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GTGO Terms of Use

Version: 2.4.0
Effective Date: September 30, 2026

This English version is provided for reference only. The Japanese version is the authoritative text of these Terms; in the event of any discrepancy between the two, the Japanese version prevails.

These Terms of Use (the "Terms") set out the conditions on which CarOwnersClub Inc. ("we," "us," or "our") provides the mobile application "GTGO" (the "App"). Please read these Terms carefully before using the App. By downloading, installing, or otherwise using the App, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Article 1 (Definitions)

  1. "User" means any person who agrees to these Terms and uses the App.
  2. "Content" means text, images, videos, location data, vehicle information, and any other data transmitted or received through the App.
  3. "Vehicle Inspection Certificate Verification" means the process by which the User's status as a legitimate holder of a vehicle is confirmed based on information from the vehicle inspection certificate.
  4. "Club" means a user-group feature created within the App.
  5. "Drive Session" means a single drive captured by the drive-recording feature of the App.
  6. "Drive Achievement" means a record of completing or passing through a road segment, or visiting a stop-by spot, determined as the result of a Drive Session.

Article 2 (Account Registration)

  1. Published posts and profiles can be viewed without creating an account. Account registration through methods we designate is required in order to post, register a vehicle, publish Drive Achievements, use follow, friend, and Club features, and use other features.
  2. Use of the App is limited to individuals who are at least 16 years of age. We do not accept account registration from individuals under the age of 16. Age is verified based on the year of birth provided at sign-up.
  3. The User shall provide truthful and accurate information at the time of registration.
  4. The User shall be solely responsible for managing their own account and shall not allow any third party to use it.
  5. If the User provides false registration information, we may suspend or delete the account.
  6. The User may hold only one account per person.
  7. The following persons may not register an account:
    • Persons residing outside Japan;
    • Persons who are organized crime groups, members of organized crime groups, companies affiliated with organized crime groups, or other antisocial forces ("Antisocial Forces"), or who are currently involved, or have in the past been involved, with Antisocial Forces.
  8. In addition to the preceding paragraph, we may refuse an application for account registration if we deem it inappropriate. In that case, we will not disclose the reason for the refusal.

Article 3 (Vehicle Inspection Certificate Verification)

  1. The User may upload their vehicle inspection certificate (shaken-sho) by methods we designate when registering a vehicle.
  2. We will perform reconciliation of the vehicle inspection certificate information; however, we do not guarantee the complete accuracy of the verification result.
  3. The User shall upload only vehicle inspection certificates for vehicles for which the User has legitimate authority.

Article 4 (Service and Fees)

  1. All features of the App are currently available free of charge. No paid plan is offered.
  2. If we offer a paid plan in the future, we will amend these Terms before it becomes available, display the contents of the plan, the fees, the payment methods, and the renewal and cancellation conditions within the App, and form the contract only upon the User's application. We will not charge the User without such an application.

Article 5 (Handling of Location Data)

  1. Based on the User's consent, the App acquires location data in order to create drive records, to determine which road segments and roads the User has driven, to provide navigation to a destination, to share the User's current position while driving with people in a follow or friend relationship with the User, and for the other purposes set out in the Privacy Policy.
  2. During a drive session, the App shares the User's current position only to people in a follow or friend relationship with the User, within the scope and under the conditions displayed in the App. Sharing with each such person is enabled by default, and the User may stop it at any time. The User may stop sharing either per person or for the account as a whole, and ending the drive session stops sharing at any time. When the setting itself can be changed, and how, follows what the App displays. Stopping does not interrupt drive recording or road-segment completion tracking.
  3. The User's driving speed and the route the User actually drove are shown to the User alone and are not published to other users. Except in the cases set out in Article 6 of the Privacy Policy, we will not provide them to third parties in a form that identifies an individual. However, we may use them, or provide them to third parties, as statistical information and anonymously processed information as set out in Article 7 of the Privacy Policy. The scope of what is published is set out in Article 6 of these Terms and Article 5 of the Privacy Policy.
  4. Location data is acquired only while the User is recording a drive. Acquisition stops when the User ends the recording.
  5. We do not guarantee the accuracy of location data. Navigation decisions while driving must be made by the User at their own responsibility.

Article 6 (Publication of Drive Achievements)

  1. While publication is enabled, the User's Drive Achievements are published in the App's feed and on the User's profile. What is published is set out in Article 5 of the Privacy Policy. As set out in Article 5(3) of these Terms, driving speed and the route the User actually drove are not published.
  2. Publication of Drive Achievements is enabled by default. The User may stop publication at any time from the App's settings screen and may delete individual published posts. Stopping publication does not stop drive recording or the determination of completed road segments.
  3. Published posts and profiles may also be viewed by people without an account.

