Terms Of Services

Last Updated: July 1, 2021

INTRODUCTION

NineDollarMugs (“NDM” or “we” or “us” or “our”) has created a platform which brings artists and customers together. We provide a range of services and a website (collectively, the “Services”) which enable you to publish, sell, promote, and purchase artwork and art-related products through the Services and receive the benefits of the Services. The platform enables artists to earn money from their artwork by making it available for sale to customers on a variety of products.

Please carefully read these terms of service (“Terms”) and our privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”). Before you may use the Services, you must agree to these Terms and policy. By creating an account, publishing artwork, purchasing products, and otherwise using the Services, you agree to all of the terms and conditions in these Terms, as well as all other rules, policies and procedures relating to the Services that we may publish from time to time. If you are an artist or a customer who has signed up to receive notifications from us, you will receive a notice whenever we amend or update any of the rules, policies or procedures relating to the Services.

“You” means you individually, and if you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, that legal entity. You represent and warrant that you are at least 16 years of age and, if you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you have the authority to bind that legal entity. IF YOU DO NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS OR DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.

ARTWORK, CONTENT AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

Artwork and Content License

As between you and NDM, you own all and retain all rights in your artwork and content. You hereby grant us, our international website, third party affiliates, wholesale partners, and our third party retailers a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, assignable license, with right of sublicense, to use, publicly display and publicly perform, publish, reproduce, modify, and distribute your artwork and content in any format or medium now known or later developed for the purpose of promoting your artwork and content, producing and promoting products with your artwork and content, and providing the Services.

Contact us if you do not wish to have your artwork displayed and sold on products through our international website, third party affiliates, wholesale partners, or third party retailers. If you remove your artwork, we, our affiliates, wholesale partners, and our third party retailers will have ninety (90) days to delete your artwork from the Services. We, our affiliates, wholesale partners, and third party retailers will have the right to sell any products bearing your artwork during such ninety (90) day period.

YOU, AND NOT NDM, ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL YOUR ARTWORK AND CONTENT THAT YOU MAKE AVAILABLE AND ALL PRODUCTS YOU OFFER FOR SALE THROUGH THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT YOU OWN OR HAVE OBTAINED ALL REQUIRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OTHER RIGHTS IN YOUR ARTWORK AND CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE RIGHT TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE AND SELL PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE YOUR ARTWORK. You represent and warrant that:

1. You own all intellectual property rights in your artwork and content or that you have obtained all copyrights, trademark rights, rights of publicity and other rights required for you to make your artwork and content available through the Services, to manufacture, distribute and sell products that include your artwork and to grant us the rights granted to it in these Terms;

2. Your artwork and content and the manufacture, distribution and sale of products that include your artwork does not and will not infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of any person or entity, including without limitation any copyright, moral rights, trademark, patent, right of publicity or right of privacy;

3. Your artwork and content do not contain material that is false, inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, defamatory or libelous obscene, pornographic, indecent, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy, in violation of anyone’s rights, including their privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;

4. Your artwork and content are accurate, not misleading or deceptive and do not offer or disseminate fraudulent or counterfeit goods, products, services, schemes, or promotions.

We don’t prescreen artwork and, because of that, you acknowledge the possibility of seeing something you may potentially consider offensive.

You understand that the Services contain artwork and content submitted by artists that may be in the form of designs, images, pictures, data, text, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials submitted, posted, published, displayed, performed, or offered for sale through the Services.

We generally do not prescreen artwork or content, and we are not responsible for examining or evaluating artwork or content, although we reserve the right to do so. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to artwork or content that you may find to be offensive, indecent or objectionable.

Linked Websites

We are not responsible for websites linked to or from the Services.

The Services may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained. We do not screen linked websites and are not responsible for the content, security, operation, or use of any linked websites or the products or services that may be offered or obtained through them. Our links to other websites should not be construed as an endorsement, approval or recommendation by us of the owners or operators of those linked websites, or of any information, graphics, materials, products or services referred to or contained on those linked websites, unless and to the extent we may explicitly stipulate to the contrary on the Services. Further, we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with linked websites, and it is your responsibility to review those policies before accessing those websites. If you access linked websites, you do so at your own risk.

