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Overnight Update + TOS Clarification
Apr. 29th, 2026 01:46 pmFirst, our little datacenter went down with a power issue overnight. We were down about 6 hours total, but things should be back up and running. If you see any issues, please don't hesitate to contact us.
That said, it's a good time to address something in our Terms of Service. We invite you to use all of our services, and even suggest more services that we might be able to bring to the community. We prohibit the use of "Patreon" or "Ko-Fi" and other links within profiles, stories, etc., because doing so jeopardizes our 501c3 non-profit status with the government. I bring this up because this week we found someone was hosting drawings (NSFW and non-NSFW alike) on Squidge Images - which is fine. But, they were using said images on a Patreon, making people pay to see said images.
That's the clarification. You can use our services as you wish - but as it says in our Terms of Service that you cannot use it for moneymaking purposes. If you're going to run a Patreon campaign and charge people for access, Squidge can not be part of the conversation. You'll need to find elsewhere for hosting.
I'm going to add this, because I know someone is going to ask. If you're a commission artist and you want to host your stuff on Squidge Images, that's fine. But you cannot actively promote "pay to play" actions like Patreon or the like while using Squidge property because, as I said, it can jeopardize our non-profit status.
And if you're curious, when we found out about the Patreon thing, we gave the person 12 hours to clear out before we banned them. We're not animals here - we're people, just like you.
That said, it's a good time to address something in our Terms of Service. We invite you to use all of our services, and even suggest more services that we might be able to bring to the community. We prohibit the use of "Patreon" or "Ko-Fi" and other links within profiles, stories, etc., because doing so jeopardizes our 501c3 non-profit status with the government. I bring this up because this week we found someone was hosting drawings (NSFW and non-NSFW alike) on Squidge Images - which is fine. But, they were using said images on a Patreon, making people pay to see said images.
That's the clarification. You can use our services as you wish - but as it says in our Terms of Service that you cannot use it for moneymaking purposes. If you're going to run a Patreon campaign and charge people for access, Squidge can not be part of the conversation. You'll need to find elsewhere for hosting.
I'm going to add this, because I know someone is going to ask. If you're a commission artist and you want to host your stuff on Squidge Images, that's fine. But you cannot actively promote "pay to play" actions like Patreon or the like while using Squidge property because, as I said, it can jeopardize our non-profit status.
And if you're curious, when we found out about the Patreon thing, we gave the person 12 hours to clear out before we banned them. We're not animals here - we're people, just like you.
