A comprehensive guide to the actions and behaviors that may result in your community being blacklisted from using our products.
At Inkwell Studios, we are committed to fostering a respectful and fair ecosystem for all users of our products. These guidelines have been established to clearly communicate the behaviors and actions that may result in communities or individuals being blacklisted from accessing our services.
Our blacklist system operates with the following severity levels:
Results in immediate blacklisting with limited opportunity for appeal.
Typically results in blacklisting after warning, with potential for appeal.
Usually results in warning first, with blacklisting after multiple violations.
These guidelines are not exhaustive, and we reserve the right to take action against behaviors not explicitly listed that we determine to be harmful to our community, business, or reputation. All decisions are made on a case-by-case basis with careful consideration.
Guidelines related to copyright, plagiarism, and proper attribution of our work.
Copying our website design, content, or code without proper attribution and permission.
Creating and distributing copies or derivatives of our products without authorization.
Using our work with inadequate or no attribution when permission requires it.
Rules specific to FiveM resources, servers, and ecosystem that could result in blacklisting.
Distributing or leaking our paid FiveM resources without authorization.
Using our products in ways that violate the FiveM Terms of Service.
Reselling our FiveM resources or access to them without explicit permission.
Implementing our FiveM resources in ways that damage our reputation or brand.
Sharing, selling, or misusing CFX server keys (artifacts) associated with our products.
Ethical practices in the marketplace and interactions with our brand and community.
Falsely claiming partnership, affiliation, or endorsement from Inkwell Studios.
Using misleading claims about our products or relationship with your community.
Engaging in practices that unfairly target our business or misrepresent our products.
Expectations for how communities should interact with our products and services.
Engaging in or enabling harassment of our team, partners, or community members.
Actions that disrupt our community, support channels, or business operations.
Repeated or severe violations of our clearly stated terms of service.
Actions that are strictly forbidden and will result in immediate blacklisting.
Using our products or associating our brand with illegal activities or content.
Creating or promoting content that is harmful, discriminatory, or dangerous using our products.
If your community has been blacklisted, you may have the opportunity to appeal depending on the severity of the violation. Appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and should include:
To submit an appeal, please contact our support team with all relevant information. Most appeals are reviewed within 5-7 business days, though complex cases may take longer.