Public Use Notice of Limitations

Department of Defense (DoD) motion and still media files, hereafter referred to as Visual Information (VI), are provided on this website as a public service by the DoD consistent with the DoD’s Principles of Information, https://dod.defense.gov/Resources/Principles-of-Information/. Policy on use of VI containing military persons, places, and things, regardless of its origin, for commercial advertisement, marketing, promotion, solicitation, or fundraising purposes is found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations/.

No Representations or Warranties. DoD makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the suitability of DoD VI for non-DoD purposes. Use of DoD VI is at the user’s sole risk.

Publicity and Privacy Rights. VI postings by the DoD do not waive any publicity or privacy rights of any individuals portrayed.

Intellectual Property Restrictions. Military Department and other DoD component names, insignia, seals, symbols and similar marks may be protected as trademarks or service marks and may not be used in commerce without prior written permission. DoD Component Trademark Licensing Office contacts may be found at https://dod.defense.gov/Resources/Trademarks/.

In general, DoD VI that are works of authorship prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States.

However, some of the DoD VI available on this publicly accessible website may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights owned by non-DoD parties, regardless of whether the VI is marked with a copyright notice or other indication of non-DoD ownership or interests. Any use of this DoD VI other than as expressly authorized in this notice may subject the user to legal liability, including liability to such non-DoD owners of intellectual property or other protectable legal interests.