Terms of service
Overview Welcome to Atelier Kawakami Akari! The term "we", "us", and "our" refers to Atelier Kawakami Akari. Atelier Kawakami Akari operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and order services, to provide you, our customer, with a curated shopping experience (the "Service"). Atelier Kawakami Akari is powered by Shopify, which allows us to provide the Service to you. The following Terms of Service, along with the policies referenced herein (the "Terms of Service" or "Terms"), describe your rights and responsibilities when using the Service. Please read these Terms of Service carefully, as they contain important information about your legal rights and cover areas such as warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability. By visiting, utilizing, or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy, you may not use or access our Service.
Section 1 - Access and Accounts By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, and you represent that you agree to allow any of your minor dependents to use the Service on devices you own, purchase, or control. To use the Service, including accessing or browsing our online store, or making any purchases from our online store, you may be asked to provide certain information, such as your email address, billing, payment, and shipping information. You represent and warrant that all information you provide to our store is accurate, current, and complete, and that you have all necessary rights to provide this information. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You may not transfer, sell, assign, or sublicense your account to anyone else.
Section 2 - Our Products We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the products and services on our online store. However, please note that colors and the appearance of products may differ from what is displayed on your screen depending on the type of device and device settings you use to access the store. We do not warrant that the quality or appearance of any products or services purchased by you will meet your expectations, or that they will be identical to what is depicted or presented on our online store. All descriptions of products are subject to change at any time without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time, and we may limit the quantities of any products that we offer to any person, geographic region, or jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis.
Section 3 - Orders When you place an order, you are making an offer to purchase. Atelier Kawakami Akari reserves the right to accept or decline your order in its sole discretion for any reason. An order is not accepted until Atelier Kawakami Akari confirms acceptance. Before an order is accepted, we must receive and process payment. Because Atelier Kawakami Akari may not be able to accommodate cancellation requests after an order is accepted, please review your order carefully before submitting. In the event that we do not accept, or we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail, billing address, and/or phone number provided at the time the order was made. Purchases are subject to return or exchange only according to our Refund Policy. You represent and warrant that the products purchased are for your own personal or household use and not for commercial resale or export.
Section 4 - Prices and Billing Prices, discounts, and promotions are subject to change without notice. The price charged for a product or service will be the price in effect at the time the order is placed and will be stated in your order confirmation email. Unless otherwise stated, posted prices do not include taxes, shipping, handling, customs duties, or import fees. Prices posted on the online store may differ from those offered in physical stores, other online stores, or stores operated by Third-Party Services. We may from time to time offer promotions on services that may affect pricing and are subject to terms and conditions separate from these Terms. If there is a conflict between the terms of a promotion and these Terms, the promotion terms will govern. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase, payment, and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. You represent and warrant that (i) the credit card information you supply is true, correct, and complete, (ii) you are duly authorized to use such credit card for the purchase, (iii) charges incurred by you will be honored by your credit card company, and (iv) you will pay charges incurred by you at the posted prices, including shipping and handling charges and all applicable taxes, if any.
Section 5 - Shipping and Delivery We are not responsible for shipping and delivery delays. All delivery times are estimates and are not guaranteed. We are not liable for any delays caused by carriers, customs clearance, or events outside of our control. Title and risk of loss pass to you upon our transfer of the products to the carrier.
Section 6 - Intellectual Property Our Service (including but not limited to all trademarks, brands, text, displays, images, graphics, product reviews, video, audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Atelier Kawakami Akari, its affiliates, or licensors, and are protected by United States and foreign patent, copyright, and other intellectual property laws. These Terms permit you to use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Service without our prior written consent. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no part of these Terms grants or shall be construed as granting any license or other rights under any patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property of Atelier Kawakami Akari, Shopify, or any Third-Party Service. Unauthorized use of the Service may violate federal and state intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Atelier Kawakami Akari. The Atelier Kawakami Akari name, logos, product names, service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Atelier Kawakami Akari or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such trademarks without the prior written permission of Atelier Kawakami Akari. The Shopify name, logos, product names, service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Shopify. All other names, logos, product names, service names, designs, and slogans on this Service are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Section 7 - Optional Tools We may provide you with access to third-party tools as part of the Service, over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input. You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools "as is" and "as available" without any warranties, representations, or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools. Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion, and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s). We may also, in the future, offer new features through the Service (including the release of new tools and resources). Such new features shall also be considered part of the Service and subject to these Terms of Service.
