Terms of Use

1. Who we are and when these terms apply

Schemat.io is operated by Schematio ("Schematio", "we", "us"). These Terms apply when you visit Schemat.io, create or use an account, upload or download material, use our APIs or integrations, or otherwise use the service.

By creating an account, publishing content, or continuing to use the service after being shown these Terms, you agree to them. If you use Schemat.io for an organisation or community, you confirm that you may bind that organisation. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

2. Eligibility and accounts

• The service is not intended for children under 13. If local law requires a higher minimum age or parental permission, that higher requirement applies.
• If you are not legally able to enter this agreement yourself, a parent or guardian must approve your use.
• You must provide accurate account and attribution information and keep access credentials, linked accounts, API tokens, and community credentials secure.
• You are responsible for activity performed through your account unless you promptly tell us it has been compromised.
• You may not buy, sell, impersonate, or deceptively transfer an account or creator identity.

3. Your content remains yours

You retain ownership of schematics, builds, images, descriptions, comments, scripts, and other material you submit ("User Content"). Schematio does not acquire copyright ownership merely because content is uploaded or watermarked.

When you submit User Content, you confirm that:

• you created it, have permission from the rights holder, or otherwise have a lawful right to submit and share it;
• the stated creators, sources, licences, and permissions are accurate and not misleading;
• it does not unlawfully copy, expose, or misuse another person's intellectual property, privacy, personal information, confidential material, or identity; and
• its publication and the licence you grant below do not breach another agreement.

Schematio supports attribution of builds uploaded by someone other than the original builder. Attribution is not a substitute for permission. You must still have a lawful basis to upload and distribute the files, images, or text involved.

4. Limited licence to operate Schemat.io

You grant Schematio a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, back up, reproduce, technically modify, convert, render, watermark, verify, display, distribute, and communicate your User Content only as reasonably needed to operate, secure, improve, moderate, and promote Schemat.io and its communities. This includes using infrastructure providers and making public content available through the website, documented APIs, embeds, and downloads.

This licence allows technical changes such as format conversion, thumbnails, previews, compression, indexing, provenance records, and compatibility processing. It does not allow Schematio to sell ownership of your work or license it as an unrelated commercial content library.

The licence ends when the content is deleted from the service, except to the extent reasonably necessary for limited backups, security and moderation records, provenance or infringement evidence, legal compliance, resolving disputes, and copies already lawfully obtained by other users. Rights already granted under a separate content licence are not retroactively withdrawn.

5. Downloads and permitted use

Access to a public page or download does not transfer copyright. A creator's stated licence controls how their content may be reused. If no separate licence is clearly stated, you may access and download content for ordinary personal use with Minecraft, but you may not republish, sell, commercially exploit, or claim authorship of it.

Unless the rights holder's licence or applicable law permits it, you must not:

• mirror, rehost, redistribute, sell, bundle, or offer another download of User Content;
• remove or obscure creator credit, source links, licence information, provenance data, or watermarks;
• scrape, crawl, harvest, or bulk-download content outside documented APIs and their limits;
• use User Content to train, fine-tune, evaluate, or populate a machine-learning model or commercial dataset;
• present another person's build, file, image, render, text, or profile as your own; or
• circumvent access controls, rate limits, private visibility, download restrictions, or technical safeguards.

These restrictions do not limit uses that cannot lawfully be restricted, including applicable copyright exceptions. Minecraft, Mojang, and Microsoft materials remain subject to their own rights and terms.

6. Acceptable use

You must not use Schemat.io to:

• break the law, infringe rights, threaten or harass people, distribute malware, exploit minors, or publish unlawful or seriously harmful material;
• send spam, manipulate engagement, evade moderation, operate deceptive accounts, or interfere with the service or another user's access;
• probe or exploit security vulnerabilities without prior written permission and responsible disclosure;
• submit knowingly false reports, ownership claims, takedown requests, counter-notices, or provenance information; or
• use automated systems in a way that creates unreasonable load or bypasses documented controls.

7. Authenticity and provenance

Schematio may retain hashes, timestamps, attribution history, signed evidence, and invisible preview watermarks. The authenticity and reporting tool may help identify a Schemat.io source and document a claim. These records are evidence of platform activity; they are not a government copyright registration, a guarantee of authorship, or a legal ruling.

