This English version is a reference translation.
In the event of any discrepancy, the Japanese version shall prevail.
These TapFun Terms of Use (hereinafter these "Terms") set out the conditions for using the Site and the Service (each as defined in Article 2) provided by Tapfun K.K. (hereinafter the "Company"). Users of the Site or the Service must review these Terms and use them only after agreeing to these Terms. Users who use the Site or the Service are deemed to have agreed to these Terms.
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of these Terms is to set out the conditions for providing the Site and the Service (each as defined in Article 2) and the rights and obligations between the Company and Users (as defined in Article 2) concerning the use of the Site and the Service. These Terms apply to all relationships between Users and the Company concerning the use of the Site and the Service.
Rules concerning the use of the Site or the Service posted by the Company on the Site and the Service (hereinafter "Individual Terms") form an integral part of these Terms and apply to the use of the Site and the Service. If the Individual Terms and these Terms differ, the Individual Terms prevail.
Article 2 (Definitions)
The terms used in these Terms are defined as follows.
"Site" means the website, including the URL https://www.tapfun.co.jp, that is a platform for game distribution operated by the Company.
"Service" means any and all game services provided to Users through the Site.
"Usage Agreement" means the agreement for the use of the Site or the Service formed between the Company and a User when the User begins to use the Site or the Service.
"User" means any person who uses the Site or the Service provided by the Company.
"Personal Information" means any information that can identify a specific individual, such as an email address.
"Authentication Information" means information necessary for the Company to authenticate connections from Users, including IDs and passwords.
"Content" means items in the Site or the Service and any and all other content in the Site or the Service.
"Purchased Game" means a game service that a User can play on the cloud provided by the Site by paying a specified price on the Site.
"Time-Based Game" means a game service that a User can play for a certain period of time on the cloud provided by the Site by paying a specified price on the Site.
"Applicant for Membership Registration" means a person who wishes to receive membership services.
"Provider" means the rights holder of a game distributed on the Service or a business operator licensed by such rights holder.
"Demo Game" means any game provided by a Provider that falls under either of the following:
(1) a game created by the Provider for trial purposes; or
(2) a full version of a game provided with play limited to a time or scope specified by the Company from the start of play.
Article 3 (The Service)
Users have only a license to use the Site or the Service in accordance with the conditions set forth in these Terms and the specifications of the Site or the Service. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Users have no exclusive rights or legal status with respect to any data in or relating to the Site or the Service (excluding Personal Information).
The Company may, as necessary and without prior notice to Users, add new functions or services to the Site or the Service, change the content of the Service, or terminate part of the Service. Users use the Service after accepting these possibilities in advance.
Content includes items that Users can purchase (hereinafter "Paid Content"). No refunds will be given for any Paid Content purchased by a User, for any reason. Paid Content may be sold by the Company, its group companies or third parties. Users acknowledge that Paid Content is provided "as is" without any warranty, and that the Company makes no warranty with respect to such information, including that it is free from errors, bugs, defects or security flaws, that it does not infringe the rights of third parties, that it has the properties and commercial value expected by the User, or that it complies with laws, regulations or internal rules applicable to the User.
Whether and how the Company responds to inquiries from Users concerning the Service shall be determined at the Company's discretion.
Except as otherwise provided in these Terms, detailed rules on rights and other matters relating to Purchased Games, Time-Based Games and Demo Games are governed by the Purchased Game Terms, the Time-Based Game Terms and the Demo Game Terms, respectively. If these Terms conflict with any of these terms, such terms prevail.
Article 4 (Users)
If a User is a minor, the User must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before using the Site or the Service. If a minor uses the Site or the Service, the minor is deemed to have obtained the consent of a parent or guardian for such use.
The Company may suspend a User's use of the Site or the Service if the User falls under any of the following items. In this case, Paragraph 2 of Article 9 applies.
