In this document, “You” or “User” refers to an artist or buyer using this website in any capacity. “We”, “I”, “Us”, “Service”, “Company”, or “Arty” refers to Arty as an online service. “Content” refers to information uploaded or posted on Arty including images (photography, drawn, or other) or text. “Account” refers to a User’s Arty account accessible with their credentials.
By buying or selling on Arty You agree to the terms and conditions detailed on this page. You also recognise that it’s Your duty to regularly check these terms to ensure You are compliant with them.
In the event that one part of this document is deemed unenforceable by law, that will not affect the enforceability of the document as a whole.
Thank You for considering Arty for your commissions. You use this service entirely at your own risk and knowing it does not come with any express or implied warranties and is not liable to you for any losses caused through its use.
Due to Wise (formerly known as TransferWise) terms and conditions, artists under the age of 18 (or the minimum age required to use Wise in your jurisdiction) are required to have a verified PayPal account to use Arty. Withdrawals for these artists will be made via PayPal. Note that PayPal also has minimum age requirements that vary by jurisdiction. If You are ineligible for both a Wise and PayPal account you cannot use Arty.
The User is responsible for, and has ownership of, the content, that is, both images and written information, they upload or post on Arty. Arty is in no way responsible for the content uploaded by the User.
This means two important things:
The Company provides no guarantees as to the duration of which content uploaded or posted to Arty will remain available. We reserve the right to remove or otherwise make unavailable any content uploaded or posted to Arty, at any time, for any reason.
Further to this, We routinely remove content deemed "old" from Arty. These are typically commission files that were delivered over 12 (twelve) months ago but can, at the Company's discretion, include any other content within our control.
Arty is an Australian business and therefore governed by Australian law. Artists must familiarise themselves with the applicable laws before uploading or posting content to Arty. As a general rule though, if it’s not illegal and not in the list below, then it’s permitted on Arty. If You are unsure then You should seek legal guidance before using Arty.
If in doubt, don’t upload it.
Regardless of legality, the following content is not permitted on Arty:
Arty reserves the right to remove, and if necessary, report to law enforcement any content deemed prohibited.
We do not hold an Australian Financial Services License and this website does not offer a financial product or provide general or personal financial product advice. No aspect of the website should be interpreted as a solicitation or offer of financial products. Nothing on this website is intended to be or should be taken as financial, legal, or taxation advice.
Payments are final and non-refundable. The Company may refund a portion or all of a transaction in line with the information contained within the Dispute Rules.
You may close Your Account at any time by notifying Your intent to Arty via our contact page. We may suspend or terminate Your Account:
Arty reserves the right to terminate accounts immediately without notice in the case of any violations. Arty will report to law enforcement any Account behaviour identified as in breach of Australian law.
Arty will investigate a dispute or chargeback against Your Account and where appropriate will counter-dispute on Your behalf. You will not be penalised for disputes that are counter-disputed and result in a favourable resolution for Arty, or where You and Your client come to an agreement that is favourable for Arty.
At our sole discretion, and without notice, We may report a dispute or chargeback as a potential breach of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTFAct), and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules (AML/CTF Rules). We reserve the right to share any information about the matter, the parties involved, or anything else deemed appropriate or requested, with applicable governing bodies.
You may be held responsible to pay back money owed to a client. There are three main types of disputes that Arty can attempt resolution for:
You may be required by Arty to provide evidence of Your dealings with a client who issued a dispute or chargeback. Failure to promptly respond to Email requests made by Arty during this process may result in an unfavourable resolution.
At our sole discretion, You may be held financially responsible for disputes or chargebacks that are identified to be legitimate (for example if You do not deliver a commission) or if You do not promptly respond to assistance requests made by us.
Frequent chargebacks against Your Account, regardless of legitimacy, will result in the termination of Your Account.
At our sole discretion, we may:
Some of these are drastic measures that we hope never to enact, but they are necessary to protect the Company and Account holders.
Arty operates a simple referral system. A current User of Arty who refers a new User to the Company may receive, at our discretion, a gift. The gift is currently to have the fixed fee portion of the User’s next commission waived. Arty will also waive the fixed fee for the referred User for their first Arty commission.
The following conditions apply to the referral system:
Arty has no liability to a User for any theft which arises from any unauthorised use of the User’s Account or Account information.
WE TRY TO KEEP ARTY ONLINE, BUG-FREE, AND SAFE, BUT YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ARE PROVIDING ARTY AS IS WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT ARTY WILL ALWAYS BE SAFE, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT ARTY WILL ALWAYS FUNCTION WITHOUT DISRUPTIONS, DELAYS OR IMPERFECTIONS. ARTY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS, CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR DATA OF THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU RELEASE US FROM ANY CLAIMS AND DAMAGES, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS STATEMENT OR ARTY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS STATEMENT OR ARTY WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR ($1). APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, ARTY’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.