Terms of Service

1. About BlackFrame Studio

BlackFrame Studio is a creative-technology studio providing two categories of services (collectively, the "Services"):

• AI Video Production — commercials, product films, AI presenters, character animation, motion graphics, and related creative content, produced with the assistance of AI generation tools.
• Software Development — websites, web applications, Telegram and Discord bots, automation, AI agents, and Web3 development.

2. Use of the Site

You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to attempt to disrupt the Site, probe or breach its security, scrape its content at scale, or use it to transmit malicious code. The Site and its content — including text, design, and portfolio works — are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

3. Inquiries and Engagements

Submitting the contact form or requesting a quote does not create a contract. An engagement begins only when both parties agree in writing (including by email or messaging platform) to a defined scope, price, and timeline, or sign a separate services agreement. If a separate written agreement exists for a project, its terms control over these Terms in case of conflict.

4. Quotes, Payment, and Cancellation

• Quotes are valid for 30 days unless stated otherwise.
• Unless agreed otherwise in writing, projects require an upfront deposit before work begins, with the balance due on delivery or per the agreed milestone schedule.
• Invoices are payable within 7 days. Late payments may pause work and delivery.
• If you cancel a project after work has begun, the deposit is non-refundable and you agree to pay for work completed up to the cancellation date.

5. Client Materials and Responsibilities

You are responsible for providing accurate briefs, materials, and timely feedback. You represent and warrant that any materials you provide to us (logos, footage, images, audio, text, code, brand assets) do not infringe any third party's rights and that you have the necessary rights and permissions for us to use them in delivering the Services. You agree to indemnify us against claims arising from materials you supply.

6. AI-Generated Content

Much of our video work and some development work is produced with the assistance of third-party AI tools. You acknowledge and agree that:

• AI-assisted outputs may be subject to the terms of the underlying tool providers, and the copyright status of purely AI-generated elements may vary by jurisdiction. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to produce deliverables you can use for the agreed purposes.
• Similar or stylistically comparable outputs may be independently generated for other users of the same tools; we do not warrant absolute uniqueness of AI-generated elements.
• We do not knowingly produce content that imitates identifiable real persons without their consent, infringes third-party rights, or violates the acceptable-use policies of the tools we use, and we may decline requests that would do so.

7. Intellectual Property and Deliverables

• Your rights. Upon full payment, you receive the rights to the final deliverables as specified in the project agreement. Unless agreed otherwise in writing, this is a worldwide, perpetual license to use the final deliverables for your business purposes.
• Our rights. We retain ownership of our pre-existing materials, tools, workflows, prompts, templates, and general know-how used to create the deliverables. For development projects, third-party and open-source components remain subject to their own licenses.
• Drafts and rejected concepts. Unless agreed otherwise, drafts, unused concepts, and rejected versions remain our property.

8. Portfolio and Attribution

Unless you request otherwise in writing before or during the engagement, we may display completed work in our portfolio, showreel, and social media, and identify you as a client. We will honor confidentiality requests and NDAs agreed in writing.

9. Revisions and Acceptance

Each project includes the number of revision rounds specified in the quote or agreement. Additional revisions or scope changes are billed separately at our then-current rates. Deliverables are deemed accepted if you do not provide written objections within 5 business days of delivery.

10. Third-Party Platforms and Services

Deliverables may depend on third-party platforms (hosting providers, messaging platforms, blockchains, app stores, AI tool providers). We are not responsible for changes to, outages of, or policy decisions by third-party platforms, including changes that affect deployed bots, agents, or applications after delivery. Ongoing maintenance is available only if agreed as a separate engagement.

11. Warranties and Disclaimers

The Site and Services are provided "as is" and "as available." Except as expressly stated in a written agreement, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that software deliverables will be free of all defects, or that any creative work will achieve particular commercial results (views, engagement, conversions, or sales).

Nothing on the Site or in our communications constitutes legal, financial, or investment advice, including in connection with Web3 or blockchain-related work.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, BlackFrame's total aggregate liability arising out of or related to the Site or the Services shall not exceed the amounts actually paid by you to us for the specific project giving rise to the claim (or, for Site-only claims, one hundred US dollars). In no event shall we be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless BlackFrame Studio from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms, your use of deliverables beyond the agreed scope, or materials you provided to us.

14. Confidentiality

Each party agrees to keep the other's non-public information confidential and to use it only for the engagement. This obligation survives the end of the engagement. Formal NDAs are available on request.

15. Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including outages of third-party AI tools or platforms, internet disruptions, natural disasters, or governmental actions. Timelines extend by the duration of the event.

16. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Armenia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The parties will first attempt to resolve any dispute amicably through good-faith negotiation. If unresolved within 30 days, disputes shall be submitted to the competent courts of Yerevan, Armenia, unless a separate agreement specifies otherwise.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date reflects the current version. Changes apply prospectively; engagements already agreed in writing remain governed by the terms in effect when they were agreed. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

18. General

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any written project agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and BlackFrame Studio regarding the Site and Services. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent.

19. Contact

BlackFrame Studio

Email: contact@blackframe.pro

Website: blackframe.pro