Terms Of Service(en)

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

These Plop Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "these Terms") set forth the conditions of use of "Plop" and its related websites, iOS application, Android application, and other services (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Service") provided by Clink (hereinafter referred to as "the Operator"), as well as the relationship of rights and obligations between the Operator and Users. In order to use the Service, Users are required to agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. Please read these Terms carefully before using the Service.

Article 1 (Scope of Application)

These Terms shall apply to all relationships between Users and the Operator in connection with the use of the Service.
Guides, precautions, fee displays, and other individual provisions posted by the Operator on the Service shall constitute part of these Terms.
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and such individual provisions, these Terms shall prevail, unless otherwise specified in the individual provisions.
Users shall use the Service only after agreeing to these Terms and the Privacy Policy by the method prescribed by the Operator.

Article 2 (Definitions)

In these Terms, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
(1) "User" means a person who agrees to these Terms and uses the Service.
(2) "Registered User" means a User who has registered an email address and other information designated by the Operator and has created an account.
(3) "Anonymous User" means a User who uses the Service without creating an account, or who uses the Service through anonymous authentication.
(4) "Paid Member" means a User who has subscribed to a paid plan designated by the Operator.
(5) "User Content" means recipes, ingredients, steps, Cooking Timelines, text, stories, images, comments, nicknames, instructions to the AI, and other information that a User inputs, transmits, stores, or publishes on the Service.
(6) "Published Recipe(s)" means, among User Content, recipes that a User has chosen to make public on the Service, together with information incidental thereto.
(7) "AI-Generated Content" means recipes, ingredients, quantities, cooking methods, cooking times, Cooking Timelines, topics, and other information generated by the AI functions of the Service.

Article 3 (Content of the Service)

The Service provides functions for creating, saving, organizing, publishing, and sharing recipes, AI-based recipe generation, generation of Cooking Timelines, and other functions designated by the Operator.
The available functions, the number of items that may be saved, the number of generations permitted, and other conditions of use may differ depending on whether a User is classified as an Anonymous User, a Registered User, or a Paid Member, and depending on the subscribed plan.
The specific content of the Service shall be as indicated within the application or on the website.

Article 4 (Registration for Use and Consent)

An applicant for registration shall, after agreeing to these Terms and the Privacy Policy, complete registration for use by providing accurate and up-to-date information in the manner prescribed by the Operator.
Upon the Operator's acceptance of the registration for use set forth in the preceding paragraph and its creation of the account, a use agreement incorporating these Terms shall be formed between the applicant for registration and the Operator.
Where the Operator determines that an applicant for registration falls under any of the following items, the Operator may refuse the registration or, after registration, restrict the applicant's use of the Service.
(1) Where there is a false statement, clerical error, or omission in the information provided;
(2) Where the applicant has previously been suspended from use for violation of these Terms or on similar grounds;
(3) Where the applicant falls under, or has a relationship with, Anti-Social Forces;
(4) Where the Operator otherwise reasonably determines that the applicant is inappropriate for the provision of the Service.

Article 5 (Use by Minors, etc.)

Where a minor, an adult ward, a person under curatorship, or a person under assistance uses the Service, such person shall obtain the consent of their legal representative, guardian, curator, or assistant, as necessary.
A minor shall use the Service only after obtaining the consent of a person with parental authority or other legal representative.
Where a User enters allergy information or other such information concerning a family member or other third party, the User shall do so only where the User has legitimate authority to enter such information and has obtained the necessary consent.

Article 6 (Account Management)

Users shall, at their own responsibility, properly manage their email addresses, passwords, authentication information, and devices.
Except where caused by the Operator's willful misconduct or gross negligence, or where there are other grounds attributable to the Operator, any act performed using an account shall be deemed to be an act of the User of that account.
Where a User becomes aware of unauthorized use of the account, or a risk thereof, the User shall immediately notify the Operator.
An Anonymous User shall acknowledge in advance that saved data may become unusable due to a change of device, deletion of the application, initialization of the device, or other circumstances.

