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These terms of use (“Terms”) stipulate the terms and conditions
for providing “World Cell Phone Rental Service” (“Service”) under which
DOCOMO Business Net, Inc. (“DOCOMO Business Net”) rents a cell phone, a battery
pack, a battery charger and a carrying bag (collectively, “Equipment”)
to a user.
| Article 1 (Service) |
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The Service shall mean the cell phone service which Kabushiki
Kaisha NTT DOCOMO and its group companies (collectively, “DOCOMO”)
provide using the Equipment which DOCOMO Business Net rents. The contents
of the Service shall be described in Schedule 1.
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The Service is available in NTT DOCOMO’s business
areas in Japan (“Service Areas”).
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| Article 2 (Contract) |
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The contract with regard to the Service (“Contract”) shall
commence between the person who desires to use the Service (“Applicant”)
and DOCOMO Business Net when the Applicant files an application for
using the Service in accordance with the procedure set by DOCOMO
Business Net with the acceptance of the conditions for use which are
stipulated on the website of DOCOMO Business Net or other ways and
DOCOMO Business Net approves such Applicant’s application.
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The Terms shall be applied to all matters related
to the use of the Service between DOCOMO Business Net and a user of
the Service who enters into the Contract (“User”).
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The Applicant shall present a credit card which is to be
used for payment including the Charges as set out in Article
9.1 at the time of filing an application for the Contract. DOCOMO
Business Net, in addition, may ask the Applicant to present documents
which DOCOMO Business Net deems necessary to identify the Applicant
such as a driver’s license, a certified copy of family register
(Koseki Tohon), a certified copy of corporate register (Tokibo
Tohon), a certificate of registered seal, etc. In the event that
the Applicant refuses to comply with DOCOMO Business Net’s request,
DOCOMO Business Net may decide not to approve the Applicant’s application
for use of the Service.
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Other than Article 2.3 above, DOCOMO Business Net may decide to
refuse to accept an application for use of the Service by an
Applicant in the event that (1) a Designated Credit Card Company
hereinafter defined in Article 9.1 refuses to collect the charges
from the Applicant at the request of DOCOMO Business Net, (2) the Applicant
breaches or is likely to breach a provision of this Contract;
or (3) DOCOMO Business Net recognizes any problem in accepting the
application due to DOCOMO Business Net’s business reasons including
the shortage of inventory of the Equipment.
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| Article 3 (Use Period) |
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The period of use of the Service pursuant to this Contract
(“Use Period”) shall be determined on a day by day basis (Japan
local time) in accordance with an Applicant’s application (hereinafter
the start date of the Use Period shall be referred to as “Start
of Use Date” and the last date of the Use Period shall be referred
to as “End of Use Date”). However, the Use Period may not exceed
three (3) months. As for the Start of Use Date and the End of
Use Date, the Use Period which is less than twenty-four (24)
hours shall be calculated as one (1) day.
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DOCOMO Business Net receives applications for the
Contract from up to two (2) months before the Start of Use Date.
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When the Contract is terminated pursuant to Article 12.1,
the Use Period shall end on the date of such termination.
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| Article 4 (Change of the Use Period) |
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When the User desires to change the Use Period fixed pursuant
to Article 3, the User shall give notice of such change to the
contact as separately set by DOCOMO Business Net and such change of
the Use Period shall not become effective unless the User receives
approval from DOCOMO Business Net.
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2. The Use Period after the above change may not exceed three
(3) months including the Use Period before the above change.
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| Article 5 (Delivery and Return of Equipment) |
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The delivery of the Equipment from DOCOMO Business Net to the User
shall be made at a service shop which DOCOMO Business Net designates
separately (“Service Shop”). DOCOMO Business Net shall deliver the
Equipment by door-to-door parcel delivery service to a place
in Japan (only) requested by the User if the User has made such
a request at the time of the application.
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The User shall return the Equipment at a Service Shop by the
End of Use Date during the business hours of the Service Shop.
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| Article 6 (Charges) |
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Users shall pay to DOCOMO Business Net the following charges as consideration
for the Service provided pursuant to Article 9.
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Rental charges for the Equipment (“Rental Charges”)
The Rental Charges shall mean the rental fees which
accrue during the Use Period (including the Start
of Use Date and the End of Use Date). The Rental
Charges per day are set out in Schedule 1.
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Communication Charges (“Communication Charges”)
The Communication Charges mean communication charges
which accrue during the Use Period (including the
Start of Use Date and the End of Use Date). The Communication
Charges are calculated by DOCOMO Business Net, based on
the Use Period indicated on the Equipment confirmed
by DOCOMO Business Net at the time of return of the Equipment
and the Communication Charges set out in Schedule
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If the User does not return the Equipment by the
End of Use Date (“Return Date”) without DOCOMO Business Net’s prior
approval, the following rules shall apply.
