Terms of Use

Terms of Use & Sale

Last updated: 21 October 2026

About these Terms

This website, www.daleforward.com (the Site), is owned and operated by Dale Forward, trading as DFARTWORK (ABN 96 290 691 134), a sole trader based in Newcastle NSW, Australia (“we”, “our”, “us”). The Site may also be available through other addresses or channels.

These Terms of Use & Sale (Terms) apply to you, the person or organisation that uses the Site or buys from us (“you”, “your”). They cover using the Site, buying merchandise, and our NFTs and artwork. Please read them carefully. By using the Site or placing an order, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Site.

If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected]. Our full contact details are at the end of these Terms.

Part 1: Using the Site

1. Information on the Site

The information on the Site, including statements, opinions and documents (Information), is for general information only. It doesn’t take into account your particular needs or circumstances and is not advice. While we try to keep the Site and Information up to date and correct, the Site may contain errors, and we may update the Information from time to time.

2. Your use of the Site

You confirm that you have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms. We grant you a non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide, non-transferable licence to use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use in line with these Terms.

You must not:

  • use the Site, or post or transmit any material from it, in a way that:
    • infringes the copyright, intellectual property or other rights of any person (including us);
    • breaks any law, regulation, code or other legal obligation;
    • defames, harasses, threatens or abuses any person; or
    • is obscene, offensive, discriminatory, or in breach of confidence or privacy;
  • interfere with or stop other people from using the Site;
  • use the Site to send unsolicited (spam) messages;
  • tamper with, hinder, modify or damage the Site, or knowingly introduce viruses or other harmful code; or
  • help anyone else do any of these things.

3. Copyright and intellectual property

Unless stated otherwise, the artwork and content on this Site are owned by Dale Forward or used with permission, including works created with collaborators. They are protected by Australian and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you.

You can share links and screenshots of the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes, with credit to DFARTWORK. You may not copy, print, sell, reproduce or create derivative works from the artwork, or alter the Site’s code or content, without our written permission.

4. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share personal information. Please read it; it is available on the Site.

5. Content you share with us

If you send or add content to the Site (for example, photos or messages), you:

  • confirm that you have all the rights needed to share it; and
  • give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce and display that content in connection with the Site and our business.

6. Third-party information and websites

The Site may contain information from third parties and links to websites we don’t own, including NFT marketplaces, social media and payment providers (Third Party Sites). We don’t control, endorse or take responsibility for Third Party Sites or the information, products or services on them. Their own terms and policies apply when you use them.

7. Availability of the Site

We use reasonable efforts to keep the Site running, but we can’t promise it will always be available or free of errors or interruptions. We may change, suspend or stop the Site, in whole or in part. This won’t affect orders already placed.

8. Breaches of these Terms

You may only use the Site for lawful purposes. If we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms, we may remove content that breaches them and block your access to the Site. If we don’t act on a breach straight away, we can still act on it, or on later breaches, in the future.

Part 2: Terms of Sale (merchandise)

9. Who you’re buying from

You’re buying from Dale Forward, trading as DFARTWORK (details at the end of these Terms). Our store runs on Big Cartel, and payments are processed by Stripe (cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay) or PayPal.

10. Made to order

Products are printed on demand by our print partner, Printful, after you order. Colours may look slightly different on screen than in real life, and print placement can vary slightly. Product photos may be digital mock-ups.

11. Prices and payment

  • Prices are in US dollars (USD). Your bank or PayPal may charge currency-conversion fees.
  • Shipping costs are shown at checkout before you pay, and are included in your single checkout payment.
  • We are not registered for GST, so no GST is charged.
  • We may correct obvious pricing errors. If we do, we’ll contact you, and you can cancel for a full refund.

12. Orders and cancellations

Your order is accepted when we send the order confirmation. We may cancel an order and refund you in full if an item is unavailable or there is a pricing or stock error.

If you need to cancel, email us as soon as possible. Production usually starts within 24 hours. If production hasn’t started, we’ll cancel and refund you in full. After that, cancellation may not be possible.

13. Shipping and customs

  • We ship to the countries available for each product at checkout. If a product can’t ship to your country, checkout will tell you.
  • Delivery usually takes up to about 3 weeks from order to delivery. Delivery times are estimates and aren’t guaranteed. Items in one order may arrive in separate parcels.
  • International buyers are responsible for any import duties, taxes or fees charged by their country, unless shown otherwise at checkout.
  • Please check your address carefully. If a parcel can’t be delivered because the address was wrong or incomplete, we can resend it, but you’ll need to pay the reshipping cost.

See our Shipping page for more detail.

