Cépages Inc. (the "Company") hereby establishes the following Terms of Use (these "Terms") for the affiliate programme (the "Programme") of the online store "Cépages Wines" (https://cepages-wines.com, the "Store") operated by the Company. By participating in the Programme, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms.

Date of enactment: 2 September 2026

Article 1 (Definitions)

1. "Partner" means an individual or corporation that participates in the Programme with the Company's approval.
2. "Affiliate link" means a URL issued by the Company to a Partner that contains an identifier for performance tracking.
3. "Conversion" means a purchase of goods concluded at the Store via an affiliate link.
4. "Publishing medium" means a website, blog, social media account, email newsletter or similar through which a Partner promotes the Programme.

Article 2 (Eligibility and Registration)

1. Participation in the Programme is limited to those who satisfy all of the following items.
   1. Being aged 20 or over
   2. Residing in Japan and holding a bank account at a financial institution in Japan
   3. Owning a publishing medium whose operator information can be verified
   4. Being able to comply with these Terms and with the various laws, regulations and voluntary standards concerning the advertising of alcoholic beverages
2. Applicants shall apply for registration via the application form prescribed by the Company.
3. The Company will review the content of the application and of the publishing medium and decide whether to grant approval. The Company is under no obligation to disclose the reasons for withholding approval.
4. Partners shall promptly update their registered information if any change occurs.

Article 3 (Disclosure Obligations)

When introducing the Store's products on a publishing medium, Partners shall comply with the following items.

3-1 Clear indication of advertising (Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations / stealth marketing regulations)

1. Posts and articles containing affiliate links must carry a disclosure such as "advertisement", "PR" or "promotion" that allows general consumers to clearly identify the content as advertising.
2. Such disclosure must be placed where consumers will notice it first, such as at the beginning of the article or within the first view, in a legible size and colour.
3. Methods such as burying the disclosure among numerous hashtags, using extremely small text or a colour that blends into the background, or displaying it in a video for only an imperceptibly short time are not permitted.

3-2 Disclosures concerning the advertising of alcoholic beverages (Act on Liquor Business Associations / voluntary standards of the Liaison Council on Drinking)

Pages featuring alcoholic beverages must carry the following disclosures in a clearly legible size.

1. "Drinking by persons under the age of 20 is prohibited by law" (mandatory)
2. "Drinking during pregnancy or while breastfeeding may adversely affect the development of the foetus or infant"
3. "Drink-driving is prohibited by law"
4. "Please drink in moderation. Take care not to drink to excess"

Article 4 (Prohibited Acts)

Partners shall not engage in the following acts.

1. Making representations contrary to fact, or representations that mislead consumers into believing that the content, quality, price, place of origin, ratings or similar of a product are superior or more advantageous than they are
2. Claiming efficacy or effects not offered by the Company (such as health promotion or the prevention or treatment of disease)
3. Publishing on media aimed at persons under the age of 20, or using expressions that induce or condone drinking by persons under the age of 20
4. Using expressions that encourage or condone binge drinking, excessive drinking, or coercing others to drink
5. Bidding, in listing advertisements or similar, on keywords containing "Cépages", "セパージュ", "Cépages Wines" or any other trademark or brand name of the Company, or terms similar thereto
6. Acquiring or using a domain name similar to the Store's domain name or to a trademark of the Company
7. Publishing on coupon sites, reward-points sites or cashback sites
8. Purchases made by the Partner themselves or by their family members or associates (self-affiliation)
9. Making representations on a publishing medium that mislead others into believing it is the Company's official site
10. Publishing on media containing adult, violent or discriminatory content, or content that promotes illegal acts
11. Solicitation by means of spam email, indiscriminate social media posts, automated posting tools or similar
12. Improperly generating or altering affiliate links, or generating conversions by improper means
13. Any other act that violates laws and regulations, public order and morals, or these Terms

Article 5 (Commission)

1. Commission rates are as follows.

   Category	Rate
   Standard products	8% of the product price
   Wines from the Bordeaux region (all Bordeaux, including BORDEAUX GRANDS CRUS)	3% of the product price
   Secret Cellar collections (France / Italy / Spain / Australia / Professional)	3% of the product price

2. The "product price" used as the basis for calculating commission is the product price after discounts and does not include consumption tax or shipping charges.

