Privacy Policy

Copyright Law

Proportions of the works available online in ImageSarawak are in copyright and thus protected by the Malaysian Copyright Act 1987 [Reprint – 2001] or by international copyright conventions.

Duration of Copyright

The laws of copyright apply to works which are still within the period of copyright protection. Material which is out of copyright is said to be in the 'public domain' and may be used freely. The laws of copyright apply to works which are still within the period of copyright protection.

Further information on the duration of copyright in artworks is available in the Malaysian Copyright Act 1987 [Reprint – 2001].

Conditions of Use

All images from the ImageSarawak website may be reproduced or saved for research or educational purposes, in accordance with the Malaysian Copyright Act 1987 [Reprint – 2001]. If any users intended to publish the images in print or online, other than as permitted by this Conditions of Use statement, he or she will need to get permission from the owner or the contributing agency. Further copyright information and advice is provided by the Malaysia Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs at http://www.kpdnhep.gov.my/

Contact Details

Each contributor needs to supply an email address and a designated contact person. The postal address, telephone, fax, and email details of each contributor are included on the Contact us page

Provision of Metadata

Contributors are required to supply metadata of high quality for their images.  The more elements completed, the greater the opportunity for systems to utilize the metadata in various ways. The minimum requirements for contributing to ImageSarawak are the title and identifier elements of the Dublin Core metadata schema.

Information Collection and Use Practices