The Japanese text is the original and the English text is for reference purposes.
DouDouDoujin Compliance Policy DouDouDoujin Inc. (the “Company”) shall position compliance with applicable laws and regulations as the foundation of its management and business operations, strive to establish appropriate internal systems, and conduct its business activities based on corporate ethics. The Company regards the long-term and stable trust of users, Contributors, business partners, and all other persons involved in the Company’s business as an important priority, and shall operate the Service and handle works in accordance with this Policy. Article 1. Purpose 1. This Policy sets forth the Company’s basic compliance and ethical principles regarding the handling of works on DouDouDoujin operated by the Company, including publication, display, rating, decisions on whether content may be made available, and other operational handling. 2. This Policy sets forth the Company’s own operational standards and practical handling guidelines in light of applicable laws and regulations, public order and morals, and generally accepted social norms. 3. The standards set forth in this Policy do not guarantee consistency at all times with legal standards, industry standards, or the standards of any third-party organization, and compliance with this Policy alone does not guarantee the legality of any work, non-infringement of third-party rights, or social appropriateness. 4. The Company may review the operation or contents of this Policy as necessary, taking into account external industry standards, the standards of third-party organizations, or changes in social circumstances. Article 2. Language The Japanese version of this Policy and any individual conditions shall be the controlling text, and if there is any inconsistency or conflict between the Japanese version and any version in another language, the Japanese version shall prevail. Article 3. Self-Rating and Viewing Restrictions 1. From the standpoint of social responsibility, protection of minors, and the sound operation of the Service, the Company may establish voluntary viewing restrictions or age-verification measures for adult-oriented works. 2. The viewing restrictions or age-verification measures set forth in the preceding paragraph include displaying an age-verification screen or other confirmation procedure designated by the Company for pages or works that the Company determines are inappropriate for viewing by minors. 3. Where adult-oriented works are included on the Service, the Company may implement filtering or other measures to the extent it deems necessary so that such works do not come easily into the view of minors. Article 4. Age Rating Designations 1. The Company may assign age categories or other ratings to User Content made available on the Service in accordance with standards prescribed by the Company, or may require Contributors to assign such categories or ratings. 2. At present, the principal age categories are as follows: (1) General Content that is not subject to age-based viewing restrictions and may in principle be viewed or used by anyone (2) R18 Content limited to persons 18 years of age or older 3. The Company may assign, or require the assignment of, an R18 or other appropriate category to works containing the following elements: (1) Sexual depictions Depictions of genital contact, sexual union, sexual intercourse, or other expressions that clearly evoke such acts, as well as other expressions related to sexual acts (2) Other depictions Strong violent depictions, extreme ideological expressions, expressions likely to induce imitation, or any other expressions that the Company determines warrant age restriction 4. The categories and standards set forth in the preceding paragraphs may be changed in light of laws and regulations, social circumstances, the operating status of the Service, or other factors. Article 5. Review of Submitted Works and the Company’s Response 1. The Company may review works submitted to the Service to the extent necessary in light of this Policy, the Terms of Service, and any other rules prescribed by the Company. 2. With respect to Original Works, the Company may conduct pre-publication review based on public order and morals, legal compliance, and other standards prescribed by the Company. 3. With respect to Derivative Works, the Company may in principle refrain from conducting pre-publication review, but may monitor, confirm, or investigate such works after publication to the extent necessary for the purpose of determining whether there has been any violation of the Terms of Service, violation of applicable laws and regulations, infringement of rights, or any other issue. 4. Where the Company reasonably determines that there is a problem in light of this Policy, the Terms of Service, or any other rules prescribed by the Company, the Company shall not itself modify the work, but may take such measures as making it non-public, suspending publication, deleting it, restricting functions, or taking any other necessary measures. 5. The review, monitoring, or response described in the preceding paragraphs does not mean that the Company bears any ongoing obligation to monitor or review all User Content at all times. Article 6. Prohibited Submissions 1. A Contributor shall not submit any work containing any of the following content where concealment processing deemed appropriate in light of applicable laws and regulations, social norms, and operation of the Service (including mosaic processing and similar methods, without limitation) has not been applied, or where such concealment processing is reasonably deemed insufficient by the Company: (1) Content in which genitalia are clearly exposed or specifically depicted (2) Content in which sexual contact points, penetration points, or similar areas, including with objects, are specifically exposed or emphasized (3) Content in which sexual expression is excessively distorted or highly provocative (4) Content containing violent depictions, brutal depictions, or other excessively provocative