Thank you for submitting your design to RIPT Apparel. Our review of your submission is conditioned on your understanding and agreement to the following provisions as of September 15, 2025:

1. Grant of License

You retain all of your ownership rights in your design (“Artist Submission”); however, by submitting your Artist Submission you hereby grant RIPT Apparel a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use your design for the purposes of review, promotion, and sale of products on RIPT Apparel’s website, affiliated marketplaces, and marketing channels.  Such use will be royalty-free except for the compensation described in Paragraph Six of this agreement. You also hereby waive any moral rights you may have in your Artist Submissions under the laws of any jurisdiction. You agree that we may (but are not obligated to) display your design, and your username or your actual name (according to the preferences you select at the time that you submit) along with your Artist Submission. You acknowledge that the posting of your Artist Submission for any period of time is sufficient consideration for the license granted herein to RIPT Apparel.

2. Revocation of License

You may revoke your license in writing at any time subject to two limitations: You may not revoke your license for 60 days from the date of submission nor may you revoke your license after you have been notified that the design will be printed. After the design has been printed, you may revoke your license to prevent any future use of your design by RIPT.

3. Representations and Warranties

By submitting the Artist Submission, you represent and warrant that: you own or control the rights necessary to enter into this Agreement; there is no legal impediment of any kind known to you which conflicts with this Agreement or might limit, restrict or impair the rights assigned or granted to RIPT; the design is your original product, in the public domain, or otherwise owned or controlled by you; and the design does not violate any law or infringe upon any intellectual property right, right of privacy or publicity or other proprietary right of any third party. You warrant that the design was created by you and does not rely on any AI-generated artwork, except where AI was used as a non-substantive tool (e.g., for brainstorming or color palettes) and the final work is substantially your original creation.

4. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify RIPT and its officers and employees from and against any and all claims related to your Artist Submission. Specifically, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless RIPT Apparel, and any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, director, officer, employee, licensor, distributor, supplier, agent, reseller, owner, or operator of RIPT Apparel, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) arising from: (i) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any intellectual property or privacy right; or (ii) any claim that one of your Artist Submissions caused damage to a third party.)

5. Design Selection Process

Submissions to RIPT Apparel are reviewed multiple times throughout the week. If RIPT Apparel does not select artwork during the week in which it was submitted, the design may still be considered for selection in the upcoming weeks. Once RIPT Apparel has determined a design will not be selected for the Site, you, the artist, will be notified via the e-mail provided. If RIPT Apparel chooses to feature your design on the Site for sale on garments, you will be notified via the e-mail you provided during submission. By choosing your design, RIPT Apparel makes no guarantee of any volume of sales nor does it constitute a promise that your design will, in fact, be featured. RIPT Apparel reserves the right to reverse the decision to feature your design for any or no reason at all. RIPT Apparel also reserves the right to modify features of your design, such as the color or size as RIPT Apparel may deem necessary for production.

6. Compensation

In the event that your design is chosen and featured on the Site, your design will be for sale on garments and potentially other items for at least 24 hours. However, RIPT Apparel reserves the right to remove your design, without your prior consent or knowledge, if RIPT Apparel is notified that your design infringes on a third party’s copyright. For each garment or item sold bearing your design idea, RIPT Apparel will pay you 10% of total revenue from such sale (exclusive of any discounts, coupons, taxes or shipping costs). By submitting your design idea, you understand that RIPT Apparel will only print the number of garments or items sold plus 1 tee or item for the artist and at least 1 tee or item for the RIPT Apparel archive. RIPT Apparel will contact you, via the e-mail you provided upon submission, indicating the number of garments or items sold bearing your design and 10% of the total revenue from such sales (exclusive of any discounts, coupons, taxes or shipping costs) within 5 days after the close of sale of your design. If RIPT Apparel or any sub-licensee of RIPT Apparel chooses to sell additional garments or other items bearing the Artist Submission, RIPT Apparel will pay you 10% of total revenue (exclusive of any discounts, coupons, taxes or shipping costs)for every item sold.

7. General Legal Protections

1. Governing Law and Venue

   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Oakland County, Michigan, and you hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

2. Dispute Resolution

   Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall first be attempted to be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties. If such negotiations do not resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days, the dispute shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in metro-Detroit, Michigan. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

3. Termination

   RIPT Apparel may terminate this Agreement and revoke any license granted herein at any time and for any reason or no reason upon written notice to you. Termination shall not affect RIPT Apparel’s rights to use designs already printed or sold prior to termination, provided that all royalties owed to you shall be paid in accordance with Section Six of this Agreement.

4. Entire Agreement

   This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and RIPT Apparel concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements regarding such subject matter. No modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties.