Artwork & Intellectual Property Policy

This policy is critical. By submitting artwork to any Everything Unique Creations division, you accept full legal responsibility for ensuring that all content is lawful and does not infringe any third-party rights.

1. Customer Responsibility for Submitted Artwork

By submitting artwork, logos, images, names or any other content to Everything Unique Creations for printing, engraving, laser cutting, sublimation, embroidery, decoration or personalisation, you confirm and warrant that:

  • You are the original owner of the artwork or text, or you have been granted explicit written permission by the rights holder to reproduce and use the content
  • The content does not infringe any copyright, trademark or intellectual property rights of any third party
  • The content does not contain any unlawful, offensive, defamatory or obscene material
  • All personalisation details (names, dates, messages) are correct - Everything Unique Creations is not liable for errors in customer-supplied content

2. Prohibited Content

Everything Unique Creations will not knowingly print, engrave, embroider, apply or reproduce:

  • Registered trademarks or brand logos without written authorisation from the brand owner (e.g. Nike, Adidas, Disney, sports teams, etc.)
  • Copyrighted artwork, photography or illustrations without a valid licence
  • Content that is racially offensive, hateful or discriminatory
  • Sexually explicit or pornographic content
  • Content that glorifies or promotes illegal activity
  • Content that defames or violates the privacy of any individual
Everything Unique Creations reserves the right to refuse any order at our discretion if we believe the content may infringe intellectual property rights or violates our content guidelines, without being required to give detailed reasons.

3. Everything Unique Creations' Intellectual Property

All original designs, artwork, templates, product concepts and branded content created by Everything Unique Creations remain the exclusive intellectual property of Everything Unique Creations (Pty) Ltd. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute or use our designs without our prior written consent.

4. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Everything Unique Creations (Pty) Ltd and its divisions from any claims, damages, costs or legal proceedings arising from your submission of artwork or content that infringes any third-party intellectual property rights or violates any applicable law. This includes all legal costs incurred in defending such claims.

5. File Submission Guidelines

To ensure the best quality across print, engraving, sublimation, embroidery and DTF, please submit your artwork in accordance with the following:

Requirement Specification
Preferred file formats PDF, PNG, AI, EPS, SVG (high resolution)
Minimum resolution 300 DPI at final print / engrave size
Colour mode CMYK preferred for print & DTF; RGB preferred for sublimation (minor colour shifts may occur on conversion)
Laser & embroidery files Vector (AI, EPS, SVG) strongly preferred for crisp results; we digitise logos for embroidery
Background Transparent PNG for DTF transfers; white or coloured background acceptable for UV DTF stickers
Bleed 2mm bleed on all sides for stickers, decals and labels
File size limit Maximum 100MB per file upload
If you are unsure about your file format or resolution, please contact us before ordering. We will advise you before production begins if your file does not meet our minimum requirements.

6. Storage of Artwork Files

Everything Unique Creations may store your submitted artwork and personalisation files for operational purposes, including repeat or reorder requests. We will not use your content for any purpose other than fulfilling your order, and will not share it with any third party other than as required to fulfil your order. You may request deletion of your files at any time by contacting us.