TERMS OF USE

Welcome to Konami.com. Konami.com and its affiliates provide their services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit or shop at Konami.com, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future Konami.com service or visit or purchase from any business affiliated with Konami.com, whether or not included in the Konami.com Web site, you will also be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business.

PROPRIETARY NOTICE

All content (including but not limited to pictures, illustrations, designs of characters, animations, text, music, programs and data) on this website is protected by copyright laws, treaties and other applicable laws of respective countries.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

The following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Copying, modifying, editing, uploading, presenting, transmitting, showing, distributing, selling, reverse-engineering, reverse-assembling, reverse-compiling and similar activities to the whole or a part of all the content on this website without Konami's permission.
• Causing any disadvantage or damage to Konami or others.
• Damaging honor or credit of Konami or others.
• Uploading software or program contaminated with computer virus or others.
• Disturbing public order.
• Criminal acts.
• Any other activities violating laws, decrees or ordinances.
• Any other activities that Konami deems inappropriate.

DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES

Konami pays utmost care as for the contents on this website.
However Konami does not warrant the contents on this website as for their accuracy, reliability, usefulness, fitness for particular purpose and etc. Any information, software, service and etc. on this website are offered in downloaded condition. As Konami shall not be liable for any damage arising out of your use of this website, use of this website shall be entirely on your own responsibility. Similarly, Konami shall be neither liable for any halt or defect of this website service, nor for any loss or damage caused by any halt or defect of the service. Konami shall not be liable for any damage arising out your use of the third parties' websites linked to or from this website.

APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION

Use of this website and the Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan unless otherwise expressly provided.All controversies relating to use of this website shall be submitted to the Tokyo District Court or Tokyo Summary Court as the Court of first instance unless otherwise expressly provided.

LINKS TO KONAMI WEBSITE

1. Please fill out the form, "LINKS TO KONAMI WEBSITE," on the CONTACT US page if you want to create a link to the Konami website. Click here to access the form. Konami will only reply if your request is approved.
   
   
2. If you request to use a banner, you must use the banner specified by Konami. Konami will send the banner if your request to link to our website is approved.
   
   You are deemed to agree to the following conditions in the case you use the banner specified by Konami.
   
   1. All trademark and intellectual property rights of the banner shall belong to KONAMI CORPORATION.
   2. You shall not transform, change or modify the banner.
   3. You shall not assert any rights to the banner.
   4. Konami's approval to use the banner dose not mean granting any preferential treatment to you.
   5. The banner shall be used only for linking to the Konami website.
   6. The banner shall not be transferred to any third party.
   
   
3. Content of third party websites linked to or from the Konami website is under the responsibility of each website and not under the control or responsibility of Konami. Approval to set up a link or use a banner does not mean Konami is supporting or approving the site and also does not mean Konami is assuring of or responsible for the site and its content.
   
   
4. The following links, or links which may produce similar circumstances, will be refused:
   
   1. Links from websites that slander Konami and interfere with Konami's business activities.
   2. Links from websites that carry antisocial content (pornographic material, etc.).
   3. Links from websites that do not respect intellectual property rights (carrying of images, characters, sound files, etc. without permission or carrying content to encourage illegal copying of software).
   4. Links from websites that create the misconception that it has an association or relations with Konami, or create a misconception that Konami recognizes or supports the website.
   5. Links from websites that show as if the Konami website is a part of its own site by using frames.
   6. Links from websites that carry content Konami judges unacceptable.
   
   
5. Regardless of the reason, you shall immediately suspend the link and use of the banner if you are not able to, or have no will to abide by the terms and conditions of use.
   
   
6. Even after approving the link, Konami reserves the right to request for its deletion if the website is later judged as unacceptable.
   
   

SUBMISSION OF SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS

In order to avoid any possible future confusion between proposals from third parties and our own proposals, and unless we have advertised for suggestions and ideas on our website, it is our company policy not to accept any proposals concerning our products and/or services from third parties.

