Creative Marketplace Terms

1. Definitions

"PUNICODEX" / "we" / "us"

PUNICODEX, the operator of the PUNICODEX website, the Creative Marketplace, and the Reliquary store.

"Marketplace"

The PUNICODEX Creative Marketplace, accessible at punicodex.com/creatives/, through which student artwork is exhibited, licensed, and sold as merchandise.

"Creator"

A verified student at a Sponsored Institution who uploads Works to the Marketplace.

"Work"

An original myth-inspired artwork uploaded by a Creator, including illustrations, paintings, digital art, and glyph compositions.

"Sponsored Institution"

A university or college with an active PUNICODEX institution sponsorship, whose departments administer Creator eligibility.

"Department Allowlist"

The register of eligible students maintained by a department of a Sponsored Institution. Only students on a Department Allowlist may hold verified Creator accounts.

"Merch Consent"

The Creator's explicit, opt-in grant of merchandise licensing rights to PUNICODEX for a specific Work, as described in Section 4.

"Net Margin"

For a given sale of a Product bearing a Work: the gross sale price actually received by PUNICODEX for that Product (excluding shipping charges and any taxes or duties collected), less the fulfilment partner's base production cost, less payment processing fees charged on the transaction.

"Creator Share"

Fifty percent (50%) of the Net Margin on each sale of a Product bearing the Creator's Work.

"Buyer"

A purchaser of a Digital License to a Work through the Marketplace.

"Digital License"

A paid license granting a Buyer access to the unwatermarked original file of a Work, subject to the restrictions in Section 7.

"Product"

A made-to-order physical good sold through the Reliquary (punicodex.com/store/) bearing a Work, governed by the Reliquary Sale Terms.

2. Eligibility & Accounts

2.1 Verified Student Accounts Only

The Marketplace is open exclusively to verified student accounts. Every Creator must hold an account whose student status has been verified through their Sponsored Institution before uploading Works.

2.2 Institution Sponsorship & Department Allowlist

Eligibility is governed by two institutional controls, both of which must be satisfied:

• The Creator's university must hold an active institution sponsorship with PUNICODEX; and
• The Creator must appear on a Department Allowlist administered by their department.

If a sponsorship lapses or a student is removed from the Department Allowlist (for example, on graduation or withdrawal), the affected Creator may no longer upload new Works. Works already listed remain governed by these Terms unless withdrawn under Section 4.3.

2.3 Age & Guardian Consent

Creators must be 18 years of age or older. Students under 18 may participate only with guardian consent verified by their Sponsored Institution, administered by the university through its own consent and enrolment processes. PUNICODEX relies on the institution's verification and does not independently collect guardian consent records.

3. Uploading Works & Moderation

3.1 Original Myth-Inspired Artwork

Creators may upload original, myth-inspired artwork. Works should engage with the mythological, linguistic, and pantheon themes of the PUNICODEX lexicon. Uploaded Works are exhibited in the Marketplace with attribution to the Creator and, where applicable, their institution and department.

3.2 Moderation & Blocklist

All Works pass through moderation before listing. PUNICODEX enforces a moderation blocklist covering, among other things, third-party trademarks, confusable brand imitations, and prohibited content. Works that trip the blocklist or fail review are not listed; repeated attempts to upload prohibited material may result in account suspension.

3.3 Delisting at Discretion

PUNICODEX may delist any Work at its discretion, including in response to third-party rights claims, blocklist updates, quality standards, or changes in institutional sponsorship status. Where practicable, the Creator will be notified of the reason. Delisting stops new sales of the Work; accrued Creator Share on completed sales remains payable.

4. Copyright & License Grant

4.1 Creators Retain Copyright

Creators retain full copyright in their Works. Nothing in these Terms assigns or transfers ownership of a Work to PUNICODEX, to a Buyer, or to any other party.

4.2 Merch Consent License

Merch Consent is strictly opt-in: the consent checkbox is unchecked by default for every Work, and no Work is printed on merchandise without it. By granting Merch Consent for a Work, the Creator grants PUNICODEX a non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable license to:

• Reproduce the Work, including on made-to-order physical Products;
• Display the Work across the Marketplace, temple pages, and Reliquary;
• Sell the Work, including as print-on-demand merchandise through the Reliquary; and
• Market the Work, including in storefront imagery, mockups, social posts, and promotional materials

in each case for as long as the Work remains listed with Merch Consent active. Sublicensing is limited to what is required to operate the fulfilment chain (for example, licensing the fulfilment partner to print the Work on ordered Products).

4.3 Withdrawal of Consent

Merch Consent may be withdrawn at any time from the creator dashboard. Withdrawal stops new sales of the affected Work within a commercially reasonable period (catalogue removal, mockup retirement, and fulfilment-cache clearance are not instantaneous). Withdrawal does not claw back completed sales: orders already placed, produced, or in production will be fulfilled, and the Creator Share on those sales remains payable.

