ClipPace
Terms of Service
These Terms are originally prepared in Japanese. This English version is provided for reference purposes only. If there is any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Japanese version and this English version, the Japanese version shall prevail.
Original Japanese version
https://www.codepaint.app/ja/terms-clippace
Article 1 Role of These Terms
These Terms of Service (these “Terms”) describe the obligations that both we and users must follow when using the Service, as well as the rights granted through the Service. By starting to use the Service, the user is deemed to have agreed to these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully before using the Service.
The terms, license agreements, and rules of the distribution platform also apply together with these Terms.
Article 2 Definitions
Unless otherwise defined in these Terms, the terms used in these Terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
(1) “We,” “us,” or “our” means Codepaint Inc. If our name is changed, it also means the business entity after such name change.
(2) “Service” means the service named ClipPace, and if we change the service name, it includes the service under the changed name, regardless of the name.
(3) “User-Owned Information” means content, including images, audio, text, videos, and other materials, created by the user through the Service.
Article 3 Purpose of the Service
The purpose of the Service is to allow users to use an application operated by us to change the playback speed of videos and create, export, save, and share edited videos.
Article 4 Effective Period
These Terms shall become effective between us and the user when the user starts using the Service, and shall remain in effect until the provision of the Service ends.
Article 5 Handling of User Information
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We handle information about users in the Service in accordance with our separately established Privacy Policy.
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We may use external services to the extent necessary for purposes such as providing, protecting, improving the quality of, analyzing issues in, managing paid features of, and preventing fraud in the Service.
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If we handle personal information in the Service, we will manage such user information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. In this Article, “personal information” means personal information as defined under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan.
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The user agrees that we handle and retain user information as provided in this Article.
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The user shall manage their own personal information at their own responsibility to prevent leakage through the Service. We shall not be responsible if the user’s personal information is disclosed to a third party due to the user’s operational error or other cause attributable to the user.
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If we handle personal information in the Service, we will not disclose information about users, other than information publicly displayed on the Service, to any third party without the user’s prior consent, except as otherwise provided in these Terms. However, we may disclose such information when requested by public authorities or when we are legally required to disclose it.
Article 6 Prohibited Conduct
Users shall not engage in any of the following acts in connection with use of the Service.
(1) Acts that interfere with the operation of the Service
(2) Acts that cause disadvantage to us or a third party
(3) Acts that infringe, or may infringe, intellectual property rights of us or a third party, including acts that directly or indirectly lead to such infringement
(4) Acts that infringe, or may infringe, the property, privacy, or portrait rights of us or a third party, including acts that directly or indirectly lead to such infringement
(5) Acts of copying or imitating all or part of the structure, design, or other elements used in the Service without permission
(6) Acts of altering or deleting accessible parts of the Service or information of others
(7) Acts of transmitting, or making available for others to receive, harmful computer programs or similar materials
(8) Acts that adversely affect servers or networks connected to services provided by us
(9) Acts of unauthorized access to any systems related to our provision of services
(10) Acts of accessing the Service by any method other than the interface provided by us
(11) Any act of using a name identical or similar to the name of the Service, regardless of purpose or method
(12) Acts that violate laws, regulations, or these Terms
(13) Any other acts that we consider inappropriate
(14) Acts of creating, editing, saving, or sharing videos, audio, images, or other materials that infringe copyrights, portrait rights, privacy, or other rights of third parties
Article 7 Fees for the Service
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Some features of the Service may be used free of charge.
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The Service may provide paid features through monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, or through one-time in-app purchases.
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The details, price, purchase method, timing of availability, renewal conditions, and other terms of paid features will be appropriately displayed in the app or on the distribution platform.
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Cancellation, renewal, refunds, and other matters related to auto-renewable subscriptions shall be handled in accordance with the procedures and policies established by the distribution platform.
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A one-time purchase does not automatically cancel an auto-renewable subscription. Users must cancel subscriptions themselves through the Apple Account subscription settings or other procedures provided by the distribution platform.
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Availability of paid features will be determined based on purchase information from the distribution platform, subscription status, purchase restoration results, and other information we can reasonably verify.
