Teacher Registration Agreement & Company Profile

1. Definition of the Service

Dot-Com Business Tutor (hereafter referred to as "this site", operated by Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd.) provides a teacher-student matching and introduction service across Japan. Our role is limited to introducing prospective language students to registered independent tutors.

Tutors are independent contractors and are not employees of Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd. Tutors shall assume full responsibility for their conduct and resolve any personal disputes that may arise during lessons in accordance with Japanese law and the rules set forth herein.

2. Registration Qualifications & Visa Compliance

Anyone aged 18 or older who speaks the target language (French, English, French, Spanish, or other offered languages) at a native or fluent teaching level, possesses Japanese communication skills or uses our bilingual support tools, and resides in Japan with a valid status of residence may apply to register—

except individuals who have previously been dismissed or had their registration revoked by Dot-Com Business Tutor. Non-Japanese nationals must hold a valid visa permitting remunerative work in Japan (or hold a valid Shikakugai Katsudo Kyoka work permit stamp on their Residence Card).

3. Teacher Registration & Profile Accuracy

Registration as a teacher on this site is completely free of charge. Applicants must register accurate, truthful personal and contact information via the official registration form. If any registered information changes (such as email address, phone number, home address, or available stations),

the teacher must promptly update it via the Tutor MyPage.

4. Publication of Teacher Information & Privacy Protection

To protect your privacy, your full family name, street address, telephone number, and email address will never be disclosed publicly on the website. All other profile details entered for student matching—including your display name/nickname, nationality, gender, teaching stations, self-introduction,

and uploaded photograph—will be published on this site and partner portals operated by Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd.

5. Free Trial Lesson & Prohibition of Unapproved Second Lessons

When a student applies for a trial lesson, our office confirms your availability and forwards the student's contact details to you. You must contact the student within 24 hours to arrange and conduct a 60-minute Free Trial Lesson:

• The 60-minute trial lesson is completely free of charge: you may not charge any lesson fee or transportation fee for the trial lesson.
• During the trial lesson at a café, the teacher and the student each pay for their own beverage.
• After the trial lesson, you must wait for our office to confirm the student's enrollment. Conducting a second lesson or collecting any lesson fee before receiving the official Enrollment Confirmation Email from our office is strictly prohibited.

6. Fixed Lesson Fees & Prohibition of Price Negotiation / Bulk Prepayment

Once a student completes official membership enrollment and our office notifies you, you may begin Paid Lessons under the following strictly fixed nationwide fee schedule:

• 1-on-1 Lesson Fee: ¥3,000 per 60 minutes (¥4,500 per 90 minutes / ¥6,000 per 120 minutes; ¥1,500 per 30-minute increment).
• 2-on-1 Pair Lesson Fee: ¥4,000 total per 60 minutes (¥2,000 per student for 60 minutes).
• Payment Timing: Lesson fees must be paid per lesson at the end of each session in cash (or approved electronic transfer for online lessons). Demanding advance bulk payments, multi-lesson package payments, or negotiating higher or lower rates is strictly prohibited.
• Café Drinks: During Paid Lessons, the teacher and the student each pay for their own beverage. Never ask a student to pay for your drink or food.
• Transportation Fees: Within your registered teaching stations/areas, transportation costs are borne by the teacher (¥0 charged to the student). Only when a student explicitly requests a Paid Lesson at a station outside your registered areas may you request the round-trip fare difference from your nearest registered station.

7. Same-Day Cancellation Fee Policy for Paid Lessons

If a student cancels a scheduled Paid Lesson on the same day of the lesson (midnight 00:00 onward on the lesson date), the student is obligated to pay a same-day cancellation fee equal to 50% of the scheduled 1-hour lesson fee (¥1,500),

plus any actual out-of-pocket transportation fare already incurred if the teacher was already in transit to the venue. Rescheduling requests made by the day before the lesson incur no fee.

8. Monthly Profile Login & Search Display Priority

Teachers are required to log in to their Tutor MyPage at least once a month to keep their availability current. Profiles that are not updated or logged into for an extended period may be automatically lowered in search rankings or temporarily hidden from public listings.

9. Procedure for Discontinuing Lessons & Cancelling Registration (1-Month Notice)

If a teacher becomes unable to continue teaching due to returning to their home country, relocation, employment changes, or personal reasons, the teacher must notify all currently assigned students at least 1 month in advance,

guide those students to apply for a free replacement teacher via our official support desk (https://faq.atoc.biz/sup/#teacher), and submit a cancellation request to our office.

11. Immediate Registration Cancellation by Dot-Com Business Tutor

Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd. may suspend or permanently delete a teacher's registration without prior notice if the teacher: (a) cannot be reached via registered phone or email; (b) repeatedly ignores trial lesson inquiries; (c) fails to appear at a scheduled lesson without advance notice (no-show);

(d) violates our fixed lesson fee, drink, or transportation rules; or (e) causes complaints, harassment, or detriment to any student or to Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd. (See Chapter 7: Mandatory Account Termination for all 13 criteria.)

12. Suspension or Modification of the Service

Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd. reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of this site or revise this Agreement for system maintenance, legal compliance, or operational improvement.

13. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification

Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd. makes no guarantee regarding the number of student introductions a teacher will receive. Teachers agree to hold Dot-Com Business Co., Ltd. harmless from any claim, accident, or dispute arising between a teacher and a student outside the scope of our introduction service.

14. Governing Law & Exclusive Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. Any legal dispute arising out of or relating to this service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court or the Tokyo Summary Court as the court of first instance.