Hajimeli Derivative Works Policy & Terms of Use
At Hajimeli, we understand that a lot of people are interested in creating fan content for things they enjoy, so we've written up these guidelines surrounding derivative works relating to our projects.
These are subject to change at any given time.
What's Allowed / Not Allowed?
The following content is allowed by this policy.
- Fan-made artwork (fanart), as long as it is safe for work (not 18+)
- Fan-made writing (fanfiction), so long as it is safe for work (not 18+)
- Fan-made music (in the case of referencing songs used in the games)
The following content is prohibited by this policy.
- Fan-made programs and content intended to replicate or replace any aspect of vivid/stasis (polymorphite will also be included in this once it has been released)
- NSFW (not safe for work) content or content involving any kind of nudity or sexually explicit depictions
- Content that infringes on the derivative works guidelines / terms of service of other products and properties
- Content that promotes hate speech or discrimination of any kind, including but not limited to racism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, etc.
- Content that makes use of "Web3" technology (i.e. cryptocurrency or NFT)
- Content that makes use of generative AI / GenAI / GPT
Fan Merchandise
Fan merchandise related to the characters/story/gameplay of Hajimeli's projects is not strictly prohibited, but there are some guidelines that must be followed.
- You may not sell any fan merchandise relating to Hajimeli's projects on any online/digital storefronts.
Physical locations such as art booths at conventions are permitted, as long as you run it by Cheryl first.
You can contact me at cherylstelli (at) hajimeli (dot) com by email. - Any fan merchandise that is being sold at any cost is not permitted to contain any materials from the Hajimeli projects themselves, including but not limited to direct assets, screenshots, audio, store page graphics, etc.
Community Rhythm Game Content
Regarding the usage of Hajimeli original songs in other community rhythm games (i.e. osu!, Quaver), there are some guidelines that must be adhered to.
The following process must be followed before fanmade content in other games can be made.
- Check the Community Permission List. This is a spreadsheet that details which songs have granted permission from Hajimeli to be used in other games.
A number of songs have been disallowed due to personal importance to the story of vivid/stasis. - Get the artist's permission.
Even if the song you want to chart is listed as Allowed on the above sheet, you still need individual artist permission.
Look for a way to contact the artist, or, if the game you're charting for has a whitelist system like Rhythm Doctor or A Dance of Fire and Ice, check that the artist is not listed as not being allowed. - If the game you're intending to chart for violates another property's terms of service (i.e. unlicensed modded content for a game), you are not allowed to chart the song for it even if you have the above two permissions.
There may be some gray area cases that aren't covered here; if you have a question, please leave a comment on the linked spreadsheet.
Modding & Datamining
There have been some instances in the past of people asking about datamining and modding our games, so this section serves to clearly illustrate our stance on the matter for each of our games.
vivid/stasis
Datamining the game content is allowed as the game's story has finished development, but currently modifying game data is not allowed and doing so will result in your removal from official Hajimeli spaces.
However, we are looking into ways to support modding and fan-made mods for the game some time down the line. We have a few ideas about how we can support this while not breaking the intended vision of the game, but we cannot announce any change to our modding policy at this time.
We understand that some players want something akin to a custom chart system to chart other songs in the game, and this is something we'd like to implement after the game is fully complete, but will need to give a lot of thought to.
HEARTLODGED
The game has not yet been released. Please stay tuned for further updates.
polymorphite
The game has not yet been released. Please stay tuned for further updates.
Misdecayed
The game has not yet been released. Please stay tuned for further updates.
spherene
The game has not yet been released. Please stay tuned for further updates.
Tower of Tamasatchi
The latest release of the demo on itch.io is planned to be the final release. No more content will be made for Tower of Tamasatchi, so you are free to mod the game in any way you wish, as long as it doesn't violate policies of other artists and companies.
