Article 1 Purpose The purpose of this Agreement is to confirm the matters agreed between the Individual, Creator, Circle or Production ("the Circle"), and CuriousFactory, LLC ("CuriousFactory") upon the execution of this Agreement. Article 2 Details of the Services This agreement becomes effective at the point when the Circle register for Circle Registration Form until the Circle terminates its registered status with DLSite.com themselves or by the management. In connection with the Services, the Circle consigns to CuriousFactory, and CuriousFactory provides, the following services set forth in this Agreement. Services CuriousFactory will provide to the Circle: (i) Register the Circle's product on CuriousFactory's distribution outlets on behalf of the Circle. (ii) Collect product sales and make payment to the Circle. (ii) CuriousFactory will carry out the following billing and payment services (the "Billing and Pament Services") : - Serves as sales manager; - Submission of sales reports; and - Service for collection of sales proceeds; (iii) CuriousFactory will carry out any other services separately agreed upon between the Circle and CuriousFactory. Article 3 Termination of Sales and Distribution CuriousFactory may immediately terminate product sales and distribution without giving any notice or demand whatsoever if we find the product: (i) Contains unethical contents; (ii) Contains illegal contents and expressions; (iii) Other contents which CuriousFactory and its distribution outlets consider unsuitable. Article 4 Consultation The Circle and CuriousFactory shall settle any matters not provided for in this Agreement or any doubts regarding the interpretation of this Agreement upon consultation in good faith. Article 5 Sales Price Payment is made on the 28th of the next month after the closing date of the current month. Since yen exchange rate changes every day, we calculate the payment to you based on fixed Japanese Yen, which is indicated as "Your Price". Yen exchange rate on the 28th (payment day) is used to calculate the actual payment value in dollar, with possible yen fluctuation buffer of 5-10 yen. * is the average
*For the latest yen rate, check Yahoo!® Finance 10% Japanese sales tax will be added to Store Price upon purchase. * $ equivalent listed above is generated based on the recent yen rate and is subject to change. *CuriousFactory's Service Fee for sales on other store (Other than DLsite.com) will be about %25 of price each store designate as Your Price. The Yen exchange rate on the 28th (Report day) is used to calculate the actual payment value in dollar, with possible yen fluctuation buffer of 6-8 yen. Additionally, local taxes on Circle sales are funded from this buffer. Please be advised that the total sales of your product must reach at least $100 in order for us to make a payment to you. If your total product sales did not reach $100 in the current month, the balance is carried over to the next month. Article 6 Legal CuriousFactory's distribution outlet (includes DLsite.com) management company and its server are located in Japan. Therefore, Japanese law is applied to all distribution procedure and products distributed on CuriousFactory's distribution outlets. Also, 5% of Sales tax is applied to the sales price. Article 7 Age Requirement The main person registering for his/her Circle must be at least 18 years old. Article 8 Partner Site Product Registration By registering your Circle, by default you agree DLsite and CuriousFactory to register your product(s) on their partner site(s) for the purpose of maximizing the Circle's sales. Royalities and other conditions are the same and sales will be included on the monthly sales report from CuriousFactory. If the Circle does not wish to register their product(s) other than on DLsite.com, please contact at distribution@curiousfactory.com. Article 9 Inquiries All inquiries (Such as replacing your products, deletion of your product, or issues with payment) should be sent to CuriousFactory. Due to privacy policy, DLsite.com and other outlets can not respond to any inquiry from the 3rd party, or anyone else other than the foriegn product distribution partner, CuriousFactory. |