These Terms of Service govern the use of the iOS application "faceT" (the "App") provided by StubBorn LLC (the "Operator").
Article 1 (Definitions)
1. “App” means faceT, an image analysis application for iOS.
2. “Operator” means StubBorn LLC (legal name: StubBorn合同会社), which operates the App, as well as its affiliates, business successors, and future assignees.
3. “User” means every individual who uses the App.
4. The App is an entertainment service that provides image analysis using AI models on the iPhone. The Operator may change the AI models, scoring logic, terms of use, prices, and feature configuration at any time at its discretion.
Article 2 (Effect of Consent)
1. By tapping a button that carries consent in the notice shown when first launching the App or using a feature (initially, “Take Your First Photo”), the User is deemed to have agreed to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. This consent also covers use of the App’s on-device AI image analysis.
2. The full text of these Terms is available on this screen at any time before consent. The User must review the contents before agreeing.
3. The App is intended for Users aged 18 or older. Use by anyone under 18 is prohibited. Age verification is based on the User’s self-declaration. If the Operator determines that a User is under 18, it may stop access, provide instructions for deleting on-device data, and process related data managed by the Operator as required by law.
Article 3 (Prohibited Conduct)
Users must not engage in any of the following:
1. Use, in Scan, Records, “Find from Album,” Compare, or any other feature, a photo that does not depict the User or that makes anyone other than the User the subject of scoring 2. Use sexual content, nudity, or obscene images 3. Use images of minors 4. Use violent, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropriate images 5. Use the App for unlawful purposes 6. Gain unauthorized access to the App’s systems 7. Send high-volume requests, scrape, or run automated scans using automation tools or similar means 8. Reverse engineer or decompile, or analyze, reproduce, or disclose the AI models, scoring logic, or prompts 9. Use the App through a VPN, emulator, jailbroken device, or modified device, or use it to circumvent geographic restrictions 10. Interfere with operation of the App or place an excessive load on the service 11. Use scan results to defame or harass others, publish rankings, or publicly shame anyone 12. Use the App to improperly manipulate scoring criteria, including disrupting face recognition or submitting adversarial images 13. Improperly reacquire or extend points, referral benefits, or paid access through clock changes, data tampering or rollback, automated replay of referral requests, or similar means (ordinary multi-device use with the same Apple Account is not prohibited) 14. Engage in any other conduct the Operator deems inappropriate
If a violation is suspected, the Operator may, without prior notice or any obligation to explain, suspend or restrict use, delete content, prohibit future use, stop related misuse together, or take any other necessary measure. The Operator may charge the User for all losses arising from the violation, including investigation costs, response costs, AI processing costs, attorneys’ fees, and lost opportunities.
The Operator may also charge the User for actual expenses incurred in responding to the violation.
Article 4 (Posts)
1. The App includes a feature that shows comments a User writes on survey cards to other Users anonymously. A comment carries the score the User had at the time of writing. The User is responsible for the content they post.
2. The following posts are prohibited. The Operator may hide or delete any post it determines falls into these categories, without prior notice. URLs and mentions of other Users cannot be posted.
- –Obscene or sexual content
- –Violent, discriminatory, or harmful content
- –Content impersonating another person, or containing another person's personal information without permission
- –Advertising, solicitation, or other commercial content
- –Content that violates laws or these Terms
3. Users may report other Users' posts and may prevent other Users' posts from being displayed to them. The Operator reviews reports and responds promptly.
4. The Operator may delete inappropriate posts, suspend posting, suspend use of the App, or take other necessary measures.
5. Survey answers are aggregated together with the User's score, gender, and age group and shown to other Users as percentages. Individual answers are not shown to other Users.
Article 5 (Automated Image Assessment and Content License)
1. The App accepts only photos in which the User is the subject.
2. The App performs automated image assessment using AI on the iPhone. For a photo containing multiple people, the App performs a scan only when it can identify the User by matching the User’s face verification data and crop only the User. The App may refuse to scan inappropriate images or images in which the User cannot be identified or separated.
3. Scoring is performed on the User’s iPhone. For AI photo generation and for features that show content to other users, images the User selects are sent to the extent needed to provide those features. The User agrees that the App may read and process images on the iPhone to the extent necessary to provide scan features. Except for temporary storage needed to deliver AI-generated images to the User’s device, the Operator does not store User images. The retention period and method are set out in the Privacy Policy. The Operator does not use User images to train AI models.
4. The Operator does not use User images themselves in advertising, promotions, sales materials, App Store screenshots, social-media posts, or similar materials.
