QuizTXT Terms of Use

Article 1. Scope

These Terms of Use set out the conditions for creating, publishing, viewing and answering QuizTXT quizzes, automatic scoring, retrying missed questions, sharing by published link, and sharing results.

Article 2. Agreement to the Terms

1. By using the service, users are deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use.
2. When publishing a QuizTXT quiz, users must review these Terms of Use and press “Agree to the terms and publish”.
3. Minors must obtain the consent of a parent or other legal guardian before publishing a QuizTXT quiz.

Article 3. The Service

1. Users can upload a text file written in the specified format and publish a QuizTXT quiz on the web.
2. A published QuizTXT quiz can be used through its published link on social media, in messages, on websites and elsewhere.
3. QuizTXT offers automatic scoring, a retry of only the missed questions, messages by score, and result sharing. The free version does not display buttons or links to external sites, or external images.
4. A free QuizTXT quiz can have up to five questions.
5. The operator may set a limit on the number of free quizzes that can be published.
6. Ads are displayed on free QuizTXT screens (Article 5).
7. The names, email addresses, individual scores and learning histories of players are not stored. However, information needed for a retry may be kept temporarily while a quiz is being answered.
8. Sharing results with “Copy result” copies text on the user’s own device. The operator does not record shared scores.
9. The paid version of QuizTXT is a separate service from the free version, provided under individual contracts. The paid version is governed by the terms of those contracts, not by these Terms.

Article 4. Email Confirmation When Publishing

1. To discourage defamation, harassment and other inappropriate publishing, an email address must be confirmed each time a QuizTXT quiz is published.
2. The confirmed email address is stored in the data of that quiz as a sign identifying the publisher. It is never shown on QuizTXT screens.
3. The stored email address is used to check facts and make necessary contact if defamation, harassment, infringement of rights, a breach of these Terms or other trouble occurs.
4. The email address is not registered as an account for managing quizzes. It therefore cannot be used to edit or delete a quiz, reissue a published link, or list quizzes already created.

Article 5. Personal Information

1. The personal information the operator collects is the email address confirmed when publishing (Article 4), the email address entered when reporting (Article 14), and information users provide when contacting the operator.
2. The operator may keep access records, such as IP addresses, access times and browser types, to run the servers and prevent misuse. Access records are deleted six months after they are collected.
3. Personal information collected is used only for the purposes set out in these Terms.
4. The publisher’s email address is stored in the data of that quiz and is deleted when the quiz is deleted. A reporter’s email address is deleted six months after the report has been handled.
5. The operator does not provide personal information to third parties without the person’s consent, except as required by law.
6. If a person asks for their personal information to be disclosed, corrected, no longer used or deleted, the operator will verify their identity and respond in accordance with the law. Requests are accepted through the contact information at the end.
7. Ads delivered by Google LLC and other third parties are displayed on free version screens. Ad providers may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as the pages viewed from the user’s browser and show ads based on the user’s interests. This information does not include anything that directly identifies a person, such as a name or email address.
8. For how Google handles ad information, see Google’s Privacy & Terms. Interest-based ads can be turned off in Google’s ad settings.

Article 6. Responsibility for Posted Content

1. Users may post only content they created themselves or have the right to use and publish lawfully.
2. Users must make sure that posted content does not infringe the copyrights, trademarks, portrait rights, privacy or other rights of third parties.
3. If a problem arises with a third party over posted content, the user must resolve it at their own responsibility and expense.

Article 7. Rights to Posted Content

1. Rights to posted content remain with the poster or the rightful owner.
2. Users grant the operator a free, non-exclusive license to store, copy, convert, transmit to the public and display posted content to the extent needed for the service.

Article 8. Commercial Use

1. The free version of QuizTXT may be used only for non-commercial purposes. For advertising, sales promotion or other business activities, use the paid version.
2. Despite the previous paragraph, businesses may try the free version to evaluate the paid version. However, quizzes published for such a trial may not be used for advertising or other business activities.
3. Without the operator’s prior consent, the QuizTXT system itself may not be sold, sublicensed, rented or offered again as a service of your own.
4. The QuizTXT name, logo, ads and links shown on free QuizTXT screens may not be removed or hidden.

