ARTEST TERMS OF SERVICE
Last Updated: 2025-08-06
Effective Date: 2025-08-06
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
By accessing or using the Artest platform, including the website located at https://artest.com and any associated mobile applications (collectively, the "Service"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Unleavened, LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must not access or use the Service. Your continued use of the Service after any modifications to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of such modifications.
2. SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Artest is an innovative art competition platform operated by Unleavened, LLC that enables users to generate and upload artwork using artificial intelligence technology, including but not limited to images, video, text, music, and other digital media. The platform facilitates skill-based competitions where users can showcase their creativity, participate in community voting, and engage with a global network of artists and art enthusiasts. The Service is designed exclusively for social participation and entertainment purposes and is made available to users in 24 different languages to serve our international community. The platform combines cutting-edge AI technology with competitive elements to create a unique creative environment for artistic expression and friendly competition.
3. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION AND USER OBLIGATIONS
Eligibility Requirements: The Service is available only to individuals who are 13 years of age or older. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement. Users who are under 18 years of age will have adult-sensitive content automatically restricted from their view through our content filtering systems. However, we cannot guarantee that all potentially inappropriate content will be successfully filtered, and therefore viewer discretion is advised for all users regardless of age.
Account Creation Process: To access the full features of the Service, you must register for an account by providing a valid email address and phone number. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information as necessary to maintain its accuracy. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account, whether authorized by you or not.
Account Deletion and Data Retention: You may request the deletion of your personal data, including your email address and phone number, by contacting our privacy team at privacy@artest.com. Upon processing such a request, your account will become permanently vacated and inaccessible. However, please note that your username, display information, and all public contest records will remain on the platform as they form an integral part of our contest history and community records that other users rely upon for the integrity of past competitions.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONTENT RIGHTS
User-Generated Content Ownership: You retain full intellectual property rights in any original artwork that you create and upload to the platform. By uploading content to the Service, you represent and warrant that you possess all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to use and authorize us to use such content as described in these Terms. You further guarantee that you have full legal authority over any artwork added to your account through any means, whether created directly on our platform or uploaded from external sources.
Indemnification for Rights Violations: You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Unleavened, LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from any third-party allegations that your uploaded content infringes upon their intellectual property rights or violates any applicable laws.
Platform-Generated Content: All translations of content conducted on or by the Artest platform, including but not limited to translations of user content, interface elements, contest descriptions, community guidelines, and any other platform materials, are the exclusive intellectual property of Unleavened, LLC. This ensures the consistency and quality of our multilingual platform experience across all 24 supported languages.
Licensed Use by Platform: By uploading private artwork to the platform, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to host, display, store, and distribute such content solely for the purpose of providing the Service, for as long as the content remains on the platform. For contest entries specifically, you grant Unleavened, LLC a permanent, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to publicly display, distribute, and showcase such entries within the Artest platform environment to maintain the integrity and historical record of our competitions.
5. CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS
Contest Framework: The platform features skill-based competitions ("Contests") that are posted daily by both community members and our staff team. These contests provide a structured environment for artistic competition and community engagement. All contests are designed and operated exclusively for entertainment and social participation purposes, with no monetary prizes or commercial rewards offered.
Entry and Participation: Users may enter contests by submitting their artwork and paying the required entry fee in the form of platform Credits. Each contest has specific entry requirements, themes, and deadlines that participants must adhere to. The competition process typically involves multiple phases, including submission periods, community voting phases, and final judging phases, with winners determined based on community engagement and artistic merit.
Fair Play Disclaimer: While we strive to maintain fair and enjoyable competitions, we make no guarantees, express or implied, regarding the vetting of contest entries or voting behavior for fair practices. We cannot ensure that all participants are competing in good faith or that cheating, manipulation, or other unfair practices are entirely prevented. Users participate in contests with full understanding of these limitations and at their own discretion.
Prize Distribution: Contest winners in various categories and phases will receive their proportional share of the contest's Credit jackpot, which is accumulated from entry fees paid by all participants. Prize distribution is automated based on performance metrics and community engagement levels as determined by our platform algorithms.
