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Foreword: Any purchases and orders made through this website shall be subject to this TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE which may be amended from time to time.

1.1.      This Website " PR Direct " is operated by Pernod Ricard Japan K.K. In these terms & conditions ("T&C"), "PRJ" or the "Company" means "Pernod Ricard Japan K.K." and "Customer" (in this Website, "the person who is invited by PRJ’s employee") means the person, who is 20 years of age or above, has successfully registered an account with PR Direct and to whom PRJ's products are supplied.

1.2.      These T&C are applicable to the sales and purchases of the products sold on this Website and the services incidental to such sales and purchases.

1.3     These T&C may be varied by PRJ from time to time following the applicable laws.

2.1.      The prices charged by PRJ are set out for each product.

2.2.      Prices quoted include all applicable taxes and duties which are in Japanese Yen.

3.1.      It is a condition of purchase that the Customer verifies that he/she is 20 years of age or over.

3.2     When placing an order with PRJ, the Customer confirms that all the details that he/she has provided in completing the order and offer to purchase the products are true and correct.

3.3.      All orders are subject to acceptance by PRJ in its sole discretion by way of displaying order acceptance page.

3.4.      Supply of products is subject to availability and to any order maximums and limits imposed in respect of a product by PRJ. PRJ may, in its sole discretion, waive the application of an order maximums or limit in respect of a product. If the Company does not have enough stock to fulfil the entire order, the Company will notify the Customer, cancel the entire order, and if some payment has been already made, the Company will refund it.

3.5.      Once an order has been accepted, the Customer cannot cancel an order nor delay delivery without PRJ's consent.

4.1.      Products will be delivered to the address provided by the Customer at time of check-out.  The person receiving the products must be 20 years of age or above. The Company reserves the right to request him/her to prove his/her age at the time of delivery.

4.2.      Risk in the products passes to the Customer upon delivery to the Customer.

4.3.      In the case of late delivery within 3 days, the Customer must accept the products delivered. This clause 4.3. shall not apply if the late delivery is caused by PRJ’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.

4.4.      The products may be sent to only one delivery address for each order. If the Customer need to send products to more than one delivery address, the Customer will need to place a separate order for each delivery address. Once an order has been completed, addresses cannot be changed.

4.5.      Shipping fee of 770JPY is free of charge for orders exceeding 10,000 JPY (including taxes)

5.1.      Payment for the product sold on this Website shall be made by a credit card and the claim to the credit card shall occur at the time of shipment of the ordered product.

5.2.      The Customer can use credits cards which the Company designates.

5.3.      PRJ will not be responsible for any damages, consequential losses (whether direct or indirect) suffered by anyone due to fraudulent use of credit card or use of credit card in an unauthorized manner as long as such damages, consequential losses are not due to a cause attributable to PRJ.

5.4       The Customer shall ensure that the holder of the credit card used for payment should be the same as the account holder.

5.5     If some refund is given following these T&C, the timing of such refund varies depending on the terms and conditions of the credit card which the Customer used.

6.1.      The Customer may reject on delivery or return any products delivered to the Customer only in the event where the product delivered to the Customer were found defective. The Customer understands and accepts that minor cosmetic defects on the gift box or bottle label shall not entitle the Customer to reject or return the products. Any notice of rejection must include such details regarding the defective products as PRJ may reasonably require.

6.2.      If the Customer rejects the products in accordance with the above, PRJ shall, at is sole discretion, either (i) replace the rejected products; or (ii) refund the invoiced price of such products, and PRJ will collect the rejected products from the Customer. In such a case, PRJ shall have no further liability to the Customer in respect of the rejected products.

6.3.      Unfortunately, the Customer cannot amend an order after it has been placed nor can the Customer change/exchange/claim a refund for a product that is damaged by the Customer.

7. 1.     PRJ may make changes to the contents at this site, or to the products and services described in them, at any time without notice.

7.2.      Information published at this site refers to products and services in Japan.

8.1.      Subject to any relevant statutory provision, these T&C contain the entire agreement between PRJ and the Customer on the subject matter and all representations, warranties and agreements other than these T&C (whether express or implied and whether statutory or otherwise) are expressly excluded. PRJ's liability related to any matters of this Website is limited to the lesser of:

・the cost of replacing the products; or

・the cost of refund,

except for the case where PRJ committed willful misconduct or gross negligence.

8.2.      Contents of the site do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making, or not making, any decision.

8.3.      To the extent permitted by law, PRJ disclaims all liability (however arising) in connection with any loss and/or damage, arising out of or in connection with any use of, or inability to use, all or any part of the content, the site and/or any website to which the site is linked, or any action taken (or not taken) as a result of using any of these.

8.4.      PRJ will not be liable in any circumstances to the Customer for consequential damages.

This Website may contain links to third party sites. The links do not indicate any endorsement of PRJ of the site or the products or services provided at those sites. The Customer accesses those sites and uses the products and services made available at those sites solely at their own risk.

10.1.    PRJ uses the personal information obtained through this Website for any of the following purposes.

(a) To accept registration and identify individuals on this Website.

(b) To send and provide purchased and ordered products and services, and to provide other services including communication related to e-commerce transactions.

(c) For lottery operations in marketing campaigns.

(d) To receive and communicate for marketing campaign applications.

(e) To provide services in marketing campaigns such as sending campaign prizes.

(f) To ask for opinions, thoughts, etc. in order to improve the quality of the marketing campaigns.

(g) To distribute the email newsletter about the Company’s products.

(h) To analyze the trend of demand and purchase in the aspect of the Company’s sales promotion and marketing.

(i) To request participation in questionnaires and to send reward for answering it.

(j) To respond to inquiries, etc.

(k) To send customers information about the Company’s products, events, etc. by email or other means.

(l) To conduct direct marketing [to send marketing materials directly to customers] (when the customer’s consent has been obtained; customers may also refuse to accept marketing materials)

(m) To handle affairs relating to settlement of the purchased products.

(n) To disclose or transfer to a third party within the scope which the laws and regulations allow.

10.2.    Except for the case regarded as exception by laws, PRJ will not provide personal information, without the principal’s consent, to third parties other than the co-users PRJ notified at the time of obtaining the personal information.

10.3.    Except for the case regarded as exception by laws, PRJ will not disclose or provide personal information to third parties in foreign countries without the principal’s prior consent of doing so.

10.4.    Personal information (address, account number, etc.) shall be encrypted in order to prevent unauthorized person from taking a peek at or reading the information, provided, however, that the Company does not warrant that the Company’s effort succeeds.

10.5.    The Company’s privacy policy (please click here to refer it) shall apply to other personal information related to the Customer which the Company deals with.

11.1.     The Customer must not sell nor solicit sale of PRJ's products. The products purchased should only be consumed for personal enjoyment. In no event shall the Customer use the products for business or resale purpose whether in Japan or overseas.

11.2.    The Customer must indemnify PRJ against all claims, actions, liabilities, charges, expenses, losses, damages and costs (whether incurred by or awarded against PRJ) arising out of or in connection with a breach of clause 11.1. by the Customer.

12.1.     By indicating intention of consent to these T&C on this Website, the Customer acknowledges that he/she is aware of and fully agree with these T&C and that all transactions conducted between the Customer and PRJ in connection with this Website will be subject to these T&C. The Customer may access this Website and purchase products from the Website only if he/she has registered an account in accordance with these T&C.

12.2.    ELIGIBILITY

A)        The Customer must be 20 years of age or above and he/she must be able to form a legally binding contract under applicable law to register an account and place orders with this Website;

B)        PRJ reserves the right to reject any application for account registration and also reserves the right to terminate any account if a Customer commits any action harming the interest of PRJ or any of other Customers or a Customer did not access to this Website for more than one year.

12.3.    Registration of an account is free and there is no further commitment or obligations. Of course, the Company encourages Customer to purchase the Company’s products and engage in other opportunities that may be made available from time to time.

12.4.    PRJ grants the Customer a single, non-exclusive, limited personal license to access and use its Website conditioned on the Customer’s continued compliance with these T&C. The Customer may not transfer or share his/her right to access or use this Website. If the Customer fails to comply with this clause 12.4, as a result, the Customer’s account may be terminated by PRJ.

12.5.    Customers who register for an account acknowledge and agree that PRJ may, for itself or on behalf of third parties, offer special price by emails, by post or by enclosure at any product delivery. The Customer can stop receiving emails and postal items regarding special price offers by contacting the Company.

12.6.    Customers are considered to be the person who owns or holds power to control access to the email address provided by such Customer.

12.7.    If the information registered by a Customer is changed, the Customer shall notify PRJ of it as soon as possible. PRJ shall not be liable for the damage caused by Customer’s failure to notify such change of information.

12.8.   It is Customer’s sole responsibility to duly keep and administer his/her password, access code and other information to be used to access this Website.

12.9.   Any Customer who wishes to withdraw from this Website shall indicate his/her intention to that effect to PRJ.

PRJ supports the responsible service and consumption of alcohol and recommends that alcohol be enjoyed in moderation. The Customer therefore warrants that he/she is 20 years of age or over; and that any person that the Customer are obtaining the products for is also 20 years of age or over.

Customers are encouraged to visit the following websites to understand more about responsible drinking:

・http://www.wise-drinking.com

These T&C are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Tokyo District court for the first instance.

The official language of these T&C shall be Japanese and any version translated into other language shall be for reference and in any and all cases, Japanese version shall prevail.