「Green Tea for Good」Terms of Use and Important Notice

■Announcement of winners and detailed information on participating in "Green Tea for Good" (here in after referred to as the "Activity") 
Winners will be notified via registered emails. Please note that if you are not able to provide the necessary information to participate in this Activity by the response date stated in the winner's notification, your selection may be voided.
If you are selected, we will contact you by email from “greenteaforgood@jimukyoku.info” 
Please enable the domain “@jimukyoku.info” so that you can receive emails from this domain.
Only the winners of this Activity will be notified of the drawing results.
We will not be able to respond to any inquiries regarding the drawing results.
Winning rights are solely for the winner and may not be transferred or redeemed for cash. 
Please note that we will not be able to notify the winners again, except in special circumstances.

■Applicable Terms of Use
Before participating in this Activity, please read the following terms and conditions of this Activity (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms of Use”). You may participate in this Activity only if you read and agree to the following Terms of Use. Participants will be deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use and will not object to these Terms of Use or the manner in which this Activity is administered.
A “Participant” is defined as a person who has performed any of the acts for participating in this Activity, such as submitting an entry or contribution to this Activity.

■Activity Administration
ITO EN Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) will be in charge of all operations of the Activity. The Company reserves the right to revise, add, modify, or abolish these Terms and Conditions after notifying users and to take any other necessary measures to ensure appropriate operation. In such case, the Company shall post a notice on the official website or otherwise make the revised Terms of Use and the revised contents of the Terms of Use known to the public through appropriate means, and unless otherwise stated, the revised Terms of Use shall become effective as of the date of publication of the revised Terms of Use.

■Application Guidelines
Please read all of the following application requirements and only apply if you agree to them.
Entries will be invalidated if the Company determines that the requirements for entry have not been met. 
In addition, if the Company determines that a participant does not meet the entry requirements after winning, the entry and winning will be voided.

If applicant is under 18 years old and wishes to participate in this activity, they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If the detailed announcement of the Activity cannot be delivered due to an incomplete or incorrect address or registered information at the time of winning, the right to participate in the Activity may be invalidated.
Winning rights are only valid for the participant and cannot be transferred or licensed to a third party.
Resale of the rights to participate in the Activity through online auctions, etc., is prohibited.
ITO EN's employees and related persons are not eligible to apply.
ITO EN will manage the personal information provided by the participants. It will not be used for any purpose other than promotional purposes, prize delivery, and marketing, and it will be done in a way that does not personally identify any participant. 

■Attention Items
Entries and winning rights will be void if any of the following apply:

If the Company's communication does not reach you, this does not include cases attributable to the Company. 
If we cannot deliver notification of winning, or winning documents due to reasons such as the participants’ address being unknown or unreachable.
In case that the participant does not meet the entry requirements set forth by the Company.
If it is discovered that a Participant has committed a fraudulent act* in entering this Activity.

*Fraudulent acts include unauthorized access to the Activity site, unauthorized acquisition of social media accounts or e-mail addresses, or registration or application of false names, e-mail addresses, or other information.

Participants are responsible for all Internet communication and connection fees to the Activity site. Please note that we are not responsible for any connection problems during communication.

■Changes, Suspension, or Cancellation of the Activity
The Company reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the contents of this Activity or change the address (URL) of this Activity without prior notice to participants in the event of any of the following events or at the Company's discretion, and participants agree to such changes. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by the participant or any third party due to such changes.

In the event of periodic or emergency maintenance or inspection of hardware, software, etc.
In the event that the operation of this Activity becomes impossible due to system malfunction, etc.
In the event that this Activity cannot be operated due to computer system malfunction, unauthorized access from a third party, computer virus infection, etc.
In the event that this Activity cannot be operated due to fire, power outage, etc.
In the event that this Activity cannot be operated due to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, or volcanic eruptions or due to the spread of infectious diseases.
In the event that the operation of this Activity becomes impossible due to war, upheaval, riot, disturbance, labor dispute, etc.
In the event that the operation of this Activity becomes impossible due to laws, legal restrictions, or guidance from government agencies, etc.
In the event that the Company deems it necessary to change, suspend, or discontinue the Activity for operational or technical reasons.

■Disclaimers
In the event of any failure or malfunction of the system equipment or other system equipment, on which this Activity operates, the Company will promptly restore the system in good faith.
In the event that a participant or a third party suffers any damage due to the failure of the system equipment, etc., or system malfunction described in the preceding paragraph, the Company shall not be liable for such damage unless it is caused by the Company's willful misconduct or gross negligence.
The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, usefulness, or any other matters of the information provided in this Activity or e-mails to participants, regardless of whether such information is provided in response to participants' requests, and shall not be liable for any results obtained from the use of such information.
In addition to the above, we will not be liable for any damages incurred by participants as a result of their participation in this Activity as long as we manage this Activity properly. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, the Company shall not be liable even if there is no willful act or gross negligence on the part of the Company.
If the contract regarding participation in this Activity based on these Terms of Use constitutes a consumer contract as defined in the Consumer Contract Act, the portion of these Terms of Use that completely exempts the Company from liability for damages shall not apply, and the Company shall be liable for damages within the scope of direct and ordinary damages, except in cases arising from the intentional misconduct or gross negligence of the Company.

