Copyright & Image Rights

All artwork is protected

The photographs, photographic series, collages, artworks, texts, titles, visual concepts, graphic elements and other original creative works presented on this website are protected by copyright and other applicable intellectual property rights.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all works are created by Caroline Bliemel / HYMEN.

No permission for reproduction

The images displayed on this website are made available for viewing and artistic presentation only.

Unless expressly permitted by law or authorised in writing, you may not:

download or reproduce the images for publication;
copy, duplicate or redistribute the images;
use the images for commercial purposes;
use the images for advertising, marketing or promotional purposes;
upload the images to other websites or social media platforms;
use the images in AI training datasets or for machine-learning purposes;
alter, manipulate, crop or otherwise modify the images;
create derivative works based on the images;
use the images as part of another artwork, product or publication;
remove copyright notices or other rights information.

Any unauthorised use may constitute an infringement of copyright and may result in legal claims.

Personal use

Viewing the images on this website for personal, non-commercial purposes is permitted.

This does not constitute a transfer or licence of copyright or any other intellectual property right.

Permission requests

Requests for licensing, reproduction, publication, exhibition, editorial use, commercial use or other forms of image use should be submitted in writing.

Please include:

the image or artwork concerned;
the intended purpose;
the medium or publication;
the territory;
the intended duration of use;
and, where applicable, the expected print run or audience.

Contact:

hymenmail@gmail.com

Attribution

Where permission for use is granted, the following attribution should normally be used:

© Caroline Bliemel / HYMEN

unless a different attribution has been agreed in writing.

AI and automated image processing

The images and artworks published on this website are not offered for unrestricted use in artificial intelligence systems, machine-learning datasets, image-generation systems or automated image-processing systems.

Any use of the works for such purposes requires prior written permission unless a specific statutory exception applies.

Protection of artistic integrity

The author reserves the right to object to alterations, distortions or other modifications of the works that infringe applicable moral rights or otherwise prejudice the artistic integrity of the work.

Legal basis

The copyright protection of artistic and photographic works is governed in Germany primarily by the German Copyright Act (Urheberrechtsgesetz – UrhG).

German copyright law expressly protects photographic works and provides authors with exclusive exploitation rights, including rights concerning reproduction and making works available to the public.