Terms of Use

Terms & Conditions
PLEASE READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. Artefex owns and operates this website. This Terms of Use Agreement ('Agreement') states the terms and conditions under which you may access and use the website. By accessing and using the website you are indicating your acceptance to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you must not access or use the website. If you are dissatisfied with the Term & Conditions, Rules, Policies, Guidelines or Practices of the Artefex website please Contact Us. Artefex may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting. Use of the website after such changes are posted will signify your agreement to these revised terms. You should visit this page periodically to review this Agreement.

Ownership
All materials displayed or otherwise accessible through the website, including, without limitation, news articles, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video clips, computer software and code (collectively, 'the Content') are protected under local and foreign copyright or other laws, and are owned by Artefex, its licensors or the party accredited as the provider of the Content. In addition, the website is protected under copyright law as a collective work and/or compilation pursuant to local and foreign laws. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information and restrictions on or contained in any of the Content accessed through the website. Any use, reproduction, alteration, modification, public display, redistribution or other exploitation of the website or any of the content, whether in whole or in part is prohibited without the express written permission by Artefex.

Trademarks
Artefex and all related logos, designs, graphics and icons are trademarks of Artefex. Other names, words, titles, phrases, logos, designs, graphics, icons and trademarks displayed on the website may constitute registered or unregistered trademarks of Artefex or third parties. While certain trademarks of third parties may be used by Artefex under license, the display of third-party trademarks on the website should not be taken to imply any relationship or license between Artefex and the owner of said trademark or to imply that Artefex endorses the wares, services or business of the owner of said trademark. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting you any license or right to use any trademark logo or design of Artefex or any third party, without the written permission of Artefex or the respective owner of any third-party trademark.

Disclaimer of Warranties
The website and all content is provided as is. By accessing and using the website you acknowledge and agree that use of the website and the content is entirely at your own risk. Artefex makes no representations or warranties regarding the website and the content, including, without limitation that 1) the website and/or content will be accurate, complete, reliable, suitable and timely. 2) That any content, including without limitation, and information, data, software product or service contained in or made available through the website will be of merchantable quality or fit for a particular purpose. 3) That the operation of the website will be uninterrupted or error free. 4) That defects or errors in the website will be corrected. 5) That the website will be free from viruses or harmful components. 6) That communications to or from the website will be secure or not intercepted.

Artefex Legal Notices, Terms and Conditions
This agreement was written in English (UK). To the extent any translated version of this agreement conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.

Date of Last Revision: 1 July 2017.

Statement of Rights and Responsibilities
  This Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (Statement) derives from the Artefex Principles, and governs our relationship with users and others who interact with Artefex. By using or accessing Artefex, you agree to this Statement.

1. Privacy: Your privacy is very important to us. We designed our Privacy Policy to make important disclosures about how you can use Artefex to share with others and how we collect and can use your content and information. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy, and to use it to help make informed decisions.

2. Sharing Your Content and Information: You own all of the content and information you post on Artefex, and you can control how it is shared through your privacy and application settings. In addition:

For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with, Artefex (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).
When you use an application, your content and information is shared with the application. We require applications to respect your privacy, and your agreement with that application will control how the application can use, store, and transfer that content and information.
When you publish content or information using the Public setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people not on Artefex, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture).
We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions about Artefex, but you understand that we may use them without any obligation to compensate you for them (just as you have no obligation to offer them).

3. Safety: We do our best to keep Artefex safe, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to do that, which includes the following commitments:

You will not send or otherwise post unauthorised commercial communications (such as spam) on Artefex.
You will not collect users' content or information, or otherwise access Artefex, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our permission.
You will not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as a pyramid scheme, on Artefex.
You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.
You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
You will not post content that: is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
You will not develop or operate a third-party application containing alcohol-related or other mature content (including advertisements) without appropriate age-based restrictions.
You will follow our Promotions Guidelines and all applicable laws if you publicise or offer any contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes (“promotion”) on Artefex.
You will not use Artefex to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.
You will not do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working of Artefex, such as a denial of service attack.
You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of this Statement.

4. Registration and Account Security: Artefex users provide their real names and information, and we need your help to keep it that way. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:

You will not provide any false personal information on Artefex, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
You will not create more than one personal profile.
If we disable your account, you will not create another one without our permission.
You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain (such as selling your status update to an advertiser).
You will not use Artefex if you are under 18.
You will not use Artefex if you are a convicted sex offender.
You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
You will not share your password, (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.
You will not transfer your account (including any page or application you administer) to anyone without first getting our written permission.

5. Protecting Other People's Rights: We respect other people's rights, and expect you to do the same.

You will not post content or take any action on Artefex that infringes or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law.
We can remove any content or information you post on Artefex if we believe that it violates this Statement.
If we remove your content for infringing someone else's copyright, and you believe we removed it by mistake, we will provide you with an opportunity to appeal.
If you repeatedly infringe other people's intellectual property rights, we will disable your account when appropriate.
You will not use our copyrights or trademarks (including Artefex, the Artefex Logo), or any confusingly similar marks, without our written permission.
If you collect information from users, you will: obtain their consent, make it clear you (and not Artefex) are the one collecting their information, and post a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it.
You will not post anyone's identification documents or sensitive financial information on Artefex.
You will not tag users or send email invitations to non-users without their consent.