Copyright and Trademark Policy

We are about empowering artists to create and providing those artists with a safe place to sell their artwork. In order to achieve this, we only want original artwork uploaded to our site. Uploading or copying someone else’s artwork, photographs, trademarks (logos, characters, or names), or likeness (celebrities or anyone else) is unethical, illegal, and inexcusable. Please respect other artists’ intellectual property.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE UPHOLDING YOUR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND NOT VIOLATING ANYONE’S RIGHTS OR BREAKING ANY LAWS BY PUBLISHING OR OFFERING ARTWORK FOR SALE THROUGH THE SERVICES.

It is our policy, in appropriate circumstances and in our sole discretion, to (i) remove individual artworks, tags, titles, or descriptions and; (ii) disable and/or terminate the accounts of artists who infringe the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of others. In addition to all other remedies available to us, we will not pay you any Artist Share if you are found to be in violation of our Copyright and Trademark Policy.

BUYING AND SELLING PRODUCTS

If you buy something, we kindly require you to pay for it. In order to send these items to you, we will ask for some personal payment and shipping information—we have to because you’re going to want the thing you just bought, right? In rare cases, something may not be available and we will inform you of that promptly.

Orders

All products are subject to availability and we reserve the right to impose quantity limits on any order, to reject all or part of an order, and to discontinue products without notice, even if you have already placed your order. Your placement of an order as a customer does not necessarily assure that we will accept your order. We reserve the right to refuse any order in our sole discretion. In addition, before accepting your order, we may require additional information if you have not provided all the information required by us to complete your order.

Generally, use of the Services is limited to orders for your personal use. However, if you are interested in buying large quantities of products, please contact us.

Payments

If products or services are made available for purchase through the Services and you wish to purchase the products or services, you may be asked by us or our designee (or, if the products or services are being made available by a third party provider, by the third party provider) to supply certain information relevant to your purchase, including, without limitation, shipping information.

YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO USE ANY CREDIT CARD(S) OR OTHER PAYMENT MEANS USED BY YOU OR THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE ANY PRODUCT AND/OR SERVICE.

You acknowledge that any such information will be treated by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You grant us the right to provide such information to third parties in order to facilitate the completion of transactions initiated by you or on your behalf through the Services. Verification of information may be required prior to acceptance of any order through the Services.

Taxes and Shipping

Applicable taxes will be shown during the checkout process prior to finalizing your order. If applicable, VAT is included in the purchase price. Shipping charges will be shown during the checkout process prior to finalizing your order. Shipping charges include the rate we are charged by third parties for sending your order, plus a reasonable amount for packaging and handling. Title to products passes to you upon shipment. We endeavor to deliver all orders on-schedule. However, we cannot guarantee that our shipping providers or suppliers will not experience any shipping delays or problems.

Errors, Inaccuracies and Omissions

On rare occasions, you might find that the product you receive does not match what you saw online. If that occurs, let us know.

We strive to be as accurate as possible. However, we do not warrant that all product descriptions, images, photographs, pricing or other information on the Services are accurate, complete, current, or error-free. In addition, all weights and size dimensions are approximate. If a product offered by us is not as described or pictured, your sole remedy is to return it in an unused condition and ask us for a refund in accordance with our Refund & Return policy. In the event of an error, whether on the Services, in an order confirmation, in processing an order, in delivering a product or otherwise, we reserve the right to correct any error and revise your order accordingly, or to cancel the order and refund any amount charged. IF YOU RECEIVE AN ORDER THAT YOU BELIEVE CONTAINS A MISTAKE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT US RIGHT AWAY SO THAT WE MAY CORRECT THE ERROR.

Artist Share

We pay artists for products sold with their original artwork. However, if you violate these Terms or any of our policies, and your account is suspended, you will not receive any pending payments.

