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Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (the "Terms") set out the conditions for using "Gurucolle" (the "App"), an indie app provided by NEXGIA.

By using the App, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms.

These Terms apply to both the Android and iOS versions of the App.

1. About the App

The App is a food log app for recording and managing places, such as your shortlist, your wishlist ("Saved for later"), and your memories ("Food memories").

The App provides features such as the following.

Some features have free-version limits. See "2. Fees and Premium".

For how information is handled in the App (such as what is stored on your device and what is sent to external services), please see the Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy: プライバシーポリシー​

2. Fees and Premium

The basic features of the App are free to use.

The App also offers "Premium" as an optional paid feature. Premium is a one-time purchase (you pay once; there is no monthly or other recurring payment).

We may introduce new paid features, advertising, or the like in the future. In that case, we will announce it in advance in the App or on the public page.

Free-version limits and what Premium includes

In the free version, some features have limits shown in the App. Purchasing Premium raises or removes these limits.

The current details are as follows.

The limits apply only when you add something new. Data you have already saved stays available to view, edit, delete, and export (back up), even if it exceeds the free-version limits.

The free-version limits may change, and new benefits may be added to Premium. The latest details are shown on the "Premium" card on My Page and on the purchase screen in the App.

As a rule, we will not reduce the benefits of Premium you have already purchased. The exceptions are when this is unavoidable because an external service such as the Hot Pepper Gourmet Web Service changes, is suspended, or ends (see "Premium and external services" below), or when it is required by law. In those cases, we will announce it in advance in the App or on the public page where possible.

Purchase and payment

Premium is purchased through Apple's App Store or Google Play (each, a "Store"). In addition to these Terms, the terms of the relevant Store apply to your purchase.

The price of Premium is shown on the purchase screen in the App.

Payment is processed by the Store. The developer does not receive payment information such as credit card numbers.

If you are a minor, please obtain the consent of your parent or other legal guardian before purchasing Premium.

Refunds

Whether a refund is available, and how to request one, are governed by the rules of each Store. Because payment is processed by the Store, the developer cannot issue refunds directly. If you would like a refund, please follow the Store's instructions.

This section does not limit any rights you have under applicable law.

Restoring and transferring purchases

Your Premium purchase is tied to the Store account you used to buy it.

Even after reinstalling the App or changing devices, you can restore your purchase with "Restore purchase" in the App, as long as you use the same Store account.

Because the App has no server that manages purchases, Premium purchased on the App Store cannot be used in the Google Play version, and Premium purchased on Google Play cannot be used in the App Store version.

The App's backup files do not include your purchase status. Restoring a backup file does not transfer Premium.

Premium and external services

Some Premium benefits (for example, searching up to 3 km) are provided using external services such as the Hot Pepper Gourmet Web Service.

If an external service changes, or is suspended or discontinued, the affected benefits may change or may no longer be available.

In that case, the developer will announce it in the App or on the public page, and will make reasonable efforts to provide alternative features or methods.

Except in cases of the developer's intent or gross negligence, the developer's liability for any damage you suffer as a result is limited, to the extent permitted by law, to the scope set out in "12. Disclaimer".

3. Shop information

Shop information shown in the App is based on information obtained from external services or entered by users.

The App does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of shop information.

Opening hours, regular holidays, price ranges, reservation availability, pet-friendliness, menus, addresses, phone numbers, and so on may change.

When you actually visit or make a reservation, always check the latest information from the shop or the external service.

4. External services

The App may use external services to obtain shop information, display shop pages, go to reservation pages, open map apps, and so on.

External services are operated by their respective providers. The App does not guarantee the content, availability, accuracy, or terms of use of external services, or that they will be free from outages, changes, or suspension. The developer's liability for damage caused to users by outages, changes, suspension, etc. of external services is as set out in "12. Disclaimer".

When you use an external service, that service's terms of use and privacy policy apply.

5. Hot Pepper Gourmet Web Service

The App may obtain shop information using the "Hot Pepper Gourmet Web Service" provided by Recruit Co., Ltd.

Shop information, images, reservation page URLs, etc. shown in the App may include information obtained from the Hot Pepper Gourmet Web Service.

Reservations, sign-in, points, cancellations, inquiries, etc. on Hot Pepper Gourmet take place on Hot Pepper Gourmet's own service.

The App is not responsible for reservations or transactions made on Hot Pepper Gourmet, the granting of points, cancellations, the handling by shops, and so on.

6. Links to external sites and receiving shares

You may be able to save URLs of external sites such as Tabelog, Google Maps, and Instagram in the App.

With "Add a shop" under "Saved for later", you can add a shop by pasting a shop link or shared text, or by typing a shop name. You can also choose "Gurucolle" from another app's share menu to send a link or text to the App (Android and iOS).

Pasted or shared links and text are analyzed on your device. To look for shop candidates, the App sends to the Hot Pepper Gourmet Web Service only search keywords such as the shop name and area, coordinates contained in a link, and Hot Pepper shop IDs. It does not send the whole text or the link itself.

The App does not load Tabelog pages. It also does not automatically obtain or save the content, photos, ratings, reviews, text, etc. of external sites' pages.

Saved URLs are used so that you can open the relevant page in an external browser, the in-app browser, or an external app. On iPhone, Hot Pepper pages open in the in-app browser.

What you do on external sites (such as signing in or making a reservation) is governed by the terms of each site. The App never stores IDs or passwords you enter on external sites such as Hot Pepper.

For details of the information sent, please see the Privacy Policy.

7. Information you save

You can save photos, notes, ratings, categories, visit dates, URLs, and so on in the App.

You shall take care that the information you save does not infringe the rights of third parties.

Please do not save, repost, or share photos, text, reviews, images, etc. whose rights belong to others without permission.

8. Handling of photos

You can save photos you select or take (including photos taken with "Snap your meal" on the Home screen) as records of your memories.

Photos are, in principle, stored on your device. The App does not send your photos to the developer's servers or to external services.

When you export a backup file that also includes photos, the photos are included in that file.

You are responsible for where backup files are saved, to whom they are shared, and how they are managed.

9. Backup and restore

At your request, the App can export your saved data as a data file, or as a file that also includes photos, and later read it back to restore your data. Exported files are not sent to the developer.

Files containing data that exceeds the free-version limits can also be restored.

Backup files do not include your Premium purchase status. To use Premium on another device, use "Restore purchase" with the same Store account.

You are responsible for where backup files are saved, to whom they are shared, and how they are managed. The developer is not responsible for the loss or accidental deletion of files under your management, or for their being shared with third parties.

The developer's liability for damage caused to you by a failed restore or the like is as set out in "12. Disclaimer".

Please manage important data appropriately on your own responsibility.

The App does not guarantee that your saved data will be fully preserved. Data may be lost due to device failure, uninstalling the App, changes to OS specifications, backup failures, and so on.

10. Prohibited conduct

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

11. Changes to and suspension of the App

The developer may change, add to, suspend, or discontinue the content, features, or specifications of the App as needed.

If a change has a significant impact on users, such as the discontinuation of the App, the developer will announce it in advance in the App or on the public page where possible.

The developer's liability for damage caused to users by changes to, or the suspension or discontinuation of, the App is as set out in "12. Disclaimer".

12. Disclaimer

You use the App at your own discretion and responsibility.

Shop information, opening hours, price ranges, reservation availability, pet-friendliness, etc. shown in the App may differ from the actual situation. Before visiting or making a reservation, always check the latest information from the shop or the external service.

Scope of the developer's liability

If you suffer damage due to the developer's intent or gross negligence, the developer is liable in accordance with applicable law.

If you suffer damage due to the developer's ordinary negligence (negligence other than intent or gross negligence), the developer is liable, to the extent permitted by law, only for direct and ordinary damage, up to the higher of (a) the total amount you paid in connection with the App in the 12 months counted back from the month in which the damage occurred, or (b) 10,000 yen.

The developer is not liable for damage that is not attributable to the developer.

The provisions of these Terms that limit liability do not apply to the extent that they are invalid, in whole or in part, under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws, and in that case the provisions of those laws prevail.

13. Changes to these Terms

The developer may change these Terms in either of the following cases.

When changing these Terms, the developer will announce that the Terms are being changed, the changed content, and the date on which the change takes effect, by posting them in the App or on the public page.

For changes that are unfavorable to users, the developer will make this announcement in advance, allowing a reasonable period before the effective date.

The changed Terms apply from the announced effective date (or, if no date is announced, from the time they are posted).

14. Severability

Even if any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable under the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws, the remaining provisions, and the remaining part of any provision held partly invalid, remain in effect.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.

If a dispute arises between you and the developer in connection with the App or these Terms, the court having jurisdiction over the developer's location shall be the agreed (non-exclusive) court of first instance. However, where laws provide otherwise, those provisions apply.

16. Contact

For inquiries about the App, please contact:

Provider: NEXGIA

Email: arc@nexgia.net

Notation based on the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (特定商取引法に基づく表記): https://www.nexgia.net/tokushoho

Established: May 7, 2026

Last revised: November 4, 2026