Terms of Use
Individuals should note that they are purchasing a 'license to use' the tubes and digital scrap kits found in our store, the license DOES NOT in any form extend rights to the purchaser to re-sell or share items from our store to other individuals, nor does it allow items to be uploaded to 'share' sites. Should you be found uploading to share sites, sharing items with others or reselling tubes or digital kits you will be violating not only Twisted Sister Creatives (TSC), Terms of Use but the artist copyright and designer terms of use.
You may not print, photograph, scan, or make copies of any item represented by TSC for resale or to share as this is a violation of our terms of use and artist copyright. Violations will result in the loss of your license as well as pursuing any legal remedies allowed by law.
Standard Terms of Use
ALL PURCHASES REQUIRE A LICENSE FROM TWISTED SISTERS CREATIVES, NO EXCEPTIONS! The following terms of use apply to any and all content, inclusive of but not limited to prints, tubes, scrap kits purchased from TSC and is applicable to all signature tag designers, stationery, web set, and website designers as well as any social networking site, i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Signature Tag Groups, Pinterest, Instagram or any other networking site not mentioned.
You will need to request a license, please use either the contact us form or email to do so; Customerservice@twisstedsisterscreatives.com
Please allow 72 hours for us to send you your license. We are on different time zones, so may not see / answer your requests straight away.
Consumers are required to read, understand and follow these usage terms when using digital works of the artists represented by Twisted Sisters Creatives. These terms of use will be strictly enforced. Copyright infringement is punishable offense; five years imprisonment with fines to $250,000 upon conviction. Unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted material is forbidden. TSC will not supply high resolution images on this site. Although original art may be purchased copyright remains with the Artist as do tubes, scrap kits and so forth.
Twisted Sisters Creatives is the sole and exclusive owner of all TSC graphic art packages "tubes", comments, codes, tutorials, signature tags and scrap kits, both tagger and full size(products.) displayed on it’s websites including rights relating thereto;
The artist holds full and complete ownership of intellectual property rights of their products. TSC Terms of Use include issuance of licenses to the consumer. Certain information is required to obtain a license from TSC: Name, Address, Phone, and Email. Once this information is provided you will receive a license number, which is required to be placed on any design created by you using images from Twisted Sisters Creatives number which is required to be placed on any design created by you using images from Twisted Sisters Creatives.
License numbers may be revoked for violation of these Terms of Use; absolutely NO refunds will be made to a license holder whose license has been revoked for violations of the TSC Terms of Use. We reserve the right to change, alter, modify or amend any or all of these terms. Artists represented by TSC may also change, alter, or amend these terms with regard to their works at any time. Artist modification of our standard terms of use will be noted on their image pages.
Commercial usage of images (CU) or Personal Use scrap kits (PU) requires permission of the artist as the artist holds full and complete ownership of intellectual property rights and may require the purchase of a separate license from the artist/designer for commercial use. Users who seek to make commercial use of the images will be required to seek permission from the appropriate rights' holders, and to the extent practicable, Twisted Sisters Creatives will assist in facilitating those permissions by providing contact information of the rights holders.
Images may not be distorted, in such a way as to deform the image in any way, which would make the image disproportionate from the original. Use of filters is permitted so long as the filters do not obscure the tube in such a way as to be unrecognizable from the original image; tubed images purchased MUST be recognizable in its original tubed state in any design except for the addition of elements and the like obtained from scrap kits. Images may be resized so long as the proportions remain such that the image is not distorted.
CREDITS: Images purchased may not be shared as each individual must affix their TSC license number and artist copyright to any work designed using images/tubes purchased through TSC Photographer images and tube creations MUST be credited in the following manner: ©Artists / Photographer name, www.artists url.com, (Your TSC license number)
EXCEPTION: Some artists may offer PG13, Mature or Adult Content on their websites (adult content: nudity, sexually explicit images, fetish, etc). Some groups DO NOT allow URLs to be shown on tags, where the artist offers mature or adult content. In this case, you are permitted to leave off the artist URL.
This is the ONLY exception to our copyright and artist credits. Your license number with Twisted Sisters Creatives MUST be clearly legible on all of your digital creations inclusive of but not limited to tags, stationary, web sets, MySpace, Facebook pages, any social network pages, personal websites, other website layouts or skins, banners and any other digital designs created from images purchased through TSC.
You are allowed to add your watermark and tagged by (your name). However you are not allowed to add personal, group or website links to images purchased from TSC. Artist (inclusive of photographers) URL must be shown legibly on any digital designs created. Personal, website, URLs can be added to the footers of skins, web sets, and stationery, which you create using TSC images. Images MUST NOT be shared, or uploaded to any server (4-shared, rapid share etc) for future downloads to individuals/groups who do not hold an TSC license and have purchased images.
TSC tubes and products may not be printed in any way, shape, or form, without a contract between the creator and TSC. These are for online/digital use only! You may print tags for personal use such as scrapbooking. Unless the artists specifies that you are allowed to print their artwork.
TSC tubes and other products; may not be sold, bartered, used for profit, commercial or 'break-even' endeavours, in any way. Further, no tube or product to be displayed, on any website or community that offers private or commercial services to the public.
TSC reserves the right to use all products made with tubes (tags, banners, etc) for marketing and other advertising and promotional purposes and do not require to display a license number. Please be sure to read the specific TOUs for your items purchased.
Image Terms of Use
Licensed images may not exceed 72 dpi or measure more than 500 pixels on the longest side. TSC images are not to be altered in any way. Unless the artist specifies modifications in their CU TOU ie for Elements in CU Packs.
TSC images are not to be used for profit, absolutely NO monetary compensation, consideration can be received using images purchased from TSC.
Commercial Usage approval must be obtained from the 'rights holder', i.e. Artist, photographer, designer and TSC will be happy to assist you in making contact with the rights holder by providing contact information only.
TSC images are not to be used/mixed with images from free artist sites or other licensed artist sites. EXCEPTION: TSC artists can be used with other TSC artists, multiple images from the same artist, however EACH artist (if more than one is used) must be credited on any digital designs or creations.
Animation, changing a coloured image to black and white, colouring a black and white image, adding certain elements to cover portions of adult images (in order to use those images on sites where R rated images are not allowed) is permitted as long as the Artists work is respected . As always, proper credit must be legible on all designs/creations.
Images may not be distorted, in such a way as to deform the image in any way, which would make the image disproportionate from the original. Use of filters is permitted so long as the filters do not obscure the tube in such a way as to be unrecognizable from the original image; tubed images purchased MUST be recognizable in its original tubed state in any design except for the addition of elements and the like obtained from scrap kits. Images may be resized, so long as the proportions remain such that the image is not distorted.
You MAY NOT create blank tags, web sets, skins, stationery, text must be included (watermarks DO NOT constitute text); Welcome, Snagged, Mail, etc. Printing of any image shown on the TSC site is prohibited. Unless artists specifies that you are allowed to print their artwork.
Images may be sold singly, or in image multi-packs. Freebies will be offered from time to time, also as Free with Purchase. Images MUST NOT be shared, or uploaded to any server (4-shared, Rapid share, etc) for future downloads to individuals/groups who do not hold an TSC license and have purchased images.
Tutorials Terms of Use
TSC images may be used in your tutorials, however notice must be clear that any TSC image is being used as a 'SAMPLE' for the purpose of tutorials, and individuals wishing to use the same image in their tags based on the tutorial must be directed to TSC to purchase the image.
Images found in our freebie section should be noted in the tutorial that the image is being used courtesy of TSC and is not available for purchase.
To credit a tutorial site on your designs: Tutorial by (tut writers name) and URL, NO copyright symbol allowed Questions, Concerns Regarding Images; Please address any questions or concerns to: Customerservice@twisstedsisterscreatives.com
Photography Terms of Use
As with all images found on our site, you are required to hold a license from TSC in order to use these images.
**Photographs should be credited this way: ©Photographer Name, URL, TSC License# You are allowed to place the following info on any tag designed by you when using photo tubes from TSC:
©Photographer Name, URL, Tagged by (your name), Tag design by (your name), TSC License # Your license number MUST be shown on any design created by you.
Photos MAY NOT be used with another artist work.
