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the lawful development of applications or other lawful content designed for use on our platforms,
together with any other purpose expressly authorized by us in writing (the Purpose). Any sale,
distribution or public use of applications or other content developed with use of the Services shall
be subject to a separate agreement that you have to enter into with Nintendo. You may not use
the Services for any purpose other than the Purpose described above. Software provided as part of
the Services is licensed and not sold to you. Nothing in this Agreement gives you a right to use any
of our trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand
features. You agree that you will not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary rights notices
(including copyright and trademark notices) that may be affixed to or contained within the Services.
We reserve all other rights not expressly granted in this Agreement.
5. Your Use of the Services.
a. In general. You may access and use the Services in accordance with this Agreement. You
agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in your use of the Services, including
all export and re-export laws and regulations.
b. Your account. To access the Services, you must create an account associated with a valid email address and accurate and complete information. You may only create one account per
e-mail address, and you may not transfer your account to another user once it has been
created. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials
and for keeping your account information accurate and up-to-date. You are responsible for
all activities that occur under your account. Except to the extent caused by our breach of this
Agreement, we and our affiliates are not responsible for any unauthorized access to your
account. You agree to contact us immediately if you believe an unauthorized third party may
be using your account or if your account information is lost or stolen.
We may allow you to create one or more sub-accounts, but only to the extent necessary for
the purpose of and in connection with the license granted in Section 4 above, (i) for
administrators who will have the right to manage your account and sub-accounts (the
"Administrator"), and (ii) for employees and contractors permitted to utilize the Services on
your behalf (the "Users"). You acknowledge and agree that: (i) only those employees and
contractors that you designate as Administrators and Users will be provided access to the
Services, and (ii) you are responsible for all acts and omissions of all Administrators and Users
in connection with the Services, including without limitation, any breach of this Agreement.
You will ensure that Administrators are responsible for the following items in connection
with the use and maintenance of your account:
Maintaining the confidentiality of your account, and all related credentials;
Ensuring that all activities that occur in connection with the account comply with
this Agreement;
Overseeing the internal management and administration of the Services to your
Users;
Promptly reporting to us any breach or suspected breach of this Agreement; and
Promptly terminating the access of any User who has breached this Agreement, or is
no longer authorized by you to have access to the Services.
c. Account suspension. If you or any Administrator or User breaches any term of this
Agreement, or otherwise uses the Services in a manner not permitted by this Agreement or
deemed by us to be improper (in our sole discretion; including, among other things, the
involvement in anti-social forces prohibited by Japanese laws and regulations), we may
suspend or terminate your account and the use of the Services by you, any Administrator or
User. The length of any such suspension shall be in our sole discretion.
d. Changes to the Services. We may modify or terminate all or a portion of the Services at any
time without notice to you. You agree that future versions of the Services may be
incompatible with applications or other content developed by you using previous versions of
the Services.
e. Third Party Terms. Additional third party terms contained within or distributed with the
Services may apply to the Materials, or other third party software and/or information
incorporated into the Services, and additional third party terms may apply to certain optional
tools and your ability to access and use those tools. However, such third party terms do not
otherwise apply to the Services. In addition to the foregoing, the following third party terms
shall apply to your use of the Services with regard to your development of contents for the
applicable platforms : https://developer.nintendo.com/group/development/third-party-terms
f.
Restrictions. You will not (i) violate the intellectual property or other rights of Nintendo or
third parties, (ii) provide false information (including, without limitation, name, address and
age) in connection with your account, (iii) violate the Code of Conduct or any other guidelines
we make available to you through the Services, (iv) directly or indirectly reverse engineer, or
aid in the reverse engineering of, all or any part of the Services including without limitation
any hardware, software, controller, development tools, or kits, except as specifically
permitted under applicable laws and regulations or (v) use the Services in illegal,
unauthorized or improper manner.
6. Use of Forums.
a. Code of Conduct. If you enter the "Forums" portion of the Portal (the "Forums"), you agree
to abide by the terms of the Portals Code of Conduct, which is posted on the main page of
the Forums. You acknowledge and agree that the Code of Conduct is a part of and
incorporated into this Agreement.
b. Posting of Materials. You may post information and materials in the Forums including, but
not limited to, code samples (all such information or materials are your "Submissions"). You
hereby grant to (i) Nintendo, its affiliates, successors, and assigns; and (ii) each other
recipient of the Submissions through his/her/its use of the Forums (the entities in (i) and (ii)
9. Privacy and Information. Please refer to Nintendos Privacy Notice, which can be found online at
https://developer.nintendo.com/privacy for information on how we process information collected
through the Portal.
10. Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and
hold harmless Nintendo, its affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees, licensors, vendors, and
agents of each of the foregoing from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, and proceedings,
as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys fees and costs) arising out of or accruing from (i) your use of the Services, and (ii) any
non-compliance by you with this Agreement.
11. Termination. We may at any time, terminate this Agreement effective immediately by giving the
notice to your registered email, if (i) you fail to comply with this Agreement or any other
agreement between you and us; (ii) you cease your business operation or become the subject of
any voluntary or involuntary proceeding under the applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws; or (iii)
if we deem it necessary for legal, technical or commercial reasons (with a reasonable advance
notice). You may at any time terminate this Agreement by giving the notice to us using your
registered email.
12. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement, (i) your account and rights to
use the Services shall immediately terminate, and (ii) you cannot use or disclose the Services at any
time for any purpose. Sections 1-b, 1-c, 2, 3, 5-b, 5-f, 6-b, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 and any
other provisions that reasonably may be construed as surviving this Agreement will survive the
termination of this Agreement.
13. Changes to this Agreement. We may change this Agreement from time to time so far as this is
necessary or helpful to enhance the Portal, the Services or to adapt it to reflect changes in
technical or legal requirements. If we make any material changes to this Agreement, well
provide at least fourteen (14) days prior notice of the changes by sending to your registered
email address, putting the updated version of this Agreement on the Portal, and updating the
"Last Updated" date. If you continue to use the Portal after the effective date of the changes, the
changes will be deemed to be accepted by you.
14. Governing Law.
a.
Japan, Korea and Europe. If your country of residence as indicated during the registration of
your account is in Japan, Korea or Europe, this Agreement and your relationship with us
under this Agreement are governed by the laws of Japan without regard to its conflict of
laws provisions. You irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District
Court in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, or claim arising under or by reason of
this Agreement.
(For the purpose of this section 14-a "Europe" shall mean the following countries: Republic of
Albania, Principality of Andorra, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Austria, Republic of
Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Kingdom of Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of
Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark,
Republic of Estonia, Republic of Finland, French Republic, Georgia, Federal Republic of
Germany, Hellenic Republic, Hungary, Republic of Iceland, Ireland, Italian Republic, Republic
of Kazakhstan, Republic of Latvia, Principality of Liechtenstein, Republic of Lithuania, Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Malta, Republic of Moldova,
Principality of Monaco, Montenegro, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom of Norway,
Republic of Poland, Portuguese Republic, Romania, Russian Federation, Republic of San
Marino, Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic, Republic of Slovenia, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom
of Sweden, Swiss Confederation, Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.)
b.
North America, South America, or Other. If your country of residence as indicated during
the registration of your account is within North America, South America, or another area
within which Nintendo offers the Services (other than the countries in Section 14(a) above),
this Agreement and your relationship with us under this Agreement are governed by the
laws of the State of Washington without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Federal, state, and local courts
located in King County, Washington, U.S.A. in connection with any action, suit, proceeding,
or claim arising under or by reason of this Agreement. You waive all defenses for lack of
personal jurisdiction and forum nonconvenience.
c.
Remedies. You acknowledge and agree that any breach of or default under this Agreement
by you would cause irreparable harm to Nintendo, the extent of which would be difficult to
ascertain. In the event of any such breach or default, or the threat of such breach or default,
you agree that Nintendo will be entitled to injunctive relief, specific performance or
available other remedy, without the necessity of showing actual damages or posting a bond
or other security. The rights and remedies of Nintendo under this Section 14(c) are in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any other right or remedy afforded to Nintendo under any
other provision of this Agreement by law or otherwise.
15. Miscellaneous. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement impose no obligation on
either party to purchase, sell, license, transfer, or otherwise make use of any technology, services,
or products, or enter into any further business relationship. This Agreement may not be assigned
or transferred by you without our prior written consent. If any part of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable, that part will no longer apply to the parties and will be replaced by an
enforceable provision that most closely reflects the original intent of the parties, but all other parts
of this Agreement will remain in effect unless otherwise provided. Our failure or delay to insist
upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of
our rights. This Agreement is made in the English language and any translated version of this
Agreement is provided for reference purpose only. In the event of any inconsistency between nonEnglish version and the English version, the English version shall prevail.
16. Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof. All prior negotiations, representations, agreements, and understandings are
merged into, extinguished by, and completely expressed by this Agreement.