Terms of service

Armas Design LLC

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Agreement to These Terms

We are Armas Design LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”), a Georgia limited liability company. You can reach us at legal@michellearmas.com.

We operate michellearmas.com (the “Site”) and related services that link to these Terms (the “Services”). These Terms govern your use of the Services. By using the Services you agree to these Terms; certain purchases and registrations additionally require you to affirmatively accept these Terms (or the Catalyst Terms & Conditions) by checkbox at checkout or registration, and that acceptance is recorded.

Changes. We may update these Terms. Updates apply prospectively from posting, indicated by the “Last updated” date. Material changes affecting existing customers or active paid periods will be communicated with reasonable advance notice by posting or email. Changes do not apply retroactively to completed purchases, already-paid periods, expressly promised legacy pricing, or disputes that arose before the change, and changes to Section 18 (Dispute Resolution) apply only to disputes arising after the change takes effect.

Age. The Services are intended for adults. You must be 18 or older to make purchases or create an account. A parent or legal guardian may permit a minor to view content through the parent’s supervised access; minors may not register accounts, make purchases, or submit content.

1. Memberships, Courses & Events

Purchases of and participation in our educational offerings — Catalyst Academy, Paint Week, Paint Day, Catalyst Studio, and any other courses, webinars, or events — are governed by the Catalyst Terms & Conditions, incorporated by reference. For those offerings, including any dispute about them, the Catalyst Terms & Conditions control over these Terms.

2. Our Services

The Services are operated from the United States and are not intended for use where such use would violate local law or subject us to registration requirements; users accessing from elsewhere are responsible for local compliance. The Services are not tailored to industry-specific regulations such as HIPAA or FISMA.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1 Ownership. All artwork, images of artwork, photographs, text, video, designs, and site content (the “Content”), and all trademarks and logos (the “Marks”), are owned by Michelle Armas and/or Armas Design LLC, as applicable, or their licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

3.2 Your license. You may access and view the Services for personal, non-commercial use. You may download or print only: receipts and order confirmations, these Terms and our policies, and materials we expressly mark as downloadable. Except as expressly permitted here, elsewhere in our legal terms, or by rights that cannot legally be restricted, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, publicly display, distribute, sell, license, or create derivative works from any Content or Marks. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

3.3 Purchased artwork. Purchase of an original, print, or other physical product transfers ownership of the physical object only; all copyright and reproduction rights remain with the artist/Company. As the owner of the physical work you may: display it; photograph it incidentally and share such photographs personally and non-commercially (for example, images of your home in which it appears); photograph or document it as reasonably needed for insurance, appraisal, resale listings, collection records, or museum loans; and resell or give away the physical work — resale transfers the physical object only and conveys no copyright or licensing rights. You may not otherwise reproduce the artwork or create derivative works from it, whether or not commercial, without written permission.

3.4 Licensing. Commercial licensing of artwork is available only under separate written license agreements (our Master Artwork License Agreement and Project License Agreements). Nothing on the Services grants any reproduction or licensing right. Licensing inquiries: legal@michellearmas.com.

3.5 Breach. Breach of this Section 3 is a material breach of these Terms and terminates your license to use the Services.

4. User Representations

By using the Services, you represent that: registration information you submit is accurate and kept current; you have legal capacity to agree to these Terms; you are 18 or older; you will not access the Services through automated means (standard search-engine indexing excepted); and your use will comply with applicable law. If you provide untrue or incomplete information, we may suspend or terminate your account.

5. User Registration

Keep your password confidential; you are responsible for use of your account. We may reclaim or change a username that is inappropriate or objectionable.

6. Products

6.1 Accuracy. We work to display colors, dimensions, and details accurately, but screens vary and listings may contain errors. Products are subject to availability; we may discontinue products and change prices for future orders at any time.

6.2 Originals and prints. Each original work is unique. Minor variations in color and texture between the photographed listing and the physical work are inherent to handmade art and are not defects.

6.3 Commissions. Commissioned artwork is governed by a separate written commission agreement signed before work begins, covering scope, deposit, revisions, approvals, timeline, cancellation, copyright, shipping, and risk. In the absence of a signed agreement, the terms confirmed in writing for that commission apply, and unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, the artist/Company retains all copyright and reproduction rights and the buyer purchases the physical work only.

7. Purchases and Payment

We accept the payment methods displayed at checkout (which may include major cards, PayPal, Shop Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay). Provide accurate purchase information and keep it current. Sales tax added where required; payments in U.S. dollars. Where an order includes recurring charges, you will be asked to expressly consent to them at checkout, and they continue until canceled. We may refuse or limit orders, including apparent reseller orders.