6. Mobile

We currently provide our mobile services for free, but please be aware that your carrier's normal rates and fees, such as text messaging fees, will still apply.
In the event, you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you will update your account information on Artefex within 48 hours to ensure that your messages are not sent to the person who acquires your old number.
You provide all rights necessary to enable users to sync (including through an application) their contact lists with any basic information and contact information that is visible to them on Artefex, as well as your name and profile picture.

7. Payments

If you make a payment on Artefex, you agree to our Payments Terms
Artefex accepts payments through BACs transfer, PayPal and GoCardless. Cheques can also be accepted in certain circumstances.

8. Special Provisions Applicable to Share Links. If you include our Share Link button on your website, the following additional terms apply to you:

We give you permission to use Artefex's Share Link button so that users can post links or content from your website on Artefex website.
You give us permission to use and allow others to use such links and content on Artefex.
You will not place a Share Link button on any page containing content that would violate this Statement if posted on Artefex.

9. Special Provisions Applicable to Developers/Operators of Applications and Websites: If you are a developer or operator of a Platform application or website, the following additional terms apply to you:

You are responsible for your application and its content and all uses you make of Platform. This includes ensuring your application or use of Platform meets our Artefex Platform Policies and our Advertising Guidelines
Your access to and use of data you receive from Artefex, will be limited as follows:
You will only request data you need to operate your application.
You will have a privacy policy that tells users what user data you are going to use and how you will use, display, share, or transfer that data and you will include your privacy policy URL in the Developer Application
You will not use, display, share, or transfer a user’s data in a manner inconsistent with your privacy policy.
You will delete all data you receive from us concerning a user if the user asks you to do so, and will provide a mechanism for users to make such a request.
You will not include data you receive from us concerning a user in any advertising creative.
You will not directly or indirectly transfer any data you receive from us to (or use such data in connection with) any ad network, ad exchange, data broker, or other advertising related toolset, even if a user consents to that transfer or use.
You will not sell user data. If you are acquired by or merge with a third party, you can continue to use user data within your application, but you cannot transfer user data outside of your application.
We can require you to delete user data if you use it in a way that we determine is inconsistent with users’ expectations.
We can limit your access to data.
You will not give us information that you independently collect from a user or a user's content without that user's consent.
You will make it easy for users to remove or disconnect from your application.
You will make it easy for users to contact you. We can also share your email address with users and others claiming that you have infringed or otherwise violated their rights.
You will provide customer support for your application.
You will not show third party ads or web search boxes on Artefex.
We give you all rights necessary to use the code, APIs, data, and tools you receive from us.
You will not sell, transfer, or sublicense our code, APIs, or tools to anyone.
You will not misrepresent your relationship with Artefex to others.
You may use the logos we make available to developers or issue a press release or other public statement so long as you follow our Artefex Platform Policies
We can issue a press release describing our relationship with you.
You will comply with all applicable laws. In particular you will (if applicable):
Have a policy for removing infringing content and terminating repeat infringers that complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Comply with the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and obtain any opt-in consent necessary from users so that user data subject to the VPPA may be shared on Artefex. You represent that any disclosure to us will not be incidental to the ordinary course of your business.
You give us all rights necessary to enable your application to work with Artefex, including the right to incorporate content and information you provide to us into streams, profiles, and user action stories.
You give us the right to link to or frame your application, and place content, including ads, around your application.
We can analyse your application, content, and data for any purpose, including commercial (such as for targeting the delivery of advertisements and indexing content for search).
To ensure your application is safe for users, we can audit it.
We can create applications that offer similar features and services to, or otherwise compete with, your application.

10. About Advertisements and Other Commercial Content Served or Enhanced by Artefex: Our goal is to deliver ads that are not only valuable to advertisers, but also valuable to you. In order to do that, you agree to the following:

You can use your privacy settings to limit how your name and profile picture may be associated with commercial, sponsored, or related content (such as a brand you like) served or enhanced by us. You give us permission to use your name and profile picture in connection with that content, subject to the limits you place.
We do not give your content or information to advertisers without your consent.
You understand that we may not always identify paid services and communications as such.

11. Special Provisions Applicable to Advertisers: You can target your specific audience by buying ads on Artefex or our publisher network. The following additional terms apply to you if you place an order through our online advertising portal (Order):

When you place an Order, you will tell us the type of advertising you want to buy, the amount you want to spend, and your bid. If we accept your Order, we will deliver your ads as inventory becomes available. When serving your ad, we do our best to deliver the ads to the audience you specify, although we cannot guarantee in every instance that your ad will reach its intended target.
In instances where we believe doing so will enhance the effectiveness of your advertising campaign, we may broaden the targeting criteria you specify.
You will pay for your Orders in accordance with our Payments Terms. The amount you owe will be calculated based on our tracking mechanisms.
Your ads will comply with our Advertising Guidelines
We will determine the size, placement, and positioning of your ads.
We do not guarantee the activity that your ads will receive, such as the number of clicks you will get.
We cannot control how people interact with your ads, and are not responsible for click fraud or other improper actions that affect the cost of running ads. We do, however, have systems to detect and filter certain suspicious activity
You can cancel your Order at any time through our online portal, but it may take up to 24 hours before the ad stops running. You are responsible for paying for those ads.
Our license to run your ad will end when we have completed your Order. You understand, however, that if users have interacted with your ad, your ad may remain until the users delete it.
We can use your ads and related content and information for marketing or promotional purposes.
You will not issue any press release or make public statements about your relationship with Artefex without written permission.
We may reject or remove any ad for any reason.
If you are placing ads on someone else's behalf, we need to make sure you have permission to place those ads, including the following:
You warrant that you have the legal authority to bind the advertiser to this Statement.
You agree that if the advertiser you represent violates this Statement, we may hold you responsible for that violation.

12. Special Provisions Applicable to Pages: If you create or administer a Page on Artefex, you agree to our Pages Terms.

13. Amendments

We can change this Statement if we provide you notice (by posting the change on the Artefex Site Governance Page) and an opportunity to comment.
For changes to sections 7, 8, 9, and 11 (sections relating to payments, application developers, website operators, and advertisers), we will give you a minimum of three days’ notice. For all other changes, we will give you a minimum of seven days’ notice.
We can make changes for legal or administrative reasons, or to correct an inaccurate statement, upon notice without opportunity to comment.

14. Termination

If you violate the letter or spirit of this Statement, or otherwise create risk or possible legal exposure for us, we can stop providing all or part of Artefex to you. We will notify you by email or at the next time you attempt to access your account.
We may also delete your account or disable your application at any time. In all such cases, this Statement shall terminate, but the certain terms and conditions will apply:
Your account will be terminated immediately if you:
Bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
Post content that: is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.

15. Disputes

You will resolve any claim, cause of action or dispute (claim) you have with us arising out of or relating to this Statement or Artefex exclusively in a UK Court of Law. The UK Laws will govern this Statement, as well as any claim that might arise between you and us, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the UK Courts of Law for the purpose of litigating all such claims.
If anyone brings a claim against us related to your actions, content or information on Artefex, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs) related to such claim.
We continuously attempt to keep Artefex on line, bug free and safe but you use it at your own risk. We are providing Artefex as is, without any express or implied warranties including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee that Artefex will be safe or secure. Artefex is not responsible for the actions, content, information, or data of third parties, and you release us, our Directors, Officers, Employees, and Agents from any claims and damages known and unknown, arising out of or in anyway connected with any claim you have against any such their parties. We will not be liable to you for any lost profits or other consequential, special, indirect, or incidental damages arising out of or in connection with this settlement or Artefex Platform, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability arising out of this statement or Artefex platform will not exceed £100 or the amount you have paid Artefex in the last 12 months, whichever is the lower.

16. Definitions

By Artefex we mean the features and services we make available, including through (a)
Our website at www.Artefex.co.uk and any other Artefex branded or co-branded websites (including sub-domains, international versions, widgets, and mobile versions)
Our Platform
Social plugins such as the like button, the share button and other similar offerings
Other media, software (such as a toolbar), devices, or networks now existing or later developed.
By Platform we mean a set of APIs and services that enable others, including application developers and website operators, to retrieve data from Artefex or provide data to us.
By information we mean facts and other information about you, including actions you take.
By content we mean anything you post on Artefex that would not be included in the definition of information.
By data we mean content and information that third parties can retrieve from Artefex or provide to Artefex through Platform.
By post we mean post on Artefex or otherwise make available to us (such as by using an application).
By use we mean use, copy, publicly perform or display, distribute, modify, translate, and create derivative works of.
By active registered user we mean a user who has logged into Artefex at least once in the previous 30 days.
By application we mean any application or website that uses or accesses Platform, as well as anything else that receives or has received data from us. If you no longer access Platform but have not deleted all data from us, the term application will apply until you delete the data.

17. Other

This Statement makes up the entire agreement between the parties regarding Artefex, and supersedes any prior agreements.
If any portion of this Statement is found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect.
If we fail to enforce any of this Statement, it will not be considered a waiver.
Any amendment to or waiver of this Statement must be made in writing and signed by us.
You will not transfer any of your rights or obligations under this Statement to anyone else without our consent.
All of our rights and obligations under this Statement are freely assignable by us in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
Nothing in this Statement shall prevent us from complying with the law.
This Statement does not confer any third party beneficiary rights.
You will comply with all applicable laws when using or accessing Artefex.