Copyright

1. Owners

1.1 Compton Verney are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in this website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

The copyright material, trade names and other proprietary information, includes, but is not limited to, text, software, photos, graphics and may in future include video, graphics, music and sound. We, or our licensors, own copyright and/or database right in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part except as provided in these Terms.

1.2 You may download information from the Site for your own personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without our express permission and that of the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyright material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyright material.

1.3 You must not use any part of the materials on our website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. The products, technology or processes described in this website may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by us or by other third parties. No licence is granted in respect of those intellectual property rights.

1.4 If you print off, copy or download any part of our website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

1.5 The material may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for research, private study or for internal circulation within an educational organisation (such as schools, colleges and universities). This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context or altered format such as stretched, compressed, coloured or altered in any way so as to distort its original format.

Where any of the items on this site are used in this way, the source of the material must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged, eg:

“Sir Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Baldwin in Eastern Dress, 1792, Photo © Compton Verney”.

2. Linking to our website

We welcome ‘hot links’ to the home page of our Site provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage or take advantage of our reputation.

You may not display the content of the Site (or any page from it) or allow such content to be displayed surrounded or framed by material not originating from us without our consent. Nor may you create a link to any part of the Site other than the homepage (known as ‘deep linking’) without our prior written approval. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

3. Linking to other websites

On the Site, you may be offered automatic links to other websites which are operated by other people. While we hope you will be interested in those websites, using such a link means you are leaving our Site. Therefore, you acknowledge that the content on those pages is not subject to our control, their owners may be independent of us and we do not endorse or accept any responsibility for their content. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

4. Licensing and Artwork

Commercial users identifying an image that they wish to reproduce on a commercial basis should contact:

Bridgeman Images.

A full list of Compton Verney images available and how to enquire / order images can be found on the Bridgeman Images website.

5. Commercial filming and Photography

All photography by either Jamie Woodley, Hugh Kelly, Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd or Compton Verney.

Commercial filming and photography are not allowed in the Gallery unless prior permission is given.

To arrange a location shoot please contact our Events Team:

Tel: +44 (0)1926 645 521
Email: events@comptonverney.org.uk

See our full Terms and Conditions of website use