Terms of use

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TERMS OF USE:

All copying of images from this website is prohibited.

Everyone who uses this website (www.aerialstock.com) or otherwise views the photographs shown on this website agrees to the following rules and terms of use.

This means users promise to obey each of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use then please leave this website and do not view the photographs. Your employer and client agree to and are also bound by these Terms of Use.

By using this website you (and your employer and client) agree to comply and be legally bound to the following Terms of Use. If you are using this site on behalf of a business, that business accepts these terms and will be liable to Cameron Davidson for violation of any of these terms, including any actual damages, statutory damages, and any attorney or legal fees incurred by Cameron Davidson in enforcing this agreement in court.  

About This Website:

This website displays more than five-thousand original photographs created by, copyrighted by, and owned by the author, Cameron Davidson of Alexandria, Virginia. All of the photographs contained within these World Wide Web Pages are currently Copyright © 1993 to 2020 Cameron Davidson. All Rights Reserved. No photographs, trademarks or graphics on this site exist in the public domain. All copying of images from this website is prohibited.

Copyright Notice:  

The contents of this website are Copyright © 1993 to 2020 Cameron Davidson. All Rights Reserved. All photography, trademarks and graphics displayed on this site are the exclusive intellectual property of the author, Cameron Davidson, and have been registered with the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress of the United States. Displayed photographs on this site contain a copyright notice (example © 2020 Cameron Davidson. All Rights Reserved.) as well Copyright Management Information in the form of metadata in every photograph. You, your employer, and your client agree and acknowledge that Cameron Davidson is the owner of the copyright of all the photos displayed on this website, and you, your employer, and your client agree not to make any assertion or claim to the contrary.

Permitted Uses of This Site:

You may view this site for evaluative and informational purposes within the normal viewing processes that facilitate the display of this site’s contents on a web browser utilized by a computer, tablet or mobile device. You may create a lightbox or multiple lightboxes for evaluative and informational purposes and/or to facilitate a licensing dialog with author Cameron Davidson. You may purchase a license to a photograph or photographs using the integrated e-commerce capabilities of the site. 

Prohibited Actions Pertaining to This Site:

You may not copy, screenshot, reproduce, download, post, broadcast, film, record, photograph, remove, alter, forward, lend, hire, rent, perform, adapt, borrow, scrape, sell, distribute, transmit, create derivative works or otherwise make available author Cameron Davidson’s photography on this site to yourself, your company or any other party without Davidson’s prior written consent, except as permitted by the functionality of this site’s Lightbox feature. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to circumvent copy protection of source code, image assets or site architecture of any feature or component of the site. Licenses obtained by using falsified user credentials, unauthorized coupon codes or other illegal means are void.

Copyright Management Information:  

The photography displayed on this site contains Copyright Management Information (CMI) in the form of digitally embedded metadata, various copyright notices as well as visible and invisible watermarks.  The willful act of removing, bypassing, cropping, retouching or mutilating visual or embedded CMI in author Cameron Davidson’s photography is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and is expressly prohibited.  

Licensing for Reproduction or Use:

Any and all uses of any Cameron Davidson photography displayed on this website require a written license issued by the author.  No implied licenses, verbal agreements or sub-licenses are granted nor allowed. At his exclusive discretion, author Cameron Davidson may enter into a written agreement for the licensing of his works on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis for certain companies and individuals.  Written licenses, when granted, are based on the exact and specific factors of use; including but not limited to duration of use, media placement and number of copies to be reproduced. A valid license will specify the name of the licensee as well as an exact beginning and end date. Other usage factors not listed here may also apply to a written license. Please note that not all photographs displayed on this site are available for license at any given time. Upon issuance of a license, Cameron Davidson will digitally furnish a reproduction grade file for the specified use called a "licensed copy."  Only that furnished “licensed copy” digital file is allowed to be used by the licensee.  Screen-grabs or non-furnished versions of the same image taken from this website or other source(s) are not "licensed copies" and are prohibited for any licensed or unlicensed use.

License & Permissions Warning Regarding Comps & Comping:  

Any comp use (comps, comping, compositing, comprehensives, presentation(s) or other internal single-use media print or electronic media) requires an express license issued in writing by Cameron Davidson that includes specific terms and conditions. Please contact Cameron Davidson to check your eligibility, image availability as well as applicable license fees that apply. Photographs from this site that are copied, screen-grabbed or acquired from this site in any manner without a written license issued by author Cameron Davidson are prohibited for use in comps, comping, compositing, comprehensives, presentation(s) or any internal media (print or electronic).

Indemnification and Waiver:

You and your employer and your client agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Cameron Davidson, against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs) arising out of any breach of these terms or any use that infringes Cameron Davidson’s intellectual property right(s), or any license Cameron Davidson has granted, or that of any model’s right of publicity or privacy; or any misrepresentation made by your unauthorized use of the photography on this site. You, your employer, and your client also agree to waive any defense of fair use, implied license, collateral estoppel, res judicata, or waiver or estoppel to any claim brought by Cameron Davidson for violation of these terms of use or for copyright infringement.

Warranty:

Cameron Davidson displays his photography on this website on an “as is” basis for evaluation and information only. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Cameron Davidson disclaims any and all warranties and conditions, statutory or otherwise, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Cameron Davidson does not warrant that the functions contained in this site will be available, uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the servers that make the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components.  Cameron Davidson assumes no liability or responsibility for errors or omissions in any aspect of the normal function of this portfolio website.

Privacy Policy: 

Cameron Davidson does not distribute, share or sell any www.aerialstock.com website user data with any outside party.  StatCounter and Google Analytics are incorporated into the administration of the website. 

Use of Cookies:


The term “cookie” refers to any technical means to store data on a visitor’s computer for later retrieval. Cookies used on this website powered by the PhotoDeck platform include:
-  af : when a visitor reaches a member website through a member’s affiliate, an affiliate cookie to identify the PhotoDeck member’s affiliate.   -  Cookies used to facilitate key features of the website, e.g. cart and lightbox facilities   -  _ficelle_session : Session cookie for authentication and security purposes for registered and and logged-in users
-  For registered and logged-in users, other cookies used for performance: some information is stored in cookies instead of the database to provide for better performance when using this website.   -  Any other cookie that might be placed directly or indirectly by the administrator Cameron Davidson, for example through the integration of external services including StatCounter.  PhotoDeck-powered websites can be used without cookies, but with a limited feature set.  No other beacons, trackers or widgets are used by the website.

Conclusion:


IF YOU ACCESS THIS WEBSITE THEN YOU (YOUR EMPLOYER AND CLIENT) AGREE TO THE FOREGOING LICENSE TERMS AND IN PARTICULAR YOU AGREE FOR YOURSELF, FOR YOUR PRINCIPAL, FOR YOUR CLIENT, AND FOR YOUR EMPLOYER THAT YOU WILL NOT COPY, USE IN ANY WAY, DISTRIBUTE, REMOVE OR MODIFY METADATA, REMOVE OR MODIFY WATERMARKS, OR COPY OR MODIFY ANY PHOTOGRAPH DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO AGREE TO WAIVE ANY DEFENSE OF FAIR USE AND YOU AGREE TO REIMBURSE CAMERON DAVIDSON FOR HIS LEGAL AND ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS INCURRED IN ANY LAWSUIT INVOLVING BREACH OF YOUR AGREEMENT.