Legal
Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions form a legally binding agreement between you and Vault Zone Drift when you use this website or enter into an advisory engagement with us. Please read them carefully. Last revised: July 2025.
1. Legal Obligations and User Conduct
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By accessing this website, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements.
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You agree to use this website and any related services only in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. You must not use the site for any unlawful purpose, or in any way that infringes the rights of others.
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Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to: transmitting harmful, fraudulent, or deceptive content; attempting to gain unauthorised access to systems; impersonating another person or entity; and scraping or bulk-extracting site content without permission.
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Content you submit through contact forms must be accurate, lawful, and not in violation of third-party rights. We are not responsible for content submitted by users.
2. User Responsibilities
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If you engage Vault Zone Drift for advisory services, you accept responsibility for the accuracy of information you provide during the engagement. Inaccurate or incomplete information may affect the quality of the work.
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Indemnification: You agree to indemnify Vault Zone Drift against any claims, losses, or expenses arising from your breach of these terms, your misuse of the website, or any unlawful conduct on your part.
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You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any documents or outputs shared with you as part of an engagement. You must not share or disclose them in ways that could cause harm to third parties identified within them.
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Your obligations under any engagement agreement persist beyond the conclusion of that engagement unless explicitly released in writing by Vault Zone Drift.
3. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
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Disclaimer of warranties: This website and its content are provided without warranty of any kind. We do not warrant that the site will be free of errors, that access will be uninterrupted, or that the information provided will meet your requirements.
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Limitation of liability: To the maximum extent permitted by law, Vault Zone Drift shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential loss arising from use of this website or reliance on its content.
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Consequential damages: We are not liable for lost revenue, lost business, or any indirect harm resulting from reliance on advisory work, whether or not we were informed of the possibility of such damage.
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Force majeure: Vault Zone Drift will not be held in breach of any obligation where failure to perform results from circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including natural events, infrastructure failures, or acts of government.
4. Governing Law and Disputes
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Governing law: These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Japan. Any dispute arising under these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Kyoto, Japan.
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Dispute resolution: Before initiating formal proceedings, both parties agree to attempt good-faith resolution through direct communication. Written notice of a dispute must be sent and a reasonable period allowed for response.
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Severability: If any clause of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining clauses continue in full effect.
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Modifications: We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the website following notification of changes constitutes acceptance. Significant changes will be reflected in the revision date above.
Japan Act on Protection of Personal Information (APPI)
Vault Zonedrift operates in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律), as amended in April 2022. As an entity providing business advisory services from our office at 〒600-8009 Kyoto, Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku, Shijodori-Kawaramachi 4-3-21, we are classified as a personal information handling business operator under the Act.
When you submit a request through our contact form or arrange advisory consultations, we process only the categories of data described in this policy. We do not transfer personal information to third parties without your prior consent except where required by Japanese law, where necessary for the protection of human life, health or property, or where cooperating with national or local government authorities carrying out affairs prescribed by law.
Under the APPI, you have the right to request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, cessation of use, or cessation of provision to third parties of your retained personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at +81 75-343-2159 or through our contact page. We will respond within a reasonable period, not exceeding two weeks from receipt of your request.
Records relating to strategy sessions are retained for 5 years following the conclusion of the consulting engagement, after which they are securely deleted. Cookie consent preferences are stored in your browser and may be cleared at any time through your browser settings.