Kyrilou's Ownership


Please read the Characters FAQ for further information on permissions and original ownership!

Creator

Character Permissions

Can be regifted
Can be retraded
Can be resold

Design Terms of Use

junijwi Global Rules

By purchasing or owning works or services from junijwi, you are agreeing to abide by the following conditions.

Adoptables

Rights to using the design are given once payment is complete. Artwork may be automatically used non-commercially by the owner, but the art still remains the artists' (and can be used as examples, portfolio pieces, etc). You agree to follow any additional ToS that a closed species has if applicable.

Refunds are not accepted. Full resolution images and alternate versions (lineart, b&w, unshaded, etc) will be provided upon request, but are not guaranteed 15 days after the original transfer of artwork to the initial buyer. The buyer is allowed to redistribute visual references or artwork AS LONG AS they do not mean to resell the work and credit is given as due.

Any design that meets the all of the following criteria is automatically considered intellectual property of the owner available for commercial use:

  • The design is a one-off (not a closed species)
  • The design was autobought by a buyer
    • A flatsale is considered paying full price aka an AB
    • AB applies to auctions and OTA's
    • AB does not apply to raffles and giveaways where the price is free
Otherwise, the design is sold with private use rights only. Use rights are transferred when the design is rightfully resold/traded/gifted.


Private Use

For publishing work, you can use the design in any personal creative work OR use the design in free works (personal stories, webcomics, fiction, etc, that are available for free. For example, you can sell a comic book including the design, HOWEVER a free copy of the comic must be available somewhere publicly, such as on a website or as a .psd download).

For derivative work, you may create a species based off of a one-off (not closed species) design, as long as you are not earning income off of it. For example, you may create an open species. You may NOT sell derivative works (aka adopt designs based off this species) but you may give them away for free via raffle, DTA, etc. You can use this species in your personal work as long as that work is available for free in some way, shape, or form.

Adoptables may be gifted or traded, but may not be resold for more than their resell value. By default, resell value is the monetary amount it was gained for (ex: $0 if free, $10 if purchased for $10, etc) and this does not go down if the adopt is then resold or gifted/traded to a third party. Resell value CAN be raised with art, merchandise, etc, however in order to raise resell value, I must personally appraise the design and its derivatives. You agree to trust my judgement in deciding resale value for added art. I should be contacted in the case of any transfer, to prevent faulty sales. Ownership can be tracked through CrowCouncil (the masterlist), this is the buyer's tool against scams and I am not responsible for refunding re-sales that are not legitimate.

Designs for may be tweaked in the following ways (this can be overridden by the species' ToS):

  • renaming the character
  • changing the biography
  • creating/changing the personality
  • editing accessories/clothing
  • changing markings
  • changing physical appearance as much as you want
  • changing the design's species (if changing to a CS, you must have the CS owner's permission aka myo slot)
  • Create alternate forms/versions of the designs

Designs can be majorly changed, however you should keep the original design art files as I cannot guarantee redistribution of art files 15 days after the original transfer of work.

junijwi's closed species designs can be used outside of their home worlds, but all said interactions are considered non-canon (unless the species specifically is able to travel between worlds/universes). It is encouraged for these designs to be altered to resemble one-offs/less resemble their species, and will mainly be considered AU.

junijwi will not forcefully reclaim a design without reasonable cause. junijwi does not give refunds if a design is reclaimed for reasonable cause. Reasonable cause is as follows:

  • The current owner broke the Terms of Service
  • The current owner is proven to have scammed someone else, even if the scam has nothing to do with junijwi's personal property, art, or designs

Breaking the ToS is grounds for being blacklisted or blocked by junijwi. It is grounds for losing ownership of intellectual properties (such as adoptables) obtained from junijwi.

Commercial Use

Commercial Use Rights allow junijwi adoptables to be used in the following ways:

  • Change the design in any way
  • Change the story, world, genre, etc that the design is used in
  • Use the designs in creative works (webcomics, novels, or other forms of income-earning work)
  • create other characters based off the design
  • Sell the design on merchandise
  • Use the design in a for-profit manner
  • Create a species based off the design, for profit

For designs that do not meet the criteria for commercial use, a commercial use fee may be paid to allow commercial rights. This fee is to be discussed with junijwi, and may vary depending on intention and the design. 

Privitization

Permanently changing a species design made by junijwi into a one-off or another species can be done, but must be done with permission from junijwi (and also permission from the other species owner, if they're involved). In the case of changing one species of junijwi's into another also owned by junijwi, they have the right to charge for an MYO slot as it'll be considered a new character rather than a transfer.

Payment

BUYERS HAVE 3 DAYS TO REQUEST A REFUND FOR A REASONABLE CAUSE (determined by junijwi) but refunds are not a guarantee. Unless an exception is made, payments are non-refundable. Payment will be processed through PayPal.com. junijwi will send an invoice to the buyer, which should be paid by the listed date. Please do not send payments prior to receiving an invoice. Late payments may be subject to fees, but junijwi does not have any responsibility to remind the buyer.

Payment Plans

Payment Plans are available for works over the value of $100 USD.

A non-refundable down payment (to the junijwi's discretion depending on the piece, but most likely either 20% or $50 (whichever is lower) for adoptables) is to be forfeit upfront, where the rest of the amount owed may be paid later.

For every $100 of total worth, the buyer/commissioner has 7 days to pay the cost, to a maximum of 1 month.