6. CONTEST ENTRIES
Entry Submission Process: Contest participation requires payment of the specified entry fee in platform Credits as posted for each individual contest. Once you submit an entry and it is published within a contest, it becomes part of the permanent contest record and contributes to the historical integrity of that competition.
Permanent Contest Record: All contest entries, once published, cannot be deleted, removed, or withdrawn from the contest record, even upon explicit user request or account deletion. This policy ensures the fairness and historical accuracy of our competitions and prevents gaps in contest rankings that would diminish the value of competitions for all participants. By entering a contest, you grant an irrevocable license for your entry to remain part of the contest record in exchange for the opportunity to win prizes. Entries may only be removed by court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as required by applicable law in your jurisdiction (such as data protection regulations that may override this policy).
Public Display Rights: By submitting an entry to any contest, you grant Unleavened, LLC the permanent, irrevocable right to display, showcase, and feature your entry publicly within the Artest platform indefinitely. This includes the right to use entries in promotional materials, platform demonstrations, contest archives, and community showcases.
Entry Disqualification and Credit Forfeiture: In the event that any contest entry is disqualified, removed, or deemed ineligible due to violation of contest rules, community guidelines, platform policies, content policy violations, legal requirements, or other rule infractions, all Credits used to enter that specific contest are immediately forfeited and non-refundable. This policy applies regardless of when the disqualification occurs during the contest period.
7. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
Billing Cycle Management: All subscription plan changes, including cancellations, downgrades, and upgrades, are processed and take effect at the beginning of your next billing cycle. This policy ensures consistent service delivery and fair billing practices across all subscription tiers.
Cancellations and Downgrades: If you cancel your subscription or downgrade to a lower-tier plan before your current billing cycle expires, you will continue to receive your current service level, including all associated benefits and Credit allocations, until your billing cycle naturally concludes. We do not provide refunds, credits, or prorated amounts for any unused portion of your subscription period, regardless of when during the billing cycle you make changes to your subscription.
Subscription Upgrades: When you upgrade your subscription to a higher-tier plan, the new plan takes effect immediately upon payment processing. You will be charged the difference between your current plan cost and the new plan cost, prorated for the remaining time in your current billing cycle. Any Credits or resources you have already consumed during the current billing cycle will be counted against your new plan's quotas, and your remaining quotas will be adjusted proportionally for the time remaining in the billing cycle.
Upgrade Example: If you have a plan with 250 monthly Credits and have used 100 Credits, then upgrade to a 500 monthly Credit plan, your new plan will begin with 100 Credits already counted as used. The remaining 400 Credits will be available for the remainder of your billing cycle, and your next full billing cycle will begin with the complete 500 Credit allocation.
8. CREDITS SYSTEM
Credit Acquisition Methods: Platform Credits serve as the primary currency for participation in contests and platform activities. You may acquire Credits through several methods: promotional gifts provided by the platform (such as sign-up bonuses and birthday rewards), referral bonuses when you successfully invite friends to join the platform (with specific amounts disclosed on invitation forms), direct purchases through one-time Credit packages, Credits included as part of subscription plans, and winnings from successful contest participation.
Credit Usage and Limitations: Credits may only be used for activities within the Artest platform, including contest entries, special features access, and other platform-specific services as they become available. Credits possess no monetary value whatsoever and cannot be exchanged, redeemed, or converted into money, cryptocurrency, gift cards, physical prizes, or any other form of value outside the platform. Credits are non-transferable between user accounts and cannot be sold, traded, or gifted to other users.
Credit Expiration and Management: Credits may be subject to expiration dates as specified in your subscription plan or promotional terms. We reserve the right to implement Credit management policies to ensure fair platform usage and prevent abuse of the Credits system.
9. VOTING AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Voting Mechanics: The platform operates a community-driven voting system where users can evaluate and support contest entries through various voting mechanisms. Users are permitted and encouraged to share contest invitations with others to expand community participation and bring new voters to the platform. Our voting system employs a weighted approach where users with greater platform experience and established positive participation history have their votes carry more weight than those of newer or less active community members.
Good Faith Participation: All users are expected to participate in voting activities with honesty, integrity, and good faith. Voting should be based on genuine artistic merit, creativity, and personal preference rather than any ulterior motives or coordinated manipulation efforts.
