We cannot accept orders if the requested design contains any elements equivalent to the following. Furthermore, regardless of the following, we may not be able to accept orders for designs that we deem inappropriate.
Original language of this guideline is Japanese. English translation is for reference purpose and should there by any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail and apply.
We cannot accept orders for designs containing the following:
1. Material infringing on the copyrights of another party
- ・Entertainers, public personalities, characters (including drawn likenesses resembling actual photos)
- ・Logos of businesses, brand names, etc.
- ・Trademarks or other marks identified by the ® symbol
- ・Official names of businesses, brand names, etc.
- ・Names or nicknames of persons we deem to be famous persons
- ・Photos with company signs, logos, characters, posters, etc.
- ・Large depictions of buildings or structures we deem to be famous
- ・Depictions of automobiles and other vehicles with visible emblems, company logos, license plates, etc.
- ・Photos (including portrait similar or equivalent to photos) of a person without consent
- * Note: if a person is minor, consent of the minor’s parent/guardian is necessary.
2. Content for the purpose of advertisements or promotions
- ・Advertisement or promotion of products or services
- ・Advertisement or promotion for campaigns, organizations or activities
- ・Flyers
- ・QR codes and URLs
3. Content related to personal information
- ・Personal information including names, telephone numbers, addresses, etc. (including suspected partial information)
- ・IDs for Twitter, LINE, etc. (including suspected partial information)
4. Designs using “free” images
- Any “free” images, including images of public domain (for purpose of this guideline, images or data available on the Internet.)
- * “Free” images may have conditions, such as: cannot be used for commercial purposes, restricted usage, modification limitation, credit obligation including links to the right holder or portraits which require separate consent. We cannot accept such designs as in many cases, the conditions or rights cannot be confirmed or ambiguous.
5. Other
- ・Nudity, dressed in underwear, etc.
- ・Sexual expressions (including marks or symbols that invoke such images)
- ・Lewd, obscene language (including partial spellings)
- ・Insulting or offensive content
- ・Expressions that promote or could promote excessive alcohol consumption, the use of illegal substances, alcohol consumption or tobacco use by minors
- ・Content that solicits or could support suicide, self-harm, or the use of drugs
- ・Content that could be offensive, harm, or attack a specific person, country, or group
- ・Content that could be offensive, harm, or attack a religion, culture, ethnicity, nationality, etc.
- ・Content including political activity or politics
- ・Content that supports or promotes criminal activity
- ・Offensive content, including antisocial content
- ・Content that refers to or expresses a sensitive event or topic (deaths, natural/industrial disasters, riots, terrorism, incidents, diseases, etc.)
- ・Other content we deem inappropriate