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If the Equipment was returned within seven (7) days
of the End of Use Date, the User shall pay, in addition
to the Charges set out in Article 6.2, 500 yen (tax
not imposed) per day multiplied by the number of the
days on and from the next day of the End of Use Date
to the day when the return is completed, as late charges.
The Communication Charges accruing on and after the
next day of the End of Use Date shall be borne by the
User.
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If the Equipment was not returned within seven (7)
days of the End of Use Date, the User is regarded as
having lost the Equipment on the End of Use Date and
the User shall pay in addition to the charges set out
in 6.2(i) above, the penalty pursuant to Article 7.1.
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In the calculation of the charges accrued pursuant to this
Article or other articles of this Contract, any number less than
one (1) yen shall be rounded down to the nearest yen.
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If the User does not make the payment accrued pursuant to this
Article or other articles of this Contract after the due date,
the User shall pay to DOCOMO Business Net by the payment method set
by DOCOMO Business Net separately as late charge, an amount equal to
fourteen point five percent (14.5%) annually calculated on a
daily pro rata basis multiplied by the number of dates on and
from the next date of the due date to the previous date of the
date when the User paid the Charges.
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| Article 7 (Robbery, Loss and Injury) |
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If the User loses the Equipment, or the Equipment is stolen
or damaged, the User shall notify DOCOMO Business Net via its contact
as set out separately. In such case, DOCOMO Business Net can claim
the penalty described in Schedule 1 (“Penalty”). The opening
by the User of the seal attached to the special card of the Equipment
shall be regarded as damage to the Equipment thereby allowing
DOCOMO Business Net to claim the Penalty. However, the amount of the
Penalty for light damage may be decreased at the discretion of
DOCOMO Business Net.
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In the case of Article 7.1, if the User obtains
DOCOMO Business Net’s approval after notifying it of the theft or loss
of the Equipment pursuant to Article 7.1, the Contract shall
end on the date of such notice. The User shall bear the Communication
Charges accrued during the time of such notice and the time of
completion of disconnection of the communication network. If
a theft or loss occurs, the User shall submit to DOCOMO Business Net
a certificate documenting such theft or loss issued by the local
police, notwithstanding whether the User subscribes the Compensation Service under Article 8.
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| Article 8 (Compensation Service) |
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The User can subscribe the warranty service provided by DOCOMO
Business Net (“Compensation Service”) at the User’s option. DOCOMO Business Net
shall compensate the User up to a certain amount in the event
that the Equipment is stolen, lost or damaged during the Use
Period, if the User has paid the compensation charges set out in
Article 8.3 to DOCOMO Business Net. The period of the Compensation Service
shall be during the Use Period plus thirty (30) days from the
End of Use Date.
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If the User desires to subscribe the Compensation Service,
the User shall apply for it by notifying DOCOMO Business Net at the
time of application of the Contract. Such application shall not
be withdrawn thereafter. If the User who has applied for the
Compensation Service extends the Use Period pursuant to Article 4,
the User shall subscribe the Compensation Service for the extended
period.
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The subscriber of the Compensation Service shall pay to DOCOMO
Business Net the compensation charges (“Compensation Charges”) on a per day
basis based on the dates of the Use Period. The Warranty Charge
per day is set out in Schedule 1.
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In the event that the Equipment of a User who has subscribed
the Compensation Service is stolen, lost or damaged, said User shall
pay to DOCOMO Business Net the lower Penalty set out in Article 7.1
or the exemption amount in Schedule 1.
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| Article 9 (Payment of Charges) |
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The User shall pay to DOCOMO Business Net all payments including
the Rental Charges, the Communication Charges, the Warranty Charge,
the Penalty and so forth (collectively “Charges”), by a credit
card issued by a card issuer separately designated by DOCOMO
Business Net (“Designated Credit Card Company”) in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Designated Credit Card Company.
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DOCOMO Business Net shall calculate and request payment
of the Charges at the time of the User’s return of the Equipment
at a Service Shop and the User shall pay the Charges at the Service
Shop. Where DOCOMO Business Net is unable to calculate and request
payment of the Charges at the time of the User’s return of the
Equipment, DOCOMO Business Net will confirm the Use Period of the Equipment
and request payment of the Charges after the User’s return of
the Equipment. Notwithstanding Article 9.1, in the case of theft,
loss or damage of the Equipment, DOCOMO Business Net will request payment
of the amount calculated based on the detailed record of the
communication separately issued by DOCOMO regardless of Article
6.1(ii).
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The User shall not make any objection to or other complaint
about the requested payment amount in accordance with the Use
Period indicated on the Equipment or other calculation pursuant
to this Article 9 of the Terms. DOCOMO Business Net is not obliged
to issue to the User a detailed record of communication with
regard to the Service.
