Terms of Service

This document is a translation of the Japanese original, provided for reference. In case of any discrepancy, the Japanese version shall prevail.

⚠️ This service is currently provided as a beta version. Changes in specifications, service interruptions, and data loss may occur without prior notice. Use of the Service is at the user's own risk. Please refrain from using the Service for important purposes.

Effective date: July 25, 2026

These Terms of Service (these "Terms") set forth the conditions of use for "OctopusTranslator" (the "Service"), a translation service for Discord provided by Octopus Translator ("we," "us," or "our").

Article 1 (Application)

1. These Terms apply to all relationships between us and users in connection with the use of the Service.
2. By installing the Service on a Discord server or using it, a user is deemed to have agreed to these Terms.
3. The Service operates on Discord. Users shall also comply with the Terms of Service and Community Guidelines established by Discord Inc.

Article 2 (Acknowledgment of Beta Status)

1. Users acknowledge in advance that the Service is a beta version still under development, and that this may involve the following:
   • Features and specifications being changed, added, or removed without prior notice
   • Bugs, errors, or unexpected behavior occurring
   • The Service being interrupted or suspended without prior notice due to maintenance or failures
   • Loss of configuration information or other data
2. Use of the Service is at the user's own risk. We shall not be liable for any disadvantage suffered by a user arising from the Service's beta status, except as provided in Article 10.

Article 3 (Definitions)

Article 4 (Content of the Service)

1. The Service provides machine translation of messages on Discord, together with related configuration functions.
2. Translations are performed by a machine translation engine. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose of any translation results.
3. The Service is not intended for use in connection with important decision-making, contracts, medical, legal, or safety-related matters. We shall not be liable for any outcome arising from use for such purposes.

Article 5 (Usage Fees)

1. The Service is currently provided free of charge as a beta version.
2. A limit may be placed on the amount of translation available. If this limit is reached, automatic translation may be suspended for the remainder of the relevant period.
3. If a paid plan is introduced in the future, we will announce this in advance.

Article 6 (Prohibited Conduct)

Users shall not engage in any of the following conduct in connection with their use of the Service.

1. Conduct that violates any law or public order and morals
2. Conduct related to criminal activity
3. Conduct that infringes the intellectual property rights, privacy, reputation, or other rights of us, other users, or third parties
4. Conduct that interferes with the operation of the Service or that places an excessive load on its servers
5. Unauthorized access, or any attempt thereof
6. Automated or mechanical mass use of the Service, and repeated use that departs from normal use
7. Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the Service
8. Conduct that violates Discord's Terms of Service
9. Any other conduct that we deem inappropriate

Article 7 (Suspension of the Service)

1. We may suspend the provision of all or part of the Service without prior notice in any of the following cases:
   • When performing maintenance, inspection, or updates
   • When provision becomes difficult due to earthquake, fire, power outage, other force majeure event
   • When an external service on which the Service depends (Discord, a translation API, a hosting provider, etc.) is suspended
   • When the usage limit of a translation API is reached
   • Any other case in which we determine that provision has become difficult
2. We shall not be liable for any damage suffered by a user as a result of a suspension under this Article, except as provided in Article 10.

Article 8 (Restriction of Use and Removal of Registration)

1. We may, without prior notice, restrict a user's use of the Service or remove the Service from a server if the user violates these Terms or if we otherwise determine it necessary to do so.
2. We shall not be liable for any damage suffered by a user as a result of any action we take under this Article.

Article 9 (Handling of This Content)

1. Rights relating to This Content belong to the user who created it or to the rightful holder of such rights.
2. We process This Content only to the extent necessary for translation processing. We do not store the content subject to translation or the resulting translated content.
3. Details of the handling of This Content are as set forth in the Privacy Policy and the List of Subprocessors.
4. Where a user transmits content containing the personal information of a third party through the Service, the user is responsible for ensuring the necessary legal basis exists in relation to that third party.

Article 10 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability)

1. We do not warrant that the Service is free of defects, whether factual or legal (including defects relating to safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, validity, fitness for a particular purpose, security vulnerabilities, errors, or infringement of rights).
2. We shall not be liable for any damage suffered by a user arising from the Service, except where such damage results from our willful misconduct or gross negligence.
3. The preceding paragraph shall not apply where the contract between us and the user constitutes a consumer contract. Even in such a case, we shall not be liable for damage arising from special circumstances among the damages caused to the user by our default or tort resulting from our negligence (excluding gross negligence).
4. We shall bear no liability whatsoever for disputes arising between a user and another user or a third party.

Article 11 (Changes to or Termination of the Service)

We may change or add to the content of the Service, or terminate its provision, upon prior notice to users. However, in light of the Service's beta status, this shall not apply in urgent cases.

Article 12 (Changes to These Terms)

1. We may amend these Terms whenever we determine it necessary to do so.
2. For changes that materially affect the rights and obligations of users, we will announce the content of the change and its effective date in advance.
3. If a user uses the Service after a change takes effect, the user is deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms.

Article 13 (Prohibition on Assignment of Rights and Obligations)

Users may not assign or pledge as security their position under these Terms or their rights and obligations hereunder to a third party without our prior written consent.

Article 14 (Severability)

Even if any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Article 15 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

1. These Terms shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Japan as the governing law.
2. In the event a dispute arises in connection with the Service, the court having jurisdiction over our address shall be the exclusive agreed jurisdiction court of first instance.

Contact

For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact us at octopus.translator2@gmail.com.

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