For every product that is sold with your artwork printed on it, we will pay you (“Artist Share”) right after the order is shipped out. Each print on products is checked before production. You will be paid upon your request to your PayPal account indicated in your account settings, generally within one (1) business day. All amounts will be paid in U.S. Dollars. You are responsible for paying all applicable taxes associated with your receipt of Artist Share. Please see our F.A.Q. section for more information.

IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR ACCOUNT IS SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED DUE TO YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OR OUR POLICIES AS DETERMINED BY US IN OUR REASONABLE DISCRETION, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY UNPAID ARTIST SHARE. IN ADDITION, WE WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY ARTIST SHARE PAID TO YOU WHILE YOU WERE IN BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR OUR POLICIES.

If you believe that any Artist Share has been erroneously withheld from you or that your account has been erroneously or unfairly suspended or terminated, please contact us so we may further investigate. If you are still unsatisfied or feel that you have not been treated fairly, please see the section below for Resolution of Disputes.

ACCOUNTS

You can’t sell artwork on the Services without creating an account. Please do so accurately and responsibly.

Registration and Account Information

In order for you to include your artwork on products sold through the Services, you must create an account. When creating an account, you must provide accurate, complete and updated registration and contact information. In addition, you must update your account information to keep it current and complete at all times. We may from time to time require you to provide additional information confirming your identity, including government identification, payment information, and tax identification and/or withholding forms. You may not create more than one (1) account without our prior written approval and only if you have a good reason.

You are solely responsible for all the activity that occurs through your account, including the activities of others and regardless of whether the activities are authorized, and for keeping your account password secure. You agree to notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although we will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for our losses or the losses of others due to any unauthorized use. We reserve the right to require you to alter your password if we have reason to believe your password is no longer secure. We may also require you to change your password from time to time.

You may not select a user name that is vulgar, offensive, obscene or attempts to impersonate another person. You may never use another person’s account. We reserve the right to refuse to provide you with an account or cancel your account in our sole discretion, provided that such termination will not terminate our obligation to make any payments to you that may be owed.

Disclosure of Account Information

Under certain circumstances, we may disclose your account information.

You acknowledge and agree that we may access, retain and disclose your account information, artwork and content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that any access, retention or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) enforce these Terms or the policies; (b) respond to your requests for customer service; (c) respond to a legal notice; (d) comply with legal process; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of our company, our users or the public.

Termination of Account

We or you can terminate our relationship at any time. We will terminate your account if you violate these Terms or our policies. 

1. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services if you are determined to be, in our sole discretion, in violation of these Terms or any of our policies. We may also suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Services or your account at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.

2. You may terminate these Terms at any time by terminating your use of the Services.

3. On termination of these Terms for any reason, the rights and licenses granted to you hereunder will immediately terminate and the provisions of these Terms that by their nature and context are intended to survive termination will survive. We will have no liability to you for any damages, loss of profits or other claims arising from the termination or suspension of your access to the Services or your account.

Upon termination we will suspend your account and remove your artwork, if any, from the Services within ninety (90) days. Without limitation of the foregoing, we will have the right to retain copies of your account information, artwork and content in our archives for our internal business and legal purposes. Unless your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms or any of our policies, as determined by us in our reasonable discretion, you will be paid, in the ordinary course, any Artist Share owed to you through the termination of your account.

If you believe that your account has been erroneously or unfairly suspended or terminated, please contact us so we may further investigate. If you are still unsatisfied or feel that you have not been treated fairly, please see the section below for Resolution of Disputes.

GRANT OF RIGHTS AND USER CONDUCT

The general idea is to use common sense and don’t be mean or harass others.

Grant of Rights

As long as you comply with these Terms and our policies, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable license, without right of sublicense, to use the Services solely for their intended purpose.

