What is offered?
At AbsoluteCross.com, various graphics are offered which you may download and use free of charge. These may include textures, interfaces/templates, wallpapers, photos, fonts, clipart, etc. All free graphics are clearly denoted throughout the site. The layout of this site is not free and may not be used for any reason - see details below. I've tried to make it as clear as possible on this page what the terms of use are, so please read this page thoroughly before contacting me.
How can the free graphics be used?
You may use the free graphics that are made available on AbsoluteCross.com for any purpose, both non-profit and commercial.
There are no restrictions on how you can use them.
What you can NOT do is include or redistribute them (meaning the unchanged textures, interfaces, etc) in any form of collection without first getting my permission (I very well may give permission, but you must ask). If you are granted permission, you must include the credits exactly as would be specified. Of course you can send the graphics to a few friends or something like that without needing special permission - but if you are planning on distributing the original graphics themselves on a broader scale, please ask first.
Usage Examples
Some people have asked for additional clarification on how the graphics can be used, so here are a few examples:
- You download one or more textures and use them to create a desktop wallpaper, a background map or character in a video game, or use them "in" or "as part of" any other image or website you're creating for any purpose, personal or commercial - this is OK.
- You download a free interface graphic or website template, work on it in your design program however you like, and post the resulting image as the layout for your personal or commercial website - this is OK.
- You download some or all of the textures and offer them as textures to download on your website, or put them on a CD full of graphics that you sell or give away - this is NOT OK.
For example 3, and similar situations, please ask permission first.
Obviously there are many other possible scenarios, but hopefully these examples will help clear things up.
What's the catch?
There is no catch - but - if you use any of the graphics, it would be very kind of you if you showed your gratitude by simply linking to AbsoluteCross.com. The cool thing though, is that I will probably link back to you if you do that - so it's a win-win situation, eh? hehe =) If you'd like to exchange links, please see this section.
I also wouldn't mind seeing how you ended up using the graphics on your website or project, so if you'd like, please feel free to send me a link to what you've created.
Please download graphics to your own computer
You may not, under any circumstances, link to any graphic that is hosted on this server (absolutecross.com). If you want to use an image, you should right-click on it and choose Save Picture As to download the image to your computer, and upload it to your own website space. Please note that I am able to see logs that tell me exactly who is directly linking to my images, so if you want to stay out of trouble, please no image linking.
Can I use the layout/template of your site for my own site?
No - you may not ever, under any circumstances download and use the graphics that make up the layout of this site. That includes and is not limited to things such as the header graphic, logo, menu buttons, footer graphics, etc. The layout is an original design created by the developer of AbsoluteCross.com, and is strictly copyrighted. Permission to use the layout will not be granted for any reason. It is permitted to take screenshots of the site or to use the site logo for the sole purpose of creating affiliate links to advertise the site.
