Terms of Use
VirginiaFreyermuth.com • Polly Parker Press, LLC
Effective date: July 22, 2026 | Last updated: July 22, 2026
1. Acceptance of These Terms
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.virginiafreyermuth.com and the pages, features, and content available through it (collectively, the “Site”). The Site is owned and operated by Polly Parker Press, LLC (“Polly Parker Press,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site. If you use the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
2. Purpose of the Site
The Site presents the artwork, illustrations, photography, publications, writing, professional background, teaching experience, journal content, and related creative work of Virginia K. Freyermuth and Polly Parker Press. The Site is provided for informational, educational, inspirational, and portfolio purposes. It does not operate an online shop and does not create a client, student, employment, fiduciary, professional-adviser, or other special relationship merely because you visit the Site or contact us.
3. Ownership of Site Content
The Site and its contents—including artwork, illustrations, paintings, drawings, photographs, graphics, book covers, character designs, layouts, logos, names, text, articles, journal entries, teaching materials, downloads, audio, video, animation, and the selection, arrangement, and presentation of those materials (collectively, “Site Content”)—are owned by or licensed to Polly Parker Press, Virginia K. Freyermuth, or the credited rights holder. Site Content is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, unfair-competition, and other intellectual-property laws.
Copyright protection exists whether or not a particular work displays a copyright notice. Except for the limited permission expressly granted in Section 4, no ownership, license, or other right in Site Content is transferred to you.
4. Limited Permission for Personal Viewing
We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable permission to access and view the Site Content for your personal, noncommercial, informational use, subject to these Terms. You may use ordinary browser functions to view the Site and may print a single copy of text for your private reference, provided you keep all copyright, trademark, attribution, and other notices intact.
This limited permission does not authorize publication, classroom distribution, public display, adaptation, commercial use, or creation of derivative works. Any use beyond personal viewing requires prior written permission from the applicable rights holder.
5. Uses That Are Not Permitted
Unless we give prior written permission, you may not:
· copy, reproduce, download, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, display, perform, license, sell, rent, or otherwise exploit Site Content;
· alter, crop, recolor, animate, translate, trace, redraw, edit, remix, or create derivative works from Site Content;
· use Site Content on merchandise, packaging, advertisements, social-media accounts, websites, videos, publications, presentations, courses, templates, promotional materials, or products;
· use artwork, character designs, names, logos, photographs, or other Site Content as or within a trademark, service mark, trade name, domain name, username, account name, logo, avatar, or branding element;
· remove or obscure a copyright notice, trademark designation, credit, watermark, metadata, signature, or rights-management information;
· frame, mirror, or reproduce the Site or a substantial portion of it on another website or service;
· use bots, spiders, crawlers, scraping tools, automated extraction, computer vision, or similar means to collect Site Content except for ordinary indexing by generally available search engines that comply with our technical instructions;
· use Site Content to train, fine-tune, evaluate, benchmark, prompt, condition, or supply a data set for any artificial-intelligence, machine-learning, generative, style-transfer, facial-recognition, or similar system, or to generate imitations or substantially similar outputs;
· mint, tokenize, register, sell, or associate Site Content with an NFT, blockchain asset, digital collectible, or similar product;
· circumvent access controls, probe or disrupt Site security, introduce malicious code, overload the Site, or interfere with another person’s use; or
· use the Site or Site Content for unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, defamatory, harassing, infringing, or otherwise harmful purposes.
6. Copyright and Permissions
If you wish to reproduce, publish, display, license, teach from, adapt, or otherwise use Site Content beyond the limited personal use allowed above, you must obtain written permission before doing so. A request does not grant permission, and we may approve or deny a request in our discretion. Any approval may be subject to a separate written license, fee, credit line, use limitations, and other conditions.
Send permission requests to info@pollyparkerpress.com with the subject line “Permission Request.” Identify the specific work, proposed use, format, audience, distribution, territory, duration, and whether the use is commercial. Permission is effective only when confirmed in writing by an authorized representative of the applicable rights holder.
7. Trademarks, Names, Characters, and Goodwill
Polly Parker Press, Norbert, Norberthood, associated logos, character names and designs, titles, slogans, trade dress, and other source identifiers displayed on the Site may be trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, or protected designations owned by Polly Parker Press or other identified owners. Other names and marks belong to their respective owners.
You may not use any mark, name, logo, character, likeness, or source identifier in a manner likely to cause confusion, imply affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, or approval, dilute or tarnish the mark, or unfairly benefit from its goodwill. No license to any trademark or right of publicity is granted by your use of the Site.
8. Virginia Freyermuth’s Name, Image, Voice, and Likeness
The names, photographs, portraits, image, voice, signature, biographical information, and likeness of Virginia K. Freyermuth, and the names, images, and likenesses of other persons or animals depicted on the Site, may not be used for advertising, impersonation, endorsement, synthetic media, voice cloning, merchandise, promotional, or commercial purposes without prior written authorization from the applicable rights holder and, where required, the person depicted or that person’s authorized representative.
9. User Communications and Submissions
You retain ownership of original material you send through the contact form or by email. By submitting material, you represent that you have the right to send it and that it does not infringe, misappropriate, or violate another person’s rights. Unless we agree otherwise in a signed writing, communications are not confidential and do not create a fiduciary, advisory, client, teacher-student, or other special relationship.
