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Terms of Service

Last Updated: June 18, 2025

Welcome to NihonPal. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our language learning application and services. By using NihonPal, you agree to these terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using NihonPal, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our service.

2. Description of Service

NihonPal is a language learning platform that provides AI-powered Japanese conversation practice through interactive characters. Our service includes:

  • AI conversation partners with different personalities
  • Real-time chat functionality

3. User Accounts

a. Account Creation

You must create an account to use NihonPal. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

b. Account Accuracy

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree to use NihonPal only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree NOT to:

  • Use the service for any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts
  • Violate any international, federal, provincial, or local regulations, rules, or laws
  • Infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
  • Harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
  • Submit false or misleading information
  • Upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
  • Spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape
  • Use the service for any obscene or immoral purpose
  • Interfere with or circumvent the security features of the service

5. Premium Subscriptions

a. Premium Features

Some features of NihonPal require a premium subscription. Premium features may include unlimited conversations and advanced AI characters.

b. Billing and Payments

Premium subscriptions are billed in advance on a monthly basis. Payments are processed through Lemon Squeezy, our authorized third-party payment provider. By subscribing, you agree to comply with their terms and conditions.

c. Cancellation and Refunds

You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. Cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period. We do not provide refunds for partial periods, except as required by law.

6. Intellectual Property

The NihonPal service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of NihonPal and its licensors. The service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

7. User Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit to NihonPal. However, by submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content in connection with the service.

You are solely responsible for the content you submit through the service. NihonPal does not monitor conversations in real time and is not liable for any offensive, inappropriate, or illegal content shared by users.

8. Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the service, to understand our practices.

9. Disclaimers

NihonPal is provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

NihonPal is intended for language practice purposes only. It is not a substitute for formal language instruction or professional translation services.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, NihonPal shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless NihonPal from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising out of your use of the service or violation of these Terms.

12. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the service immediately, without prior notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of Indonesia, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Jakarta, Indonesia.

14. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you via the app or email. Your continued use of the service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

16. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

📧support@nihonpal.com