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| Article 10 (Prohibitions) |
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The User shall not use the Service for (i) criminal
conduct, (ii) unlawful activity, (iii) any activity against public
policy, or (iv) any activity which may interfere with DOCOMO
Business Net’s business operation.
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| Article 11 (User’s Obligation) |
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The User shall:
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Follow the User’s Manual for the Equipment separately
provided by DOCOMO Business Net when the User uses the Equipment; |
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Not remove (including but not limited to ejecting
a card pre-inserted in the Equipment, or removing a
sticker pre-attached on a loading slot for the card),
modify, disintegrate, or destroy the Equipment; |
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Not download, modify or erase the information or
data stored into the Equipment; |
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Not attach other equipment or attachment to the Equipment; |
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Use and maintain the Equipment with the care of a
good manager; and |
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Not transfer, sublease, pledge as security or otherwise
dispose of the Equipment. |
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| Article 12 (Termination) |
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DOCOMO Business Net may immediately suspend the Communication
Network for the Equipment and terminate the Contract without
prior written notice to the User, in the event that the User
falls under any one of the following:
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If the User breaches any provision of the Terms; |
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If the User makes a false statement when making an
application for the Service; |
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If the Designated Credit Card Company under Article
9.1 refuses to collect the Charges from the Applicant;
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If DOCOMO Business Net deems it difficult for the User
to perform the obligation under the Contract due to
substantial change in the User’s financial credibility. |
In the event of such termination, the User shall immediately
return the Equipment in accordance with Article 5. The User shall
bear all damages and expenses suffered by DOCOMO Business Net as a
result from the termination based upon this Article 12.1.
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The User may terminate this Contract with one (1) day’s written
notice before the Start of Use Date (Japan local time); provided,
however, that if DOCOMO Business Net receives such notice within four
(4) days before the Start of Use Date, the User shall pay DOCOMO
Business Net one thousand Japanese yen (1,000 JPY, tax not imposed)
as a termination charge.
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| Article 13 (Limitation of the Service) |
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The User acknowledges that the Service may be restricted
due to the interruption or suspension of the service by telecommunication
providers or bad reception or condition of communications at
the place of using the Equipment. DOCOMO Business Net shall not be
responsible for such damages of the User as a result from such
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| Article 14 (Limitation of Liability) |
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For any reason whatsoever, DOCOMO Business Net’s accumulated
compensation for User’s damages shall not exceed the amount which
has been paid by the User to DOCOMO Business Net under the Contract. |
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| Article 15 (Governing Law and Forum) |
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Any dispute between the parties arising out of
or in connection with the Contract shall be settled before the
Tokyo District Court of Japan as exclusive jurisdiction. |
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This Contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the law of Japan |
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| Article 16 (Assignment) |
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The User shall not assign, transfer, sublease,
pledge as security or otherwise dispose of the Contract, or any
rights or obligations under the Contract, to a third party. |
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| Article 17 (Change of the Terms) |
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DOCOMO Business Net may change the Terms from time to
time if necessary and such changed Terms shall thereafter apply
to the User. In the case of change of the Terms, DOCOMO Business Net
shall publish such changed Terms on its website or by any other
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| Article 18 (Others) |
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Any matters concerning the use of the Service which
are not provided for in the Terms shall be separately determined
by DOCOMO Business Net. |
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The Terms shall apply on and from April 1, 2005. |
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Schedule 1
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The cell phone service defined in Article 1.1, shall include
the following: provided, however, that available services by
using Equipment shall be separately defined by DOCOMO Business Net. |
(i) Making and Receiving Service ?| voice communication only
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The Rental Charges per day defined in Article 6.1( i ) are the
following: |
| The Rental Charges |
| 286 yen (300 yen including tax)
per day |
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The Communication Charges defined in Article 6.1 (ii) are the following: |
| Service Category |
Calling charge per minute |
| Domestic call only |
81 yen (85 yen including tax) |
| Domestic and international call |
200 yen (210 yen including tax) |
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The Penalty defined in Article 7.1 is the following: |
| Cell Phone (Model:
L600i) |
theft,
loss or damage of all or part of
the Cell Phone |
35,400
yen |
| Attachments |
| Battery Pack |
AC Adaptor |
Card |
Rear Cover |
Carrying Bag |
| 2,500 yen |
900 yen |
3,000 yen |
400 yen |
1,000 yen |
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The Compensation Charges per day defined in Article 8.3 are the following: |
| Model of Cell Phone |
Warranty Charge |
| L600i |
250 yen (262 yen including tax) per day |
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The exemption amount defined in Article 8.4 is the following: |
| Model of Cell Phone |
Exemption Amount |
| L600i |
5,000 yen |
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