Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: September 7, 2026

Last Updated: September 7, 2026

This website (CES Art Evolution Lab) is operated by Peculiar Labs LLC, operated by Christy Strickler/ owner (“we,” “us,” or “our”), based in Tirana, Albania. By accessing or using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.

1. Overview of Services

This Site serves as a personal artist portfolio, studio journal, gallery, and platform for hosting virtual exhibitions and open calls.

  • External Artwork Sales: We do not process direct e-commerce transactions or payment processing on this domain. Any sales of original artwork, merchandise, or physical goods are fulfilled through third-party platforms (including Fourthwall, Spoonflower, and Artmajeur). Your purchases on those platforms are governed strictly by their respective terms and privacy policies.

  • Content and Information: All information provided on the Site is for artistic, educational, and informational purposes only.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, all content on this Site—including but not limited to original artwork, images, designs, text, articles, graphics, logos, and code—is protected under copyright and intellectual property laws with All Rights Reserved.

  • Prohibited Uses: You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, display, perform, publish, license, create derivative works from, or sell any content, images, or artwork from this Site without explicit prior written consent from us.

  • Scraping & AI Scraping Restriction: You are strictly prohibited from using automated tools, bots, scrapers, data mining tools, or artificial intelligence (AI) training algorithms to crawl, harvest, or extract images, text, or artwork from this Site.

3. Open Call & Exhibition Submissions

If you submit artwork, images, or text to an open call or online exhibition hosted on this Site, the following rules apply:

  • Copyright Ownership: You retain full ownership and copyright of your submitted artwork.

  • Display License: By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display, resize, and publish your submitted images on this Site and associated digital promotional materials (such as social media announcements or newsletters) solely for the purpose of organizing and promoting the exhibition.

  • Originality Representation: You represent and warrant that you hold all necessary rights to any artwork submitted and that your submission does not infringe upon the intellectual property or privacy rights of any third party.

  • Independent Relationship: Submission to or inclusion in an exhibition does not create an employment, partnership, joint venture, or legal agency relationship between you and us.

4. DMCA & Copyright Infringement Takedown Policy

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any content or artwork displayed on this Site infringes upon your copyright, please submit a written DMCA notice containing the following information to our Designated Copyright Contact:

  1. A physical or digital signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

  2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.

  3. A description of where the material is located on the Site (including direct URLs).

  4. Your contact information (address, telephone number, and email address).

  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

  6. A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate.

Copyright Contact Email: CESArtEvolutionLab@gmail.com

5. Acceptable Use Policy

This Site is for viewing and informational purposes only. User submissions, public commenting, and file uploads are strictly disabled. When accessing or interacting with this Site, you agree not to:

  • Attempt to breach, probe, scan, or test the security or vulnerability of the Site infrastructure or server networks.

  • Use automated tools, bots, scrapers, spidering software, or data-mining scripts to crawl, extract, or harvest content, text, or images from the Site.

  • Introduce viruses, malware, trojans, or other malicious code designed to disrupt, damage, or limit the functionality of the Site.

  • Use contact forms or published email addresses on the Site for unauthorized commercial solicitation, marketing schemes, or spamming.

6. External Links Disclaimer

This Site contains links to external, third-party websites (including Fourthwall, Artmajeur, Substack, social media pages, and affiliate links such as Amazon Associates). We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. Accessing external links is done at your own risk.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

  • “As-Is” Basis: The Site and all content are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

  • Limitation of Liability: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your access to, use of, or inability to use this Site, any technical downtime, or any third-party submissions.

8. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

  • Governing Law: These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Albania, without regard to conflict of law principles.

  • Venue: Any legal action or controversy arising out of these Terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in the location where our studio is based in Albania.

  • Consumer Protection Exceptions: If you are accessing this Site as a consumer located in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Brazil, nothing in these Terms deprives you of the protection afforded to you by mandatory provisions of the consumer protection laws in your country of residence.

  • US Class Action Waiver: For US residents, any claims or disputes must be conducted on an individual basis and not consolidated in a class action or representative proceeding.

9. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. Changes will take effect immediately upon posting the revised Terms to this page, as indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the top. Your continued use of the Site following any updates signifies your acceptance of the revised Terms.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

  • Name / Studio: CES Art Evolution Lab

  • Location: Tirana, Albania

  • Email: CESArt EvolutionLab @gmail.com