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If a user wishes to use purchased paid features on another device or similar environment, the user may need to restore purchases using the functionality provided by the distribution platform.
Article 8 Cancellation
The Service does not have a separate account cancellation procedure. If a user wishes to stop using the Service, the user should delete the app.
If the user has an active auto-renewable subscription, deleting the app does not automatically cancel the subscription. The user must cancel the subscription themselves through the Apple Account subscription settings or other procedures provided by the distribution platform.
Article 9 Changes to These Terms
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We may modify these Terms as necessary in accordance with Article 548-4 of the Civil Code of Japan. In such case, the user’s terms of use and other contractual terms shall be governed by the modified Terms.
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When we make changes under the preceding paragraph, we will notify users of the fact of the change, the content of the modified provisions, and the effective date of the change by in-app notice, posting on our website, or other appropriate method before the effective date arrives.
Article 10 Our Intellectual Property Rights
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Copyrights, including copyrights related to all software used in connection with the Service, patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, domain names, and all other intellectual property rights and related application or registration rights in information, data, databases, and other collections of information or data posted on or distributed through the Service (collectively, “Data, etc.”) belong to us or other lawful rights holders.
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Unless the user has obtained prior written consent from us or our partner, the user agrees not to reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, transfer, lend, translate, adapt, license, reprint, or reuse the Service, software, or any content contained therein, in whole or in part.
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If the user violates the preceding paragraph, the user acknowledges in advance that we have the right to stop the user’s use of the Data, etc. and any materials created by reproducing, publishing, transmitting, distributing, transferring, lending, translating, adapting, licensing, reprinting, or reusing such Data, etc., and the right to claim an amount equivalent to the profits gained by the user through such act.
Article 11 Handling of User-Owned Information
The user represents and warrants that User-Owned Information does not infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of us or any third party.
Article 12 Suspension, Changes, and Termination of the Service
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We may change the content of the Service or terminate provision of the Service for our own reasons. If we suspend, change, or terminate the Service (collectively, “Suspension, etc.”), we will endeavor to notify users in advance where possible. However, advance notice may not be possible in urgent cases or similar circumstances.
(1) When maintenance of the Service or other systems necessary to provide the Service is required, or when unavoidable failure occurs in telecommunications facilities or similar facilities
(2) When it is difficult, or we determine it is difficult, to provide the Service normally due to excessive load or failure affecting the Service
(3) When we become aware that providing the Service may cause significant damage to us, other users, or third parties due to data alteration, hacking, or similar events
(4) When provision of the Service becomes difficult due to suspension of telecommunications services by telecommunications carriers or domestic or foreign telecommunications providers, power supply services by electric power companies, or other public services
(5) When an emergency occurs or may occur due to earthquake, tsunami, typhoon, lightning, other natural disasters, war, civil unrest, enactment or amendment of laws and regulations, or other force majeure events
(6) When we otherwise determine that suspension or emergency suspension of the Service is necessary
(7) When provision of the Service becomes difficult due to changes in policies, specifications, review standards, or other provision conditions of a distribution platform or operating system -
We generally do not accept emergency suspension requests from users or third parties.
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If the Service or any individual service is changed, suspended, or terminated under paragraph 1, we shall not be liable for any damages incurred by users or third parties arising from such change, suspension, or termination.
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We shall not be liable for any damages incurred by users or third parties as a result of our suspension of the Service under this Article, or as a result of our inability to suspend the Service.
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We may provide certain features for testing or evaluation purposes. Such features may be changed, suspended, or discontinued without prior notice, and we make no warranty regarding their performance, compatibility, or availability.
Article 13 Outsourcing
We may outsource all or part of the operations necessary for the Service provided to users to third parties.
Article 14 Disclaimer and Damages
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We do not warrant that the Service will be suitable for the user’s specific purpose, have expected functionality, commercial value, accuracy, or usefulness, comply with laws or industry rules applicable to the user, or be free from defects. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for damages incurred by users or third parties arising from such information.
