Chapter 2. User’s contract

Article 3. (Signing of user’s contract, etc.)

1. A user shall, after agreeing to the Rules, apply to the Company for a user's contract by the method designated by the Company.

2. A user's contract shall be signed when the Company accepts an application stated in the preceding paragraph.

3. The Company may refuse to sign any user's contract if any of the following items apply to the user in question:

(1) If the Company considers it physically difficult for the user in question to ride a public bicycle safely;
(2) If the user has previously failed to pay the rental fee;
(3) If the user is considered to be a gangster, a person affiliated with a gang, or a member of any other antisocial group;
(4) If the user does not agree to the Rules; or
(5) If the Company otherwise deems the user inappropriate.

4. The parties entitled to use public bicycles shall be limited to the individuals and corporations having signed the user's contract.

Article 4. (Conditions for use, etc.)

1. In signing the user's contract, the user shall select one of the contract types and payment methods designated by the Company.

2. The user shall pay the rental fee stipulated in Chapter 6 according to the contract type and payment method he/she chose in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

3. In signing the user's contract, the user shall obtain or register the personal identification media designated by the Company so that he/she may unlock public bicycles.

Article 5. (Change in registered information, etc.)

1. If any change occurs in the information of the individual or corporation provided to the Company, the contract type and payment method selected, or the information of the personal identification media registered, etc. in applying for a user's contract, the user shall immediately notify the Company of, and obtain from the Company approval for, such change.

2. If the Company considers that the change notified in accordance with the preceding paragraph will hinder the management, it may refuse such change or cancel the user's contract.

Article 6. (Cancellation of the user's contract)

The Company may suspend the use of the public bicycle rental service or cancel the user's contract without any prior notice or notification if any of the following items apply to the user in question:

(1) If the user violates any of the stipulations of the Rules, any individual contract or any other contract with the Company;
(2) If the user causes a traffic accident while using a public bicycle;
(3) If the user fails to pay the fee stipulated in Chapter 6 or any other money in accordance with the Rules;
(4) If any of the items of Article 3, Paragraph 3 apply to the user; or
(5) If the Company otherwise deems it inappropriate to continue the user's contract, such as in the case where the Company is no longer able to contact the user and where any of the information provided when signing the user's contract is found to be incorrect.

Article 7. (Suspension of the public bicycle rental service)

1. If the City of Kanazawa and the Company consider it difficult to continue the public bicycle rental service due to an inability to use public bicycles or the public bicycle rental system, bad weather such as storms or snow, a disaster or for any other reason, the City of Kanazawa and the Company may unilaterally suspend such service.

2. In the case of the preceding paragraph, the user's contract shall be terminated when the Company notifies the user of such suspension of service, and no rental fee already paid shall be refunded in principle.