Website Terms of Use

Welcome to the Watercolour Society of Queensland (WSQ) website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the Watercolour Society of Queensland website, including any member-only areas, digital resources, event registrations, online galleries, videos, publications, and educational content.

WSQ may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page and take effect immediately upon publication.

2. Intellectual Property and Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, website design, publications, newsletters, educational materials, videos, photographs, and other content, is protected by copyright and intellectual property laws.

Content may not be reproduced, copied, distributed, modified, published, transmitted, sold, or otherwise used without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

Visitors may access and download content for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that all copyright notices and acknowledgements remain intact.

3. Artwork Ownership

Artists retain copyright and all intellectual property rights in their artworks and images submitted to the Watercolour Society of Queensland.

By submitting artwork, photographs of artwork, or related materials to WSQ, the artist grants WSQ a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, publish, display, and distribute those materials for purposes including:

• Exhibition promotion

• Event marketing

• Website galleries

• Social media promotion

• Newsletters and publications

• Educational and  archival purposes

• Grant applications and acquittal reporting

• Media and public relations activities

Where reasonably practicable, WSQ will acknowledge the artist when displaying or publishing their work.

This licence does not transfer ownership of the artwork or copyright to WSQ.

4. Use of Website Content

Website content is provided for personal information, education, and enjoyment.

Users must not:

• Reproduce website content without permission

• Remove copyright notices or attributions

• Use content for commercial purposes without authorisation

• Misrepresent authorship or ownership of content

• Share member-only resources with non-members

Any unauthorised use may result in access restrictions and may constitute a breach of copyright law.

5. Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining and Automated Collection

The Watercolour Society of Queensland and its contributing artists do not consent to the use of content published on this website for the training, development, testing, operation, or improvement of artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, large language models, image generation systems, or similar technologies without prior written permission.

This restriction applies to, but is not limited to:

• Artwork and images

• Photographs

• Videos and recorded demonstrations

• Tutorials and educational resources

• Articles and publications

• Newsletters

• Website text and graphics

Users must not scrape, harvest, index, download in bulk, or otherwise collect content from this website for use in artificial intelligence datasets, data mining activities, automated analysis, or derivative model development.

6. Member-Only Content

Certain areas of this website are available exclusively to current members of WSQ.

Member-only content may include:

• Video demonstrations

• Tutorials

• Educational resources

• Publications

• Event recordings

• Digital resources

Access is granted solely for the personal use of the member.

Members must not:

• Share login credentials

• Distribute member-only content

• Upload content to other platforms

• Record, copy, or redistribute video content

• Use member resources for commercial purposes without permission

WSQ reserves the right to suspend or terminate access where these conditions are breached.

7. External Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites for the convenience of users.

WSQ does not control or endorse the content, products, services, or privacy practices of external websites and accepts no responsibility for their content or operation.

Users access third-party websites at their own risk.

8. Limitation of Liability

While WSQ endeavours to ensure information published on this website is accurate and up to date, no guarantee is given regarding its completeness, accuracy, or suitability for any particular purpose.

To the extent permitted by law, WSQ excludes liability for any loss, damage, cost, or expense arising from the use of this website or reliance on information provided on the website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes rights that cannot be excluded under Australian Consumer Law.

9. Event Photography and Media

WSQ may photograph or record events, workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations, and other activities for promotional, educational, reporting, and archival purposes. By attending a WSQ event, participants acknowledge that photographs or recordings may be taken and used by WSQ unless they advise event organisers otherwise.

10. User Submitted Content

By submitting comments, images, articles, artwork, or other materials to WSQ, contributors confirm that they own the necessary rights to the content and grant WSQ permission to use the content for Society-related purposes.

11. Changes to These Terms

WSQ may amend these Terms of Use from time to time.

Updated versions will be published on this website and will take effect from the date of publication.

Users are encouraged to review these Terms periodically.

12. Contact Us

For questions regarding these Terms of Use, copyright matters, or requests for permission to use content, please contact:

     Watercolour Society of Queensland Inc.
    Email: info@watercoloursocietyofqld.com.au
    Website: https://www.watercoloursocietyofqld.com.au