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for damages incurred by users or third parties arising from or related to use of the Service, including damages arising from disputes between users or between a user and another person, or damages incurred by users or third parties due to inability to use the Service, including but not limited to the damages specifically described in this Article, unless such damages are caused by our willful misconduct or gross negligence. However, if we are held legally liable due to our ordinary negligence, our liability shall be limited as provided in paragraph 10.
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable to users or third parties for the results of acts performed by us in accordance with these Terms, regardless of cause, unless caused by our willful misconduct or gross negligence. However, if we are held legally liable due to our ordinary negligence, our liability shall be limited as provided in paragraph 10.
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We shall not be liable for failures of equipment used to provide the Service, trouble, power outages, abnormal communication lines, or other force majeure events beyond our control.
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User-Owned Information or other user-related data may be lost or deleted due to defects or other issues in the Service. Even if such loss or deletion occurs, we shall not be liable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, unless caused by our willful misconduct or gross negligence.
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The user shall be solely responsible for all acts performed on the Service using the user’s personal information and the results of such acts, regardless of whether the user personally performed such acts.
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for damages incurred by users or third parties as a result of a user’s personal information being used by another person, regardless of whether the user was at fault.
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The Service may contain links to other websites or similar resources. If the linked destination is not managed or operated by us, we are not responsible for the availability of such external websites or resources. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we are also not responsible for information, products, or services contained in or available through such websites or resources. Accordingly, we shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct or indirect, arising from or related to such information, products, or services.
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If any part of this Article is held invalid under applicable law, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect.
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Only if the user suffers damages due to our ordinary negligence, our total liability for damages shall be limited to the greater of the amount paid by the user to the Service during the past 12 months (or 0 yen if the Service was used free of charge) or 10,000 yen. This limitation shall not apply to damages arising from our willful misconduct or gross negligence, personal injury, intellectual property infringement, or other damages for which limitation of liability is not permitted by mandatory law.
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The Service may display information about features provided by us, in-app purchases, or other services provided by us. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for damages arising from use of such information or any linked destination.
Article 15 User Liability for Damages
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If we incur damages due to acts of the user, including claims arising from the user’s acts, we may claim from the user the full amount of such damages, including attorneys’ fees incurred by us.
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The user shall be responsible for use of the Service, all acts performed using the Service, and the results thereof. If a dispute arises between the user and us or a third party, or if the user causes damage to us or a third party through use of the Service, the user shall resolve the matter at the user’s own responsibility and expense.
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If the user receives a claim from a third party or becomes involved in a dispute with a third party in connection with the Service, the user shall promptly notify us of the details and handle such claim or dispute at the user’s own expense and responsibility. If we request a report on the progress or result of such matter, the user shall promptly provide such report.
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If we receive any claim from a third party due to infringement of rights or other reasons in connection with the user’s use of the Service, the user shall compensate us for any amount we are required to pay to such third party based on that claim.
Article 16 Assignment of Rights and Obligations
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The user may not assign, transfer, create a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of the user’s contractual status or rights or obligations under these Terms to any third party without our prior written consent.
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If we transfer the business related to the Service to a third party, regardless of the form of transfer, including business transfer or company split, we may transfer our contractual status, rights and obligations under these Terms, and user registration information and other customer information to the transferee of such business transfer. The user agrees in advance to such transfer.
Article 17 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to violate the law, such provision shall not apply to the agreement between us and the relevant user only to the extent interpreted to violate the law. However, the validity of the other provisions of these Terms shall not be affected. In such case, with respect to the provision or part of these Terms held to violate the law, we and the user shall consult with each other to ensure, to the extent possible, legal and economic effects equivalent to the original purpose of these Terms.
The provisions regarding disclaimers, limitation of liability, user liability for damages, intellectual property rights, assignment of rights and obligations, governing law and jurisdiction, consultation, and other provisions that by their nature should survive shall remain effective after termination of these Terms.
Article 18 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
If litigation becomes necessary between us and the user based on or in connection with these Terms, the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance. These Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
Article 19 Consultation
If any matter not provided in these Terms arises, or if any question arises regarding the interpretation of these Terms, we and the user shall consult with each other in good faith and seek prompt resolution.
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Revised June 6, 2026
