Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 22 June 2026

Welcome to the Deb Nambiar Designs website. By visiting or using this website, you agree to the following Terms & Conditions.

If you do not agree with these Terms & Conditions, please do not use this website.

About This Website

This website is owned and operated by Deb Nambiar Designs, a Melbourne-based surface pattern design studio.

This website showcases original artwork, surface pattern design collections, portfolio work, licensing information, print-on-demand product links, creative services, studio updates, and related information.

Website Use

You may use this website for lawful personal, creative, business, portfolio review, enquiry, or purchasing referral purposes.

You must not use this website in a way that:

  • Breaches any applicable law or regulation

  • Infringes the rights of Deb Nambiar Designs or any third party

  • Attempts to copy, reproduce, scrape, extract, or misuse website content

  • Interferes with the security, performance, or operation of the website

  • Uploads or transmits harmful code, spam, or misleading information

  • Misrepresents your identity, business, or intentions

Intellectual Property

All artwork, designs, patterns, images, illustrations, written content, collection names, brand materials, logos, graphics, layouts, and visual assets displayed on this website are owned by Deb Nambiar Designs unless otherwise stated.

All rights are reserved.

Viewing this website does not grant you any licence, assignment, permission, or transfer of intellectual property rights.

You must not copy, reproduce, download, trace, adapt, modify, distribute, manufacture, sell, license, publish, upload, train artificial intelligence systems on, or otherwise use Deb Nambiar Designs artwork, patterns, images, or content without prior written permission.

Portfolio and Design Images

Portfolio images are provided to show examples of Deb Nambiar Designs’ creative work.

Images may include flat artwork, pattern repeats, colourways, product mockups, sell sheets, collection presentations, or product previews.

Colours, scale, texture, layout, and product appearance may vary depending on screen settings, printing processes, materials, substrates, product formats, and supplier production methods.

Deb Nambiar Designs makes reasonable efforts to present artwork and information accurately, but does not guarantee that colours or products will appear exactly as shown on your screen.

Licensing, Collaboration, and Enquiries

This website may include information about licensing, collaborations, creative services, customisation, regional retailer enquiries, resize or recolour requests, and other business opportunities.

Submitting an enquiry does not create a licence, supply arrangement, exclusivity arrangement, approval, service agreement, collaboration, or legal relationship.

Any confirmed licensing arrangement, collaboration, service, or commercial project must be agreed separately in writing.

Deb Nambiar Designs may accept, decline, pause, revise, or quote on enquiries at its discretion.

Design Services

Where Deb Nambiar Designs provides services such as resizing, recolouring, design customisation, portfolio review, artwork preparation, licensing consultation, or creative support, the details of each service will be considered individually.

Pricing, timing, scope, deliverables, file formats, usage rights, revisions, and approvals may vary depending on the request.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all intellectual property rights in Deb Nambiar Designs artwork, patterns, design files, and visual assets remain with Deb Nambiar Designs.

Spoonflower and External Product Purchases

Some products featuring Deb Nambiar Designs artwork may be available through Spoonflower or other third-party platforms.

When you click through to Spoonflower or another external platform, your purchase, payment, account, order fulfilment, shipping, returns, exchanges, customer service, and product handling are managed by that external platform according to its own terms, privacy policy, and return policy.

Deb Nambiar Designs does not control Spoonflower’s checkout, payment processing, manufacturing, shipping, delivery timing, returns, exchanges, or customer support.

Spoonflower states that because its orders are print-on-demand, it does not generally offer returns or exchanges, although its own policies and customer support processes apply.  

Australian Consumer Law

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions is intended to exclude, restrict, or modify any rights you may have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other applicable consumer protection law.

For Australian consumers, goods and services may come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under Australian Consumer Law. The ACCC states that consumers may be entitled to a repair, replacement, refund, cancellation, or other remedy if a product or service does not meet consumer guarantees.  

Website Information

Deb Nambiar Designs aims to keep website information accurate, useful, and up to date.

However, website content is provided for general information, portfolio, creative, and enquiry purposes only.

Deb Nambiar Designs does not guarantee that all website content will always be complete, current, accurate, error-free, or available.

Website content may be updated, changed, removed, or revised at any time without notice.

External Links

This website may include links to external websites, including Spoonflower, Pinterest, Instagram, email signup platforms, supplier websites, or other third-party resources.

External links are provided for convenience and information only.

Deb Nambiar Designs is not responsible for the content, availability, security, privacy practices, policies, terms, or actions of external websites or services.

You should review the terms and privacy policies of any external website before using it or providing personal information.

Newsletter and Communications

If you subscribe to Drop of Colour or otherwise choose to receive email updates from Deb Nambiar Designs, you agree to receive occasional communications about colour, pattern, nature, new work, collections, studio news, and related updates.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in email communications.

Privacy

Personal information submitted through this website will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

Please read the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy for more information about how personal information, cookies, analytics, and third-party services may be used.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Deb Nambiar Designs is not liable for any loss, damage, cost, delay, interruption, or inconvenience arising from:

  • Use of this website

  • Reliance on website content

  • Temporary website unavailability

  • Technical issues

  • External links or third-party platforms

  • Spoonflower or other external product purchases

  • Differences in colour, scale, texture, substrate, or printed product appearance

  • Unauthorised use of website content by third parties

Nothing in this section limits any rights that cannot be excluded under Australian Consumer Law or other applicable law.

Indemnity

You agree to use this website lawfully and respectfully.

You agree not to misuse Deb Nambiar Designs’ intellectual property, website content, artwork, images, or services.

Where permitted by law, you agree to indemnify Deb Nambiar Designs against loss, damage, cost, or claim arising from your unlawful use of this website, misuse of intellectual property, breach of these Terms & Conditions, or infringement of third-party rights.

International Visitors

This website may be accessed by visitors outside Australia.

If you access this website from outside Australia, you are responsible for complying with local laws that may apply to your use of this website.

Deb Nambiar Designs is based in Melbourne, Australia, and these Terms & Conditions are intended to be governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms & Conditions may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, business practices, or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with the updated date.

Contact

For questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact:

Deb Nambiar Designs
Melbourne, Australia
E:
info@debnambiardesigns.com