Plain terms. All of them.
Everything below is written for a 13-year-old and their parent to read together. The legal versions are in Privacy and Copyright.
1. We never sell.
No prices, checkout, or paid features. Ever. Recognition is the feedback and the featured wall.
2. No private messages.
Every conversation happens in public where a moderator can see it. That's the whole design.
3. An adult reads first.
Artwork, critiques, discussions and replies all wait for a moderator before they appear.
4. We show your name small.
First name and last initial only. Never your full name, age, school, town or address.
5. No ads, no trackers, nothing that follows you.
We run no advertising, no tracking cookies, and no analytics of our own. The platform that hosts ArtConnect generates basic, aggregate technical statistics — things like total page views — as part of keeping the site running. Those numbers aren't tied to who you are, we can't switch that infrastructure off, and they're never used for advertising or shared with anyone. The full detail is on our Privacy page.
6. Your work belongs to you.
We take a limited licence to display it here. We never use it for advertising, resale, merchandise or AI training.
7. You can leave.
Delete your account at any time. Content is removed within 30 days, backups within 90.
8. A grown-up is included.
Your parent or legal guardian — your Guardian on File — confirms your account, sees everything you post, and can pause or delete it.
Where ArtConnect is available
ArtConnect is offered only to families living in the United States. When your grown-up approves your account, they confirm that you both live in the US. If we find an account is outside the US, we'll close it and delete the work on it.