The fine print that protects our worlds.
Terms of Use for our characters, films and tools — plus how we handle your data and cookies on this site.
Privacy Policy
1. Overview
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data MSToons ("MSToons", "we", "us") collects through this website, how we use it, and how we protect it.
Our approach is simple: we collect only the information you choose to send us — through the application form on this website or by email — plus the minimal technical data needed to keep the website running and secure. We do not use analytics or advertising tools, we do not track visitors, and we do not sell personal data.
2. What We Collect
Information You Send to Us
If you apply through the "Join the team" form, we collect the information you enter there:
- your full name;
- your email address;
- your Telegram or Discord username;
- your message about your motivation;
- a link to your portfolio, CV, or LinkedIn profile.
If you contact us by email about a commission, partnership, employment, or another business matter, we collect your name and contact details, the content of your message, and any files you attach (such as briefs, portfolios, or CVs).
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.
Technical Information
Like almost every website, ours relies on hosting and infrastructure providers whose servers automatically record basic technical logs, such as IP address, browser and device type, pages requested, access dates and times, and technical errors. This information is used only to operate the website, maintain security, and diagnose technical problems. We do not use it to identify or profile visitors, and we do not use analytics tools.
Cookies
The website does not use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies. It may use a small number of strictly necessary technical cookies required for it to function. See our Cookie Policy for details.
3. How We Use Personal Data
We use personal data to:
- respond to enquiries and communicate with you;
- review applications and contact candidates about current or future opportunities;
- discuss and manage commissions, partnerships, and other business relationships;
- operate, maintain, and secure the website;
- comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations;
- establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, or similar privacy laws apply, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Pre-contractual steps and contractual necessity: responding to your application or business enquiry and preparing or performing an agreement with you;
- Legitimate interests: operating and securing the website and keeping ordinary business records, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights;
- Consent: for example, where you agree that we keep your application on file for longer than the standard period;
- Legal obligations: where processing is required to comply with applicable laws or lawful requests.
You may withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
5. How We Share Personal Data
We do not sell or rent personal data.
We share personal data only where reasonably necessary, with:
- hosting, infrastructure, and form-processing providers that run this website;
- email and communication service providers;
- professional advisers, such as lawyers and accountants;
- regulators, law-enforcement bodies, courts, or other authorities where disclosure is required by law;
- a buyer, investor, successor, or adviser in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or sale of all or part of our business.
Service providers may process personal data only to perform services for us and in accordance with their contractual and legal obligations.
6. Data Retention
We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary:
- applications submitted through the "Join the team" form — for up to 12 months after submission, unless you ask us to delete them earlier or agree to a longer period;
- business correspondence — for the duration of the relevant relationship and a reasonable period afterwards;
- technical and security logs — for a short rolling period, unless needed to investigate an incident or comply with the law.
When personal data is no longer required, we delete, anonymise, or securely dispose of it.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:
- request access to the personal data we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- request deletion of your personal data;
- object to certain processing activities;
- request restriction of processing;
- request a portable copy of your personal data;
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
- lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.
To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request, and certain rights may be limited where we are legally required or permitted to retain the relevant information.
8. Children's Privacy
This website is a business website for our studio and is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you believe that a child has provided personal data to us, contact us at [email protected], and we will take reasonable steps to investigate and delete the information where appropriate.
9. International Data Transfers
Our service providers may store or process personal data outside the country where you live. Where required by applicable law, we use recognised safeguards for such transfers, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or another legally approved transfer mechanism.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, and unlawful disclosure. However, no website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Third-Party Services and Links
The website does not embed third-party content that collects data about you (such as third-party video players, social media widgets, or tracking pixels).
It may contain links to external platforms — for example, our YouTube channel or social media pages. If you follow such a link, or if we communicate with you through Telegram, Discord, LinkedIn, or a portfolio platform you have shared with us, the relevant provider processes your data under its own terms and privacy policy, which we do not control.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, business practices, legal obligations, or service providers. The "Last updated" date at the top of this document indicates when the latest version became effective.
13. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or requests relating to your personal data, contact us at:
Terms of Use
1. Who We Are
This website and the MSToons brand are operated by MSToons ("MSToons", "we", "us").
These Terms apply to this website and to our content wherever it appears, including our films, channels, and official accounts. Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how we handle personal data on this website.
By using this website, you agree to these Terms.
2. Everything Here Is Our Intellectual Property
All content created or published by MSToons is the exclusive property of MSToons or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws worldwide.
This includes, without limitation:
- our characters, including M and S, their names, personalities, likenesses, and designs;
- films, episodes, shorts, trailers, thumbnails, and stills;
- scripts, stories, storyboards, and fictional worlds;
- 3D models, rigs, textures, and animation assets;
- the MSTOONS name, logo, and visual identity;
- our in-house software and tools.
3. What You May Not Do Without Written Permission
Without prior written permission from MSToons, you may not:
- re-upload, re-edit, reproduce, or redistribute our films or clips from them;
- use our characters, names, or designs in your own videos, games, mods, maps, applications, or products;
- create, manufacture, distribute, or sell merchandise featuring our characters or brand;
- register names, domains, social media handles, or trademarks that are identical or confusingly similar to ours;
- use our content to train artificial intelligence or machine-learning models;
- use our content to generate derivative characters, imagery, videos, or other materials;
- remove or alter watermarks, credits, copyright notices, or other ownership information.
4. Licensing and Permissions
Would you like to use MSToons content? Contact us at [email protected] and describe:
- what content you would like to use;
- how and where you intend to use it;
- how long you intend to use it.
No rights or permissions are granted unless we agree to them in a written document signed by us. Silence or failure to respond does not constitute consent.
5. Fan Content
We welcome fan art and other personal, non-commercial fan creations that credit MSToons.
Fan content must not:
- be sold or monetized;
- be presented as official MSToons content;
- suggest that MSToons has approved, sponsored, or endorsed it;
- harm the MSToons brand, reputation, characters, or community;
- violate applicable laws or third-party rights.
We reserve the right to request the removal of fan content at our discretion.
6. Applications and Unsolicited Materials
If you apply through the "Join the team" form or send us a portfolio or CV, we handle your personal data as described in our Privacy Policy. By sending materials, you confirm that they are your own work or that you have the right to share them.
Please do not send us unsolicited creative ideas, scripts, characters, or project pitches. If you send them anyway, you do so voluntarily: we have no obligation of confidentiality or compensation with respect to such materials, and any similarity between them and our current or future projects does not give rise to any claim against MSToons.
7. Minecraft Notice
Our films are created in the visual style of Minecraft.
NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT OR SERVICE. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.
"Minecraft" is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB. All third-party trademarks, product names, logos, and brands belong to their respective owners.
8. Using This Website
When using this website, you must not:
- disrupt, damage, probe, overload, or interfere with the website or its infrastructure;
- attempt to bypass or compromise the website's security;
- scrape, crawl, copy, harvest, or collect content or data from the website, including for artificial intelligence datasets;
- submit false or misleading information through the website, including in application forms;
- falsely claim or misrepresent any affiliation, partnership, sponsorship, or association with MSToons;
- use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful purposes.
9. Third-Party Links
The website does not embed third-party content, but it may contain links to third-party platforms and services — for example, our YouTube channel or social media pages.
Those services are governed by their own terms, policies, and privacy practices. MSToons does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, availability, security, policies, or practices.
10. No Warranties
The website and all content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MSToons makes no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.
We do not guarantee that:
- the website will always be available or uninterrupted;
- the website will be secure or free from errors, viruses, or harmful components;
- any content will be accurate, complete, current, or suitable for a particular purpose;
- defects or errors will be corrected.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, MSToons will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages. This includes, without limitation, any loss of profits, revenue, business opportunities, data, goodwill, or reputation.
This limitation applies to damages arising from your use of, reliance on, or inability to use the website or MSToons content. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may update or modify these Terms at any time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this document indicates when the latest version became effective. Your continued use of the website after changes are published means that you accept the updated Terms.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Estonia, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms, the website, or MSToons content will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Estonia, unless mandatory law provides otherwise. If you access the website as a consumer, you keep any rights granted to you by the mandatory laws of your country of residence.
14. Contact
For questions, licensing requests, or permission requests, contact us at: