Terms of Service
Last Updated: July 21, 2025
Welcome to Derek R. Douglas | Illustration & Design (https://derekrdouglas.com/). By accessing or using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Service. Please review these terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use this website.
1. Intellectual Property and Copyright Ownership
1.1. Ownership of Content: All content, materials, and works displayed on this website, including but not limited to illustrations, designs, photographs, text, graphics, logos, and digital downloads (collectively, "Content"), are the exclusive property of Derek Douglas and Derek R. Douglas | Illustration & Design, or are used with permission, and are protected by Canadian and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
1.2. All Rights Reserved: The compilation of all Content on this site is the exclusive property of Derek R. Douglas | Illustration & Design, with copyright authorship for this compilation by Derek Douglas. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
1.3. Limited License: You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use this website and its Content for your personal, non-commercial viewing purposes only. This license does not include any right to: a. Resell or make any commercial use of this website or its Content; b. Make any derivative use of this website or its Content; c. Download or copy any Content for the benefit of another person or entity; or d. Use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods.
1.4. Prohibited Uses: Any unauthorized use of the Content, including but not limited to reproduction, distribution, display, modification, transmission, or creation of derivative works, is strictly prohibited without the express prior written consent of Derek Douglas.
2. Prohibition on Scraping, Crawling, and AI/ML Training
2.1. Automated Access Prohibited: You are expressly prohibited from using any automated or manual means, including but not limited to web scraping, data mining, bots, spiders, crawlers, or similar technologies, to access, extract, collect, copy, monitor, or reproduce any part of the website or its Content for any purpose without the explicit prior written permission of Derek Douglas.
2.2. No AI/ML Training: Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you are expressly prohibited from using any Content from this website, including but not limited to images, graphics, text, and data, for the purpose of training, developing, or testing artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs), or any similar computational models or systems. This includes, but is not limited to, using our Content as input data for any generative AI or ML system.
2.3. Consequences of Violation: Any unauthorized scraping, crawling, or use of Content for AI/ML training is a material breach of these Terms of Service and may constitute copyright infringement, breach of contract, and other violations of applicable law. Derek R. Douglas | Illustration & Design reserves the right to take any and all appropriate legal action, including but not limited to seeking injunctive relief, monetary damages, and reporting such activities to relevant authorities.
3. General Provisions
3.1. Changes to Terms: Derek R. Douglas | Illustration & Design reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on this page. Your continued use of the website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service.
3.2. Governing Law: These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
3.3. Contact Information: For any questions regarding these Terms of Service, or to request permission for content use, please contact Derek Douglas at [derekrdouglas@icloud.com].