Article 7 (AI Features)

The Service may provide AI-Generated Content based on the content entered by a User.
Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency, safety, fitness for a particular purpose, or originality of AI-Generated Content, or that it does not infringe the rights of any third party, given that such content is reference information generated through statistical or mechanical processing.
Users shall be responsible for verifying, on their own, the content and safety of AI-Generated Content before using it.
Users shall not make medical, nutritional, or health-related decisions based solely on AI-Generated Content, and shall consult a physician, registered dietitian, or other professional as necessary.
Where copyright or other rights arise with respect to AI-Generated Content, then, as between the Operator and the User, the Operator shall not impede the User's lawful use of such content, except with respect to the rights necessary for the provision and improvement of the Service; provided, however, that such use may be restricted by applicable laws and regulations, the terms of use of AI services provided by third parties, or the rights of third parties.
Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant that AI-Generated Content will not be identical or similar to content provided to other Users or third parties, nor that any exclusive right will accrue to the User.

Article 8 (Caution Regarding Food Allergies, etc.)

Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant that features of the Service such as allergen exclusion, warnings, suggestions of alternative ingredients, or other functions will prevent food allergy reactions.
Users shall personally verify matters such as ingredient labeling on food products, precautionary labeling by manufacturers, cross-contact in cooking utensils and equipment, and the cooking environment when dining out, and shall take the necessary safety measures.
Users who have a severe allergy shall not rely solely on the display within the Service as the basis for safety determinations, and shall follow the instructions of a physician or other professional.
Entry of allergy information shall be voluntary, and the collection and use thereof shall be as set forth in the Privacy Policy.
Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose of information relating to nutrients, nutritional components, or other nutritional information displayed within the Service. Such information is provided for reference purposes only.

Article 9 (User Content)

Users represent and warrant that they hold the rights necessary to input, store, publish, and use User Content on the Service.
Users shall not post information that infringes the copyrights, trademark rights, portrait rights, privacy, trade secrets, or other rights of third parties.
Rights pertaining to User Content shall belong to the relevant User or the legitimate rights holder, except for the license granted under these Terms.
Users grant to the Operator a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use User Content to the extent necessary for the provision, maintenance, and improvement of the Service, backups, conversion of display formats, introduction, promotion, and advertising of the Service, responding to inquiries from Users, and prevention of unauthorized use.

Article 10 (Published Recipes and CC BY-SA 4.0)

When a User publishes a recipe, the User shall grant the general public a license to use those portions of the Published Recipe in which copyright or other rights subsist, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pursuant to the license referred to in the preceding paragraph, third parties may reproduce, share, adapt, and use the Published Recipe, provided that they comply with the conditions of the said license, including attribution, indication of changes made, and sharing under the same terms.
Before making a recipe public, the User shall confirm that the Published Recipe does not contain any text, photographs, images, or other material reproduced from third parties for which the User lacks the authority to grant a license.
A license lawfully established under CC BY-SA 4.0 shall survive the deletion of the Published Recipe, its removal from public view, or the User's withdrawal, in accordance with the terms of the said license.

Article 11 (Scope of Publication, Deletion, and Treatment after Withdrawal)

Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant that it will delete, suspend the use of, or otherwise take action with respect to a Published Recipe already saved, reproduced, modified, or redistributed by a third party. Users shall acknowledge and accept this in advance.
Where there is a violation of laws and regulations, an infringement of the rights of a third party, a material safety concern, or other reasonable grounds, the Operator may delete a Published Recipe, suspend its display, or restrict its scope of publication.
Even after a User's withdrawal, in order to maintain the continuity of the Service and the usage environment for other Users, recipes that are published as of the time of withdrawal shall remain on the Service.

Article 12 (Prohibited Acts)

In using the Service, Users shall not engage in any of the following acts:
(1) Acts that violate laws and regulations or public order and morals;
(2) Acts related to criminal conduct;
(3) Acts that infringe upon the rights or interests of third parties;
(4) Acts of intentionally posting false or significantly misleading information;
(5) Acts of posting information concerning dangerous cooking methods, the ingestion of harmful substances, or other matters giving rise to serious food hygiene hazards;
(6) Acts of impersonating another person, or unauthorized use of an account;
(7) Acts that interfere with the servers, networks, or security of the Service;
(8) Acts of analyzing or using the Service by means of reverse engineering, excessive automated access, scraping, or any other method not authorized by the Operator; provided, however, that this shall not apply where such restriction is not permitted under applicable laws;
(9) Acts of using the AI features for unlawful, harmful, discriminatory, or fraudulent purposes, or for purposes that infringe upon the rights of third parties;
(10) Acts of posting works, images, recipes, or other information of another person that infringe upon the rights of third parties;
(11) Acts of repeatedly posting advertisements, promotions, solicitations, or other information contrary to the purpose of the Service;
(12) Acts of providing benefits to Anti-Social Forces, or any other act related thereto;
(13) Any other act that the Operator reasonably determines to be inappropriate for the operation of the Service.

