Legal notice
Customs, Duties & Taxes (International Orders)
International orders may be subject to customs duties, import taxes, or fees levied by the destination country. These charges are determined by your local customs office and are the responsibility of the customer — they are not included in your order total or shipping cost. We recommend checking with your local customs authority before ordering if you're unsure.
Damaged or Lost Shipments
If your order arrives damaged, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery with photos of the packaging and item, and we'll arrange a replacement or resolution. For orders lost in transit after dispatch, we'll work with the courier on your behalf to locate or resolve the shipment.
Order Changes & Address Errors
Since production begins soon after your order is placed, please reach out within 24 hours if you need to change your shipping address or order details. We can't guarantee changes once a piece has entered production.
Contact Us
For any shipping questions, reach us at [your support email] or [WhatsApp/phone number].
A couple of things worth deciding before you publish this:
- Free shipping threshold — a common approach for handmade art stores is setting it just above your median order value, so most single-painting orders still pay a small fee, but multi-item ones ship free.
- International country list — worth starting narrow (US, UK, UAE, Canada, Australia — common NRI/diaspora markets for Indian art) rather than "worldwide," since return shipping on damaged fragile art from far markets gets expensive fast.
Want me to also draft a matching Return & Refund Policy — especially important since handmade/made-to-order art usually has different return rules (e.g., non-returnable unless damaged) than standard retail?
A "legal notice" can mean a couple of different things — happy to draft it, just want to get the right one.
Here's a Copyright & IP Notice you can add as a page on your Virasat Art store (e.g., footer link "Copyright Notice" or combine it into your Terms of Service).
Copyright & Intellectual Property Notice — Virasat Art
Last updated: [Date]
Ownership
All content on this website — including but not limited to artwork images, product photographs, paintings, designs, illustrations, text, product descriptions, logos, and the "Virasat Art" brand name and mark — is the exclusive intellectual property of Virasat Art and its founder, [Your Full Legal Name], unless otherwise stated. This content is protected under the Copyright Act, 1957 (India) and applicable international copyright treaties and laws.
Each artwork displayed on this site, including Pichwai paintings, canvas oil paintings, Jaipur miniature paintings, and textile designs, represents original creative work by the artist(s) and is protected as such from the moment of creation.
What You May Not Do
Without prior written permission from Virasat Art, no person or entity may:
- Copy, reproduce, print, or replicate any artwork, image, or design displayed on this site, in whole or in part, for personal, commercial, or resale purposes
- Use any product photograph, artwork image, or design on another website, marketplace, social media page, or print-on-demand product
- Create derivative works, prints, or reproductions (physical or digital) based on our original paintings or designs
- Use the Virasat Art name, logo, or brand identity in a way that suggests affiliation, endorsement, or origin without consent
- Scrape, download, or use our content to train AI/machine learning models
- Remove or alter any watermark, copyright notice, or attribution present on our images
What You May Do
You are welcome to:
- View and browse content on this site for personal use
- Share links to our products/pages on social media with proper attribution and a link back to virasatart.com [update with your actual domain]
- Purchase and own a physical artwork — note that purchasing a painting transfers ownership of that physical piece only, not the copyright or reproduction rights to the image/design itself, unless explicitly agreed in writing
Enforcement
Virasat Art actively monitors for unauthorized use of its artwork and designs. Infringement may result in:
- A formal takedown request to the hosting platform, marketplace, or social media network
- Legal action under the Copyright Act, 1957, and the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (where applicable), including claims for damages and injunctive relief
Reporting Unauthorized Use
If you come across our artwork being used or sold without our permission elsewhere, we'd appreciate you letting us know at [your email]. Similarly, if you believe content on our site infringes your own copyright, please contact us with details and we will review and respond promptly.
Licensing & Permissions
Interested in licensing an image for editorial, commercial, or promotional use? Reach out to [your email] to discuss terms.
A few honest notes, since this is a legal document:
- I'm not a lawyer, and this is general-purpose template language, not tailored legal advice. For anything beyond a standard website notice — especially if you're planning to actively pursue people who copy your art — it's worth a short consult with an IP lawyer to make sure the wording holds up and matches your specific situation.
- This notice alone doesn't create copyright — copyright exists automatically the moment you create original work in India, but formally registering your key designs with the Indian Copyright Office gives you much stronger legal footing if you ever need to send a takedown or go to court. Given you're building a whole product line around original Pichwai/miniature/oil paintings, this could genuinely be worth doing for your most distinctive pieces.
- Registering "Virasat Art" as a trademark (Trade Marks Act, 1999) is a separate but related step worth considering now that you're rebranding — it protects your brand name itself, not just the artwork.
Want me to also draft the takedown request template you'd actually send to a marketplace or Instagram if you find someone using your art without permission?