381 lines
22 KiB
PHP
381 lines
22 KiB
PHP
@extends('layouts.nova.content-layout')
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@section('page-content')
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<div class="max-w-3xl space-y-10">
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{{-- Intro --}}
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<div>
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<p class="text-neutral-400 text-sm mb-2">Last updated: March 1, 2026</p>
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<p class="text-neutral-300 leading-relaxed">
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These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Skinbase ("we", "us", "our",
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"the Service") at <strong class="text-white">skinbase.org</strong>. By creating an account or
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using the Service in any way, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not
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use Skinbase.
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</p>
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</div>
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{{-- Table of Contents --}}
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<nav class="rounded-xl border border-white/10 bg-white/[0.03] p-5">
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<p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-neutral-400 mb-3">Contents</p>
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<ol class="space-y-1.5 text-sm text-sky-400">
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<li><a href="#acceptance" class="hover:underline">01 — Acceptance of Terms</a></li>
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<li><a href="#the-service" class="hover:underline">02 — The Service</a></li>
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<li><a href="#accounts" class="hover:underline">03 — Accounts & Eligibility</a></li>
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<li><a href="#content-licence" class="hover:underline">04 — Your Content & Licence Grant</a></li>
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<li><a href="#prohibited" class="hover:underline">05 — Prohibited Conduct</a></li>
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<li><a href="#copyright" class="hover:underline">06 — Copyright & DMCA</a></li>
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<li><a href="#our-ip" class="hover:underline">07 — Skinbase Intellectual Property</a></li>
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<li><a href="#disclaimers" class="hover:underline">08 — Disclaimers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#liability" class="hover:underline">09 — Limitation of Liability</a></li>
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<li><a href="#indemnification" class="hover:underline">10 — Indemnification</a></li>
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<li><a href="#termination" class="hover:underline">11 — Termination</a></li>
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<li><a href="#governing-law" class="hover:underline">12 — Governing Law</a></li>
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<li><a href="#changes" class="hover:underline">13 — Changes to These Terms</a></li>
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<li><a href="#contact" class="hover:underline">14 — Contact</a></li>
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</ol>
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</nav>
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{{-- 01 --}}
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<section id="acceptance">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">01</span>
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Acceptance of Terms
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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By accessing or using Skinbase — whether by browsing the site, registering an account, uploading
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content, or any other interaction — you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to
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these Terms and our <a href="/privacy-policy" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">Privacy Policy</a>,
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which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If you are using Skinbase on behalf of an
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organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 02 --}}
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<section id="the-service">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">02</span>
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The Service
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed mb-4">
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Skinbase is a community platform for sharing and discovering desktop customisation artwork —
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including skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, and related resources. The Service includes the
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website, galleries, forums, messaging, comments, and any other features we provide.
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</p>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time
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with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification,
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suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 03 --}}
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<section id="accounts">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">03</span>
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Accounts & Eligibility
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</h2>
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<div class="space-y-4 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Age.</strong> You must be at least <strong class="text-white">13 years old</strong>
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to create a Skinbase account. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent's or
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guardian's permission to use the Service.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Accurate information.</strong> You agree to provide accurate, current, and
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complete information when registering and to keep your account information up to date.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Account security.</strong> You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
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of your password and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at
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<a href="/bug-report" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">skinbase.org/bug-report</a> if you believe
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your account has been compromised.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">One account per person.</strong> You may not create multiple accounts to
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circumvent bans or restrictions, or to misrepresent your identity to other users.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Account transfer.</strong> Accounts are personal and non-transferable.
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You may not sell, trade, or give away your account.
