Terms of use

Who we are

thestencilroom.com ("The Stencil Room", "we") is run by The Stencil Room, , Calle Carabelos 28, 28041, Madrid, Spain. Contact:hello@thestencilroom.com. By using the site you accept these terms. If you buy a paid feature, these terms are part of that purchase. How we handle personal data is explained in the privacy policy.

What The Stencil Room is

The Stencil Room is a directory of tattoo studios and artists. We don't tattoo anyone, take bookings or deposits, or take part in any appointment. Every tattoo, deposit and consultation is agreed between you and the studio or artist.

We check that listed studios exist and work to keep listings accurate, but information can be incomplete or out of date, and a listing is not a recommendation. Prices shown are the studio's own published figures and can change. Check hygiene, licences, prices and aftercare with the studio before you book.

Listings and studio accounts

• We build listings from public information and from the studios themselves. A studio can claim its listing for free, correct it, or ask us to remove it.
• To claim a studio, you must run it or have permission from the people who do. We verify every claim before handing over control, and may ask for more proof.
• You sign in with links sent to your email. Keep that inbox secure: anyone with access to it can manage your listing.
• We may correct, pause or remove a listing that is wrong, closed, or breaks these terms.

What you add to the site

When you add text, photos, posts or other content, you confirm that:

• you own it, or have the owner's permission to publish it here (for portfolio photos, the artist who made the tattoo);
• anyone who can be recognised in a photo has agreed to it being published;
• it is accurate and lawful, and doesn't infringe anyone's rights.

You keep ownership of your content. You give us a free, non-exclusive, worldwide licence to host, show, resize and crop it on The Stencil Room, and in link previews and search results for its pages, for as long as it is on the site. Removing it ends the licence, although copies can take a short time to clear from caches and search engines.

Not allowed: copying other artists' work or photos, misleading information, fake listings or claims, spam, and anything hateful, harassing or illegal.

Reporting content

Anyone can report a studio or artist with the report link on its page, or report any content by email tohello@thestencilroom.com. Tell us where the content is and why it is wrong or unlawful. We review every report. If we remove or restrict something you published, we tell you why, and you can reply to contest the decision.

hello@thestencilroom.com is also our contact point for users and authorities, including under the EU Digital Services Act. We answer in English or Spanish.

Paid features

Prices include VAT where it applies. Payments are handled by Stripe, and you receive a receipt or invoice by email.

• Guest-spot post, €25. One post, shown until its end date. Posts are checked before they go live, except chair posts from verified studios. If we turn down a post you paid for, we refund it in full.
• Pro listing, €29 a month. Renews every month until you cancel. Cancel at any time from the billing link in your studio account, and Pro stays on until the end of the month you've paid for. Part-months aren't refunded. If a renewal payment still can't be collected after Stripe's automatic retries, the listing goes back to free.
• Featured spotlight, €99. One featured place on one city-and-style page for 91 days from when it goes live. It doesn't renew automatically. If we can't show it as described, we refund the unused days.

We email Pro subscribers at least 30 days before a price change applies to them, so they can cancel first.

Paid features are sold to studios and working artists for their business. Consumer rights to withdraw from distance purchases therefore don't apply, unless the law where you live says otherwise.

Fair use

• Don't copy the directory in bulk or scrape it with automated tools.
• Don't send false claims, reports or booking requests.
• Don't try to get around the bot check, the sign-in, or any other security measure.

We may suspend accounts or remove content that breaks these terms. If we end a paid feature without good reason, we refund the unused part.

Liability

We provide The Stencil Room as it is, and do our best to keep it accurate and available, but we can't promise it will always be error-free or online. We are not responsible for the work, prices, conduct or premises of any studio or artist, or for disagreements between you and them.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that the law doesn't allow us to limit, such as for intent or gross negligence, or your rights as a consumer. Otherwise, for paid features, our total liability is limited to what you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

Changes to these terms

When these terms change, we update the date at the top. For changes that affect paid features, we email the people affected at least 30 days before they apply.

Law and disputes

These terms are governed by Spanish law. If you use the site as a consumer, you also keep the protection of the laws and courts of the country where you live. For business users, the courts of the operator's address in Spain have jurisdiction.