TERMS OF SERVICE (TOS)

 

Last Updated: Jan 6th, 2023

Edited Jan 6th- Addition in 'General Info' about AI.

NOTE: Though I am Canadian my prices are listed in USD.

I accept payments through PayPal, E-transfer, Ko-fi, Stripe, BuyMeACoffee, Cashapp*  and DA points ($1 = 100 points) If you need any accommodations or alternatives feel free to ask. Please note that I cannot take payment via Venmo as they are US and UK region locked.

*I now accept Cashapp but via a trusted third-party member. If you are not comfortable with this I would suggest a different payment method.

By commissioning me you are agreeing to my terms of service. Failure to abide by these rules may result in you being blacklisted and no longer being allowed to buy services from me, including adopts, customs, YCHs, etc. Nor be allowed to participate in any future raffles or giveaways I host. Current blacklisted users are at the end of this document.

For commissions please contact me using the following:

Instagram: Galacticguts

Twitter: Galacticguts

Discord: Galacticguts#3991

Email: Galacticguts@outlook.com

GENERAL INFO:

  1. I do not under any circumstances support or produce NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens), if you see any of my work being used as such please contact me immediately so I may get it removed.

  1.  You may not use any of my work to train AI (Artificial Intelligence) / ML (Machine Learning) algorithms, programs apps, etc.  in ANY capacity. I do not consent to my art being used for anything remotely AI/ ML related.

  1. Before you commission me please be aware that I have the right to decline any commission for any reason, I could decline your commission for a number of factors and I am in my right not to tell you if I am uncomfortable with a request.

  1. I only take payments 100% upfront. There may be a few exceptions to this rule depending on the situation.

  1. I may use your commission in my portfolio in the future, as well as examples for future commissions. If you are uncomfortable with this please notify me beforehand.

  1. Please be patient with me when commissioning. I do multiple commissions at a time  and depending on how busy I am your commission could take up to weeks to finish. (Please refer to “RULES” point 8 regarding set times.)

  1. Like all artists my style may change overtime, please be wary of that when commissioning as some of my examples may become outdated.

RULES:

  1. You are not allowed to use my work for commercial purposes in any way unless discussed beforehand. (For commercial inquiries please email me instead of contacting me through social media, prices are different compared to personal commissions.)

  1. When reposting your commission please credit me properly by linking any of my applicable social media (Instagram for Instagram, Toyhouse for Toyhouse, Twitter for Twitter, etc. If I do not have a social for said site please link my Instagram as a default)

  1. You are not allowed to edit/draw over my work, if you personally need something fixed please just ask me instead, usually I am very willing!

3b. You are free to do things such as cropping or putting filters and/or borders on my work for things such as profile pictures.

  1. You are not allowed to trace over or heavily reference my work.

  1. You can not claim said artwork as yours.

  1. Please notify me if you post my work anywhere outside of my listed social medias which you can find here: https://linktr.ee/galacticguts

  1. Don’t be rude please, if you can’t give me respect I can not do our commission.

  1.  If you need a commission in a certain timeframe please tell me beforehand, rush orders come with a small priority fee that may increase depending on timeframe and availability.

-If I am taking longer than usual don't be shy to contact me! But be sure to do so in a respectful manner.

  1. If you’ve read all the rules please fill out the form provided: https://forms.gle/2NAmqav84vipoqui8

REFUNDS:

I will only give refunds if:

  1. I think I cannot complete the commission for any reason.

  1. I am suddenly uncomfortable with the request for any reason.

  1. You ask for a refund before the sketching process, anything after that will either get partial or no refund depending on how much was completed. Anything after the colouring or shading stage depending on your commission will receive a 0%  refund.

3b.  There are a few exceptions to this rule such as loss of contact with buyer or due to emergency situations.

3c. The buyer is not allowed to use the incomplete commission if a refund has been issued.

   3a. Due to an increase of refund requests from impulsive buyers there is now a 1 week cool down from the initial date of purchase before asking for a refund. This rule does not apply to emergency situations like unexpected fees, bills, hospital/vet emergencies, etc. The buyer does not need to go into detail about their situation to be issued a refund in this instance.

As a baseline I only send the initial sketch to confirm if everything is accurate (Customs have an additional checkpoint for colour correction) and then the finished piece with the option to fix any minor details. The buyer is free to ask for any major changes throughout the commission process.