Article 13 (Review, Reporting, and Deletion of Posts)

The Operator may review, delete, or suspend the display of User Content, change its scope of publication, or take other necessary measures, but only where the Operator deems this necessary for the operation of the Service, compliance with laws and regulations, ensuring safety, prevention of infringement of rights, or for other reasons.
Users may report User Content that is suspected of violating laws and regulations, infringing upon rights, or otherwise violating these Terms, through the contact point designated by the Operator.
Even where the Operator receives a report under the preceding paragraph, the Operator shall not be obligated to conduct an investigation, delete the content, suspend its display, or take any other measure, and the timing, method, and content of any response shall be at the Operator's discretion.
The Operator shall not be obligated to notify the reporting party or the User who is the subject of the report of the progress of any investigation, the reasons for its determination, or the results of its response; provided, however, that this shall not apply where the Operator deems it necessary to do so. The Operator's liability with respect to whether or not such notice is given, or the content thereof, shall be governed by Article 22.

Article 14 (Paid Plans)

The name, fee, usage period, available features, number of generations, number of items that may be saved, and other conditions of a paid plan shall be indicated on the purchase screen and in the Notice under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions.
Monthly plans and annual plans shall automatically renew at the end of each contract period unless the User completes the cancellation procedure.
The currency, taxes, and price applicable at the time of purchase shall be as displayed on the payment screen of the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Stripe.

Article 15 (Payment)

Payment in the iOS application shall be made through the Apple App Store, payment in the Android application shall be made through Google Play, and payment in the web version shall be made through Stripe or such other payment service as the Operator may designate.
Users shall comply with the terms of use and payment terms of each respective payment service.
The Operator may obtain from the payment services the contracted plan, date and time of purchase, contract status, and other information necessary for providing the Service and managing payments. The Operator shall not directly obtain or hold credit card numbers, security codes, or other payment information managed by the payment services.
If payment cannot be confirmed, the Operator may suspend or restrict the provision of all or part of the paid features.

Article 16 (Cancellation, Withdrawal, and Refunds)

A subscription purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play shall be cancelled through the account settings of the respective platform. Merely deleting the application does not constitute cancellation.
A subscription purchased through the web version shall be cancelled via the subscription management page indicated in the email sent at the time of purchase or renewal.
Even after cancellation, Users may, in principle, continue to use paid features until the end of the usage period already paid for.
Due to the nature of digital services, usage fees for the period after provision has commenced shall not be refunded on a pro-rated daily or monthly basis, except where a refund is required under applicable laws and regulations or the refund policy of the relevant payment service provider.
Even where a User completes the withdrawal procedure, cancellation of a paid plan is not thereby automatically effected. Users shall complete the subscription cancellation procedure by the prescribed method prior to withdrawal.

Article 17 ("Buy Me a Coffee" and Other Support Payments)

"Buy Me a Coffee" and other similar support payments shall be treated as voluntary support to the Operator and do not entail the provision of additional features, digital content, or any other goods or services.
The support amount, payment method, and refund conditions shall be indicated on the purchase screen and in the Notice under the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions.
Where support payments are, in the future, restructured into consideration for goods or services, the Operator shall indicate in advance the details thereof, the timing of provision, the conditions for return and refund, and other necessary matters.

Article 18 (Modification, Suspension, and Termination of the Service)

The Operator may modify the content, functions, specifications, name, design, or any other aspect of the Service, in whole or in part, as necessary.
The Operator may suspend the Service, in whole or in part, where there is maintenance, response to a failure, the need to ensure security, compliance with laws and regulations, a natural disaster, a power outage, a failure of a communication line, the suspension or modification of a service provided by a third party, or any other reason necessary for operation.
The Operator may terminate the Service, in whole or in part, for business reasons or other grounds. Where the Operator effects a termination that has a material impact on Users, it shall, except in urgent cases, give reasonable advance notice through the Service or by other appropriate means.
Where the provision of a paid plan is terminated, the Operator shall take the necessary measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the terms of the respective payment services.

