Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 67/100)
LY Corporation grants itself an indefinite content license, caps liability at paid fees, and confines disputes to Tokyo. Termination can occur without notice, and purchases are usage rights, not ownership.
Perpetual license, no refunds, Tokyo-only jurisdiction. Account deletion available.
you shall license (including, without limitation, a sublicensing right) us the right to use (including, without limitation, replication, screening, public transmission, exhibition, distribution, transfer, loan, translation, adaptation and publication) such Submitted Contents free of charge and non-exclusively, with indefinite duration within and outside of Japan.
Anything you post publicly on LINE or other LY services can be used by LY forever, anywhere in the world, with no expiration tied to your account.
In any of the following cases, in order to appropriately operate the Services we provide, we may, without prior notice, take such measures as deleting data or Contents, prohibiting the use of all or part of the Services, or deleting User's accounts.
LY can suspend or delete your account at any time without prior notice or a clear appeals process, including for vague reasons like 'loss of trust.'
we will be liable for compensation for loss or damage within the range of the loss or damage that would normally occur, up to the maximum of the amount of the Charges for paid Services (equivalent to one month's fees in the case of Subscription Services)
LY's liability is capped at whatever you paid for the service — meaning zero for free users and one month's fee for subscribers.
Coins will not be refunded for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that this shall not apply if necessary under applicable laws and regulations.
Coin purchases are final and non-refundable for any reason, with only a narrow legal exception.
Any dispute arising between the User and us attributable or related to the Services (including the content of posts, advertising, etc.) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.
Every dispute must be litigated in Tokyo District Court, Japan, regardless of where the user lives.
If we suffer any damage due to your willful misconduct or negligence, you must compensate the damage that we suffered immediately when we demand such compensation.
Users must pay LY immediately for any damages the company claims resulted from the user's conduct.
Even if terms such as 'Purchase', 'Sales,' and the like appear on the screens for the Services, we shall remain the owner of all intellectual property rights as well as all other rights in the Contents offered to Users by us, and such rights shall not be transferred to Users. Users will only be granted usage rights as set forth above.
Even when you 'purchase' content, you do not own it — LY retains all rights and you only have a usage license.
Any User who has registered an account may delete such User's account at any time.
Users may delete their own account at any time without needing to contact support.
Last reviewed 2026-07-26 under rubric v3.5.