In the event that you submit a proposal, such proposals will be treated with the assumption that you have agreed to the following terms:

1. Konami has no obligation to maintain confidentiality regarding the proposal.
2. Konami has no obligation to examine, evaluate or adopt the proposal.
3. If any Konami Group company announces or releases services or products which are partly or completely the same as or similar to suggestions made or ideas submitted by you to us, Konami and its Group companies shall be under no obligation nor be liable to make any compensation to you.

COOKIES

There are cases that this website uses Cookies for the convenience of repeated use of the website. You can refuse receiving Cookies by changing setting of your browser but as a result, you might not be able to utilize full function of this website. Refer to each software maker how to change setting of browser.

PRIVACY

Please review our Privacy Notice, which also governs your visit to Konami.com to understand our practices.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When visiting Konami.com or submitting e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

COPYRIGHT

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Konami.com or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Konami.com and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of Konami.com or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

TRADEMARKS

Trademarks and other marks indicated on our site are registered trademarks of Konami.com, Inc. or its subsidiaries, in the United States and other countries. These trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Konami.com', in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Konami.com. All other trademarks not owned by Konami.com or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Konami.com or its subsidiaries.

LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS

Konami.com grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Konami.com. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Konami.com. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Konami.com and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Konami.com' name or trademarks without the express written consent of Konami.com. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Konami.com. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Konami.com so long as the link does not portray Konami.com, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Konami.com logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

YOUR ACCOUNT

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Konami.com does sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may use Konami.com only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Konami.com and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT

Visitors may post reviews, comments, and other content; send e-cards and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. Konami.com reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content.

If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Konami.com and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Konami.com and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Konami.com or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Konami.com takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

Konami.com and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit a written notification to:

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
2381 Rosecrans Ave. Suite #200
El Segundo, CA 90245
www.konami.com

RISK OF LOSS

All items purchased from Konami.com are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

Konami.com and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, Konami.com does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY KONAMI.COM ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. KONAMI.COM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, KONAMI.COM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. KONAMI.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM KONAMI.COM ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. KONAMI.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

APPLICABLE LAW

By visiting Konami.com, you agree that the laws of the state of California without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Konami.com or its affiliates.

DISPUTES

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to Konami.com or to products you purchase through Konami.com shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in San Mateo County, California, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Konami.com' intellectual property rights, Konami.com may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of California, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY

Please review our other policies, such as our privacy policy, posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to Konami.com. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

MOBILE TERMS & CONDITIONS

To opt-in or subscribe to our service, you can order specific products from our website, or text "portal" into 566264 (KONAMI) to order our mobile content portal and we'll guide you through the process from your mobile phone.

To opt-out from our SMS service, you can text "STOP" into 566264 (KONAMI) from your mobile phone and we will unsubscribe you from our SMS text messaging service immediately.

You will not receive any additional messages until you purchase new content from our website or mobile portal.

To get help, email us at mobilesupport@konami.com, or call our toll free number at 1-866-573-4573. From your mobile phone, you can request our contact information at any time by texting HELP into 566264 (KONAMI).

PERSONAL INFORMATION

There are cases that this website asks for personal information such as user's name or e-mail address to improve and enrich the service.

Konami uses the collected personal information only for the purpose of improving this website service. If any necessity arises to use personal information beyond the scope of above-mentioned purpose, Konami shall notify of the new purpose prior to use the information. Konami shall not use customer's personal information for the new purpose, if the customer refuses use of personal information for the new purpose.

In principal, Konami shall not provide personal information to the third parties unless it has been agreed beforehand. However there are exceptions as follows. The case that information will be disclosed to the necessary extent to allying, consigning and affiliating companies with which Konami has signed confidential agreements, the case that the company is requested of disclosure based on the laws and the case that judiciary or governmental authority requests to disclose information. Also there might be the case that personal information will be offered to the third parties as data, after statistically processed to prevent identification of individual name.

As speedy as possible reaction shall be taken when the customer whishes to inquire about or modify or delete his or her personal information.

OUR ADDRESS

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
2381 Rosecrans Ave. Suite #200
El Segundo, CA 90245
www.konami.com