(1) The Company determines that the User may violate these Terms
(2) All or part of the information provided by the User to the Company is false, incorrect or incomplete
(3) The User's use of the Site or the Service has been suspended in the past
(4) The User is a minor, an adult ward, a person under curatorship or a person under assistance and has not obtained the consent of a legal representative, guardian, curator or assistant
(5) The Company determines that the User is an antisocial force (meaning organized crime groups, members of organized crime groups, right-wing groups, antisocial forces and other persons equivalent thereto; the same applies hereinafter), or has any interaction with or involvement in antisocial forces, such as cooperating with or being involved in the maintenance, operation or management of antisocial forces through the provision of funds or otherwise
Users may not assign, lend, transfer the name of, or provide as security their legal status or rights to use the Site or the Service, or otherwise make them available for use by third parties.
If the Site or the Service includes services that require the registration of specific information, Users must accurately register the necessary information in accordance with any Individual Terms specified for each such service before using it.
Article 5 (Management of Authentication Information)
Users shall manage their Authentication Information for the Site or the Service at their own responsibility and expense, and may not allow third parties to use, or lend, transfer, sell, pledge or disclose, their Authentication Information.
Users bear responsibility for damages arising from information leakage, errors in use, use by third parties, unauthorized access and the like due to insufficient management of Authentication Information, and the Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever. If the Company suffers damages due to unauthorized use of Authentication Information, the User must compensate the Company for such damages.
If a User's Authentication Information becomes known to a third party, or if there is a suspicion that it is being used by a third party, the User must immediately notify the Company to that effect by the method specified in these Terms and by the Company, and must follow any instructions from the Company.
The Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever even if a User suffers disadvantages, such as being unable to use the Site or the Service, because the User did not make the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph.
If a User does not make the notification set forth in Paragraph 3, the Company may suspend the User's use of the Site or the Service.
Article 6 (Personal Information)
Please refer to the Company's Privacy Policy.
Article 7 (Attribution of Rights)
All data relating to the Site, the Service or the Content, and intellectual property rights relating thereto (including the right to apply for or register such rights; the same applies hereinafter) and other rights or legally protected interests, belong to the Company (including its group companies; the same applies hereinafter) or to the licensors of the Site or the Service.
Under the license to use the Site or the Service based on these Terms, Users may only use the Site or the Service in accordance with these Terms and the specifications of the Site or the Service, and may not, apart from the use of the Service, claim ownership of or use any intellectual property rights or other rights or legally protected interests of the Company or its licensors relating to the Site or the Service.
Article 8 (Disclaimer)
The Company makes no warranty whatsoever with respect to the Site or the Service, including as to accuracy, usefulness, legality, absence of defects, security, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of rights or any other matter.
The Company shall not be liable to compensate for any damages suffered by Users in connection with the Site or the Service, including the interruption, suspension, termination, unavailability or change of the provision of the Site or the Service by the Company, the deletion or loss of Users' messages or information, the loss of data or the failure of or damage to equipment due to the use of the Site or the Service, or any other damages in connection with the Site and the Service.
If a User causes damage to a third party through the use of the Site or the Service, the User must compensate for such damage at the User's own expense and responsibility.
Transactions, communications, disputes and the like arising between a User and other Users or third parties in connection with the Site or the Service must be handled and resolved at the User's own responsibility, and the Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever for such matters.
The Company assumes no liability whatsoever for damages suffered by Users due to the Service being unavailable because of defects, errors, failures caused by excessive access or the like occurring in the Site or the Service.
The Company has no obligation whatsoever to compensate for damages to computers, lines, software and the like caused by downloads from, or computer virus infections via, the Site, the Service or third-party websites including those of advertisers.
Content and information on the Site or the Service are limited to what the Company can provide at the time. The Company makes no warranty whatsoever as to the completeness, accuracy, applicability, usefulness, availability, safety, certainty or the like of the information it provides, text and other content sent (posted) by Users, software and other information.
