User Agreement

The User, also identified as a class participant in an ImaginaryTrips.com class, agrees to abide and comply fully with the rules as set forth below in the User Agreement:

1.All photographs provided in the class environment are the property of Laure Ferlita and Imaginary Trips. The photos may be re-created in any art form and any medium, including digital manipulation. They may be cropped or combined together to create a new image. They are not to be used in any print or electronic format in their original form, size and format. Cropping or resizing does not constitute an acceptable change from the original format.
2.The name and logo for ImaginaryTrips.com, is copyright protected and may not be altered in any way. Written permission must be granted for use outside of class projects, in print, electronic or any other form of reproduction.
3.All content, lessons, and videos are copyright protected and are the property of Laure Ferlita and Imaginary Trips, and may only be used in the class purposes of instruction and learning. Before sharing any class information in print or electronically with individual(s) not in the class, please request written approval from the owner of the content. Under limited circumstances, approval may be given. Under NO circumstances are any videos created by Laure Ferlita and Imaginary Trips to be redistributed on the Internet, posted on the web or posted to any video hosting web sites. Please note that those caught downloading video without permission and/or distributing said videos will be aggressively prosecuted.
4.The User is responsible for having adequate computer skills and technology (hardware, software, email accounts, and internet connection) to participate in the class. Failure to have said skills or technology is the sole responsibility of the User. The User will hold harmless the owner/instructor of the class, Laure Ferlita, if User fails to have the needed skills or technology. User acknowledges they have proficient skills to operate a digital camera and/or scanner for the purposes of participating in the class.
5.Vimeo.com is a video sharing service that streams video to certain locations as instructed by the video creator. In order to watch the videos within the class environment of ImaginaryTrips.com, it is necessary for the User to create an account with Vimeo. The User agrees to create the account and hold harmless Laure Ferlita and ImaginaryTrips.com if any harm should befall the User through their account, use of the account or use of videos.
6.The User acknowledges that this class is open to anyone over the age of 18 without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The User agrees to moderation of all comments and posts by owner/instructor of the class, Laure Ferlita, and if any comment or post is deemed offensive or harmful to others, will be removed without prior notice to the User. The owner/instructor also reserves the right to remove any User from participation in the class and/or blog environment if offensive behaviors persist after a written warning is issued. All decisions will be final, irrevocable and will not be open for discussion nor will any refund of class tuition, in whole or part, be given.
7.All images of Google Street Views are copyright protected and the property of Google. Google has given permission for the use of the Street View images to be re-created as art in the form of drawings, paintings, etc., as long as the actual screenshot/image from Street View is not used. The User may not incorporate any original Street View image into the actual art, e.g. collage. Digital manipulation of Street View images is not allowed. The User may sell any art created from Google’s Street View images. The User does not have to give accreditation to Google in the actual painting or in titling. If a screenshot/image of the actual Street View image is posted online or physically, the image must include the Google logo and copyright info and it must be visible. Please note that some classes will not use Google Street Views.
8.If a class has five or less participants at the time of launch, Imaginary Trips reserves the right to cancel and refund payment to those students signed up for the class.

If you, as the User, are in full agreement with all rules contained herein and agree to comply with the stated rules, please CLICK the “AGREE” button below and send an email with the following sentence “I Agree to Comply Fully with the User Agreement” in the subject line and enter your full name and address in the body section of the email. A Registration form and confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of the acceptance email.

If you, as the User, are NOT in full agreement with all rules contained herein and do NOT agree to comply with the stated rules, please CLICK the “DISAGREE” button below and send the email with the following sentence “I am NOT in Agreement with the User Agreement” in the email subject line. Place your full name and address in the body section of the email. A refund will be made within two (2) business days.

PLEASE NOTE: The User Agreement must be received for your registration to be complete. Any delay in completing this step can cause you to miss the registration deadline. No further information can or will be sent out until this step is completed. If you have any questions about this agreement, please click here.

The User Agreement can be downloaded as a pdf file. This file requires Adobe’s pdf reader, a free download on the web. Please click here to download the file. Please note that you most still send an email confirmation for your registration to be complete. Instructions are included in the pdf file.