Last updated: July 1, 2026 / Effective date: July 15, 2026
This is a reference English translation. The Japanese version (利用規約) is the authoritative text; in the event of any discrepancy, the Japanese version prevails.
These Terms of Use (these "Terms") set out the conditions for using "Recoco," a voice memo app for reflection (the "App"), provided by Yuji Fujisaka (the "Developer").
For the handling of personal information and other data in the App, please also review the separately established "Recoco Privacy Policy."
Article 1 (Application)
These Terms apply to the use of the App and the functions, web pages, support, and other services that the Developer provides in connection with the App (collectively, the "Service").
Users shall use the Service after agreeing to these Terms. If you cannot agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.
In addition to these Terms, the notices, guides, help, and announcements that the Developer displays within the App or on the Developer's website form part of these Terms.
Article 2 (Content of the App)
The App is intended to help users organize the content of recordings using cues such as tagging and transcription, making audio easier to use for reflection.
The App may use Apple, Google Firebase, and other external services for functions such as speech recognition, cloud synchronization, backup, analytics, and advertising display. Specific data handling is set out in the Privacy Policy.
Speech recognition results, tags, recording titles, location information, calendar information, and the like are supplementary information for reflecting on recordings. The Developer does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of transcription results, search results, classification, displayed content, synchronization results, or other outputs of the App.
In recording, transcribing, storing, sharing, exporting, and otherwise using the App, users shall comply with applicable laws and regulations, the rules of organizations, schools, events, and the like to which they belong, and the rights and privacy of third parties.
When recording meetings, classes, lectures, interviews, conversations, or any other audio involving third parties, users are responsible for explaining the fact of recording to the relevant parties as necessary and obtaining any required consent or permission.
When recording or entering confidential information, personal information, sensitive information, or information requiring careful handling in the medical, legal, financial, or other fields, users shall determine, at their own responsibility, the necessity, authority, storage location, and scope of sharing.
Article 4 (Use by Minors)
If a minor uses the Service, the minor shall do so after obtaining the consent of a person with parental authority or another legal representative.
Article 5 (Usage Environment and Communication Costs)
Users shall, at their own responsibility and expense, prepare the devices, OS, communication environment, Apple ID, internet connection, and other environment necessary to use the Service.
Communication charges, data charges, device costs, and other expenses necessary to use the Service shall be borne by the user.
Some functions of the App may require permissions or settings such as an internet connection, microphone, speech recognition, calendar, location, and notifications. If you deny or disable these permissions, some functions may be unavailable.
Article 6 (Data Storage, Backup, and Export)
Users shall manage, at their own responsibility, the recordings, transcriptions, tags, meta-information, settings, and other data within the App.
The App does not warrant that data corruption, loss, synchronization inconsistency, or inability to view will not occur due to the device, OS, network, external services, app defects, user operations, loss, failure, or initialization of the device, deletion of the app, or the like.
Users shall, as necessary, create their own copies of data using the App's export function, the OS backup function, or other means.
Depending on iCloud backup or other OS or third-party service settings, data within the user's device may be stored on the servers of such third parties. In such cases, handling is governed by the terms and privacy policies of those third parties.
Article 7 (Fees and Paid Features)
The Service may include functions provided free of charge and functions provided for a fee.
When providing paid features, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or other paid offerings, the prices, payment conditions, renewal conditions, cancellation methods, and other conditions will be displayed within the App, on the App Store, or on the Developer's website.
Mere agreement to these Terms does not automatically result in the purchase of paid features, subscription registration, or payment of fees.
Purchases, refunds, cancellations, and subscription management through the App Store are subject to the conditions established by Apple.
When paid offerings are provided, the seller, location, prices, payment timing, cancellation and refund conditions, and other transaction conditions will be displayed in the separately established "Notice Based on the Specified Commercial Transactions Act" (Japanese) and on the App Store purchase screen.
Article 8 (Prohibited Acts)
In using the Service, users shall not engage in any of the following acts.
Acts that violate laws and regulations, public order and morals, or the rules of organizations, schools, events, and the like to which they belong;
Acts that infringe the privacy, portrait rights, copyrights, trade secrets, or other rights or interests of third parties;
Acts of recording, storing, sharing, publishing, or distributing the conversations, lectures, meetings, presentations, business information, or the like of third parties without the necessary consent or authority;
Acts of falsehood, misidentification, impersonation, fraud, threats, harassment, discrimination, defamation, or other acts that cause disadvantage to third parties;
Acts that place an excessive load on the servers, networks, or systems of the Service or external services;
Acts of modifying, reverse-engineering, analyzing, redistributing, selling, lending, or sublicensing the App (except to the extent permitted by law);
Unauthorized access, malware, scraping, automated tools, or other acts that interfere with the operation of the Service;
Acts of using the Service for the purpose of illegal acts, infringement of rights, or causing serious disadvantage to third parties;
Any other act that the Developer reasonably determines to be inappropriate.
