Adoptable & Commission TOS
All customers, starting in 2019 will be required to sign a form for purchase of Commissions or Adoptables before transaction.
(For COMMISSIONS) You can either sign the individual form here or check the agreement when inputting your order later.
You can sign form here or wait to make a purchase.
You are not required to sign it again after the first time.
You will be notified if major changes are made to the conditions. Smaller adjustments are subject to change without notice.
***BY PURCHASING MY PRODUCTS OR COMMISSIONING WORKS AND SIGNING FORM, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY LISTED RULES. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN BLOCKING/BLACKLISTING.
This document is an offer by the artist "skele-tea" (deviantArt) or "Zone" (toyhouse) to Commissioner or Buyer for the Artist to provide specified Digital Good as requested.
Adoptable T.O.S
________MODIFYING WORKS (section 01)
-- DO NOT Alter/Change the design's original artwork.
-- No color changes or edits will be made to the art.
-- IF OFFERED ON INDIVIDUAL POSTS: Minor changes to palette are okay for additional art work. Fees may apply.
-- You (The Buyer) may modify the design in YOUR OWN art or through another artist's work. However original design credit must still be given.
________PAYMENT METHOD(S) (section 02)
-- ALL purchases will be done through Paypal Invoices unless another method is offered.
-- Adoptables sold in points CAN ONLY BE SOLD in points or its RL-currency equivalent. You may consult artist for pricing questions.
-- I WILL NOT HAGGLE PRICES! If you noticed I price dropped its by my own choice. Please do not try to haggle down prices.
________VOUCHERS (section 03)
-- Please DO NOT TRADE designs for real items/merchandise or gift cards, etc.
-- YOU CANNOT resell an adopt you got in a voucher exchange.
-- If you got a design via voucher, you can revoucher it for another design that's worth the same price OR LESS.
-- Vouchers cannot be exchanged for money
-- Do not inflate the prices of vouchers based on what you traded for it. Vouchers should be the same as the original sale price UNLESS you've purchased additional art for it.
-- Art or character vouchers are allowed. (i.e. offering art or characters in exchange for a new design that someone buys directly from me)
-- Traded designs may be vouchered for the base design value (+ any commissioned work owner has added to design since obtaining)
-- If it does not have any resale value, do not resell!
-- If you're unsure, please ask me! Permission of vouchers may be revoked if abused, please use them responsibly!
________ADOPTABLE RE-OPENING (section 04)
-- Adoptable Opens again if payment isn't received within hold limit.
-- After hold expires, adopt will re-open publicly or go to the next buyer who expresses interest.
-- Artist may hold adopts for longer if specified.
-- You (the buyer) understands that if rules are ignored or hold limit expires, you are not required to pay for product and will not be given priority.
-- You understand that if you choose to avoid artist during multiple attempts to contact, you will be blacklisted/banned from purchasing products.
________GRANT OF RIGHTS (section 05)
-- Artist retains rights to authorship credit.
-- -- Artist agrees that Work is produced with the intent it be unique and will not seek to resell or publish Work.
-- PLEASE credit the artist/designer [skele-tea @ dA or Zone @ ToyHouse]
-- Overall Designs are allowed for non-commercial use (see section "COMMERCIAL RIGHTS") as long as design credit is properly given.
-- The original artwork IS NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
________RESELLING ADOPTABLES (section 06)
DO NOT Resell for more than you purchased them for!
-- Additional art that you have spent your own money on may raise its value.
-- You (The Buyer) understands that they may notify me (the artist) of a design transfer.
--- This will ensure the safety of the design and/or be proof of ownership should they run into any problems later.
--- Note: Adopts are digital goods and should only be sold as such.
________FREE & RAFFLED ADOPTABLES (section 07)
Raffle adopts w/ no additional pieces shouldn't be sold for currency or traded.
-- It was free, so unless there's money put into it, it should stay free.
-- If this is case, contact me let me know!
-- Pieces put into the design drawn by YOU (or gifted) does not raise the value!
________TRADING ADOPTABLES (section 08)
Trading a design to someone? As stated above, let me know who the new owner is!
Adopts purchased then traded will only be for trade/gift.
-- Original value should only be used for determining what it should be traded for.
-- Do not inflate value based on what you trade for it (ex: trading a $100 design for a $30 one). Please provide/refer to the original purchase + any purchased commission price for its value.
-- DO NOT try to sell an adopt you obtained through trade or gift.
Adopts obtained through giveaways cannot be traded. Only gifted!
-- Pieces put into the design drawn by YOU (or gifted) does not raise the value!
-- If you've commissioned additional works, it should be priced at what you put in.
________PATREON REWARDS (section 08.2)
Adopts obtained via patron rewards can only be traded or gifted. NOT resold/vouchered!
