INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
25/8 respects intellectual-property rights and expects customers to do the same. This policy explains the relationship between 25/8-owned creative work, customer-supplied content, third-party material and physical products produced from those materials.
1. 25/8 brand property
The 25/8 name, original logos, original artwork, site graphics, photographs, layouts, product presentations, templates, design systems, written content and other creative material created by or for 25/8 are protected to the extent provided by applicable copyright, trademark and other laws. They may not be copied, reproduced, sold, redistributed or used to create competing products without permission except where law allows otherwise.
2. Customer-supplied content
Customers retain ownership of content they lawfully own and provide. By sending us a logo, photograph, illustration, phrase, font, school or team mark, company mark, character or other asset, the customer represents that they have sufficient rights or permission for the requested use.
3. Limited production license
When you submit content for a project, you grant 25/8 a limited, nonexclusive license to receive, store, reproduce, resize, convert, edit and otherwise process that content only as reasonably necessary to evaluate, design, proof, produce, fulfill and support the requested order. This limited license does not transfer ownership of customer content to 25/8.
4. Third-party logos, schools, teams, brands and characters
Logos, mascots, school names, professional or collegiate team marks, company brands, entertainment characters, celebrity images and other third-party content may be protected by copyright, trademark, publicity, contract or related rights. The fact that an image can be found online does not establish permission to reproduce it. 25/8 may request written authorization, licensing information or a replacement asset, and may decline a project when rights are unclear.
5. Customer responsibility for authorization
The customer is responsible for obtaining permissions needed for customer-directed content. 25/8 may perform a practical risk review, but accepting a file does not mean we have performed a legal clearance search or confirmed trademark, copyright, publicity or licensing status.
6. Original design work created by 25/8
Unless a written agreement expressly transfers broader rights, original design work created by 25/8 remains protected property of 25/8. The customer receives the usage rights specifically included in the purchased service, product or license. Physical possession of a printed shirt, transfer or other item does not by itself transfer copyright or an unrestricted reproduction license.
7. Drafts, unused concepts and working files
Concepts that were not selected, editable source files, production templates, layered files, proprietary methods and internal working materials are not automatically included in a final purchase. If source files, exclusivity or an ownership transfer are important to a project, those terms should be agreed in writing before the project is finalized.
8. Fonts, stock assets and licensed resources
A final design may contain fonts, stock images, templates or other resources licensed from third parties. Those resources remain subject to the original licensor’s terms. 25/8 cannot transfer rights that the third-party license does not allow us to transfer.
9. No automatic trademark clearance
Design services do not include a trademark availability search, trademark registration opinion or legal clearance unless a separate written agreement expressly says so. Customers building a new brand should consider consulting qualified counsel about name, logo and trademark availability before making significant commercial use.
10. Copyright complaints
If you believe material used on the 25/8 site or in a 25/8-controlled listing infringes your copyright, review the Copyright & DMCA Notice for the information we request in a complaint. We may remove or restrict material while a good-faith complaint is reviewed.
11. Remedies and repeat concerns
25/8 may refuse, pause or cancel work that presents a material intellectual-property concern and may request supporting authorization. Where a paid order cannot proceed because required authorization was not provided, any refund or credit will be determined under the applicable order terms, work already performed, nonrecoverable costs and applicable law.
12. Contact
Intellectual-property questions can be directed to legal@258apparelstudio.com. Do not send confidential legal strategy or privileged information through an ordinary customer-service form.