The Company may provide Users with information or advice concerning the Site or the Service from time to time, but assumes no responsibility for any results arising from Users' use thereof.
The Company is not responsible if data on the Site or the Service is damaged or the like due to any external factor.
Users may not offer Content they manage for any transaction with third parties, regardless of the form of transaction, such as a gift, sale or license, or whether for value or free of charge.
If these Terms or the Individual Terms constitute a consumer contract under Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Consumer Contract Act of Japan, and damages incurred by a User are based on the Company's default or tort, and the provisions of these Terms or the Individual Terms that fully exempt the Company from liability for damages do not apply, the Company shall be liable only for ordinary damages directly incurred by the User. However, this does not apply where the Company acted intentionally or with gross negligence.
Article 9 (Prohibited Acts)
Users must not engage in any of the following acts when using the Site or the Service. If a User engages in any of the following acts, the Company may immediately take measures such as suspending the use of the Site or the Service and deleting content posted by the User, including posted data.
(1) Acts that infringe or may infringe intellectual property rights such as copyrights and trademark rights of the Company, other Users or other third parties (hereinafter "Others") (including, but not limited to, acts that make all or part of the Site or the Service viewable or usable outside the Site or the Service)
(2) Acts related to criminal acts or acts contrary to public order and morals
(3) Acts that infringe or may infringe the property, privacy, portrait rights or other rights of Others
(4) Providing the personal information of Others
(5) Acts that discriminate against or defame Others, or damage the honor or credibility of Others
(6) Acts determined to be intended to excessively or inappropriately direct people to specific external websites or applications
(7) Acts determined to have an adverse effect on children and young people
(8) Acts of altering or deleting accessible content or information of the Site or the Service, or content or information of Others
(9) Impersonating the Company or Others (including, but not limited to, manipulating email headers and the like for the purpose of misrepresentation)
(10) Using the Service as multiple different Users despite being the same person
(11) Sending harmful computer programs and the like, or placing them in a state where Others can receive them
(12) Pre-election campaigning, election campaigning (including similar acts), or acts in violation of the Public Offices Election Act of Japan
(13) Using or attempting to use the Site or the Service for purposes or by methods that may cause damage to the Company, other Users or other third parties
(14) Advertising, promoting, soliciting or the like on the Site or the Service to Others without permission, interfering with communications of Others on the Site or the Service, or other nuisance acts using communication functions on the Site or the Service
(15) Acts that place a significant load on servers managed by the Company beyond the scope of ordinary use of the Site or the Service or that encourage such acts, or other acts that interfere with or hinder the operation or provision of the Site or the Service or the use of the Service by other Users
(16) Distributing information, equipment, software and the like for disabling or circumventing access control functions of servers and the like
(17) Interfering with the operation of the Site or the Service by any means
(18) Copying, modifying, reprinting, altering, changing, reverse engineering, disassembling, decompiling, translating or analyzing functions provided by the Site or the Service
(19) Obtaining information of Others without their consent or by fraudulent means (including so-called phishing and similar means)
(20) Using all or part of the Site or the Service for commercial purposes, regardless of the method of use (including acts for the purpose of preparing for such use)
(21) Where procedures such as notification to or approval from supervisory authorities are required by law, using the Site or the Service without completing such procedures, or other acts that violate or may violate such laws
(22) Interfering with the exchange or sharing of information led by Others, or acts that cause disadvantage to the Company or Others, such as damaging credibility or infringing property rights
(23) Acts that interfere with the Company's business, such as calling the Company for long periods of time, repeatedly making the same inquiries, or demanding things for which there is no obligation or reason
(24) Disclosing to the public or to third parties, without the Company's consent, the content of communications between the Company and the User or other information relating to such communications
(25) Providing benefits to or otherwise cooperating with antisocial forces
(26) Religious activities or solicitation for religious organizations
(27) In addition to the above items, acts that violate laws or these Terms of Use, or acts contrary to public order and morals (including sending or displaying information that may promote or induce violence or other crimes, or cruel images)
(28) Posting links to data and the like in which any of the acts in the above items can be seen (including where such acts are committed by Others) for the purpose of encouraging such acts
(29) Falling under any of the items of Paragraph 2 of Article 4
(30) Other acts that the Company determines to be inappropriate for a User
If the Company suffers any damage, the User must compensate the Company (including its group companies) for such damage. The Company has no obligation to disclose to the User the reasons for any measures taken by the Company under this Article.
