Referral Partner Terms

1. These Terms constitute standard terms (teikei yakkan) under Article 548-2, Paragraph 1 of the Civil Code of Japan.

2. An agreement incorporating these Terms (the "Agreement") is formed between the Company and a Partner when a person wishing to become a Partner performs the act of consent on the Platform screen displaying the full text of these Terms and the Company accepts it.

3. The Company keeps these Terms posted on the Platform at all times and, promptly after consent, sends the version of these Terms agreed to by the Partner to the Partner's registered email address.

In these Terms, the following terms have the following meanings.

(1) "Introduction" means a Partner guiding a prospective customer to the Platform using a referral link, referral code or other method issued or approved by the Company, and that prospective customer registering as a member of the Platform through that method.

(2) "Referred Customer" means a person who registered as a member through an Introduction and whose attribution to the Partner has been confirmed under Article 5.

(3) "Completion" means that a Referred Customer has concluded a real estate sale and purchase agreement through the Company's brokerage, settlement and handover under that agreement have been completed, and the Company has received the Brokerage Fee from the Referred Customer.

(4) "Brokerage Fee" means the amount of the brokerage fee for a sale and purchase received by the Company from a Referred Customer, excluding consumption tax and local consumption tax.

(5) "Referral Fee" means the money paid by the Company to a Partner under Article 6.

1. A Partner must be an individual or a legal entity that meets all of the following:

(1) it is logged in to the Platform with an account designated by the Company (LinkedIn or Google);

(2) if an individual, it is of the age of majority;

(3) it does not fall under any item of Article 10, Paragraph 1; and

(4) it has registered its country of residence (or, for a legal entity, its country of establishment) and the other registration items specified by the Company accurately and keeps them up to date.

2. A person who performs the act of consent on behalf of a legal entity represents and warrants that the person has the authority to represent that entity or to enter into the Agreement on its behalf.

3. If a Partner (including, for a legal entity, its officers and staff) holds a license or registration for real estate transactions in its country of residence or establishment, the Partner must declare this at registration. In that case, if the laws of that country or the rules governing that license do not permit the Referral Fee to be paid to the Partner personally, the Company may pay the Referral Fee to the licensed business to which the Partner belongs.

4. The Company may suspend a Partner's registration or terminate the Agreement if any registration item is false, if the Partner breaches these Terms, or if the Company otherwise reasonably determines that the Partner is unsuitable as a Partner.

1. A Partner's activities are limited to guiding prospective customers to the Platform and making Introductions by the methods specified by the Company. A Partner is not an agent, employee or staff member of the Company and is not under the Company's direction or supervision under the Agreement.

2. A Partner must not:

(1) explain the details of a property, negotiate the price or other terms of a transaction, guide property viewings, explain important matters, prepare or conclude contracts, or do anything else that may constitute brokerage or agency under the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act (all of which are performed by the Company);

(2) present itself, or cause others to believe, that it is an agent or employee of the Company or a real estate business;

(3) promote the Platform by any means other than the approved wording and images provided by the Company, or alter or use without permission the Company's name, logo or other marks;

(4) guarantee yields, prices, rents or future asset values, provide conclusive judgments, or make any other false or exaggerated representation;

(5) solicit by bulk messages sent without the recipients' consent or by any other method that breaches the laws of its country of residence or establishment or the terms of the services it uses;

(6) receive money or any other benefit from a prospective customer or Referred Customer in connection with an Introduction;

(7) steer prospective customers to real estate businesses other than the Company; or

(8) do anything else that damages the credibility of the Company or the Platform.

3. When making an Introduction, a Partner shall inform the prospective customer that the Company may pay a Referral Fee to the Partner.

1. Attribution of an Introduction is determined by the referral code recorded in the Company's system at the time the prospective customer registers as a member of the Platform.

2. If a prospective customer has followed the referral links of more than one Partner, the Introduction is attributed to the Partner whose referral code was recorded first.

3. The following registrations are not Introductions, unless the Company confirms the fact of the Introduction on the basis of reasonable evidence and accepts the attribution:

(1) a registration made more than 90 days after the day the prospective customer followed the referral link (or, if followed more than once, the first such day);

(2) a registration for which no referral code was recorded;

(3) a registration made before the Agreement was formed; and

(4) a registration by a person who was already a member of the Platform or whom the Company had contacted independently of the Partner.

4. A confirmed attribution will not be changed unless the Company recognizes an error. Where an attribution is in doubt, the Company decides on the basis of reasonable evidence.

5. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, if the Partner itself, or a legal entity effectively controlled by the Partner, acquires real estate through the Company's brokerage, that person is deemed a Referred Customer of the Partner. This does not apply if, before the Agreement was formed, specific discussions with the Company about that acquisition (such as property proposals, viewing requests or purchase applications) had already begun.

1. When a Completion occurs for a Referred Customer, the Company pays the Partner a Referral Fee equal to 50% of the Brokerage Fee for that Completion.

2. A Referral Fee arises only upon Completion. Even if a sale and purchase agreement has been concluded, no Referral Fee arises if settlement and handover do not take place, if the agreement is terminated, or if the Company otherwise does not receive the Brokerage Fee. If the Company receives only part of the Brokerage Fee, the Referral Fee is calculated on the amount received.

3. The same terms as the preceding two paragraphs apply if, while the Agreement is in effect, a Referred Customer acquires another property, or sells a property it has acquired, through the Company's brokerage.

4. Property management fees and any other remuneration the Company receives from a Referred Customer other than the Brokerage Fee are not included in the calculation of the Referral Fee.

5. The Referral Fee is calculated under this Article regardless of whether the Company pays service fees or similar amounts to any other person for the same Referred Customer's transaction.

