PuthuToons – Content License

Effective Date: 1st June 2025

PuthuToons is committed to making moral‑value stories accessible to everyone. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the original content you find on our platform is shared under a Creative Commons license that balances openness with protection of our brand.

1. What Is Covered

Category Examples License
Original Narrative & Artwork Stories, illustrations, audio narrations produced by PuthuToons CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0 International
Code Samples Markdown‑formatted snippets, example components MIT
Blog Posts & Documentation Articles, FAQs, how‑to guides CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0

If a piece of content is subject to a different license (e.g., public‑domain folktales, third‑party assets, or paid stock), we indicate that directly beneath the item or in its metadata.

2. CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0 Explained

Under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International license you may:

  • Share – copy and redistribute our stories or artwork in any medium or format.
  • Adapt – remix, translate, transform, and build upon the material.

…but only if you:

Requirement What You Must Do
Attribution (BY) Give appropriate credit to PuthuToons, provide a link to the original page, and indicate if changes were made.
Suggestion: "The Two Goats and the Forest Bridge," PuthuToons, CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0.
NonCommercial (NC) Do not sell, license, or otherwise use the material for commercial advantage. If you wish to license our content commercially, email [email protected].
ShareAlike (SA) Distribute your adaptations under the same CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0 license.

There are no additional restrictions—you may not apply technological measures or legal terms that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

For full legal code, visit the official license text.

3. What Is Not Covered

PuthuToons Trademarks & Logo

"PuthuToons," our crow mascot, and related logos are trademarks. You may reference them for attribution, but you may not use them in a way that suggests endorsement.

Third‑Party Assets

Any stock imagery, embedded videos, or fonts that belong to other rightsholders retain their respective licenses.

User‑Generated Content (UGC)

Authors uploading content can choose their own licensing terms. If none is specified, their work defaults to CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0.

Software & Backend Code

The PuthuToons application code is proprietary unless we release portions as open source under a separate license.

4. Translations

We welcome translations! Please include the original English (or Tamil) title, a note that your version is a translation, and preserve the license.

5. Citing PuthuToons

Here is a quick citation template you can copy‑paste:

Author (Year). "Title of Story." PuthuToons. CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0. Available at: <URL>

6. Requesting Commercial Rights

If you want to:

  • Print our stories in a commercial anthology;
  • Use illustrations on merchandise;
  • Incorporate content into a paid app;

send a brief proposal to [email protected]. We usually respond within 10 business days.

7. Disclaimer

This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. If you have specific questions about how the license applies to your project, consult legal counsel.

Thank you for helping us keep stories free, shareable, and ever‑growing!