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</p>
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</div>
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</section>
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{{-- 04 --}}
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<section id="content-licence">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">04</span>
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Your Content & Licence Grant
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</h2>
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<div class="space-y-4 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Ownership.</strong> You retain ownership of any original artwork,
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skins, themes, or other creative works ("Your Content") that you upload to Skinbase. These Terms
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do not transfer any intellectual property rights to us.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Licence to Skinbase.</strong> By uploading or publishing Your Content
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on Skinbase, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to
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host, store, reproduce, display, distribute, and make Your Content available as part of the
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Service, including in thumbnails, feeds, promotional materials, and search results. This licence
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exists only for as long as Your Content remains on the Service.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Licence to other users.</strong> Unless you specify otherwise in your
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upload description, Your Content may be downloaded and used by other users for personal,
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non-commercial use. You are responsible for clearly communicating any additional licence terms
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or restrictions within your upload.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Representations.</strong> By submitting Your Content you represent and
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warrant that: (a) you own or have all necessary rights to the content; (b) the content does not
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infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights; and (c) the content
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complies with these Terms and our
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<a href="/rules-and-guidelines" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">Rules & Guidelines</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Removal.</strong> You may delete Your Content from your account at any
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time via your dashboard. Upon deletion, the content will be removed from public view within a
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reasonable time, though cached copies may persist briefly.
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</p>
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</div>
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</section>
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{{-- 05 --}}
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<section id="prohibited">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">05</span>
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Prohibited Conduct
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed mb-4">
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You agree not to use the Service to:
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</p>
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<ul class="space-y-2 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed list-disc list-inside pl-2">
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<li>Upload content that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right.</li>
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<li>Upload photographs or photoskins using images you do not own or have permission to use (see our <a href="/rules-and-guidelines" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">Rules & Guidelines</a>).</li>
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<li>Harass, threaten, bully, stalk, or intimidate any person.</li>
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<li>Post content that is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, hateful, or promotes violence or illegal activity.</li>
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<li>Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely claim affiliation with any person, entity, or Skinbase staff.</li>
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<li>Distribute spam, chain letters, unsolicited commercial messages, or phishing content.</li>
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<li>Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Service, other accounts, or our systems.</li>
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<li>Use automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Service without prior written permission.</li>
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<li>Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service or the data contained therein.</li>
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<li>Collect or harvest personal information about other users without their consent.</li>
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<li>Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of applicable laws or regulations.</li>
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</ul>
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<p class="mt-4 text-sm text-neutral-500">
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Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or a permanent ban. Serious violations
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may be reported to relevant authorities.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 06 --}}
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<section id="copyright">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">06</span>
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Copyright & DMCA
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</h2>
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<div class="space-y-4 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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<p>
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Skinbase respects intellectual property rights. We respond to valid notices of copyright
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infringement in accordance with applicable law, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">To report infringement:</strong> If you believe your copyrighted work has
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been copied and is accessible on the Service in a way that constitutes infringement, please contact
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a <a href="/staff" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">staff member</a> or use our
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<a href="/bug-report" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">contact form</a>. Your notice must include:
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</p>
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<ul class="list-disc list-inside pl-2 space-y-1.5">
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<li>A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.</li>
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<li>A description of where the infringing material is located on Skinbase (with URL).</li>
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<li>Your contact information (name, email address).</li>
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<li>A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised.</li>
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<li>A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Counter-notices:</strong> If your content was removed in error, you may
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submit a counter-notice to a staff member including your identification details, description of the
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removed content, and a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the
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content was removed in error.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Repeat infringers:</strong> We will terminate the accounts of users who
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are determined to be repeat infringers.
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</p>
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</div>
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</section>
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{{-- 07 --}}
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<section id="our-ip">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">07</span>
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Skinbase Intellectual Property
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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The Skinbase name, logo, website design, software, and all Skinbase-produced content are owned by
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Skinbase and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Nothing in
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these Terms grants you any right to use the Skinbase name, logo, or branding without our prior written
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consent. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or included
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software, nor may you reverse-engineer or attempt to extract the source code of the Service.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 08 --}}
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<section id="disclaimers">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">08</span>
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Disclaimers
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</h2>
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<div class="rounded-xl border border-amber-500/20 bg-amber-500/5 px-5 py-4 mb-4">
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<p class="text-sm text-amber-300/90 leading-relaxed">
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THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
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EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="space-y-3 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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<p>
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We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors, viruses,
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or other harmful components. We do not endorse any user-submitted content and are not responsible
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for its accuracy, legality, or appropriateness.
