These Terms & Conditions govern access to and use of foto-kultur.com (the “Website”). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website.
1. Owner
This Website is owned and operated by Lizane Louw, artist, journalist, writer, and visual researcher.
Full legal details are provided in the Impressum.
2. Intellectual property
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all content on this Website is the exclusive intellectual property of Lizane Louw and is protected by international copyright law, including the Berne Convention and applicable EU copyright law.
This includes, without limitation:
• Photographs and images
• Written text, essays, and articles
• Editorial and documentary works
• Visual research and cultural documentation
• Conceptual frameworks and unpublished materials
All rights are reserved. No rights are granted by access to this Website.
3. No implied licence
Viewing or accessing the Website does not grant any licence or right to download, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, archive, display, or otherwise use any content without prior written permission.
4. Permitted use
Content may be viewed solely for personal, non-commercial, educational, or informational purposes.
Any other use requires a written licence agreement defining scope, duration, territory, and platform.
5. Prohibited use
Without prior written consent, the following is prohibited:
• Reproduction or redistribution in any form
• Publication on websites, social media, or other platforms
• Editorial, commercial, promotional, or advertising use
• Use in books, exhibitions, or archives
• Cropping, recolouring, alteration, or manipulation
• Creation of derivative works
• AI training, datasets, scraping, or machine learning
• Archiving or dataset compilation
6. Image and content licensing
Licensing is offered at the sole discretion of the owner and assessed on a case-by-case basis. Indicative fees may be provided upon request.
Final terms must be confirmed in writing prior to use.
7. Unauthorised use and infringement
Any use without written permission constitutes copyright infringement.
A standard infringement fee applies per image, per day, per platform.
Fees apply cumulatively for multiple images, platforms, and days.
Additional multipliers may apply for commercial use, alteration, attribution removal, or continued infringement.
8. Retroactive licensing
Unauthorised use does not create any right to a licence.
Any invoice issued after infringement is a retroactive usage fee only and does not waive further legal claims.
9. Moral rights
All works are protected by moral rights, including the right of attribution and the right to integrity.
Misrepresentation or false authorship constitutes a violation of moral rights.
10. International protection and jurisdiction
Copyright applies regardless of user location.
The owner reserves the right to pursue remedies in any competent jurisdiction.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the owner is not liable for website unavailability, third-party services, or external links.