You must assess whether you own the relevant rights before making an infringement allegation. Use of a build, Minecraft asset, skin, texture, mod, or third-party element does not automatically give you copyright in that element.

8. Copyright and illegal-content notices

To report content hosted on Schemat.io, use the report control beside that content or email contact@schem.at. A useful notice should include:

• your name, email address, and whether you are the rights holder or an authorised representative;
• the exact Schemat.io URL and a clear explanation of what is allegedly unlawful or infringing;
• the original publication URL, creation or publication date, and the specific work or rights involved;
• supporting material such as original files, account records, creation history, screenshots, licences, matching hashes, or written authority to act;
• a good-faith statement that the information is accurate and that the disputed use is not authorised by the rights holder, their agent, or law; and
• your physical or electronic signature.

We may request more information, forward the substance of a notice to the affected user, remove or restrict content, preserve relevant evidence, or decline notices that are incomplete, abusive, or require a court to resolve disputed facts. Where required, we will provide confirmation, a decision, reasons, and an available review path. Urgent threats to safety should also be reported to local emergency or law-enforcement services.

An affected user may respond with identification, the removed URL, the basis for lawful use, supporting evidence, and a good-faith signed statement. We may restore content where appropriate unless a claimant provides evidence of formal legal action or another lawful basis requires continued restriction.

For copies hosted elsewhere, report the exact copied page and file URLs to that site's operator, host, search provider, advertising provider, or other relevant intermediary. Schematio may provide platform records or practical assistance, but does not control third-party services and is not obliged to commence legal proceedings. We may require separate written authority before representing a creator.

9. Moderation, repeat offenders, and account action

We may investigate reports and restrict, label, demonetise, remove, or preserve content; limit features; suspend accounts; or terminate repeat or serious offenders. Decisions may consider context, severity, evidence, prior conduct, law, community safety, and the rights of all affected people. We aim to act diligently, proportionately, and without arbitrary discrimination.

Where reasonably possible and legally permitted, we will notify the affected user and provide reasons and a way to seek review. We may act without advance notice where delay could cause harm, compromise security or evidence, expose us or others to liability, or defeat a lawful request.

10. Our platform materials

Schematio's software, interface, branding, logos, documentation, and original site materials are owned by Schematio or its licensors. Except for rights provided by an open-source licence or law, you may not copy, misrepresent, or commercially exploit those materials. "All rights reserved" notices apply to Schematio's own materials, not to User Content owned by creators.

11. Service availability and third parties

Schemat.io is provided on an "as available" basis. Features may change, fail, or be discontinued, and you should keep independent copies of important files. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, permanent storage, perfect conversions, definitive provenance results, or that community content is accurate, safe, lawful, or compatible with your software.

Third-party services, links, identity providers, communities, Minecraft software, and downloads have their own terms and risks. Schematio is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft, and Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios.

12. Consumer rights, liability, and responsibility

Nothing in these Terms excludes a guarantee, warranty, remedy, or other right that cannot lawfully be excluded. Subject to those rights, Schematio excludes implied warranties to the maximum extent permitted by law and is not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost profits, lost opportunities, lost data, or harm caused by another user's content or conduct.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Schematio's aggregate liability arising from the service is limited to the greater of AUD 100 and the amount you paid Schematio for the service during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. This limit does not apply where liability cannot lawfully be limited, including for fraud, wilful misconduct, or liability that mandatory consumer law preserves.

If your unlawful content, material breach, or knowing misrepresentation causes a third-party claim against Schematio, you are responsible for the resulting reasonable losses and costs to the extent caused by you. You are not responsible to the extent a claim was caused by Schematio's negligence, unlawful conduct, or breach of these Terms.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Courts with jurisdiction there may hear disputes. This does not remove any non-waivable rights or forum protections you have under the law where you live.

Before filing a claim, please contact us and give both sides a reasonable opportunity to resolve it informally. Either party may seek urgent relief where needed to protect safety, confidential information, security, or intellectual-property rights.

14. Changes and contact

We may update these Terms as the service or law changes. We will publish the updated date and, for material changes, provide reasonable notice through the service or account contact information. Changes apply prospectively from their effective date.

Questions and legal notices: contact@schem.at.