Copyright Statement

This copyright statement applies to all works & images found on this website, and any other sites found on the Fricky-Art.ch domain. Please read carefully before downloading, linking to, or printing copies for use.

I. Proprietary Rights
The works contained on this, and any other site under the Fricky-Art.ch domain, are the property of Rebecca Frick and are protected by Swiss and International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the property of Rebecca Frick.

All works on fricky-art.ch are copyrighted.

No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on Fricky-art.ch, other than that which is related to the normal "caching" practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for your personal enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from Fricky-art.ch, may otherwise copy, modify, publish, transmit, or distribute the contents of the works of art found herein. Express written permission must be granted, on behalf of the artist (copyright holder, Rebecca Frick), in order to use these works of art for any purpose that is not outlined above.

Your use of fricky-art.ch or viewing of this statement indicates your acceptance of these conditions.

II. Personal Use Criteria

The following are a list of conditions where I, Rebecca Frick, give individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:

You may print a copy of any photograph for personal reference without further permission.
Students are welcome to download images and incorporate them into school reports, presentations, etc. for free so long as proper credit/citation is given, without my further permission.
Anyone can download images from Desktops / Wallpapers for the express use of displaying them on screen on any personal computer that is not being used for commercial or public viewing purposes.

III. Free Web Usage Criteria

The following conditions define my authorization for use of my image on the Web, free of charge, so long as proper attribution of copyright is given to me, Rebecca Frick and include the e-mail address, fricky-art@bluewin.ch in said attribution:

You may make LINKS to the images on pages you maintain for yourself for personal, non-commercial use.
If you are preparing FREE online site guides for other artists, bloggers, and art forums, you may make use of these images, BUT ONLY IF YOU ATTRIBUTE THEM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IV. Commercial Use

Those persons who wish to use the art found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive written consent from me, Rebecca Frick, prior to its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send an e-mail to Fricky-art@bluewin.ch. In that e-mail the following should be addressed:

Image(s) you would like to use
Where they will be displayed
How they will be displayed
Intent of its display
Duration of their public viewing
Any other information you feel would be useful

Any commercial use of my art without prior consent is a violation of Swiss and International copyright law.

V. Copyright Protection Tactics

In attempts to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted pictures found on this site, copyright protection methods has been utilized. Some of these tactics include, but are not limited to:

Placement of watermarks

If you would like to use a specific photograph with some of the copyright protection tactics removed, please e-mail me at fricky-art@bluewin.ch and describe what the intended use of the imagery with the copyright protections tactics reduced.

IV. Copyright Infringement is Serious

The act of infringing on a copyright is a very serious business and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. I have worked very hard to present you with a quality paintings experience and I kindly ask that you will refrain from copying anything from the site onto your own hard drive, diskette(s), printer, etc. You are welcome to copy the hyperlinks to other sites found on fricky-art.ch, however, I ask that you do no copy any of the graphics, art works, or articles from this site for your own use (other than the terms stated above). Doing so is an infringement of Swiss and International copyright laws.