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Effective Date: April 2025

This website is owned and operated by Christine Rena Artist (“Christine,” "her," "the Artist") and these Terms of Use apply to your engagement with this Site and related content, including Christine's social media channels. By visiting or using this website, purchasing, or interacting with her content, you agree to these Terms and Privacy Policy.

AGREEMENT TO TERMS

By using the Site or engaging with Christine's services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms.

AGE REQUIREMENT

You confirm that you are at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into a binding contract, and that you will comply with these Terms while using Christine's services.

UPDATES TO THESE TERMS

Christine may update these Terms at any time without notice. Changes take effect when posted, and it is your responsibility to review them regularly. Continued use of the Site after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All content on this Site, including but not limited to text, images, videos, audio, designs, and software, is owned or licensed by Christine Rena Artist. You do not acquire any ownership or rights to this content by accessing or using the Site. All rights are reserved.

PRIVACY

All personal information collected will be kept strictly confidential.

FREE SHIPPING

Applies to within New Zealand only and excludes originals.

COMMISSIONS

CONSULTATIONS AND QUOTES
Consultations and quotes are provided free of charge.

RIGHT TO DECLINE
Christine reserve the right to decline any commission, sale, or layby at our sole discretion.

COMMISSION BOOKINGS
Commission bookings are held for a maximum of seven (7) days. If a minimum deposit of 50% has not been received within this period, the booking will be cancelled without further notice.

COMMERCIAL USE COMMISSIONS

Upon final payment and completion of the commission, full rights to the work are transferred to the Client for commercial use. The Client agrees to use the work in a manner that respects the mana, integrity, and reputation of the Artist. Christine Rena Artist retains the right to showcase commercial commissions in her portfolio, on social media, and in promotional materials. Clients may not falsely claim authorship of the work.

PERSONAL USE COMMISSIONS

Christine retains full copyright to all commissioned works unless otherwise agreed in writing. Christine reserves the right to showcase commissioned works in her portfolio, on social media, and in promotional materials.

Clients may not reproduce, distribute, alter, profit from, or claim authorship of any commissioned work or digital download. Commissioned works or digital downloads may not be entered into contests, competitions, or used in any way that infringes on Christine's intellectual property rights.

CLIENT RESPONSIBILITY
It is the Client’s responsibility to provide all relevant and accurate information at the time of booking. Christine will not be responsible for errors in the final commission resulting from missing or incorrect information.

REFERENCE IMAGES
For portrait commissions, whether of people or animals, photo references must be provided. Christine will not accept portrait commissions without clear reference images.

RUSH FEES
If a commission is required by a specific deadline, a Rush Fee may be applied at Christine's discretion.

ARTISTIC STYLE
By commissioning Christine, the Client acknowledges that all work will be completed in her distinctive artistic style.

CANCELLATIONS - COMMISSIONS

You may cancel a commission at any time. If cancellation occurs within forty-eight (48) hours of payment, a full refund will be issued. After forty-eight (48) hours, only the initial deposit will be refunded. Commissions will also be cancelled if full payment is not received by the agreed due date.

Once a deposit has been paid, no major changes to the commission may be made unless an additional fee is agreed upon by both the Artist and the Client.

CLIENT AGREEMENT

The Client agrees to adhere to all the terms and conditions laid out here and within the Client Agreement signed by them and Christine Rena Artist.

DIGITAL LICENCE COMMUNITY USE

LICENCE GRANT

A Community Use License “Licence” is available for eligible not-for-profit organizations for permission to download, print and use the colouring books created by Christine Rena for their own internal programmes and activities. The License provides unlimited access to all colouring books available during the active licence period of 12 months, together with access to any new colouring books released while the Licence remains current. A Community Use Licence is $249NZD per year.

ELIGABILITY

This Licence is available to:

Registered charities
Incorporated not-for-profit organisations
Community groups
Schools and educational providers
Hospitals, healthcare providers and therapy services
Libraries
Government-funded community services

Commercial businesses are not eligible for this Licence unless separate written permission is granted by Christine.

ENQUIRES

Kōrero mai for all enquires regarding a Community Use Licence.

Check out the full terms and conditions here.

DIGITAL LICENCE PESONAL USE

LICENSE GRANT

Upon purchase (or download of free assets/koha) , the purchaser/downloaded is granted a single, non-transferable license for personal use of each free and/or purchased digital item. This license is granted solely for the purchaser’s own personal use and may not be transferred to any third party.

BACK UP AND PERSONAL USE

The purchaser is permitted to make copies or printouts and store a backup copy of any free and/or purchased digital item on another device, provided this is for private, personal use only. No third-party access may result from this activity.

COPYING FOR PRIVATE USE

Copying any free and/or purchased digital item is permitted only for private purposes and may only be done in the form of excerpts.

DIGITAL LICENCE GENERAL USE

REUNDS

Digital items are non-refundable.

RESTRICTIONS

Personal and Community Use Licenses are not permitted to:

Sell the colouring books or printed copies.
Share, distribute or provide the digital files to any other organisation or individual outside your organisation.
Upload the digital files to public websites, file-sharing services or cloud storage where they are accessible by others.
Transfer or sublicense the Licence.
Remove or alter copyright notices.
Modify the artwork for resale or redistribution.
Claim ownership of the artwork or colouring books.
Include the colouring books in products or resources offered for sales or giveaways.

SHARING AND CREDIT

Sharing any free and/or purchased digital item as news on social media or within publications is allowed, provided the appropriate credit is given.

All colouring books, artwork, illustrations and designs remain the intellectual property of Christine Rena Artist and are protected by copyright.

This Licence grants permission to use the materials only as outlined in these terms. No ownership or copyright is transferred.

TERMINTATION

Christine Rena Artist may terminate any Licence immediately if these terms are breached.

Unauthorised sharing, resale or distribution of the digital files will automatically terminate the Licence.

Termination does not affect Christine Rena Artist's right to pursue any other legal remedies available under copyright law.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The colouring books are provided "as is". To the maximum extent permitted by law, Christine Rena shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss arising from their use.