The Church of Scotland


Terms and conditions for gallery submissions

You still retain copyright to everything you contribute to the Church of Scotland. 

The website editor cannot guarantee that all pictures and/or images will be used and we reserve the right to edit your photograph for clarity, etc. 

While we will endeavour to return any hard copy images, please note that the Church of Scotland cannot be held responsible for missing or damaged photographs. 

You agree to grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available publicly and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution. If you do not wish to grant to the Church of Scotland the rights set out above, please do not send in your contributions. 

This must be an original photograph and you must have the right to make it available to the Church of Scotland for all the purposes specified above. You must not violate, plagiarise or infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights. 

Images of people: please be sensitive to any images including people. Authorisation to use people's images must be granted. Images of children who are under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a signed authorisation form by their parent or guardian. The Church's Safeguarding Office produces good practice guidelines for photography and a permission form.  These are available on the Church's website at www.churchofscotland.org.uk/councils/safeguarding/safeguardingresources.htm#photography.  The permission form is below.


Photography / Video Consent Form



In accordance with the Good Practice Guidelines for use of photography/video produced by the Safeguarding Office it is suggested good practice for written consent to be received from parents or guardians when taking photographs and/or video of children


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Congregation) are committed to ensuring good practice is followed in relation to the use of photography/video within church activities. 

This includes adherence to safe storage guidelines as outlined in the Good Practice Guidelines for use of photography/video at children’s events within the Church of Scotland.   



CONSENT FORM


I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Print name of parent/guardian) consent to_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Name of child) involvement in church activities being photographed or videoed and for these images to be displayed/viewed -

          Within the church premises, for example notice boards
           In promotional material for example newsletter 
           On the church website
     
Signed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Parent/Guardian)



Please complete and return this form to the Safeguarding Co-ordinator