StillSnap – Terms of Service

This document constitutes "Individual Provisions" as defined in Article 4 of the Aufheben LLC Common Terms of Service. It shall be applied integrally with the Common Terms.

Article 1 (Purpose)

StillSnap is an automated screenshot tool designed to assist in the digital archiving of public domain materials (such as Aozora Bunko) or documents for which the user holds legitimate rights.

Article 2 (User Responsibility)

The User shall be solely responsible for all content captured using the Service. The Company assumes no responsibility for any disputes or legal troubles with third parties arising from the use (storage, sharing, publication, etc.) of the captured content.

Article 3 (Additional Prohibitions)

In addition to the prohibited acts defined in Article 2 of the Common Terms, users shall not engage in the following:

  1. Using the Service to bypass, destroy, or neutralize Digital Rights Management (DRM) or technical protection measures of any content.
  2. Using the Service for unauthorized redistribution to unspecified numbers of people or for commercial exploitation of copyrighted materials without the rightsholder's permission.

Article 4 (Subscription)

  1. Users may subscribe to paid plans (hereinafter referred to as "Subscription") as defined by the Company to use specific features of the Service.
  2. Details regarding Subscription fees, payment cycles, and available features will be presented on the purchase screen within the Service or on the official website.
  3. Subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of each subscription period unless explicitly cancelled.

Article 5 (Payment and Refunds)

  1. Subscription payments for the Service are processed through independent third-party platforms (Merchant of Record). **The purchase contract is established directly between the user and the platform provider**.
  2. Please refer to our Refund Policy for details on refund eligibility and procedures.
  3. Management of payment methods, billing history, and cancellations must be performed through the customer portal provided by the platform provider.

Article 6 (Disclaimer)

  1. The Company does not guarantee that the Service will capture all screens or data with 100% accuracy in all environments.
  2. The Company assumes no responsibility for any data loss, performance degradation, hardware impact, or other malfunctions on the User's device caused by the operation of the Service.

Article 7 (Traceability and Metadata)

  1. Products generated by the User in aggregated formats using the Service (PDF, ePub, etc.) automatically include a hashed identifier based on license information as metadata for the purpose of copyright protection and deterring unauthorized use. Individual image captures do not include these identifiers.
  2. The Company reserves the right to use such identifiers to investigate and identify the source only in cases of legal inquiries or formal requests (e.g., disclosure orders) from state institutions (courts, investigative agencies, etc.).
  3. The User shall not attempt to intentionally remove, modify, or neutralize these identifiers.

Article 8 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  1. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
  2. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.