Terms of Use

All the photographs featured here on Not Exactly Bento are the sole copyright of Not Exactly Bento.  Items offered here for public use are given freely to Not Exactly Bento readers under the terms and conditions listed below.  By downloading and using the images offered at NEB Photos, you agree to abide by these terms of use.  For commercial use of NEB Photos images, please see our commercial use license.

  1. Images and photographic files found here are offered for free to visitors of NEB Photos for personal, home use only.   This includes:
    • Downloading images to print for personal home use.  This includes printing images to decorate one’s home or personal office space.
    • Downloading images to use in a personal screen saver program on a personal computer.
    • Downloading images or wallpapers to use as a desktop wallpaper on one’s personal computer.
    • Downloading images or tutorials to practice Photoshop techniques for personal education.  The use of any images or tutorials in a paid-for class or commercial enviroment requires the use of a commercial license.
  2. NEB Photos images may be used on a personal blog if credit is given and a link back to the original post at NEB Photos is included.  Limitations to this allowance include:
    • Images used must be downloaded and hosted on your blog’s server. 
    • Linking directly to NEB Photos images and using NEB Photos bandwith is strictly forbidden and will not be tolerated.  If it is discovered a blogger has done this, NEB Photos reserves the right to contact the blogger’s host and request either the offending post be removed or the blog be shut down until compliance with these Terms of Use is met.
    • Credit must be given to NEB Photos when using these images.  If it is discovered a blogger has forgotten to give credit to NEB Photos, a friendly reminder e-mail will be sent.  If the blogger does not comply within 7 days of the e-mail, NEB Photos will contact the blogger’s host to ensure compliance with these Terms of Use.
  3. NEB Photos images and wallpapers may not be downloaded and included as a packaged filed (.zip, .rar, or similar) for download to third parties.
  4. NEB Photos images and wallpapers may not be downloaded and included as a packaged CD for sale to third parties.
  5. NEB Photos images and wallpapers may not be included on any personal website other than www.nebento.com or www.notexactlybento.com without proper credit given to NEB Photos.
  6. NEB Photos images and wallpapers may not be included on any commercial website without a commercial license for the images used.
  7. Modification NEB Photos images and wallpapers:
    • Images downloaded from NEB Photos may be modified in size or color to meet the needs of the user.  Special filters, textures, and other basic manipulations of images are allowed.
    • Images may  not be downloaded from NEB photos to merge with other photographs to create blended or new images.
    • If modified images are used in a commercial venture that meets the guidelines of commercial use license, a commercial use license must be purchased.
    • If modified images are used on a personal blog, website, or other online site, credit must be given back to the original photo.

It takes much time, effort, and personal cost to create the photos found on NEB Photos and offer them freely to my readers.  I ask that those who choose to download and use the images found here use them with respect. 

For the commercial use license and terms, please visit the commercial use page.