Photography Purchases and Licensing

By using the Armorfic.com (Website) or any other of Our services, You thereby affirmatively acknowledge, represent, and warrant the truth and accuracy of each of the following statements:

a. Artmorfic.com provides access to an online service comprising information and materials created and posted by CuriousFishbone.

b. The Digital Photography (Media) on the Website that is available for license is stored on Artmorfic.com servers.

c. In collecting license fees on behalf of CuriousFishbone, ArtMorfic does not derive a direct financial benefit from any particular Media.

k. Where you are established within the European Union, you qualify as a taxable person for VAT purposes and you will provide Artmorfic.com with any documentary evidence to this effect upon request (VAT number). In the event that such documentary evidence is not provided, you accept that Artmorfic.com will add the applicable VAT of your EU country to the price of services.

Use of Watermarked Media 

Media includes without limitation all digital images (including captions and credits). Media includes visibly or electronically watermarked and reduced resolution Media (Non-Watermarked or Watermarked Media) or higher resolution non-watermarked Media (Non-Watermarked Media).

Conditional upon your compliance with this Agreement, ArtMorfic.com grants you a limited license to download Watermarked Media solely for evaluating/comping whether you wish to purchase a license to the Non-Watermarked Media according to the Standard Terms and Conditions applicable to your use. You may not use Watermarked Media in any final materials distributed within your company or any materials distributed outside of your company or to the public or in any online or other electronic distribution systems. You may not modify, alter, or remove any visible or electronic watermark, or disassemble, reverse engineer, or decompile any Media. Except for this limited, internal testing and sample use, Artmorfic.com grants you no other rights, and you may not distribute, sublicense or make available for use or distribution any Watermarked Media.

Licenses

Blogger License

What Blogger License means is that you pay for the Media only once and then you can use it in perpetuity and worldwide, with just a few restrictions. The Media that you download under the Blogger License can be used to illustrate and visually enhance website pages and headers
as well as online articles and blog articles, application software (apps), and social media posts but cannot be sold as they are or use to print out.

Personal License

The high-resolution Media that you download under the Personal License may be used to make fine art prints, to illustrate and visually enhance website pages and headers, magazine pages and articles, newspapers, books, ebooks and booklets, book/ebook covers, flyers, blog articles, newsletters, documentaries and motion pictures, application software (apps), social media posts, audio and video productions such as commercials, tv shows, radio shows, live performances, podcasts, and any other advertising and promotional material, in either printed or electronic media, as long as the item in which the Media appears does not contradict any of the restrictions below. The list is not exhaustive and if you have any uncertainty regarding the use of the Media in the correct way please email [email protected].

Commercial License

The high-resolution Media under the Commercial License includes using the Media in web templates, greeting cards, postcards, ringtones especially designed for sale, similar print-on-demand services, canvas, t-shirts, mugs, calendars, postcards, mouse pads, or any other items incorporating the Media in an essential manner, intended to be sold are considered redistribution (if the Media is used in an essential manner). The use of Artmorfic.com Media for these purposes under Personal or Blogger licenses is not permitted. It is also forbidden to make the Media available on a website for download (as wallpapers for example). For Web use, you must not use the Media at a width exceeding 1080 pixels unless it is included in your site’s design. If the Media is part of a design and manipulated accordingly, the Media width can be higher than 1080 pixels.

If you use the Media for printed materials, the number of copies is unlimited. You may modify the Media in any way required for reproduction, or include them in your own personal creations.

Buying the high-resolution Media (purchasing the license) does not transfer the copyright. You may not claim that the Media is your own and you may not sell, license for use, or in any way distribute the Media for reuse. We recommend that you credit the agency and the Contributor when you use Media. By this, you benefit the community at Artmorfic.com, of which you are an integral part, and help increase your success as part of the community, which, by growing contributions, gains quantity and quality.

Extended License

The Extended License provides you the rights to use the Media for news reflecting events from social, cultural, and political scenes. Media downloaded under the Extended License of our site can be used within an editorial context as long as the current terms are met. Sensitive usage restrictions also apply.

The Media that you download with the Extended License may be used to illustrate truthful articles or broadcasts appearing in magazines, newspapers, or any other editorial context, in either printed or electronic media. Buying the high-resolution image (purchasing the license) does not transfer the copyright. You may not claim that the image is your own and you may not sell, license for use, or in any way distribute the image.

Special ethical considerations apply to editorial usage. When using or submitting editorial Media, you are solely responsible for any claims related to or arising from any visual adjustments of the Media. Standard manipulation such as cropping the image or regular brightness/contrast corrections is allowed only if doing this will not affect the visual message of the image.

Additional requirements for buyers

Media included within the editorial section may include visible logos, or identifiable persons who didn’t sign a model release document. You are solely responsible for the usage given to such Media. Please consider that editorial Media are not meant for commercial usage and using them in a commercial context is against editorial terms.

Unauthorized use

Without limitation, Media may not be used as a trademark or service mark, for any pornographic or unlawful purpose, to defame a person, to violate a person`s right to privacy or publicity, to infringe upon any copyright, trade name, trademark, or service mark of any person/entity. Unauthorized use of these Media constitutes copyright infringement and shall entitle Artmorfic.com to exercise all rights and remedies under applicable copyright law, including an injunction preventing further use and monetary damages against all users and beneficiaries of the use of such Media. The foregoing is not a limiting statement of Artmorfic.com’s rights or remedies in connection with any unauthorized use.

Sensitive subjects

Any license granted by Artmorfic.com shall not constitute a representation that a Media is compatible for use with any other material. You are solely responsible for the use of any Media in combination with any other material, and you agree not to use Media with sensitive topics without Artmorfic.com’s separate written agreement. Such sensitive topics include, but are not limited to: models with mental or physical health issues, social issues, sexual activity, sexual orientation or related, substance abuse, crime, or other subjects that can be considered to be offensive or unflattering to any of the models included in the image.

You must contact Artmorfic.com for additional information prior to any use of Media with any sensitive topic.

Refund policy

Digital products of this website can not be refunded due to their digital nature. However, you may contact Artmorfic.com if you have issues with the Media for additional assistance. Artmorfic.com reserves the right to take any actions that it deems necessary to protect its rights, all rights of which are specifically reserved.