The handmade on Artxplo is a collection of makers and designers. Read more below about your obligations as a hand-made seller.
This policy is part of our Terms of Use. By listing handmade items for sale through Artxplo, you agree to this Policy and our Terms of Use.
The hand on Artxplo is gentle. On the one hand, we have makers – vendors who literally make their items with their own hands (or tools). On the other end, we have designers – vendors who design their goods but rely entirely on outside assistance or other businesses to help actually produce them. Many handcrafted vendors fall in the middle of the spectrum because they make and design their goods.
No matter where you fall on that spectrum, you should be transparent about who helps you and how your stuff is made. Everything listed as handmade must be made and/or designed by you, the vendor. Resale is prohibited in the handicraft category. You may also have store members who help you run your business, as long as you, the seller, make and/or design your items.
A manufacturer is the seller who actually manufactures the items listed for sale in their Artexplo store. A maker may design his items in addition to making them, or he may follow a pattern or template that he did not design. Regardless, makers must create their items with their own hands (or tools).
A designer is a seller who has come up with an original design, style, drawing, template, prototype, or plan that is produced by in-house store members or a production partner. Simple customization, such as choosing colors or shapes, or choosing from ready-made options, isn’t a design on Artxplo.
If you are a designer and use a production partner to help make your purposes, you should also disclose information about your production partner in your lists. A production partner is anyone (not part of your Artxplo store) that helps you physically produce your stuff.
Designers may work with production partners to help make handmade items in certain circumstances. Keep in mind that people come to Artxplo to discover items they might not find anywhere else. Your design and production process should create a unique element that wouldn’t exist without you, the designer.
We expect your production partner to produce the items himself in their own facilities. A contractor or agent outsourcing production may not be used as a production partner. Examples of production services include, but are not limited to, printing, garment printing, 3D printing, molding, painting, engraving, cutting, sewing, and finishing.
If you are working with a production partner, you must disclose certain information in the listing process, including:
Name of your production partner(s);
The location of your production partner(s);
Details about the nature of your partnership and your design process; and
A general description of the work your production partner does for you.
You can choose to keep the name of your production partner confidential and details about your partnership and design process (only visible for the choice of Artexplow employees), but the location and description of your production partner will appear in the “About” section and lists.
We may contact you at any time through a more detailed inquiry about your business. Please prepare to provide additional details about your business assets, your role in the design process, your production process, your contact with your production partner, as well as your production partner’s efforts to follow our ethical expectations.
We understand that you may want to keep the details of your design and business practices confidential. Please ensure that Artexplo will not use the private information you provide to us for any purpose other than to review your business to determine that you are complying with our policies.
We reserve the right to reject any production partnerships that are not in the letter or spirit of this Policy or our ethical expectations.
At Artxplo, we value transparency. Transparency means that you represent yourself, your elements, and your work with honesty and accuracy. As a handmade vendor, you agree to:
In your file description section reveal the names and roles of people who help make your things or run your business;
Use your own words and images (not arrow images) to describe your items; and
Respond to any inquiries from us in a timely manner. We may ask you how your things are made, what workspace, tools, and equipment you use; and how you connect and collaborate with the people who help you run your store.
Remember: Our market is built on trust. It is prohibited to provide false, inaccurate or misleading information under our Terms of Use. If we find that you are not open and honest with us, we may suspend or terminate your account.
The Last updated approved in 29/2/2024