Copyright Statement
This copyright statement applies to all photography & images (other than any royalty free stock images which may have been used) found on this website, and any other sites of Chris Leeland. Please read carefully before downloading, linking to, or printing copies for use.
© Copyright 2020 Chris Leeland. All rights reserved.
I. Proprietary Rights
The photographs contained on this, and any other site used by Chris Leeland, are the property of Chris Leeland and are protected by International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the property of Chris Leeland.
The photographs contained on this, and any other site used by Chris Leeland, are the property of Chris Leeland and are protected by International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the property of Chris Leeland.
All Photographs on https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/.uk are copyrighted.
No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/, other than that which is related to the normal “caching” practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for your personal enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/, may otherwise 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, Chris Leeland), in order to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined above.
Your use of https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/ or viewing of this statement indicates your acceptance of these conditions.
II. Personal Use Criteria
The following are a list of conditions where I, Chris Leeland, give individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:
The following are a list of conditions where I, Chris Leeland, give individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:
You may print a copy of any photograph for personal reference without further permission.
Students are welcome to download images and incorporate them into school reports, presentations, etc. for free so long as proper credit/citation is given, without my further permission.
Anyone can download images for Desktops / Wallpapers for the express use of displaying them on screen on any personal computer that is not being used for commercial or public viewing purposes.
III. Free Web Usage Criteria
The following conditions define my authorisation for use of my image on the Web, free of charge, so long as proper attribution of copyright is given to me, Chris Leeland and include the web address https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/ in said attribution:
The following conditions define my authorisation for use of my image on the Web, free of charge, so long as proper attribution of copyright is given to me, Chris Leeland and include the web address https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/ in said attribution:
You may make LINKS to the images on pages you maintain for yourself for personal, non-commercial use.
If you are preparing FREE online site guides for other photographers, bloggers, and photograph forums, you may make use of these images, BUT ONLY IF YOU ATTRIBUTE THEM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IV. Commercial Use
Those persons who wish to use the photography found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive written consent from me, Chris Leeland, prior to its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should use the contact form at:
Those persons who wish to use the photography found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive written consent from me, Chris Leeland, prior to its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should use the contact form at:
In that form the following should be addressed:
Image(s) you would like to use
Where they will be displayed
How they will be displayed
Intent of its display
Duration of their public viewing
Any commercial use of my photography without prior consent is a violation of International copyright law.
V. Copyright Protection Tactics
In attempts to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted photographs found on this site, several copyright protection methods have been utilized. Some of these tactics include, but are not limited to:
In attempts to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted photographs found on this site, several copyright protection methods have been utilized. Some of these tactics include, but are not limited to:
Placement of watermarks
Resizing of images
Conversion of images to low resolution for web use.
If you would like to use a specific photograph with some of the copyright protection tactics removed, please contact me at:
and describe what the intended use of the imagery with the copyright protections tactics reduced.
IV. Copyright Infringement is Serious
The act of infringing on a copyright is a very serious business and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. I have spent a lot of time to present you with a quality photographic experience and I kindly ask that you will refrain from copying anything from the site onto your own hard drive, diskette(s), printer, etc. You are welcome to copy the hyperlinks to other sites found on https://chrisleeland.myportfolio.com/ but I ask that you do not copy any of the graphics, photographs, or articles from this site for your own use (other than the terms stated above). Doing so is an infringement of International copyright laws.