Prohibited Voting Practices: Users are strictly forbidden from engaging in any form of voting manipulation or artificial influence campaigns. This includes but is not limited to: creating multiple accounts (duplicate accounts) to cast additional votes, using automated systems, bots, or scripts to generate votes, coordinating vote manipulation schemes with other users, purchasing votes or vote-related services from third parties, or any other deceptive practices designed to artificially inflate or deflate vote counts for any entries.
10. COMMUNITY GUIDELINES AND CONDUCT
Positive Community Standards: Artest exists as a creative sanctuary and positive community space for artists and art enthusiasts from diverse cultural backgrounds, value systems, and life experiences. All users are expected to engage in constructive, supportive, and positive commenting behavior on contest entries and within platform forums. Comments should contribute meaningfully to artistic discourse and community building.
Prohibited Behavior: The following behaviors are strictly prohibited and may result in immediate account action: trolling or deliberately provocative behavior designed to upset other users, hate speech, bigotry, discrimination, or harassment based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristics, posting intentionally hurtful, divisive, or inflammatory comments designed to create conflict within the community, sharing content that may be reasonably expected to inflame tensions or invite controversy onto the platform, and any behavior that disrupts the positive, creative atmosphere we strive to maintain.
Content Moderation and Enforcement: All content moderation decisions made by our staff team are final and absolute, with no formal appeal process available for content removal, entry disqualification, or temporary restrictions. However, users may appeal account termination decisions by contacting legal@artest.com with a detailed explanation of their circumstances. We reserve the right to remove content, restrict user privileges, issue temporary or permanent suspensions, disqualify contest entries, or terminate accounts entirely at our sole discretion when violations of these community guidelines occur. Enforcement actions may be taken without prior warning depending on the severity of the violation.
11. TROPHIES AND RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Digital Trophy Awards: The platform features a comprehensive digital trophy and recognition system that acknowledges outstanding user achievements and exceptional contest entries based on various performance metrics, community engagement levels, artistic merit, and platform participation. These digital trophies are designed to celebrate creativity and encourage continued participation in our community.
Trophy Ownership and Rights: All digital trophies, badges, awards, and recognition elements are and remain the exclusive intellectual property of Unleavened, LLC. No ownership rights, licenses, or claims to these digital assets are transferred to users upon receiving trophy status. Trophies are displayed on user profiles purely for entertainment, recognition, and community engagement purposes.
Trophy Calculations and Adjustments: Our trophy system undergoes periodic reviews and algorithm improvements to ensure fairness and accuracy in recognition. From time to time, recalculations of performance metrics may necessitate the redistribution, modification, or removal of previously awarded trophies. We make no guarantees regarding the permanence of any specific trophy awards, and users acknowledge that trophy status may change based on updated calculations or policy modifications.
12. NOTIFICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Notification System: The platform provides a comprehensive notification system to keep users informed about their contest participation, community interactions, and platform activities. Notifications include updates about comments on your entries, votes received, placement rankings in contests, contest phase transitions for competitions you are following or participating in, and other relevant platform activities that may interest you.
Communication Methods: Depending on your personal preferences and device capabilities, notifications may be delivered through multiple channels including email messages to your registered email address, mobile push notifications through our iOS and Android applications, and SMS text messages to your verified phone number.
Notification Management: You maintain full control over your notification preferences and can customize the types of notifications you receive and the delivery methods you prefer. You may disable specific notification categories or turn off notifications entirely through your account settings, with the exception of critical account security notifications which cannot be disabled for account protection purposes.
13. APPLICATIONS AND PLATFORM ACCESS
Multi-Platform Availability: The Artest service is accessible through multiple platforms to accommodate diverse user preferences and technical capabilities. Users can access the full platform experience through any modern web browser at https://artest.com, as well as through our dedicated mobile applications available for download from the iOS App Store for Apple devices and Google Play Store for Android devices.
Application Disclaimers: Our mobile applications and web platform are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind. While we strive to provide stable, bug-free applications, users acknowledge that software applications may contain bugs, errors, or performance issues that could potentially impact device performance, battery life, or user experience. Users choose to download and use our applications at their own discretion and assume responsibility for any impacts on their devices.
