Darcy Stardust


Silly Seal From Space

About

✨ NEET | 🌈 They•Them | ♑️ 17.01.1995
🇫🇷 Français 🇬🇧 English 🇯🇵 日本語

Contact

Mx. Darcy Stardust

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Terms Of Service

DISCLAIMER
✧ By purchasing my services, you automatically agree to the following conditions.
✧ I do not allow my art to be used for AI training.
✧ I do not allow my art to be used for NFT.
✧ If you have any questions, please contact me before placing your commission.
USER AGREEMENT
✧ By commissioning me, you agree that you have read and accepted all the terms described herein.
✧ You will agree here to the policy of using the art for personal, non-profit purposes unless otherwise stated, and provide credits to me.
✧ Violators will be added to my blacklist indefinitely and without warning.
GENERAL
CLIENT
✧ You, the Client, will be expected to first read my TOS and understand my general Commission Prices.
✧ You, the Client, may display my work on external sites as long as it is visibly credited and linked back to me.
✧ You may not upload or host my work in any gallery that is intended to display your own work only.
✧ You may not claim my work as your own.
✧ You may use the Artwork for personal use including but not limited to: avatars, phone or computer wallpapers, personal website/profile displays.
✧ You reserve the right to print or create an otherwise physical reproduction of the Artwork as long as it is for your PERSONAL use only (i.e. NOT for sale).
✧ You may not use the Artwork for redistribution or external projects, commercial or non-commercial (i.e. t-shirts, mugs, public flyers, etc) unless otherwise discussed.
✧ You are NOT authorised to change, modify, edit or use my works without my permission.
✧ You are NOT authorised to trace over my Artwork in any way, including the use of the artwork as a "base".
✧ Any harassment in an attempt to bargain for a commission is not tolerated. This includes inappropriately worded comments on my profile, as well as private messages.
✧ Clients who have commissioned and/or received work before this TOS has gone into effect are still bound to its contents.
✧ These clients are permitted to include signatures and/or watermarks indicating the Artwork is my intellectual property. Credit in some form is required.
ARTIST
✧ By commissioning me, you are purchasing my service as an artist only.
✧ I reserve the right to post your finished artwork in my gallery for any reason.
✧ I reserve the right to decline any project or client for any reason.
✧ I reserve the right to refund you the full amount paid if I no longer wish to work on your project for any reason.
✧ I reserve the right to not accept anything that makes me uncomfortable or is outside my competence.
COMMISSION
ORDERING
✧ You are expected to fill out the Commission Form linked on my website.
✧ You will then get a reply from me discussing the details (if needed) as well as me confirming your slot.
✧ I reserve the right to make changes to your request as I see fit unless otherwise discussed. To guarantee the total accuracy of your commission request, please make note of the required details and elements in the form.
✧ Please make your request concisely worded with minimal abbreviations, so as to make the note clear to read.
✧ Any emails, private messages, and comments that you send must come in the following languages: English or French.
✧ Before taking part in any transaction, you are required to wait for a reply so that we can discuss the details.
✧ I will - after everything is processed and confirmed - send you an invoice. You need to confirm the payment with me before I start your order.
PAYMENT
✧ I am not responsible for any mistakes that are made on your part over the course of the transaction.
✧ I will only accept CHF via Paypal as payment. You are responsible for making currency conversions.
✧ It is expected that you deposit 100% of the price upfront before I start. No exceptions unless otherwise discussed.
✧ After 100% of the payment is sent, I will start Sketching. The Sketch will then be sent to you.
✧ I will initiate the transaction to avoid accidental transactions. Do not send me any kind of payment until I have confirmed I can accept your commission AND have asked for payment.
✧ Payments via Paypal are sent via Invoice method only unless otherwise stated. I will cover the Paypal fees as it is expected from the Artist per PayPal TOS. What you see is what you will have to pay.
✧ I do not accept payment from shared PayPal accounts.
✧ If payment is not made in a timely manner (48h) after I've placed the Invoice, the commission will be cancelled.
✧ Repeated counts of commissioning a project and failing to pay will result in blacklisting.
REFUNDS
✧ I can refund 100% of the payment only if I have not started working on the sketch.
✧ Once I start the sketch there will be NO REFUNDS.
✧ I can only refund around 80% if there are errors in PayPal fees, taxes and/or transfer fees.
✧ If I cancel a project, I will reimburse the lost fees and refund 100%.
CHARGEBACK
✧ You are NOT authorised to issue a chargeback for any reason.
✧ If for any reason your PayPal account malfunctions or authorises a refund request without your knowledge, you must contact me as soon as possible in order to resolve the issue.
✧ You are required to contact me when you need to cancel a commission request.
✧ Purposefully issuing a chargeback without contacting me to cancel/refund a project will result in immediate blacklisting for you as well as your email address, and PayPal account, including side accounts.
QUEUE / SCHEDULING / WORK SPEED / DEADLINES
✧ I usually take up to 5-7 days to respond to your initial order inquiry.
✧ You reserve the right to set a deadline for your commission. This deadline must be disclosed prior to payment.
✧ I have the right to decline a project if there is too short of a time allowance.
✧ Except for commission with a set deadline, they'll be done in the order I received them.
✧ Average work time for a commission will be between one week to one month. This does not include the pending time.
✧ If due dates are discussed, it is also the clients' responsibility to ensure prompt communication. I will not be held responsible for late delivery in the case of late feedback on your side.
✧ No harassment over my work speed will be tolerated, regardless of the time that has passed.
✧ You reserve the right to be notified of any delays.
REVISIONS AND FEEDBACK
✧ I will send a WIP (work in progress) image after 100% of the payment is completed.
✧ These images will come in the form of .png files as an attachment in the email or a DM.
✧ The responsibility is on you to ensure your order contains the details you want me to follow.
✧ I am not responsible for any unsatisfactory element of the finished design if no feedback was given to amend it.
✧ I will only send a guaranteed WIP for the Sketch, but you are free to request a WIP at any given time.
✧ Up to two major revisions can be made during the sketching phase of the commission. Only minor adjustments within reason can be made afterwards.
✧ Each time I send a WIP to a client, I ask the client to provide feedback to me.
✧ Changes will only be made at the sketch stage. Color corrections will be made at the color stage.
✧ I will not be held responsible for any changes in ownership of the said character.
✧ After the order is completed, minor changes such as color adjustments are allowed if the missing or inaccurate elements are my faults (i.e. I overlooked details provided in the order).
✧ In the absence of feedback from the customer, any changes to the final piece will be subject to a fee.
✧ I will not redraw a completed commission unless payment is received for a second order.
FINAL PRODUCT
✧ There may be slight differences between the samples in my gallery and the illustration you will receive.
✧ The commissioner must respect that my artistic style cannot be altered.
✧ Credit to me, the Artist, is required when you post or use it on another platform.
✧ You, the Client, are responsible for saving any information, images, and other digital data I provide.
✧ Any file you paid for will be available from me for a finite time only. I take measures to preserve most files for up to 3 months. However, I cannot guarantee against computer failure or accidental deletion or loss.
✧ I am not required to post your project in any public space, and if posted, I am not required to keep it there indefinitely. I have the right to delete or remove any public project, even if you paid for it, as you should have your own copy for personal use.
✧ Feedback of the final product is permitted after completion of the piece, through private messages or comments.
✧ Any comments that are rude, inappropriate, inflammatory, and/or non-constructive may result in blacklisting.

Commission Form

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