Please do not send unsolicited book manuscripts, story concepts, character concepts, product proposals, confidential information, or creative ideas. We may already be developing similar material. We have no obligation to review, use, return, preserve, or compensate you for an unsolicited submission. Your submission does not restrict us from independently creating, acquiring, or using material that is similar in theme, concept, format, or idea, provided we do not copy protectable expression owned by you.
If you specifically ask us to consider material or to display a comment or contribution publicly, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to receive, store, review, reproduce, and use that material only as reasonably necessary to respond to your request, administer the relevant feature, display the contribution as requested, moderate the Site, and protect our legal rights. Any broader publication or promotional use will require separate permission when applicable.
10. Comments and Community Features
If comments, likes, or other community features are available, you are responsible for what you post. Do not submit unlawful, infringing, threatening, abusive, defamatory, deceptive, private, confidential, promotional, or malicious material. We may moderate, refuse, edit, move, or remove a contribution and may restrict access to a feature, but we are not obligated to monitor all user content. Views expressed by users are their own and are not endorsed by Polly Parker Press.
11. Educational and Art-Making Information
Art demonstrations, creative exercises, teaching observations, supply discussions, and other instructional or educational information are general in nature. Results vary, and we do not promise any particular artistic, educational, professional, emotional, therapeutic, or financial outcome.
You are responsible for evaluating whether an activity, tool, material, or technique is appropriate for you and for following manufacturer instructions, warnings, ventilation requirements, age guidance, and applicable safety practices. Children should use art materials and participate in activities only with appropriate adult supervision. Stop an activity if it appears unsafe or causes an adverse reaction.
12. No Professional or Therapeutic Advice
Site Content is not medical, mental-health, psychological, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice and is not a substitute for services from a qualified professional. References to creativity, well-being, meaning, kindness, healing, or the therapeutic qualities of art do not constitute art therapy, diagnosis, treatment, counseling, or a professional recommendation. Do not disregard professional advice or delay seeking it because of Site Content.
13. Third-Party Content and External Links
The Site may identify or link to third-party websites, retailers, social-media platforms, products, services, contributors, or resources. Third parties operate independently and are responsible for their own content, availability, safety, terms, and practices. A link, reference, or appearance does not necessarily constitute endorsement, sponsorship, or warranty. You access third-party resources at your own risk.
14. Affiliate Links
The Site may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through an affiliate link, Polly Parker Press or Virginia K. Freyermuth may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. If participation in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program is active, the following disclosure applies: “As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.” Affiliate relationships do not change our commitment to describing recommendations honestly.
15. Site Availability and Changes
We may update, correct, suspend, restrict, discontinue, or remove any part of the Site or Site Content at any time without notice. We do not guarantee that the Site will always be available, secure, current, accurate, complete, or free of errors, viruses, or harmful components. Historical journal posts may contain information or links that are no longer current.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE AND SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. POLLY PARKER PRESS DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS, SO PART OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
17. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, POLLY PARKER PRESS AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OPPORTUNITIES, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SITE OR SITE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF POLLY PARKER PRESS FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100). THESE LIMITATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED. Your use of the Site and reliance on Site Content are at your own risk.
18. Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Polly Parker Press and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, licensors, and representatives from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your material breach of these Terms, or material you submit that infringes or violates another person’s rights. We may control the defense of a matter subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate reasonably. This section does not require indemnification for conduct that cannot lawfully be indemnified.
19. Copyright Concerns
We respect intellectual-property rights. If you believe material on the Site infringes a copyright you own, send a written notice to the contact in Section 25 identifying the copyrighted work, the allegedly infringing material and its location, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized, a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act, and your physical or electronic signature.
This contact procedure does not represent that Polly Parker Press has registered a designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office or that any particular Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor applies. Knowingly misrepresenting infringement may create liability.
20. Enforcement and Termination
We may investigate suspected violations, preserve evidence, remove content, restrict or terminate access, and cooperate with rights holders or lawful authorities. Your permission to use the Site ends automatically if you violate these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination—including ownership, prohibited uses, submissions, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnification, and dispute provisions—will survive.
21. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms and disputes arising from the Site are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where federal law controls. Subject to any consumer rights that cannot be waived, the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California will have exclusive jurisdiction, and you consent to their personal jurisdiction and venue.
Nothing in these Terms prevents Polly Parker Press or a rights holder from seeking temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property, confidential information, security, or against unauthorized use.
22. Users Outside the United States
The Site is controlled from the United States. We do not represent that Site Content is appropriate or lawful in every location. If you access the Site elsewhere, you are responsible for complying with local law. Mandatory rights available to consumers under applicable law are not excluded by these Terms.
23. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms to reflect changes in the Site, our practices, or the law. Revised Terms will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date. Changes apply prospectively from the stated effective date. If a change is material, we may provide additional notice when appropriate. Your continued use after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
24. General Provisions
These Terms are the entire agreement between you and Polly Parker Press concerning use of this Site, except that a separate signed agreement controls to the extent it expressly conflicts. If a provision is found unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent and the remaining provisions will remain effective. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; we may assign them in connection with a reorganization, merger, sale, or transfer of the Site or relevant business. Headings are for convenience only.
25. Contact and Permission Requests
Polly Parker Press, LLC
Attn: Website Terms / Permissions
P.O. Box 661443
Los Angeles, CA 90066
United States
Email: info@pollyparkerpress.com
Contact form: https://www.virginiafreyermuth.com/contact