COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

Welcome to our Copyright Statement page. This statement applies to all photography and images found on this website, and any other sites found on the bchatzakis.com domain. We kindly request you read this statement carefully before downloading, linking to, or printing copies for use.

I. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

All photographs contained on this website and any other site under the bchatzakis.com domain are the property of Babis Chatzakis and are protected by Greece and International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site belong to either Babis Chatzakis or their respective copyright holders.

All Photographs and Images on bchatzakis.com are copyrighted.

No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on visualofu.com, other than that which is related to the normal “caching” practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for personal enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from visualofu.com may copy, modify, publish, transmit, or distribute the contents of the photographs found herein. Express written permission must be granted, on behalf of the photographer (copyright holder, Babis Chatzakis, in order to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined above.

By using bchatzakis.com or viewing this statement, you indicate your acceptance of these conditions.

II. PERSONAL USE CRITERIA

The following are conditions where Babis Chatzakis grants individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:

  1. You may print a copy of any photograph for personal reference without further permission.

  2. Students are welcome to download images and incorporate them into non-commercial school reports, presentations, etc. for free as long as proper credit/citation is given, without the need for further permission. This permission does not allow any student or anyone else to use any image for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of Babis Chatzakis.

III. FREE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEB USAGE CRITERIA

Babis Chatzakis authorises the sharing of the photography, images, and other copyrighted work to Social Media sites (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, etc.) and the Web free of charge, as long as the result of sharing is a link back to the original work on visualofu.com and its subdomains. Proper attribution of copyright must be given to Babis Chatzakis, and the link to bchatzakis.com included in said attribution.

  1. Sharing of the copyrighted work is for personal, non-commercial use.

  2. The copyrighted work must not be altered or changed in any way and, other than the snippet displayed as a result of sharing, must be presented in their original form.

  3. Copyrighted work cannot be copied and pasted to other sites. The preferred method of sharing is to use the social media sharing widgets on bchatzakis.com.

  4. If you are preparing FREE online site guides for other photographers, bloggers, and photography forums, you may make use of these images, but only if you attribute them as described above.

IV. COMMERCIAL USE

Persons who wish to use the photographs, images, and other work found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive express written consent from Babis Chatzakis prior to its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send an e-mail to info@bchatzakis.com . In that e-mail, the following should be addressed:

  1. Image(s) you would like to use

  2. Where they will be displayed

  3. How they will be displayed

  4. Intent of its display

  5. Duration of their public viewing

  6. Any other information you feel would be useful

Any commercial use of copyrighted works without prior consent is a violation of Greek and International copyright law.