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

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. You must adhere to any restrictions in use which may be attached to downloaded images.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. You must credit us and the author as specified by us every time an Image is used.
14. Images shall not be altered or manipulated, added to, or have any part deleted without our prior written consent from NMSI.
15. You acknowledge that Images are our valuable property, as are any digital images created from the Images (" Digital Images").
16. 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:
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.