Article 10 (Suspension, Interruption and Termination of the Service)
The Company may suspend or interrupt all or part of the Site and the Service without prior notice to Users in any of the following cases.
(1) When performing regular or emergency inspection or maintenance of the computer systems relating to the Site or the Service
(2) When the operation of the Service becomes impossible due to force majeure such as fire, power outage or natural disaster
(3) When the operation of the Service becomes impossible due to war, civil war, riot, disturbance, labor disputes or the like
(4) When the Service cannot be provided due to failure of the computer systems for providing the Site or the Service, unauthorized access by third parties, computer virus infection or the like
(5) When the Service cannot be provided due to the application of laws or other exercise of public authority
(6) In addition to the preceding items, when the Company determines that it is necessary to suspend or interrupt the Site or the Service. The Company may terminate the provision of the Site or the Service for its own reasons. In this case, the Company will notify Users in advance, except in an emergency.
The Company may freely change the content or name of the Site or the Service without prior notice to Users and third parties by email or otherwise.
The Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages incurred by Users as a result of measures taken by the Company under this Article.
Article 11 (Equipment and Usage Environment)
Users must prepare and maintain, at their own expense and responsibility, the computers, software and other equipment, communication lines and other communication environments necessary to receive the Site or the Service.
Users must take security measures such as preventing computer virus infections, unauthorized access and information leakage, at their own expense and responsibility, according to their own usage environment for the Site or the Service.
Article 12 (Term)
The Usage Agreement takes effect when the User begins to use the Site or the Service, and remains in effect between the Company and the User until the provision of the Site or the Service ends, whichever is earlier.
Article 13 (Revisions to these Terms)
The Company may change these Terms within a reasonable scope without prior notice to Users. The changed Terms apply from the effective date specified by the Company after notice of the change is given by the method set forth in this Article, and Users who use the Site or the Service after the change of these Terms are deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.
When the Company intends to revise these Terms, it will notify Users from time to time by email, the websites relating to the Service, or the like.
If a User does not stop all use of the Site and the Service within the period specified by the Company (or, if not specified, one week from the date of notice) from the date of notice of the revision of these Terms under the preceding paragraph, the User is deemed to have agreed to the revision of these Terms, and the revised Terms take effect between the User and the Company.
After the time the revision takes effect under the preceding paragraph, Users may not claim ignorance of or objection to its content.
Article 14 (Governing Law)
These Terms shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of Japan.
Article 15 (Consultation and Jurisdiction)
If any doubt or problem arises among a User, the Company and a third party in connection with the Site or the Service, the parties shall consult in good faith each time to resolve it.
If such doubt or problem is not resolved through the consultation set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Tokyo Summary Court or the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive agreed jurisdiction as the court of first instance.
Article 16 (Contact)
Please direct any opinions, questions, complaints or other inquiries concerning the Site or the Service to the following contact.
[Contact]
Company name: Tapfun K.K.
Email: contact@tapfun.co.jp
Purchased Game Terms
Article 1 (Purchase)
Unless the context requires otherwise, "purchase", "buy" and similar expressions mean receiving, after payment (although there may be cases where it is specified as free of charge separately, or where means other than the shop balance, such as download codes or credit card payment, are used), a license to use the relevant Purchased Game on the customer's compatible device or the like.
The provision of a Purchased Game is deemed complete when it is recorded as available on the internet servers operated by the Company, regardless of whether the customer has actually downloaded it.
