Terms and Copyright Notice

 

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Introduction And Overview

 

Welcome to my website.  This website is owned and operated by Robert ‘Max’ Mullins, dba: Max Mullins Photography (formally: Max Photography).  Please read the following Terms and Copyright Notice carefully and entirely.  If you disagree with any part, please do not continue browse or use this website.

 

All Content, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) found on this Website are Copyright © Robert 'Max' Mullins.  Any third party material, the originator retains the copyright.

 

 

Copyright © 2019 by Robert ‘Max’ Mullins. All rights reserved.

 

 

Definitions

 

Any reference to the term 'We', 'Us' and 'Our' refers to Robert ‘Max’ Mullins.  Any reference to the term ‘User’, ‘You’ and Your’ refers to you the viewer or user of this Website.  Any reference to ‘Content’ or ‘Original Content’ refers to photographs (images, photos, pictures), graphic images, graphics, illustrations, articles, documents, descriptions, captions, text or any material that is visual, textual or aural in nature.

 

These Terms apply to your access and use of this Website and not the hiring of Robert ‘Max’ Mullins.

 

 

Intellectual Property Rights

 

Robert ‘Max’ Mullins owns the intellectual property rights of this website, its name, logo, general design and all its Original Content (registered and unregistered) featured or displayed in or on this website and are protected by national and international laws, including copyright, moral rights, trade dress and all other laws relating to and protecting intellectual property rights, with all rights reserved.  All other brand names, service marks, trademarks and logos appearing on this Website are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

 

 

Copyright Notice

 

The Contents, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) contained on this Website are the property of Robert 'Max' Mullins and are protected by United States and international copyright laws and intellectual property laws.

 

The Contents, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) on this Website are NOT free-to-use and NOT in the public domain!

 

No permission, either express or implied is granted for any Contents, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) on this Website without prior express Licence Usage Rights Agreement by or on behalf of the photographer (owner and copyright holder, Robert 'Max' Mullins) or unless otherwise specified herein.  Without a prior express Licence Usage Rights Agreement, you must not publish, distribute, circulate, extract, reutilise, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, transfer, assign, sub-licence, modify, manipulate, create any derivative work, or otherwise exploit or use any Contents, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) or any part thereof, for any purpose, including on another Website, social (media) networking website, web-app or native-app or any where else or for any commercial purposes.  If you are found to use any Contents, including photographs (images, photos, pictures), for any purpose that is not outlined herein, including this Copyright Notice, without our consent you will be in breach of United States and international copyright laws and intellectual property laws.

 

To obtain permission, a Licence Usage Rights Agreement, you or interested parties should refer to the Contact Information section.

 

Please include the following:

 

  1. Content and photograph(s) (images, photos, pictures) you would like to use;
  2. Where and how they will be displayed;
  3. Intent, context and duration of public display;
  4. Any other information you feel would be useful.

 

Those who are interested in using any Content, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) found on this Website for a commercial purpose are encouraged to enquire about obtaining a Licence Usage Rights Agreement.

 

If we grant you permission, a Licence Usage Rights Agreement to share on any social (media) networking website, web-app or native-app, any Content, including photographs (images, photos, pictures), you must only use the Content, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) as expressly detailed in the Licence Usage Rights Agreement.  Once you have shared the Content, such as a photograph (images, photos, pictures), per the terms of the Licence Usage Rights Agreement, you must take a screen capture(s) of your post clearly showing the unaltered or unmodified photograph (images, photos, pictures) with the copyright watermark intact and not obscured, proper credit attributing the photograph (images, photos, pictures) to us and a hyperlink back to this Websites home page, then email the screen capture(s) to us as evidence you have complied with our requirements.

 

 

Notice Of Copyright

 

All Photographs (images, photos, pictures) found on this Website are exclusively owned by and the property of Robert 'Max' Mullins, the artist and creator of the artworks.  All photographs (images, photos, pictures) are shown with a visually perceptible claim to copyright ownership by the use of a watermark.

 

 

Copyright Infringement And Enforcement

 

The act of infringement is any unauthorised use of a work that is protected under copyright laws and intellectual property laws without permission or legal authority.  Infringing on the exclusive rights granted to the copyright and intellectual property holder is very serious.

 

Any Infringement and breach of the Terms and Copyright Notice results immediate and irreparable harm and entitles us to claim compensation and pursue recourse.

 

The legal consequences of infringing on copyright and intellectual property can lead to both civil and criminal penalties.  The penalties and remedies for infringement can be substantial.  By not obtaining express prior written permission anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be subject to pay up to $30,000 USD statutory damages for each work infringed, wilful infringement may be subject to pay up to $150,000 USD statutory damages for each work infringed, and in addition all legal fees and costs, profits from use, including actual damages, punitive damages and other penalties and remedies.

 

 

Licence To Use This Website

 

Your licence to access and use this Website is not an express or implied licence and does not grant or imply that you have acquired ownership rights and does not entitle you to make any unauthorised use of any Content, including, but not limited to photographs (images, photos, pictures) that is protected by intellectual property rights, including copyright.

 

This licence grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to access and use this Website for personal, educational, informational and non-commercial purposes only.

