terms of service: adoptables (UPDATED)

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CURRENT AS OF: 12 FEBRUARY 2017

(update included: changes to trading/reselling, closed species, merchandise and design alterations)

Before you intend on commissioning please read the following terms of service. Upon bidding/purchase/owning an adoptable you have acknowledged that you have read and are in compliance with this terms of service and also the commission terms of service.  


IN ANY CASES OF VIOLATION OF THIS TOS AND MY COMMISSION TOS, THE OFFENDING USER WILL BE BANNED FROM ANY AND ALL OF MY ADOPTS


What are Adoptables?  Payment  Closed Species  Trades/Reselling  Design Alterations  Sibling and Twin Designs  Reposts  Commercial Work/Merchandise


 

What are Adoptables?

  • Adoptables are (purchased) designs which you can use to make your own character.You may name the character, create a personality and background information for the character as well as make minor design changes. 
  • You may not edit/alter the original art for the design you have purchased in any way.
  • Minor alterations to the design are allowed and are discussed in more detail below
  • The design and art must be credited to me (and not any one else)


Payment

  • Bid retractions are not allowed unless there are extenuating circumstances (determined by me). Once you place a bid, that is final.
  • Payment is to be made within 24 hours of purchase, this may be extended in some circumstances otherwise the adoptable will be up for sale after that period.
  • All payments are to be made through paypal
  • An invoice will be sent to you from my paypal account to complete


Trades/Reselling

  • Adoptables can be traded and resold for their original purchase price
  • In the case of any exchange please note me before doing so, so I can approve the decision
  • The resell price/trade value cannot exceed the original price it was bought for
  • Adoptables obtained in trades cannot be bought with money
  • Art that was not purchased (gift art, drawn by you or art trades) cannot add to the monetary value of the design
  • Please note me when art is included with any design sale/trade so I can approve the decision



Closed Species

  • Like the name suggests a closed species means that the creation of the species is limited to me and people I allow.
  • The purchase of a closed species design only includes the DESIGN and not the closed species itself.
  • You are not allowed to design your own (unless explicit written permission is given)
  • These are for personal use only, they are not for commercial use of any kind



Design Alterations

  • All design changes must be approved by me
  • Minimal changes to color can be made (maximum ±3 hue/sat slider changes to any colour)
  • Minimal changes to markings can also be made
  • Hair style can be changed (length and cut only), this does not include colour
  • Physical characteristics/traits cannot be changed
  • The edited design must closely resemble the original design and no drastic changes are to be made



Sibling and Twin Designs

  • You are not permitted to spawn multiple characters from the original design.
  • However sibling designs are permitted given they have vast differences from the original design
  • Sibling designs are not allowed to be the same species as the closed species design
  • Sibling/Twin species design may be available for purchase at a later date



Reposts

  • Only the owner of the design can post it
  • When credited the art and design can be credited to me only
  • I suggest watermarking the design with your own watermark to prevent any stolen characters


Commercial Work/Merchandise

  • Any products, physical or digital, made for commercial use (they will be sold or used in any transaction) with my designs and/or art are not permitted.
  • The only exception is when you have explicit written permission in the form of a contract


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lemonscribs's avatar
Hi, I just wanted you to know that I used this and your other TOS journal as a template and edited it so it would fit my TOS -- I credited you properly and hope that this is okay for you I used this because I saw that you gave multiple other users permission to do so :> I hope it's okie -- thank you so much for making this I had so much trouble with coming up with this on my own since english is not my mother tongue