Copyright
From the moment of creation, all art is copyrighted. Please report copyright infringement.
Did you know that art or a photograph does not need to display the copyright symbol for the item to be protected by US and International copyright laws?
From the moment of creation, all art is copyrighted. All images from My Clipart Café, MyClipArtCafé.com, Ms Emily on TeachersPayTeachers, related Etsy or Facebook sites, and from any other related sites are copyrighted by Ms Emily. All art copyrighted by Ms Emily will be referred to as ‘the art’. Hand-drawn art, computer-generated art and mixed media art are all original. Any vintage images used are altered and, therefore, newly copyrighted by Ms Emily. By downloading our free digital clipart or photographic art images, you agree to the terms of use. All art by Ms Emily is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America, and attorneys, who just live for this kind of stuff. All art is labeled with the copyright symbol and the owner’s name, Ms Emily. You agree not to remove this information. Art that has the copyright information removed is still copyright protected. You may not claim the art as your own. You may not use the names, Ms Emily or My Clipart Café to promote your products. Every effort is made to assure copyright compliance following the US copyright laws and the laws of the international community. Please report copyright infringement.
Permitted Use (We're OK with this.)
Almost anything for personal use is fine.
Personal
Personal scrapbooking, personal greeting cards, invitations, calendars, bookmarks, printable projects, personal crafts, personal wedding, birthday, and party invitations and decorations. Personal educational use at home or in the classroom, including wall décor, labels, wall posters. These are just a few examples.
Educational
Lessons and activities sold for a profit or distributed as ‘freebies’ on Teachers pay Teachers, Teachers Notebook, websites, in printed form, and blogs are allowed with art secured. Smart Board or PowerPoint usage are permitted, as long as the images are flattened as part of a background and not loose in the file. If the educational product is for sale, the art must only be a part of the final product, not the major portion. Continue reading below for additional requirements.
Small Business
Signage, digital or printed advertisements or promotional projects for your small business such as flyers, newsletters, brochures, catalogues. The art used must be part of the overall design. Small, handcrafted items which are sold for a profit, such as handmade greeting cards, invitations, and postcards that are sold in your small business shop such as on Etsy or in boutiques. Prints, posters, stationery items and other reproductions for personal or business use, but NOT for resale or license. You may use the art as a design element…part of an overall project…for your personal and commercial projects. Corporate film and video presentations. Editorial use, as long as the copyright symbol and Ms Emily are not removed.
Personal scrapbooking, personal greeting cards, invitations, calendars, bookmarks, printable projects, personal crafts, personal wedding, birthday, and party invitations and decorations. Personal educational use at home or in the classroom, including wall décor, labels, wall posters. These are just a few examples.
Educational
Lessons and activities sold for a profit or distributed as ‘freebies’ on Teachers pay Teachers, Teachers Notebook, websites, in printed form, and blogs are allowed with art secured. Smart Board or PowerPoint usage are permitted, as long as the images are flattened as part of a background and not loose in the file. If the educational product is for sale, the art must only be a part of the final product, not the major portion. Continue reading below for additional requirements.
Small Business
Signage, digital or printed advertisements or promotional projects for your small business such as flyers, newsletters, brochures, catalogues. The art used must be part of the overall design. Small, handcrafted items which are sold for a profit, such as handmade greeting cards, invitations, and postcards that are sold in your small business shop such as on Etsy or in boutiques. Prints, posters, stationery items and other reproductions for personal or business use, but NOT for resale or license. You may use the art as a design element…part of an overall project…for your personal and commercial projects. Corporate film and video presentations. Editorial use, as long as the copyright symbol and Ms Emily are not removed.
Restrictions (We are not OK with this stuff.)
The art may not be used, as stand-alone, for sale, barter or for incentive.
Including, but not limited to:
As all or part of a logo, trademark, website banner or web ad, as clipart or as a stand-alone product, sharing or distributing the art. Any part of a scrapbook kit, digital, desktop backgrounds, stand-alone embroidery designs, rubber or digital stamps, SVG cutting files, prints, posters, calendars, mugs, mousepads, t-shirts, apparel, games, digital or printed collage sheets, or digital papers, digital greeting cards, iPhone, iPad, Android, Tablet, Facebook or Tiny Tap apps, ebooks, printed or digital coloring books, or books in any form (Items for sale.). Online "print-on-demand" products. Pornographic, obscene or libelous works. Use that depicts personal endorsement by model. Use that depicts model in a sensitive way i.e. mental or physical health issues, substance abuse, criminal behavior, sexual activity. Sub-license, give away, share or otherwise transfer of stand-alone images or files. The art may not be sold to or used in products sold to manufacturers, large corporations or mass produced. No advertising or marketing pieces for sale.
Digital or Hard-Copy Sharing
Sharing is not allowed. If you would like to tell others, please just share a link to our sites or share on Pinterest or other social media with the link included.
As all or part of a logo, trademark, website banner or web ad, as clipart or as a stand-alone product, sharing or distributing the art. Any part of a scrapbook kit, digital, desktop backgrounds, stand-alone embroidery designs, rubber or digital stamps, SVG cutting files, prints, posters, calendars, mugs, mousepads, t-shirts, apparel, games, digital or printed collage sheets, or digital papers, digital greeting cards, iPhone, iPad, Android, Tablet, Facebook or Tiny Tap apps, ebooks, printed or digital coloring books, or books in any form (Items for sale.). Online "print-on-demand" products. Pornographic, obscene or libelous works. Use that depicts personal endorsement by model. Use that depicts model in a sensitive way i.e. mental or physical health issues, substance abuse, criminal behavior, sexual activity. Sub-license, give away, share or otherwise transfer of stand-alone images or files. The art may not be sold to or used in products sold to manufacturers, large corporations or mass produced. No advertising or marketing pieces for sale.
Digital or Hard-Copy Sharing
Sharing is not allowed. If you would like to tell others, please just share a link to our sites or share on Pinterest or other social media with the link included.
Other Terms of Use
Returns
Due to the nature of the product, digital art files offered for free or for sale cannot be returned. We provide high quality, original art, so if a file has an issue, please let us know right away so we can upload a new art file. Please contact us at email@myclipartcafe.com.
Disclosure
All images are owned by the site and by Ms Emily. Any violation of the terms of use or, as covered by the copyright rules of The United States of America, will be prosecuted. The site, Ms Emily and her artists, web administrator and her assistants are not responsible for any harm resulting from use and/or downloading images from this site. Ms Emily and this site reserves the right to modify the terms of use any time, without giving prior notice. Updated July30, 2015.
Due to the nature of the product, digital art files offered for free or for sale cannot be returned. We provide high quality, original art, so if a file has an issue, please let us know right away so we can upload a new art file. Please contact us at email@myclipartcafe.com.
Disclosure
All images are owned by the site and by Ms Emily. Any violation of the terms of use or, as covered by the copyright rules of The United States of America, will be prosecuted. The site, Ms Emily and her artists, web administrator and her assistants are not responsible for any harm resulting from use and/or downloading images from this site. Ms Emily and this site reserves the right to modify the terms of use any time, without giving prior notice. Updated July30, 2015.