:
(a) Claims by or on behalf of others shall not be heard, consolidated, or joined in arbitration or court proceedings between the Users and the Company
(b) No dispute shall have the right or authority to be arbitrated, litigated, or resolved as a class action, nor may class action procedures be utilized
(c) The Users shall have no right to participate as a class representative, private attorney general, or member of a claimant group in a dispute subject to arbitration or litigation
(2) Disputes regarding the prohibitions set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be resolved by an arbitrator in accordance with these Terms. If a court or arbitrator determines that this class action or collective action waiver is unenforceable, the Users agree that the arbitration agreement between the parties becomes invalid, and current or future disputes shall be referred to Singapore courts, excluding arbitration. Disputes pending in arbitration shall be dismissed without prejudice to refiling in court. Under no circumstances shall the Users and the Company consent to class action or collective action procedures in arbitration or court proceedings, or to the consolidation of claims in arbitration or court proceedings.
23.3. Exceptions
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Users and the Company agree that the following disputes shall not be subject to the above provisions regarding negotiation and binding arbitration:
(1) Disputes regarding the enforcement, protection, or validity of the Company's intellectual property rights
(2) Disputes related to copyright infringement or torts by the other party
(3) Claims within the jurisdiction of small claims courts
Appendix
Article 1 Amendment Procedure
Amendments to these Terms shall take effect on the date separately specified in the notice to Users in accordance with Article 1.3.
Article 2 Revision History
• Established 3 April 2025
• Revised 5 June 2025
• Revised 16 July 2025