Article 7 (Rights to Content)

  1. Copyright in Content posted by the User to the App shall remain with the User.
  2. The User grants us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use posted Content (including reproduction, public transmission, adaptation, and editing) to operate and improve the App and for advertising, promotion, and marketing in our website, social media, and other media. We may sublicense this license to third parties to whom we have entrusted business.
  3. The license in the preceding paragraph survives the deletion of the User's account.
  4. The User shall not exercise moral rights of authorship against us or against any person who has received a sublicense under the preceding paragraph.
  5. The design, logos, software, and other intellectual property rights of the App shall belong to us.

Article 8 (Prohibited Conduct)

The User shall not engage in any of the following conduct in connection with the use of the App:

  1. Conduct that violates laws, regulations, or public order and morals;
  2. Conduct related to crime (including stalking and harassment);
  3. Dangerous operation while driving (operating a smartphone while driving is prohibited by law);
  4. Publishing another User's Drive Achievements or other information from the App outside the App, or disclosing it to a third party, without that User's consent;
  5. Publishing location shared by another User outside the App, or disclosing it to a third party;
  6. Impersonating another User, or using another person's vehicle inspection certificate information without authorization;
  7. Interfering with the operation of the App (including unauthorized access, reverse engineering, and similar acts);
  8. Harassment, defamation, discriminatory conduct, or other acts that infringe on the rights of others;
  9. Advertising, promoting, selling, or soliciting the purchase of products or services within the App (except with our prior written approval);
  10. Access using automated tools, bots, or similar mechanisms;
  11. Conduct intended to, or that encourages, racing on public roads, dangerous driving, driving above the legal speed limit, or any other driving in violation of the Road Traffic Act;
  12. Using the App for the purpose of dating a person of the opposite sex whom the User has not met;
  13. Intentionally exploiting defects in the App;
  14. Attempting to obtain another User's ID or password;
  15. Any other conduct we deem inappropriate.

If we determine that the User's posts or other Content violate these Terms or are inappropriate, we may delete or hide that Content without prior notice.

Article 9 (Account Suspension and Deletion)

  1. We may suspend or delete the User's account without prior notice if any of the following applies:
    • The User violates these Terms;
    • The registration information is false, or the User has registered more than once;
    • The User is found to be an Antisocial Force or to be involved with Antisocial Forces;
    • The User causes undue nuisance to other Users or third parties;
    • The User does not follow our warnings or requests for improvement;
    • We otherwise deem the User inappropriate as a User.
  2. A User whose account has been deleted under the preceding paragraph may not register an account again.
  3. The User may request account deletion at any time from the settings screen within the App.
  4. After account deletion, we will handle related data as set out in Article 8 of the Privacy Policy.

Article 10 (Disclaimer)

  1. The App is provided "as is." To the extent permitted by law, we make no warranty, whether express or implied, as to the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose of the App.
  2. Except in cases of our intentional misconduct or gross negligence, we shall not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, or for lost profits, arising out of the use of the App. Where we are liable, that liability is limited to direct damages that ordinarily arise.
  3. Where the User suffers damage due to our slight negligence, the amount of damages we are liable for is limited to 10,000 yen. This limit applies only in cases of our slight negligence and does not apply in cases of our intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
  4. Except in cases of our intentional misconduct or gross negligence, we assume no liability for disputes between Users (including those arising from location data sharing).
  5. The App does not assist with safe driving. Operating the App while driving is prohibited by law. Except in cases of our intentional misconduct or gross negligence, we bear no responsibility for accidents arising from use of the App while driving.
  6. We shall not be liable for service interruptions caused by acts of God, communications failures, server failures, or any other cause not attributable to us.
  7. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, where the User is a consumer under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan and any of the exclusions or limitations above is void under that Act or other applicable law, we shall bear the liability that the applicable law imposes.

Article 11 (Modification or Termination of the Service)

  1. We may add, change, or remove functions of the App without prior notice.
  2. We may terminate the App where unavoidable circumstances exist. In that case, we will provide reasonable advance notice.

Article 12 (Modification of Terms)

  1. In accordance with Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan, we may modify these Terms without obtaining the individual consent of the User where:
    • the modification conforms to the general interest of Users; or
    • the modification is not contrary to the purpose of these Terms and is reasonable in light of the necessity of the modification, the appropriateness of the modified content, the content of the modification, and other circumstances relating to the modification.
  2. When modifying these Terms under the preceding paragraph, we will announce, a reasonable period before the effective date, that these Terms will be modified, the content of the modified Terms, and the effective date, by display within the App or other appropriate means.
  3. Where we make a material modification, we may obtain the User's consent through a consent dialog within the App.

Article 13 (Notices from Us)

  1. Notices from us to the User are given by email to the email address the User has registered, by display within the App, or by any other method we deem appropriate.
  2. A notice under the preceding paragraph is deemed to have reached the User, if given by email, at the time it would ordinarily arrive, and if given by display within the App, at the time we display it.

Article 14 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  1. These Terms are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of Japan.
  2. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court of first instance.

Article 15 (Contact)

Inquiries regarding these Terms may be directed to the contact below.

CarOwnersClub Inc.
Email: contact@car-owners-club.net

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Established: April 28, 2026
Amended: September 30, 2026

Version 2.4.0 - Effective September 30, 2026