SAFE HANDS PHOTOGRAPHY : TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Welcome……..

Welcome to Safe Hands Photography’s website. Please note that by using the goods and service provided on and by this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of use given below, which govern www.safehandsphotography.co.uk's relationship with you in relation to this website.
The term www.safehandsphotography.co.uk or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website. The term 'you' refers to the user, viewer of our website, and//or purchaser of images and services as provided by us.
The use of this website and photographs contained therein are subject to the following terms of use:

1. All photographs and photographic/visual materials contained within this website are copyrighted to, and the property of Safe Hands Photography
   
2. Photographic material will not be reproduced, copied, downloaded or used in any way by you outside of these Terms and Conditions
   
3. This website contains material which is owned by us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics and images. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
   
4. Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
   
5. You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without www.safehandsphotography.co.uk's prior written consent.
   
6. Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Scotland and Wales.
   

1. Use of Image Files

Safe Hands Photography licenses to you the use of image files only as provided herein  on a nonexclusive and non-transferable basis. All other rights to the image files and any accompanying materials such as copyright are retained by Safe Hands Photography. The license granted to you is limited to one usage per download. For example, if an image is used in a website design and in a business card design, this is considered two usages for which the image license must  be purchased two times. Using an image in multiple products without purchasing the licenses for each usage violates these Terms and Conditions


2. Permitted Use

You may:

1. Use images for general, editorial, product, and promotional uses including but not limited to: products, software, newsletters, advertisements, book interior or cover, packaging, marketing material, school assignments, presentations, and within films or videos, provided that such usage complies with the other provisions in these Terms and Condition (see Section 4 Prohibited Uses).
   
2. Edit, modify or alter images as necessary for your use, provided that the resulting image otherwise complies with these Terms and Conditions. The copyrights in all photos, art, images or other files obtained from Safe Hands Photography and integrated into a derivative work will remain with Safe Hands Photography.. If requested by Safe Hands Photography, you agree to execute a written assignment of any copyrights with respect to such derivative work when such assignment is reasonably necessary to enable Safe Hands Photography to enforce its intellectual property rights.
   
3. In the normal course of workflow, convey to third parties such as printers a temporary copy of a file that is integral to your work project and without which the project could not be completed.
   
4. Print or use the image for your personal use in any size provided that there is no subsequent sale or transfer to other persons.
   

These Terms and Conditions require you to  re-purchase the image file photo for each new usage. If your image usage needs fall outside of the scope of what is permitted herein, you may be able to purchase and use the images by obtaining specific agreement from Safe Hands Photography.


3. Prohibited Use

Generally (without Safe Hands Photography specific agreement) you may not :

1. Use an image in products in which the image is a dominant feature if the product is to be subsequently sold or distributed. Examples include posters, postcards, greeting cards, mugs, shirts, hats, mouse pads, magnets, art prints, paintings, or calendars.
   
2. Use the image in screen savers, software, web page builders, gallery, or any system where the image file can be unincorporated from the software or system or be shared among, transferred to, or otherwise distributed to a number of users. Images may not be included in image libraries without a Special License.
   
3. Display or post images in a format or size larger than 800 by 600 pixels. If more than 10 images from the Website are being used, size must be no more than 400 pixels in height or width.
   
4. Use images in any way that violates the rights of individuals, including by way of example, intrusion of  privacy, misappropriation of likeness, or depiction in a false light
   
5. Use images in any way that violates civil and criminal laws such as those regulating pornography, obscenity, fraudulent schemes, counterfeiting, espionage, and aid to illicit activities.
   
6. Use images in a manner which the depicted person or a person owning the depicted property would find objectively offensive including but not limited to usages associated with sexual entertainment, sexual products, or intoxicating, addictive, or pharmacological products.
   
7. Resell or distribute any image unless it is an integrated, inseparable part of a product and constitutes less than 50 percent of the overall product area, page layout or design.
   
8. Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of a file or accompanying materials.
   
9. Use any part of an image in a trademark, service mark, logo, or part thereof.
   
10. Remove any copyright or trademark information from any image, file, or accompanying materials.
    

4. No Resale or Sublicensing

1. You may not resell, distribute or sublicense image files, accompanying material, or the rights to use the files to anyone for any purpose, except as specifically provided for in this agreement or within a Safe Hands Photography specific agreement.
   
2. You expressly agree that use of all images or files purchased from Safe Hands Photography is at your sole risk. Safe Hands Photography warrants we own the copyright and other intellectual property of all photographs and images contained within this Website.
   
