Terms of Use

Effective: Sep 16 2024. Last Revised: Sep 16, 2024.

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of Artefact Collective Pte Ltd’s (the "Company" or "we" or "us")’s website, services, and applications (the "Platform"). By using this Platform, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not access this Platform or our related services.

1. Amendments to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify or update these Terms at any time, with or without notice. Any changes will take effect upon posting on this Platform. Your continued usage constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, please cease any use of this Platform and related services. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to create an account or use this Platform. If you are between 13 and 18, you must have parental or legal guardian consenting to these Terms and to your usage of this Platform.

3. Account Security

You are required to register an account using a valid email address to access certain features of the Platform. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account and must immediately notify us if you have reasonable cause to believe or discovered that someone has accessed your account without your permission.

4. Privacy

OurPrivacy Policyexplains how and why we collect, use, and share information about you when you access or use our Platform. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions provided in our Privacy Policy.

5. Data Sharing and Communications with IP Partners

We work with anime intellectual property owners, studios, production committees, and licensors ("IP Partners") to provide you with better experiences and relevant content. By using this Platform, you consent to the following:

Aggregated Data - We may share aggregated and anonymized data with IP Partners about users who follow their anime content. This data includes metrics such as fan counts, growth trends, geographic distribution (e.g., country or region), demographic information (e.g., age ranges), engagement levels, and cross-title viewing preferences. This aggregated data is anonymized and does not contain any personally identifiable information. It cannot be used to identify you individually.

Personal Information Protection - We do not share your email address, name, username, profile information, or any other personally identifiable information with IP Partners. We remain the sole controller of your personal data.

By following anime titles on the Platform, you agree to receive communications from the IP Partners associated with those titles. These communications may include:

• Updates about new episodes, seasons, or releases
• Special announcements and behind-the-scenes content
• Promotional offers and merchandise information
• Fan surveys and feedback requests
• Other content related to the anime you follow

All communications are sent through our Platform on behalf of IP Partners. IP Partners do not receive direct access to your email address or other contact information.

You may opt out of receiving these communications at any time by:

• Adjusting your notification preferences in your account settings
• Unfollowing specific anime titles
• Using the unsubscribe link included in email communications

Even if you opt out of IP Partner communications, you will still receive essential service-related communications from us regarding your account.

6. User Content

This Platform allows Users to create member accounts, post comments, questions, engage in conversation with other Users, as well as post other information and take other actions on or through our related services (“User Content”). You are solely responsible for your User Content and any User Content that you upload, publish, display, link to, or otherwise make available (hereinafter, “post”), and you agree that we are only acting as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Content. You agree not to post User Content that:

• Contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, or otherwise objectionable;
• May create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property;
• May create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal;
• May constitute or contribute to a crime or tort;
• Contains any information or content that is illegal;
• Contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships;
• Constitutes "Spam", advertising, or business-related communications.

You shall be solely responsible for your own User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You represent and warrant your User Content and our use thereof as contemplated in this terms of use will not infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any privacy rights, rights of publicity, or intellectual property rights of any country or jurisdiction. To the extent legally permissible, you further agree to indemnify us and our affiliates, partners, licensors, and employees in full for all damages, claims, or legal action we may suffer as a result of your warranty and representation in relation to your User Content.

You agree to not distribute, publish, broadcast, reproduce, copy, retransmit, or publicly display any content on this Platform; use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods on this Platform; and/or download any portion of this Platform, other than for purposes of page caching, except as expressly permitted by us.

7. Grant of License

By posting any User Content, you represent and warrant to us that you have a right to grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, display, and distribute your User Content, make derivative works of your User Content (including your name and voice) without seeking further consent from you or anyone else, and without liability for payment of any sort.

8. Content Moderation and Removal

We reserve the right to remove any User Content or restrict access to your account if we determine, in our sole discretion, that there are reasonable grounds to suspect or indicate you have violated these Terms or applicable laws.

9. Intellectual Property

All content on the website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, videos, and any other materials (collectively, "Site Content"), is the property of ours or our licensors, including official anime intellectual property “IP” owners, third-party anime studios, and anime partners who have granted rights to us for its use. This Site Content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You are strictly prohibited from using, copying, modifying, distributing, or displaying any Site Content without prior written consent from us or the respective third-party licensors.

Other than Site Content, all other trademarks, product names, and logos displayed on the website are the property of their respective owners. These trademarks, logos, and product names may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the permission of the applicable trademark holder.

10. Copyright Policy

If you believe that any material on our Platform infringes your copyright or trademark rights, please file a notice of infringement in accordance with our DMCA Policy.