PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
I like when my photos are shared. If my photos make you happy or inspire you in some way, I will happily share them with you under the below-stated terms.
These Terms will set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use our website, as well as the products and services as offered by us. By accessing, or using the website, products and services, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these stated Terms.
1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
For the purposes of these terms and conditions, "Us", "Our", “We” and "Website" refers to TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC and "You" and "Your" refers to you, the client, visitor, website user or person using our website., showcases the work of urban, nature and landscape photographer Ramon van Santen, and it offers visitors the possibility to purchase fine art photography prints, limited edition prints, and licensing the use of stock photos, as well as to hire Ramon van Santen to provide photography education or execute photography assignments.
2. WHO CAN USE THIS WEBSITE
TheWorldInColor.CC is open to everyone.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who wish to access or use our website. By accessing or using our website, you agree to accept these Terms of use, and that you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, please refrain from using our website. Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw, or amend, the services that we provide on our website without notice.
Occasionally, we may restrict access to some parts of our website to users who have registered with us. When using our website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities, or actions, that occur under your account. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your Internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they will comply with them as well.
You are not allowed to use this website, and/or receive products and services, if doing so is prohibited in your country, or under any law or regulation applicable to you.
3. LICENSING PHOTOGRAPHS
You can use this website to purchase stock photography usage licenses for the personal and commercial use of the presented photographs.
A commercial use license is needed, if you or your organisation intends to use the photograph for business or work purposes. This includes but is not limited to editorial use, advertising, websites, photographic or lithographic prints in a commercial space, printed materials including brochures, posters, t-shirts, flyers, or any item that incorporates the image to create a sale or is for sale.
A personal use license is appropriate when you intend to use the photograph in a strictly personal circumstance. Personal use includes, but is not limited to, a print to hang in your home, as a screensaver, in wedding announcements, and in online personal profiles, etc. This license, however, prohibits you from using the photograph for anything but strictly personal use, and in some cases limited educational use. The fee for a personal use license will be clearly displayed before you complete your purchase of the license.
Upon purchasing a stock photography license from us, you declare that you accept TheWorldInColor.CC’s Terms in full. In addition, you agree that (i) you are responsible for reading the full license agreement before making a commitment to purchasing a usage license: (ii) you are entering into a legally binding contract to purchase a license – when you commit to buying a license, and you complete the check-out payment process.
Once payment has been received, you will be able to download the purchased photograph(s).
All personal and commercial licenses, come as .png files of the photograph. The size of the download will be in line with the licensing that you purchased.
For security reasons, the photograph will only be available for download in your account section for five days from the date of purchase. After that period, we will provide you with a new download link upon request.
4. RETURNS & REFUNDS
Our refund policy does not apply to digital products due to the nature of the product. As mentioned in Section 6 “Warranties”, we do not offer refunds for stock photography licensing purchases. We do offer the possibility to upgrade your license to a more comprehensive license upon request.
5. BUYING SERVICES
We offer photographic workshops, as well as photography adventure tours, and the option to hire us for photography assignments. We will provide you with a personalized quote for the fees regarding these services, and any other charges that you may incur in connection with your use of these services; once the scope, location, and timing of the services, have been discussed and clarified.
6. WARRANTIES
For stock photography licenses, we do not offer a warranty. Digital versions of licensed stock photographs are provided, as they are. If you would like to make sure that the image quality is in line with your expectations prior to purchasing, we will gladly send you a sample of the photograph.
7. COPYRIGHT
In all cases, the copyright of the photographs licensed and printed remains with TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC and Photographer Ramon van Santen. All stock photos offered for sale, or licensing, by TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC are protected by national and international law copyright law. Any stock photography licensing of photographs, by TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC, strictly follows the outlined licensing agreement herein.
The digital versions of photographs, services provided, and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC and Photographer Ramon van Santen.
Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works there of.
8. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC may from time to time provide on its website, links to other websites, advertisements and information on those websites for your convenience. This does not necessarily imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval or arrangement between TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC and the owners of those websites. TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC takes no responsibility for any of the content found on the linked websites.
TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC 's website may contain information or advertisements provided by third parties for which TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any information or advice provided to you directly by third parties. We are making a 'recommendation' only and are not providing any advice nor do we take any responsibility for any advice received in this regard.
9. RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR CANCEL YOUR USER ACCOUNT
We may permanently, or temporarily, terminate or suspend your access to your “my account” section without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination, you have violated any provision of these Terms or any applicable law or regulations. You may discontinue the use of our website and request to cancel your account and/or any services at any time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, with respect to automatically renewed subscriptions to paid services, such subscriptions will be discontinued only upon the expiration of the respective period for which you have already made payment.
10. PAYMENT SERVICES
Data security is very important to us. Therefore, we have opted to use PayPal and Stripe as our gateway for credit card payments. Stripe is a global online payment processor that is trusted by thousands of businesses across the globe. It uses the most stringent security standards. All payment transactions are encrypted and processed over a secure SSL connection. Sensitive card information will not be stored on our own server.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC, as well as Photographer Ramon van Santen, from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the products and services offered on the website.
12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC or Photographer Ramon van Santen, be held liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, this website and our products and services.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, TheWorldInColor.CC, Ramon van Santen or www.TheWorldInColor.CC and Photographer Ramon van Santen assumes no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein.
13. RIGHT TO CHANGE AND MODIFY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
We may, without prior notice, change the products and/or services that we offer; stop providing the products and services or any features of the products and services we offer; or create limits for the products and services that we offer. We may permanently, or temporarily, terminate, or suspend, access to the services without notice and liability for any reason, or for no reason.
14. RIGHT TO CHANGE AND MODIFY TERMS
We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review this page periodically. When we change the Terms in a material manner, we will notify you that material changes have been made to the Terms. Your continued use of the website, or our services, after any such change notification, constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms, or any future version of the Terms, do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or our services.
15. PRIVACY
Your trust is of the utmost importance to us. Therefore, we are committed to protecting any personal data that is collected, and processed, when you interact with us online or via email. Please refer to our Privacy Policy to learn more about how we treat your personal data.
16. APPLICABLE GEOGRAPHY
The Terms are applicable to all customers and users of this website, regardless of their country of residence.
17. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms, the rights and remedies provided hereunder, and any and all claims and disputes related hereto and/or to the products and services, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in all respects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the Republic of Indonesia, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any and all such claims and disputes shall be brought in, and you hereby consent to them being decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby expressly excluded.
18. SALVOTORY CLAUSE
In the event that any part of these Terms should be invalid for any reason, it is to be replaced with a corresponding text, which is valid and equivalent to the intended meaning. The rest of the agreement shall remain unaffected and valid.
19. GET IN TOUCH
If you have any questions or remarks, please contact us or use the contact form.