3. You agree that you are responsible for ensuring that the publication at your direction of an image obtained from Safe Hands Photography does not violate any rights with respect to privacy, defamation, or rights of publicity. You further agree to indemnify Safe Hands Photography in the event a claim is made with respect to the rights described in this section.
   

5. Intellectual Property and Privacy Laws

You acknowledge that the content available on the Website is the property of Safe Hands Photography and is protected by the laws of England, Scotland and Wales. Furthermore, you acknowledge that any trademarks and copyrights depicted in any Safe Hands Photography images are subject to protection by intellectual property laws and that you must obtain consent from the owners of the intellectual property whenever necessary to comply with intellectual property laws.
Without an explicit written statement from Safe Hands Photography stating otherwise, you should assume that no consent from persons or owners of property depicted in an image has been given regarding the publication of the image and that model and property releases are not available from Safe Hands Photography. Further, Safe Hands Photography makes no claims or warranties as to the validity of the model or property releases associated with any image.  The existence of such releases should be independently verified by you with sources other than Safe Hands Photography.  You  agree that  usage of any images on the Website shall be at your sole risk, and you will assume sole responsibility to ensure that your usage of an image complies with the laws concerning intellectual property and the rights of individuals with respect to defamation, privacy, and right to publicity.
You agree, when feasible, to include the copyright information from the image file in the form of a legally effective copyright notice in substantially the following form: "[Year] . Image from Safe Hands Photography


6. Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Safe Hands Photography uses and protects any information that you give Safe Hands Photography when you use this website.
Safe Hands Photography is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Safe Hands Photography may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st July 2010.


What we collect :
We will collect only the following information :
Your name and contact information including email address, postal address and post code
Telephone number when you contact us directly or provide such by mail/email
Information on products and / or services that you have purchased from us
Invoice and payment information


What we do with the information we gather :
This information is required only for our business interface with yourself regarding Safe hands Photography goods and services
We will not send you any promotional emails about services, special offers or other information
We will not contact you for market research or direct marketing purposes


Security :
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.


Cookies :
The Safe Hands Photography website uses cookies. A “cookie” is a small text file that contains a string of alphanumeric characters. There are two types of cookies that may be used at the Safe Hands Photography website: a persistent cookie and a session cookie. A persistent cookie gets entered by your Web browser into the “Cookies” folder on your computer and remains in this “Cookies” folder after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. A session cookie is held temporarily in your computer’s memory and disappears after you close your browser or shut off your computer. The Safe Hands Photography website may also use Web beacons (also called “clear GIFs” or “pixel tags”) in conjunction with cookies. Web beacons are small strings of code that are placed in a Web page.
If you have arrived at this website by clicking on a banner ad for one of our products or services, a session cookie may be used. This cookie will contain an identification number for the ad that you clicked on, or will contain an identification number for the site that you were visiting when you clicked on the banner ad. This session cookie helps Safe Hands Photography Marketing Department determine which of our ads attract the most visitors. If, after you arrive at our site, you choose to request further information from us about our products and services, the personal information that you provide in that request will be linked to the information in the session cookie. This also helps Safe Hands Photography  Marketing Department measure the effectiveness of our advertising. This “linking” will not be used to target future advertisements to you or to send you emails about future goods and services. You will receive emails about our products only if you tell us on the product request page that you want us to send them to you. Because this is a session cookie, it will disappear once you have closed your browser. If you return to our site via another one of our ads, you will appear as a new visitor unless and until you provide further personal information.
The Safe Hands Photography website may use persistent cookies, Web beacons and information collected in our log files (such as Internet Protocol Address, referring URLs, etc.) about your activity at this site to better understand how the website is used, resolve technical problems, and enhance your experience at this site. Information from website analysis cookies or about website usage is not combined with information from any other Safe Hands Photography  cookie.


Controlling your personal information :
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write us at the address on our website.


If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.


7. Liability

Whilst we will make every effort to pack and protect goods to be sent to you by post, Safe Hands Photography accepts no liability for images or other goods sent by post by us that are damaged in transit or fail to reach you. Registered mail will be used where appropriate.


Nothing within these Terms and Conditions affect for statutory rights


8. Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by www.safehandsphotography.co.uk’s and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, www.safehandsphotography.co.uk takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.


9. Web Copyright Notice

This website and its content is copyright of www.safehandsphotography.co.uk - © www.safehandsphotography.co.uk 2010. All rights reserved.


You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content, nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.