Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (these "Terms") set forth the conditions for use of the AI phone reception service "kaketoku" (the "Service") provided by ship Inc. ("we", "us", "our"). Customers and users of the Service are deemed to have agreed to these Terms.
Effective date: July 6, 2026
1. Definitions
In these Terms, the following terms have the meanings set out below:
- Customer: a corporation or organization that has entered into a service agreement with us for the use of the Service
- User: an officer, employee, or other person authorized by the Customer to use the Service
- Service Agreement: the agreement for use of the Service formed between us and the Customer, incorporating these Terms
- Customer Data: information registered with or transmitted to the Service by the Customer or Users, or generated through use of the Service (including call recordings, transcripts, summaries, and contact/CRM data)
- External Services: services provided by third parties, such as Zoom, that integrate with the Service
2. Application of These Terms
- These Terms apply to all relationships between us and the Customer concerning the use of the Service.
- If we establish individual rules or additional conditions for the Service, they form part of these Terms. In the event of a conflict, the individual rules prevail.
3. Formation of the Service Agreement
- The Service Agreement is formed when an applicant applies for the Service by the method we prescribe and we accept the application.
- We may decline an application if the application contains false statements, errors, or omissions; if the applicant has previously violated these Terms; or if we otherwise determine that entering into the Service Agreement is inappropriate.
4. Account Management
- The Customer and Users shall manage their Service account credentials (IDs, passwords, etc.) at their own responsibility.
- Account credentials may not be transferred to, lent to, or shared with any third party.
- Except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence, we are not liable for damage arising from inadequate management, misuse, or third-party use of account credentials.
5. Fees
- The Customer shall pay the service fees separately determined by us, by the method we designate.
- If the Customer delays payment, the Customer shall pay late-payment charges at an annual rate of 14.6%.
6. Prohibited Conduct
The Customer and Users must not engage in any of the following in connection with the Service:
- Conduct that violates laws, regulations, or public order and morals
- Conduct related to criminal activity
- Conduct that infringes the intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, or other rights or interests of us or any third party
- Conduct that destroys or interferes with the functions of the Service's servers or networks
- Conduct that may interfere with the operation of the Service
- Unauthorized access or attempts thereof
- Improperly collecting information about other customers or users
- Using the Service for unlawful recording or monitoring without the consent of call participants or other third parties where such consent is required
- Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the Service
- Providing benefits to or otherwise cooperating with antisocial forces
- Any other conduct we reasonably determine to be inappropriate
7. Integration with External Services
- The Customer may, at its own discretion and responsibility, integrate the Service with External Services such as Zoom. The terms of service of the relevant External Service apply to such integration.
- The scope and handling of information we obtain through the Zoom integration are as set out in our Privacy Policy.
- Except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence, we are not liable if an integration becomes unavailable due to specification changes or discontinuation of an External Service.
- The Customer may disconnect an integration at any time from the Service's settings or from the External Service's settings.
8. Handling of Customer Data
- Rights in Customer Data belong to the Customer.
- We handle Customer Data only to the extent necessary to provide, operate, and maintain the Service, and manage it appropriately in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- We do not use Customer Data to train our own or any third party's AI models.
- Where applicable law requires notice to or consent from call participants regarding call recording or AI-assisted handling, the Customer is responsible for providing such notice and obtaining such consent.
9. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights in the Service belong to us or our licensors. The formation of the Service Agreement does not grant any license to intellectual property beyond the scope necessary to use the Service.
10. Modification, Suspension, and Termination of the Service
- We may modify the Service or terminate its provision upon prior notice to the Customer.
- We may suspend all or part of the Service without prior notice in cases including: maintenance or updates of the system; force majeure such as earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, or other natural disasters; failure of telecommunication lines; or other cases where we determine suspension to be necessary.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
- We do not warrant, expressly or impliedly, that the Service is free from defects in fact or law (including defects relating to safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, or security, as well as errors, bugs, or infringement of rights).
- We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of AI-generated responses, transcripts, or summaries. The Customer shall review such content before relying on it for important decisions.
- Except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence, we are not liable for any damage incurred by the Customer arising from the Service. Where we are liable, our aggregate liability is limited to the total fees paid by the Customer to us during the 12 months preceding the occurrence of the damage, and we are not liable for indirect, special, or consequential damage or lost profits.
12. Term and Termination
- The term of the Service Agreement is as separately set out in the Service Agreement.
- The Customer may terminate the Service Agreement by notifying us by the method we prescribe.
- If the Customer breaches these Terms, we may terminate the Service Agreement after demanding cure (or without demand where cure is impossible).
- The handling of Customer Data after termination is governed by our Privacy Policy.
13. Amendment of These Terms
We may amend these Terms in accordance with Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan. When amending these Terms, we will announce the amended content and its effective date on our website or by other appropriate means a reasonable period before the effective date.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of Japan. The Tokyo District Court has exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance over any dispute arising in connection with the Service.
15. Contact
For inquiries about these Terms, please contact:
ship Inc. — kaketoku Support Address: 8F Nishigotanda Place, 3-12-14 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan Email: support@kaketoku.com