Pricing errors. If we discover a material pricing error, we may cancel the affected order and issue a full refund, or contact you and proceed at the corrected price only with your express approval. We will never charge you an additional amount without your affirmative consent.

8. Returns; Damage; Non-Delivery

Except where required by law and except as provided below or in a product-specific policy, all sales are final — we do not accept change-of-mind returns.

You are entitled to a remedy (repair, replacement, or refund, as appropriate) where:

• we shipped the wrong or an incomplete item;
• the item has a manufacturing defect or was materially misdescribed in the listing;
• a shipment we arranged is lost in transit;
• we cancel your order or cannot fulfill it;
• an item arrives damaged in transit on shipping we arranged — notify us at legal@michellearmas.com within five (5) business days of delivery with photographs of the item and its packaging (or promptly upon discovery, where the damage was not reasonably discoverable on delivery).

Where you arrange your own shipping or courier, risk of loss and damage passes to you when we hand the item to your carrier, and claims must be pursued with that carrier. Statutory rights that cannot be waived — including certain EU/UK distance-selling rights where they apply — are not limited by this section. Shipping timelines, duties, customs, address errors, and related matters are covered in our Shipping Policy.

9. Prohibited Activities

You may not use the Services except as intended, and not for unapproved commercial endeavors. You agree not to:

• systematically retrieve data or Content to build a collection, dataset, or directory without written permission;
• use any Content — including images of artwork — to train, fine-tune, or develop any artificial intelligence or machine learning model, or scrape or collect Content for dataset creation, without express prior written permission;
• circumvent security or copy-protection features;
• defraud or mislead us or other users, including attempts to obtain credentials;
• use information from the Services to harass, abuse, or harm anyone;
• upload malicious code or engage in spamming;
• use bots, scrapers, or other automated tools except standard search-engine indexing;
• remove copyright or proprietary notices;
• impersonate any person;
• interfere with or overburden the Services;
• harass or threaten our employees or agents;
• copy, decompile, or reverse engineer the Services’ software except as permitted by law;
• harvest user contact information or create accounts by automated or false means;
• post or transmit content that is unlawful, defamatory, threatening, or infringing.

10. Feedback

If you send us suggestions or feedback about the Services themselves, we may use them without restriction or compensation. This does not apply to — and grants us no rights in — commission materials, licensing submissions, portfolio or artwork files, support communications, personal information, or anything sent for a specific transaction.

Member artwork, critiques, and class recordings are governed by the Catalyst Terms & Conditions, which control for those materials.

11. Third-Party Websites and Content

Links to third-party sites and content are provided without endorsement; we do not control them and are not responsible for their content, policies, or your transactions with them.

12. Services Management

We may monitor for violations, restrict or remove content, take legal action against violators, and manage the Services to protect our rights and their functioning — subject always to Section 15’s limits.

13. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle personal information. The Services are hosted primarily in the United States; see the Privacy Policy for international-transfer details.

14. Copyright Infringement Claims

If you believe material on the Services infringes your copyright, email legal@michellearmas.com with: identification of the work and the allegedly infringing material and its location; your contact information; a good-faith statement that the use is unauthorized; a statement under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate and you are authorized to act; and your signature. Misrepresentations may create liability. We will remove or disable access to infringing material and may terminate repeat infringers.

15. Term and Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Services for breach of these Terms or unlawful conduct. Termination of Site access does not eliminate: our obligations for orders you have already paid for; refunds owed where we cannot perform; access rights during paid periods under the Catalyst Terms & Conditions; or your non-waivable statutory rights. Provisions that by their nature survive (Sections 3, 10, and 17–23) survive termination.

16. Modifications and Interruptions

We may change or discontinue parts of the Services and cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability. If we discontinue something you have paid for and not yet received, Section 8’s remedies (including refund) apply.

17. Governing Law

Georgia law governs these Terms, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The Federal Arbitration Act governs Section 18.

18. Dispute Resolution

18.1 Informal resolution (mutual). Before either party files an arbitration or court claim, that party will send the other a written notice describing the dispute, and both parties will attempt in good faith to resolve it for thirty (30) days. Notices to us: legal@michellearmas.com.

