IMAGE AND TUBE TERMS OF USE

1. AMI Licensed images may not exceed 72 ppi or measure more than 432 pixels on the longest side. However the elements you use in your creations such as borders, text and other effect elements may be a large as you would like.
2. The correct AMI artist's © must be clearly displayed on all creations using their images. This must be clear and legible. You may use your own watermark, or reference to yourself as in (tagged by, sig by, tag by) type logo markings, however you may not claim a © "your name", nor may you place your website URL on any tags/sigs made. Website banners are an exception to this and may carry your URL. Artist URL is strongly encouraged on your tags and creations, but not required. You may exclude the artist URL only if you are using in an MSN group or other group/forum/place that may find the URL to be AC or leading to AC. If you can add the artist's URL, we ask that you please do.
3. You may use the initials system to identify your license on creations. Use the first two letters of your first name and the first two letters of your last name, and include AMI either before or after your initials. Example: For the name Jane Smith, her license initials would be "AMIJASM" or "JASMAMI". Unique License numbers are available upon request only. To request an unique license number please contact: customerservice@artisticmindsinc.com. Your initials or AMI license number must be clearly displayed on all creations using AMI artist images.
4. No mixing of artist's is allowed. If using an AMI artist image in a creation you cannot use another artist's work. You can however use credit free stock photography (You may add "Photo By___" or Photo Courtesy of___", but credit free meaning no © symbol), your own made elements and other non-royalty elements.
5. Absolutely no AMI images are to be used in any endeavors that would be considered by any employee or artist of AMI as profiting, bartering, breaking even, exchange of normally profitable services or the selling of in any way.
6. Nudity may be covered slightly by embellishment elements such as stars, sparkle, text, bars and shapes. Clothing may not be added or cloned without prior written approval from AMI. If you would like to submit a clothing cover up (including hats being added etc.) please send an example to amanda@artisticmindsinc.com for consideration.
7. The integrity of all AMI artist images must remain intact at all times in creations made. Close up profiles (head shots, portrait poses, waist/chest up) of images are acceptable. No heads may be cropped off or switched at any time. You may not only use a face (erasing the body) from an image alone.  You MAY remove the body for use of head shots or face close ups in frames and other bordered tag elements. Blends are allowed as long as there is at least one close up image on the creation.
8. Incredimail stationary, desk top themes (wall papers), calendars are allowed. However you must display the artist © and license number on the actual creation using the image(s) and a credit with the same information on the stationary, desk top theme or calendars themselves.
9. No animated body parts, or excessive animation is allowed to be used on AMI artist images. Blinking and light noise used in hair and clothing is acceptable. No waving, breathing, dancing, squirming, pulsating, jiggling, bobbing, nodding, puckering, twitching or other movement is allowed.
10. Greyscaling of images, mirroring or transposing is allowed, as well as monotone colour changes. However, any other colour changes is unaccpetable. You cannot pick and choose where to add or change the colours. Any changes must be a single hue/tone. Mutiple, single tone colour changes are permitted as long as there is one, unaltered, main tube/image on the tag as well. HOVER YOUR MOUSE HERE for an example of acceptable multiple monotone changes.
11. Under no circumstance is the sharing of tubes, packages or any other product from AMI allowed. If you have a license and are in need of replacements, AMI will replace the items within 48 hours, 7 days a week, therefore there is never a reason to share a package, even with a license holder! Sharing of passwords and download links are strictly prohibited. This is a direct violation of the artist's copyright. Anyone found to be in violation will have all licenses revoked and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
12. Blank tags, stationary headers, desk top themes, ect is strictly prohibited. All creations must have either a saying (for example a "snag tag") or a personalized name on them. If creating a stationary side border, text is not required. However you must display the artist © and license number on the actual graphic using the image(s) and a credit with the same information on the stationary footer.
13. AMI artist images may NOT be used in any creations on groups or sites that support or suggesting any support in any form of racial, religious, lifestyle or age discrimination/hate/prejudice. AMI artist images may also not be used in any groups/sites that promote or encourage the defamation, slander, harassment or libel against ANY person, organization, business, race or culture. AMI supports the Anti-Hate philosophy and respects all lifestyles and cultures.
14. No AMI licensed images may be used for printing or publishing offline. Licensed images are for online/digital use only.

PHOTOGRAPHY TERMS OF USE

1. You may use/add masks, brushes, natural element -like effects such as rain, water rippling, fog, lightening and sunshine.
2. Close up's of specific elements of the main image are allowed. You may also use other non-distortion or manipulation effects such as texturing (example: like on canvas), light scanlines and blinding. You are not permitted to use effects that would grossly distort the image (such as smearing, mosaics, pixelating, juggling, melting or the like.)
3. When using masks, framing and brushes, the integrity of the image must remain. In other words if you use any of the above effects on a photography image, the image must be recognizable.
4. You may not add any effects that are or could be reasonably perceived as obscene, defamatory or lewd.
5. Minor colour changes are permitted such as black and white lips turned red, a pink blossom turned red and ect.
6. You may use AMI photography with other AMI artist images. You must give proper © information for both example: ©Artwork Sally Who & ©Photography John Doe

ELEMENT AND BRUSH TERMS OF USE

1. You may use these with other artist work in your creations.
2. If you are using in tags, web sets, with other license company artwork and/or other graphics you must credit the creator/artist of the Scrap kits as so: AMI Elements by "Creator Name". If you are using AMI elements with AMI licensed artwork, free to use art or without any artwork at all then your license number will be required.
3. Tag/webset/stationary use must be for non-profit.
4. No AMI licensed images may be used for printing or publishing offline. Licensed images are for online/digital use only.

SCRAP KIT TERMS OF USE

1. You may use these with other artist work in your creations.
2. Under no circumstance is the sharing of tubes, packages or any other product from AMI allowed. If you have a license and are in need of replacements, AMI will replace the items within 48 hours, 7 days a week, therefore there is never a reason to share a package, even with a license holder! Sharing of passwords and download links are strictly prohibited. This is a direct violation of the artist's copyright. Anyone found to be in violation will have all licenses revoked and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
3. If you are using in tags, web sets, with other license company artwork and/or other graphics you must credit the creator/artist of the Scrap kits as so: Scraps by "Creator Name". If you are using AMI Scraps with AMI licensed artwork, free to use art or without any artwork at all then your license number will be required. If a scrap creator does not require credits that will be added to their kits as extra TOU.
4. Any use must be for non-profit.
5. AMI licensed scraps may be used for personal printing offline. Not to be used for publications, mass distribution or commercial projects.

COMMERCIAL USE LICENSE TERMS OF USE (Scraps and Elements)