These Terms of use (the “Terms”) set out the conditions for using the software and this website provided by the NAPTIFY project (“we” or “us”). Please read them before use and use our services only if you agree to them.
1. Scope
These Terms apply to the use of the following (together, the “Services”):
- naptify-server (an OpenNap-compatible file-sharing server)
- naptify-client (a client for NAPTIFY, planned)
- This website (naptify.net) and its support desk
naptify-server and naptify-client are together called the “Software”.
2. Agreement
By downloading or using the Software, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not download or use the Software.
3. Free of charge
The Software (naptify-server and naptify-client) is provided free of charge. There is no fee for using it.
Any costs for the internet connection, dynamic DNS, domains, and other services needed to use the Software are your responsibility.
4. Our requests to users
The Software is file-sharing software for the OpenNap protocol. It is not intended to encourage copyright infringement or any other illegal activity.
- Please do not share illegal files, such as files that infringe copyright.
- If you run a server with naptify-server, please use bans, the file name blacklist, terms acceptance, and other features to keep illegal sharing off your server.
- Each server’s rules are set by its operator. When you use a server, please also follow its rules.
5. Prohibited conduct
When using the Services, you must not:
- Violate any law or public order and morals
- Infringe, or risk infringing, the copyrights, trademarks, portrait rights, privacy, or other rights of others
- Use the Software to share or distribute illegal files
- Interfere with the operation of this website, the support desk, or servers run by others (for example, by overloading them, unauthorized access, or harassment)
- Impersonate another person
- Modify, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer the Software, except as permitted by law
- Redistribute the Software beyond what Article 7 allows
- Engage in any other conduct that we consider inappropriate
6. Copyright and published specifications
Copyright in the Software and the content of this website belongs to us or to the rightful owners. The source code of the Software is not published.
The specification of Naptify Guild Protocol, the protocol extension for cooperation between servers, is published under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Anyone may implement it freely, without royalties.
7. Redistribution
You may redistribute the Software only if you distribute the files provided on this website without modification and free of charge.
8. No warranty
The Software and the information on this website are provided as is. We make no warranty that the Software is free of defects, that it is fit for any particular purpose, or that it will continue to be provided.
9. Limitation of liability
We are not responsible for any damage or trouble arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Software, or from the information on this website, including loss of data, equipment problems, and disputes with other users or third parties.
If you run a server with naptify-server, you are responsible for your server and for dealing with its users.
However, this does not apply where the Consumer Contract Act of Japan or other laws do not allow our liability to be excluded.
10. Changes to and end of the Services
We may change the Software and the content of this website, or stop providing them, without notice.
11. Changes to these Terms
We may change these Terms when necessary. The revised Terms take effect when they are posted on this website. We will announce important changes on this website.
12. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by and interpreted under the laws of Japan.
Any dispute concerning the Services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Sapporo District Court as the court of first instance.
For questions about these Terms, please see the Contact page.
This English version is a translation provided for reference. If it differs from the Japanese version, the Japanese version prevails.
Effective date: September 27, 2026
