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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE SPACETIME PICTURES

Thank you for choosing Spacetime Pictures, the most comprehensive online collaborative platform of astrophotographic Datasets available online.

The purpose of these General Terms and Conditions of Use is to govern the terms and conditions of use of the https://spacetimepictures.com website (hereinafter the "Platform"). Spacetime, a simplified joint-stock company, registered with the Chartres Trade and Companies Register under number 992 229 013, having its registered office at 2 rue de la Paix, 75002 Paris (hereinafter "Spacetime"), operates the Platform, implements the tools and technical means allowing the upload and download of astrophotographic datasets and its previews leading to the creation of previews.

When you access our platform for the first time, you must unreservedly accept the Terms and Conditions of Use, so we invite you to take a few moments to learn about the rules of use of our platform. We welcome you!

1. The services offered by the Platform

Spacetime is revolutionizing the distribution of astrophotographic data by creating a structured, transparent and fair market for astrophotographic data. To this end, Spacetime has set up and organized a database of astrophotographic Datasets that it makes available to subscribers to the Platform (hereinafter the "Database").

Here's how our services work:

Spacetime regularly feeds the Platform with Datasets consisting of master files in the FITS format to which descriptive and technical files are associated that are provided by content providers (hereinafter the "Datasets"). The process for provisioning Datasets is described in Article 4.

The content of the Database is carefully checked, indexed, classified and presented by Spacetime on the Platform before being made available to subscribers. Subscribers are natural persons acting in their own name or on behalf of a legal entity that has subscribed to the Platform (hereinafter the "Subscribers").

Subscribers may download the Datasets to perform image/visual/animation processing and create previews (hereinafter the "Previews") promoting the creative reuse and community enhancement of the processing derived from astrophotographic data.

With Spacetime, the entire astronomical community wins. Owners of Datasets can monetize them by making them available to the Platform and astrophotography enthusiasts can process these Datasets to create their own Previews.

2. Provisions on the Database

2.1. Copyright Database

The User (as defined in article 3) and the Subscriber are informed that the architecture of the Database, its presentation and its layout (without this list being exhaustive) are protected by copyright.

The Subscriber has a simple right of use on the said Database for its internal needs, with a view to accessing, consulting, extracting, and reusing a limited and insubstantial part of the Datasets within the strict limits of the License (as defined in article 5.1). Therefore, the Subscriber has no right to reproduce, adapt, translate, or represent the Database outside the limits strictly defined in the License.

2.2. Derivative work

The Subscriber shall refrain from modifying or creating a derivative work of the Database without the prior written consent of Spacetime.

However, in the event that the modifications made to the Database result in the creation of a derivative work, it is expressly agreed that the Subscriber may only exploit this derivative work for his personal needs, to the exclusion of any marketing to third parties, in any form whatsoever, or made available free of charge for the benefit of the latter. In such event, the Subscriber shall provide proper attribution to the source of the Dataset in all publications, presentations, or distributions of such derivative work. The attribution shall include the following statement: "Processed from Spacetime Picture Dataset SPXXXX (please indicate the corresponding number), available at www.spacetimepictures.com." This attribution must be clearly visible and included in any medium where the derivative work, including Previews is published or shared.

2.3. Correcting errors

Spacetime reserves the right to correct errors that may affect the Database without this implying any commitment to provide any assistance, maintenance or services associated with the Database.

2.4. Internet network malfunctions

The Subscriber acknowledges and accepts that the Internet network, and more generally any telematic network used for data transmission purposes, may experience periods of saturation due to bandwidth congestion, outages due to technical incidents or maintenance interventions, decisions by the companies managing the said networks or any other event beyond the control of Spacetime.

Consequently, as the purpose of this subscription is in particular the use of the Database by means of the Internet network and possibly the extraction of Datasets by means of this network, Spacetime's liability is excluded in the event of malfunction or interruption of the services incumbent on the latter originating from events affecting the communication networks and, more generally, any event beyond Spacetime's control and beyond its control.

The Subscriber may not be held liable for any deterioration or loss of data due to a malfunction of the networks or any other reason beyond its control and, in general, for any deterioration or malfunction resulting from a cause of force majeure.

Spacetime will be authorized to develop the Database according to the evolution of computer techniques. It may, at its sole choice, make a change of format or language.

In such a case, Spacetime will inform the Subscriber by any means, including with a written notification on the Platform.

3. Platform Provisions

3.1. Access to the Platform

Access to the Platform is divided into two categories: Users and Subscribers.

Users

Users are the natural persons who have access to the Platform without the need to create a user account or take out a subscription.

As a user, you can:

• Explore the catalog of available Datasets.
• Use search and filter functions.
• View Dataset Previews.

