Terms and Conditions

Welcome to Aurora Studios! Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our website, services, or engaging with our content. By accessing or using any part of our website (aurorastudios.com), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, then you may not access the website or use any services.

User Conduct

By using our website and services, you agree to abide by the following rules of conduct:

  • You will not use our website or services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, violating any applicable laws or regulations in the state of Washington and the United States.
  • You will not transmit any viruses, malware, or other harmful code that may damage or disrupt our website or services.
  • You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of our website, services, or related systems or networks.
  • You will not interfere with or disrupt the operation of our website or services, or the servers or networks used to make our website and services available.
  • You will not impersonate any other person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
  • You will not collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from other users of our website or services.
  • You will not engage in any activity that is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, or otherwise objectionable.
  • You will not use our website or services to promote or endorse any commercial products or services without our express written consent.
  • You will respect the intellectual property rights of Aurora Studios and others. This includes not copying, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative works from our content without our permission.

Aurora Studios reserves the right to terminate your access to our website and services if you violate any of these rules of conduct.

Intellectual Property

All content on the Aurora Studios website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, and software, is the property of Aurora Studios or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. This includes the designs and visual effects we develop for our clients, even in initial drafts.

You may not copy, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the content on our website without our express written consent. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to access and use our website for personal, non-commercial purposes only. Any unauthorized use of our content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed by content on our website, please contact our legal department at [email protected] with the following information:

  • A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
  • A description of where the infringing material is located on our website.
  • Your contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Disclaimer of Warranty

Aurora Studios provides its website and services on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of our website or the information, content, materials, or products included on our website. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Aurora Studios disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We strive to deliver high-quality visual effects and animation, but we cannot guarantee perfection. Every project is unique, and results may vary. We aim for realism and artistic excellence, but artistic interpretation is subjective.

Aurora Studios does not warrant that our website or services will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that our website or the servers that make our website available are free of viruses or other harmful components. We also disclaim responsibility for ensuring our website is compatible with all user hardware and software.

You expressly agree that your use of our website and services is at your sole risk.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Aurora Studios shall not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of our website or services, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages. This includes, but is not limited to, damages for loss of profits, revenue, data, or use, even if Aurora Studios has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our liability is limited to the amount you paid us, if any, for the right to use our website and services. Under no circumstances will our cumulative liability exceed $100. We are not responsible for third-party content or links on our website. We offer these links for convenience only, and their presence does not imply our endorsement of their content. Clients are responsible for ensuring they have the rights to use all assets they provide to us for inclusion in their projects.

This limitation of liability applies regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort, strict liability, or otherwise.

In no event shall Aurora Studios, its officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses (even if Aurora Studios has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from:

  • The use or the inability to use our website or services.
  • The cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information, or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from our website or services.
  • Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data.
  • Statements or conduct of any third party on our website or services.
  • Any other matter relating to our website or services.

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Seattle, Washington.

Aurora Studios reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of our website or services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions. It is your responsibility to review these Terms and Conditions periodically for changes. The latest version of these Terms and Conditions will always be available on our website.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Aurora Studios relating to the use of our website and services, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and Aurora Studios.