Terms and conditions of use for the Artek material bank

Please read the terms and conditions of use carefully. By accessing or using the Artek material bank, you accept these terms and conditions of use, with all the conditions, regulations and guidelines stated therein.

1. By registering, the user agrees to these terms and conditions of use.

2. Artek oy ab, or its affiliates, grants the user a single, non-exclusive licence to use the media for his/her communication purposes according to the conditions stipulated herein. This agreement applies only to the media which the registered user of the material bank ( http://materialbank.artek.fi ) has been approved to download

3. The media provided by Artek remain the property of Artek oy ab. The user is not entitled to assign rights of use to the images to a third party or make such images accessible to third parties.

4. The user is entitled to use the media featuring the green dot for purposes of sales promotions, brochures, catalogues and on the Internet. Such use must always be in connection with Artek products.

5. Media with the yellow dot are subject to individual terms and conditions of use, which are referred to on the respective medium and which must be adhered to.

6. Use of Artek media is subject to specification of the name of the product, the designer and the photographer, as well as © Artek ( www.artek.fi ). Example: “Stool 60, Design Alvar Aalto, photo Zara Pfeifer, © Artek ( www.artek.fi )”

7. The Artek media may only be used in the form in which they are provided. Any changes, including changes to the colour of images and data material, may only be made in coordination with materialbank@artek.fi. The user must ensure that publishing the media does not involve the distribution of content unrelated or damaging to Artek products. Using the Artek media in connection with other brands and/or products is not permitted and must be clarified via materialbank@artek.fi.

8. The rights of use to the Artek media are granted to the user for an unlimited period. Artek is, however, entitled to terminate the rights of use granted for good cause and to issue such termination by email. Good cause exists, in particular, if the Artek media are used in a manner that violates these terms and conditions or trademark law, or are used in connection with counterfeit products. Good cause also exists if the retail partner agreement expires.

9. The rights of the user to use Artek media extinguish upon issuance of notice of termination. If the user has catalogues and brochures for which Artek media were used with Artek’s consent, then, in accordance with the proper course of business as per these terms and conditions, these catalogues and brochures must be distributed within two months of the date on which notice of termination was issued. Should the user use Artek media on his/her website, then this content must be removed at the latest two weeks after the date on which notice of termination is received.