-- Value of design is determined by paid commissions and traded work
-- Base trade value of design is the cost of the tier, so $25 for busts and $50 for Halfbodies
-- These are not to be resold or used for vouchers.
-- Patron requests/sketch busts given as additional reward to the former Diamond tier does not count towards value.
________COMMERCIAL RIGHTS (section 09)
-- You (The Buyer) understands that you are not allowed to use my art of the design for profit in any way (under most circumstances, see below to see what you can do for commercial use)
--- The Buyer may resell complete design for the price purchased/invested in design.
-- You are allowed to include my designs in games/comics/videos and other mass media consumed materials for profit or non-profit productions (with proper credit). However you may not use the artwork.
-- You may make charms/shirts/prints/business cards/post cards featuring the character you have purchased
--- So long as they are made in limited quantity, and the art is YOUR OWN art, or art purchased from another user with explicit permission from them to use their art.
________BLOCKCHAIN POLICY (section 10)
I, skele-tea/Zone, absolutely do not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology. If the project is used as such, I will respond with appropriate legal action and demand monetary compensation. (This includes NFTs)
- Failure to follow this rule will also result in permanent ban+blacklist from purchasing/trading/owning any future designs or work.
By purchasing or obtaining my designs through other means: You agree that you will not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology using my work or my designs.
- This includes commissioning other artists work of my designs and using in any blockchain technology.
Commission T.O.S
________WORK (section 01)
-- Commissioner retains Artist to create works specified in order form.
-- Work includes only the final, digital art, and not any preliminary work or sketches.
________REVISIONS/ADJUSTMENTS
-- # of Revisions may be specified by Artist on individual commission openings. If none is written, base revisions are as followed:
--- 2 medium revisions to SKETCH (whether its just the pose of a limb/legs/head or rough detail sketch before moving to linework)
--- 1 small revision (assuming artist drew a certain detail) wrong
--- 1 small revision to color (if artist did not use proper color palette)
-- NO REVISIONS ARE ALLOWED IF DETAILS OF CHARACTER ARE NOT CLEAR. Artist takes full artistic liberty w/ the details of the design if no reference is provided.
-- If the artist forgets any details, client may request they be added within 1 WEEK of final being delivered (assuming forgotten details are not noticed until artist turns in work).
-- Any further revisions (or larger revisions such as redoing the entire or half of the piece) will be subject to a fee. In this case, payment for revisions will be invoiced separately or directed to a payment link (i.e. paypal.me or kofi)
-- (Client) may request small palette adjustments to character design SO LONG AS A PROPER COLOR SWATCH IS PROVIDED
________PRICE AND DELIVERY (section 02)
-- Commissioner understands that there are no refunds for commissioned work. Artist understands that work must be completed under agreed terms and delivered to Commissioner.
-- Payment must be made in full before any work begins.
-- Payment should be made in the method and manner specified by Artist.
-- Work is to be delivered no later than specified date of delivery if applicable, but Commissioner agrees that the date of delivery is not material to this Agreement.
________GRANT OF RIGHTS (section 03)
-- Artist agrees to the perpetual non-exclusive license of listed rights of work to Commissioner.
--- Including, but not limited to, the right to display, transmit, transfer
-- Artist retains rights to authorship credit, reproduce, or modify works if necessary. Artist agrees that Work is produced with the intent it be unique and will not seek to resell or publish Work.
________ARTIST'S RIGHT TO AUTHORSHIP CREDIT (section 04)
-- Artist may use Work in Artist's portfolio (including, but not limited to, any website that displays Artist's works).
-- Commissioner and Artist agree that when asked, Commissioner must properly identify Artist as the creator of Work. Commissioner does not have a proactive duty to display Artist's name together with Work, but Commissioner may not seek to mislead others that Work was created by anyone other than Artist.
________COMMISSIONER ACCEPTS ARTIST'S CREATIVE VISION (section 05)
-- Commissioner agrees that Artist will complete Work in Artist's creative style at Artist's sole discretion.
-- Artist understands that they must deliver specified works on order form.
-- If Commissioner refuses to receive Work or demands Work be redone, it is understood and agreed that Commissioner is cancelling the Agreement, and no refund will be given.
________CANCELLATION AND EXPIRATION (section 06)
-- The fee for Work is non-refundable.
-- If Commissioner nonetheless does not want or refuses to receive Work, Artist may decide whether or not to complete Work, and will exclusively retain all right to Work.
________BLOCKCHAIN POLICY (section 07)
I, skele-tea/Zone, absolutely do not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology. If the project is used as such, I will respond with appropriate legal action and demand monetary compensation. (This includes NFTs)
- Failure to follow this rule will also result in permanent ban+blacklist from purchasing/trading/owning any future designs or work.
By purchasing or obtaining my designs through other means: You agree that you will not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology using my work or my designs.