 

Any use of this Website, its Contents, including photographs (images, photos, pictures) or any part thereof, for any purpose not included herein is strictly prohibited and requires an express prior written Licence Usage Rights Agreement.

 

 

Social Media Content Sharing

 

The Contents on this Website, including, but not limited to photographs (images, photos, pictures), are NOT free-to-use and NOT in the public domain!  We are happy to consider granting permission, a Licence Usage Rights Agreement.

 

 

Hyperlinks To And From This Website

 

The inclusion of a hyperlink on this website to any third party website does not necessarily imply a recommendation or an endorsement of any third party entity, its website, its contents, its products or services or any views expressed therein.  We will not accept any direct or indirect responsibility or be liable for third party website.  You are advised to adopt a policy of caution before clicking any hyperlink on this website that leads to a third party website.

 

You may only create a hyperlink to this Websites home page on the condition that you do not imply that we are recommending or endorsing any products or services, that you do not misrepresent your relationship with us or present any false or misleading information and that you do not infringe upon any rights.

 

If you hyperlink to this website, as a courtesy, please let us know.

 

 

Cookies

 

Cookies, also known as ‘HTTP Cookies’, have not been design for and are not knowingly used when you visit this Website.  No other technologies, such as Local Shared Objects or Web Beacons, et cetera, are knowingly used to store information in your browser or other internet browsing device and no personal information about you is knowingly collected when you visit this Website.

 

Third party cookies may be issued and placed in your browser directory by another domain operator or third party.

 

It is recommended that you monitor and manage cookies through your browser preferences.

 

To learn more information about Cookies, refer to the following:

 

  •  http://www.allaboutcookies.org
  •  https://cookiepedia.co.uk
  •  http://eucookiedirective.com
  •  https://www.cookielaw.org

 

 

Privacy

 

You can browse this website without disclosing any personal information (personally identifiable information or personal data), unless you choose to provide any such information by using the email contact form on the ‘Contact’ web page of this Website or by email at: MaxM@MaxMPhotography.com.  Your personal information is used to correspond with you.

 

We may display personal testimonials and endorsements of our customers and clients.  We will obtain your consent prior to posting the testimonial and will only use limited personal information.  By consenting to allow us to share your testimonial, you are automatically granting us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, translate and publish such on this Website and elsewhere for the purpose of promotional, business development and marketing purposes.

 

The privacy of your personal information is important.  We will undertake reasonable endeavours to protect and secure your personal information.  You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure and that no method of electronic storage or any storage is completely secure, therefore we cannot guarantee confidentiality, privacy or absolute security.

 

We will not to sell, rent, lease or give away your personal information to any third party without your consent, unless required to do so by law or to comply with any legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights or for the purposes of fraud protection and minimise credit risk.

 

If you do not wish to receive any future email correspondence, you must clearly state your opt-out request by using the email contact form on the ‘Contact’ web page of this website or by email at: MaxM@MaxMPhotography.com.

 

 

Compliance

 

You agree to comply with all relevant local, state, national and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations that apply to your access and use of this Website, its Contents and any submissions.

 

 

International Access And Use

 

This Website may be accessible worldwide, we do not claim and make no representations, warranties or guarantees that this Website or its Contents are appropriate or available for access and use in locations outside the U.S.  If you access or use this website from outside the U.S., you do so at your own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with all local, national and international laws.

 

 

Amendments, Updates & Modifications

 

We, at our sole discretion, reserve the right to amend, update, redesign or modify any aspect of this Website at any time without prior notice.  Any aspect of this Website that is amended, updated, redesigned or modified shall supersede any earlier version.

 

 

Disclaimer, Liability & Indemnification

 

This Website and its Contents are provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ and without warranty of any kind, express or implied.  Your access and use of this Website is therefore strictly at your own risk.

 

You agree that under no circumstances shall we, our employees, partners, licensors, agents or other representatives, be liable to you or any third party in connection with your access, use of or inability to use this or any aspect of this Website.

 

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold Robert ‘Max’ Mullins dba: Max Mullins Photography, its employees, partners, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless from any and all claims, costs or expenses, which may arise out of or in any way connected with your access, use of or inability to use this or any aspect of this Website.

 

 

More Information

 

To obtain more information about copyright and intellectual property, refer to the following:

 

  •  U.S. Library of Congress: http://www.copyright.gov/
  •  World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): http://www.wipo.int/
  •  Berne Convention: http://www.wipo.int/
  •  United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO): http://www.unesco.org/
  •  Universal Copyright Convention (UCC): http://www.unesco.org/

 

 

Contact Information

 

 

Robert 'Max' Mullins Photography welcomes any enquiry, concerns, comments or request you may have regarding any aspect related to this Website or its Contents.  Please use the email contact form on the ‘Contact’ web page of this Website or by email at: MaxM@MaxMPhotography.com.

 

We also welcome any reviews, comments and other communications you may have about this Website and its Contents.

 

 

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PLEASE RESPECT COPYRIGHT LAWS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS

 

 

Robert ‘Max’ Mullins asks you to be considerate and respect my work, and abide by copyright laws and intellectual property laws.  I have worked very hard on my craft, my work and to present you with a quality photographic experience.

 

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