Subscribers

By creating a personal account and registering on the Platform, you have the possibility to choose from two types of subscriptions giving you access to distinct services:

Basic Subscription

The basic subscription is free of charge and gives you the right to:

• Benefit from all the rights of Users.
• Vote for the previews of the Datasets.
• Propose own Datasets and previews for integration into the Platform's catalog in accordance with the provisions of article 4.

Premium Subscription

The Platform offers two subscription plans:

• Monthly Subscription: €29.99 per month, allowing up to 30 GB of Datasets downloads per month. A soft cap applies, meaning that exceeding the limit is permitted solely to complete the download of a full Dataset when close to the quota.
• Annual Subscription: €299 per year, granting unlimited Datasets downloads.

The applicable subscription price displayed to you may vary depending on your location, the currency of your location, and applicable VAT regulations. This process is carried out by Paddle.com Market Ltd if you are subscribing from within the European Union, having its registered office at Judd House, 18-29 Mora Street, London EC1V 8BT and Paddle.com Inc. if you are subscribing from within the USA, having its registered office at 54 W. 40th St., New York, NY, 10018, USA (Paddle). By placing a subscription order with Paddle, you agree on the terms and conditions set out in Paddle's Buyer Agreement and Paddle's Supplier Agreement available at the following URL https://paddle.com/legal/checkout-buyer-terms ("Paddle Terms and Conditions").

The premium subscription gives you the right to:

• Benefit from all the rights of Users and Basic Subscribers.
• Download Datasets files and process them to create Previews under the terms set forth in the License.
• Create Previews.
• Upload Previews.

3.2. Personal Account Setup

To subscribe to our services, you must create and validate a personal account. The creation of accounts is reserved for natural persons with full legal capacity to commit themselves to these General Terms and Conditions of Use, acting in their own name or on behalf of a legal person.

The Subscriber has the right to create only one personal account. The creation by a single Subscriber of several accounts is strictly prohibited. Consequently, the Subscriber undertakes not to use any accounts other than the one created when registering for the first time on the Platform. The Subscriber does not have the right to create a new account under the identity of a third party. The Subscriber undertakes to use the account personally and not to allow third parties to use it in his/her place. As a result, the Subscriber acknowledges that he/she is solely responsible for any activity carried out from the personal account.

The application to open a personal account is made using a form provided for this purpose. If the information filled in in the creation form is complete, you will receive an email to the email address provided during registration. You must validate the registration in the link attached to the email for this purpose. Your validation of the registration automatically leads to the opening of a personal account, which can be configured by the Subscriber at any time. Access to the personal account is subject to the use of a valid e-mail address, username and password freely chosen by the Subscriber. The password can be changed at any time by the Subscriber in the configuration page.

The Subscriber undertakes to keep his/her username and password confidential. He/she is solely responsible for maintaining confidentiality. The Subscriber undertakes to inform Spacetime in the event of loss of control over the username and password or if he/she notices that his account is being used without his/her knowledge, as soon as possible.

The information entered on the registration form must be accurate and up-to-date and will be treated in accordance with the Platform's Privacy Policies. Please review these Policies regularly. The Subscriber must always keep the registration data on the Platform up to date by making sure to modify them on the configuration page if necessary.

The information entered constitutes the Subscriber's proof of identity. Spacetime reserves the right, at any time, to verify the accuracy of the data provided and to request additional documents or information. The Subscriber is obliged to transmit the information and documents requested by Spacetime as soon as possible. Under no circumstances can Spacetime be held responsible for inaccurate information communicated by Subscribers.

Delivery of the Platform services is deemed to have occurred on the date of activation of access to the Platform by the creation of a personal account.

3.3. Deleting a personal account

Spacetime reserves the right to suspend, delete or refuse access to the Platform of the personal account of a Subscriber who does not comply with these General Terms and Conditions of Use. Therefore, the Subscriber is prohibited from producing technical interference with the Platform or accessing it using methods other than the technology made available to it. Spacetime reserves the right to take legal action against the User/Subscriber who has carried out such acts. In this case, Spacetime will notify the Subscriber concerned by email in order to put an end to these actions that do not comply with the General Terms and Conditions of Use.

The Subscriber acknowledges and accepts that the deletion of his/her personal account does not give rise to the right to compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

Deletion of the personal account will result in the termination of the Subscription and of the License.

3.4. Platform Availability

Spacetime strives to ensure the availability of the Platform 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, it may happen that access to the Platform is interrupted in the context of upgrades, maintenance operations or as a result of circumstances beyond the control of Spacetime. Spacetime undertakes to take all reasonable measures to limit these disruptions, insofar as they are attributable to it. In any event, Spacetime cannot be held responsible for the unavailability, suspension or interruption of the Platform and consequently cannot be held liable for direct and/or indirect damages of any kind resulting from these facts.

