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Terms and Conditions for Ghost Themes | Aspire Themes License

General

  • Aspire Themes, LLC retains all Intellectual Property Rights to all themes.

  • You cannot distribute, duplicate, or make the themes available to anyone, resell them in their original form, or modify them for resale.

  • Third‑party listings and brand usage: You may not list, bundle, advertise, or otherwise promote Aspire Themes products, brand name, or assets (including names, logos, screenshots, demo imagery, or copy) for commercial purposes (e.g., ads, affiliate links, coupon gates, paid placements, or “bundles”) without prior written permission from Aspire Themes, LLC. Any nominative reference to “Aspire Themes” must be strictly factual, in plain text, link directly to the official product page, and must not suggest sponsorship, partnership, or endorsement.

  • Images and screenshots: Use of our product images, logos, or demo screenshots is not permitted without prior written permission from Aspire Themes, LLC. Upon notice, you agree to promptly remove any unauthorized imagery or listings within 48 hours.

Trademarks and Brand Usage

  • No brand hubs or “developer” pages: Do not create any page titled “Aspire Themes” or similar that aggregates our products (e.g., “developer” or “brand” hubs) without prior written permission.

  • No logos or trade dress: Do not use our logos, icons, screenshots, or page layout/trade dress without prior written permission.

  • Nominative reference allowance (neutral, incidental): You may make a neutral, incidental reference to “Aspire Themes” in plain text solely to identify our products and link directly to the official product page. Any such reference must not suggest sponsorship, partnership, or endorsement, and must not be presented as an official brand hub or developer page.

  • Takedown timeline: Upon notice, you must remove unauthorized brand usage or imagery within 48 hours.

  • Permission/misuse: To request permission or report misuse, please contact me.

Ownership and Prohibited Uses

All Aspire Themes product images, logos, demo screenshots, videos, page layouts, and marketing copy are owned by Aspire Themes, LLC and are not licensed for reproduction, redistribution, or display by third parties without prior written permission.

  • Thumbnails, crops, resized, filtered, or otherwise derivative versions of our images are also not permitted without written permission.
  • Hotlinking, scraping, caching, or downloading our media assets (including demo images and screenshots) for off‑site display is prohibited.

  • Nominative reference is limited to plain-text use of our product and brand names for factual identification with a direct link to the official product page. Any use beyond plain text (e.g., logos, screenshots, demo imagery, brand typography or layout) requires written permission and must not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

  • Upon notice, you agree to remove unauthorized imagery, copied text, or brand usage within 48 hours.

Brand Hubs and Directories

You may not publish “brand hub”, “developer”, or directory pages that aggregate Aspire Themes products or trade on our brand (including ratings, bundles, or monetized listings) using our images, screenshots, or copied text, without prior written permission from Aspire Themes, LLC.

Single Theme License

  • You may use the purchased theme to create a single end product.
  • You can install the purchased theme on one domain only.
  • You cannot install the purchased theme on more than one Ghost website.
  • Installing a theme in a staging environment is acceptable.

Themes Bundle License

  • You may use the themes in the bundle on an unlimited number of Ghost websites for both personal and commercial projects.

Extended License

The Extended License is recommended for the following use cases:

  • Using a theme on another platform, such as converting it to WordPress.
    • This license allows use for one end product (one WordPress site on one domain).
  • Using a theme on your own platform or service and serving it to unlimited users.
    • For example, if you have a non-Ghost platform and want to use the theme for your users.
    • You can convert the theme to be compatible with your platform or service.
    • This license allows you to serve unlimited users on your platform or service (one end product).

It is your responsibility to convert the theme to your platform. Aspire Themes is not obligated to assist with, or fix, issues that arise from editing or converting the theme. You will continue to receive theme updates that address issues in the original Ghost theme.

The examples above are not exhaustive, and pricing may vary by use case. Please contact me for more details and pricing information.

Theme Support

All themes come with six months of support included in the theme price.