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</p>
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<p>
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Downloaded files are provided by third-party users. You download and install any content at your own
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risk. Always scan downloaded files with up-to-date antivirus software.
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</p>
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</div>
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</section>
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{{-- 09 --}}
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<section id="liability">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">09</span>
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Limitation of Liability
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</h2>
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<div class="rounded-xl border border-amber-500/20 bg-amber-500/5 px-5 py-4 mb-4">
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<p class="text-sm text-amber-300/90 leading-relaxed">
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SKINBASE AND ITS OPERATORS, STAFF, AND
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CONTRIBUTORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
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PUNITIVE DAMAGES — INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF
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GOODWILL — ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE,
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EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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</p>
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</div>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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Our total liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service
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shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months prior to the claim,
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or (b) USD $50. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties or exclusion of
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incidental/consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 10 --}}
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<section id="indemnification">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">10</span>
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Indemnification
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Skinbase, its operators, staff, and contributors
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from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal
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fees) arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to or use of the Service;
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(b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any rights of another
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person or entity.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 11 --}}
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<section id="termination">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">11</span>
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Termination
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</h2>
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<div class="space-y-3 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">By you.</strong> You may close your account at any time by contacting
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a <a href="/staff" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">staff member</a>. Account deletion requests
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are processed within 30 days.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">By us.</strong> We may suspend or terminate your account immediately
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and without notice if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated these Terms,
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the <a href="/rules-and-guidelines" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">Rules & Guidelines</a>,
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or applicable law. We may also terminate accounts that have been inactive for an extended period,
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with prior notice where practicable.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong class="text-white">Effect of termination.</strong> Upon termination, your right to access
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the Service ceases immediately. Publicly uploaded content may remain on the Service unless you
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separately request its removal. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive
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termination (including Sections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12) shall survive.
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</p>
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</div>
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</section>
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{{-- 12 --}}
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<section id="governing-law">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">12</span>
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Governing Law
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any dispute arising
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under or in connection with these Terms that cannot be resolved informally shall be submitted to
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the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in the applicable jurisdiction. Nothing in this
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section limits your rights under mandatory consumer-protection or data-protection laws of your
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country of residence.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 13 --}}
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<section id="changes">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">13</span>
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Changes to These Terms
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will revise the
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"Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where the changes are significant, notify
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registered members by email and/or a prominent notice on the site. Your continued use of the
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Service after any changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do
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not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service.
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</p>
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</section>
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{{-- 14 --}}
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<section id="contact">
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<h2 class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xl font-bold text-white border-b border-white/10 pb-3 mb-6">
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<span class="text-sky-400 font-mono text-base">14</span>
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Contact
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</h2>
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<p class="text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us via our
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<a href="/bug-report" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">contact form</a> or by sending a
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private message to any <a href="/staff" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">staff member</a>.
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We aim to respond to all legal enquiries within <strong class="text-white">10 business days</strong>.
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</p>
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<div class="mt-6 rounded-lg border border-sky-500/20 bg-sky-500/5 px-5 py-4 text-sm text-sky-300">
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<p class="font-semibold mb-1">Skinbase.org</p>
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<p class="text-sky-300/70">
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Operated by the Skinbase team.<br>
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Contact: <a href="/bug-report" class="underline hover:text-sky-200">via contact form</a> |
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<a href="/staff" class="underline hover:text-sky-200">Staff page</a>
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</p>
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</div>
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</section>
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{{-- Footer note --}}
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<div class="rounded-xl border border-white/10 bg-white/[0.03] p-5 text-sm text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed">
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These Terms of Service should be read alongside our
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<a href="/privacy-policy" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">Privacy Policy</a> and
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<a href="/rules-and-guidelines" class="text-sky-400 hover:underline">Rules & Guidelines</a>,
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which together form the complete agreement between you and Skinbase.
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</div>
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</div>
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