Unless explicitly mentioned otherwise, Daniel C. Nielsen owns the exclusive copyright to all photographs and text appearing on this site. No images are within the Public Domain.

   1. PRIVATE USE, limited to: (a) personal, non-commercial purpose or (b) sample/design layout use ("comp use"), can be done without permission. All other uses require written permission.
   2. PUBLIC USE for non-commercial purpose by individuals and all-volunteer organizations whose causes we support will likely be granted free permission, but approval is required. Free permissions always require proper attribution and no alterations.
   3. All others will need a licensing contract and payment.

PLEASE READ the appropriate sections below for details BEFORE contacting us. If your email doesn't clearly indicate that you've read all the relevant sections of this document, we will just refer you to it before proceeding further. We also suggest that you read about our free use policy to understand the reasons for these Terms of Use.

Sold or used in any way in connection with any activity wherein payment is earned. This includes, but is not limited to:

    * use in your professional work (including presentations, public campaigns, preaching, or teaching materials), except for "comp use".
    * use by any organization (including non-profit, educational, religious, or government) which has paid personnel, except for "comp use".
    * All usage for advertising, editorial or promotional (including fund-raising activities)
    * use on a commercial, advertising or self-promotional web site
    * All specialized usage by corporate or commercial operation. This includes, but not limited to, internal communication, presentations, software, video, CD covers, newsletter, logo, stationary, cards, tags, T-shirts, mug, etc.

There are no exceptions. If you have particular concerns about image use, or wish to reproduce any of the images for professional or commercial purposes, please check the information about licensing to learn how you can receive a high resolution, digital file. No free licenses are granted solely in exchange for credits or links.

2.1 PRIVATE USE for personal, non-commercial purpose is free
Personal (and only personal) non-commercial, private use is encouraged and include:

    * Screen saver or background image on your own computer.
    * Emailing a copy to a friend
    * Printing a few images from your printer (for something really really nice to display on your wall, consider purchasing a photographic print.)

The above image usage DO NOT REQUIRE written authorization and apply only for the low resolution images that can be downloaded directly from the site.

Please note that these are for private use only. All other usage, including the distribution or reproduction of multiple copies, performance or otherwise use in a public way of the images or text REQUIRE written authorization.

2.2 PUBLIC USE for personal, non-commercial purpose requires permission
Permission will likely be granted for free for the following types of reproduction:

    * Making derivative works such as paintings and drawing for personal or educational use
    * Limited use in personal educational documents such as school reports and thesis (for students only).
    * Displaying on a personal non-commercial web page (this excludes self-promotional web pages) provided that you display next to the image: (a) copyright information and (b) an active link to http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com. A code like the following is appropriate:

<a href = "http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com">
photo by Daniel C. Nielsen/http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com</a>, all rights reserved.

However, you need to contact us for authorization with ID numbers of the image(s) you wish to use, the details of your project, or the address of your finished web page. Please be sure to read the section General Conditions.

2.3 PUBLIC USE for all-volunteer organizations requires permission
If you are an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff or membership fee, and you provide only free services or information, you will likely qualify to use free image for:

    * The organization's brochure, newsletter or slide/Power Point presentation.
    * Displaying on the organization's web page, provided that you display next to the image: (a) copyright information and (b) an active link to http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com. A code like the following is appropriate:

<a href = "http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com">
photo by Daniel C. Nielsen/http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com</a>, all rights reserved.

All-volunteer organization image use REQUIRES written authorization and applies only for the dissemination of information. Free use will NOT be granted for fund-raising activities, nor for any organization that has paid personel, or charges for services or membership. For consideration, contact us with the following information: (a) Name, full address and background of the organization, (b) Intended usage for the image(s), (c) Address of the non-profit web site (if any). (d) State explicitly that nobody in your organization is paid. Please be sure to read the section General Conditions, below.

2.4 General Conditions for free image use
Applicability. Free image usage applies ONLY for the low resolution images that can be downloaded directly from the site.

Attribution. No free images or text may be used without carrying appropriate copyright information next to the images or text, acknowledging that the copyright to is owned by "Daniel C. Nielsen/http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com".

No Derivative works. All free images must accurately represent the original work and be used in their entirety. Tampering, additions, cropping, low quality reproduction, or other alterations and tranformations that would affect the integrity of the image are not permitted. This includes removal of the "© DanielNielsen/http://danielnielsen.netfirms.com" mark.

Rights. The images or text of this site which you obtain from any source are licensed to you by Daniel Nielsen for the limited purpose of personal, private use. In case of public use, any grant of rights is only for the specific use for which you were granted permission. Any other subsequent use requires a separate authorization. Further no license is granted in respect of any property rights. This does not mean that the title to the image was transferred to you. You own the medium on which the images or text are recorded, but Daniel Nielsen retains full and complete title to the images or text, and any intellectual property rights therein.

We reserve the right to make future changes to these guidelines. By using any Daniel C. Nielsen image, you thereby consent to these guidelines and any future changes.

3. Linking

You are always encouraged to make a link to any of the web pages (html files) included in this site without any restriction. In fact, if you have enjoyed this site or if it has been useful to you, and if you happen to maintain a web site, we would appreciate if you would give us a link.