If you’d like frequent updates between phases  please let me know as soon as possible. If not, you can usually find the progress of your commission via my trello that I update frequently: https://trello.com/b/OvyNovMS/commissions-to-do Please note that some commissions are done faster than others depending on easability.

DOS AND DON'TS:

I will draw:

  • NSFW (Must be 18+)
  • Gore (Must be 16+)
  • Real people/pets
  • Ship/couple art (No Youtubers, Celebrities, etc. This also includes problematic or disturbing ships)
  • Characters from shows/ video games
  • Furries/Anthros, Ferals

I will NOT draw:

  • Any hate content such as racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia etc.
  • Illegal/disturbing themes such as incest, pedophilia, zoo, etc.
  • Fetishes such as scat/watersports, inflation, foot, etc. (feel free to ask for clarification)
  • Political pieces
  • Mecha (I will draw armour and robotic parts, but not full mecha in most cases)
  • Characters directly based off of existing peoples OCs belonging to someone else without explicit permission (this mainly applies to customs)

If there is something not on the lists that you are curious about please feel free to contact me on any of my available social media. The fastest way to contact me is via Discord.

ABOUT CUSTOMS AND ADOPTS:

Due to conflicts in the past please do not resell my designs on social media such as Amiibo, Facebook, etc. as these are high traffic sites for character theft. If you see a user selling any of my designs or personal OCs on these websites please contact me immediately so I may handle the situation.

In general you are allowed to trade and gift any design I have made no matter the way it was obtained, though I would highly appreciate being notified of it beforehand. This does not apply to redesigns unless it was a character I had made in the past.

On sites such as Toyhouse or Deviantart you are more than welcome to resell as long as it was for the base price you had bought it for (unless additional pieces were purchased and/or created- not including gift art).

Users are not allowed to add additional rules to my designs (this does not apply to closed species rules) nor be allowed to revoke on my behalf as that is not something I practice.

*Please note that when trading the worth of the design goes down to 0 until additional art has been personally made or purchased.

  -Please be responsible with this rule as I do not condone over inflation of worth on my designs.

Trading for a character of different worth does not increase or decrease the value of the design.

You are able to turn any character created by me into a closed species or AU, but not to make a closed species off of the base design alone.

  1. These designs must be kept together and cannot be sold or traded separately.

Though not mandatory it is highly encouraged to not erase minority aspects in my designs (ie. making a dark skinned character light, a fat character's weight skinny, etc.) I can not police this in every one of my designs but as a POC artist it makes me extremely uncomfortable.

If redesigning a character made by me please notify me, it is not mandatory but highly encouraged. When redesigning please keep the design recognizable from the original, you are free to ask me personally if you think a design has strayed too far from its original version.

BLACKLIST:

Please do not sell, trade, or in any other way redistribute my work/designs to these users.

If you have any questions about the users below feel free to ask, though please note that I may not be able to give details about certain situations.

TentaSushi/Fevvred/NyuNyuShrimp/Nintendant/Milkymiso/MuddyRoach/CredeeKitty/etc: Never paid for commission after frequent reminders over the span of 4 months. Notorious for ghosting payment.

Scarletlewdd: Outed as a minor in an NSFW space, tried to commission NSFW from me. Had commissioned SFW art prior.

ATOM/EAT/NSA/Foul/etc.: Outed as a nazi, being inappropriate with minors, racist etc. Had commissioned me in the past before I was aware.

Mortician/moo011/snuffmutt/2OO3: Associated with ATOM and similar people of the same nature. Had commissioned me in the past before I was aware.

AngelMaws/Mawscore: Personal reasons. Also known to not finish commissions and has ignored customers asking for refunds.  

Inkglitter/Nostalquic: Being inappropriate with minors.

Eracrucis: Mutual.

Phazed/Phazedd_: Being inappropriate with minors, engages in egregious content.

TheFroggyQueen: Engages in egregious content.  

LOVEFOOL/_LOVEFOOL666: Outed as a minor in an NSFW space, also engaging in egregious content.

GREYLIST:

The greylist is for less serious offenses such as not paying for an adopt, not completing a trade, etc. These users are to be kept on a close eye and may be restricted when it comes to obtaining my services or work.   Depending on the amount of offenses a user might be moved onto the blacklist.

Googlyeyeseyes123: Did not pay for adopt after 48 hours of invoice being sent with no communication.

Nemophilist: Flakey with commission payment.*

Kuro666: *