14. Returns, refunds and faulty items

  • Because each item is made to order, we don’t offer change-of-mind refunds or exchanges, including if you order the wrong size or colour. This doesn’t affect your rights under consumer law.
  • If your item arrives faulty, damaged, misprinted or different from its description, or never arrives, email [email protected] with your order number and photos (if relevant). We’ll replace it or refund you in line with the Australian Consumer Law.
  • Refunds go back to your original payment method in USD.

See our Refunds & Returns page for more detail.

15. Buying merch doesn’t transfer the artwork

When you buy a shirt, hoodie, blanket or other item, you own that physical item. You don’t get any copyright or right to reproduce the design (for example, you can’t print more copies or sell the design).

Part 3: NFTs, artwork and licences

16. NFTs are sold on third-party marketplaces

This Site doesn’t sell NFTs directly. Links on our NFTs page go to third-party marketplaces such as XRP Cafe, which run on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). When you buy, sell or transfer an NFT, you deal with that marketplace and the blockchain, under the marketplace’s own terms, fees and privacy policy. We don’t control and aren’t responsible for those sites, wallets or the XRPL.

17. Not financial advice; no guarantee of value

Our NFTs are digital collectible artworks. They are not investments, financial products, securities or shares in any business, and nothing on this Site or our social media is financial, investment or tax advice. NFT and crypto prices are very volatile. We make no promise that any NFT will keep or increase in value, that there will be a market to resell it, or that any future project, utility or perk will happen. Only buy NFTs you’re comfortable owning for the art itself, and only spend what you can afford to lose.

18. Blockchain risks

Blockchain transactions are generally final and can’t be reversed. You’re responsible for your own wallet, private keys or seed phrase, and the security of your accounts. We will never ask for your seed phrase or private keys. Network fees, outages, forks, changes to the XRPL or marketplaces, and changes in law or regulation may affect your NFT or your ability to use or trade it. Check our official links (this Site and @dfart2287 on X) to avoid copycat or scam collections.

19. What you own when you buy an NFT

Owning one of our NFTs means you own the token recorded on the blockchain. Copyright and all other intellectual property in the artwork stay with us (or with the relevant collaborator). While you hold the NFT, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to:

  • display and enjoy the artwork for personal, non-commercial purposes, including as a profile picture and on social media;
  • show it in online galleries, metaverse spaces or wallets that verify ownership; and
  • sell or transfer the NFT (the licence passes to the new owner, and yours ends).

Unless a collection’s description says otherwise, you may not use the artwork commercially (for example on merchandise for sale or in advertising), create and sell derivative works, register it as a trademark, or use it in hateful, illegal or misleading ways. For commercial use, ask us at [email protected].

20. Royalties and fees

Some of our NFTs may have a creator transfer fee that was set on the XRP Ledger when the NFT was minted. If so, secondary sales of that NFT may include the transfer fee, which is collected under the XRP Ledger’s and the marketplace’s rules. Any transfer fee is recorded with the NFT on the ledger and is usually shown on the marketplace. Marketplace and network fees are set by those third parties.

21. Tax

You’re responsible for any tax that applies to your purchase, sale or trading of NFTs.

Part 4: General terms

22. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law

Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that can’t be excluded, including the consumer laws of the country where you live.

23. Limitation of liability

Subject to the Australian Consumer Law and clause 22, and to the extent permitted by law:

  • we are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss, including loss of profits, arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site; and
  • we exclude all representations, guarantees, warranties and terms (whether express or implied) other than those set out in these Terms and those that can’t be excluded by law.

24. Disclaimer

Subject to the Australian Consumer Law, we don’t promise that the Site will be error free, that defects will be corrected, that the Site or its server is free of viruses or other harmful components, or that the Site will always be available. We don’t make promises about the accuracy or completeness of Information from third parties or on Third Party Sites.

25. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to cover our reasonable losses caused by your breach of these Terms or your unlawful conduct.

26. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes apply to orders placed after the updated Terms are published, and won’t affect orders already placed. The “last updated” date at the top shows when they were last changed.

27. Transfer of these Terms

You may not transfer your rights under these Terms. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms if our business is sold or transferred, but this won’t reduce your rights.

28. Enforceability

If any part of these Terms is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that part won’t apply, and the rest of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.

29. Disputes

If you have a problem or dispute, please contact us in writing first at [email protected]. We both agree to try to resolve it through negotiation or mediation before starting any external dispute resolution process. This doesn’t stop you contacting your local consumer protection agency (for example, NSW Fair Trading) at any time.

30. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales and the Commonwealth of Australia, and the courts of New South Wales have jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, you also have the benefit of any mandatory consumer protection laws of the country where you live. The Site can be accessed from outside Australia; if you use it from overseas, you are responsible for complying with your local laws.

Contact us

Dale Forward, trading as DFARTWORK
ABN 96 290 691 134
Newcastle NSW, Australia
Email: [email protected]