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NMSI – Site Usage
Agreement (Terms & Conditions of Use)
Welcome to the Science & Society Picture Library website.
Following are the terms and conditions that govern your use of
this site.
NB: This is a summary of the terms & conditions of using this
site – if you wish to see the full terms and conditions of
submission and reproduction of images from the collections of NMSI,
trading as the Science & Society Picture Library please contact
us.
The Science & Society Picture Library is the picture library
of the National Museum of Science & Industry (NMSI).
By using this site and/or downloading any material, you agree
to be bound by this Agreement.
This agreement applies to you, and if you are using this web
site on your employer's behalf, to you and your employer. NMSI,
trading as the Science & Society Picture Library reserves the
right to change this Agreement from time to time at its sole discretion,
and your use of the site will be subject to the most current version
posted on the site at the time of your use. If you do not wish
to be bound by this Agreement, do not accept this Agreement and
do not use this site or download or use any Images.
This website is owned and operated by NMSI. All of the content
featured or displayed on this website, including, but not limited
to, text, graphics, photographs images, moving images, sound, illustrations
and software ("Content"), is owned by NMSI, its licensers
and its content providers.
Trademarks
NMSI – National Museum of Science & Industry
NMPFT – National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
NRM – National Railway Museum
SCM – Science Museum
SSPL – Science & Society Picture Library
- The following terms and conditions apply to all users of this
site and those handling any digital material obtained from this
site which is www.scienceandsociety.co.uk
- By obtaining and using a Login and Password to access images
on this site, you are entering into a binding agreement between
you and NMSI. If you do not wish to be bound by this agreement,
please contact NMSI in writing within 24 hours, stating that
this is the case. Should this be the case, your username and
password will be deleted and you will not be granted access to
the database. However, downloading of any material whatsoever
will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
- All images and information provided on this web site are the
property and/or copyright of NMSI or its suppliers. The moral
rights of NMSI and all Authors of the works represented on this
site have been asserted.
- Users wishing to obtain a Password and become an Authorised
User must provide accurate information during the Registration
process. If you are an Authorised User, you are responsible for
protecting the confidentiality of your Login and Password details.
You may not allow others to use your login and password to access
this site without written permission from NMSI, and you agree
to take all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised persons
from obtaining your login/password details. You will be held
responsible for any charges arising from downloads of material
from this site by third parties using your login details, with
or without your permission.
- You must adhere to any restrictions in use which may be attached
to downloaded images.
- You may save/download low-resolution "watermarked" images
from this site for evaluation, for comp/layout purposes. You
may NOT use watermarked images in any final products for distribution
in printed or electronic form including the use watermarked images
for making a presentation to a client without prior written permission
from NMSI. You may not modify or remove any visible or invisible
electronic watermark. You may not redistribute or sublicense
any image supplied by us or downloaded from this site. You may
not amend the information stored in the IPTC header.
- Other web sites which you may access via links available on
this site are not in any way controlled or endorsed by NMSI,
and we are not responsible for any content of those sites.
- NMSI uses reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy, correctness
and reliability of the Content, but we make no representations
or warranties as to the Content's accuracy, correctness or reliability.
- The reproduction by whatever means of the whole or any part
of the content (including, but not limited to slide projection,
artist's reference, artist's illustration, layout or presentation
of Images) is strictly forbidden without written permission of
NMSI.
- No reproduction rights are granted by virtue of the download
of Images unless expressly agreed in advance. Any reproduction
of NMSI images and other content including, but not limited to,
text, graphics, photographs images, moving images, sound, illustrations
and software outside the terms of any licence constitutes an
infringement of copyright and also a breach of this Agreement
entitling us to rescind and claim damages. You must indemnify
us in respect of any claims, damages, costs or expenses we incur
arising from any reproduction of any Image supplied to you.
- You must satisfy yourself that all necessary rights, model
releases or consents which may be required for reproduction are
obtained and that the use of any image is not obscene, indecent,
libellous or unlawful. We make no claim or warranty with regard
to your use of content, names, text, people, trademarks or copyright
material depicted in any Image and you will indemnify us in respect
of any claims, damages, costs or expenses we incur arising from
the use of any Image supplied to you.
- If we agree that you may licence the use of any Image to any
third party, you shall enter into an agreement with such third
party to ensure that they are bound by licence terms restricting
printing, copying, networking, multiple access or other use of
the Images to personal use only, forbidding the assignment, resale,
rental and lending of the Image and ensuring that credit is given
to us and the author.
- You must credit us and the author as specified by us every
time an Image is used.
- Images shall not be altered or manipulated, added to, or have
any part deleted without our prior written consent from NMSI.
- You acknowledge that Images are our valuable property, as
are any digital images created from the Images (" Digital
Images").
- You may not create, store or transmit Digital Images without
our permission except so far as is incidentally and wholly necessary
to the process of producing items licensed by us. If permission
is granted the following conditions apply:
- Each Digital Image
created by you shall be recorded and labelled with the 8 digit
Image reference number used by us and our copyright credit
information as an integral part of the image file, and held on
an electronic database under your sole possession and control.
- Unless otherwise agreed, any Digital Image
you create must not be greater in size than 640x480 pixels,
72 dpi. Any use of the Digital Images shall be in a format
designed so that it will not be possible to alter, manipulate
or adapt any Digital Image in any way.
- While we take reasonable care in the performance of this agreement,
we shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered
by you or by any third party arising from use or reproduction
of any Image or its caption.
- Our failure to exercise or enforce any of our rights will
not be deemed to be a waiver of such rights nor bar their
exercise or enforcement in future.
- These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of
England and Wales and the parties agree to submit the jurisdiction
of the English courts.
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