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Ethical / Environmental / Copyright Policy

Ethical

Spectrum Imaging is regulated by the laws of the land, and where applicable, - of the EU too. The content of these pages is for guidance only and does not cover all aspects of Spectrum practices or of the relevant laws.

Spectrum Imaging exists to benefit the owners, employees, customers, and community.

"As the founder of Spectrum Imaging, I believe in fairness to all, in good professional practice, and the efficient and responsible use of all resources employed." Phil Rigby. August 1999.

As a business, we are committed to the concept of fairness and respect of an individuals right to be an individual.

Where possible we will try to not observe the nature of your work. You are assured of our confidentiality. We are in the privileged position of helping large numbers of people; - students, locals, businesses, and visitors with their work and play.

We will not attempt to regulate or pre-judge EXCEPT when material has content depicting or encouraging violence or extreme antisocial behavior.

Racism will not be tolerated.

Direct Action is an individual's right and is of no concern to us. Illegal activities that involve suffering will not be tolerated and will be reported. Pornography / Sexually explicit material is regulated by the obscene publications act which basically says that adult nudity is ok, but images that are sexually explicit are not. Judge what you might see in an 18 rated film or in a 'top-shelf' magazine; - if your images are worse or more explicit than that, - we cannot handle the work and may have to report the work to the authorities.

We aim to offer the best in customer service and quality without waste of materials, time, or energy.

We try to employ best practice. We encourage re-cycling and re-use of materials. We aim to act responsibly with our waste and bi-products and encourage others to act the same. We try to source low impact materials, and aim to have low impact ourselves.

Spectrum Imaging is not a 'sustainable' business but is always looking at ways to reduce the 'cost' of being in business.

We are not perfect, but are keen to constantly improve means, materials, and method to minimize the impact we have on our environment.

Spectrum Imaging is a new member of 'Tyneside Roots' whose aim is to encourage responsible and sustainable living and business.

Copyright

The creator of a piece of work generally owns the copyright on that material. Material includes photos, music, design, prose & poetry, - basically anything !

These laws exist to protect the author's ownership. ( which may be their livelihood. ) Copyright law is extremely complex but basically says that we cannot permit you to steal copies of this created material without permission from the copyright owner.

Ownership generally exists for a large number of years, typically beyond the death of the creator. There are certain exceptions which allow work to be reproduced for study / or 'fair dealing'

If anyone breaches copyright, - they become liable for the financial loss to the copyright owner due to the infringement of copyright. ( This can be very difficult to prove and rarely results in court action )

If we are unable to reproduce the material you wish copying, - please do not be offended.

If you ask for permission from the copyright owner in writing they will usually agree, respect you and our shop for protecting their interests. This statement is for guidance but does not constitute our full policy. Please refer to the appropriate laws.