Regional Availability: We make no guarantees regarding the availability of our platform, website, or mobile applications in any specific geographic region or country. Access may be restricted or limited based on local laws, regulations, technical infrastructure, or business considerations beyond our control.
14. SERVICE AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY
Uptime Goals and Limitations: While Unleavened, LLC strives to provide consistent, reliable service with maximum uptime and availability, we make no warranties, guarantees, or service level agreements regarding continuous service availability. The platform may experience interruptions, slowdowns, outages, or complete downtime at any time due to technical issues, maintenance requirements, infrastructure problems, third-party service dependencies, or other factors beyond our reasonable control.
Maintenance Windows: The platform will undergo both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities from time to time to improve performance, implement new features, address security concerns, and maintain system reliability. While we will make reasonable efforts to schedule maintenance during off-peak usage hours and provide advance notice when possible, we make no guarantees regarding advance notification of maintenance activities or service interruptions.
No Liability for Service Interruptions: Users acknowledge and agree that Unleavened, LLC shall not be liable for any damages, losses, missed opportunities, data loss, or inconvenience caused by service interruptions, maintenance activities, system downtime, or any temporary unavailability of platform features. Users are encouraged to maintain their own backups of any important content and not rely solely on platform availability for time-sensitive activities.
15. PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND PLATFORM ABUSE
Security and System Integrity: Users are strictly prohibited from engaging in any activities that compromise or attempt to compromise the security, integrity, or proper functioning of the Artest platform. This includes but is not limited to: exploiting, reporting, or sharing knowledge of security vulnerabilities without proper disclosure through official channels, conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks or any other malicious network activities against our infrastructure, attempting to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts, platform databases, or restricted areas of the service.
Community Disruption: Actions that disrupt the positive community environment are forbidden, including trolling behavior designed to provoke negative reactions from other users, harassment or systematic targeting of individual users or groups, and any behavior specifically intended to create unnecessary difficulties, workload, or problems for our staff team, volunteer moderators, or community support personnel.
Contest and Platform Manipulation: Users must not engage in any attempts to manipulate contest outcomes, voting results, or platform rankings through deceptive means including but not limited to vote buying, coordinated manipulation campaigns, or exploitation of platform algorithms. Additionally, users must not deliberately submit off-topic content, low-quality entries designed to waste community time, or content that violates contest themes or requirements.
16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNLEAVENED, LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
17. DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. UNLEAVENED, LLC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.
18. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, your use of the Service, or your relationship with Unleavened, LLC shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect. This arbitration agreement is intended to be broadly interpreted and covers all claims between the parties.
Arbitration Procedures: All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in New York, New York, and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The arbitrator's decision and award shall be final and binding upon all parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs unless the arbitrator determines otherwise based on applicable law.
Class Action Waiver: You agree that any arbitration shall be conducted on an individual basis only and not as a class action, collective action, or representative proceeding of any kind. You expressly waive your right to participate in or receive benefits from any class action lawsuit against Unleavened, LLC. You also waive your right to a jury trial for any disputes covered by this arbitration agreement.
Limited Exceptions: Notwithstanding the foregoing arbitration requirement, Unleavened, LLC may seek injunctive relief, specific performance, or other equitable remedies in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights, confidential information, or to prevent ongoing harm to the platform or its users.
19. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms of Service and any disputes arising hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. For any legal matters not subject to the arbitration requirement set forth above, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York County, New York, and waive any objection to venue in such courts.
20. MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS
Unleavened, LLC reserves the right to modify, update, or revise these Terms of Service at any time in our sole discretion. We will notify users of material changes through the platform, email notification, or other reasonable means. Your continued use of the Service after such notification constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not agree to any modifications, your sole remedy is to discontinue use of the Service and terminate your account.
21. ACCOUNT TERMINATION
Unleavened, LLC reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate your account and access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without prior notice, for any reason including but not limited to violations of these Terms, disruptive behavior, suspected fraudulent activity, or for any other reason at our sole discretion. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately, though these Terms shall remain in effect regarding past use of the Service.
22. SEVERABILITY AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published on the Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and Unleavened, LLC regarding your use of the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.
23. CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions regarding these Terms of Service, legal matters, or general inquiries about the Service, please contact us at: legal@artest.com