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Personal Use NFT License

Bård Ionson NFT License Terms (Personal Use & Public Display)

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Last Updated: October 17, 2021

MODEL NFT LICENSE TERMS provided by ModelNFT

By purchasing or otherwise obtaining a blockchain-based non-fungible (“Token”) created by Bard Ionson LLC the copyright holder (“Creator”), either through an initial transfer from Creator or a subsequent transfer from the prior owner of the Token, you agree to these NFT License Terms by and between you (“you” or “Licensee”) and Creator (the “Terms”) and you affirm that you are of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction to enter into these Terms (or, if you are not, that you have obtained parental or guardian consent to enter into these Terms). Token holder agrees to contact Creator to license Creative Works for purposes other than those provided in this Agreement. Contact the creator at bardionson.com https://bardionson.com/artist-contact/

  1. The Token is created by or on behalf of Creator / copyright holder and is specifically associated with one or more works of authorship which does NOT include any generative code created by Creator or its affiliates (the “Creative Work”) such that, if you own the Token, you can access such Creative Work through the Token pursuant to these Terms.  It is important to understand, and you hereby acknowledge and agree, that the Token is separate from the Creative Work.  Although the Token itself is sold or otherwise transferred to you, the Creative Work associated with the Token is licensed to you, and not sold or otherwise transferred to you.
  2. The Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Creator remains the sole author and copyright owner of the Creative Work. The Creator owns all legal rights, including all intellectual property rights, titles and interests in and to the underlying Creative Work. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed upon that the Work shall at all times remain the sole property of the Creator. The Owner is not granted ownership in the Work, but certain limited rights in the Work as set forth herein.
  3. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Creator hereby grants to you, to the extent of its respective rights in the Creative Work, and for as long as you are the legal owner of the Token, a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access, perform and/or display the Creative Work using the Token under the following conditions:  The Creator hereby grants to the Licensee with attribution to the Creator the rights to reproduce, use, display, publish, duplicate and, to this end, subject to the Creator’s moral rights as specified below and where technically required, edit, adapt and modify in a non-substantial way the Creative Work to enable display, in any manner and any medium the Owner may choose, for the sole purpose of non-commercial public display, including both digital and physical copies of the Creative Work, including such use of the Work in public or private cultural institutions (e.g. galleries, museums) and virtual exhibitions. Contact the Creator to inform of public display in public or private cultural institutions. https://bardionson.com/artist-contact/. Except for the license granted above, Creator and its affiliates retain all right, title and interest in and to the Creative Work unless otherwise provided for under Paragraph 8 of these terms or a separate license may be obtained from the Creator.
  4. In connection with the Creative Work, you may not, or attempt to, or permit or enable any third party to:  (a) separate the Creative Work from the Token; (b) modify the Creative Work unless needed for display purposes; (c) trademark, copyright or otherwise acquire intellectual property rights in or to the Creative Work; or (d) use the Creative Work in connection with images, videos or other content without the written permission of the creator, including content that is hateful, intolerant, violent, cruel or that could reasonably be found to constitute hate speech or infringe upon the rights of others.  
  5. The Creative Work may incorporate intellectual property, including copyrighted materials, trade names, trademarks or service marks, and the names, likenesses or images of Creator or individuals or entities associated with Creator (the “IP”).  As between you and Creator, such IP is owned by Creator and/or its affiliates. For the purposes of this license all Creative work is owned by or licensed to the creator.  Your use of the creative work and IP is subject to the license granted, and may not be used in connection with any business, product or service, or in any manner that does or implies endorsement of any business, product or service. This can be waived with written consent of the Creator.  All use of such IP, including any goodwill generated by such use, shall inure to the benefit of Creator and/or its affiliates.
  6. You must retain the following to the extent it is provided by Creator as part of, or along with, the Creative Work: (a) identification of Creator, artist and copyright holder and any others designated to receive attribution and (b) a copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property notice.  You have no right to use Creator’s name or any trademarks, logos, or other IP rights.
  7. THE TOKEN IS INTENDED FOR CONSUMER ENJOYMENT, USE AND CONSUMPTION ONLY.  IT IS NOT A “SECURITY,” AS DEFINED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY U.S. STATE.
  8. You may sell or otherwise transfer the Token to a third party, provided that the following conditions are met: 
    1. such sale or other transfer must be cryptographically verified (i.e., proof of such sale or other transfer must be recorded on the relevant blockchain); 
    2. such sale or other transfer must comply with (i) any applicable terms of the marketplace or other platform on which such sale or other transfer takes place and (ii) any applicable laws, regulations and rules; and
    3. these terms will be available on the Creator’s website via link on the secondary sales platform at the time of sale or transfer or upon request to Creator at bardionson.com and will transfer to the new owner. These Terms being available on the Creator’s website or available via a link through a secondary sales platform at the time of a sale or transfer will satisfy the notice requirement.
  9. Upon any sale or other transfer of the Token, your license to the Creative Work terminates immediately (without the requirement of notice).  Your license to the Creative Work will also immediately terminate (without the requirement of notice) if you breach these Terms.
  10. Upon breach of these Terms, your license to the Creative work may be terminated immediately with or without notice, at the sole discretion of the Creator. Creator reserves the right to give a warning of a breach before termination.
  11. You acknowledge and agree that Creator or its designee(s) may receive royalties or other compensation from your sale of, and any other future sale of, the Token via a smart contract embedded in the Token.  
  12. CREATOR PROVIDES THE TOKEN, AND LICENSES THE CREATIVE WORK, TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  IN NO EVENT WILL CREATOR OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER NON-DIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF CREATOR AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR ALL DAMAGES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ORIGINAL PRICE OF THE FIRST SALE OF THE TOKEN AS DENOMINATED IN US DOLLARS AT TIME OF SALE.
  13. You shall defend, indemnity and hold harmless Creator and its affiliates from any third-party claim or action arising from your breach or alleged breach of these Terms or any unauthorized use of the Creative Work. Any errors with minting, smart contracts or metadata provided by the third-party minting platform or by the secondary market are the responsibility of those entities. Any errors in the display or representation of traits are the responsibility of the platforms that have written to the blockchain or are displaying metadata and traits.
  14. The laws of the State of Virginia, excluding its choice of law provisions, will govern these Terms and any dispute that arises between you and Creator.  All disputes related to these Terms, the Token or the Creative Work will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in Virginia, United States, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.   
  15. These Terms do not, and shall not be construed to, create any partnership, business, joint venture or agency between you and Creator. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.  You shall not assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of these Terms (including any of your rights or obligations under these Terms), and any purported assignment, transfer or other disposition shall be null and void except as provided for herein or agreed to in writing.  These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Creator with respect to the Token and the Creative Work, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements or understandings between you and Creator relating to the Token or the Creative Work.