Terms of use

01. Definitions

• Service: the PatronIA web application for obtaining made-to-measure sewing patterns from photos of garments and the User's body measurements. In it, artificial intelligence reads the photos and writes the sewing explanations; the pattern itself is drafted by our pattern-cutting programme, from the body measurements (see article 2).
• User: any natural person registered with the Service.
• Credits: units of account for using the paid features of the Service.
• Pattern: digital file generated by the Service containing the pattern pieces and sewing instructions.
• Publisher: Baptiste Gaschet, sole trader (entrepreneur individuel, EI), operator of the Service.

02. Purpose of the service

PatronIA allows the User to upload a photo of a garment, enter their body measurements, and receive in return a made-to-measure sewing pattern, together with an instructive technical file.

2.1. The role of artificial intelligence

In the interests of transparency, here is what artificial intelligence does in the Service, and what it does not do:

• It reads your photo: an artificial intelligence model (Claude, by Anthropic) recognises the type of garment and its visible features (sleeves, neckline, fastening…).
• It does not draft the pattern: the pattern is drafted by our pattern-cutting programme, following fixed construction rules, from your body measurements. No figure in the pattern is written by artificial intelligence: it describes the garment, and our programme derives the drafting from it.
• It writes your instructions: the technical file (sewing steps, tips) is written, in whole or in part, by artificial intelligence from the drafted pattern. The list of pieces to cut is taken from the pattern where the pattern provides it, and a file that would mention a marking absent from the pattern is automatically rejected.
• A human check before sending: every pattern ordered by a customer is checked and approved by the studio before it is made available to them. The only exceptions are the studio's internal accounts and people who test the service with their consent.

Reading a photo may involve errors: that is why the studio checks the patterns, and why making a toile is still recommended (see article 7).

03. Registration

Registration is free and open to any natural person who has reached the age of majority. The User undertakes to provide accurate information and to keep their login details confidential.

Registration can be done by e-mail and password or via a Google account; it is free. The credits needed to generate patterns are purchased in packs, under the conditions set out in the General Terms and Conditions of Sale.

04. Use of the service

The User undertakes to:

• Use the Service in accordance with its intended purpose (personal sewing)
• Not upload content that is unlawful, offensive or infringes the rights of third parties
• Not attempt to circumvent the security or credit mechanisms
• Not use the Service in an automated way (scraping, bots)
• Not resell the generated patterns as commercial sewing patterns without authorisation

05. Credits and billing

How credits work and the terms of sale are set out in the General Terms and Conditions of Sale.

06. Intellectual property

6.1. Content of the service

The PatronIA application, its source code, design, algorithms and content are the exclusive property of the Publisher and are protected by intellectual property law.

6.2. User content

The User retains ownership of their photos and body measurements. They grant the Publisher a limited, non-exclusive and temporary licence for the processing necessary to generate the pattern (automated reading of the image by artificial intelligence, drafting of the pattern from the body measurements, and writing of the technical file by artificial intelligence from the description of the garment, the drafted pattern and some of the body measurements).

6.3. Generated patterns

Generated patterns are the property of the User for personal use. The User is free to use them to make garments for themselves or as a gift.

07. Limitation of liability

A made-to-measure pattern depends on the accuracy of the body measurements entered: the User checks their measurements and checks the pattern before cutting, and a toile is recommended. The Publisher is not liable for the consequences of an incorrect measurement entered by the User. This clause limits neither the legal guarantee of conformity nor the User's right to compensation if the Publisher fails to meet its obligations.

08. Personal data

The processing of personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy.

At your request or with your consent, the studio may pass your pattern pack (pattern, booklet, body measurements and, if needed, photo of the garment) to an independent dressmaker, solely for the making of your garment.

09. Suspension and termination

The Publisher reserves the right to suspend or terminate a User's account in the event of a breach of these Terms of Use, without notice or compensation.

The User may delete their account at any time from the Settings page. Deletion results in the permanent erasure of all their data and the loss of their unused credits.

10. Changes to the Terms of Use

The Publisher reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time. Users will be informed by e-mail of any substantial change. Continued use of the Service after notification constitutes acceptance of the new Terms of Use.

11. Governing law and disputes

These Terms of Use are governed by French law. If you are a consumer residing in another country of the European Union, this choice does not deprive you of the protection afforded to you by the mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence (Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008, known as “Rome I”).

In the event of a dispute, and failing an amicable settlement, the courts of Angers will have jurisdiction, without prejudice to the consumer's right to bring proceedings before the court of their place of residence, whether in France (article R.631-3 of the Code de la consommation, French Consumer Code) or in another country of the European Union (Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012). The Terms of Use are published in several languages: if a translation and the French version read differently, the interpretation most favourable to the consumer prevails.

In accordance with article L.612-1 of the Code de la consommation, the User may use a consumer mediator free of charge with a view to the amicable resolution of the dispute. The appointment of our mediator is being registered; their contact details will be published on this page as soon as they are confirmed. The list of mediators and out-of-court dispute resolution bodies notified by the Member States can be consulted in the European directory kept by the European Commission.