Terms and conditions of use
Private use
For strictly private purposes, you may freely use any image, film and audio material from this website. This includes
- Copying images to your computer
- Printing images for private archives or for decorative purposes
- Passing on images to family and friends, while identifying the source
Use in publications (print, internet, radio, TV …)
Publication of any audiovisual material (including in non-commercial publications such as school magazines) is free of charge and does not require permission if
- it is used to illustrate newspaper or magazine articles, websites, TV or radio programs, presentations or essays that document activities or research results of the Alfred Wegener Institute, and
- if, in every case, the authors of the material are named in one of the following formats: "First Name Last Name / Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research" or "Intitial. Last Name / Alfred Wegener Institute" (in case of space limitations)
The acronym ‘AWI’ for ‘Alfred Wegener Institute’ may only be used if the full name of the institute has appeared at least once in your publication. We request two copies of any print or film products, to be sent to:
Alfred Wegener Institute
Public Relations Department
P.O. Box 120161
27515 Bremerhaven
Other use of materials
Using image material in any other way than specified above is strictly prohibited. This applies particularly, but not exclusively, to the
- Advertising, design of advertisements, advertising spots, etc
- Sale of products featuring the image material in a central way (e.g. T-Shirts, mugs, large prints)
- Sale of digital copies of image files
Under no circumstances may metadata of the image files (IPTC data) be altered in any way!
Should you have any questions regarding use of material, or should you need higher resolution / quality files, please contact the public relations department.