Section 8 - Third-Party Links The Service may include materials and hyperlinks to websites provided or operated by third parties (including embedded third-party features). We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of any third-party materials or websites you choose to access. If you leave the Service to access these materials or third-party sites, you do so at your own risk. We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the access to third-party websites or the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, or content on third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products and services should be directed to the third party.
Section 9 - Relationship with Shopify Atelier Kawakami Akari is powered by Shopify, which allows us to provide the Service to you. However, sales and purchases on the store are conducted directly by Atelier Kawakami Akari. By using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that Shopify is not responsible for any aspect of the sales between you and Atelier Kawakami Akari, including any injuries, damages, or losses arising from the purchased products and services. You hereby expressly release Shopify and its affiliates from all claims, damages, and liabilities arising from or related to your purchases and transactions with Atelier Kawakami Akari.
Section 10 - Privacy Policy All personal information we collect through the Service is subject to our Privacy Policy, and certain personal information may be subject to Shopify's Privacy Policy. By using the Service, you are deemed to have read this Privacy Policy. Because the Service is hosted by Shopify, Shopify collects and processes personal information regarding your access to and use of the Service for the purpose of providing and improving the Service to you. Information you submit to the Service is transmitted and shared with Shopify and third-party services that may be located in countries outside of your residence in order to provide the Service to you. For more information on how we, Shopify, and our partners use your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
Section 11 - Feedback If you send, upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit ideas, suggestions, feedback, reviews, proposals, plans, or other content (collectively, "Feedback"), you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, sublicensable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and display such Feedback in any medium for any purpose, including commercial use. For example, we may use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, or promote the Service, or to fulfill our obligations and exercise our rights under these Terms. You also represent and warrant that: (i) you own or have all necessary rights to all Feedback; (ii) you have disclosed any compensation or incentives received in connection with submitting the Feedback; and (iii) your Feedback complies with these Terms. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Feedback in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any Feedback; or (3) to respond to any Feedback. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit, or remove Feedback that we determine in our sole discretion is unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service. You agree that your Feedback will not violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality, or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your Feedback will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive, hateful, or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any Feedback. You are solely responsible for any Feedback you make and its accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Feedback posted by you or any third party.
Section 12 - Errors, Inaccuracies, and Omissions Occasionally there may be information on our Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times, and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
Section 13 - Prohibited Uses You may access and use the Service only for lawful purposes. You must not access or use the Service, directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes: (a) for any unlawful or malicious purpose; (b) to violate any international, federal, provincial, or local regulations, rules, laws, or ordinances; (c) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (d) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or threaten our employees or any other person; (e) to submit false or misleading information; (f) to upload, download, use, or reuse any material that does not comply with these Terms; (g) to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any "junk mail", "chain letter", "spam", or any other similar solicitation; (h) to impersonate or attempt to impersonate any other person or entity; (i) to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service, or which, as determined by us, may harm Atelier Kawakami Akari, Shopify, or users of the Service, or expose them to liability. Additionally, you agree not to: (a) upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service; (b) reproduce, duplicate, copy, extract, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Service; (c) track the personal information of others; (d) spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (e) use any robot, spider, scraping, data gathering and extraction tools, automated devices or processes, AI tools (such as agentic AI), or automated or manual means to access the Service; or (f) interfere with, bypass, or circumvent any security or authorization features, robot exclusion headers, or other measures we employ to restrict access to the Service. We reserve the right to suspend, disable, or terminate your account or your use of the Service at any time without notice if we determine that you have violated any of these prohibited uses.