✓ What’s Included in Theme Support

Support covers questions about theme functionality, helps with feature configuration, and assists in fixing bugs or issues.

✕ What’s Not Included in Theme Support

  • Support does not include services that modify, customize, or extend the theme beyond its original features (e.g., CSS customizations). Please consider hiring a developer.
  • Support does not include manual installation of theme updates.
  • Support does not include services to set up the Ghost CMS or fix server issues. If you encounter any Ghost issues, reach out to the Ghost team at support@ghost.org or ask on the Ghost Forum.

Envato Elements

Themes downloaded from Envato Elements do not include support. Item Support on Envato Elements

→ Support Renewal

If your original support period has ended and you’d like to renew, you can extend your support for an additional 6 months ($29) or 12 months ($49). This applies to both single theme and bundle licenses.

Even if your support expires, you will still receive free theme updates and can continue using the theme. To receive the benefits of theme support, please renew your support period.

Theme Updates

During the commercial lifespan of the theme, you are entitled to any theme updates that Aspire Themes releases. These may include fixes for any theme issues, improvements, new features, or compatibility with the Ghost CMS.

For every theme update, you will receive a list of the changed, new, or deleted files to assist you in updating your current theme. You can find these changelogs at Changelogs.

Hiring a Developer

I don’t accept custom work or theme modifications. Recommended developers:

I recommend Cathy Sarisky ( catsarisky@gmail.com ) or Magnus Helander ( hello@ghostflow.net ). They’ve done excellent work with my themes for several clients and may be able to help. Note: I’m not affiliated with either of them.

You can also check out Ghost Experts.

Theme Exchange

You can exchange your purchased theme for a different Aspire Themes Ghost theme within 30 days of purchase, free of charge. To request an exchange, please contact me via the contact form with your order details.

Refund Policy

If you are unhappy with your theme for any reason, you can request a full refund within 30 days of purchase, no questions asked.

Refund Process:

  • Once approved, you’ll receive an email confirming your refund request has been processed.
  • For credit/debit card payments, the refund will appear as a credit in your account within 5–10 business days, depending on your bank.

Important Terms:

  • Refunds are only available within 30 days of the purchase date. After that period, you are not eligible for a refund.
  • Upon refund, you must uninstall the theme from your website and discontinue its use.
  • Access to theme downloads and future updates will be automatically terminated.

Note: Refund processing times may vary depending on your payment method and financial institution.

Warranties

Aspire Themes warrants that all themes are developed and maintained in accordance with applicable industry standards. All themes undergo internal quality assurance reviews and are fit for commercial sale.

Browser support: All Aspire Themes themes are, subject to reasonable limitations, visually consistent and functionally compatible across the latest stable releases of Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome, and Edge. Where certain features are not reasonably feasible due to a browser’s technical limitations, Aspire Themes will implement a reasonable alternative.

Limitation of Liability

YOU AGREE THAT, UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONDITION, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT, WILL ASPIRE THEMES OR ITS OWNER BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES OR THE COST OF ANY SUBSTITUTE EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES OR SERVICES (EVEN IF ASPIRE THEMES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS. ASPIRE THEMES’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS UNDER THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE PRODUCT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

ASPIRE THEMES IS NOT LIABLE AND PROVIDES NO WARRANTY FOR ANY ERRORS, BUGS, CONFLICTS, OR INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH PRODUCTS ARISING FROM (I) IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE PRODUCT; OR (II) ANY USE OF THE PRODUCT FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THAT FOR WHICH IT WAS BEING OFFERED BY ASPIRE THEMES; OR (III) THE CONCURRENT USE OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, AS REASONABLY DETERMINED BY ASPIRE THEMES; OR (IV) ANY AND ALL CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PRODUCT AFTER THE DATE OF PURCHASE; OR (V) FOR ANY ERRORS, BUGS, CONFLICTS, OR INCOMPATIBILITIES WHICH ARISE EXCLUSIVELY ON UNSUPPORTED BROWSERS.