3.5. Intellectual property

The Platform is the property of Spacetime. Spacetime is the owner of the rights to exploit the intellectual property elements present on the Platform. Any reproduction, representation, modification or adaptation, in whole or in part, of the Platform is strictly prohibited and subject to the prior written authorization of Spacetime. Any unauthorized use constitutes an infringement that may result in civil and/or criminal prosecution. Any hypertext link directed to a page other than the home page of the Platform is subject to the prior written authorization of Spacetime. The User/Subscriber undertakes not to reproduce any of the elements of the Platform or use any of those elements or the Database for AI training purposes (including training, fine-tuning, or dataset construction) without Spacetime express written authorization. Any unauthorized and/or non-compliant use of all or part of the Platform or any of its elements would constitute an infringement likely to lead to civil and/or criminal prosecution and to expose the User/Subscriber in violation of the applicable indemnities or sanctions.

4. Provisions regarding the Datasets

4.1. Quality of the Datasets

The Licensor undertakes that all Datasets uploaded or delivered to the Platform shall exclusively originate from genuine astronomical acquisitions obtained through actual observation or imaging processes.

The Licensor shall not upload, submit, or otherwise provide any Datasets that are synthetic, simulated, artificially generated with AI, or derived from non-astronomical sources, unless the Platform has granted prior written consent. In the event that the Licensor seeks to provide any Dataset that does not meet the authenticity requirement, the Licensor must disclose this fact in writing and obtain the Platform's express written approval before any upload or delivery.

Any breach of this clause shall constitute a material breach of the Agreement, entitling the Platform to immediately remove the Dataset, suspend the Licensor's account, and seek any remedies available under law.

4.2. Uploading Datasets - conditions applicable to Premium Subscribers

4.2.1. Preview – initial submission: Uploading Dataset Previews by the Subscriber

To successfully submit a Dataset to the Platform, you must first upload a preview of the Dataset. For this purpose, please use the dedicated Submit Dataset link provided on the Platform. You may follow up the progress of the submission of the preview on the Earn page under exclusively originated from genuine astronomical acquisitions obtained through actual observation or imaging processes the Submission Progress link.

The Subscriber warrants that he/she is the right holder of all intellectual property rights attached to the submitted previews and that such previews do not infringe any third-party rights. The Subscriber undertakes to comply with the notice-and-takedown mechanism as per article 15.

The Dataset preview submitted shall comply with the following guidelines:

• Processed and clear: Share a visually polished preview that best represents your Dataset.
• Highlight your target: Make sure the main object (galaxy, nebula, star cluster...) stands out.
• Be representative: Show the Dataset as it really is. Avoid heavy cropping or over-editing.
• File format: JPEG, JPG, PNG, WEBP, AVIF. Keep the file size reasonable (10 MB max). A maximum upload of 5 files is authorized.
• Keep orientation and scale: Maintain the correct orientation and aspect ratio.
• No watermarks: Let your data shine! Previews should focus on your Dataset.
• Uploaded files must be intact, documented, uncorrupted, free of malware and exclusively originated from genuine astronomical acquisitions obtained through actual observation or imaging processes.

4.2.2. Approval – Platform review: Dataset Previews Compliance Analysis by Spacetime

• Spacetime analyzes previews compliance.
• Within seven (7) days after Spacetime has received the preview of the Dataset, Spacetime notifies by e-mail addressed to the e-mail indicated by the Subscriber in his/her personal account, and within the Platform, in the notifications menu and in the Earn dedicated link, its decision on whether or not to accept the Dataset and its integration into the Database.
• The Platform reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to accept or refuse, in whole or in part, any Preview, without being required to provide any justification for such decision.

4.2.3. Dataset – Submission: Uploading the Dataset by the Subscriber

• Following Spacetime's notification of acceptance, the Subscriber must upload the entire Dataset.
• The Subscriber warrants that he/she is the right holder of all intellectual property rights attached to the submitted Dataset and that such Dataset do not infringe any third-party rights. The Subscriber undertakes to comply with the notice-and-takedown mechanism as per article 15.

The Dataset preview submitted shall comply with the following guidelines:

• Uploaded files must be intact, documented, uncorrupted, and free of malware.
• Only files in .fits format are accepted.
• Uploaded files are exclusively originated from genuine astronomical acquisitions obtained through actual observation or imaging processes.

You may follow up the progress of the submission of the Dataset on the Earn page under the Submission Progress link.

4.2.4. Dataset – Technical verification: Dataset Compliance Analysis by Spacetime

• Spacetime analyzes the compliance of the Dataset with the uploaded preview and verifies the associated technical information.
• In the event of acceptance of the integration of the Dataset into the Database, within a delay of seven (7) days from the reception of the Dataset, Spacetime notifies the Subscriber by e-mail, and within the Platform, in the notifications menu and in the Earn dedicated page and sends by e-mail the astrophotographic content license agreement that shall be executed between Spacetime and the Subscriber ("Dataset License Agreement").