3. Attribution of conversions follows the last-click model. A purchase concluded within 30 days of a click on an affiliate link is treated as that Partner's conversion.
4. Where clicks via the links of multiple Partners are recorded for the same purchase, the conversion is attributed to the Partner whose link was clicked last.
5. Where an eligible product falls under more than one category, the lower rate applies.
6. The Company may change the rates and calculation methods set out in this Article. Changes will be notified by a method prescribed by the Company and will apply from the date specified in the notice.

Article 6 (Approval and Invalidation of Conversions)

1. Conversions are approved once the Company has confirmed that shipping has been completed and that the return and cancellation period has elapsed.
2. The following conversions are invalid and no commission arises.
   1. Where the order is cancelled, returned, refunded, or remains unpaid
   2. Where the traffic came via a publication that violates Article 3 or Article 4
   3. Where the Company determines that self-affiliation or another improper act has occurred
   4. Where the traffic came via paid advertising such as search-linked advertising
   5. Where the order is a duplicate order, a test order, or any other order without substance
3. Even for an approved conversion, if any of the grounds in the preceding paragraph subsequently come to light, the Company may cancel the commission concerned and demand the return of any amounts already paid.

Article 7 (Payment)

1. When the cumulative amount of approved commission reaches ¥5,000, payment will be transferred to the bank account registered by the Partner by the last day of the month following the month in question.
2. Transfer fees are borne by the Company.
3. Where the commission amount is less than ¥5,000, it is carried forward until the month in which it reaches ¥5,000.
4. Where a transfer fails due to incorrect account information, the fee for the re-transfer is borne by the Partner.
5. Tax filing and payment in respect of income from commission are the responsibility of the Partner.

Article 8 (Use of Supplied Materials)

1. The Company may provide Partners with product images, product descriptions, logos and other materials ("Supplied Materials").
2. Partners may use Supplied Materials only within the scope of the purposes of the Programme, and shall not alter, redistribute, or provide them to third parties.
3. Copyright and other intellectual property rights in Supplied Materials belong to the Company or to the rightful rights holder.

Article 9 (Review and Correction of Published Content)

1. The Company may review and record the content of a Partner's publishing medium at any time.
2. Where the Company determines that published content violates these Terms or laws and regulations, it may request the Partner to correct or delete it, and the Partner shall promptly comply.
3. Partners shall, at the Company's request, provide published URLs and other information regarding the status of their publications.

Article 10 (Suspension and Termination of Registration)

1. Where a Partner violates these Terms, or where the Company determines that the Partner is unsuitable for the operation of the Programme, the Company may suspend or terminate the registration without prior notice.
2. Where registration is terminated under the preceding paragraph, the Company may, at its discretion, withhold payment of all or part of any unpaid commission.
3. Partners may terminate their registration at any time by a method prescribed by the Company.

Article 11 (Disclaimer)

1. The Company gives no warranty whatsoever as to the continuation of the Programme, the occurrence of conversions, or commission amounts.
2. The Company accepts no responsibility where conversions are not correctly recorded due to system failure, measurement error, the communication environment or similar causes.
3. Where a dispute arises with a third party as a result of a Partner's published content, the Partner shall resolve it at their own responsibility and expense.

Article 12 (Changes to and Termination of the Programme)

The Company may change the content of the Programme or terminate the Programme. In such cases, the Company will give prior notice by a method prescribed by the Company.

Article 13 (Changes to These Terms)

The Company may change these Terms. The amended Terms take effect from the time they are notified by a method prescribed by the Company. If a Partner continues to use the Programme after the change, the Partner is deemed to have agreed to the change.

Article 14 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

These Terms are governed by the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance over any dispute arising in connection with the Programme.

Contact
Cépages Inc.
Akasaka ON Building 102, 7-6-9 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
E-mail: contact@cepages.jp