OVERVIEW:

This website was created in the spirit of sharing knowledge with the world. However, there are rules on the use of its content. You agree to all rules, whether you read them or not, by loading or accessing any page or image. They are not intended to convey negativity. I only want you to play fair concerning the content of my website just as I would if I visited your website.

PERSONAL USE OF IMAGES:

1. You may archive or save any image to a hard drive, memory card, CD, or DVD.

2. You may use a home printer to make a hard copy of any image, but you may not sell such a hard copy.

3. You may modify an image, if necessary, and display it on a personal electronics device (digital picture frame, multimedia player such as iPod or Zune, cellular telephone).

NONCOMMERCIAL USE OF IMAGES:

1. An original image photographed or created by myself is copyrighted. The copyright exists whether the image shows the copyright statement or not (watermark or annotation). This includes any image which says, "Photo by Michael Strauch." A copyright does not have to be registered with government to legally exist.

2. If you would like to use one of these original images on another website (blog, online album, photo storage site, forum, guestbook, social site, etc.) you must first ask for permission to use it. Tell me the URL or address of the website where you wish to display it.

3. If it is brought to my attention that a person has used one or more of my images without first asking me, I will attempt to contact that person to request removal of said images. If this fails, I will contact the copyright or legal department of the website/host with all pertinent information establishing myself as the copyright holder and that the images in question were not authorized for use.

4. Images are not allowed to be hotlinked from this domain. If I find such an image has been hotlinked, I will immediately change the file name and/or directory location of the image without notice.

5. Please ask for permission first. I need the URL where you intend to display the image, and it must be in keeping with a positive spirit (e.g., do not use one of my images in an article criticizing a transportation provider, manufacturer, driver, etc.).

6. Permission is subject to revocation at any time, and you agree to remove said images upon my request.

7. The exception to the rule that permission be asked first is in the case of the following discussion groups: NorCalBusFans (Google Groups and website archive images), SFMuniHistory (Yahoo! Groups), Transportation Photographers Guild (Yahoo! Groups), and SouthernStatesTraction (Yahoo! Groups). I am a member of these groups, and I allow registered members of these groups to distribute my images within the groups. For all other discussion groups, permission must be obtained from me to post any of my images.

8. I am a Facebook member, and I may distribute some of my images within groups to which I belong. These images may not be distributed to other Facebook groups without my permission. You may tag a photo if you appear therein.

9. You may email a link or a picture to someone else.

10. If permission is granted, you agree to leave all copyrights, credits, and watermarks intact to show that I am the photographer and copyright holder. You also agree to put a text notice with one or more of the following: my copyright, my name, and/or my website address.

COMMERCIAL USE OF IMAGES:

1. Commercial use means you intend to profit (make money) by selling a work containing one or more of my images.

2. The use of my images on a commercial website requires a licensing fee of US $500.00 per image. This includes news websites.

3. The publication of my images in a book, magazine, or newspaper (and their electronic equivalents) requires a licensing fee of US $500.00 per image.

4. I retain my rights to sell such images to others.

5. The licensing fee can be waived for transportation uses (e.g., fan publications, museum literature, books on transit), in which case I would appreciate a copy of the work as a compensation. The credit for picture use can be my name and/or website. My copyright annotation does not have to appear on the picture. You may request a full-size image in JPEG or TIFF format (no raw images available).

6. Generally, public transit agencies will have their own photographers to record their fleets. If yours does not, and you wish to secure the rights to use any of my images for publicity, graphics, etc., we can negotiate a fee provided it is a non-profit agency. If it is a commercial for-profit company, the standard $500.00 fee applies.

MAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY IMAGES:

1. You may not make prints of my images at a photofinishing store or website without my permission and a licensing fee of US $250.00 per image. This payment will get you the full-size file with a copyright annotation. You also receive a letter of permission to make prints with the photofinisher of your choice.

IMAGES NOT CREATED BY MYSELF:

1. There are images on this website that are not my photography.

2. Some images bear a copyright by the originator of the image. I have included such copyright notice and provided a link back to that person's website per their rules of use. You must contact that person for permission to use such images, because I am not the owner.

3. Clipart images are licensed to me by the software provider or website of origin. You must ask such entities for permission to use a clipart image elsewhere.

4. I ask for permission, if required, when I want to use another person's photograph on my website. Some images are governed under the Creative Commons licensing program, and I follow the rules of use provided by the photographer if I want to include their image on my website. If you want to use such an image, I cannot give you permission. You must contact that person.

5. In the case of 35mm slides, I claim ownership of any slide (original or duplicate) that does not bear a copyright on the slide mount. A photographer's credit will be given if the name is on the mount or is otherwise known.

FREE USE OF SPECIFIC IMAGES:

There may be certain images clearly marked that they may be used elsewhere without my permission. When there are such images, you may freely use them as indicated in the Noncommercial Use of Images section above provided you leave the annotations intact. You do not have to contact me to use them. All other images require permissions as outlined.

CREDITS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. The subdomain "dannygatton.streetcarmike.com" is a personal site written by Miles Lang.

2. The subdomains "jojo.streetcarmike.com" and "michauxautomotive.streetcarmike.com" are business pages written by me using input from the people they advertise.

3. The pages on domain "www.streetcarmike.com" are personal with commission links to support the costs of website maintenance.

4. I am not responsible for the consequences of any past or present content, including errors, omissions, opinions, pictures, and graphics.

5. Any page or image may be changed or removed at any time without notice, including file name.

6. Please contact advertisers for their customer service policies.

7. All content portrays positive concepts in keeping with the spirit of sharing knowledge.

8. The images in this website may contain trademarks. I do not provide compensation for the use of these trademarks because: (1) you are getting free advertising, and (2) I am not using those trademarks in a defamatory manner.

BEST VIEWING OF THE SITE:

Ideal viewing of this website is with a 720 p or higher LCD/LED television whose VGA display properties are set to 1280 x 768 minimum resolution. The computer should have Windows 7 or Vista, contain at least one GB of RAM, and be connected to broadband (either cable or DSL) internet. Enable popups and scripts.

This website has been tested on the Samsung Intercept and Motorola Triumph and is Android compatible (including thumbnail links, slideshows, and rounded corners) using the default Android browser. Other browsers on portable devices may not display styles or slideshows as intended.

The website has been styled for features (such as rounded corners) available in Mozilla Firefox and in Webkit browsers, but is Internet Explorer compatible (allow popups for the site).

HOW TO REACH ME:

Contact me at streetcarmike at gmail dot com. Replace the at with @ and the dot with a period. Please tell me the page you visited or the subject of your inquiry. Reply is at my convenience. Email is the only acceptable method of communication concerning this website.

I will not accept invitations to join email, friend, or social/business services, including media sharing services, Google Plus, Twitter, and Myspace. Please request to be a friend on Facebook if you desire. I need enough information about you to accept the request. If I don't know you, the request may be ignored. I reserve the right to discontinue a friendship at any time without notice.

A NOTE:

Thank you for visiting this website. Your patronage of and interest in the images and subjects included herein are very much appreciated and welcome. It takes a lot of time and money to create the images and pages you see herein, and I do not charge a membership fee. You may show support by using a donation or commission link to contribute money.