MineSkin Terms and Conditions

Using MineSkin means accepting these terms.

Last Updated October 25, 2024

These Terms are an extension of the terms at https://legal.inventivetalent.org/terms/

These Terms of Service (the "Terms”), in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire Agreement between Haylee Schäfer ("Haylee Schäfer”, "inventivetalent”, "we”, "us”, or "our”) and you ("you”, "your” or the "User”). These Terms govern your use of the mineskin.org (minesk.in) website, the MineSkin REST API ("REST API”, "API”), the MineSkin account manager, the MineSkin client mods, and other MineSkin services (collectively, the "Service”).

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms, so please read them carefully. we may update these Terms from time to time. Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you before making such changes and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Once any updated Terms are in effect, you will be bound by them if you continue to use the Service. If you do not agree to our updated Terms, you can delete your account at any time.

Communications

You acknowledge and agree that we may send you emails related to your account and/or the Service. If you represent a for-profit company, you agree that we can use your company name or logo in our advertising. This permission will continue unless and until you notify us in writing to cease the use of your company name or logo.

Use License

MineSkin offers both a free service option with a limited set of features and paid options that provide access to an extended set of features. The specifics of these features for each plan can be found on our pricing page.

Accounts, Passwords, and Security

You can use the Service without registering. As an anonymous user, all your data is public and will be deleted 30 days after the last use.

You can create a user account to persist your data. You are responsible for keeping your password secure, and you are solely and strictly liable for any activity that occurs under your username. You also agree not to access, or attempt to access, other Users’ accounts and/or data.

When you delete any of your data in the Service or if you delete your user account, then this data will be flagged for removal and will be deleted from our systems within 30 days, and from backups within 90 days. Only one record will remain in our CRM system. You can request its deletion with a formless message to our support email.

User Conduct and Responsibilities

Users are granted the freedom to utilize the Service in a manner they deem suitable, subject to the adherence to laws and regulations. However, the following actions are explicitly prohibited:

Liabilities

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate the accounts of Users who violate these guidelines and to remove any prohibited content without notice. By using the Service, you acknowledge and agree to these terms, committing to uphold the standards of conduct outlined herein to ensure a positive and respectful environment for all users of the Service.

Payment Terms

For Customers Using Free Plans

We do not require a payment method when using our free offering.

For Customers on Subscription Plans

If you are not satisfied with the Service, we will issue a refund for your first purchase within 30 days of that purchase. Subsequent purchases are not eligible for refunds. At the end of each billing period, the plan contract will automatically renew indefinitely until explicitly cancelled by the User. Cancellation must be issued via the Service.

Usage-Based Subscriptions

Usage-Based plans are billed based on the units specified on the pricing page.
The "new skins” units are defined as newly generated skin data, excluding skins which already exist on MineSkin which are marked as "duplicate” in API responses.
Plans that are billed for duplicate skins are marked as such.

Credit Subscriptions

Some plans include credits.
These are automatically granted at the start of each billing cycle.

Open-Source and Non-Profit Projects

If your project is open-source and not-for-profit and uses the MineSkin API, you may be eligible to receive paid rate-limit plans or addons for free. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Free Paid Plans and Coupons

You are eligible to receive free paid plans or coupons if:

Chargeback/Refund Policy

Eligible refunds will be issued to the credit card or PayPal account that was used to make the purchase, according to the refund policy described in the "Payment Terms” section. we will not issue cash refunds under any circumstances. If you have a question about charges made to your account, please contact us immediately. If the charges were made in error, we will credit your account for the appropriate amount. We have a zero tolerance policy for chargebacks. Any customer who disputes a credit card payment that is found to be valid will be permanently banned from using the Service.

Provided Minecraft Accounts

MineSkin allows users to provide their Minecraft accounts to be used to generate skins. By submitting your Minecraft account you give permission to MineSkin to access your account with the stored credentials and periodically change your account’s skin.
We store your Minecraft and Microsoft authentication data when you submit your account to allow for automatic authentication. This data is only stored on our servers after you sign in and explicitly grant us permission via the account manager.
You can disable or delete your submitted account at any time to revoke permission and delete the authenticated account.

API Requests

If you use the MineSkin API in an automated way, you agree to the following terms and best practices, as well as common best practices for using REST APIs.
Details on how to use the API specifically can be found in our API documentation.

Client Identification

You agree to identify your application using an appropriate "User-Agent” header. Your application may get limited or blocked if you do not use a custom User-Agent for requests.

Rate Limits

You agree to to respect the imposed rate limits when making requests. This is to ensure the reliability of the Service for all users. You will not try to bypass these limits in any way.

API-Keys

If you make automated requests to the API, you are expected to create an API key via the account manager and supply it in your request. You are responsible for keeping the API key secure and revoking its permission in case it is compromised.

Free Credits

If you have a MineSkin account, you are eligible to receive free credits to use for skin generation.
These are automatically given each day/month and renew either after the previous daily/monthly credits expire, or when the next request is made.

Service Availability and Limitations

We are committed to ensuring that the Service is available to you with maximum reliability. While we strive to maintain an exemplary uptime record, it is important to acknowledge that unforeseeable circumstances may affect service availability.
There may be unexpected outages due to the Service’s reliance on third-party services which are out of our control.

Feature Availability and Changes

Features listed, for example, as part of the product pricing table may be temporarily disabled, restricted or removed.
We reserve the right to permanently adjust or remove these features as a result of technical limitations and other unforeseen circumstances.

Liability

The Service and the materials provided through the Service are available to you on an ‘as is’ basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we expressly disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of intellectual property rights.

We, along with our suppliers, shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage.

Specifically, "consequential loss” encompasses any form of indirect loss, including, without limitation, loss of profit, revenue, business, goodwill, opportunity, or anticipated savings, whether arising under statute, contract, tort (including negligence), indemnity, or otherwise.

It is important to note that some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Therefore, some of the above limitations may not apply to you. In such cases, our liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that location.

Statute of Limitations

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action that you may wish to assert related in any manner to the Service must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action accrued or be forever barred.

Users with questions about this Agreement or the Privacy Policy may contact us at [email protected]

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our Service and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon written notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severability

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Miscellaneous

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to your access to and use of the Service. Any additional or different terms proposed by you in any purchase order, request for proposal, or other document are hereby objected to by us and shall be void. The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Except as otherwise provided herein, these Terms are intended solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer third party beneficiary rights upon any other person or entity. These Terms may not be assigned or transferred by you except with our prior written consent. These Terms may be executed and delivered electronically and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall, when taken together, constitute a single document.