4.4 No Other Rights Transfer

Except for the limited exhibition rights needed to display Works in the Marketplace and the license granted by an active Merch Consent, PUNICODEX claims no rights in any Work. Creators remain free to exhibit, license, and sell their Works elsewhere — the Merch Consent license is non-exclusive.

5. Revenue Share & Payouts

5.1 The 50/50 Split

For each sale of a Product bearing a Work with active Merch Consent, the Net Margin is split equally: 50% to the Creator (the Creator Share) and 50% to PUNICODEX.

5.2 How Net Margin Is Calculated

5.3 University Credit Payouts (Phase 1)

In the current phase of the program, Creator Share payouts accrue to the Creator's institution account as university credit, administered through the Sponsored Institution. Direct payouts to Creators are planned for a later phase; these Terms will be updated, with notice, when direct payouts launch.

5.4 Earnings Transparency

Accrued and settled earnings are visible to the Creator at all times on the creator dashboard, including per-Work and per-sale breakdowns of Net Margin and Creator Share.

5.5 Taxes

Creators (or their institutions, as administrators of the credit) are responsible for any tax obligations arising from Creator Share earnings in their jurisdiction. PUNICODEX does not provide tax advice.

6. Creator Warranties

By uploading a Work, the Creator represents and warrants that:

• The Work is original and was created by the Creator;
• The Work does not infringe any third-party copyright, moral right, or other intellectual property right;
• The Work does not misuse third-party trademarks and is not a confusable imitation of any brand, consistent with the moderation blocklist;
• The Creator has the full right and authority to license the Work as described in Section 4, and the Work is not subject to any conflicting exclusive license or assignment; and
• Where the Creator is under 18, institution-verified guardian consent is in place as described in Section 2.3.

Breach of these warranties may result in immediate delisting, account suspension, and withholding of Creator Share attributable to the affected Works. The Creator is responsible for third-party claims arising from a breach.

7. Buyer Digital Licenses

7.1 License Scope

A Buyer who purchases a Digital License receives a single-use, non-transferable license to the unwatermarked original file of the Work, for the Buyer's own personal or educational use only (for example: study, reference, classroom presentation, or personal display).

7.2 Buyer Restrictions

Buyers may not:

• Resell the Work or the Digital License, in whole or in part;
• Redistribute the unwatermarked file, including by upload to public repositories, asset libraries, or file-sharing services;
• Use the Work for merchandising or on any product intended for sale; or
• Transfer, sublicense, or share the license with any other person.

Copyright in the Work remains with the Creator at all times. A Digital License conveys no ownership.

8. Physical Merchandise

Physical Products bearing Works are made to order and sold through the Reliquary. All purchases of physical merchandise — including payment, shipping, the all-sales-final policy, and defect remedies — are governed by the Reliquary Sale Terms, not by the buyer-license provisions of these Terms.

9. Suspension & Termination

9.1 By the Creator

A Creator may withdraw Merch Consent for any Work at any time (Section 4.3) and may request removal of their Works and closure of their account. Accrued, unpaid Creator Share earned before withdrawal remains payable through the institution account.

9.2 By PUNICODEX

PUNICODEX may suspend or terminate a Creator account where the Creator breaches these Terms (including the warranties in Section 6), where a credible third-party infringement claim is received, or where institutional verification lapses and is not restored.

9.3 Effect of Termination

On termination, the Creator's Works are delisted and new sales stop within a commercially reasonable period. Creator Share accrued on completed sales up to the effective date of termination remains payable, except where withheld for breach of the Section 6 warranties.

10. Limitation of Liability

The Marketplace is provided "as is". To the maximum extent permitted by law, PUNICODEX's total liability to any Creator or Buyer shall not exceed the amounts payable to that Creator, or paid by that Buyer, in the 90 days preceding the claim. PUNICODEX is not liable for indirect, consequential, or punitive damages, nor for acts or omissions of Sponsored Institutions administering allowlists, guardian consent, or university-credit payouts. Nothing in this Section limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including under the Australian Consumer Law.

11. Modifications to these Terms

PUNICODEX may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes (for example, to the revenue split or payout mechanism) will be notified to active Creators by email at least 30 days before taking effect. Continued listing of Works after changes take effect constitutes acceptance. The current version is always available at punicodex.com/terms/creatives/.

12. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising from these Terms shall first be addressed through good-faith negotiation between the parties. If unresolved within 30 days, the dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA). Each party bears its own costs.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without regard to conflict of law principles.

14. Acceptance

Before uploading a Work, every Creator must explicitly agree to these Creative Marketplace Terms. Granting Merch Consent for a Work is a separate, additional opt-in and is never bundled with acceptance of these Terms.

15. Contact

For questions about these Terms, your Works, or your earnings:

Email: support@punicodex.com

Entity: PUNICODEX / Hekaverse

16. Related Documents

• Terms & Conditions — global provisions applying to all PUNICODEX services
• Advertising Space Lease Agreement — temple page advertising leases
• Reliquary Sale Terms — made-to-order merchandise sales
• Privacy Policy — how we handle personal data
• Data Use Policy — dataset licensing under CC BY 4.0