The Platform reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to accept or refuse, in whole or in part, any Preview, without being required to provide any justification for such decision.

4.2.5. Contract – Electronic signature: Granting of the astrophotographic content license agreement to exploit the Dataset by the Subscriber to Spacetime

• Spacetime sends an electronic signature link to the Subscriber to execute the Dataset License Agreement.
• Once the Dataset License Agreement is executed, Spacetime will pay the Subscriber the agreed fee under such agreement.

4.2.6. Publication – Catalogue release: Integration of the Dataset into the Database

• Following the execution of the Dataset License agreement, Spacetime indexes, classifies, presents and makes available to Users/Subscribers the Dataset in the Database on the Platform.
• Previews are classified according to the ranking rules as per article 6 hereto.
• Datasets are indexed in the Platform and published on the map under the following conditions:
  • Status: the Dataset is published on the Platform.
  • License validity: The availability of the Dataset is linked to the term of the Dataset License Agreement. Datasets are published on the Platform only during the term of validity of the Dataset License Agreement.

The rights and obligations of Spacetime and the Subscriber having submitted a Dataset regarding the Dataset are regulated directly in such agreement and not in this General Terms and Conditions of Use.

Spacetime does not have a capital link with any company likely to influence the ranking or referencing of Datasets.

5. Special conditions in connection with the creation of Previews

5.1. License to use Datasets

The Subscriber is authorized to use the Datasets for the creation of the Previews. To this end, Spacetime grants the Subscriber a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to download the Datasets (reproduction right), their processing involving technical adaptation for the purpose of producing Previews (right of technical adaptation) and the distribution of the Previews, without marketing (performance right) in the following social media: Astrobin.com, Instragram.com, Facebok.com and X.com. The Subscriber shall provide proper attribution to the source of the Dataset in all publications, presentations, or distributions of the Previews. The attribution shall include the following statement: "Processed from Spacetime Picture Dataset SPXXXX (please indicate the corresponding number), available at www.spacetimepictures.com." This attribution must be clearly visible and included in any medium where the Preview is published or shared. The license to use the Datasets is exclusively granted for the purpose of creating the Previews by the Subscriber, to the exclusion of any other purpose (hereinafter the "License").

The Subscriber retains all the intellectual property rights attached to the Previews, provided the Previews are created in compliance with the pre-existing rights attached to the License.

The Subscriber, author of the Previews, grants a royalty-free license to Spacetime to host, display and promote the Preview on the Platform and on any social media where Spacetime develops promotion activities.

5.2. Extracting Datasets from the Database

The extraction of Datasets from the Database may only relate to qualitatively or quantitatively insubstantial parts of the Database, provided that these extraction operations, when they clearly exceed the conditions of normal use of the Database, are not repeated and systematic. Consequently, any scraping, text and data mining, or other automated extraction of the Platform content or of the Database that results in the extraction of substantial reuse of the database is strictly prohibited.

Any circumvention of technical measures implemented by Spacetime on the Platform to prevent the availability of unauthorized content, in accordance with Spacetime best efforts obligations mentioned in clause 15, is strictly prohibited.

5.3. Rights relating to the use of Datasets by Premium Subscribers

The Subscriber is in no way allowed to reuse (i.e. make available to the public) all or part of the Datasets, in any form and for any reason except the conditions established in the License. In particular, the Subscriber is not allowed to rent, sell, sublease, distribute, assign, transfer, license, sublicense or otherwise share the Datasets.

The Subscriber is not allowed:

• to use the Database for the purpose of creating a new database.
• to manipulate and/or use the Database in a way that could directly or indirectly compete with Spacetime.
• transferring the data to or to one or more other databases.
• to reuse the data for a use other than strictly necessary for its internal needs, excluding any resale or making it available to third parties, even in an exceptional and fragmented manner.

6. Rating of the Previews – voting rules and Previews ranking

Users have the opportunity to rate Previews.

Subscribers may vote on Previews. Each Subscriber is allowed one vote per Preview and may withdraw their vote at any time.

All Previews are ranked in descending order based on the number of votes. The Preview with the highest number of votes is displayed in the first position (from highest to lowest). Ranking is therefore dynamic and updated in real time as votes are cast.

All votes and rankings are displayed in the tooltip on the map and on the Dataset modal.

By visiting the Community page, Subscribers can:

• View the number of votes for each of their submitted and admin-approved Previews (under the Previews tab).
• See the Previews submitted by other Subscribers for which they have voted (under the Votes tab).

7. Assistance

The subscriber will have assistance allowing:

• to solve the operating problems encountered.
• to ask any useful questions regarding the use of the Database.
• to report a malfunction observed in the context of the services related to the Platform.

