Terms and conditions
Before you proceed you must accept the terms and conditions.
Global Witness Multimedia Hub Terms and Conditions of Service
You must read and accept the following terms and conditions before you download and use any content from Global Witness’s Multimedia Hub.
This website and Multimedia Hub is operated by Global Witness. All of the content featured or displayed on https://media.globalwitness.org (the “Site”), including, but not limited to, text, photos, videos, graphic materials, textual materials and software (the “Multimedia Assets”) is owned by Global Witness and its content providers/licensors, unless otherwise specified.
All elements of this Site and all Multimedia Assets are protected by copyright, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to intellectual property rights.
By downloading a Multimedia Asset, you are accepting the terms and conditions of usage that are set out in the resource details and this document (the “Agreement”) including your responsibilities and obligations as detailed in this Agreement.
Copyright -
Multimedia Assets are offered on the terms detailed in this Agreement. The copyright of any Multimedia Asset is always retained by Global Witness or its content providers/licensors. If in any doubt as to the legality of any specific or general use, you should contact Global Witness at multimedia@globalwitness.org to request further information.
Usage Rights -
When any Multimedia Asset is downloaded from the Multimedia Hub, unless the resource details provide otherwise or you have obtained the written agreement of Global Witness to other terms of use, the permitted usage is for a one-off, editorial use of that Multimedia Asset, and this consent is specific to you and not to be shared with or assigned to any third party. Global Witness may at any time and at its absolute discretion require further special conditions, such as the territories that any Multimedia Asset may be used in. Global Witness may also be prepared to consent to use of specific Multimedia Assets on any special terms we may see fit.
You will ask Global Witness for further permission if you wish to use the Multimedia Asset again. By downloading a Multimedia Asset, you are agreeing not to store it in any way after the intended use has been completed or (if it is not completed) a reasonable time period has passed, and you further agree to delete the Multimedia Asset at any time when in Global Witness’s view a reasonable time has passed.
Cropping and Multimedia Asset Manipulation -
Under no circumstances may you alter, add to, or manipulate any Multimedia Asset by means of digital or any other technique or reproduce the whole or part of a Multimedia Asset as an element within another asset without Global Witness’s prior written consent.
You will also not display or show any Multimedia Asset in a way or in a context that makes the Multimedia Asset appear to be conveying a different message than that intended by Global Witness.
You will immediately cease to display or show a Multimedia Asset on receipt of notice to that effect by Global Witness, and it is Global Witness’s absolute right to issue such a notice which will not be subject to challenge or explanation.
Captions -
All Multimedia Assets must be used with the accompanying caption. You may make minor changes to it for reasonable editorial reasons but your rewritten caption will not change or obscure the meaning of the original. If there is any doubt then verification should be sought from Global Witness before publication.
Credit Lines -
All Multimedia Assets are released for editorial use only, and should be credited as specified on the resource details. The location for this credit line is immediately adjacent to the Multimedia Asset or in the acknowledgements or credits section, unless otherwise agreed by us in writing.
Model Release -
Although Global Witness makes efforts to ensure that subjects, including current Global Witness employees, have consented to Multimedia Assets in which they feature being published, this may not always be possible. Unless Global Witness has stated otherwise in writing, no model releases or other releases for any Multimedia Assets have been made.
You are responsible for clearing all necessary permissions from third parties relating to the content of the Multimedia Assets, including brand names and trademarks.
Indemnity -
You hereby indemnify and hold Global Witness harmless against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses as well as legal costs, on a full indemnity basis, and all other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Global Witness arising out of or in connection with your use of any Multimedia Asset and any contravention by you of this Agreement including unauthorised use by a third party to whom you have passed a Multimedia Asset.
General terms on usage -
Except to the extent expressly set out in this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing by Global Witness, you are not permitted to: store pages of the Site on a server or other storage device connected to a network; create or add to an electronic database by downloading and storing any of the Multimedia Assets; remove or change any content or any Multimedia Asset of the Site or attempt to circumvent security or interfere with the proper working of the Site or the servers on which it is hosted; or create links to the Site from any other website, without Global Witness’ prior written consent. You must only use the Site and any Multimedia Assets for lawful purposes (complying with all applicable laws and regulations), in a responsible manner, and not in a way that might damage Global Witness’s name or reputation or that of any of Global Witness staff or affiliates.
All rights granted under this Agreement will terminate immediately in the event that you commit any breach of this Agreement or of the terms of the resource details and you will at once notify this to Global Witness and confirm that you have deleted all copies of any Multimedia Asset concerned.