Legal Notice (Japan — Specified Commercial Transactions Act)
Last updated: August 1, 2026
1. Provider
SlotVail Operations Office
2. Responsible person
Shohei Sano
3. Address
3-12-15 Toyonaka-cho, Izumiotsu-shi, Osaka 595-0023, Japan
*Upon request via email or the contact form, we will promptly disclose detailed business address information in line with Consumer Affairs Agency guidance.
4. Contact
Email: support@slotvail.com
*Upon request via the contact form, we will promptly disclose the business email address.
5. Prices
- Chat coins (digital content): Prices shown on the coin purchase screen (e.g., 50 coins for ¥1,200).
- Auction experience slots: The final winning amount on each live auction (uniform price, buy-now, or each bidder’s own raffle bid).
*With Stripe FX conversion, overseas users may see and pay in local currency at the then-current rate.
6. Additional fees
Internet/data charges incurred while using the Service (browsing, streaming, notifications) are borne by each user.
7. Payment method and timing
- Method: Credit card via Stripe.
- Coins: Charged when Stripe checkout completes.
- Auction bids / raffle entry: At bid (including buy-now and raffle join), a card authorization hold is placed only. Nothing is captured then. The hold exists to stop prank bids.
- Auction win capture: When a win is confirmed, the authorization is captured immediately and held in Stripe escrow. The host is not paid at that moment.
- Check-in QR: Shown on the winner’s device from 2 hours before the experience (no QR image in email). A few minutes before that window through the day, we email and in-app notify winners to open My Page once.
- Host payout: After on-site mutual QR check-in (winner and host scan each other), 90% of the win amount is transferred to the host. Card processing fees are borne by the Platform. See Terms §4.
8. Delivery timing
- Coins: Credited to the wallet immediately after purchase.
- Experience slots: Delivered on the experience date the host sets at listing (on or after auction end, including two months or a year later). Win amounts stay in escrow until that date.
9. Returns, refunds, and cancellations
1. Coins and chat spend: Purchased coins and spent comments are non-refundable for any reason, including account suspension for abuse.
2. Auction wins (generally non-refundable): After a win is confirmed, participant-initiated cancel/refund requests are generally not accepted. The experience date cannot be changed.
3. Resale: If a participant cannot attend, the only Platform relief path is Resale.
- Minimum price: at least the original winning amount
- Deadline: resale must end by 7 days before the experience date
- Seller (original winner): on success, full release/refund of the original authorization only; no upside if the resale sells higher
- Fee: 10% of the sale price applies on the new winner’s transaction
- Transfer: on success, the seat moves to the new winner; the date stays fixed
- No sale: if there are no bids, the original winner keeps the seat (no refund)
*Capture occurs after QR verification on the experience day. Seller authorization release and new-winner authorization on resale follow Stripe Connect logic.
4. Host cannot deliver: If the host cancels or cannot provide the experience, winners receive a full refund or equivalent release. Participant requests based solely on personal illness or similar reasons are handled via Resale, not direct refund.