Image library terms and conditions of use

All photographs in the MediaClubSouthAfrica.com image library may be downloaded and republished free of charge in print publications - newspapers, magazines, books and the like - and on internet sites, subject to the following conditions:

1. The person who downloads the photographs (defined as The User) is a legitimate member of a media organisation.

2. The User has registered their details with MediaClubSouthAfrica.com using the registration page.

3. In all cases, credit for the photograph must be given to both the photographer and the copyright owner, as indicated in the photograph caption. In most cases the copyright owner will be MediaClubSouthAfrica.com. This credit must appear alongside the image in both print and online publications, and must include a hyperlink to MediaClubSouthAfrica.com.

4. Where the photographer’s name is not provided by the MediaClubSouthAfrica.com image library, it may be omitted. Credit for the photograph would in this case simply be MediaClubSouthAfrica.com or other relevant copyright owner.

5. MediaClubSouthAfrica.com photographs may not be used for any commercial, promotional, advertising or merchandising use, and may not be sold.

6. The photographs may not be materially altered. They may be cropped, provided that their editorial integrity is not compromised, but shall not, under any circumstances, otherwise be rotated, altered, changed or tampered with, either manually or electronically, without the express written permission of MediaClubSouthAfrica.com.

7. In order to make use of this service free of charge, you must:

7.1 Acknowledge that all copyright in the photographs rests in MediaClubSouthAfrica.com (or the copyright owner specified under the image details) and is never sold or assigned.

7.2 Acknowledge that, provided use of the photographs is fully in accordance with this agreement, you may make unlimited free use of any and all photographs accessible from MediaClubSouthAfrica.com. You must further agree that your rights under this agreement may not be transferred in any form to a third party.

7.3 Acknowledge MediaClubSouthAfrica.com (or any copyright owner other than MediaClubSouthAfrica.com) as the copyright owner and source of the photograph in a clearly legible manner alongside each photograph.

7.4 Acknowledge that MediaClubSouthAfrica.com photographs may not be used for any promotional, advertising or merchandising use.

7.5 Acknowledge that the photographs may not be materially altered, not may their editorial integrity be compromised.

7.6 Agree that 650 Euros/£500.00/US$1 000.00 is a reasonable penalty, payable by you to MediaClubSouthAfrica.com (or any copyright owner other than MediaClubSouthAfrica.com) in lieu of damages, for each use of a photograph not in accordance with or permitted by this agreement. You must further agree to make payment of each penalty on demand by MediaClubSouthAfrica.com.

• If you have additional queries about the image library, email Janine Erasmus at janinee@mediaclubsouthafrica.com.