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By downloading, installing, copying or otherwise utilizing any images exclusively provided to you from the American Gem Society (AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY) Member Area, you agree to be bound by the terms of this End User License Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, the AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY is unwilling to license any images for use. In such event, you may not use, copy or distribute said images in any manner under penalty of law. The images posted for re-use from the AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Member Area are licensed; not sold. All rights remain with the original copyright owner. The American Gem Society reserves any additional rights not expressly granted to you by this Agreement. The American Gem Society grants you the non-exclusive right to copy the images on this web site onto your computer hard drive and to use them cost and royalty free, according specifically to the following terms of this Agreement. ------------------------------------------- ACCEPTABLE USE: Use is acceptable only in news editorial content or industry related publications and articles for non-commercial purposes. Printed Media: You may use images from the AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Member Area in printed materials for non-commercial uses; specifically as support graphics in publications containing news editorial content or articles relating directly to the jewelry industry. Web Sites: You may use images downloaded from the AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Member Area on/in professional Web Sites for non-commercial uses; specifically as support graphics on web pages with news editorial content or articles relating directly to the jewelry industry. ------------------------------------------- Prohibited Use: You may not sell any image file(s) in any way whether on disc, from a web site, by email, by download, via online auctions, or otherwise on any media. You may not distribute any image file(s) in any way whether on disc, from a web site, by email, by download, via online auctions, or otherwise on any media. You may not sell any works that include images covered under this Agreement. You may not use any image file(s) in any way for commercial use, promotional materials, or on personal web pages. You may not use any images without displaying the proper copyright notice as follows: "Photo Courtesy of American Gem Society. (c) 2008 'Copyright Owner.' All Rights Reserved." You may not directly or indirectly link to any individual image(s), page(s) or file(s) on our server. The only acceptable link to our servers is http://www.American Gem Society.org You may not use any image from the American Gem Society Web Site if it is not included for distribution in the AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Image Library. AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Web Site images are not included as images/files covered by this Agreement. You may not use any images in conjunction with pornography, or in any other manner which is in any way offensive to or defamatory of any person or business entity. All images/files from the American Gem Society's Web Site (Trade and Media Area or otherwise) are not part of public domain. ------------------------------------------- AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS The AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY' various marks, names, and logos (trademarks and service marks) may not be used except as described in this License Agreement. The same restrictions apply for all of our Intellectual Property (including all AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY publications, or educational course materials, marketing materials and certain reports and other materials created, owned and/or licensed by AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY), which may be used only by obtaining prior written consent from AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY and by giving copyright credit to AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY. Copyrighted works of AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY authorship are owned or licensed by AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY, and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored for subsequent use, used in the creation of derivative works, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY' prior written consent except as described in this License Agreement or through additional agreements entered into with AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY following the terms and rights of Membership. ------------------------------------------- You hereby release, discharge and agree to hold harmless AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY and its representatives and all persons functioning under its permission or authority from any and all claims known and unknown arising from or in any way relating to the use of any materials downloaded from the AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Web Site. AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY may terminate this Agreement and all rights granted herein immediately upon any breach by you of this Agreement. In the event of such termination of this Agreement by AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY you must immediately cease all your use of the images and destroy all copies of the images and all derivative works thereof in your possession. Other restrictions may apply. For further information, contact: kmastrangioli@ags.org
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