Article 9 (Intellectual Property Rights)
Copyrights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights relating to the App, the Service, the website, logos, designs, programs, documents, and other content provided by the Developer belong to the Developer or the rightful rights holders.
Rights relating to audio, transcriptions, tags, titles, and other content that users record, enter, store, or create using the App belong to the user or the rightful rights holders.
Users grant the Developer the authority to process the user's data to the extent necessary to provide, synchronize, back up, display, export, support, investigate failures of, and ensure the security of the Service.
Article 10 (Changes, Suspension, and Termination of the Service)
The Developer may change, suspend, or terminate all or part of the Service for reasonable reasons such as functional improvement, ensuring security, responding to laws and platform terms, changes in the specifications of external services, or operational necessity.
When making a change, suspension, or termination that materially affects users, the Developer will, except in urgent cases, provide notice in advance to the extent possible by in-app notice, the website, or other appropriate means.
If termination of the Service or a material specification change affects access to user data, the Developer will, to a reasonable extent, provide guidance on exporting, deleting, or migrating data and other necessary matters.
Article 11 (Changes to These Terms)
The Developer may change these Terms where there is a reasonable reason, such as amendments to laws, changes to the functions of the Service, security necessity, operational necessity, or changes in the specifications of external services.
When changing these Terms, the Developer will provide notice of the changes, the effective date, and matters that materially affect users, by the effective date, through in-app notice, the Developer's website, or other appropriate means.
If a change causes a material disadvantage to users, the Developer will provide a reasonable advance notice period and, where required by law or platform terms, obtain the user's consent.
If a user does not agree to the revised Terms, the user may terminate use of the Service. In that case, the user may export or delete their own data to the extent provided by the Developer.
Article 12 (Disclaimer of Warranties)
The Developer does not warrant, with respect to the Service, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, usefulness, continuity, availability, security, data preservation, completeness of synchronization, the absence of defects or errors, or non-infringement of third-party rights.
Transcription, search, tags, title suggestions, location information, calendar integration, and other displays of the App are intended to assist the user's reflection and do not warrant accuracy or completeness.
Article 13 (Limitation of Liability)
Except in cases of the Developer's intent or gross negligence, the Developer shall be liable only for ordinary, direct, and actual damages incurred by the user in connection with the use or inability to use the Service.
Even where the Developer is liable, the Developer's liability for damages shall, to the extent permitted by law, be capped at the total amount the user paid to the Developer in respect of the Service during the 12 months prior to the occurrence of the damage. If the Service was provided free of charge, such cap shall be 1,000 yen.
Because the App does not warrant that data such as recordings and transcriptions will not be lost (Articles 6 and 12), users should create their own copies in advance for important data using the export function in Article 6, the OS backup function, or the like. The liability cap in this Article assumes that users are able to take such self-protective measures.
The provisions of the preceding paragraphs do not apply to the extent that they are restricted or rendered invalid by the Consumer Contract Act or other laws and regulations.
Article 14 (Third-Party Services)
The Service may integrate with the OS, APIs, cloud services, analytics services, advertising services, payment services, and the like provided by Apple, Google Firebase, and other third parties.
Use of third-party services is subject to the terms, privacy policies, settings, and restrictions established by such third parties.
The Developer is not responsible for the content, continuity, specification changes, suspension, failures, or data handling of third-party services to the extent beyond the Developer's control.
Article 15 (Termination and Data Deletion)
Users may terminate use of the Service at any time by deleting the App.
Methods for deleting data stored within the App or in the cloud, deletion requests, withdrawal of consent, and changes to permission settings are set out in the Privacy Policy.
Even if you delete the App, information such as iCloud backups, device backups, App Store purchase history, information retained by Apple or third parties under laws or terms, and information outside the Developer's control may not be deleted.
Article 16 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)
Matters concerning these Terms and the use of the Service are governed by the laws of Japan.
If a dispute arises in connection with the Service, the user and the Developer shall consult with each other in good faith.
If a matter is not resolved through consultation, the Tokyo District Court shall be the court of first instance with agreed jurisdiction over disputes concerning the Service. However, where the user is a consumer, this agreement does not exclude the jurisdiction granted to the user under the Consumer Contract Act, the Code of Civil Procedure, or other laws (such as the court having jurisdiction over the user's place of residence).
Article 17 (Language)
The authoritative text of these Terms is the Japanese version. An English version may be provided for reference, but in the event of any conflict or discrepancy between the Japanese and English versions, the Japanese version prevails, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Article 18 (Contact)
For inquiries regarding these Terms or the Service, please contact the following.
Developer: Yuji Fujisaka
Address: KS Floor, Resona Kudan Building 5F, 1-5-6 Kudan-minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan