DIPS APP
Terms of Use

(Purpose)

Article 1

The purpose of these terms is to prescribe the necessary matters for the use of “DIPS APP” provided with the Drone/UAS Information Platform System.

(Definitions)

Article 2

In these terms, the following terms shall be defined as follows:


  1. “This App” “DIPS APP,” application for smartphones and tablets related to the Drone/UAS Information Platform System managed by the MLIT
  2. “Registration ID” Registration ID stipulated in Article 131-6, paragaraph1 of the Civil Aeronautics Act (Act No.231 of 1952)
  3. “Remote ID” Equipment with a function to send a signal for the identification of the registration ID stipulated in Article 131-6, paragaraph1 of the Civil Aeronautics Act (Act No.231 of 1952) using a radio wave to constantly enable those who use communication terminal equipment which can receive the radio wave to identify a registered UA while the registered UA is flying (limited to those meet the technical standards set by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
  4. “DIPS-REG” A system to receive and process the registration procedures of UA under the control of the MLIT
  5. “App provider” MLIT
  6. “Related system” the Drone/UAS Information Platform System, to which the user can access from this App
  7. “Applicant” Those who make an application using this App
  8. “Applicant ID” A number assigned to an applicant when using this App
  9. “Password” A code registered by the applicant when using this App
  10. “Application reception number” A number assigned when this App or DIPS-REG receives an application through the procedures performed in this App
  11. “API function” Function to enable applicants to perform the procedures related to the application of DIPS-REG, etc. with this App by sending the requests related to the application procedure, etc. to DIPS-REG through Internet, etc. from this App

(Application)

Article 3

  1. These terms shall apply to the App provider and applicants.
  2. The App provider may revise these terms without prior notice, and the revised terms shall apply to the use of this App on and after the enforcement date of the revised terms.
    The App provider shall announce revisions of these terms through the sites of the related systems.

(Compliance with these terms)

Article 4

  1. Applicants shall observe the provisions of the Terms when using this App, and shall not be allowed to use this App unless they sufficiently understand and agree to the contents of the Terms.
  2. If Applicants start to use this App, they shall be deemed to sufficiently understand and agree to the contents of the Terms.

(Responsibilities of applicants)

Article 5

  1. Applicants shall, at their own responsibilities and judgments, use this App and the related systems and manage the following information generated in relation to the use of this App and telegrams generated in communication (including electromagnetic records) and shall not put the blame on the App provider.
    1. Applicant ID
    2. Password
    3. Application reception number
    4. Information registered in this App by an applicant
    5. Information which the applicant sends to and receives from the UA through this App
    6. Information displayed on the screen of this App
    7. Information sent and received in the use of the API functions
    8. E-mail received in the use of this App
    9. Other information generated in relation to the use of this App
  2. The App provider shall not be liable for any damage suffered by the applicant or any other third parties in relation to the use of this App by the applicant.
  3. The App provider shall not be liable for any damage suffered by applicants or third parties caused by applicants’ negligence of writing or deletion of the remote ID for the UA.

(Contact from this App)

Article 6

  1. This App shall not contact the applicant directly. However, this App may do so through a related system as needed.
  2. The contact may be delayed depending on the conditions of the use of the related system.
  3. The App provider shall not be liable for the inability to receive e-mails due to reasons attributable to the environment of the applicant such as settings of e-mail filters, etc. and the communication environment.
  4. If an applicant shares the e-mail address registered to the related systems with any third party, the third party may open e-mails sent from the related systems, which may cause damage on the applicant or other third parties, but the App provider shall not be liable for such damage.

(Intellectual property rights for the application)

Article 7

  1. The copyrights and author's moral rights of all programs and other works in relation to this App (including these terms and the instruction manuals of this App; hereinafter the same) and the intellectual property rights of the know-how, etc. included in them shall belong to the App provider or the third parties who own such intellectual property rights.
  2. Applicants shall handle all programs and other works provided by this App as in the following items when using this App:
    1. Use them only for the purpose of using this App according to these terms;
    2. Do not replicate, alter, edit, or distribute any of them and do not perform reverse engineering, etc. for them;
    3. Do not lend or transfer to a third party or pledge any of them no matter whether you will do so for a profit or not;
    4. Do not delete or change any copyright notice or trademark notice displayed by the App provider or any person specified by the App provider.