After the Company provides a Purchased Game, the customer is responsible for keeping and storing it. Even if the Purchased Game is deleted by the customer or a third party, the Company has no obligation to provide it again.
Article 2 (Paid Content in Purchased Games)
Paid Content provided in a Purchased Game is used for the presentation of the software and may be used only to produce presentational expressions and effects of the software. Paid Content has no monetary value that can be exchanged for specific goods or services provided by the Company. Customers shall use Paid Content in accordance with the conditions specified by the Company.
Except as required by law, the Company will not give any refunds for Purchased Games held by customers. Prices of Purchased Games, in-game currency and the like may change at any time, but the Company will not give refunds on account of such changes. Except as otherwise specified by the Company, customers may not return, exchange, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Purchased Games, or cancel purchases.
Article 3 (Intellectual Property Rights)
The Company or its partners hold or have the right to use all copyrights, patent rights, moral rights of authors, trademark rights and other intellectual property rights and similar rights relating to Purchased Games. All rights relating to Purchased Games not expressly granted to customers under these Terms are reserved, without limitation, by the Company or its partners. This paragraph applies regardless of whether the Purchased Game is owned by the Company or its partners or by a third party.
Article 4 (Termination of Service)
The Company may terminate the provision of a Purchased Game by giving prior notice of the termination on the Company's website or the like. Even in this case, the Company will not refund the purchase price, and customers are deemed to have accepted this by purchasing the Purchased Game. When the Company terminates the provision of the service, points and the like for the relevant Purchased Game held by the customer become invalid as of the time of termination, and the customer may not request a refund of such points and the like, except as provided by law.
Time-Based Game Terms
Article 1 (Purchase of Time-Based Play Rights)
A customer who wishes to play a Time-Based Game receives, after payment as consideration (although there may be cases where it is specified as free of charge separately, or where means other than the shop balance, such as download codes or credit card payment, are used), a license to use the relevant time-based play right game on the customer's compatible device or the like for the displayed play time.
Article 2 (Conditions of Sale of Play Rights)
The Company sells play rights by the "play time" method and by the "title pass" method, under which a specific title can be played for a certain period of time; however, the methods of sale are not limited to these.
The Company may change the price, time and any other conditions of sale of play rights at any time as necessary.
Customers who have already purchased play rights hold play rights based on the conditions at the time of purchase, and except as required by law, the Company will not give refunds or change the content of existing purchased rights on account of such changes.
Article 3 (Determination of Play Time)
Play time is the time from when the customer starts playing until the customer finishes. During this time, as long as the game is running, it is counted as play time even if the customer is performing other operations on the device.
Except where attributable to the Company, the Company is not responsible for communication delays, device malfunctions or other incidents, and calculates play time as described above.
Article 4 (Mutatis Mutandis Application)
Articles 2 to 4 of the Purchased Game Terms apply mutatis mutandis to purchases within Time-Based Games and other matters not inconsistent with these Terms.
Demo Game Terms
Article 1 (Free Play)
1. Users may play a Demo Game free of charge only for the time specified for each Demo Game (hereinafter "Free Play Time"). Whether Free Play Time is available and its length are displayed on the Service for each Demo Game.
2. Free Play Time is limited to once per User per Demo Game and cannot be carried over.
3. Free Play Time may be changed without notice at the Company's discretion.
Article 2 (Paid Play)
1. If a User continues to play a Demo Game after Free Play Time has elapsed, the User shall consume the Energy specified by the Company for each unit of time specified by the Company.
2. The amount of Energy consumed varies for each Demo Game depending on the server environment used and other conditions, and is displayed on the Service before play starts or before switching to paid play.
3. Before Free Play Time ends, the Company will notify the User that play will switch to paid play. Paid play begins when the User chooses to continue.
4. Energy is consumed in advance for each unit of time, and even if the User stops playing partway through a unit of time, Energy corresponding to the remaining time will not be returned.