18.2 Small claims. Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court instead of arbitration.

18.3 Arbitration. Except as provided in 18.2 and 18.6, disputes will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules and Consumer Due Process Protocol. Consumer filing fees are capped per those Rules, and we pay the remaining administration and arbitrator costs as they require. Hearings will be held remotely or at a location reasonably convenient to you, in your county of residence if you prefer. If the AAA declines or is unavailable to administer, the parties will select a comparable consumer arbitration administrator, or a court will appoint an arbitrator under the FAA. The arbitrator decides all issues except that a court decides the enforceability of the class waiver in 18.4. YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

18.4 Class waiver. Disputes will be arbitrated only on an individual basis; class, collective, and representative arbitrations are not permitted. If this class waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) proceeds in court, with the remainder in arbitration. Claims for a public injunction, where applicable law preserves them, may be pursued in court after arbitration of all arbitrable issues.

18.5 Opt-out. You may opt out of arbitration (18.3–18.4) by emailing legal@michellearmas.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name and that you opt out of arbitration. Opting out does not affect any other provision.

18.6 Exceptions. Either party may bring in court: claims to enforce or protect intellectual property rights, and requests for emergency injunctive relief pending arbitration. Court proceedings will be brought in the state courts located in DeKalb County, Georgia, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, and the parties consent to jurisdiction and venue there. The same venue applies to any claim proceeding in court because a party opted out of arbitration under 18.5, because a claim is found non-arbitrable, or where small-claims jurisdiction is unavailable.

18.7 No retroactive changes. Changes to this Section 18 apply only to disputes arising after the change takes effect.

18.8 Time limit. Except where a longer period is required by applicable law that cannot be shortened by agreement, claims must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action arose.

19. Corrections

Listings and information may contain errors; we may correct information at any time, subject to Section 7’s pricing-error limits.

20. Disclaimer

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THIS SECTION DOES NOT LIMIT WARRANTIES OR REMEDIES THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE DISCLAIMED, AND DOES NOT LIMIT OUR OBLIGATION TO DELIVER, OR REFUND, PAID ORDERS UNDER SECTION 8.

21. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY IS LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR TRANSACTION GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). THESE LIMITS DO NOT APPLY TO: FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT; GROSS NEGLIGENCE; DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY WHERE LIABILITY CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED; OUR OBLIGATION TO DELIVER OR REFUND PAID ORDERS; OR LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE LIMITED. WHERE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, THEY APPLY ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED.

22. Indemnification

You will indemnify and hold us harmless from third-party claims, and resulting losses and reasonable attorneys’ fees, caused by: your unlawful conduct; your infringement of a third party’s rights (including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights); or your material breach of these Terms. We may participate in the defense with counsel of our choice, and you will not settle any claim imposing obligations on us without our consent.

23. User Data

We perform routine backups but are not an archival service; keep your own copies of data you care about. To the extent permitted by law and except as our Privacy Policy or statute requires otherwise, we are not liable for loss of user-transmitted data.

24. Electronic Communications and Signatures

We will send transactional communications (receipts, order and account notices, legal notices) electronically, and you agree those satisfy any writing requirement and consent to electronic signatures and records for transactions you enter with us. Marketing email and SMS are separate opt-ins governed by our Privacy Policy and Mobile Terms — visiting the Site does not subscribe you to anything.

25. California Users and Residents

If a complaint is not resolved, California residents may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834; (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

26. Miscellaneous

These Terms, together with the Catalyst Terms & Conditions, the Mobile Terms, and product- or program-specific terms presented at purchase, are the entire agreement regarding the Services. The Privacy Policy is a notice describing our data practices and is not incorporated as a contractual term, except to the extent applicable law provides otherwise. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. Unenforceable provisions are severed; the rest remain. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, sale, or reorganization, with notice to you; you may not assign them. Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond its reasonable control (payment obligations excepted). No partnership, employment, or agency relationship is created.

27. Contact

Armas Design LLC — legal@michellearmas.com

MOBILE TERMS OF SERVICE (SMS)

Last updated: August 5, 2026

The Armas Design LLC mobile message service (the “SMS Service”) is operated by Armas Design LLC. By opting in you agree to receive recurring automated marketing and service texts (for example, order updates, cart reminders, event reminders, and promotions) at the number you provided. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. Message frequency varies; message and data rates may apply per your carrier plan.

Opting out. You may revoke consent at any time and by any reasonable method, including replying STOP, QUIT, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, REVOKE, or OPT OUT (or other words reasonably conveying that intent) to any message, clicking an unsubscribe link where provided, or emailing legal@michellearmas.com. We honor revocations promptly and in any event within the timeframe required by law. You will receive one confirmation message, which will not contain marketing. If we change our sending number, we will notify you; you may always revoke consent by replying to our then-current number, using an unsubscribe link, or emailing legal@michellearmas.com, and we will honor any revocation made through a method reasonably expected to reach us.

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