6. Referral Fee amounts exclude consumption tax. If the Partner is a consumption tax-registered business in Japan, the Company adds an amount equivalent to the consumption tax to the Referral Fee.

1. The Company pays the Referral Fee by bank transfer to the account registered by the Partner by the last day of the month following the month in which the Completion (settlement and handover) occurred. The account must be in the Partner's own name (or, where the Company pays a licensed business under Article 3, Paragraph 3, in that business's name).

2. The Referral Fee is paid in Japanese yen. However, at the Partner's request and with the Company's approval, the Company may pay it in another currency by a method the Company specifies. In that case, the amount of the Referral Fee is still fixed in Japanese yen and is converted at the exchange rate the Company uses on the day it makes the remittance.

3. Before receiving the first payment, the Partner shall complete the identity verification specified by the Company (including online identity verification), registration of its payout bank account, and the provision of information required for tax purposes. Until these are completed, the Company may withhold payment, and no late-payment interest accrues during that period.

4. Before making a payment, the Company carries out checks relating to Articles 9 and 10. If, as a result, the Company reasonably determines that the payment would or might breach any law, the Company may refuse to pay.

5. The Company bears the remittance fee charged by its own bank. Intermediary and receiving bank charges and any cost of conversion into another currency are borne by the Partner.

6. Where withholding tax or any other deduction is required by law, the Company pays the amount after that deduction.

1. Before providing the Company with the name, contact details or other personal information of a prospective customer, the Partner must obtain that person's consent.

2. The Company handles the personal information of Referred Customers in accordance with its Privacy Policy (https://japan-real-estate.com/privacy). The information about Referred Customers that the Company discloses to a Partner is limited to their initials, the progress of the transaction and other information within the scope the Company determines.

3. The Partner must not disclose or leak to any third party the Company's business secrets or information about Referred Customers learned in connection with the Agreement. This paragraph survives termination of the Agreement.

1. In carrying out activities under the Agreement, the Partner shall, at its own responsibility, comply with the laws of its country of residence or establishment and of the places where it is active, including laws on real estate transactions, investment advice, advertising, personal data protection and taxation.

2. If a license, registration or other authorization is required in the Partner's country of residence or establishment to make Introductions or to receive Referral Fees, the Partner is responsible for obtaining it. The Company does not give advice on the laws of the Partner's country of residence or establishment.

3. The Partner is responsible for filing tax returns and paying taxes relating to Referral Fees.

1. The Partner represents and warrants that neither it (nor, for a legal entity, its officers and beneficial owners) is, or will in the future be, any of the following:

(1) an organized crime group, a member or associate member of such a group, or any other anti-social force equivalent to them;

(2) a person subject to asset freezes or similar measures under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act of Japan, or any other person subject to economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations or by major countries or regions; or

(3) a person involved in money laundering or terrorist financing.

2. If the Company finds that the Partner has breached the preceding paragraph, the Company may terminate the Agreement immediately without notice, and will not pay any unpaid Referral Fees.

While the Agreement is in effect, the Company grants the Partner a non-exclusive, free-of-charge license to use the referral links, referral codes and approved wording and images provided by the Company, solely for the purpose of making Introductions. The Partner must not alter them or allow any third party to use them.

1. The Agreement has no fixed term. The Company and the Partner may each terminate the Agreement at any time by giving at least one month's notice through the procedure on the Platform or by email.

2. If no Introduction by the Partner has been recorded for 12 months or more, the Company may end the Agreement by giving at least 30 days' notice.

3. If the Partner breaches these Terms, the Company may terminate the Agreement immediately without notice.

4. When the Agreement ends, the Partner's referral links and referral code cease to be valid. For Referred Customers whose attribution was confirmed before the Agreement ended, the Company pays Referral Fees under Article 6 for Completions occurring within six months after the end date, except where the Agreement was terminated because of a breach of Article 4, Paragraph 2 or Article 10.

1. The Company does not guarantee that any Referred Customer will reach Completion or the amount of any Referral Fee.

2. If the Partner breaches these Terms and causes damage to the Company or a third party, the Partner shall compensate for that damage.

3. Where the Company is liable to the Partner for damages, except in cases of the Company's willful misconduct or gross negligence, its liability is limited to the greater of the total Referral Fees paid by the Company to the Partner in the 12 months before the day the damage occurred and JPY 100,000.

1. The Company may amend these Terms without the individual consent of Partners under Article 548-4 of the Civil Code where:

(1) the amendment conforms to the general interests of Partners; or

(2) the amendment does not conflict with the purpose of the Agreement and is reasonable in light of the need for the amendment, the appropriateness of the amended terms and other circumstances relating to the amendment.

2. When amending these Terms under the preceding paragraph, the Company displays the amended terms and their effective date on the Platform and notifies Partners at their registered email addresses at least 30 days before the effective date.

3. An amendment that lowers the Referral Fee rate does not apply to Completions occurring within six months after its effective date for Referred Customers whose attribution was confirmed before the effective date.

Notices from the Company to a Partner are given by email to the registered email address or by display on the Platform, and are deemed to have reached the Partner when sent or displayed.

The Partner must not assign to any third party, or provide as security, its position under the Agreement or any rights or obligations under the Agreement without the Company's prior written consent (including consent by electronic means).

1. These Terms and the Agreement are governed by the laws of Japan.

2. The Japanese text of these Terms is the official version. Translations into English or any other language are for reference only, and the Japanese text prevails in the event of any discrepancy.

3. The Tokyo District Court has exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance over all disputes relating to these Terms or the Agreement.

Matters not provided for in these Terms, and questions about their interpretation, shall be resolved through good-faith consultation between the Company and the Partner.

These Terms take effect on 1 September 2026.