Terms of Service

Effective October 2026

These terms govern your use of takase.com and your purchase of designs and scrolls from this site.

What You Receive

When you purchase a name or word design, you receive a high-resolution PDF and a perpetual personal-use license to that design. What the personal license allows, and how to license a design for commercial use, is set out on the Licensing page.

When you purchase a scroll, you receive the scroll itself: original calligraphy hand-brushed by Eri Takase, mounted as a traditional Japanese hanging scroll. Returns are set out in our Refund Policy.

Copyright

Every design and scroll on this site is original calligraphy by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. All intellectual property rights remain with Takase Studios, LLC. A design purchase grants a license to use the design. It does not transfer ownership of the artwork. A scroll is yours to keep, hang or give, and the copyright in its calligraphy stays with Takase Studios, LLC.

Accuracy

Our name meanings are researched from 19 scholarly etymology sources across 11 languages. Our word and phrase pages link to the dictionary entry or the Philology history they rest on, where one exists, so you can check them yourself.

Site Use

You may browse and search this site freely. Automated scraping, bulk downloading, or systematic extraction of content is prohibited.

Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Washington State, USA.

Contact

Takase Studios, LLC eri@takase.com