1. Agreement to Terms
By accessing and using Artheon Museum ("Service", "Platform", "we", "us", or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you may not use our Service.
2. Description of Service
Artheon Museum is a digital platform that provides access to artworks and cultural artifacts from museums and collections worldwide. Our services include:
- Browsing and viewing digital reproductions of artworks
- Creating and managing virtual exhibitions
- Uploading and sharing user-generated content
- Interacting with artworks through likes, comments, and collections
- Virtual reality experiences (where available)
3. User Accounts
To access certain features of the Service, you may be required to create an account. You agree to:
- Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration
- Maintain and update your information to keep it accurate and current
- Maintain the security of your password and account
- Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account
- Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account
4. User Content and Conduct
When uploading content or creating exhibitions, you agree not to:
- Upload content that infringes on any intellectual property rights
- Post content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable
- Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
- Upload viruses or malicious code
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service
- Use automated systems to access the Service without permission
5. Intellectual Property Rights
Our Content: The Service and its original content (excluding user-generated content and public domain artworks) are owned by Artheon and are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Museum Content: Artworks and images sourced from museums are subject to the terms and licenses of their respective institutions. Many works are in the public domain, while others may have specific usage restrictions.
Your Content: You retain ownership of content you upload. By uploading content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your content on the Platform.
6. Public Domain and Fair Use
We make reasonable efforts to accurately identify artworks in the public domain and respect copyright restrictions. We operate under the principles of fair use for educational and cultural preservation purposes. If you believe any content infringes your rights, please contact us immediately.
7. Limitation of Liability
The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Service. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content on the Platform.
8. Data Collection and Privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. We collect and use data as described in that policy, including analytics, authentication data, and user preferences.
9. Third-Party Services
Our Service integrates with third-party services to provide essential functionality, including:
- Authentication and user management services
- Cloud hosting and storage infrastructure
- Search and database services
- Analytics and performance monitoring
- Museum APIs and cultural institution data sources
These third-party services have their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices or content.
10. Modifications to Service
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time without notice. We may also modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
11. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Artheon operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Email: legal@artheonmuseum.org
Website: artheonmuseum.org/contact