5. The User represents that the User is the subject of every image used in the App and that each image does not infringe any third party’s portrait rights, copyrights, privacy rights, or other rights. If the Operator suffers loss because the User used an image that did not depict the User, made someone other than the User the subject of scoring, or infringed a third party’s rights, the User is responsible to the extent permitted by law.
6. The User may freely use scan results, including scores and comments, for personal records and sharing.
Article 6 (Payments and Refunds)
1. Paid content in the App is sold through Apple App Store In-App Purchase. Apple Inc. is the seller, and the Operator is the content provider for the App.
2. Price display, tax handling, and receipt issuance follow Apple’s systems. Prices may change without notice due to exchange rates, changes made by Apple, or the Operator’s discretion.
3. Refund requests must be submitted to Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. The Operator does not issue refunds outside Apple’s process.
4. Paid features are offered as auto-renewable subscriptions. The price, billing period, and auto-renewal terms are displayed before purchase. Subscriptions can be canceled in iOS under Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
Article 7 (User Responsibility and Indemnification)
1. The User uses the App at the User’s own judgment and responsibility and accepts all consequences of use, including interpretation of scan results, decisions, effects on personal relationships, disputes with others, and financial loss.
2. If the User violates these Terms or causes a dispute in which the Operator is named as a defendant, the User must defend the Operator at the User’s own expense and fully indemnify the Operator for all resulting losses, including settlements, damages, attorneys’ fees, response costs, lost opportunities, and loss caused by reputational harm.
3. Any dispute between the User and a third party, including another User, must be resolved by the User at the User’s own responsibility and expense. The Operator will not participate and assumes no liability.
Article 8 (Disclaimers)
1. The App is provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE,” without any express or implied warranty, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, currency, uninterrupted operation, any particular result, or compatibility with other systems.
2. The App’s analysis results are statistical estimates for entertainment purposes based on AI pattern analysis. They do not guarantee or imply a person’s value, ability, romantic prospects, social evaluation, employability, marriage prospects, medical condition, beauty, suitability for cosmetic procedures, or psychological state.
3. Scan results are entertainment-oriented reference information only and should not be used for decisions concerning the User’s actual impression, personal relationships, employment or hiring, marriage, health care, beauty, cosmetic procedures, or any other matter. The Operator assumes no liability for consequences of using results for such decisions.
4. Except in cases of the Operator’s willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator is not liable for any loss arising from use or inability to use the App, assessment results, data loss, changes to or suspension or termination of the service, or disputes with third parties, including direct, indirect, special, consequential, lost-profit, or emotional-distress damages. Even in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator’s maximum liability is the amount the User paid for the App during the one month immediately preceding the event, except to the extent this limitation is invalid under mandatory law, including Article 8 of Japan’s Consumer Contract Act.
5. If Firebase or another operational service is unavailable, issuance or redemption of referral codes and the granting, spending, and balance updates of points may be suspended. Paid access that StoreKit has verified as active is not suspended solely because Firebase is unavailable. Reconciliation after an outage does not delete completed scan results or makeover images, or create extra charges. If the App Store or StoreKit itself is unavailable, a new purchase, restoration, or new verification of subscription status may be delayed.
6. Except where liability is required by law, the Operator is not liable if the online verification described above or another service is unavailable due to the User’s communications environment, device, operating system, or an external service failure.
7. The Operator may charge the User for costs related to prohibited conduct, misuse, or disputes, including AI processing, investigation, response, attorneys’ fees, and personnel costs.
Article 9 (Exclusion of Antisocial Forces)
The User represents and warrants that the User is not an antisocial force, including an organized crime group, a member of such a group, a company affiliated with such a group, a corporate racketeer, or a special-intelligence violent group, and that the User will not use the App to evade scoring, evade these Terms, or attack others. If the Operator discovers that this representation is false or has been breached, it may immediately suspend use and assumes no liability for any resulting loss suffered by the User.
Article 10 (Intellectual Property Rights)
1. All copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, know-how, and other intellectual property rights relating to the App, its AI models, scoring logic, prompts, UI, brand, and other elements belong to the Operator or the applicable rights holder.
2. Copyright in images used by the User in the App remains with the User or the original rights holder. Images are processed on the iPhone, and the Operator does not collect them.
3. The User may not reproduce, republish, or distribute the App’s UI design or brand assets beyond the scope of personal use. The User also may not analyze, reproduce, or disclose the App’s structure, scoring logic, or models. This restriction does not prohibit sharing the User’s own scan results, including scores and comments.
