CILM Terms of Use

The following is Creative Image Licensing & Management (CILM) Standard Terms of Use (TOU). These terms apply to all graphic hobbiests being signature tag makers, stationary and web set makers, website designers and MySpace or other social network users. You are required to read, understand and abide by these terms when using the digital artwork of any artists represented by CILM. You are advised that these terms are strictly enforced at all times by CILM, our Artists and our Attorneys.

IMPORTANT: If you purchase packages using a coupon code that is not valid for a specified package then you are authorizing CILM to charge your credit card the additional amount owed on your package purchase by agreeing to these terms and conditions.

As you are also agreeing to these terms and conditions you also agree that validation of your CILM license requires disclosure of the following personal information to CILM and its assigned: Your complete name, address, phone number and email address. If you are unable to provide all of the following information then your licenses with CILM are not completely valid.

License numbers may be suspended or revoked if these terms and conditions are not followed, this includes the terms of use and conditions of a valid license number. No refunds for purchases will be given if your license is suspended or revoked for non-compliance with our TOU's or terms and conditions as stated.

The Artists and Photographers represented by CILM reserve the right to amend any of these terms they so choose. Artists amendments can be on their respective package pages. Standard Terms of Use and any Artists amendments are provided with your package orders as well.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS THOROUGHLY. A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THESE TERMS IS VIATL. YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS UPON ANY PURCHASE MADE FROM CILM AND ARE THEREFORE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADHERING TO THESE TERMS OF USE AT ALL TIMES.

CILM Standard Terms of Use

-Effective January 19th, 2010-

1. No CILM Artist/Photographer tube may exceed 504 ppi (199 pixels per cm) on its longest side.

2. No CILM Artist/Photographer image, composition or product may be sold, bartered or used for profit or "break even" endeavors in any way OR used in association with any site "requiring" membership fees to join.

3. CILM WILL ALLOW your group or website to have a Donation Button AS LONG AS THE FOLLOW CONDITIONS ARE MET:
(a) A Donation may NOT be a "requirement" to join your group or access your site.
(b) A CILM staff member must be allowed to join the group or access the website at all times.
(c) The Terms of Use must be clearly posted for your group members and strictly adhered to at all times. Failure to comply with any of the Standard TOU´s, Artists Amendments or conditions set forth above will result in a request to remove the donation button from your group or site.

*Note: Group owners and administrators do not have the sole responsibility of making sure that all group members are following the CILM TOU´s. This is why item (c) is listed above. The presence of a CILM staff member is required so that owners and administrators have assistance with helping members properly follow CILM TOU´s.

4. All CILM Artist/ Photographer images and tube creations MUST be credited in the following manner:

©Artists / Photographer name, www.artists url.com, ( your CILM license number )

(a) Your CILM license number MUST be clearly legible on all of your digital creations. This includes, but is not limited to tags, stationary, web sets, MySpace pages or other social network pages, personal websites, other website layouts or skins, banners and any other digital means of design.
(b) You MAY put tagged by_____ and your watermark on your tags however you MAY NOT put a copyright symbol next to your name.
(c) You MAY NOT place your personal, group or website URL on your tags.
(d) You MUST place the Artist / Photographer URL on your creation.
(e) You MAY add group links along with all other necessary copyright information to the BOTTOM and or FOOTERS of stationary you create. No links ( with the exception of the artists link ) are allowed to be placed on or near the top of the stat where the "main design" is contained.
(f) You MAY add credit for scrap kits and backgrounds in the following manner: scrap kit by______ , render by_______ or background by_________.

Note: Some of our Artists have R or PG-13 rated material on their websites. URL´s to websites containing “Adult Content” are not allowed in some groups. CILM understands this therefore we do not require that you place an Artists’ URL on a tag when your respective group does not allow it. Here is the alternative way to display your tags in the event a URL is not allowed:

©Artists / Photographer Name, (your CILM license number)

This alternative method is ONLY to be used in groups that do not allow "Adult Content" links to be displayed. The Artists URL should appear on all of your creations in ALL other instances especially in social network website pages.

The above outlined copyright display terms apply to ANY and ALL creations using CILM Artist / Photographers works. This includes, but is not limited to tags, stationary, web sets, MySpace pages or other social network pages, personal websites, other website layouts or skins, banners and any other digital means of design.