- This includes commissioning other artists work of my designs and using in any blockchain technology.
(For COMMISSIONS) You can either sign the individual form here or check the agreement when inputting your order later.
You can sign form here or wait to make a purchase.
You are not required to sign it again after the first time.
You will be notified if major changes are made to the conditions. Smaller adjustments are subject to change without notice.
***BY PURCHASING MY PRODUCTS OR COMMISSIONING WORKS AND SIGNING FORM, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY LISTED RULES. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN BLOCKING/BLACKLISTING.
This document is an offer by the artist "skele-tea" (deviantArt) or "Zone" (toyhouse) to Commissioner or Buyer for the Artist to provide specified Digital Good as requested.
Adoptable T.O.S
________MODIFYING WORKS (section 01)
-- DO NOT Alter/Change the design's original artwork.
-- No color changes or edits will be made to the art.
-- IF OFFERED ON INDIVIDUAL POSTS: Minor changes to palette are okay for additional art work. Fees may apply.
-- You (The Buyer) may modify the design in YOUR OWN art or through another artist's work. However original design credit must still be given.
________PAYMENT METHOD(S) (section 02)
-- ALL purchases will be done through Paypal Invoices unless another method is offered.
-- Adoptables sold in points CAN ONLY BE SOLD in points or its RL-currency equivalent. You may consult artist for pricing questions.
-- I WILL NOT HAGGLE PRICES! If you noticed I price dropped its by my own choice. Please do not try to haggle down prices.
________VOUCHERS (section 03)
-- Please DO NOT TRADE designs for real items/merchandise or gift cards, etc.
-- YOU CANNOT resell an adopt you got in a voucher exchange.
-- If you got a design via voucher, you can revoucher it for another design that's worth the same price OR LESS.
-- Vouchers cannot be exchanged for money
-- Do not inflate the prices of vouchers based on what you traded for it. Vouchers should be the same as the original sale price UNLESS you've purchased additional art for it.
-- Art or character vouchers are allowed. (i.e. offering art or characters in exchange for a new design that someone buys directly from me)
-- Traded designs may be vouchered for the base design value (+ any commissioned work owner has added to design since obtaining)
-- If it does not have any resale value, do not resell!
-- If you're unsure, please ask me! Permission of vouchers may be revoked if abused, please use them responsibly!
________ADOPTABLE RE-OPENING (section 04)
-- Adoptable Opens again if payment isn't received within hold limit.
-- After hold expires, adopt will re-open publicly or go to the next buyer who expresses interest.
-- Artist may hold adopts for longer if specified.
-- You (the buyer) understands that if rules are ignored or hold limit expires, you are not required to pay for product and will not be given priority.
-- You understand that if you choose to avoid artist during multiple attempts to contact, you will be blacklisted/banned from purchasing products.
________GRANT OF RIGHTS (section 05)
-- Artist retains rights to authorship credit.
-- -- Artist agrees that Work is produced with the intent it be unique and will not seek to resell or publish Work.
-- PLEASE credit the artist/designer [skele-tea @ dA or Zone @ ToyHouse]
-- Overall Designs are allowed for non-commercial use (see section "COMMERCIAL RIGHTS") as long as design credit is properly given.
-- The original artwork IS NOT TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
________RESELLING ADOPTABLES (section 06)
DO NOT Resell for more than you purchased them for!
-- Additional art that you have spent your own money on may raise its value.
-- You (The Buyer) understands that they may notify me (the artist) of a design transfer.
--- This will ensure the safety of the design and/or be proof of ownership should they run into any problems later.
--- Note: Adopts are digital goods and should only be sold as such.
________FREE & RAFFLED ADOPTABLES (section 07)
Raffle adopts w/ no additional pieces shouldn't be sold for currency or traded.
-- It was free, so unless there's money put into it, it should stay free.
-- If this is case, contact me let me know!
-- Pieces put into the design drawn by YOU (or gifted) does not raise the value!
________TRADING ADOPTABLES (section 08)
Trading a design to someone? As stated above, let me know who the new owner is!
Adopts purchased then traded will only be for trade/gift.
-- Original value should only be used for determining what it should be traded for.
-- Do not inflate value based on what you trade for it (ex: trading a $100 design for a $30 one). Please provide/refer to the original purchase + any purchased commission price for its value.
-- DO NOT try to sell an adopt you obtained through trade or gift.
Adopts obtained through giveaways cannot be traded. Only gifted!
-- Pieces put into the design drawn by YOU (or gifted) does not raise the value!
-- If you've commissioned additional works, it should be priced at what you put in.
________PATREON REWARDS (section 08.2)
Adopts obtained via patron rewards can only be traded or gifted. NOT resold/vouchered!
-- Value of design is determined by paid commissions and traded work
-- Base trade value of design is the cost of the tier, so $25 for busts and $50 for Halfbodies
-- These are not to be resold or used for vouchers.
-- Patron requests/sketch busts given as additional reward to the former Diamond tier does not count towards value.
________COMMERCIAL RIGHTS (section 09)
-- You (The Buyer) understands that you are not allowed to use my art of the design for profit in any way (under most circumstances, see below to see what you can do for commercial use)
--- The Buyer may resell complete design for the price purchased/invested in design.
-- You are allowed to include my designs in games/comics/videos and other mass media consumed materials for profit or non-profit productions (with proper credit). However you may not use the artwork.
-- You may make charms/shirts/prints/business cards/post cards featuring the character you have purchased
--- So long as they are made in limited quantity, and the art is YOUR OWN art, or art purchased from another user with explicit permission from them to use their art.
________BLOCKCHAIN POLICY (section 10)
I, skele-tea/Zone, absolutely do not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology. If the project is used as such, I will respond with appropriate legal action and demand monetary compensation. (This includes NFTs)
- Failure to follow this rule will also result in permanent ban+blacklist from purchasing/trading/owning any future designs or work.
By purchasing or obtaining my designs through other means: You agree that you will not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology using my work or my designs.
- This includes commissioning other artists work of my designs and using in any blockchain technology.
Commission T.O.S
________WORK (section 01)
-- Commissioner retains Artist to create works specified in order form.
-- Work includes only the final, digital art, and not any preliminary work or sketches.
________REVISIONS/ADJUSTMENTS
-- # of Revisions may be specified by Artist on individual commission openings. If none is written, base revisions are as followed:
--- 2 medium revisions to SKETCH (whether its just the pose of a limb/legs/head or rough detail sketch before moving to linework)
--- 1 small revision (assuming artist drew a certain detail) wrong
--- 1 small revision to color (if artist did not use proper color palette)
-- NO REVISIONS ARE ALLOWED IF DETAILS OF CHARACTER ARE NOT CLEAR. Artist takes full artistic liberty w/ the details of the design if no reference is provided.
-- If the artist forgets any details, client may request they be added within 1 WEEK of final being delivered (assuming forgotten details are not noticed until artist turns in work).
-- Any further revisions (or larger revisions such as redoing the entire or half of the piece) will be subject to a fee. In this case, payment for revisions will be invoiced separately or directed to a payment link (i.e. paypal.me or kofi)
-- (Client) may request small palette adjustments to character design SO LONG AS A PROPER COLOR SWATCH IS PROVIDED
________PRICE AND DELIVERY (section 02)
-- Commissioner understands that there are no refunds for commissioned work. Artist understands that work must be completed under agreed terms and delivered to Commissioner.
-- Payment must be made in full before any work begins.
-- Payment should be made in the method and manner specified by Artist.
-- Work is to be delivered no later than specified date of delivery if applicable, but Commissioner agrees that the date of delivery is not material to this Agreement.
________GRANT OF RIGHTS (section 03)
-- Artist agrees to the perpetual non-exclusive license of listed rights of work to Commissioner.
--- Including, but not limited to, the right to display, transmit, transfer
-- Artist retains rights to authorship credit, reproduce, or modify works if necessary. Artist agrees that Work is produced with the intent it be unique and will not seek to resell or publish Work.
________ARTIST'S RIGHT TO AUTHORSHIP CREDIT (section 04)
-- Artist may use Work in Artist's portfolio (including, but not limited to, any website that displays Artist's works).
-- Commissioner and Artist agree that when asked, Commissioner must properly identify Artist as the creator of Work. Commissioner does not have a proactive duty to display Artist's name together with Work, but Commissioner may not seek to mislead others that Work was created by anyone other than Artist.
________COMMISSIONER ACCEPTS ARTIST'S CREATIVE VISION (section 05)
-- Commissioner agrees that Artist will complete Work in Artist's creative style at Artist's sole discretion.
-- Artist understands that they must deliver specified works on order form.
-- If Commissioner refuses to receive Work or demands Work be redone, it is understood and agreed that Commissioner is cancelling the Agreement, and no refund will be given.
________CANCELLATION AND EXPIRATION (section 06)
-- The fee for Work is non-refundable.
-- If Commissioner nonetheless does not want or refuses to receive Work, Artist may decide whether or not to complete Work, and will exclusively retain all right to Work.
________BLOCKCHAIN POLICY (section 07)
I, skele-tea/Zone, absolutely do not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology. If the project is used as such, I will respond with appropriate legal action and demand monetary compensation. (This includes NFTs)
- Failure to follow this rule will also result in permanent ban+blacklist from purchasing/trading/owning any future designs or work.
By purchasing or obtaining my designs through other means: You agree that you will not create or participate in any blockchain-related technology using my work or my designs.
- This includes commissioning other artists work of my designs and using in any blockchain technology.