Chapter 7. Responsibilities

Article 21. (Regular inspections and repairs)

The Company shall regularly inspect and repair public bicycles and the Cycle Ports.

Article 22. (Inspection before use)

1. The user shall, whenever renting a public bicycle in accordance with the individual contract, check that the bicycle is in a safe and roadworthy condition, e.g. the brake function, whether the handlebars are bent and the tire pressure.

2. If the user finds any damage to the public bicycle, any missing parts and/or poor maintenance, he/she shall immediately report such fact to the Management Office and shall not use the bicycle in question.

3. If the user uses a public bicycle without making any report as stated in the preceding paragraph, such public bicycle shall be regarded as undamaged, with no missing parts or substandard maintenance at the time of rental.

Article 23. (Responsibility for management)

1. The user shall use and keep the public bicycle with the care of a good manager.

2. The responsibility for management as stated in the preceding paragraph shall start when the rental procedures of a public bicycle, in accordance with the individual contract, are completed and end when the returning procedures for such public bicycle are completed.

Article 24. (Prohibited acts)

The user shall not perform, during the hours for which a public bicycle is rented, any of the following acts:

(1) Allowing any person other than the user to use the public bicycle;
(2) Performing any dangerous act, such as reckless riding and riding while drunk;
(3) Disregarding traffic rules when using a public bicycle;
(4) Using public bicycles in a dangerous or inappropriate place;
(5) Riding public bicycles in such a way as to obstruct the traffic of pedestrians, etc.;
(6) Modifying or changing the structure, parts, etc. of the bicycle;
(7) Parking the bicycle in an area where bicycle parking is prohibited by regulations, on private land where no bicycle parking is permitted and in any place obstructing traffic;
(8) Continuing to ride the bicycle, even when it has broken while riding;
(9) Using a public bicycle in various tests or games or for pulling or pushing articles; and
(10) Performing any other act against laws and ordinances or against public order and morals.

Article 25. (Measures for abandoned bicycles)

1. The user shall, when he/she parks a public bicycle in any of the places prohibited in accordance with Item 7 of the preceding article (hereinafter referred to as "abandons"), be responsible for compensating for all of the damage caused to the Company, including the costs of removal, storage, etc. of such abandoned bicycle and the fees up to the time of return.

2. If, in the case stated in the preceding paragraph, the municipality or police, etc. reports a public bicycle abandoned to the Company, the Company shall notify the user of such fact, cause the user to promptly move such public bicycle to the place designated by the Company and demand that the user obeys a legal order as a violator, and the user shall act in compliance with these measures.

3. If the Company incurs the costs stated in Paragraph 1 for the user, the user shall promptly repay such costs to the Company.

Article 26. (Obligation to return public bicycles)

The user shall return the public bicycle in the same condition at the time of rental, excluding ordinary wear and tear, and if any of the public bicycle, including fixtures thereof, is damaged, lost, stolen, etc., in whole or in part, and for a reason for which the user is responsible, the user shall bear all the costs necessary for restoration to the original condition, such as the cost of repairing, resupplying, etc. such public bicycle.

Article 27. (Measures taken when public bicycles are not returned)

1. If the user fails to return a public bicycle, even after the end of the rental hours designated by the Company and refuses to meet the Company's demand for its return, or if the Company deems the public bicycle as having been stolen because the user's whereabouts are unknown or for any other reason, the Company may adopt a legal procedure, including the imposition of a penalty of \50,000 and criminal prosecution.

2. In the case stated in the preceding paragraph, the user shall be responsible for compensating the Company for all the damage sustained in addition to the fees until the bicycle is returned and the costs for collecting the public bicycle and searching for the user.

3. If the user fails to return a public bicycle, even after the end of the rental hours, due to a disaster, terrestrial upheaval or any other force majeure, the Company shall not hold the user responsible for any damage caused by such failure. In this case, the user shall immediately notify the Management Office of such fact and follow the instructions of the Management Office.

Article 28 (Responsibility for compensation for damage)

If the user causes, besides the cases stated in the other provisions of the Rules, damage to any third party, the City of Kanazawa and the Company while using a public bicycle, the user shall be responsible for compensating such third party, the City of Kanazawa and the Company for such damage. However, this shall not apply to the cases where such damage is caused for a reason for which the user is not responsible.