■Governing Law
Participation in this Activity and the interpretation and application of these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan unless otherwise expressly provided.

■Chosen Jurisdiction
Any dispute arising between the Company and the participants shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.

■Liability
In the event that a dispute arises between the participant and a third party concerning the contents of an entry or the use of this Activity, the participant shall resolve the dispute at the participant’s own responsibility and expense and shall hold the Company harmless from any and all damages In the event that a participant causes damage to the Company, the Company may demand compensation from such participant.

■Handling of Personal Information
The personal information will be strictly managed in accordance with the Company’s “Personal Information Protection Policy.”

ITO EN Ltd.
Privacy Policy (https://www.itoen.co.jp/privacy_policy/)
Personal Data Protection Guidelines (https://www.itoen.co.jp/privacy_plan/)

■Purposes of Use of Personal Information provided by participants will be used within the scope of the following purposes of use.
To notify winners and contact them for sending the detailed information to participate in the Activity.
Use as statistical information, that does not identify individuals, for the purpose of improving prizes and services.
The Company will use the registered personal information to provide information on various products, services, and events that we deem appropriate, as well as to display and advertise our products and services.
To respond to inquiries from participants.
In addition, if we add or change the purpose of use and participants agree to the new purpose of use, we will use the information within the scope of the new purpose of use.

■Sharing of Personal Information among Group Companies
Personal information of participants for the Activity will be shared in the following scope:
(1) Items of personal information to be shared
　　Name, address, postal code, telephone number, gender, date of birth, and e-mail address
(2) Scope of joint users
　　ITO EN Group companies (https://www.itoen.co.jp/company/local/)
(3) Purposes of joint use
To simplify the input of the Activity participants (including personal authentication at the time of login)
Email distribution, advertisements, optimization of websites in conjunction with attribute information, and analysis of acquired information such as purchase history in a form that does not identify individuals for use and publication in order to provide advertisements regarding new products, prizes, and services that are most appropriate for customer participants based on their interests and preferences. 
To collectively manage information on registrants for various services of the ITO EN Group that can be used with a common ID, etc.
(4) Party responsible for the management of personal information used jointly:
 ITO EN Ltd. (For the address and the name of the representative, etc., please refer to the Company Profile page.)

■Secondary Use
Please be advised that photos, videos, and texts taken in the Activity may be used for secondary use and posted on the ITO EN Oi Ocha special site, the project site, or official SNS etc.
In addition, all posts, photos, videos, etc. related to the Activity may be used in broadcasts, advertisements, prints, products, various media (Internet, etc.), and all other media. There is no usage period limitation for posts and photos.

■Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
We will not disclose or present your personal information to third parties outside of our subcontractors without your consent, except in the following cases:
When required by law
When it is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person in question
When it is especially necessary to improve public health or to promote the sound growth of children, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person in question
When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency or local government (or a person entrusted by such an agency or local government) in the performance of its legally prescribed duties and obtaining the consent of the person is likely to impede the performance of such duties
We may provide the personal information of participants handled by us to third parties in the following cases:
When we advertise or provide information through Internet advertising platforms, we may provide the minimum amount of information to the platform operator after encrypting the information

■Name of the entity to which the information is provided: Google LLC 
・Location: California, United States of America
・Information regarding the system for the protection of personal information in the relevant foreign country:
United States of America　‹https://www.ppc.go.jp/files/pdf/USA_report.pdf›
State of California https://www.ppc.go.jp/files/pdf/california_report.pdf

・Information on the measures taken by the entity to protect personal information:
Google Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja
Legal notices to users in Japan ‹https://policies.google.com/privacy/additional?gl=jp›
Furthermore, Smart Share Inc, which has been commissioned by the Company to contact to the winners, will be provide with your personal information only within the scope of providing the detailed information to participate in the Activity. 

■About Cookies
A cookie is a mechanism that stores on a participant’s computer the site browsing history, input contents, etc., sent and received between the participant’s computer and the ITO EN Group's server when the participant visits a website.
The Group may outsource the statistical understanding of site browsing, optimal site display, advertisement distribution, etc. to third-party companies. Based on the outsourcing contract, cookie information may be obtained from such third party. The information collected by the third-party company will be managed in accordance with its privacy policy.

If you wish to stop receiving cookies, please opt-out using the following website:
Google Analytics opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

■Contact information
Green Tea for Good Activity Office
TEL：0120-345-603
Mail: greenteaforgood@jimukyoku.info
Contact hours： Weekdays 10:00～18:00 （except Saturday, Sunday, and national holidays）