Effective date: June 8, 2026.
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Crystal Shot Studio website (crystalshotstudio.com) and client portal (portal.crystalshotstudio.com) (together, the “Services”). The Services are operated by Spadea Technologies, LLC (“the studio,” “we,” “us”), which does business as Crystal Shot Studio. By using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Services.
These Terms cover your use of the website and portal. The specifics of any photography you book — coverage, deliverables, pricing, and usage rights — are set out in your separate booking agreement with the studio, which controls if anything here conflicts with it.
Using the Services
The website is open to the public for learning about the studio and getting in touch. The client portal is invitation-only: the studio creates your account so you can view and download galleries shared with you.
You agree to use the Services lawfully and not to:
- access another person’s account or any area you’re not authorized to use;
- interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to breach the security of the Services;
- scrape, copy, or redistribute content in bulk or by automated means; or
- use the Services to infringe anyone’s rights or to do anything unlawful.
Your account
If you have a portal account, you’re responsible for keeping your sign-in credentials secure and for activity that happens under your account. Tell us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised. You may sign in with a password or, where offered, with Google sign-in, a passkey, or multi-factor authentication. We may suspend or close accounts that are misused or that violate these Terms.
Galleries, photos, and licensing
Photographs created by the studio are original works and remain the studio’s copyrighted property. When a gallery is delivered to you (and any required payment is made), you receive a license to use those images for the personal, non-commercial purposes described in your booking agreement — for example, sharing with family and printing for your own use. Commercial uses (such as real-estate listings or restaurant marketing) are licensed as set out in that agreement.
Before a gallery is released, previews are watermarked and are not licensed for use. Galleries are available for a limited time and are automatically removed after their expiration window — please download your photos before then. If you need a gallery restored after it expires, contact the studio.
You agree not to remove watermarks from preview images or to resell, sublicense, or claim authorship of the studio’s photographs.
Payments
Where a gallery or service requires payment, payments are processed by Stripe. Prices are those quoted to you. Access to full-resolution downloads may depend on payment being completed. Refunds, where offered, follow your booking agreement; you can also reach us through the contact page with billing questions.
Intellectual property
All content on the website and portal — including text, design, and the studio’s photographs — is owned by the studio or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. These Terms don’t grant you any rights to that content except the limited gallery license described above.
Third-party services
The Services rely on third parties — including Amazon Web Services (hosting and email), Stripe (payments), and Google (optional sign-in). Your use of those features may also be subject to the third party’s own terms. We’re not responsible for third-party services we don’t control.
Disclaimers
The Services are provided “as is” and “as available.” We work to keep them reliable and secure, but we don’t warrant that they’ll be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of every vulnerability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim implied warranties such as merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the studio will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost data or lost profits, arising out of or relating to your use of the Services. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law. This section does not affect the deliverables and remedies set out in your booking agreement.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the studio harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the Services or your violation of these Terms or of applicable law.
Changes
We may update the Services and these Terms from time to time. When we change these Terms, we’ll revise the effective date above and post the new version here. Continuing to use the Services after a change means you accept the updated Terms.
Governing law
Spadea Technologies, LLC is a Wyoming limited liability company with its principal place of business in North Carolina. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in North Carolina.
Contact us
Questions about these Terms? Reach us through our contact page. Crystal Shot Studio is a service of Spadea Technologies, LLC.