All images are copyrighted

As a photographer, I love to share my work for others to enjoy and use. In today's digital age, images of my work are easily accessible to download and screenshot to be used in a variety of different ways. As a reminder, I wanted to share some general housekeeping rules to visitors of my page when it comes to sharing my images.

This copyright statement applies to all photography & images found on this website. Please read carefully before downloading, sharing, linking, or printing copies for use.

I. Proprietary Rights

The photographs contained on this site under the KristyItaliano.com domain are the property of Kristy Italiano {Photography} and protected by the United States and international copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights on this site, are the property of Kristy Italiano {Photography}. All photographs on KristyItaliano.com are copyrighted.

No permission, either expressed or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on KristyItaliano.com. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from KristyItaliano.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, Kristy Italiano), to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined above.

Your use of KristyItaliano.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, Kristy Italiano, give individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:

You may print a copy on a personal printer of any photograph for personal use without further permission.
Anyone can download and save images under Wallpapers for the express use of displaying them on-screen on any personal computer or mobile device that is not being used for commercial or public viewing purposes.

III. Free Web Usage Criteria

The following conditions define my authorization for use of my image(s) on the Web, free of charge, so long as proper notification is given beforehand at info@kristyitaliano.com, AND credit/attribution of copyright is given to Kristy Italiano Photography once express written permission is given. If images are shared on the web via Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest, proper tagging should also be included within the post.

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, Kristy Italiano, before its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send an e-mail to info@kristyitaliano.com with the following information:

Image(s) you would like to use
Where and how the images will be used
The intent of usage
Any other information you feel would be useful

Any commercial use of my photography without prior consent is a violation of the United States and international copyright law.

V. Copyright Infringement is Serious

The act of infringing on a copyright is a serious business and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. I have worked very hard to present you with a quality photographic experience and kindly ask that you refrain from copying anything from the site, including blog articles, onto a hard drive, mobile device, etc., etc. (other than the terms stated above). Doing so is an infringement of the United States and international copyright laws.