Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as “these Terms”) set forth the conditions for using MyBuddha (hereinafter referred to as “this site”).
Users of this site (hereinafter referred to as “users”) shall use this site after agreeing to these Terms.
1. Service Description
This site provides features for enjoying encounters with Buddhist statues, including Buddhist statue diagnosis, browsing Buddhist statue spot information, adding favorites, pilgrimage history, pilgrimage notes, and pilgrimage posts.
The content of this site is reference information intended to help users enjoy encounters with Buddhist statues, temples, halls, and facilities, and does not guarantee any religious, medical, or psychological effect.
2. Diagnosis Results
The diagnosis results on this site display Buddhist statue types and recommended Buddhist statue spots according to the user’s answers.
The diagnosis results are intended as a guide for users to enjoy encounters with Buddhist statues and Buddhist statue spots, and do not guarantee any specific effect, benefit, or result.
3. Buddhist Statue Spot Information
This site publishes information about temples, halls, facilities, and other places where Buddhist statues are located.
Although this site strives to verify the published content, viewing conditions, public opening status, locations, official information, map information, and other details may change.
Before actually visiting a location, please check the latest information on the official website or through the facility’s own guidance.
This site is not responsible for any actions, travel, worship, facility use, or other activities carried out by users based on information from this site.
4. Account Registration
Some features require account registration or login through an external service.
Users shall enter accurate registration information and manage their accounts at their own responsibility.
This site is not responsible for any damage caused by unauthorized use of an account, use by a third party, errors in registration information, or similar issues.
5. Pilgrimage Notes
Pilgrimage Notes is a private feature for users to record their own worship visits and impressions.
However, recorded content may be lost due to system malfunctions, operational errors, changes to the service, termination of the service, or similar reasons.
Users are encouraged to keep their own copies of important records.
6. Pilgrimage Posts
Pilgrimage Posts is a public feature that allows users to post text, images, captions, and other content related to Buddhist statue spots.
Users shall post only text and images for which they themselves hold the rights, or for which they have obtained the necessary permission for publication.
Users shall take care not to infringe temple or facility photography rules, publication rules, portrait rights of individuals, copyrights of third parties, or any other rights.
If a third party makes a claim regarding posted content, or if this site determines that the content is inappropriate, this site may make the post private or delete it without prior notice.
7. Responsibility for Posted Content
Users are responsible for the text, images, and all other content they post.
If disputes, claims, complaints, or similar issues arise with third parties due to posted content, users shall handle such matters at their own responsibility and expense.
8. Use of Posted Content
Content posted by users on this site may be used within the necessary scope for display on this site, introduction, service improvement, and provision of features.
However, when this site uses posted content individually for printed materials, products, advertisements, or similar purposes, this site shall obtain the poster’s permission as necessary.
9. Use of Images and Content on This Site
The diagnosis result images, illustrations, text, logos, designs, and other content published on this site belong to this site or their respective creators.
Users may save and post diagnosis result images only for the purpose of personal enjoyment or for introducing and sharing this site on social media and similar platforms.
However, the following actions are prohibited.
- Reposting, redistributing, or selling images, text, logos, designs, or other content from this site without permission
- Processing or modifying diagnosis result images or illustrations and using them as separate works, materials, templates, or similar items
- Using content from this site for commercial purposes
- Using content from this site without permission for merchandise, printed materials, advertisements, material collections, NFTs, AI training, or similar purposes
- Using content in a way that may falsely suggest a relationship with this site or its creators
- Using content in combination with material that is contrary to public order and morals, defamatory, or lacking respect for religion or culture
- Any other use that this site deems inappropriate
Please contact us in advance if you wish to use content from this site beyond the scope described above.
10. Prohibited Actions
Users must not engage in any of the following actions when using this site.
- Actions that violate laws or public order and morals
- Actions that infringe copyrights, portrait rights, privacy, reputation, or other rights of third parties
- Actions that cause inconvenience or disadvantage to temples, facilities, other users, or third parties
- Posting images that were photographed or published without permission where photography or publication is prohibited
- Impersonating another person
- Registering or posting false information
- Posting advertisements, solicitations, spam, or content for commercial purposes
- Interfering with the operation of this site
- Unauthorized access, placing excessive load on the system, tampering, or similar actions
- Any other actions that this site deems inappropriate
11. Suspension of Use and Deletion of Posts
If a user violates these Terms, or if this site determines that it is necessary for operational reasons, this site may delete posts, make posts private, suspend account use, process account withdrawal, or take similar measures without prior notice.
This site is not responsible for any damage suffered by users as a result of such measures.
12. Changes and Suspension of the Service
This site may change, add, suspend, or terminate the service content as necessary.
This site may temporarily suspend all or part of the service due to system maintenance, failures, changes to external service specifications, operational reasons, or similar circumstances.
13. Disclaimer
This site strives to verify the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and usefulness of the published information as much as possible, but does not guarantee them.
This site is not responsible for any damage arising from the use of this site, diagnosis results, Buddhist statue spot information, posted content, external links, or similar matters.
This site is not responsible for any trouble arising between users, or between users and third parties.
14. External Services and External Links
This site may use external services such as Google, LINE, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Maps, and other external services.
Please refer to the terms and policies of each service regarding the content, terms of use, and handling of personal information by external services and external linked sites.
15. Handling of Personal Information
The handling of personal information on this site shall be governed by the separately established Privacy Policy.
16. Changes to These Terms
This site may change these Terms as necessary.
Any changes will become effective when posted on this site.
If users continue to use this site after the changes are posted, they will be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms.
17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan.
If a dispute arises in connection with the use of this site, the court having jurisdiction over the location of the operator of this site shall be the exclusive court of first instance by agreement.
18. Contact
For inquiries regarding these Terms, please contact us through the inquiry contact point on this site.
Established: June 15, 2026
Last revised: July 1, 2026