Article 19 (Suspension of Use and Deletion of Registration)

Where a User violates these Terms, the Operator may, depending on the content and impact of the violation, issue a warning, restrict functions, delete posts, suspend use, or delete the registration.
Where there is a serious infringement of rights, a danger to safety, unauthorized access, default in payment, or other urgent circumstances, the Operator may take measures without prior notice.
The Operator may lift such measures where it determines that the necessity therefor has ceased to exist.

Article 20 (Intellectual Property Rights)

Rights relating to the programs, screens, design, logos, text, databases, and other content of the Service provided by the Operator shall belong to the Operator or the legitimate rights holder.
Open-source software and third-party materials included in the Service shall be subject to their respective license terms.
Except as expressly provided herein, these Terms do not transfer or license to Users any intellectual property rights of the Operator or a third party.

Article 21 (Disclaimer of Warranties)

Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant that the Service will conform to a User's particular purpose, that it will possess the functionality, quality, or accuracy expected by the User, that it will be available on a continuous basis, or that it will be free of errors or malfunctions.
Except where caused by its own willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator does not warrant User Content, AI-Generated Content, third-party sites, external services, or the conduct of other Users.
The Service does not provide professional services relating to medicine, diagnosis, treatment, nutritional guidance, or food hygiene.

Article 22 (Liability for Damages)

Where a User incurs damages arising from the Operator's non-performance of its obligations or tort, the Operator shall be liable in accordance with applicable laws.
Where a User incurs damages arising from the Operator's ordinary negligence, the Operator shall be liable only for ordinary and direct damages, excluding damages relating to life or body, and the amount of such compensation shall be capped at the total amount of usage fees paid by the User for the Service during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding, and including, the month in which the damages occurred.
The preceding paragraph shall not apply where the damages arise from the Operator's willful misconduct or gross negligence, or where the limitation of liability is not permitted under the Consumer Contract Act or other applicable laws and regulations.
Except where the Operator has acted with willful misconduct or gross negligence, the Operator shall not be liable for any damages incurred by a User or a third party arising from the implementation, non-implementation, timing, or content of measures taken under these Terms or measures necessary for the operation of the Service.
Where a User violates these Terms and causes damage to the Operator or a third party, the User shall resolve the matter at the User's own responsibility and expense, and shall compensate for such damages to the extent of the User's willful misconduct or negligence.

Article 23 (Handling of Personal Information, etc.)

The Operator shall handle Users' Personal Information, device information, allergy information, and other information in accordance with the separately established Privacy Policy.

Article 24 (Notice)

Notices from the Operator to Users shall be given by means of display on the Service, transmission to the registered email address, push notification, or other method that the Operator deems appropriate.
Where a notice from the Operator fails to reach a User because the User did not report a change to the User's registered information, such notice shall be deemed to have reached the User at the time it would ordinarily have been received. Provided, however, that this shall not apply where otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

Article 25 (Amendment of these Terms)

The Operator may amend these Terms in accordance with the Civil Code and other applicable laws, where, due to a change in laws and regulations, a change in the content of the Service, or other circumstances, the amendment of these Terms conforms to the general interests of Users, or where the amendment does not contravene the purpose of the contract and is reasonable in light of the necessity for the amendment, the appropriateness of the content after the amendment, and other circumstances relating to the amendment.
Where the Operator amends these Terms, the Operator shall, by the effective date, give notice of the content of the amendment and its effective date by posting on the Service or by other appropriate means.
With respect to any amendment for which a User's consent is required under laws and regulations, the Operator shall obtain the User's consent prior to the amendment.

Article 26 (Severability)

Even if any part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable under applicable laws, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Article 27 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

These Terms and any contract or other legal relationship relating to the Service shall be governed by the laws of Japan. Provided, however, that this shall not apply where the mandatory provisions of the laws of the User's place of habitual residence apply pursuant to applicable laws.
In the event a dispute arises in connection with the Service, the parties shall consult with each other in good faith and endeavor to resolve such dispute.
If a dispute is not resolved through the consultation set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Fukuoka District Court shall be the court of exclusive agreed jurisdiction of first instance for any and all disputes arising in connection with the Service or these Terms. Provided, however, that this shall not apply where otherwise provided under applicable laws.

Article 28 (Language)

Where these Terms are made available in multiple languages, each translated version is provided for the convenience of Users, and the Japanese-language version shall be the authoritative text. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between a translated version and the Japanese-language version, the Japanese-language version shall prevail, except where different treatment is required under applicable laws.

Date of Enactment: August 20, 2026