The support service has no other purpose than to facilitate the Subscriber's assistance in using the Database and the Platform, to the exclusion of any other purpose. Consequently, no help, information or advice may be provided by Spacetime for any subject that is not directly related to the use of the Database and the Platform.

Before contacting support, we invite you to consult the FAQ's available on the Platform. If you can't find an answer by consulting the FAQ's, you can send an email with your question to the following mail: hello@spacetimepictures.com. Spacetime's support teams will get back to you as soon as possible.

8. Guarantees

The Database is provided without any guarantee of any kind, either express or tacit, relating in particular to the ownership of the rights to the Database, including the Datasets, the exploitation rights held by Spacetime on the Database and the Datasets, to the absence of infringement of the Database or the Datasets, the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the Database. The Subscriber is solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using the Database. Accordingly, the licensee assumes all risks associated with the exercise of the rights granted to it under the subscription and the License, including, without limitation, the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage and loss of data, programs, hardware and unavailability of operations.

In no event shall Spacetime be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, including, without limitation, download interruptions, viruses, computer defects or malfunctions, loss of goodwill or profits, whether the damage is caused in any way whatsoever to the use of the Database or the exercise of any of the rights granted by the License, even when the possibility of such damage has been specified.

Spacetime will not be liable to the Subscriber for any loss or damage of any kind resulting from:

• the Subscriber's use of the Database and Datasets.
• errors or omissions in the Datasets, as well as failure to update the Datasets or the Database.
• the content of the Datasets.
• any other circumstance arising in connection with the subscription or the License and any decision or measure taken by the Subscriber on the basis of the data from the Database.

Spacetime does not guarantee that the information contained in the Database is error-free and does not guarantee, among other things, the relevance, completeness or accuracy of the information.

Consequently, the Subscriber acknowledges that he/she uses the Database at his/her own risk and that he/she carries out a verification under his/her own responsibility.

Spacetime cannot be held responsible for events that may result from the interpretation and use by the Subscriber of the Datasets.

Spacetime declares that the Database and the Datasets that make it up are its full and complete property, or at the very least that it has the necessary rights to make them available and use by the Subscriber within the limits of the License.

9. Force majeure

Neither party may be held liable for the non-performance, breaches or delays in the performance of any of its obligations due to the act of the other party or to the occurrence of a case of force majeure, as defined in the Civil Code and by the case law of the Court of Cassation. Force majeure suspends the obligations arising from this Agreement for the duration of its existence.

However, if the force majeure should last more than thirty (30) days, the subscription and the License may be terminated by either party, without this termination being considered as wrongful. Termination, in such a case, must be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and will take effect on the date of receipt of the said letter.

10. Changes to the General Terms and Conditions of Use

Spacetime reserves the right, at any time, to modify or terminate these General Terms and Conditions of Use and to modify the functionalities or operating rules of the Platform. Changes take effect as soon as they are posted on the Platform. You acknowledge that you have reviewed the changes as soon as they are posted. Therefore, we invite you to read them carefully and to consult this page regularly.

In the event of any substantial modification to the General Terms and Conditions of Use that affects Subscribers, Spacetime will notify the Subscribers and request their acceptance of the changes.

11. Compliance with the General Terms and Conditions of Use

Spacetime reserves the right to interrupt or suspend, temporarily or permanently, at any time and without prior notice, access to the Platform in the event of a User's/Subscriber's non-compliance with all or part of these General Terms and Conditions of Use.

12. Respect for privacy and processing of personal data

Please refer to the Privacy Policies for details of how we process your personal data.

13. Use of cookies

The platform does not use cookies. Please refer to the cookie policy published on the Platform.

14. External links

The presence of hypertext links to other websites does not imply Spacetime's responsibility for the information contained in these sites, nor its approval of this information and the offers of third parties who run or publish these sites under their own responsibility.

In addition, links containing banners or promotional elements are under the sole responsibility of the advertiser as to their form, content, lawfulness and their promotional commitments and/or conditions.

15. Illegal content on the Platform

However, in accordance with the provisions of the law on confidence in the digital economy, Spacetime, as publisher of the Platform and director of publication, will take into account, if necessary, any relevant warning or request, duly notified and justified by a third party or a User/Subscriber in the forms required by law, to inform them of the existence of manifestly illegal content or comments, references to or links to prohibited content, an infringement of a moral or economic right under intellectual or industrial property and, more generally, any manifestly illegal act by a Subscriber with a personal account on the Platform managed by Spacetime. To such effect, the Platform uses its best efforts to enter into agreements with rights holders of Datasets and, to ensure the unavailability of specific works identified by the rights holders through relevant information as violating their intellectual property rights, to act promptly upon receipt of a sufficiently substantiated notice, and to prevent future uploads of the notified content (notice and takedown process).

16. Acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions of Use

The use of the Platform as a Subscriber is subject to the creation of a personal account. When creating your personal account, acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Use is materialized by a checkbox in the registration form that appears at the time of registration. By clicking on the box, you agree to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policies.

Their acceptance is a prerequisite for accessing the services offered by the Platform. Acceptance of all the above conditions does not admit of any reservation and forms an indivisible whole.

With regard to Users, the use of the Platform entails the unrestricted or reserved acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Use.

17. Provisions related to Users/Subscribers natural persons

17.1. Consumer mediator

In accordance with the provisions of Articles L.612-1 et seq. of the Consumer Code, natural persons based in Europe have the possibility, in the event of a dispute, to have recourse free of charge to the Consumer Mediator at the Consumer Mediator Service of the Federation of e-commerce and distance selling (FEVAD), whose contact details are: Médiateur de la consommation FEVADBP 20015 - 75362 PARIS CEDEX 8 - https://www.mediateurfevad.fr.

For more information, you can connect to the https://www.economie.gouv.fr/mediation-conso platform or to the Fevad website at the Open Consumer Space – Fevad Consumer Mediation.

17.2. Provision of Datasets (digital content) without a tangible medium to Premium Subscribers. Waiver of Withdrawal Right for Datasets (digital content) provision

Premium Subscribers, who are natural persons, have a period of fourteen (14) days to withdraw from a distance contract, such period commencing on the date of conclusion of the contract when it relates to a service, subject to the exceptions provided by law as is the case for the provision of Datasets without a tangible medium according to Article L221-28, 13º of the Consumer's Code.

According to Paddle Terms and Conditions "WHERE A PRODUCT IS DIGITAL CONTENT WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY MADE AVAILABLE, BY DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRING THE PRODUCT, YOU CONSENT TO IMMEDIATE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM THIS AGREEMENT ONCE THE DOWNLOAD OR APPLICABLE TRANSMISSION OF THE DIGITAL CONTENT HAS BEGUN".

By confirming your Premium subscription order and ticking the designated checkbox, you expressly request the immediate performance of the provision of the Datasets in digital format (download) prior to the expiration of the statutory withdrawal period and expressly acknowledge that you will lose your right of withdrawal once performance has commenced.

You will promptly receive an email confirming your Premium subscription order, which shall include reference to your express consent and the corresponding loss of your right of withdrawal.

17.3. Refund Policy

In the event that the provision of Datasets in digital format (download) does not occur prior to the expiration of the statutory withdrawal period, you shall be entitled to cancel your subscription within fourteen (14) days from the subscription purchase date. To exercise your right of cancellation, please follow the procedure set forth in the "Consumer Right to Cancel" clause of Paddle's Terms and Conditions.

Paddle shall refund the subscription fee paid in accordance with the "Refund Policy" set forth in Paddle's Terms and Conditions, provided that you have not downloaded any Dataset within the fourteen (14) day period as per the terms specified in Article 17.2, and further provided that Paddle does not identify evidence of fraud, refund abuse, or any other manipulative conduct that would entitle Paddle to deny or counterclaim the refund.

18. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These General Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by French law.

In the event of any disputes between Spacetime and the Users/Subscribers related to the interpretation, validity and applicability of these General Terms and Conditions of Use, the parties will first be settled amicably. In the absence of an amicable solution, the competent courts in Paris are the only ones competent to settle the dispute.

General Terms and Conditions of Use last update December 2025.

PRIVACY POLICY

At Spacetime, a worldwide place to share, earn, and access astrophotography data without limits, the protection of your privacy is a priority for us. Individuals are at the core of our activity, and therefore we recognize and value the trust you place in us when providing us with personal data. We are committed to collecting only data that is strictly necessary for the purpose for which it is collected. At all stages, you remain in control of your personal data. We provide our best efforts in safeguarding the privacy and security of the provided personal data from you as visitor, user or subscriber of the website https://spacetimepictures.com ("Website").

Spacetime complies with the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data as set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC ("GDPR") and the French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms.

The Purpose of this Privacy Policy is to present to you the content of the collecting and processing of personal data and describe your privacy rights.

Data controller identification

Spacetime is responsible for your data. Spacetime S.A.S. is a simplified stock corporation, registered in France under number 992 229 013 RCS Chartres. Its registered office and principal place of business is at 10 rue de la Paix, 75002 Paris, France.

For the purposes of applicable data protection law and specifically the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") your personal data will be controlled by Spacetime.

Data Subjects

The persons concerned by the processing carried out by Spacetime under the conditions defined in this privacy policy are individuals using the Website and subscribers of the Website offers as well as individuals or individuals action on behalf of legal entities who are suppliers of Spacetime or have a business relationship with Spacetime.

