Terms of Service

Effective Date: October 26, 2023

Welcome to arthive.top. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the arthive.top website, services, and any related applications (collectively, the "Service"). The Service is operated by arthive.top ("we," "us," "our," or "the Company").

Please read these Terms carefully before using the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you are not authorized to use the Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and arthive.top. We may modify these Terms at any time by posting the revised version on this page. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

You represent that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, or that you are the age of majority and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use the Service.

2. Use of Service

2.1 Description of Service

arthive.top provides a platform for the discovery, appreciation, and collection of digital art and related content. The specific features and functionality of the Service are subject to change and are described on the website.

2.2 Account Registration

Access to certain features of the Service may require you to create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.
• Maintain and promptly update your account information to keep it accurate.
• Maintain the security of your password and accept all risks of unauthorized access.
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
• You are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account.

2.3 Prohibited Uses

You agree not to use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in any way that violates these Terms. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

• Using the Service to violate any local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
• Transmitting any material that is abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
• Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity.
• Interfering with or disrupting the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service.
• Attempting to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service, other accounts, or computer systems/networks connected to the Service.
• Using any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device to retrieve, index, "scrape," "data mine," or gather content from the Service.
• Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling any part of the Service.

3. User Responsibilities

3.1 User Content

You may be able to submit, post, display, or transmit content, including digital art, comments, and other materials ("User Content"). You retain all ownership rights in your User Content. However, by submitting User Content, you grant arthive.top a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with the Service and our business.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish the User Content and grant the license above.

3.2 Conduct

You are solely responsible for your conduct while using the Service. You agree to use the Service in a manner that is respectful of other users and in compliance with all applicable laws.

3.3 Fees and Payments

Certain aspects of the Service may be subject to payments and fees. All fees are stated in U.S. dollars. You agree to pay all applicable fees and authorize us to charge your chosen payment provider. Fees are non-refundable except as required by law or as explicitly stated otherwise.

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Service Ownership

The Service, including its "look and feel," design, information, text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, software, audio and video files, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, "Our Content"), is the exclusive property of arthive.top or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

4.2 Copyright and Trademarks

The "arthive.top" name and logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of arthive.top or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Service are the trademarks of their respective owners.

4.3 Copyright Infringement (DMCA)

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material on the Service infringes your copyright, please send a notice of claimed infringement to our designated agent at the contact email below, containing the information required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

5. Limitation of Liability

5.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ARTHIVE.TOP EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

5.2 Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ARTHIVE.TOP, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (I) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE