ABOUT RISING RAIN STUDIOS LLC
Copyright Policy / Web Site Use Terms
By your use of this web site, you implicitly agree to our copyright policies, our web site use terms, and any other disclosure posted on our site. Any failure to abide by these terms and/or violation of our copyright protected works may be prosecuted to the fullest extent provided by law.
Images, text, code, and other media are copyrighted material owned by Rising Rain Studios LLC (except were otherwise noted). Any unauthorized duplication, distribution, and/or plagiarism is strictly prohibited. For permission to use, copy, and/or publish anything that is found on our web site, please inquire about license agreements BEFORE copying material from this web site.
In no event may you circumvent, bypass, nor otherwise disable or remove any digital rights management device such as watermarks, metadata, passwords, encryption and so forth.
Types of Copyright Licenses
Standard Personal Use License -- Physical Prints
Any photographs purchased from this web site as physical prints are for personal use only and may be transferred to others as desired. This license does NOT give you the right to copy, duplicate, or reproduce the image or a likeness of it in any way, nor does it allow the use of the image in any commercial application. Additional copies of the photo must be ordered through this web site. Licenses are not transferable.
Extended Personal Use License -- Digital Items
Any photographs purchased from this web site as digital downloads include an extended personal use license. This allows you to make an unlimited number of copies for personal, family and portfolio use. However, the license still prohibits the use of the image in any commercial application. Licenses are not transferable -- obtaining this license allows you to distribute the image, but does not convey the same right to those whom you have distributed the image. Only the purchaser obtains the right to copy/distribute the image(s).
Commerical Licensing
Please contact us for more information.
Use of Images on Social Networking Sites
Individuals MUST obtain an extended personal use license to post images on social networking web sites. All other uses of the images for such purposes are strictly prohibited including "Hotlinking" (posting code on other sites that directly display the image from the Risingrain.com server). Organizations must obtain commercial licensing specific to the desired use.
Questions?
Have questions about our copyright policies? Please contact us. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have about our policies.