Scribble/Scribble Talk Reference Image Library User Agreement

Image Library Rules

Scribble will keep all of your personal information in the strictest confidence, not disclosing it to anyone except as described below. Upon registration as a Scribble Talk member, email addresses and other personal information are collected for the purpose of answering questions and site administration. We will only collect this personal information if you choose to share it with us. This information will be stored in a database at Scribble's Image Library. Your personal information, including email address, will not be sold to anyone.

Registration to and use of this site are free! If you agree to the terms, please press the Agree. Note: By pressing the button you also declare that you are over the age of 13. If you would like to cancel the registration, click here to return to the image library index.

You agree, through your use of this service:
 
That you will not use this site to post any material which is:
  • Knowingly false, defamatory, or inaccurate
  • Abusive, vulgar, hateful, threatening, or harassing,
  • Obscene, profane, or pornographic (see more below in posting guidelines),
  • Invasive of a person's privacy, or breaking any law.

That you will not post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you.

That any copyrighted photos, art, etc, used without permission of the original artist will be removed by the administrators/moderators.

That you have not previously had an account with Scribble/Scribble Talk Image Library that was removed for violation of this User Agreement.

That you are not creating this account under any false pretenses.

All registrations must be approved by an administrator before they are activated for normal use. Once the registration form is completed and reviewed, an email will be sent to you with instructions on how to activate your account.

Members using the Scribble!/Scribble Talk Image Library, agree to the following terms:

  • Photographers will only upload photographs that they themselves have taken. Photographers will not upload any material that comes from any other source. No photos from other image libraries should be uploaded unless you are the photographer. Photographers represent that they have permission of the subject, as needed, to upload the photograph to share in our library.
  • The Photographer retains the copyright to the original photograph. At no time may anyone other than the Photographer claim the original photograph as their own.
  • The Photographer understands that by uploading a photograph to share in the library, they are giving permission to artists of Scribble! and ScribbleTalk! to use these photographs to create their own works of art. The photographer understands no additional compensation for such use will be given.
  • As an Artist, you may use these photographs to create your own derivitive work of art, without additional consent or compensation to the photographer. It is considered appropriate to contact the Photographer after the work has been created, to let them know what you have done with it.
  • The Artist retains copyright to the derivitive work that they have created, and may sell the artwork, make prints of the Artwork or may do what they want with it from that point forward.

Scribble/Scribble Talk Image Library moderators will review all images posted, however Scribble/Scribble Talk is not responsible for the content of any of these images. Scribble/Scribble Talk reserves the right to delete any images for any reason and without notification. You, the member, remain solely responsible for the content of your images, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Scribble/Scribble Talk, its moderators and administrators with respect to any claims, damages, losses, costs and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) based upon transmission of your messages or your content, or that of anyone acting with your permission or with your password. Scribble/Scribble Talk reserves the right to reveal your identity, and any known information, in the event of a complaint or legal action resulting from any message posted by you.

Images posted express the views of the Photographer of the image, not necessarily of this site, its moderators, administrators or any entity associated with this site.

With regard to the posting of nude or erotic images on this site:

  • Images depicting the nude human form are not permitted in this Image Library.

Three-Strike Policy

Unfortunately, there may occasionally be the need for the site administrators to take action against a member for continued non-compliance with the rules and guidelines of this site.

  • The first two warnings will come from site moderators, and will state the offense and ask politely that you adhere to site guidelines.
  • The third offense note will result in permanent suspension.

Site Anti-Solicitation/Spam Policy

This is an important section! If you are a representative of a vendor/retailer, product manufacturer, service provider, or charitable organization (hereafter collectively referred to simply as "vendors"), and you wish to participate in our community, we urge to carefully read the following information.
In short:
  • No blatant spamming or abuse of our system to further your business or charitable organization.
  • Vendors can respond to technical questions posed by other members.
  • Vendors cannot conduct marketing/selling operations embedded within technical responses.

No blatant spam, open solicitations, or "stealth" marketing techniques

Commercial, charitable, or monetary solicitations of ANY SORT are not permitted in this community without prior written consent by the administrators.

The following are examples of things that are NOT permitted, and are considered solicitous in nature:

  • Direct solicitations for selling of products or services
  • Direct solicitations for contributions to charity (unless approved by the site administrators).
  • Indirect solicitations or offers, disguised, or embedded within other information. This includes the use of message posts to discuss or promote (directly or indirectly) your products and/or services (unless you are responding to a technical question posed by one of our members - see below for further information on this).
  • Use of company logos for avatar/tiny head images is not allowed.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SCRIBBLE!/SCRIBBLE TALK BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT OR ARISE OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE SCRIBBLE!/SCRIBBLE TALK , EVEN IF SCRIBBLE!/SCRIBBLE TALK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SCRIBBLE/SCRIBBLE TALK'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE SCRIBBLE/SCRIBBLE TALK NET WEB SITE OR $ 25.00.

Scribble/Scribble Talk reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any provisions herein at any time. Your continued use of the site following the posting of any changes to these provisions will signify your agreement to the changes.