Copyright Statement
This copyright statement applies to all photography & images found on this website, and any other sites found on the PaintedHeirloom.com domain. Please read carefully before downloading, linking to, or printing copies for use.
© Copyright 2001-2021 The Painted Heirloom LLC. All rights reserved.
I. Proprietary Rights. The photographs contained on this, and any other site under the PaintedHeirloom.com domain, are the property of The Painted Heirloom LLC and are protected by United States and International copyright laws, unless stock images were provided by a vendor. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the property of The Painted Heirloom LLC.
All Photographs on PaintedHeirloom.com are copyrighted.
No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on PaintedHeirloom.com, other than that which is related to the normal "caching" practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for your personal enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from PaintedHeirloom.com, may otherwise copy, modify, publish, transmit, or distribute the contents of the photographs found herein. Express written permission must be granted, on behalf of the photographer (copyright holder, The Painted Heirloom LLC), in order to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined above.
Your use of PaintedHeirloom.com or viewing of this statement indicates your acceptance of these conditions.
II. Personal Use Criteria. The following are a list of conditions where The Painted Heirloom LLC gives individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:
- You may print a copy of any photograph for personal reference without further permission.
- Students are welcome to download images and incorporate them into school reports, presentations, etc. for free so long as proper credit/citation is given, without further permission.
- Anyone can download images from Desktops / Wallpapers for the express use of displaying them on screen on any personal computer that is not being used for commercial or public viewing purposes.
III. Free Web and/or Commercial Use Criteria. Those persons who wish to use the photography found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive written consent from The Painted Heirloom LLC, prior to its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send an e-mail to info@PaintedHeirloom.com. In that e-mail the following should be addressed:
- Image(s) you would like to use
- Where they will be displayed
- How they will be displayed
- Intent of its display
- Duration of their public viewing
- Any other information you feel would be useful
Any commercial use of photography on this website, www.PaintedHeirloom.com, without prior consent is a violation of United States and International copyright law.
V. Copyright Protection Tactics. In attempts to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted photographs found on this site, several copyright protection methods have been utilized. Some of these tactics include, but are not limited to:
- Placement of watermarks
- Resizing of images
- Conversion of images to low resolution for web use
IV. Copyright Infringement is Serious. The act of infringing on a copyright is a very serious business and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. I have worked very hard to present you with a quality photographic experience and I kindly ask that you refrain from copying anything from the site onto your own hard drive, diskette(s), printer, etc. You are welcome to copy the hyperlinks to other sites found on PaintedHeirloom.com, however, I ask that you do not copy any of the graphics, photographs, or articles from this site for your own use (other than the terms stated above). Doing so is an infringement of United States and International copyright laws.