Article 11 (Changes, Suspension, and Termination of Service)
1. The Operator may change, suspend, or terminate the App’s content, features, prices, AI models, scoring criteria, terms of use, UI, or supported OS versions without prior notice to Users.
2. The Operator may temporarily suspend or terminate the service due to system maintenance or inspection, natural disasters, accidents, third-party service failures, business decisions, or other reasons. Where practicable, the impact of a third-party service failure will be limited to features that require that service, such as referrals, new grants, and expired-lease verification.
3. The handling of subscriptions and refunds following suspension or termination of the service is governed by Apple’s rules.
4. The Operator assumes no liability for any loss suffered by the User due to a change, suspension, or termination of the service.
Article 12 (Changes to These Terms)
1. The Operator may amend these Terms as necessary in accordance with Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan concerning amendments to standard terms and conditions.
2. The amended terms and their effective date will be announced in the App before they take effect. The method of notice is at the Operator’s discretion, and the Operator has no obligation to send email or push notifications.
3. If the User continues to use the App on or after the effective date, the User is deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms. By initially agreeing to these Terms, the User gives advance, comprehensive consent to reasonable future amendments.
Article 13 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)
1. These Terms are governed by and construed under the laws of Japan.
2. The Tokyo District Court has exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance over disputes relating to the App. However, for consumer contracts, any court with statutory jurisdiction, including a court having jurisdiction over the consumer’s place of residence, may also be used.
3. If a dispute arises, the User must first consult with the Operator and make a good-faith effort to resolve it.
Article 14 (Severability)
If a court or other authority determines that any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected. The invalid or unenforceable provision will be applied as a valid provision to the extent that most closely reflects its purpose.
Article 15 (Operator and Inquiries)
Operator: StubBorn LLC (legal name: StubBorn合同会社; content provider for the App)
For inquiries, use the App support page registered with App Store, available from the link at the bottom of this screen.
The Operator provides the App’s paid service. Payment, distribution, and receipt issuance are processed through Apple’s App Store. Refund and similar requests must be submitted directly to Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.
If you require additional information under Japan’s Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, such as the representative’s name, address, or telephone number, request it through the support page above. It will be disclosed without delay after the request.
Article 16 (Subscriptions)
1. Paid features are offered through auto-renewable subscriptions (three monthly plans) that grant points every month. Prices including tax on the Japanese App Store are ¥980, ¥1,980, and ¥7,980 per month. The number of points each plan grants per month is shown before purchase. Price display, billing, renewal, and receipt issuance follow Apple App Store systems. The current price, billing period, and auto-renewal terms are clearly shown before purchase.
2. Points are used for scans and for creating makeover images. The points required are shown on each screen. Unused points expire when the next monthly grant is made and do not carry over to the next billing period. The App does not sell points on their own. Free Users do not receive a monthly grant.
3. Paid access is based on subscription status verified by StoreKit and can be restored on devices that are signed in to the App Store with the same Apple Account and that Apple permits to use the purchase. The point balance is managed per purchaser on the Operator’s server, and each device displays the balance it last received. If the balance shown on a device while offline differs from the server balance, it is reconciled to the server balance after reconnection.
4. Records, sharing, surveys, and adding photos from the album are available whether or not the User has a subscription. A subscription changes only the points granted each month.
5. A subscription renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. It can be canceled in iOS under Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. After cancellation, paid features remain available until the end of the current billing period, subject to the verification conditions above.
6. Scan results are AI-generated analysis and reference information. They are not medical advice or advice concerning diagnosis, treatment, cosmetic medicine, cosmetic procedures, or efficacy claims under Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act. Consult a physician or other professional regarding health conditions, treatments, procedures, pharmaceuticals, or medical devices.
Article 17 (Referral Program)
1. The Operator may grant points or other benefits when a referral code is confirmed by the online ledger. No provisional benefit is granted for an entry made without connectivity or for any unverified action.
2. Benefits cannot be redeemed for cash, transferred, or refunded.
3. The Operator may revoke benefits if it determines that they were obtained or used improperly.
4. The content, eligibility requirements, and limits of benefits may be changed or discontinued without prior notice.
5. No App login is required to use referrals. To prevent improper reacquisition, the App uses a pseudonymous identifier derived from Apple-signed app transaction information, App Attest, DeviceCheck, and on-device markers. Further details are set out in the Privacy Policy.
6. If the referral service is unavailable, code issuance and redemption may be temporarily suspended, and a connectivity error will not be treated as an invalid code.