Photographs may not be distorted in such a way as to deform the Photograph in any way which would make the Photograph disproportionate from the original, use of filters is permitted so long as the filters do not obscure the Photograph in such a way as to be unrecognizable from the original Photograph; Photographs purchased MUST be recognizable in its original state in any design except for the addition of elements and the like obtained from scrap kits. Photographs may be resized so long as the proportions remain such that the image is not distorted.
When using an TSC Photographs with a scrap kit or tube, please show copyright info as:
©photographer name; URL . . . scrap kit or tube by (designer name); URL . . . TSC License # unless the kit designer requests otherwise in their TOU
Scrap kits Terms of Use
Credit for scrap kits and/or backgrounds may be shown in this way: scrap kit by______ , render by_______ or background by_________.
If used with an TSC artist tube credit info should be shown in this way:
Artist © and URL, scrap kit by (unless size of your creation prohibits all credit info to be legible and interferes with design, in this event, should be shown as:
©Artists / Photographer name, www.artists url.com, ( your TSC license number )
Your TSC license number should always be on ANY design created by you when using images/scrap kits from TSC.
Images may not be distorted in such a way as to deform the image in any way which would make the image disproportionate from the original, use of filters is permitted so long as the filters do not obscure the tube in such a way as to be unrecognizable from the original image; tubed images purchased MUST be recognizable in its original tubed state in any design except for the addition of elements and the like obtained from scrap kits. Images may be resized so long as the proportions remain such that the image is not distorted.
Facebook Timelines
Timelines according to the rules of Facebook MAY NOT have URLs showing if they are for business purposes. Each timeline MUST credit the artist (©AlicatArt) with URL and have your TSC License Number clearly shown. Just as with tags, timelines MAY NOT be blank. They must have a name, or group name and so forth.
Images may not be distorted in such a way as to deform the image in any way which would make the image disproportionate from the original, use of filters is permitted so long as the filters do not obscure the tube in such a way as to be unrecognizable from the original image; tubed images purchased MUST be recognizable in its original tubed state in any design except for the addition of elements and the like obtained from scrap kits. Images may be resized so long as the proportions remain such that the image is not distorted.
If you have any questions, or concerns regarding images; Please address any questions or concerns to: Customerservice@twisstedsisterscreatives.com
Twisted Sisters Creatives Owners / Administrators
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, DELETE, MODIFY THESE TERMS OF USAGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
R4R, CU4CU, CU, PU etc Explained
PU (Personal Use) Product to be used in a personal use only. This means you can use it for all kind of layouts and for other graphic projects but for your personal use only, not to create profit in any way.
CU (Commercial Use) Product that can be use in a commercial way. You can create with these items, new elements or new papers and resell them as PU (personal use). If a kit or element is appropriate for commercial use it can also be used for PU/ S4H or S4O.
CU4CU (Commercial Use for Commercial Use) These kind of products allow you to create your own commercial use products from the provided elements or papers. With CU4CU items, nearly everything is allowed except reselling them as they are, they MUST be modified before selling as CU.
R4R (Resale for Resale) Can be sold as CU4CU or Commercial Use(CU) or Personal Use(PU). (see above terms)
Artists Commissions Usually agreed between the artist and designer/customer; Used either for Personal use only or sold as either R4R, CU4CU, CU, PU dependant on the Artists TOU and agreed permissions.
S4H (Scrap for Hire) That means that is not just for personal use but also to scrap for someone else. You can sell to a third party as PU, but not as CU.
QP (Quickpage or Quick Page) A predesigned digital scrapbook page saved in a flattened form with transparent spots for photos.
TS (Tagger Size) This is the size of an item or kit. (smaller than Full Sized kit) Personal use only
FS (Full Size) This is the size of an item or kit. Can be printed for scrapbooking. Personal Use only
TOU (Terms of Use) Designer terms and conditions. *Always read the TOU's of a designer because each of them have their own features.
DISCLAIMER: Twisted Sisters Creatives works to insure that no infringements to copyright and/or trademarks are found in any product sold in our store. Should items be found to infringe on copyright or trademarks the items will be removed by the party who designed the item. Failure to remove the items will result in the designer/artist being removed from the store.
Customerservice@twisstedsisterscreatives.com
