Terms of Service are subject to change at any given time
--- There will be a notification if TOS are changed ---
NOTE: Please read all TOS!
It's very important that you do and will help you immensely.
We put these rules in to protect the species and its members to the best of our ability.
They're not just put in for fun; this is for you guys as much as it is for the staff members to create a wonderful community.
Any questions may be directed to Clara or Blood.
--- There will be a notification if TOS are changed ---
NOTE: Please read all TOS!
It's very important that you do and will help you immensely.
We put these rules in to protect the species and its members to the best of our ability.
They're not just put in for fun; this is for you guys as much as it is for the staff members to create a wonderful community.
Any questions may be directed to Clara or Blood.
General TOS ;;
☆ You will treat all staff, members, and admirers with your full respect ☆
**Any form of rude behavior or ill respect towards ANY member of the community will be warranted with a strike**
- There will not be any sort of harassment allowed within any of the species groups, threads, or anywhere else; this includes private conversations; If you are feeling that you are being harassed please let staff know with proof -
☆ Staff members ARE allowed to enter contests ☆
- They are given the same chance as everyone else to win. You are NOT allowed to backlash against a staff entering any contest -
☆ Theft of any sort will not be tolerated ☆
-This includes the species, designs, or makoatls you do not have any ownership of. This also includes taking a makoatl design and slightly altering it to a different base character to call it your own. This includes making fan versions of the species [i.e - making your own designs and calling it a makoatl]; This does NOT apply to MYO makoatls -
☆ Minor Revamps are allowed with Staff approval. Major Revamps can be made with the use of an item or by Staff approval. ☆
☆ Staff is appointed- please do not ask to lend a hand or become staff; do not take on staff duties. This includes mini-modding ☆
☆ If you are too late to purchase, or lose a competition, please be kind to the winner. Any sort of comment that shows a form of bitterness for losing will be hidden, deleted, or asked to be removed. Those sorts of comments are hurtful to the artist as well as the winner/buyer as they make them feel guilty for winning and that is not acceptable ☆
☆ You cannot make your own adopt. All adopts must be bought from the group or sales/auctions ☆
- The only exception to this rule is if you have a Make your Own slot in which you'll need to follow the rules in the customs/MYO section [below] -
☆ Makoatls are not allowed to be Deities/Demis/Messengers without express permission from Clara or Blood! Deities are reserved for official staff members or under extremely strict confirmation from Clara or Blood. ☆
- Likewise, powers cannot be given to a Mako unless it was created with them or given using an item. -
☆ Incestuous breedings/relationships are not allowed. ☆
☆ Makoatl's may be your fursona with approval of the original artist ☆
**All TOS MUST be followed regardless if it's your fursona or not you must adhere to our policy since it belongs to this closed species**
☆ They can love and crush and mate with other species ☆
--YOU MUST, however, follow the other species' rules.--
They cannot breed with any other closed species; but may breed with normal OC's IF the appropriate item is used*
**However the TOS of all characters must be followed in the rules; all offspring will be makoatls and Makoatl TOS will apply**
☆ You may own as many makoatls as you would like ☆
- Please do not hoard makoatls just to hoard; have as many as you like as long as you love them and it's not for gain or anything -
- You may not collect them for any form of profit or reselling purposes either -
☆ You may NOT Turn your characters into makoatls and makoatls into normal characters without consent ☆
- You need a valid reason that's discussed and approved by myself (Clara) or Blood. All character changes must be approved by all parties involved including the people who designed them and Clara, etc -
☆ If a user decides to leave the community and tells us (Including taking their Makoatls out of the species WITH permission) they may only come back one time. We do not permit users to leave and return to the species as they please ☆
We do not allow users who have left the species to partake in anything involved in the species, ie. breedings. -If a breeding IS made, the child will NOT be allowed to be removed from the species under any circumstances
Pertaining to sales and trades ;;
-You MUST post under our Archive system when gifting with your name and who it's going to-
**We will no longer accept group notes with notifications all ownership changes MUST be posted to the archive directly**
☆ There are no refunds ☆
- Refunds may be given at the owners discretion. Not all reasoning will end with a refund; trying to return a makoatl will not receive a refund -
☆ Filing a refund/chargeback results in a reclaim of the designs from the user to make up for lost monetary damages. The buyer is then forbidden from using the reclaimed makoatl, and further use will be considered character theft; Filing a refund/chargeback will result in blacklisting and not being able to purchase or own makoatls again ☆
☆ If you trade/sell a makoatl you may not add your own rules on top of it; if you do makoatl staff will not enforce said rules ☆
- Once ownership is transferred, the new owner will only have to follow makoatl rules regardless of what rules you had put on -
☆ Holds and payment plans are up to the artists discretion; ☆
- Artists have the right to decline holds/payment plans to users for any reason -
- Payment plans and extensions on payment are dealt with on a case by case basis [Be prepared to pay what you bid by the deadline given] -
☆ If you hide/edit your claim on an auction you will be blacklisted and not allowed to buy makos again ☆
-If you have a reason why you need to pull out please note the artist who made the design and they will see if the reason is valid; if the reason is considered valid the comment will be removed/hidden; if not your bid will still count. Changing your mind after committing to a purchase is not an excuse to back out of the auction-
☆ Co-owning is allowed, but makoatl staff will NOT deal with any ownership issues between co-owners UNLESS It has to do with payment for the adoptable ☆
e.x. - splitting the amount due for purchase and one owner not following through] If there are problems with payments from co-owners there may be blacklisting or punishments following the issue [depending on severity/how it is dealt with]
☆ You are allowed to trade makoatls for other makoatls and/or other species/characters. If we suspect or find that you're buying/trading makoatls for trade fodder you will be blacklisted potentially with other punishments ☆
If a Makoatl or Makoatls are up for sale, and one or both are used for a breeding after being put ufs, the breeding will be considered null and void. -If an artist accepts the breeding and the kid(s) have not been made, and we find the parents are ufs or sold, the breeding will be voided.
☆ If you've purchased your adoptable you may resell for the price you paid. ☆
- You may NOT resell any makoatls done for free (breedings/customs/etc) You may only TRADE those -
*The Exception: Free Makoatls with a lot of art may be sold once the value is appraised by Staff.
Trading entails: Giving your makoatl for makoatls, closed species that allow it, characters, virtual currencies -
- Selling entails: Selling your makoatl for USD/DA Points [Real currencies/what can be traded for real currencies] -
☆ You MAY trade your makoatls for physical goods ☆
However, staff is not responsible if a trade goes awry in any way shape or form
If you trade for physical goods you're responsible.
☆ You may NOT trade or sell SLOTS from breedings ☆
**Example: Offering to trade someone a baby from a future breeding is not allowed**