TERMS OF SERVICE

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Last Updated: September 14, 2022

Subject to Change Without Notice.

DISCLAIMER

• By purchasing my services (e.g., art, writing, character designs, etc.), you automatically agree to the following conditions.

• Please read this entirely and carefully. I will refuse your commission if you do not agree to these terms.

• If you are not comfortable with my Terms Of Service and/or are not willing to agree to the conditions, you may not request a commission.

• Blockchain Technology (e.g., NFTs, AI-art, Crypto, etc) usage of any of my works are strictly forbidden.

• If you have any questions, please contact me.

USER AGREEMENT

By commissioning me, you agree that you have read and accepted all the terms described herein.

You will agree here to the policy of using the art for personal, non-profit purposes unless otherwise stated, and provide all image or writing credits to me.

Violators will be added to my blacklist indefinitely and without warning.

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GENERAL

CLIENT

• You, the Client, will be expected to first read my TOS and understand my general Commission Prices.

• You, the Client, may display my work on external sites as long as it is visibly credited and linked back to me.

• You may not upload or host my work in any gallery that is intended to display your own work only.

• You may not claim my work as your own.

• Please only upload the smaller file publicly unless otherwise discussed.

• You may use the Artwork for personal use including but not limited to: avatars, phone or computer wallpapers, and personal website/profile displays.

• You reserve the right to print or create an otherwise physical reproduction of the Artwork as long as it is for your PERSONAL use only (ie. NOT for sale).

• You may not use the Artwork for redistribution or external projects, commercial or non-commercial (i.e. t-shirts, mugs, public flyers, etc.) unless otherwise discussed.

• In the case of an adoptable, you retain the rights to the character design.

• You are NOT authorized to change, modify, edit or use my works or writings without my permission.

• You are NOT authorized to trace over my Artwork in any way, including the use of the artwork as a “base.”

• Any harassment in an attempt to bargain for a commission (a ‘slot’) is not tolerated. This includes inappropriately worded comments on my profile, as well as private messages. I reserve the right to place anyone on the blacklist over harassment.

• Clients who have commissioned and/or received work before this TOS has gone into effect are still bound to its contents.

• These clients are permitted to include signatures and/or watermarks indicating the Artwork is my intellectual property. Credit in some form is required.

• By placing an order, you agree to these terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully.

ARTIST/AUTHOR

• By commissioning me, you are purchasing my service as an artist only.

• I reserve the right to post your finished artwork in my gallery for any reason.

• I reserve the right to decline any project or client for any reason.

• I reserve the right to refuse to refund you any full amount paid if I no longer wish to work on your project, or for any reason that inhibits (i.e., hinders) me, The Artist/Author.

• If said commission is cancelled, scrapped, or discontinued in any way, I reserve the rights to my work (i.e., my work returns to me, the Artist/Author) to do with it as I pleasure to.


◆ I do not do the following:

• Fetish art or anything else that makes me uncomfortable or unsafe.

COMMERCIAL USAGE AGREEMENT

• If you, the Client, wish to order a commission for Commercial use, the total price of the commission, as well as any other royalties, will be agreed upon upfront.

• The minimum price increase 100% of the original price, meaning double the end sum. However, I reserve the right to charge more if I deem fit.

• The following cases are considered commercial use: Reproducing and selling the artwork or writing, publicly or privately, cases where you receive profit from a medium/platform where you have posted my artwork or writing, (eg. Patreon, YouTube, Twitch, a personal site, business cards etc).


TIER - CONTENTS - % INCREASE

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TIER 1 - TWITCH/YOUTUBE/TWITTER PROMOTION - 100%

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TIER 2 - PATREON CONTENT/BUSINESSCARDS/ PERSONAL SITE - 200%

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TIER 3 - REPRODUCING/SELLING/MERCH - 300%


COPYRIGHT

• I reserve the right to sign and/or watermark my own work. I will send you a full resolution image (by email or via google docs), but my signature will remain on both the full resolution and smaller versions of the Artwork and any Articles of Writing.

• You are responsible for protecting your ownership over rights to a character design made by me by creating a copy image with your name added as well (ie. through a watermark) when uploading on external sites.

• I retain all copyright over my work, which includes the right to redistribute, reproduce, or use the image or writing as a sample for sales or self-promotion unless otherwise agreed upon. In the case of a Public Commission, I may do whatever I wish with the art/writing (eg. post it to other sites such as Instagram) but will give proper credit to you for ownership of the character’s design.

