By accessing or utilizing www.PicRights.com and/or https://resolve.picrights.com (individually or together, the “Website”), you accept this legally binding agreement (the “Website Terms”). The Website Terms constitute a legal agreement between you as a user of the Website (“you”) and PicRights Europe GmbH (“PicRights”). For the purposes of the Website Terms, “PicRights” incorporates by reference PicRights and its subsidiary and affiliated companies. Please read the Website Terms completely before using the Website. If you access the Website, you agree to be bound by the Website Terms and by all terms, policies and guidelines incorporated by reference.
PicRights reserves the right to change the Website Terms at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to review the Website Terms regularly. Your continued access or use of the Website after such changes indicates your acceptance of the Website Terms as modified.
If you do not wish to be bound by the Website Terms, kindly do not use the Website. If you are using the Website on behalf of any entity or third party, you further represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept these Website Terms on their behalf, and that such entity or third party agrees to indemnify PicRights for any violation of these Website Terms.
The Website is owned and operated by PicRights. The materials used and displayed on the Website, including, but without limitation, the images, text, articles, software, photographs, graphics, illustrations, artwork, names, logos and trademarks (collectively, the “Content”) is the property of PicRights or PicRights’s licensors or clients, and is protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. The Content may not be copied or retransmitted in any form without the express written permission of PicRights.
The Website is expressly created for informational purposes primarily for the benefit of PicRights’s clients and parties who have received communications from PicRights. Using the Website or the Content other than for its intended purposes is prohibited.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you are prohibited from:
The Website and Content are provided for general information purposes only and nothing that appears on the Website constitutes legal or other professional advice or an opinion of any kind. You are advised to seek specific legal advice by contacting legal counsel regarding any specific legal issues. Any Content published on this Website is current as of its original date of publication, but should not be relied upon as accurate, timely or fit for any particular purpose.
Use of the Website and any Content is at your sole risk. Except as otherwise stated in these Website Terms, the Website and any Content are provided on an “as is”, “as available” basis without representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to representations, warranties or conditions of title or implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or compatibility with any computer hardware or other equipment, operating system or software program. PicRights makes no representations or warranties that the use of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free.
In no event will PicRights be liable for any indirect, punitive, exemplary, statutory, incidental, special or consequential damages, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, based on claims (including, but not limited to, claims for damages for loss of profits or loss of business opportunities, delay or inability to use the Website or Content, mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion or corruption of files, errors, defects, delays in preparations or transmissions) arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the Website or any Content whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise.
The Website Terms and any dispute arising from or in relation to the Website Terms will be governed by, construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of Switzerland (excluding the application of its conflicts of law rules), and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Switzerland, for the purpose of all legal actions arising out of or relating your use of the Website, Content and/or any dispute arising from or in relation to the Website Terms.
PicRights recognizes the importance of your right to privacy and the sensitivity of personal information. Our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into the Website Terms in Section II below, outlines the personal information we collect, how we manage your personal information and how we safeguard your privacy.
The Website is only available to authorized representatives of legal entities and to individuals who are at least 18 years old.
All trade names, trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned or displayed on the Website are the property of their respective owners. They may not be used in any manner whatsoever without the express written consent of the respective owners.
Links to other websites are provided for your convenience of reference only and do not necessarily constitute an endorsement by PicRights. PicRights makes no representation or warranty with respect to the content, practices or reliability of any linked website.
Any headings included in the Website Terms have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not affect the Website Terms in any way.
If any provision of the Website Terms violates the law of the applicable jurisdiction and is unenforceable, that provision will be severed and the balance of these Website Terms will remain in force.
Any questions about PicRights or the Website Terms should be directed to:
PicRights Europe GmbH
Unterdorfstrasse 12
8808 Pfäffikon SZ
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 44 586 64 99
Email: info@PicRights.com
PicRights recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of Personal Information (defined below). PicRights is committed to protecting any Personal Information that it holds. This Privacy Policy outlines how PicRights manages your Personal Information and safeguards your privacy. PicRights’s Privacy Policy does not apply to information about business entities that carry on business as corporations , partnerships or in other forms of association. PicRights does, however, protect the confidentiality of such information in accordance with the law and PicRights’s own policies. Your initial and continued use of the Website indicates your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. Since PicRights regularly reviews all of its privacy policies and procedures, PicRights may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, without notice. You are encouraged to review the Privacy Policy regularly. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH RICRIGHTS’S PRIVACY POLICY PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
“Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual, (e.g. name, address, e- mail address, telephone number and credit card information), but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
PicRights does not intend to either solicit or collect personal information from anyone under the age of eighteen (18) (“Children”). Children are not authorized to use this site unsupervised and are not authorized to register for an account or submit any personal information to PicRights. By using the Website, you warrant that you are 18 years of age or older.
In most cases, your consent to provide PicRights with your Personal Information (and/or any other information) will be implied through your conduct with it (e.g. speaking with PicRights’s staff). In the event that PicRights requires more detailed information, PicRights will request your consent.
In the event that PicRights does collect Personal Information, it only collects that which is necessary to provide services to you and administer its databases. PicRights collects information only by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. Below are some examples of how PicRights may collect and use your Personal Information (and/or any other information):
PicRights does not use or disclose Personal Information for purposes other than those for which it was collected. Also, PicRights retains Personal Information only for as long as it is needed. Certain Personal Information (and/or any other information) may be disclosed to third party contractors solely for the purpose of processing or answering your request(s) including PicRights’s representatives, parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates and authorized payment processors. Under certain circumstances, PicRights will disclose your Personal Information:
You may ask PicRights for access to your Personal Information. All requests must be in writing and addressed to PicRights’s Privacy Officer. A small administrative charge may apply, depending on the request. Your rights to access your Personal Information are not absolute. PicRights may deny access when:
If PicRights denies your request for access to Personal Information, it will explain why.
PicRights welcomes e-mail communication and uses it frequently. However, e-mail is not a 100% secure medium, and you should be aware of this when contacting PicRights to send Personal Information (and/or any other information). PicRights will not be liable for any Personal Information (and/or any other information) transmitted to it by e-mail.
You agree and understand that, because of the nature of the Internet, Personal Information (and/or any other information) may be transmitted through other countries that have different rules governing privacy.
At times, the Website may contain links to other sites, which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. To be clear, PicRights is not responsible for Personal Information (and/or any other information) that you disclose through other websites that you may have accessed through the Website. Agreements with Third Parties PicRights may enter into agreements with other third parties (e.g. other service providers or suppliers) who may require access to your Personal Information (and/or any other information). PicRights strives to ensure that these third parties also respect your Personal Information (and/or any other information), however, PicRights is not liable for any Third Party misuse of your Personal Information (and/or any other information).
If you have any questions regarding Personal Information, please write to PicRights’s Privacy Officer: