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Site usage agreement

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. Sandro Santioli 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.

Permitted Use of this Site

This site is owned and operated by Sandro Santioli. All images and related informational materials in any medium furnished by Sandro Santioli hereunder, including related text, captions, or information (collectively referred to as "Images") are owned by Sandro Santioli. All Images are protected by copyright laws.

This site contains both Images that depict a visible watermark ("Watermarked Images"). Sandro Santioli allows you to view and use Watermarked Images only as permitted below. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the Images, caption information, or any other material on this site. Sandro Santioli reserves the right to revoke your authorization to view, download and use the Images and information available on this site at any time, and you agree to immediately discontinue your such use upon written notice from Sandro Santioli. All rights not specifically granted under this Agreement are reserved to Sandro Santioli. Additionally, you may not employ software to "crawl" or search our web site and/or retrieve Images or related information.

Sandro Santioli may immediately terminate all licenses granted to you without notice if you fail to comply with any provision of this agreement or with Sandro Santioli' Standard Terms and Conditions applicable to your use. If a license is terminated, you agree to immediately (i) stop using this site and the Images, (ii) delete all Images and all copies from all magnetic media and destroy all other copies, or at Sandro Santioli's request return all such copies to Sandro Santioli. Your use of this site and any Images shall comply with all applicable law. Sandro Santioli may restrict or remove your access to this site at any time, or restrict or remove the use of any Image for any reason, and may replace the Image with another Image, and you agree to immediately discontinue all use of the Image upon notification from Sandro Santioli.

Despite our efforts to provide accurate information, this site may contain technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or typographical errors. Additionally, this site and any Images may include historically and culturally important images and text that may contain subjects that reflect the social attitudes and circumstances of a particular time or location. You should be aware that your search may display results containing content that may seem inappropriate to its context, or text that could be potentially offensive. You are solely responsible for determining whether your use of any Image requires the consent of any third party or the license of any additional rights, and you should not rely solely on the information provided by Sandro Santioli. If you are unsure whether additional third-party rights are needed for your use, you are responsible for consulting with competent rights management professionals or legal counsel.

As a convenience, our site may link to other sites that may be of interest to you but are not under Sandro Santioli's control. These links do not imply endorsement by Sandro Santioli and we are not responsible for the availability of or the content contained in any linked site. The Sandro Santioli site may contain or use technology that provides Sandro Santioli and its affiliates with information regarding your use of this site, or which permits Sandro Santioli to audit your compliance with this Agreement via the use of software designed to track and identify Images. Please consult Sandro Santioli Privacy Policy for specific information on Sandro Santioli policies for use of your personal information.

Your Use of Images

"Images" include without limitation all digital images and any related textual information (including captions and credits). Conditioned on your compliance with this Agreement, Sandro Santioli grants you a limited license to download Watermarked Images solely for evaluating whether you wish to purchase a license to the original Image according to the Standard Terms and Conditions applicable to your use. You may use the Watermarked Images for up to sixty (60) days from the date of download in your internal "comps" and layouts to assist in your evaluation. You may not use a Watermarked Image in any final materials distributed within your company or any materials distributed outside of your company or to the public or in any online or other electronic distribution system. You may not modify, alter, or remove any visible or electronic watermark, or disassemble, reverse engineer, or decompile any Image. Except for this limited, internal testing and sample use, Sandro Santioli grants you no other rights, and you may not distribute, sublicense or make available for use or distribution any Watermarked Image.

Listed Restrictions

Images may contain listed restrictions, including without limitation restrictions as to time, manner, industry and territory of use. Your ability to access an Image does not in itself entitle you to use that Image. Use of any Image contrary to a listed restriction is prohibited. If you do not understand or are unsure as to any restriction, you must contact Sandro Santioli prior to download or use of any Image.

Unauthorized Use

Without limitation, Images may not be used as a trademark or service mark, or for any pornographic use, unlawful purpose or use, or to defame any person, or to violate any person's right of privacy or publicity, or to infringe upon any copyright, trade name, trademark, or service mark of any person/entity. Unauthorized use of these Images constitutes copyright infringement and shall entitle Sandro Santioli to exercise all rights and remedies under applicable copyright law, including an injunction preventing further use and monetary damages against all users and beneficiaries of the use of such Images. The foregoing is not a limiting statement of Sandro Santioli's rights or remedies in connection with any unauthorized use.

Sensitive Subjects

Any license granted by Sandro Santioli shall not constitute a representation that an Image is compatible for use with any other material. You are solely responsible for the use of any Image in combination with any other material, and you agree not to use Images with sensitive topics without Sandro Santioli's separate written agreement. Sensitive topics include, without limitation, topics that may depict the subject matter of an Image in a negative or unfavorable light or subject persons to ridicule, and topics regarding all sexual issues, substance abuse, physical or mental abuse, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, AIDS, cancer, or serious physical or mental ailments, or the disparagement of a person or product. Certain Images may be available for use with sensitive subjects for an additional fee. You must contact Sandro Santioli for additional information prior to any use of an Image with any sensitive topic.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sandro Santioli against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of or related to (1) a breach of this Agreement, (2) the use of this site and the use of any Image either alone or in combination with any other material, (3), your failure to abide by any restriction regarding the use of an Image, or (4) any claim by a third party related to the use of an Image, alone or in combination with any other material.

Disclaimers

SANDRO SANTIOLI PROVIDES YOU WITH ITS SITE AND IMAGES ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. SANDRO SANTIOLI MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ANY IMAGES, ITS SITE, THE ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION, OR ANY RIGHTS OR LICENSES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-FRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

EXCEPT FOR ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BY LAW BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED, NEITHER SANDRO SANTIOLI NOR ANY SANDRO SANTIOLI AFFILIATE SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH IT FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE IMAGES, WHETHER FRAMED AS A BREACH OF WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, UPON ANY LEGAL THEORY, IN TORT, CONTRACT, FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE.

Miscellaneous

You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and understand it, and agree to be bound by all its terms and conditions. This document constitutes the agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior and contemporaneous communications. This Agreement shall not be modified except by a written agreement signed by duly authorized representatives of Sandro Santioli, provided that no purchase order or similar document issued by you shall modify this Agreement even if signed by Sandro Santioli. If any provision of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. The parties intend that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Accordingly, the parties agree that if any provisions are deemed not enforceable, they shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make them enforceable and in such manner as comes closest to the intentions of the parties to this Agreement as is possible. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their successors and assigns, except that you may not assign or transfer this Agreement without Sandro Santioli's prior written consent.