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The National Gallery
of Canada and its affiliate, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary
Photography, (collectively called the "NGC") is
dedicated to developing, maintaining and making accessible
to the public its collection of works of art and to furthering
knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of art. As one means
of achieving this mission, the NGC maintains its web sites
(the "Sites") for your personal entertainment, information,
education and communication.
Before you go on to
enjoy this Site... Please take a moment to read the following
important Terms and Conditions that govern your access to
and use of this Site:
Terms and Conditions
Copyright
The images, text, audio and video clips, documentation, illustrations,
designs, icons, software and all other content on this Site
are protected by Canadian and international copyright laws.
The content on the Site may be covered by other restrictions
as well, including copyright and other proprietary rights
held by third parties. The NGC retains all rights, including
copyright, in data, images, text and any other information
contained in and on the Site. The NGC expressly forbids the
copying of any protected content on the Site, except for purposes
of fair dealing, as defined by Canadian
copyright law, and as described below.
- Uses requiring no further Permission
The Materials on this Site are provided for browsing, viewing,
downloading, listening as to where such activities are limited
to, non-commercial, educational and personal use only. By
downloading, printing or otherwise using text, images, files
from NGC web sites, users agree that they will limit their
use of such files to fair dealing, and will not violate
NGC's or any other party's proprietary rights. Content used
in this way must retain any associated copyright or other
proprietary notices, and shall acknowledge its source. The
source citation should include this Site's URL: http://national.gallery.ca
. or http://cybermuse.gallery.ca
. Digital manipulation or other modification of any
of the content on NGC web sites is expressly forbidden.
All other uses other than provided for in this Notice are
expressly prohibited without the express written consent
of the NGC and, if applicable, any additional third party
copyright holders.
- Uses where Permission is Required
Unauthorized commercial publication, exploitation, including
but not limited to print or electronic distribution of NGC's
web sites and the content on its web sites is expressly
prohibited without written authorization from NGC, and,
where applicable, third party rights holders. For permission
to use images from the NGC's collection, text and other
Content from NGC's web sites, please e-mail the Copyright
Division of the NGC, or complete the Reproduction
Request Formif you know which NGC images you would
like to reproduce. In addition, there may be rights held
by third parties, that includes photographic copyrights.
The NGC shall not be responsible for the procurement of
any third party proprietary rights and the user shall be
obligated to clear such rights prior to the use of the content.
NGC shall grant permission to use its Content on a case-by-case
basis at the sole discretion of the NGC Copyright Division.
In most cases a fee will be charged, depending on the type
and nature of the proposed use.
Links to the
Site
The NGC encourages other web sites to link to the home page
of this Site, as a normal link. Content from this Site may
not be used within a frame, or by means of an in-line link.
Users that wish to create specific links to web pages within
the Site must request permission in advance by contacting
the Webmaster of the NGC and to provide details on the proposed
usage. Upon the review, the Webmaster
will determine whether to approve proposed in-line link
and if so, provide more detailed and specific guidelines for
the use and citation of the content to which the in-line link
will be created.
Links to External
Sites
Links to third party outside sites by the NGC are provided
to visitors as a convenience and their inclusion in no way
implies that the NGC endorses or accepts any responsibility
for the content or use of these sites. As the organizations
and individuals that maintain these sites may not be subject
to the Official Languages Act, information found on these
sites may be presented only in the language in which they
were written.
Trademarks
Many of the trademarks, service marks, and logos, (collectively
the "Trademarks") displayed on this Site, including
the logo of the National Gallery of Canada, are registered
and/or unregistered marks of the NGC. The Trademarks of third
parties may also be displayed on this Site. Nothing contained
in this Site should be construed as granting any license or
right to use any Trademarks on this Site without the express
written permission of the NGC or any third party that may
own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. Any unauthorized
use of the Trademarks is strictly prohibited.
Content Posted
to or Transmitted from the Site
All comments or suggestions and any content posted to or transmitted
by a user to any NGC web site are not confidential and becomes
the property of the NGC. The NGC may reproduce, disclose,
transmit, publish, broadcast, tele-communicate to the public
by telecommunication and post any such content at its sole
discretion. The NGC may also use any idea, concept, know-how
or technique a user posts for any purpose, including developing,
manufacturing marketing products or other material. You cannot
post to or transmit from the Site any content which is threatening,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening,
invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, or otherwise
illegal, or objectionable that could constitute or encourage
a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that
could give rise to liability or violates any law. The NGC
neither takes responsibility nor assumes liability for any
such content on its web sites.
Privacy Statement
The NGC complies with Canada's Privacy Act. Any personal information
gathered by the NGC about visitors to the Site is not provided
to third parties. If you log in "My CyberMuse",
you will not receive e-mail you have not requested and you
may update or remove your name from the list or send us your
comments and questions contacting us at cybermuse@gallery.ca
. Questions or comments regarding this policy may be sent
to info@gallery.ca.
Monitoring
Usage and Use of Personal Information
The NGC will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information
to others. The NGC may compile and provide aggregate statistics
about on-line visitors, customers, sales, traffic pattern
and related site information to third parties, but these statistics
will not include any personally identifying information. When
you purchase a product through the NGC on-line boutique, the
NGC may release account information when such release is reasonably
necessary to comply with the law; enforce the terms of any
NGC user agreements or protect the rights, property and safety
of the NGC, users of its web sites or third parties.
The NGC will not sell,
trade, or rent your personal information to others. The NGC
may compile and provide aggregate statistics about on-line
visitors, customers, sales, traffic pattern and related site
information to third parties, but these statistics will not
include any personally identifying information. When you purchase
a product through the NGC on-line boutique, the NGC may release
account information when such release is reasonably necessary
to comply with the law; enforce the terms of any NGC user
agreements or protect the rights, property and safety of the
NGC, users of its web sites or third parties.
When you order a product
through the NGC on-line store using its fax-back order form,
the NGC requires your name, billing and shipping addresses,
telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and credit card information
to process the order. Credit card information will only be
used on an as-needed basis to process your order.
Use of Site
by Children
The NGC does not solicit personal information from children.
Visitors who are under the age of majority and in particular,
visitors who are under the age of 12 are required to obtain
parental or guardian consent before submitting any personal
information to NGC web sites.
Revisions to
Notices
This notice may be revised from time to time by the NGC in
response to changes in the law, policy or for other reasons.
Please visit this page from time to time to inform yourself
of any changes.
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Museum of Contemporary Photography. All Rights Reserved.
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