(Available time, suspension of use, etc.)

Article 8

  1. In principle, the available time of this App shall be 24 hours a day, every day.
    However, some functions may be suspended even during the above-mentioned period depending on the operation conditions of related systems, etc.
  2. If any of the following items is deemed to apply, the App provider may suspend or interrupt the use of this App by applicants with prior notice in the sites of the related systems or this App. However, in emergency, the App provider may suspend or interrupt the use of this App without prior notice:
    1. Maintenance of the operation equipment, etc. of this App is scheduled;
    2. Services of the telecommunications carrier are not provided;
    3. Emergency including natural disasters and incidents occurs or a significant failure related to the operation of this App occurs;
    4. This app becomes inoperable due to laws and regulations or actions based on them;
    5. The App provider deems it necessary to suspend or interrupt the use of this App for any other reason
  3. The App provider may restrict the use of this App in case that the use of this App becomes over-intensive.

(Prohibited matters and usage restrictions)

Article 9

  1. Applicants shall be prohibited to perform any of the following activities when using this App:
    1. Use or attempt to use this App for any purpose inconsistent with these terms:
    2. Illegally access a related system and UA using this App;
    3. Intentionally hinder management and operations of this App;
    4. Perform activities which violate or may violate laws, regulations, or public policy;
    5. Perform activities which illegally collect, disclose, or provide personal information, usage information, etc. of third parties;
    6. Perform any other activities which hinder or may hinder the operation of the related systems.
  2. If any applicant performs or is judged to be likely to perform any of the activities shown in the items of the preceding paragraph, the App provider may suspend or restrict the use of the related systems by the applicant without prior notice.

(Equipment, etc.)

Article 10

  1. Applicants shall prepare all necessary equipment to use this App (including those related to software and communication methods) at their own expenses.
    In doing so, they shall perform the necessary procedures under their own responsibilities.
  2. Applicants shall bear the necessary communication costs for the use of this App and the other costs for the use of this App.
  3. To use this App, underage applicants of this App shall get agreement of persons who have parental authority with or other legal representatives to the use of this App and use the smartphone terminals or tablet terminals that persons who have parental authority with or other legal representatives allow the underage applicants to use.
  4. The environment conditions where applicants use this App shall be as specified in the sites of the related systems.

(App warranty, etc.)

Article 11

  1. The App provider shall not be liable for any damage suffered by App applicants or third parties due to the use or unavailability of this App.
  2. The App provider shall not be liable for any damage suffered by App applicants or third parties due to the suspension, interruption, or restriction of the use of this App, a failure of the communication line, etc.
  3. The App provider shall not be liable for any damage caused by malware infection, etc. during the use of this App.

(Change and termination of this App)

Article 12

The App provider shall change the provided contents of this App without prior notice or terminate the provision. In this case, the App provider shall announce the change in the provided contents or the termination of the provision of this App through the sites of the related systems.

(Handling of personal information)

Article 13

The App provider shall handle the personal information of applicants in this App in compliance with the “Privacy Policy” separately specified by the App provider.

(Usage restrictions in the case of emergencies or over-intensive use of this App)

Article 14

  1. The App provider may suspend or restrict the use of this App without prior notice to applicant in the case of an emergency including natural disasters and incidents, significant failures of this App, or any other unavoidable reasons.
  2. The App provider may restrict the use of this App without prior notice to applicants in case that the use of this App becomes over-intensive.

(Announcement of important information regarding safety)

Article 15

The App provider may distribute important information through the related systems.

(Governing laws and jurisdiction)

Article 16

These terms shall be subject to the Japanese law. All lawsuits between the App provider and applicants associated with the user of this App shall be resolved by the Tokyo District Court as the agreed exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance. All lawsuits between the system provider and applicants associated with the user of this system shall be resolved by the Tokyo District Court as the agreed exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.

Supplementary clause (25/4, 2022)
These terms shall be enforced on April 25, 2022.

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