Terms of Use

Access to and use of text, artwork, photographs, audio, video and other files on the website are subject to the following terms and conditions.

All content is protected by copyright laws

Images, text, software, documentation, electronic text and image files, audio and video files and clips, and other materials are protected by copyright laws and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The Phillips Collection retains all rights, including copyright, in data, image, text, and any other information contained in these files. Copyrights and other proprietary rights in the material on this website may also subsist in individuals and entities other than, and in addition to, The Phillips Collection. The Phillips Collection expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on the website, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, and as described below.

Fair use is permitted

Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for noncommercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, and news reporting. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text, audio, video, image and other files from The Phillips Collection’s website for such uses are welcome to do so without The Phillips Collection’s express permission. Users must cite the author and source of this material as they would material from any printed work; the citation should include the URL http://www.phillipscollection.org.

By downloading, printing, or otherwise using text, audio, video, image and other files from this website, whether accessed directly from this website or via other sites or mechanisms, users agree that they will limit their use of such files to fair use, and will not violate The Phillips Collection’s or any other party’s proprietary rights. 

Commercial use is restricted

Unauthorized publication or exploitation of The Phillips Collection’s files is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, must request and receive prior permission. All requests to reproduce works of art from The Phillips Collection should be addressed directly to imagerights@phillipscollection.org.