FC2 Terms of Use

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     By agreeing to FC2 terms of use, you acknowledge that FC2 is providing the payment services and related functionality and technology in support of those services as further described herein (collectively the "Services") to customers (each a "Payor") who desire to make payments to their designated payees (a "Payee"). You also acknowledge that any payment received by FC2 from a Payor for a Payee will be received by FC2 as an agent of the Payee pursuant to this preexisting written contract and that the delivery of the payment to FC2 shall satisfy the Payor's obligation to the Payee.
 #### 3\. Pay-for-use Services and FC2 Points
 Users who use FC2 Pay-for-use Services (Hereby also referred to as "Premium Service(s)") and/or any payment in Our Services that include FC2 Points, agree to the ["FC2 Point Terms of Use"](https://help.fc2.com/point/tos/en) (also referred to as the "FC2 Premium Services Terms of Use"). Following billing descriptor will display on your credit card statement as "FC2.com".
+ is responsible for alternative payment methods collection on fc2.com.
 #### 4\. Prohibited Conduct and Bans
 . FC2 expressly prohibits the following conduct, or any corresponding conduct as determined by FC2, on Our Services. FC2 retains the right to ban, without warning, any User who has engaged in prohibited acts or conduct, or take any possible form of legal action; and may demand compensation or reparations from any User who caused any form of damage to FC2 or a third party.
     Please refer [here](https://help.fc2.com/copyrights/tos/en) to see our Copyright Guideline.
 . Violations of these Terms of Use.
 . Breaching the trust of, or defaming other Users or third parties.Infringing others' Privacy rights, Image rights etc.
 . We may revise charges or contents of premium services without users' approval. And also the revised charges will be applied when you renew your contract of a premium service.
 . When you do not make a payment until the specified date provided by these terms of use and each service you must pay a late payment charge fixed by FC2.
 . Payment must be made by the method we specify. When you make a payment by other methods or when losses are caused by it, we are not liable for them.
 . Users agree to the fact that they cannot shorten the contract period of Premium Services.
 . No requests for refunds, after purchasing Points or agreeing to use Premium Services, will be valid under any circumstances.
 . In the event of a request for chargeback from a credit card company, the corresponding account shall be suspended.
+#### 18\. otocoupon TERMS & CONDITIONS
+. These are the general terms and conditions for the OTOcoupon ("Voucher") only.
+. Separate terms and conditions are applicable for the very products and services purchased from us against payment with the OTOcoupon.
+. The OTOcoupon is not a credit or reloadable Card or Voucher.
+. OTOcoupon is an e-voucher that can be exchanged for FC2 points.
+. The OTOcoupon is issued in fixed USD and JPY denominations of USD5,10,25,50,100,200 and JPY2500,6000,12000,24000
+. The balance on the Voucher may be used for full or part payment when purchasing products and services on our website.
+. OTOcoupon can be used towards the purchase of goods at a higher price than its face value as you can combine up to three OTOcoupons for a single payment transaction.
+. Any unused balance will remain on your OTOcoupon and may be used for future purchases.
+. The OTOcoupon cannot be exchanged or redeemed in whole or part for cash.
+. The OTOcoupon has a twelve-month expiry date. This means that any balance left on each OTOcoupon 12 months after issuance, will be removed.
+. No VAT is charged when purchasing the OTOcoupon, but purchases paid for using the OTOcoupon are subject to applicable VAT.
+. The OTOcoupon can be purchased online from authorised online resellers as listed and indicated on our websites. These resellers are independent third-parties and purchasing an OTOcoupon from such a third-party reseller is always subject to the respective reseller's terms and conditions.
+. Please be aware that resellers may apply a surcharge to the face-value of the OTOcoupon. This surcharge is charged by the reseller, and not us, nor do we benefit from such surcharge.
+. Requests for refunds of unused OTOcoupon need to be addressed with the reseller that the Voucher has been purchased from and is solely subject to the resellers refund policy.
+. Keep the OTOcoupon safe and treat it as cash. We will not accept any liability for lost, stolen or damaged Vouchers or for any remaining balance on the Vouchers.
+. We may withdraw or cancel the Voucher and require an alternative form of payment if we suspect that the Voucher may have been stolen or fraudulently used. Further action may also be taken.
+. OTOCoupon is an e-voucher issued by
+. is responsible for alternative payment methods collection
+. We reserve the right to amend or supplement these terms and conditions or discontinue the OTOcoupon at any time.
+Redemption of Vouchers Online:
+To use the OTOcoupon in full or part payment for orders made Online:
+- When proceeding to checkout, select ''OTOcoupon".
+- Enter the 20-digit Voucher number.
+- Select the 'Confirm' button to proceed with the payment.
+- If the value of the items purchased Online is less than the total value of the Voucher, you can re-enter the same Voucher details on another occasion to redeem the remaining balance on your Voucher, also in combination with additional (up to three) OTOcoupon.
+- If the value of the items purchased online is more than the total value of the Voucher you will need to pay the balance using additional Vouchers, simply by clicking on the "+" button which then opens another field to enter an additional Voucher PIN.