All content presented on the kalahariresearchcentre.org website belongs to the Kalahari Meerkat Project (KMP) or Friends of the Kalahari Meerkat Project (FKMP) and is protected by copyright laws.
Copyrights of any information (text, pictures, video, audio material) are with the KMP and FKMP, both for public information and information restricted to Friends; information obtained as a Friend may only be used for personal purposes; distribution of information to individuals and groups, in written or digital form, is prohibited, unless the Friend has a written permission by the FKMP.
If you wish to use content on this website for professional or research purposes, please contact Prof. Dr. Marta Manser to obtain permission.
The following rules may guide you regarding the usage of pictures, movies and other multimedia content found anywhere on kalahariresearchcentre.org:
- You may download pictures from the public website sections and use them for your own personal, non-commercial use. This means you can use them as your computer wallpaper, print them and put them on your wall etc.
- You may not use them for commercial purposes, i.e. as illustrations in a newspaper article, a book etc. or on any item that you sell or trade.
- We are aware that personal websites exist that use pictures copied from our website. This is accepted for websites created by individuals for non-commercial use, as long as a reference to the FKMP website as the source of the pictures is included.
- Organizations (both commercial and non-commercial) must have our explicit permission to use content from kalahariresearchcentre.org, for each content item used.
- Special rules apply if you want to use meerkat pictures for educational reasons (at school, in a museum). Please contact us if you want to do this.
- Pictures that are found in the Friends-only sections of kalahariresearchcentre.org may not be shared with anyone, nor used on any websites.
Please contact us via friends@kalahariresearchcentre.org if you have questions about these rules, or wish to obtain our permission for the use of content from kalahariresearchcentre.org.