Collection of personal data

Spacetime generally only processes personal data that is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed. The personal data we collect from you is the following:

• Identity data: surname and first name, copy of identity card if applicable, for the purposes of proving the exercise of a right of access, rectification or opposition or to comply with a legal obligation.
• Contact details: your e-mail address for the purpose of sharing with you the latest news about our offers and services, and allow us to correspond with you, and your mailing address for pre-contractual and contractual reasons.
• Financial information and bank details: invoice payment data and all relevant data provided in the course of the contractual relationship between you and Spacetime. Connection data: IP address provider by our host which permits us to define the price, currency and applicable taxes to the subscription according to the country where you are based.
• Profile and usage data, collected mainly through a script that permits us to understand how you use our Website, including the pages you visited, page response times, download errors, length of visits and page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs). In this context, Spacetime will receive from its services provider only anonymized data not permitting to identify you as an individual.
• Data relating to the monitoring of the commercial relationship: this data comprises data required to set up contractual relationships with Spacetime.

Purposes of collecting personal data

Spacetime collects data for explicit, legitimate and specific purposes to ensure:

The fulfilment of a contract, comply with contract obligations or take steps linked to a pre-contractual measures, or with you or your organization, including:

• Registering you as a user or commercial partner (licensor).
• Providing you the price, currency and applicable taxes to the subscription we offer you according to the country where you are based.
• Managing users and commercial partners relationships, permitting Spacetime to exchange by email.
• Managing Spacetime suppliers.
• Processing payments, billing and collection.
• Administering and managing our relationship with you, including accounting, auditing, and the performance of our contractual obligations with our clients and commercial partners.
• Retaining information records to monitor the business relationship.
• The conduction of our business and the pursuit of our legitimate interests, in particular:
• Providing up-to-date information about Spacetime and its datasets portfolio.
• Functioning and continuous improvement of the Website, its services, functionalities and user experience.
• Managing customers relationship including customer support.
• Managing your registration to the Website.
• Managing your subscription to our newsletter and sending you a newsletter.
• Managing requests regarding our services and to download datasets and other documents from the Website.
• Managing requests for rights of access, rectification and opposition, deletion, limitation, portability, right to digital death and the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection local authority.
• Analyzing and improving our services and communications tools including the Website, its traffic measurement, and development of commercial statistics.
• Monitoring compliance with our policies and standards.
• Exercising or defending our legal rights or to comply with court orders.

Disclosure of personal data

Only the authorized and specified persons mentioned below may have access to your personal data:

• Third-party services providers and subcontractors: we may share your data with third-party services providers we have retained in connection with the services we provide, or provide IT, system administration and hosting services, research, measurement and analytics services, marketing and customer support. Spacetime enters into data processing agreements with each of the services providers and subcontractors to secure the processing of personal data.
• Government or judiciary authorities, law enforcement officials or regulators, government officials or attorneys for the establishment, exercise or defense of a claim or within the framework of a confidential alternative dispute resolution process.
• Professional advisers: in specific circumstances, we may share your data with professional advisers including lawyers, auditors, bankers, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services to us.
• Third-party social networks. The Website may use social plugins provided and operated by third-party companies (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Astrobin). By accepting these third-party social networks cookies, you may share your personal data with them. If you are not logged into your account with the third party, the third party will not be able to know your identity. If you are logged into your account with the third party, then the third party will be able to link information or actions relating to your interactions with the Website to your account with the third party. Please consult the third party's privacy policies to learn more about their data practices.

Your data will not be passed on, exchanged, sold or rented to anyone other than those mentioned above.

Transfer of your personal data outside the European Economic Area

Spacetime transfers your personal data within the European Economic Area (”EEA”). In certain cases, it is necessary to transfer your personal data to countries outside the EEA which do not provide the same level of data protection as the country in which you reside and are not recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, to provide the services or to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim. In this event, collected data is processed, stored and transferred for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy in compliance with the adequacy decisions within the meaning of Article 45 of the GDPR or governed by appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Article 46 of the GDPR such standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission.

Legal basis for collecting and processing personal data

We collect your personal data when you visit the Website, subscribe to our newsletter, communicate with us, request contact from us or establish a contractual relationship with us.

The legal basis for collecting and processing your personal data is:

• Your consent in the case of sending you our newsletters.
• Our legitimate interests into offering you the best experience in our Website and conducting our business by proposing to you our services and offers.
• The execution of the obligations linked to a contractual relationship with you.

