1. Introduction & Acceptance of Terms
Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully before accessing shattics.com (“Site”) or using any of its features and services.
These Terms contain important information about your rights, obligations and limitations arising from your use of the Site. By accessing the Site, submitting a brief, ordering services, or registering a personal account, you confirm that you have read these Terms, understand their content, and agree to be legally bound to comply with them in full.
If you do not agree with any part of these Terms — please stop using the Site.
The Site is owned and operated by individual entrepreneur Bohdan Shaffer (trademark shattics), hereinafter — “we”, “us”, “our” or “shattics”.
Our policy regarding the collection and processing of personal data is described separately in the Privacy Policy, available on the Site. These Terms may be updated without prior notice. The current version is always posted on this page — it is your responsibility to check it periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes are made constitutes automatic acceptance of the updated Terms.
2. Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
All content presented on the Site — including text, graphics, information, content, images, illustrations, design, icons, photographs, video clips, sounds, music, artwork, computer code and other materials, as well as the copyrights, trademarks, design, trade dress and/or other intellectual property rights in such materials — is the exclusive intellectual property of shattics and is protected by applicable law.
2.1. Protection of Characters, Mascot
and Original Illustrations
All original characters, animations and illustrations created by shattics are subject to copyright and are protected in accordance with:
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886, revised in Paris in 1971) — the international copyright protection standard joined by 181 countries
TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 1994) — the mandatory international intellectual property protection standard under the WTO
EU Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of copyright in the information society
Law of Ukraine “On Copyright and Related Rights” (No. 2811-IX)
Any reproduction, copying, distribution, modification or commercial use of the characters and mascot of shattics without written permission constitutes a direct copyright infringement and entails legal liability.
3. Collaboration Rules & Workflow
To guarantee a high-quality development process, strict adherence to deadlines, and transparent communication, all client projects are strictly subject to the following collaboration rules:
3.1. Single Point of Contact (Decision-Maker)
The Client is required to appoint one authorized representative who consolidates the team’s feedback, approves layouts, and makes final decisions. shattics does not accept conflicting revisions from multiple representatives at the same time. Any change of the responsible person must be communicated in advance.
3.2. Initial Concepts
shattics develops 3 distinct visual concepts at the start of the project. Their purpose is to define the brand’s core creative direction.
3.3. Additional Concept
If none of the three concepts is suitable — one additional concept is provided free of charge. All further requests for new concepts are billed separately.
3.4. Revision Rounds
The project includes up to 3 rounds of revisions during the identity development stage. Starting from the fourth round — each iteration is billed additionally at shattics’ standard rates.
3.4.1. Brandbook Revisions
Once the creative direction is approved, the final document includes 1 round of revisions. Further changes to the brandbook are billed separately.
3.5. Division of Responsibility
shattics is responsible for the quality, integrity, and technical execution of the developed brand system. The Client is responsible for its practical implementation and for the actions of third parties — printers, external developers, advertising platforms.
3.6. Early Termination of Cooperation
If the project is cancelled at the Client’s initiative — payment for work already completed is non-refundable.
4. Online Project Estimates
Calculations, timelines, and estimated costs generated through the interactive tool on the Site (Shattics Engine) are preliminary and for informational purposes only. Final terms are fixed exclusively in an individual commercial proposal after a detailed review of the brief.
5. User Profiles & Security
If you register a personal account on the shattics platform — you are fully responsible for the confidentiality of your login credentials. shattics reserves the right to suspend or delete accounts that contain false information or pose a security risk to the platform.
6. Limitation of Liability
shattics is not liable for temporary technical failures, hosting provider outages, delays caused by third-party services, or indirect damages arising from the temporary unavailability of the Site.
7. Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights
Final rights to the developed materials transfer to the Client only after full 100% payment of the agreed budget. Drafts, unapproved concepts, and working files remain the property of shattics.
8. Contacts
For questions regarding these Terms or legal inquiries, please contact:
hello@shattics.com