5. Group Banners MAY contain your group URL as long as all other copyright credits are present as outlined in term #5.

6. You MAY NOT alter the artwork or photography in anyway. You must use the image AS IT IS PROVIDED TO YOU BY CILM.

7. You MAY NOT tube CILM images yourself. Use only CILM approved tubes.

8. You MAY NOT receive monetary compensation for tubes or images, tags, stationary or web sets of any artist with CILM.

9. You MAY NOT share tubes or images in anyway be it via email, disk, file sharing site or any other known methods of file sharing.

10. Full animation is allowed as long as the animation is respectful to the artist's work. If CILM deems the animation disrespectful to the artist or the artwork we will require that changes be made to the tag or it be removed from display on the internet.

11. Desaturation of an artist tube is allowed. Desaturation means changing a color tube to black and white.

12. Changing colors of any parts of tubes other than desaturating the entire tube is prohibited.

13. You MAY take an EXISTING black and white Artist/ Photographer image and colorize it yourself.

14. You MAY place small elements on images in order to “cover up” prohibited body parts. This is to allow for usage of rated R or PG-13 images in more modest groups.

15. You MAY NOT clothe CILM adult content images. You may only use clothed adult content images that are offered in PG rated packages through CILM.

16. You MAY NOT add your own embellishments such as hats, socks, shoes, stockings etc.that have not been provided as part of the original piece of artwork to you by CILM.

*Note: Exceptions are sometimes made for holiday occasions. Visit the CILM Forum for updates on this term.

17. You MAY NOT “mix” tubes from any other licensing company artists or free to use artists with CILM artists tubes in your creations however you MAY mix tubes from different CILM artists or tubes from the same CILM artists. In doing so you MUST provide copyright information for all artists used in a signature tag.

18. You MAY use more than one CILM photographer image in your creations. Be sure to provide copyright information for all CILM photographers used in a signature tag. You MAY NOT “mix” CILM photographers, with your personal photography, with stock photography or with any other photographers from other licensing companies.

19.. You MAY use stock photography with CILM artists tubes in your creations as long as the stock photography does not require copyright (©) credits. If the stock photography (or the group you are in) requires a url (website) you must add that credit as follows: Photo courtesy of stockphotosite.com -or- photo by stockphotosite.com. No copyright symbol allowed when crediting a stock photography website.

20. You MAY use your own personal photography with CILM Artists creations.

*Note: If you choose to use your own personal photography then you must display your creations in the following manner: Artwork © Artists Name, www.artists url.com, Your CILM license number Photo ©Your "Real" Name

21. You MAY combine CILM Artists with CILM Photographers. Here is how you MUST display your creation: Artwork ©Artists Name, www.artists url.com, Your CILM license number Photo ©Photographer Name, www.photographer url.com

22. You MAY create tutorials using CILM Artist / Photographer images/tubes however you MUST very clearly state on the tutorial page that the image you are using is for example only. Anyone wishing to use the same image in their own personal creation MUST purchase it from CILM and have the proper license from CILM for the usage of that image/tube. Also include: Artwork ©"Artist"

If the CILM image or tube you are using in your tutorial was a special promotional bonus tube / freebie from CILM then you MUST indicate so in your credits as follows: Tube courtesy of CILM - special bonus / promotional tube, not available for purchase.

23. You MAY give credit to a tutorial used for a signature tag on the tag itself in the following manner: tutorial: www.tutorialsite.com/...

24. CILM Artist / Photographer images MAY NOT be used in ANY COMMERCIAL ENDEAVOR without a contractual agreement from CILM.

25. You MAY NOT create BLANK tags, stationery or web sets etc. There MUST be "prominent" text on your creation besides the required copyright information. You do NOT have to include prominent text on stationary side borders. Faded type in the background of your tag / stationary header is not enough to constitute prominent text - You MUST have type such as your name, "Hello", "Happy Birthday", etc. prominent on your tag.

26. Any stationery (stats) created featuring CILM Artists or Photographers MUST contain copyright credits in two places.
1. By the actual artwork on the stat.
2. In the credits at the bottom of the stat.

27. You MAY NOT print any images, tubes or creations made from CILM Artists/ Photographers works. The digital art and photography provided by CILM is FOR DIGITAL ONLINE USE ONLY.

28. CILM tubes are household valid. We will allow members of the same household to purchase tubes for the entire household to share however each household member MUST have their own unique license number, regardless of age, to use CILM tubes. CILM MUST be notified of all household members that are sharing CILM tubes and their respective license numbers. If a household member is not currently licensed with CILM they MUST contact customer help at CILM and request a license number. This does not apply to minor children as a parent must request a license number for them.