Section 14 - Agents 14.1 This section ("Agent Terms") applies to your use, authorization, enablement, or deployment of an Agent to access, use, or interact with the Service. "Agent" means any software or service that executes autonomous or semi-autonomous actions on behalf of, or at the direction of, an individual or entity, and which may be executed on behalf of the individual or entity or using the entity's device without direct supervision. 14.2 Agents must always identify themselves and may not access, use, or interact with the Service unless operating in strict compliance with the requirements of Section 14.4 below. Furthermore, if we request that an Agent refrain from accessing, using, or interacting with any Service, the Agent must immediately comply. 14.3 We may restrict whether and how Agents access, use, and interact with the Service, including by technical means. 14.4 Agents must: (i) disclose their name in all HTTP/HTTPS requests by including a User-Agent string: "Agent/[Agent Name]" identifying the request as coming from an Agent; (ii) not conceal or obfuscate that the access, use, or interaction is from an Agent, such as by (a) imitating human behavior or interaction patterns, or (b) completing or circumventing CAPTCHAs or other measures designed to distinguish human from computer use; (iii) answer honestly to any questions or prompts attempting to determine whether an interaction is from a human or a computer; and (iv) not bypass or circumvent any measures designed to block, limit, modify, or control whether and how the Agent accesses, uses, or interacts with the Service.
Section 15 - Termination We may terminate this agreement or your access to the Service (or any part thereof) at any time without notice at our sole discretion. In such event, you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination. The following sections will continue to apply after termination: Intellectual Property, Feedback, Termination, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Severability, Waiver, Entire Agreement, Assignment, Governing Law, Privacy Policy, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive.
Section 16 - Disclaimer of Warranties Information provided on or through the Service is provided for general informational purposes only. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you, any other visitor to the Service, or anyone informed of any of its contents. Except as expressly stated by Atelier Kawakami Akari, the Service and all products delivered to you through the Service are provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties, or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee, represent, or warrant that your use of our Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of implied warranties or other warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.
Section 17 - Limitation of Liability To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no case shall Atelier Kawakami Akari, our partners, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, service providers, licensors, or Shopify and its affiliates be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind (including, without limitation, lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages), whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the Service or any products procured using the Service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the Service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Service, even if advised of their possibility.
Section 18 - Indemnification You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Atelier Kawakami Akari, Shopify, and our affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, licensors, and service providers from any losses, damages, liabilities, or claims, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to (1) your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference; (2) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party; or (3) your access to and use of the Service. We will notify you of any claim subject to indemnification, provided that failure to promptly notify you shall not relieve you of your obligations unless you are materially prejudiced thereby. We may control the defense and settlement of any such claim at your expense, including the choice of counsel, provided that we will not settle any claim requiring non-monetary obligations from you without your consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). You shall cooperate in the defense of any indemnifiable claim, including by providing relevant documents.
Section 19 - Severability In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service; such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
Section 20 - Waiver; Entire Agreement The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to the Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications, and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service). Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.
Section 21 - Assignment You may not delegate, transfer, or assign these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder without our prior written consent, and any such attempt will be void. We may transfer, assign, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without your consent or notice to you.
Section 22 - Governing Law These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the federal, state, or provincial courts in the jurisdiction where Atelier Kawakami Akari is headquartered. You and Atelier Kawakami Akari agree to the venue and personal jurisdiction of such courts.
Section 23 - Headings The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.
Section 24 - Changes to Terms of Service You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. We will notify you of material changes to these Terms in accordance with applicable law, and such changes will be effective from the date specified in the notice. Your continued use of or access to our Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Section 25 - Contact Information Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at info@atelier-kawakami.com. Our contact information is posted below:
Atelier Kawakami Akari
info@atelier-kawakami.com
6-36 Sannoudori Nishi, Seki-shi, Gifu 501-3251, Japan
+81 80-5746-4362