1. Introduction

Welcome to MintPrints Branding ("Company", "we", "our", "us"). These Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") govern your use of our website located at mintprintsbranding.com (the "Service") and any related services offered by MintPrints Branding.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the Service.

2. Service Description

MintPrints Branding provides branding, merchandise production, and website design services to businesses, content creators, influencers, and professional organizations ("Clients"). Our services include but are not limited to:

• Zero-cost merchandise store creation and management
• Print-on-demand production and fulfillment
• Brand development and identity creation
• Website design and development
• Custom design services for merchandise and branding assets

3. Eligibility

Our services are exclusively available to established businesses, content creators with engaged audiences, influencers with established followings, and professional organizations. We do not provide services for individual personal use without an existing audience or business purpose.

By using our services, you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility criteria and have the authority to enter into a binding agreement with MintPrints Branding.

4. Partnership Models and Payment

For merchandise production services, we operate on a revenue-sharing model where:

• MintPrints Branding earns through a fixed markup on base production costs
• Clients control their retail pricing and keep 100% of profits after base costs and our markup
• Payments to Clients are processed through Stripe Connect according to the terms specified in your specific partnership agreement
• No upfront fees are charged for standard merchandise store setup and management

For design services and website development, pricing is determined on a project basis and specified in a separate agreement. Payments for these services are due according to the schedule outlined in your contract.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

5.1 Our Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding Client Content defined below), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of MintPrints Branding. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries.

5.2 Client Content

Clients retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in their existing logos, designs, and brand assets ("Client Content") provided to MintPrints Branding. By providing Client Content to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and display such content solely for the purpose of providing our services to you.

5.3 New Designs and Assets

For new designs and assets created by MintPrints Branding for a Client as part of our paid design services:

• Ownership transfers to the Client upon full payment for the design services
• Until full payment is received, MintPrints Branding retains all rights to the created designs
• After payment, MintPrints Branding maintains the right to display the work in our portfolio, unless otherwise specified in writing

6. Client Responsibilities

As a Client using our services, you agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information required for service delivery
• Respond to communications in a timely manner when input is needed
• Review and approve designs, merchandise products, and other deliverables within the specified timeframes
• Ensure you have the right to use any materials provided to us
• Comply with all applicable laws regarding your business, content, and merchandise
• Promote your merchandise store and products to your audience as specified in your partnership agreement
• Not engage in deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal practices in connection with our services

7. Prohibited Content

MintPrints Branding reserves the right to decline printing content that:

• Infringes on intellectual property rights of third parties
• Contains hate speech, discriminatory content, or promotes violence
• Is sexually explicit or pornographic in nature
• Contains threats or incites illegal activities
• Violates any applicable laws or regulations
• Is otherwise deemed inappropriate at our sole discretion

8. Termination

Either party may terminate the service relationship with 30 days written notice, unless otherwise specified in your specific partnership agreement or contract.

MintPrints Branding may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the Service, our business, or third parties, or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

9. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall MintPrints Branding, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
• Any content obtained from the Service
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content

Our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law, and shall not exceed the amounts paid by you to MintPrints Branding for merchandise production services in the 6 months preceding the event giving rise to the liability, or the total contract value for design and website development services.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MintPrints Branding and its licensees and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:

• Your use of and access to the Service
• Your violation of any term of these Terms
• Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right
• Any claim that your Client Content caused damage to a third party

11. Warranties and Disclaimers

MintPrints Branding provides its services on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the operation or availability of the Service, or that it will be uninterrupted or error-free.

We do not warrant that the products produced through our merchandise production services will meet your expectations, though we strive for the highest quality standards and offer sample products at base cost to verify quality.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of New Zealand. MintPrints Branding and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of Christchurch, New Zealand shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these Terms.

13. Dispute Resolution

In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, the parties agree to attempt to resolve the matter through amicable discussions in good faith. If the dispute cannot be resolved through direct discussions, the parties agree to attempt to resolve the dispute through mediation in Christchurch, New Zealand, before resorting to litigation.

Any mediation will be conducted in accordance with the mediation rules of the New Zealand Disputes Resolution Centre (NZDRC) by a mediator agreed upon by both parties or, failing agreement, appointed by the NZDRC.

14. Force Majeure

MintPrints Branding shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, natural disasters, pandemic, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes, shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials, or failures of telecommunications or internet service providers.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be modified and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

16. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

contact@mintprintsbranding.com