Gleamstic Adoptable Rules [14.05.21]

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Gleamstic Adoptable Rules


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If you buy/bought or received a Gleamstic via any way, you must follow these rules.
If we see someone disregard my rules & therefore not respect me as a creator, we will put that name on a blacklist.

We work with a strike system. A strike occurs for offenses such as breaking a rule,  conspiring to break a rule or disrupting and impacting the community negatively. We also withold the right to strike for inappropriate behavior against anyone, including admins, which includes threats, insults etc. Once a member has reached 3 strikes through any 3 offenses, they will be blacklisted from the species. In severe cases, a blacklist can be issued right away.



GENERAL
* You may NOT create a character of my Closed Species without owning a Make Your Own (MYO) slot.
* My Closed Species are my (Cyleana/Cylunny) intellectual property.
* My designs are a digital good and do not require shipping. You receive a .png or .jpg file of the adopt.
* I can refuse to sell you an adopt for any reason. I do not have to tell you the reason.
* If you want to adopt a design from me, you need to speak coherent english to avoid misunderstandings.
* You cannot have alternate forms for a Gleamstic. The Gleamstic must remain its own character as a Gleamstic and nothing else.
* If you end up trading/gifting/reselling a Gleamstic, you do not own the rights to that design anymore and you cannot keep an alternate form or edits to keep using it. If you trade it, you trade it.


WORLD/AU RULES (Candoris)
- These rules apply to Candoris and worlds. Not to Gleamstic as designs and characters. For that, you must follow the Gleamstic adoptable rules.
- The only species currently residing in Candoris are Humans, Hybrids and Gleamstic. New species may only be added by Cyleana/Cylunny.
- Therefore, characters in Candoris cannot interact with any species other than aforementioned, as it would destroy Candoris and its workings.
- Other species cannot use Candoris as a setting and cannot interact with a Gleamstic using the Candoris setting.
- Prompts mostly use Candoris as a setting, so other species may not take part.

- If you want interactions with other species, you are free to make AU (alternate universe) plots that use your own worlds and ideas.
- These AUs will get their own folder in the group.
- You may not make AU versions of Candoris. If you want to use the world we built for Gleams, play by it's rules.
- You can have AU plots and Candoris plots exist beside each other. However, they cannot mix as per the rule above.
- New If your Gleamstic has an AU design (non-Gleamstic, other species), it is still the same design as all other forms/versions. If you want to trade/sell/gift  it, you need to trade/sell/gift ALL forms of the design. Beware! Generally, Gleamstic are always Gleamstic unless you undo them and show us the new design.



PAYMENT
* Do not send payment unless I specifically told you to.
* Payment through points and paypal only. I will always note down which form of payment I currently accept.
* In case of points, payment can be sent via gift option.
* In case of paypal, I'll ask for your email and send you an invoice.
* Payment on pre-made adoptables will have to be made within 24h-48h unless discussed otherwise with me. I usually state that time frame on each adopt sheet.
* Payment on custom adopts will be made after I finished the custom.



REFUNDS
* I don't offer refunds on finished, pre-made adoptables. You see what you get, so be sure of it before you buy.
* In case of a full custom adoptable, I will provide sketches and wips if you ask me to. I will do my best to match your wishes.
* If you don't like the design I made and it's not a CS design, I will sell it to one of my watchers instead.



CREDIT
* You have to always credit me for the species! Even on MYO designs.
* If you own a MYO or Guest Adopt Gleamstic, you must still credit me as the creator (of the species) and the artist that designed it as the designer.
* You must tell artists you commission that your OC is part of my CS and that I get credit for it.
* If you hold a contest, you must let people know that your OC is part of my CS.
* If you let people know and they still forget, it's not your fault but asking for credit again is MUCH appreciated. If credit is missed repeatedly we will ask if you let artists know.
* If someone gifts you art and forgets credit, the same as above applies.



THE BUYER - YOU
* May not claim the design as their own.
* May not trace/copy/steal/redistribute my or other artist's designs.
* May use the design in a private setting. No commercial use is allowed. You may not profit of my/other peoples art.
* May never remove my/other artists signature.
* May not upload/repost the design they receive to Gallery-style art websites like deviantArt, Furaffinity, etc.
* May upload the design to toyhouse and the likes, with proper credit given to me (a link back to my deviantArt or toyhouse account, both of which are named cylunny!) and the designer if I didn't design it.
* May use my art as profile picture / icon / decoration with proper credit given.
* Receives a .jpg or .png file of the finished commission. No .sai or .psd files!



THE ARTIST - ME
* I hold all the rights to my artwork and the intellectual rights to the design.
* I don't hold artistic rights to guest art / MYO designs, but I do own rights to the species.
* I must be credited as the creator of the design and/or species, as explained above.
* You must put me (cylunny) on toyhouse as the creator, so that I can keep track of my CS designs.