depictions that create an extremely strong sense of disgust (5) Content that unilaterally and excessively imposes a particular ideology (6) Content that praises, promotes, or solicits cult-like religious activities, excessive political activities, or similar activities (7) Content that praises or excessively promotes anti-social conduct (8) Content that unjustly discriminates against others on the basis of race, creed, occupation, gender, religion, social status, or similar attributes (9) Content that unjustly discriminates against, insults, or excludes socially vulnerable persons (10) Content that harms the dignity of others through defamation, libel, insult, or similar conduct (11) Content containing excessively brutal scenes, expressions that unduly exaggerate provocative qualities, or other expressions likely to induce imitation (12) Content containing sexual expression clearly directed at infants or children (13) Content containing wording or depictions highly likely to be understood as indicating that the subject is under 18 years of age 2. The wording or depictions referred to in item (13) of the preceding paragraph include, for example, terms such as elementary school student, junior high school student, kindergarten child, toddler, young girl, and child, as well as displays or images specifically evoking minors, such as randoseru school bags, kindergarten uniforms, name tags, and similar items. 3. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, where appropriate concealment processing has been applied to the extent deemed acceptable in light of applicable laws and regulations, social norms, and operation of the Service, the Company may determine whether the work may be made available based on the specific circumstances of the individual case. Article 7. Handling of Live-Action Works Works consisting primarily of live-action material and containing sexual expression may not be submitted to the Service. Article 8. Examples of Areas Requiring Concealment Processing (Mosaic, etc.) 1. Examples of areas requiring concealment processing (meaning mosaic processing, solid fill, white-out processing, or any similar method; the same shall apply hereinafter) are as follows: (1) Genitalia or areas that evoke genitalia For this purpose, genitalia include the penis, scrotum, and vulva. (2) Sexual contact points and penetration points, including with objects (3) Anal contact points and penetration points, including with objects 2. Even where genitalia are expressed only in simplified linework or a single color, the Company may require concealment processing depending on the degree of specificity of the expression and other circumstances. 3. The technical standards for concealment processing shall be guided by the following: (1) Concealment processing is judged not only by the technical format of image data, but on the premise that details are made visually indistinct. (2) The processing must be applied on the same image plane and must not be restorable to the original expression by ordinary means. (3) As a rule, the concealed area shall include the outline. (4) Even where processing has been applied, if details remain clearly visible due to transparency, insufficient coarseness, or similar circumstances, such processing may be deemed insufficient as concealment processing. 4. The following shall serve as guidelines for mosaic processing: (1) The mosaic shall be at least 4 square pixels. (2) Where the longest side of the image is 400 pixels or more, the mosaic applied to the necessary area shall generally be sized at approximately [the longest side of the image × 1/100] in square pixels. 5. Solid fill, white-out processing, and other concealment methods suited to the style of the image shall in principle be applied to the entirety of the necessary area; however, even partial processing may be acceptable where the Company determines that the result sufficiently obscures the details. Article 9. Summary of Key Points The key and most frequently relevant points of this Policy may be summarized as follows: 1. Live-action works designated as R18 may not be registered. 2. Appropriate concealment processing, such as mosaic processing, is required over the entirety of genitalia. 3. As a general guideline, the size of the mosaic should be approximately 1/100 of the longest side of the image, with a minimum of 4 square pixels. 4. Concealment processing, including mosaic processing, must obscure details, including outlines. 5. Solid fill or white-out processing may be acceptable even if a small portion remains exposed, provided that the result sufficiently obscures the details. 6. Where there are difficult questions regarding violence, ideology, religion, politics, or similar matters, it is advisable to contact the Company as necessary. 7. The Company’s operation under this Policy is based on its own voluntary standards and does not guarantee legality or any other matter. Article 10. Measures by the Company 1. Where the Company reasonably determines that there is a problem with User Content or the manner in which it is displayed in light of this Policy, the Terms of Service, or any other rules prescribed by the Company, the Company may, as necessary, take such measures as issuing warnings, making content non-public, suspending publication, deleting content, changing the age category, restricting functions, or taking any other necessary measures. 2. The Company is not obligated to take the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph, and the fact that the Company has taken or not taken such measures does not constitute any guarantee regarding the legality of the work, non-infringement of third-party rights, or social appropriateness. Article 11. Relationship with Other Rules Any matters not set forth in this Policy shall be governed by the Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, other individual terms, individual conditions, help pages, or other rules separately established by the Company. Supplementary Provision This Policy shall come into effect on the date separately designated by the Company.