Article 9. Prohibited Acts

Users must not:

• publish content that violates laws or public order and morals
• publish content that infringes the rights of third parties
• act for the purpose of falsehood, fraud, impersonation, defamation or discrimination
• spread harmful programs, improperly lead users to external sites, or otherwise put users at risk
• create or post in large volumes, or access the service excessively, by automated means
• publish beyond the publishing limit, for example by using multiple email addresses
• click ads fraudulently or encourage others to click them
• interfere with the operation of the service or its servers
• do anything else the operator considers inappropriate as similar to the above

Article 10. Publishing Period and Deletion of Free Quizzes

1. A free QuizTXT quiz becomes available on the web once publishing is complete.
2. Free QuizTXT quizzes are, as a rule, kept for 24 hours after publishing. This period is not extended.
3. If the retention period or other conditions of the free version change in the future, the new conditions will, as a rule, apply to quizzes created after the change.
4. Even within the retention period, a quiz may be unpublished or deleted for a breach of these Terms, an infringement of rights, system maintenance, failure response or other operational needs.
5. After the retention period ends, free quizzes may be deleted without notice. The published link of a deleted free quiz cannot be transferred to another quiz.
6. Because free quizzes are kept only briefly, they are not suitable for print or other long-term use.

Article 11. Storage and Management in the Free Version

1. The free version has no backup, and the operator does not guarantee that posted content or published quizzes can be restored.
2. The free version does not allow editing after publishing, viewing usage history, listing quizzes already created, or reissuing published links.
3. Users must keep the original text file they uploaded and the published link themselves.
4. Data may be lost, damaged or become unrecoverable due to system failure, maintenance, operating errors or other reasons.

Article 12. Operation, Changes and Suspension of the Service

1. If a failure occurs, the operator will work to restore the service as soon as possible after becoming aware of it. However, the operator does not guarantee that the service is always available or when it will be restored. Restoration may take longer at night, on holidays and at other times when the operator cannot respond.
2. Inquiries are accepted through the contact information at the end. Not every inquiry will be answered, and answers may take from a few days to about a week. Inquiries by phone are not accepted.
3. The operator answers inquiries about how to use the service. The operator does not provide individual support such as creating or correcting quizzes or advising on where to place them.
4. The operator may change or suspend all or part of the service without prior notice for maintenance, failures, security, changes in law or other necessary reasons.
5. If the operator ends the service, it will, as a rule, announce this on the service at least 30 days before the end date. This does not apply in unavoidable circumstances such as the operator’s illness, an accident, a disaster or the end of a server provider’s service.

Article 13. Disclaimer and Liability

1. The operator does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, continuity, fitness for a particular purpose or error-free operation of the service.
2. Users use the service at their own judgment and responsibility.
3. Except in cases of the operator’s intent or gross negligence, the operator is not liable for damages arising from the use of, or inability to use, the service. This does not apply where the operator is liable under law.

Article 14. Reporting Infringements and Other Problems

1. Anyone who believes a published QuizTXT quiz contains defamation, harassment, personal information, a privacy violation, copyright infringement or another breach of these Terms can report it to the operator with Report a quiz.
2. To discourage false or harassing reports, reporters must enter an email address before entering the report, and then enter the six-digit confirmation code sent to that address.
3. The reporter’s email address is used to check the report, ask for more information and give the result. As a rule, it is not disclosed to the publisher of the reported quiz, except as required by law.
4. After reviewing a report, the operator may unpublish, delete or take other action as needed. A quiz is not unpublished or deleted immediately just because it was reported.
5. Because free quizzes are kept only briefly, a quiz may reach the end of its retention period and be deleted before a report is handled.
6. Users must not make false reports, reports intended as harassment, large numbers of identical reports or other inappropriate reports.

Article 15. Changes to the Terms

The operator may change these Terms of Use when laws or the service change, or when otherwise necessary. The changed terms apply from the time they are posted on the service, or from a separately specified start date.

Article 16. Translations

The Japanese text of these Terms of Use is the official version. Translations into English or other languages are provided for reference only. If the Japanese version and a translation differ, the Japanese version prevails.

Article 17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Japan. If a dispute arises concerning the service, the court with jurisdiction over the operator’s location shall be the agreed court of first instance, to the extent permitted by law.