Privacy Rights

You are entitled to exercise several rights with respect to the processing of the personal data we hold about you:

• Right of accessing the data we have collected about you and request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right of requesting the rectification of inaccurate personal data we may hold, in order to have it accurate, up-to-date and complete.
• Right of requesting the erasure of your personal data in the event it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or the collection, use, communication or storage of the data is considered unlawful.
• Right of requesting us to restrict or limit the processing of your personal data.
• Right of objecting to the processing of your personal data and ask us to block, erase and/or restrict your personal data.
• Right of porting the data you have provided to us, to you or to another data controller, in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to lodge a complaint with the applicable local authority, in the event you believe that your data protection rights have been breached.
• The right to determine what happens to your data after your death and to choose whether or not we pass on your data to a third party that you have previously designated. In the event of your death and in the absence of any instructions from you, we undertake to destroy your data, unless its retention is necessary for evidential purposes or to meet a legal obligation.

You may, at any time, exercise any of the above rights, by sending a mail to hello@spacetimepictures.com. You shall indicate in your request your contact details (surname, first name, and email address), the reasons relating to your particular situation where these are required by law (in particular to exercise your right to object) and attach a proof of your identity, i.e. a copy of your ID card, or passport, or any other valid identifying document.

All requests shall be processed as expeditiously as possible and strictly in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In certain instances, the erasure of personal data may only occur upon the expiration of a statutory retention period prescribed by relevant legal provisions or statutes of limitation. In such circumstances, Spacetime shall retain the data until the earliest date on which complete deletion is lawfully permissible.

The aforementioned rights may be exercised at any time without charge, except for any courier expenses, where applicable, and any costs incurred for assistance or representation should the data subject elect to be assisted by a third party in the exercise of such rights.

The data subject is hereby advised that refusal to provide personal data, or the exercise of rights to erasure or objection, may necessitate the suspension or termination of all or part of the services rendered to the data subject or to the individual on whose behalf the data subject acts.

In the event of any dispute concerning the processing or use of personal data, the data subject retains the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), either via its official website or by postal mail at: 3, place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 Paris Cedex 07.

Right to withdraw consent

If you have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal data, you have the right to fully or partly withdraw your consent or opt-out of receiving newsletters and marketing communications by sending an e-mail to hello@spacetimepictures.com. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose(s) to which you originally consented unless there is another legal ground for the processing.

Data retention period

Spacetime will only retain your personal data for no longer that is necessary for the purposes the data was collected for. Upon expiry of the applicable retention term, we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Nevertheless, beyond this period, some data may be kept for archival or statistical purposes. If you want to have specific information about the retention periods of your data, please address an e-mail to hello@spacetimepictures.com.

Spacetime will retain your data for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements and, where required for Spacetime to assert or defend against legal claims, until the end of the relevant retention period or until the claims in question have been settled.

Security of the data

Spacetime and Spacetime services providers and subcontractors with whom the personal data is shared ensure appropriate technical measures granting level of data protection at least as protective as that required in the European Economic Area.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

In order to reflect any changes to the way in which we process your personal data or to comply with applicable legal requirements, Spacetime reserves the right to update and change this Privacy Policy at any time by publishing it on the Website. When using the Website, you are required to refer regularly to the latest version of the Privacy Policy.

Last updated: December 2025

COOKIES POLICY

This Cookies Policy provides information about the type of cookies, scripts and tracers that can be placed through the website https://spacetimepictures.com (“Website”), why the cookies are used and how you can configure your preferences on the cookies that third-parties place.

This Cookies policy should be read alongside the Privacy Policy which explains the content of the collecting and processing of your personal data, describes your privacy rights and identifies the data controller and provides the contact details for exercising your privacy rights.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file placed for a limited term on your device (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone) hard drive when you visit a website. It records certain information about your browsing or online behavior. It allows the website to recognize you when you return to it, understand your preferences and bring you a better and more personalized service and a better browsing experience.

Other audience measurement cookies and tracers may be used to compile statistics on the audience for a website, in order to improve it and offer a pleasant navigation experience when visiting a website and provide you with targeted advertising and promotional offers based on your browsing.

Cookies placed and preferences management

Spacetime doesn’t use first party cookies and therefore the Website is a cookie free website. We measure the number of visits, the number of pages viewed, the type of device as well as your activity on our Website and your frequency of return. The objective is to provide you with the best service and improve the Website content. No personal data is collected to produce the metrics as far as all data is collected under an anonymized basis and without placement of cookies.

Nevertheless, certain cookies can be placed by third-parties (e.g. social media cookies). These cookies are set by the corresponding social media website and not by the Website. These cookies are designed to improve the interactivity of the Website with the relevant social media or service. This includes Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Astrobin sharing buttons and videos on our site (YouTube and Instagram videos). Video sharing services allow you to enrich our site with video content and increase its visibility.

Changes to our Cookies Notice

In order to reflect any changes to the way in which we process your personal data or to comply with applicable legal requirements, Spacetime reserves the right to update and change this Cookies Policy at any time by publishing it on the Website. When using the Website, you are required to refer regularly to the latest version of the Cookies Policy.

Last updated: December 2025