Last updated 7th November 2024
This acceptable use policy ("Policy") is part of our terms and conditions ("Legal Terms") and should be read alongside our main Legal Terms. If you disagree with these Legal Terms, please refrain from using our Services. Your continued use of our Services implies acceptance of these Legal Terms.
Please carefully review this Policy, which applies to all:
(a) uses of our Services (as defined in 'Legal Terms')
(b) forms, materials, consent tools, comments, posts, and all other content available on the Services ("Content")
(c) material you contribute to the Services, including any uploads, posts, reviews, disclosures, ratings, comments, chats, etc. in any forum, chatrooms, reviews, and any interactive services associated with it ("Contribution")
WHO WE ARE
We are Artega Limited, doing business as Artega (the "Company," "we," "us," or "our"), a company registered in the United Kingdom at Unit 82a, St James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds IP28 7DE. We operate the website http://www.arte.ga (the "Site"), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to this Policy (collectively, the "Services").
USE OF THE SERVICES
By using the Services, you warrant that you will comply with this Policy and all applicable laws.
You also acknowledge that you may not:
Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without our written permission.
Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means to send unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.
Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
Make improper use of our Services, including our support services, or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
Engage in any automated use of the Services, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or Services connected.
Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
Use any information obtained from the Services to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software.
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
If you subscribe to our Services, you understand, acknowledge, and agree that you may not, unless expressly permitted:
Use, modify, copy, redistribute, publish, display, perform, or retransmit any portions of the Services, except as expressly permitted by this Policy, without Artega Limited's prior written consent, which we may grant or refuse at our sole discretion.
Reconstruct or attempt to discover any source code or algorithms of the Services, or any portion thereof, by any means.
Provide or make the Services available to any third party.
Intercept any data not intended for you.
Damage, reveal, or alter any user's data, or any hardware, software, or information relating to another person or entity.
Share pornographic* content
CONTRIBUTIONS
In this Policy, 'Contribution' means:
Any data, information, software, text, code, music, scripts, sound, graphics, photos, videos, tags, messages, interactive features, or other materials that you post, share, upload, submit, or otherwise provide on or through the Services; or
Any other content, materials, or data you provide to Artega Limited or use with the Services.
Some areas of the Services allow users to upload, transmit, or post Contributions. While we may review or moderate Contributions, we're not obligated to do so. We expressly exclude liability for any loss or damage resulting from our users' breach of this Policy. Please report any Contribution you believe violates this Policy; however, we'll determine, at our sole discretion, whether a Contribution indeed breaches this Policy.
You warrant that:
You are the creator and owner of, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and this Policy.
All your Contributions comply with applicable laws and are original and true (if they represent your opinion or facts).
The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, performance, accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions does not and will not infringe on the proprietary rights—including but not limited to copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights—of any third party.
You have the verifiable consent, release, and/or permission of each identifiable individual in your Contributions to use their name or likeness to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and this Policy.
You also agree that you will not post, transmit, or upload any (or any part of a) Contribution that:
Breaches applicable laws, regulations, court orders, contractual obligations, this Policy, our Legal Terms, or any legal duty, or promotes or facilitates fraud or illegal activities.
Is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, insulting, intimidating, bullying, abusive, or threatening to any person or group.
Is false, inaccurate, or misleading.
Includes child sexual abuse material or violates any applicable law concerning child pornography or the protection of minors.
Contains material that solicits personal information from anyone under 18 or exploits minors in a sexual or violent manner.
Promotes violence, advocates for the violent overthrow of any government, or incites, encourages, or threatens physical harm against others.
Is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, contains pornographic* material, or is otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
Discriminates based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
Bullies, intimidates, humiliates, or insults any person.
Promotes, facilitates, or assists anyone in promoting or facilitating acts of terrorism.
Infringes, or assists anyone in infringing, a third party's intellectual property rights or publicity or privacy rights.
Is deceitful, misrepresents your identity or affiliation with any person, misleads anyone about your relationship with us, or implies that the Contribution was made by someone other than you.
Contains unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation that have been "paid for," whether with monetary compensation or in kind.
Misrepresents your identity or the source of the Contribution.
You may not use our Services to offer, present, promote, sell, give away, or otherwise make available to others any goods or services involving:
Items that promote, encourage, facilitate, or instruct others on engaging in illegal activity
Cigarettes
Controlled substances, narcotics, steroids, drug paraphernalia, or other products that pose a risk to consumer safety
Specific knives or other weapons regulated under applicable law
Firearms, ammunition, or certain firearm parts or accessories
Items not yet in the seller's possession or control
Stolen goods
Products or services identified by government agencies as highly likely to be fraudulent
Any transaction or activity requiring pre-approval without having obtained said approval
PORNOGRAPHY
At Artega we uphold sex positive, body positive, feminist values. We believe all bodies are beautiful and sex acts between consenting adults should not be purged from the internet. However, as a legal entity operating in the UK we have the responsibility to uphold UK law or face penalty. Our mission is to create privacy focussed tools where we collect, process, store and share as little information as possible.
To allow you to buy and sell 'pornographic material' we would need to comply with age verification regulation which would require us to handle personal, sensitive information about you and change how our service operates to ensure it can be properly moderated and gated.
We are currently focussing on democratising web3 and as a small team are unable to prioritise creating the infrastructure to handle the processing of personal data.
We are currently following up with Ofcom for a clear definition of pornography as we do not wish to be restrict more than we need to and hope to publish a clear set of guidelines as soon as this is provided to us.
If you would like to know more about this or would like to express your interest in using our services to buy or sell pornography, please email support@s.arte.ga
REPORTING A BREACH OF THIS POLICY
While we are not obligated to review or moderate Contributions made on the Services, we expressly exclude liability for any loss or damage resulting from our users' breach of this Policy.
If you believe any Content or Contribution:
Violates this Policy, please email us at support@s.arte.ga or refer to the contact details at the bottom of this document. Let us know which Content or Contribution is in breach and why.
Infringes on any third-party intellectual property rights, please email us at support@s.arte.ga.
We will make a reasonable determination on whether a Content or Contribution breaches this Policy.
CONSEQUENCES OF BREACHING THIS POLICY
The consequences for violating our Policy will vary based on the severity of the breach and the user's history on the Services. For example:
In some cases, we may issue a warning and/or remove the infringing Contribution. However, for serious breaches or continued violations of our Legal Terms and this Policy, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services and, if applicable, disable your account. When we believe there's a genuine risk to an individual or a threat to public safety, we may notify law enforcement or initiate legal proceedings against you.
We exclude our liability for all actions we may take in response to any of your breaches of this Policy.
COMPLAINTS AND REMOVAL OF LEGITIMATE CONTENT
If you believe that some Content or Contribution has been mistakenly removed or blocked from the Services, please contact us using the details provided at the bottom of this document. We will promptly review our decision to remove such Content or Contribution. Please note that the Content or Contribution may remain unavailable during our review process.
For more information, visit PENDING.
DISCLAIMER
Artega Limited is not obligated to monitor users' activities and disclaims responsibility for any misuse of the Services. We are not responsible for any user or other Content or Contribution created, maintained, stored, transmitted, or accessible through the Services, nor are we obligated to monitor or exercise editorial control over such material. If we become aware of Content or Contributions that violate this Policy, we may remove the material, block the user's account, and report the breach to appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise stated in this Policy, Artega Limited disclaims any obligation to individuals who have not agreed to our Terms of Service.
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
If you have questions, comments, or wish to report problematic Content or Contributions, please contact us by:
Email: support@s.arte.ga