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Individuals, churches and organizations who share our ethos are invited to partner with World Vision by linking to our website or utilizing resources supplied on this Web site to assist in raising awareness and funds for World Vision's global ministry. The following policies and procedures govern the use of these resources.
NOTE: Organizations and individuals desiring to raise funds on the Web on our behalf are subject to strict guidelines. Our written approval is required in advance for this purpose. For more information, send us your proposal by email.
World Vision is also committed to protecting the security, privacy, and dignity of our sponsored children and other beneficiaries, and we have very firm policies prohibiting any display of sponsored children's photos and other information related to specific sponsored children on the Internet without our express written consent. For more information on our child security policy, please click here
Please help! If you see sponsored children's photos or other information on a non-World Vision site, please click here to send us an email containing the URL (address) of the page.
Persons and organizations which share our ethos (our concern for the poor and particularly children) may reproduce photos or text contained on this Web site, provided they explicitly follow the instructions contained herein asserting World Vision's intellectual property rights over these resources. We forbid use of our photographs or stories for commercial purposes (for the purpose of gaining financially from use of the photograph or story); therefore in general we discourage sites whose purpose is primarily commercial from using our photographs or story resources. We also forbid use of our photographs or text for the purpose of raising funds for ANY entities other than World Vision and its subsidiaries, unless a written agreement of partnership exists between World Vision and the organization in question which permits such use.
All photos or text you use must be accompanied by the following statement in all applications: "Copyright 2006 World Vision Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 6221-1040 http://www.worldvision.org.sg"
Permission to use our photographs or text is revocable at any time.
To download a photo for use, point at it with your mouse or other pointing device and click the right mouse button or equivalent. Your browser will cause a dialogue box to appear. One of the options should allow you to save the photo file to your hard disk.
We appreciate serious, well-intentioned links to our Web site. Your support in this manner helps further our work on behalf of children in need around the world.
If you would like to link to our site, please follow these steps:
Read our licensing conditions:
Use of the World Vision banner or logo is contingent upon your agreement to the following terms:
- World Vision International ("World Vision") is the sole owner of the World Vision logo, which has been trademark registered in Singapore and throughout the world. Your use of the logo acknowledges World Vision's ownership of the logo. World Vision reserves the right to take action against any use of the logo that does not conform to any of the conditions herein, or that infringes any intellectual property or other rights of World Vision or violates applicable law. All use of or goodwill associated with the logo will convey to the benefit of World Vision.
Use of the logo does not indicate or create any endorsement, approval, sponsorship or affiliation of or with your Web site by World Vision. The logo is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title of non-infringement. Use of the logo is solely at your own risk.
- World Vision hereby grants you a license to use the logo, provided that you agree:
- The logo will be used solely for the purpose of linking to http://www.worldvision.org.sg or promoting the ministry activities of World Vision.
- The link will always be an active link.
- The logo will always stand alone and will not be combined with any other graphical elements.
- The logo will not be altered in any manner including its size, proportions, font, design, arrangement, colors or elements or animated, morphed or otherwise distorted in perspective or appearance.
- The logo will not appear more prominently than your personal, company, product or service website name.
- The logo will be displayed in a positive manner and will not be used in any way that adversely affects World Vision or our products, services or programs.
- You will not transfer, assign, sell, reproduce, distribute or otherwise exploit your link to us or your use of our logo.
- The logo will appear as provided by World Vision.
- The license further depends on your agreement to these terms:
- The logo will not appear on any pages of websites including content or advertising for alcoholic beverages, tobacco, religious or political material or firearms.
- The logo will not appear on pages including content which World Vision finds in its sole discretion to be objectionable or which includes obscene, pornographic, violent, intolerant, tasteless, denigrating or sexually oriented content or materials.
- The logo will not create or give the appearance of creating an endorsement, approval, sponsorship, affiliation or recommendation of any product or service by World Vision.
- The license further depends on your agreement that the logo will not be used or displayed in any way that disparages World Vision or our products, services or programs, infringes any intellectual property or other rights of World Vision, violates any state, federal or international law, or diminishes or otherwise damages World Vision’s goodwill in the logo.
- World Vision reserves the right to make any change to the information and/or license provided herein at any time for any reason. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for keeping up with any such changes.
- World Vision reserves the right to revoke the logo license for any reason, in which case you agree to remove the link and stop use of the logo within 2 business days of notice of revocation. In such a case, you will be prohibited from reinstating the link or using the logo without further written permission from World Vision. All appropriate laws, including the law of [Name of Country where Web site originates, e.g. Australia, Canada, UK, USA, etc.], shall govern this agreement.
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