User Conduct

You agree to abide by these Terms and our policies while using the Services and interacting with other users. NDM is founded on respect for others, and we take this extremely seriously. You agree that you will not, either directly or indirectly:

1. Transfer your account or account information to another party without our prior written consent;

2. Create deceptive accounts or more than one (1) account without our prior written approval;

3. Post artwork, titles, tags, descriptions, or other content that is pornographic, obscene, offensive, profane, or depicts, promotes, or incites illegal activity, hate, abuse, discrimination, denigration, objectification, or violence, or otherwise violates our community standards, as determined by us in our sole discretion;

4. Use, reproduce, copy, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, publish, print, transmit, distribute, perform, display, sell, license, rebrand, or otherwise transfer: (a) any portion of the Services, artwork or content made available through the Services other than your own artwork or content, without the owner’s express written permission; or (b) any NDM copyrights or trademarks;

5. Frame, mirror, or otherwise simulate the appearance or function of the Services or any other user’s artwork or content or forge headers, icons or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any artwork or content transmitted through the Services;

6. Decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Services or any portion thereof, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or other trade secrets embodied in the Services;

7. Interfere with another user’s artwork or content;

8. Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Services or any artwork or content other than your own artwork or content;

9. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any artwork or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information or other proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

10. Post artwork, content, titles, tags, or descriptions that infringe on a third party’s copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other intellectual property rights. 

11. Post artwork or content with inaccurate, deceptive, inappropriate, or offensive titles, tags, or descriptions;

12. Stalk, harass or harm another person via use of the Services;

13. Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, our employees, representatives or users, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

14. Harvest or otherwise collect information about other users of the Services, including email addresses, without their express written consent;

15. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;

16. Use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Services for any purpose without our express written permission;

17. Distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm us or the interests or property of our users, or upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services any material that contains adware, malware, spyware, software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

18. Interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activities conducted through them;

19. Bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services; or

20. Circumvent or manipulate our payment process or Artist Share.

 

GENERAL TERMS

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by Kazakhstan law and you agree to resolve any disputes in Almaty, Kazakhstan (except as set forth below).

These Terms will be governed by the laws of Kazakhstan, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You and we expressly agree that any claim or dispute must be resolved exclusively by a city or region court or arbitration located in Almaty Kazakhstan, except as described in the Agreement to Arbitrate below or as otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.

Informal Resolution

It is our goal that the Services meet your expectations and provide excellent service. However, there may be instances when you feel that we have made a mistake or left you disappointed in some way. In those instances, we are committed to working with you to reach a reasonable resolution that satisfies you; however, we can only do this if we know about and understand your concern. Therefore, for any problem or dispute that you may have with us, you acknowledge and agree that you will, as an initial matter, email us at [email protected] to describe to us the nature of your complaint or dissatisfaction. This should lead to resolution, but if for some reason your problem or dispute is not resolved satisfactorily within thirty (30) days after our receipt of your written description of it, you agree to the further dispute resolution provisions below. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the informal resolution process described in this paragraph is a precondition to pursuing any other process, so please do not forget to contact us first.

Force Majeure

We will be excused from performance under these Terms, to the extent it is prevented or delayed from performing, in whole or in part, as a result of an event or series of events caused by or resulting from (1) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God, (2) acts of war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, riots, civil disorders or rebellion, (3) quarantines or embargoes, (4) labor strikes, or (5) other causes beyond our reasonable control. In the event that we are temporarily unable to ship to you a purchased item because of such an event, we will give you the option of deferring shipment or receiving a refund of your charges.

Miscellaneous

No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by these Terms. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be struck and the remaining provisions will be enforced. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms. Any purported transfer or assignment in violation of the foregoing will be invalid. We may assign these Terms and our rights and obligations under them upon notice to you in accordance with the Notices provision. Headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit the scope or extent of any provision. Our failure or delay to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms or any rights under applicable law will not constitute a waiver of any of those provisions or rights.

These Terms, set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and us with respect to the subject matter these Terms.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or comments about these Terms or the Services, please contact us by email at [email protected].

HISTORICAL MODIFICATIONS

EFFECTIVE AS OF JULY 1, 2021