Article 3 (Fees Borne by Providers)
1. For Demo Games for which the Provider bears the usage fees, Users may play without consuming Energy.
2. Free provision at the Provider's expense may end, or switch to paid play, without notice depending on the terms agreed between the Provider and the Company (such as the period and budget cap). In this case, the Company will display this on the Service in advance, and play that has already started will remain free of charge until it ends.
Article 4 (Limit on Play Scope)
1. When a full version of a game is provided as free play with limited play time or play scope, play ends automatically when the limit specified by the Company is reached.
2. The Company will display the remaining time until the limit on the Service when switching to paid play and during play.
Article 5 (Save Data)
1. Whether a save function is available, and whether and under what conditions save data can be carried over to the full version of the game, are determined by the Provider and displayed on the Service for each Demo Game.
2. The Company stores save data for the period specified by the Company. After that period has elapsed, or after distribution of the Demo Game ends, the Company may delete save data.
3. The operation of the save function and the carry-over function is the responsibility of the Provider, and except where attributable to the Company, the Company is not responsible for the loss of save data or the inability to carry it over.
Article 6 (Providers' Content)
1. Demo Games are created by Providers and are provided before release as paid full versions, and may contain content under development or defects.
2. If the full version of a game is sold outside the Service, its sale, content, price and the like are the responsibility of the Provider or the sales store, and the Company is not involved.
Article 7 (Prohibited Acts)
In addition to Article 9 of these Terms, Users must not engage in the following acts.
(1) Obtaining Free Play Time by creating multiple accounts or other fraudulent methods
(2) Analyzing, extracting or copying Demo Games
(3) Streaming or recording gameplay footage of Demo Games in violation of guidelines set by the Provider and displayed on the Service
Article 8 (Mutatis Mutandis Application)
For matters not provided for in these Demo Game Terms, Article 3 (Determination of Play Time) of the Time-Based Game Terms and Articles 2 to 4 of the Purchased Game Terms apply mutatis mutandis.
"Energy" Terms
The following terms set out the conditions for purchasing or using "Energy", the in-service currency in the Site and the Service provided by the Company (hereinafter "Energy"). These terms apply in addition to these Terms and the other terms on this page. Users may purchase or use Energy on the premise that they agree to these terms.
Article 1 (Definition)
Energy is an in-service currency that Users can use as a means of payment when purchasing or using paid content in the Service.
Energy cannot be used outside the Service, returned or exchanged for cash, or shared, combined or transferred between Users.
Article 2 (Purchase)
Users may purchase Energy at the amount (including tax) displayed on the purchase confirmation screen in the Service.
Users shall pay for Energy by the methods specified by the Company and the payment service provider.
Minors must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian when purchasing Energy.
Any taxes or incidental costs arising from the purchase or use of Energy or its use in the Service shall be borne by the User.
If many payments are made in a short period of time, a large payment is made, or the Company otherwise determines that there is a risk of fraudulent use, the Company may restrict use for confirmation.
If a dispute arises between a User and a payment service provider concerning the purchase of Energy, it shall be resolved between those parties, and the Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever.
The Company does not issue receipts or the like for payments for Energy purchased by Users.
Article 3 (Suspension of Use, etc.)
If the Company suspends the provision of all or part of the Service to a User, suspends or deletes the User's account, or takes measures such as withdrawing the User's membership because the User has violated these Terms (including the terms forming an integral part thereof) or the like, the Company may cause the User's Energy to expire, suspend its use, or otherwise dispose of it.
Article 4 (Validity Period of Energy)
In principle, Energy held by Users is valid for 180 days from the date of purchase. However, Energy granted through campaigns, coupons and the like held in the Service may have a validity period shorter than 180 days.
Article 5 (Refunds of Energy)
Except where a refund is required by law, the Company will not refund Energy for any reason.
Established: November 7, 2023
Revised: May 21, 2025
Revised: November 4, 2025
Revised: October 8, 2026