• In the case of a commission, I will not claim the rights to a character design unless it was one of my own designs. Therefore I will not reuse/resell the Artwork for personal or commercial projects unless agreed upon.

• In the case of an adoptable design, I will not reuse/resell the rights to the design once ownership is transferred to you, the Client.

NDA - PRIVACY REQUEST

• If you wish for your request to be private, it must be stated during the ordering process.

• I reserve the right to charge a fee if I deem fit.

• The privacy request entails that I am not allowed to share any WIPs on social media, nor am I allowed to stream the process of the commission anywhere.

• However, this also means that you must refrain from sharing any such spoilers yourself.

• This is especially important to consider if you are a Vtuber and want me to keep assets private until your debut.

• The NDA fee usually starts at +5% of the total quote, but it might differ. The bigger the project the bigger the fee.

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COMMISSIONS

ORDERING

• You are expected to fill out the Commission Ordering form on my website.

• You will then get a reply from me discussing the details (if needed) as well as me confirming your slot.

• I reserve the right to make changes to your request as I see fit unless otherwise discussed. To guarantee the total accuracy of your commission request, please make note of the required details and elements in the form.

• If your character is extremely detailed, I have the right to charge a fee to include these details. This fee will be stated before the transaction, and you hold the right to make changes to your commission request (eg. change the character, agree to simplified design changes) before the transaction is complete.

• Please make your request concisely worded with minimal abbreviations, so as to make the note clear to read.

• Any emails, private messages, and comments that you send must come in the following languages: English.

• Before taking part in any transaction, you are required to wait for a reply so that we can discuss the details.

• I will - after everything is processed and confirmed - send you an invoice. You need to confirm the payment with me upfront or through a payment plan before I start your order.

PAYMENT

• I am not responsible for any mistakes that are made on your part over the course of the transaction.

• will only accept USD via Arty.oo as payment. You are responsible for making currency conversions.

• It is expected that you deposit 100% of the price upfront before I start. No exceptions unless otherwise discussed.

• After 100% of the payment is sent, I will start Rendering/Writing. During the Process, you are responsible for inquiring for updates.

• I will initiate the transaction to avoid accidental transactions. Do not send me any kind of payment until I have confirmed I can accept your commission AND have asked for payment.

• Payments via Arty.oo are sent via Invoice method only unless otherwise stated. What you see is what you will have to pay. Arty.oo will handle the rest.

• I do not accept payment if you are not of legal age (at most 25, as 18 or younger is still very much a child), even if you are using a Parental Figure/Guardian’s payment methods.

• If payment is not made in a timely manner, after I've placed the Invoice, the commission will be cancelled. Unless explicitly stated, you are required to alert me to any delays, you are responsible.

Repeated counts of commissioning a project and failing to pay will result in blacklisting.

• For auctions, you are NOT allowed to retract your bid. On your first problematic transaction, you'll receive a simple verbal warning. The next time you back down from the auction you will be blacklisted and refused the opportunity to bid in the future. Only bid if you are sure you can pay your bidding.

CHARGEBACK

• You are NOT authorized to issue a chargeback for any reason.

• If for any reason your Payment Method account malfunctions or authorizes a refund request without your knowledge, you must contact me as soon as possible in order to resolve the issue.

• You are required to contact me when you need to cancel a commission request.

• Purposefully issuing a chargeback without contacting me to cancel/refund a project will result in immediate blacklisting for you as well as your email address, and anyone sharing your PayPal account, including side accounts.

FINAL PRODUCT

• There may be slight differences between the samples in my gallery and the illustration you will receive.

• The commissioner must respect that my artistic style cannot be altered.

• I reserve the right to reject critiques pertaining to artistic skill and stylization, and if the critique reduces the artistic quality of the piece.

• Credit to me, the Artist, is required when you post or use it on another platform.

• You, the Client, are responsible for saving any information, images, and other digital data I provide.

• Any file you paid for will be available from me for a finite time only. I take measures to preserve most files for an undetermined amount of time. However, I cannot guarantee against computer failure or accidental deletion or loss.

• I am not required to post your project in any public space, and if posted, I am not required to keep it there indefinitely. I have the right to delete or remove any public project, even if you paid for it, as you should have your own copy for personal use.

• Feedback of the final product is permitted after completion of the piece, through private messages or comments.

• Any comments that are rude, inappropriate, inflammatory, and/or non-constructive may result in blacklisting.