Copyright Statement

This copyright statement applies to all photography, logos, and images found on this website, and any other sites found on the genefever.com domain. Please read carefully before downloading, linking, or printing copies for use.

Proprietary Rights

The photographs contained on this, and any other site under the genefever.com domain, are the property of Gene Horecka and are protected by the United States and international copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site are the property of Gene Horecka.

All Photographs and Logos on genefever.com are copyrighted.

No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the photographs contained on genefever.com, other than that which is related to the normal "caching" practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for your enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from genefever.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, Gene Horecka), to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined above.

Your use of genefever.com or viewing of this statement indicates your acceptance of these conditions.

Personal Use Criteria

The following is a list of conditions where I, Gene Horecka, give individuals permission to link to (or copy) JPEG images and other material at no charge:

You may print a copy of any photograph for personal reference without further permission.
Students are welcome to download images and incorporate them into school reports, presentations, etc. for free so long as proper credit/citation is given, without my further permission.
Anyone can download images from Desktops / Wallpapers for the expressed use of displaying them on-screen on any personal computer that is not being used for commercial or public viewing purposes.

Free Web Usage Criteria

The following conditions define my authorization for the use of my image on the Web, free of charge, so long as proper attribution of copyright is given to me, Gene Horecka and include the e-mail address, gene@genefever.com in said attribution:

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.

Those persons who wish to use the photography found on this site in a commercial fashion must receive written consent from me, Gene Horecka, before its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send an e-mail to gene@genefever.com. In that e-mail, the following should be addressed:

Image(s) you would like to use
Where they will be displayed
How they will be displayed
The intent of its display
Duration of their public viewing
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 laws.

Commercial Use

In attempts to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted photographs, logos, and images found on this site, several copyright protection methods have been utilized. Some of these tactics include, but are not limited to:

Trademarking of the Genefever "Fever" logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Resizing of images
Conversion of images to low resolution for web use
Placement of watermarks

If you would like to use a specific photograph with some of the copyright protection tactics removed, please e-mail me at gene@genefever.com and describe what the intended use of the imagery with the copyright protection tactics reduced.

Copyright Protection Tactics

The act of infringing on a copyright is serious business and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. I have worked very hard to present you with a quality photographic experience, and I kindly ask that you refrain from copying anything from the site onto your hard drive, diskette(s), printer, etc. You are welcome to copy the hyperlinks to other sites found on genefever.com; however, I ask that you do not copy any of the graphics, photographs, logos, or articles from this site for your use (other than the terms stated above). Doing so is an infringement of the United States and international copyright laws.