FAQ

WHAT IS THIS?
The Mimic Publishing Collective has created a loyalty program called The InnerCircle. As an alternative to something like a Patreon®, our members can offer something unique to passholders. Each member will feature offerings unique to them.

WHAT IS LIFERS™?
This is what Hinokodo is calling his InnerCircle program. 

WHAT DOES THE LIFERS™ PASS GET ME?
This is a lifetime pass that gives you everything Hinokodo has a Major Credit on for a heavy discount forever. 
All digital products will be $0.
All physical products will be $5 +Shipping. 
Access to an exclusive newsletter/discord channel to have first knowledge and reserves for new product launches. 

HOW MUCH DOES A PASS COST?
The first 23 spots are $100 a pass.

HOW DOES THE PASS WORK?
The pass is essentially a coupon code exclusive to the passholders to be used on Mimicpublishing.com & Hinokodo.com.

WHO SHOULD GET THIS PASS?
This pass is aimed at folks who are huge fans of Hinokodo and want to see him succeed. The pass is probably better suited for folks who live in the US, because shipping will almost always cancel the financial benefits of the program for international folks, but anyone is invited to buy the pass. (Even if you just want digital products, it makes all of those items $0)

WHAT’S THE CATCH?
No catch. If you’re a Lifers™ passholder, you’ll get everything he makes digitally for $0 and any physical product you want for $5 +shipping. There are a few limitations to curb potential abuse and edge cases. 

WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS?

• The pass only gives you access to projects that Hinokodo has a Major Credit on. At Mimic we divide credit on projects into 2 pools; Major & Minor contributors. The people on those projects determine what credit to give themselves. Any project that is led by Hinokodo is likely to be one he has a Major Credit on. At the moment that includes almost everything MIRU, BITPARTY, & PONDUS. (The exclusive Newsletter/Discord channel will tell you ahead of time what products qualify)
• The pass only works on MimicPublishing.com, Hinokodo.com & wherever we may have a physical shop presence. (We can’t force other shops located around the world to give away product from their limited inventory.)
• The pass can’t be sold, duplicated, exchanged, or returned. It will always be tied to the person who made the purchase.
• The pass is not available to shop owners, only people who would typically fall under the category of ‘consumer’.
• The pass only allows for 1 physical product of each available SKU at the discounted rate. (Even if you find some hokey way to get through checkout with multiples of the same item, we will refund the order and cancel it.)
• Having the pass doesn’t automatically hold a physical product for you, but we will (for up to 60 days) if you ask before the product launch date.
• Shipping prices will change over time. The $5 rate for physical products will not. At the moment, we charge a flat rate of $5 for all US orders & $25 for international orders. However, during launch events, we will usually partner with international fulfillment services and international shipping charges may be temporarily lowered for the event. (Like during crowdfunding campaigns)
• We reserve the right to null & void passes from folks who are causing us trouble and/or espousing hateful dialogues like, but not limited to; bigotry, transphobia, homophobia, racism, sexism or fascism.
• The pass doesn’t guarantee that a product can be shipped to your location in the solar system. If you live in a nation currently at war, is having diplomatic issues with the US, or difficulties with your country’s shipping options, then physical product availability may be limited to you.
• The spirit of this program is to offer a pass that gives you access to all of Hinokodo’s works forever. However, obviously in the event that the world ends, if the US becomes inhabitable from Nuclear fallout, both Mimic & Hinokodo close shop, the American Dollar becomes worthless, and/or when capitalism ends, then we reserve the right to end the program or temporarily pause it until it is safe to continue it.