An image forming apparatus includes restriction process executing unit for executing a predetermined restriction process in compliance with acquired restriction information; current position acquiring unit for acquiring current location information indicating a current location of the apparatus; restriction contents acquiring unit for acquiring restriction contents which differ depending on a region; and process contents updating unit for acquiring the restriction contents at the current location of the apparatus by the restriction contents acquiring unit based on the current location information acquired by the current position acquiring unit and for updating the restriction information in the image forming apparatus.