BLACKLIST
Do not sell/trade/gift any of my designs/adopts/species to the following people. Blacklisted people are not allowed to obtain any more Gleamstic of any kind. NEVER sell/trade/gift a Gleamstic to someone that supports Closed Species Revolt / Hate groups.

The blacklist can be found here: Official Blacklist



TRADING/SELLING/GIFTING - REGULAR ADOPTS
* I must be notified of any owner change. If you fail to notify me 3 times, I will blacklist you for my designs and species.
* Gleamstic owner changes need to be sent to the Gleamstic-Masterlist. Simply find the Gleamstic and comment on it.

* Gifts cannot be resold or retraded without discussing with me.
* Purchased adopts may be sold. This means you must have spent money on it.
* You cannot sell any design for more than you spent on it. Your own art does not count into that, commissioned art does.
* If you got a design via trade, you may only trade or regift it. No profit can be made of a traded adopt.
*NewIf your Gleamstic has an AU design (non-Gleamstic, other species), it is still the same design as all other forms/versions. If you want to trade/sell/gift  it, you need to trade/sell/gift ALL forms of the design.

* Gleamstic made after the 23.03.18  have a trade/voucher cooldown period of 3 months. They can now be traded as you wish after that period of time passed.
* The trade cooldown is on the design, not the person. That means if you get a Gleamstic via any way, you must wait 3 months before being able to trade it away again.
* You may still sell according to the rules above without a cooldown, and you may still swap for other Gleamstic without a cooldown!
* Vouchers are fine as long as they are equal to the amount you yourself spent on the design (in art and/or purchase). Vouchers are on trade cooldown too!

*Gleamstic made or slots gotten before the 23.03.18 can be traded regularly.



TRADING/SELLING/GIFTING -  FIRST TIME OWNER (FTO) ADOPTS
Valid for any FTO made after the 09.02.18, unless the journal/deviation it was received from states something different.

* I must be notified of any owner change. If you fail to notify me 3 times, I will blacklist you for my designs and species.
* Gleamstic owner changes need to be sent to the Gleamstic-Masterlist. Simply find the Gleamstic and comment on it.

* Gifts cannot be resold or retraded without discussing with me.
* FTO Adoptables have a trade/swap/sell ban of 1 month.
* FTO Adoptables can only be sold or swapped for another Gleamstic after that time period is over.
* FTO Adoptables can never be traded for any kind of other design.

* You cannot sell any design for more than you spent on it. Your own art does not count into that, commissioned art does.
* If you got a design via swap, you may only swap or regift it. No profit can be made of a swapped adopt.
* Vouchers are fine as long as they are equal to the amount you yourself spent on the design (in art and/or purchase).




GLEAMSTIC DESIGN EDIT GUIDELINES
* You are free to pick and change gender unless stated otherwise on the deviation.
* You are free to design new outfits.

FOR ALL OTHER EDITS:
* You must send the edits in for approval  (Gleamstic). Unless we approve of them, they are not valid and cannot be posted anywhere.
* Glow color: You cannot change glow color. I think it's just too big of a part in a design.
* Animal trait: You cannot change the animal trait of your Gleamstic. Same as above, if I allowed that, people could just go crazy with edits and pick different animals whenever they feel like it.
* Feet: If you have a cat gleam with human feet (common), I'd be okay with you changing them to pawed cat feet (also common). In general, the feet trait needs to stay in the same rarity as the one they originally were, and they have to match the animal your Gleam is based on.
* In general, a Gleamstic can only have body parts that match their animal.
* Edits that are usually okay: hair length, ear shape (as long as its the same animal), slight hair color additions, slight color edits as long as the design is still recognizeable, removing a pair of antennae (downgrades there are ok), slight skin color changes, small marking changes, hairstyle changes (color and hairstyle changes at the same time might be tricky)



UN-GLEAMSTIFYING A GLEAMSTIC
Official Gleamstic Designs by Cyleana /Cylunny may not be turned into any other species at any point.

If you want to turn a Gleamstic MYO/Guest Adopt into a non-species design, you must follow these rules:
- You may only turn your own designs into non-species - unless you have permission by the designer to do so
- You may not turn a Gleamstic into a different CS
- If you turn your Gleamstic into non-species, you must remove all Gleamstic traits from it's design (namely, legs and crown) and can no longer use their lore and Gleamstic Design
- You MUST send those edits in for approval, just note the group with the edits!
- Please tell us why you decided to ungleamstify your OC. It might help us improve the group!

Thank you for reading! ;V;
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VilmaMonster's avatar

What is Swap? I understand it as exchange a character on character. But i want to be sure about it.

What do you mean as a fail to contact you?

What does it mean " May not upload/repost the design they receive to Gallery-style art websites like deviantArt, Furaffinity, etc. ?

What is Closed Species Revolt? I've heard this term but i know nothing about it.