Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and ArdaBot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ArdaBot,” “we,” “us”), and govern your access to and use of the Arda website, applications, and services (collectively, the “Service”). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. The Service
Arda is a hosting and sharing platform for high-resolution photography and digital art, built around a deep-zoom viewing experience, together with tools for working with clients — private projects, feedback, and invoicing. We may update, add, or remove features over time, and we may impose or change storage, bandwidth, and other usage limits associated with each plan.
2. Eligibility & accounts
You must be at least 16 years old (or the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction) to use the Service. Accounts and authentication are handled through our identity provider. You are responsible for the accuracy of your account information, for keeping your credentials secure, and for all activity that occurs under your account.
3. Your content & the license you grant us
You retain all ownership rights in the images and other materials you upload or publish (“Your Content”). To operate the Service, you grant ArdaBot a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, process, adapt (for example, to generate renditions and deep-zoom tiles), and display Your Content solely as needed to provide and improve the Service and to display it according to the visibility settings you choose.
You represent and warrant that you own or have all rights necessary to upload and share Your Content and to grant the license above, and that Your Content does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party or any law.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the Service to upload, host, or share content that:
- infringes any copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy, or other right;
- is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, or hateful;
- depicts the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors, or constitutes non-consensual intimate imagery;
- contains malware or attempts to compromise the Service or its users; or
- violates any applicable law or these Terms.
You also agree not to scrape, overload, reverse engineer, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service. We may set technical limits and rate limits to protect the Service.
5. Copyright & DMCA
We respect intellectual property rights and respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent at support@ardabot.ai including: (a) your physical or electronic signature; (b) identification of the copyrighted work; (c) identification of the allegedly infringing material and its location (URL); (d) your contact information; (e) a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized; and (f) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
Designated DMCA agent: ArdaBot, Inc., Attn: Copyright Agent — support@ardabot.ai, PO Box 62, Sudbury, MA 01776. We will remove or disable access to infringing material, may notify the affected user, and will terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. A user whose content was removed may submit a counter-notice.
6. Plans, subscription billing & refunds
This section covers your Arda subscription; payments between you and your clients are covered in Section 7. Paid plans are billed in advance on a recurring monthly or annual basis through our payment processor, Stripe. By subscribing, you authorize us to charge the applicable fees and taxes to your payment method until you cancel. Subscriptions renew automatically at the then-current price unless cancelled before the renewal date. You can cancel anytime from your account billing settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
Except where required by law, fees are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for partial periods. We may change prices on a prospective basis with notice; changes apply to the next billing cycle.
Downgrading or cancelling is non-destructive: your existing collections remain accessible, but you may be unable to add new uploads or collections while above the limits of your current plan until you remove content or upgrade.
7. Invoicing & payments between artists and clients
The Service lets artists create and send invoices to their clients and accept payment for them online. These payments are processed by Stripe through Stripe Connect. To receive payouts, an artist must complete Stripe’s onboarding and agree to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Stripe Services Agreement. Stripe — not ArdaBot — collects and verifies the identity, bank, and tax information required for payouts.
ArdaBot is not a party to the transaction between an artist and their client. The artist is the merchant of record and is solely responsible for the underlying goods or services, for the accuracy of each invoice, for applicable taxes (including determining, collecting, and remitting them), for refunds, and for resolving disputes and chargebacks with their clients. We do not guarantee that any invoice will be paid.
Each invoice payment processed through the Service carries Stripe’s payment-processing fees plus a platform fee that varies by the artist’s plan, as described on our pricing page, deducted automatically from the payment. We may change platform fees prospectively with notice. Artists may also record payments received outside the Service (for example, checks or bank transfers); such records are the artist’s responsibility and no fees apply to them.
You may not use invoicing or payments for anything unlawful, for transactions unrelated to bona fide creative work sold through your use of the Service, or for any category of business restricted by Stripe. We may suspend or revoke access to payments features at any time to prevent fraud or abuse, or if required by Stripe or by law.
8. Suspension & termination
You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms, if required by law, or to protect the Service or other users. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends and we may delete Your Content, subject to our retention obligations and the Privacy Policy.
9. Disclaimers
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, and you are responsible for maintaining your own backups of Your Content.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, ArdaBot will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, revenue, or profits. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim or USD $100.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ArdaBot from any claims, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of Your Content or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The exclusive venue for disputes is the state and federal courts located in Delaware, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and, where appropriate, notify you. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at support@ardabot.ai.