Terms and conditions

These terms and conditions apply to Lean Energy Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") The company provides all e-Bid Freight products and services (hereinafter referred to as the "Services"), and between the customer who uses the Services and the Company.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

You must use the Service in accordance with the provisions of these Terms of Use. You may not use the Services unless you validly and irrevocably agree to these Terms of Use.
You will be deemed to have validly and irrevocably agreed to these Terms of Use by actually using the Service.
If there are separate terms of use for the Service, you must use the Service in accordance with the terms of such separate terms of use in addition to this Agreement.

Changes to the Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions without prior notice to you if we deem it necessary. The amended Terms of Use shall become effective from the time they are posted in appropriate places on the website operated by the Company, and you shall be deemed to have validly and irrevocably agreed to the amended Terms of Use by continuing to use the Service.

Account

When registering information about yourself to use the Service, you must provide true, accurate, and complete information, and you must always revise your information to keep it up-to-date.
When registering a password for use of the Service, you must manage the password strictly at your own risk to prevent unauthorized use. The Company may deem any and all acts performed using a registered password to be the acts of the customer him/herself.
The Company may suspend or delete your account without prior notice if the Company believes that you have violated or are likely to violate these Terms of Use.
The account for the Service belongs to the customer on a personal and exclusive basis. You may not transfer, lend, or inherit all of your rights to use the Service to any third party.

Provision of Services

In order to use the Service, you must provide the necessary personal computer, cellular phone, communication equipment, means of communication, and electric power at your own expense and responsibility.

User Registration

Customers register their e-mail address when they apply for this service. Since this service is intended for business-to-business transactions, the e-mail address to be registered is limited to a business one. Free email addresses or disposable email addresses may be discontinued.

Charges and Cancellation

You agree that we may charge all fees for the Service to your credit card or the payment mechanism of your choice. You may cancel your subscription at any time. If you cancel your subscription, you will not be charged for any additional periods of service and the service will continue until the end of your original subscription period. Cancellation of a subscription will not result in a refund of any service fees already paid. As a general rule, service fees are not refundable for individual payments for specific services. However, if we are able to confirm that a particular service was not exercised, we will discuss the matter separately.

Protection of Confidential Information and Intellectual Property

Scope of Confidential Information

Any non-public information disclosed by the Company to Users in connection with the Service, including but not limited to its functions, specifications, screen layouts, operating procedures, business workflows, system designs, technical information, development plans, and other non-public information, shall be treated as Confidential Information, regardless of whether such information is marked or identified as confidential. However, publicly available information, information lawfully obtained, and information independently developed without reliance on Confidential Information shall be excluded.

Confidentiality Obligations

Users shall not disclose, provide, or divulge Confidential Information to any third party without the Company's prior written consent. Users shall not use Confidential Information for any purpose other than the legitimate use of the Service or evaluation of its potential adoption.

Prohibition of Use for Competing Development

Without the Company's prior written consent, Users shall not use Confidential Information to develop, design, improve, or define specifications for any system, software, or service that is identical or similar to the Service, nor shall Users commission any third party to undertake such development using Confidential Information.

Prohibition of System Analysis

Except as permitted by applicable law, Users shall not, without the Company's prior written consent, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise analyze the internal structure of the Service.

Restrictions on the Use of Generative AI

Without the Company's prior written consent, Users shall not input the Company's Confidential Information into external generative AI services or other information processing services managed by third parties, nor use such information for analysis, training, or content generation through such services.

Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights relating to the Service and its associated programs, screen layouts, materials, and other works shall belong to the Company or their respective lawful rights holders. Use of the Service shall not constitute a transfer or assignment of any intellectual property rights to Users.

Exceptions

Nothing in this section shall unreasonably restrict Users from using the Service in the ordinary course of business, evaluating its potential adoption, conducting general comparisons of features and pricing with other services, or independently developing products or services based on publicly available information or other information lawfully available to them.

Survival of Obligations

The confidentiality obligations and restrictions on use for purposes other than those permitted under this section shall remain in effect for five (5) years after the expiration or termination of the agreement for the use of the Service. However, with respect to information qualifying as trade secrets under applicable law, such obligations shall continue for as long as the information remains legally protected as a trade secret.

Prohibited Items

When using the Service, you must not do any of the following.

Use the Service in a manner that exceeds the intended use of the Service (including duplication, transmission, reprinting, alteration, etc.).
Actions for the purpose of profit-making through or in relation to the Service, or actions for the purpose of preparing for such profit-making.
Actions that violate laws and regulations, court judgments, decisions or orders, or legally binding administrative measures.
Actions that impersonate the Company or a third party or intentionally disseminate false information.
Any act of providing benefits or other cooperation with antisocial forces.
Any other acts that the Company deems inappropriate.

Disclaimer of Liability

The customer shall use the service at his/her own risk and shall be responsible for any and all acts and results of his/her use of the service.
The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, and no warranty or guarantee, express or implied, is made. We assume no risk of quality, performance, errors in use, loss of data, inactivity, or interruption of the Service.
In no event shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, exceptional, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profit, loss of goodwill, inactivity, loss of use of data, or any other damages that may not yet be manifested.

Governing Language, Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The Japanese version of these Terms and Conditions shall be the authoritative version. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Japanese and English versions, the Japanese version shall prevail.

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Service between you and the Company shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court or the Tokyo Summary Court as the court of first instance.

Last update: Oct 13, 2026