Terms of Use

1) Range of Application

The following agreement/rules only pertain to the services provided by Alice Books.

2) General Rules

The manner in which Alice Books handles its clients' personal information is determined by our Privacy Policy.

  • 1. The customer is expected to abide by the rules at all times. Even if there are sudden unannounced changes, the customer is still bound by those rules.
    When a change is made, it applies to all customers.
  • 2. The unauthorized use of any of the contents of the website is prohibited.
    This includes trademarks, images, fonts, graphics, logos, icons, audio clips, software, et cetera. The unauthorized editing of any part of the website is also prohibited.
  • 3. Alice Books reserves the right to deny service, suspend accounts, make changes to website content, cancel orders, make changes to campaigns and/or promotions without advance notice to the customer.

3) Communicating with Alice Books

The following are definitions of what constitutes as communication with Alice Books.

  • (1) Electronic communication: The sending of e-mails or any other form of electronic messages to Alice Books.
  • (2) Telephonic communication: Telephone calls or any other form of audio communication used as an intermediary between AliceBooks Inc. and the customer.
  • 1. The customer agrees to do all interaction with Alice Books electronically, or by telephone.
  • 2. When the customer uses the Alice Books website, the customer agrees to do all communication electronically unless instructed otherwise.

4) Contents

  • 1. All contents of the Alice Books website are property of AliceBooks Inc. and content providers, and are protected under the Japanese Copyright Act.
  • 2. AliceBooks Inc. will immediately delete any information on the site/in the system that is found to be irregular, strange, inappropriate, offensive, and/or insulting.
  • 3. AliceBooks Inc. is not responsible for content on Alice Books that it does not have a copyright for.

5) Using the Site

  • 1. The customer is responsible for all activity done on the site through his / her account.
  • 2. All customers who are not of age but wish to use Alice Books are expected to obtain permission to do so from a guardian.
  • 3. AliceBooks Inc. makes no guarantee that the customer is protected from viruses and/or other things harmful to computers.

6) Cost of Merchandise

  • 1. The price of each item is set by the item's provider and not by Alice Books.
  • 2. Alice Books strives to provide accurate information on its products' details and price.

7) Agreement(s)

  • 1. Once the customer has purchased something with Alice Books, the customer is considered to have entered a contract with the company.
  • 2. The confirmation e-mail the customer receives after making a purchase is considered to be written proof of having entered a contract with Alice Books.
    Please remember to save this e-mail.
  • 3. If the customer has not received a confirmation e-mail from Alice Books within 24 hours of the purchase, please contact the company.
  • 4. Simply placing an order with us does not mean your transaction is complete. Please remember you must receive a confirmation e-mail from us.
  • 5. If the provider does not have enough of a product that the customer has placed an order for, the customer's order can be cancelled.
  • 6 .If a product that the customer ordered becomes available we will send an e-mail notification.
    The customer has 120 hours to respond to this e-mail in order to complete the transaction.
    If the customer fails to respond within this time, the offer will become invalid.

8) Shipping

  • 1 .Once items purchased have been given to the shipping company for delivery, the item is officially property of the customer.
  • 2. Once an item has been shipped and has become property of the customer, it cannot be returned to Alice Books.
  • 3. If purchased goods arrive and appear to damaged, please contact the maker and/or shipping company. Alice Books is not responsible.

9) Disclaimer

  • 1. AliceBooks Inc. makes no promises or guarantees that Alice Books nor any of the content published by Alice Books is explicit and/or implicit.
  • 2. AliceBooks Inc. takes no responsibility for direct or indirect damage caused from using Alice Books.
  • 3. Any loss or damage to goods purchased by the customer is the responsibility of the customer unless it is clearly an error on the part of/the fault of AliceBooks Inc. / Alice Books.

10) Legal Disputes

  • 1. Any legal disputes between AliceBooks Inc. and the customer will be under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court.
  • 2. AliceBooks Inc. is not responsible for disputes between the providers of the goods sold on Alice Books and the customer.