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Terms & Conditions
Last updated: 10 July 2026
These Terms and Conditions constitute a legal agreement between you and Scope Lab Zone, the entity operating this website from 4-9-13 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0003, Japan. By using this website or enquiring about consulting services, you confirm that you have read and accept these terms in full.
1. Legal Obligations and Conduct
- 1.1 User conduct. You agree to use this website and any consulting services offered by Scope Lab Zone in a lawful manner. Conduct that is fraudulent, harassing, or otherwise harmful to Scope Lab Zone or third parties is prohibited.
- 1.2 Prohibited activities. You may not use this site or Scope Lab Zone's services to facilitate unlawful activity, including misrepresentation of identity, unauthorised data collection, or circumvention of applicable regulations.
- 1.3 Content restrictions. Any content submitted to Scope Lab Zone through a contact form or engagement process must be accurate to the best of your knowledge and must not infringe third-party rights.
- 1.4 Age requirement. This website and Scope Lab Zone's consulting services are intended for use by businesses and individuals aged 18 or over.
2. User Responsibilities
- 2.1 Legal compliance. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of Scope Lab Zone's services complies with all applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction.
- 2.2 Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold Scope Lab Zone harmless from any claim, damage, or expense arising from your breach of these terms or your unlawful conduct in connection with the use of this site or its services.
- 2.3 Data you provide. Where you share company data or documents with Scope Lab Zone as part of a consulting engagement, you represent that you have the authority to share that information and that doing so does not breach any confidentiality obligation owed to a third party.
- 2.4 Third-party interactions. Scope Lab Zone is not responsible for any interactions you have with third parties as a result of recommendations or findings in a consulting assessment.
3. Disclaimers and Limitations
- 3.1 No warranty. Scope Lab Zone provides this website and its consulting assessments on an "as is" basis. No warranty is given that the website will be error-free or that assessments will produce any specific outcome.
- 3.2 Limitation of liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Scope Lab Zone's total liability arising from any consulting engagement is limited to the fee paid for that specific engagement. Scope Lab Zone is not liable for indirect, consequential, or incidental losses.
- 3.3 Consequential losses. Scope Lab Zone accepts no liability for lost profits, lost revenue, or decisions made by the client based on the contents of an assessment.
- 3.4 Force majeure. Scope Lab Zone is not liable for delay or failure to deliver where such delay is caused by circumstances outside its reasonable control, including natural events, infrastructure failures, or regulatory changes.
4. Legal Information and Disputes
- 4.1 Governing law. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Japan. Any dispute arising from these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
- 4.2 Dispute resolution. Before initiating formal legal proceedings, the parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute through good-faith correspondence within 30 days of the dispute arising.
- 4.3 Severability. If any clause in these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in full force.
- 4.4 Amendments. Scope Lab Zone may revise these terms at any time. The version in effect at the time of your enquiry or engagement is the version that applies to that interaction. The date shown at the top of this page is the date of the most recent revision.
Japan Act on Protection of Personal Information (APPI)
Scope Labzone 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 consulting services from our office at 〒460-0011 Aichi, Nagoya-shi, Naka-ku, Osu 3-22-9, 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 engagements, 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 52-262-1847 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 consultations 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.