Terms of Use

General Terms

➤ The following Terms and Conditions of Use ("ToU") is an agreement between the User ("you") and Mattsuran ("the

author/creator") that determines the allowed usage of the character Rafael Tsukiya ("the character") and Rafael Tsukiya's

sound source libraries ("voicebanks")
➤ By downloading and/or using the character and/or the voicebanks, you automatically accept to abide by this ToU.
➤ The author may change or update this ToU at any point in time and shall not be liable for the Users non-compliance

to the updated version of this ToU.
➤ In case of conflict between any versions of this ToU, the most recent English version shall take precedence, however,

the author may overrule this.
➤ The author shall not hold any responsibility to incidents, damage and/or loss caused by the use of the character and/or

the character's voicebanks.

Attribution

➤ Proper attribution is required when publishing any work using the character and/or any of the character's voicebanks.
・ For voicebanks, proper attribution requires the name of the specific voicebank being used (in either kana or romaji) and

the name of the voicebank's author to be clearly and visibly stated.
・ For characters, proper attribution requires the name of the character (in either kana or romaji) and the name of the

character's creator to be clearly and visibly stated.
・ For illustrations, proper attribution requires the name of the artist and the character (in either kana or romaji) to be

clearly and visibly stated.
➤ Untruthfully claiming the character, any of the character's voicebanks, and/or the character's derivative works as your

own is strictly forbidden.
➤ Misatributtion of the character or voicebanks is forbidden.

Prohibited Usage

➤ Unless given explicit written authorization by the author, the use of the character, characters and illustrations on the

   following types of work is prohibited:
   ・ Political works¹
   ・ Religious works¹
   ・ R-18 works²
   ・ Excessively violent works and/or works containing gore content³
➤ The use of the character and the character's voicebanks on the following types of work is strictly prohibited under any

circumstances:
・ Offensive and/or derogatory works
・ Bigotry and/or hateful content
・ Any works that may infringe the Terms of Use of any other 3rd party involved in the work. This includes, but is not

limited to, UTAU's Terms of Use, the respective Terms of Use of any other 3rd party character that may be related,

and YouTube's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
・ Illegal works and/or works that promote illegal activities

¹ Satirical and/or parodies of political and religious works, as long as they don't fall under any other prohibited usage category,

are allowed without permission.
² Works that allude to sexuality in a non-explicit manner without visuals and/or coarse language are allowed.
³ Mildly violent works are discouraged, but not prohibited.

Commercial Use

➤ Commercial use of any content related to the character not created by the author is prohibited, unless stated otherwise

and with explicit written authorization by said content's author(s).
➤ The following kinds of commercial usage are allowed without authorization:
・ Doujin (Self-published physical items sold in limited and small quantities at fan events without the intention of

generating a profit)
・ Content and/or products made for non-profit charity.
➤ The following kinds of commercial use require case-by-case approval with explicit written authorization* by the author:
   ・ Continuous and/or large scale production of a product with the intention of profit
   ・ Appearance in for-profit concerts, exhibitions, public and/or private expositions, etc...
   ・ Monetization of works related to those voicebanks/characters, including but not limited to, monetizing YouTube videos,

and setting up ads in or on said works.
・ Any other form of commercial use not mentioned in these Terms of Service.

* The case-by-case authorization may or may not involve financial compensation depending on the situation.

Editing, Derivatives and Redistribution

➤ The following types of edition are forbidden:
・ Edition of any of the character's voicebanks' audio files
・ Recoloring, tracing, editing, and/or plagiarism of the character's illustrations
・ Pitch-shifting and or formant-shifting the character's voicebanks' audio files
➤ Creation of derivative characters and/or "pitch-loids" is forbidden.
➤ Alternative designs for the character are allowed only for the creation of content that requires it, including, but not limited

   to, song-themed videos, and original songs.
➤ Redistribution of rendered vocals made with the character's voicebanks is allowed.
➤ Redistribution rules for voicebanks depend on ther distribution status:
   ・ For voicebanks currently in distribution:
   - Redistribution of edited frequency files and/or edited configuration files, such as oto.ini and .frq files, is allowed.
      - Redistribution of anything else is prohibited.
   ・ For discontinued voicebanks:
      - Redistribution of the voicebank, be it edited or not, is prohibited.

Last Updated: June 18th, 2021

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