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Informal Licence Checklist

Do you have any of the following on your site?

• Runes created by Issaries other than those approved for general use.
• Modified versions of the approved runes (other than re-sizing or recoloring).
• Maps created by Issaries.
• Maps derived from Issaries maps.
• Artwork from Issaries publications, other than the woodcuts listed here.
• More than 250 words quoted directly from any Gloranthan publication from Issaries, Inc.; Avalon Hill Publications; or Chaosium, Inc.; and their authorized licensees; except as allowed below under "Allowed Proprietary Material".
• Any Issaries, Inc. trademark and logo, EXCEPT one used to identify links to Issaries, Inc.'s own web site. (See HERE for the most current information.)
• Anything that is slanderous, libelous, pornographic, or otherwise defaming to the reputation of the trademark. The presence of anything slanderous, libelous, pornographic or otherwise defaming to the reputation of the trademark is strictly prohibited. No license will be issued for such sites, and any and all references to Issaries, Glorantha or anything related to the trademark must be removed immediately.
• Mirrored third party material (see "Article Gathering Prohibited").

IF YOU DO then you need remove the material from your website OR to contact us for a formal license, go to How to Apply for a Formal Licence to start.

IF YOU DO NOT have any of the material listed above on your website, then it qualifies for an Informal License. An informal license is automatically granted when you do the following:

• Put the "Concept Use" and "Trademark" statements on your website. You can find them here. They may be on your front Page, on each page, or on a separate page available through a clearly-marked link on your front page. If you have a list or discussion site, then this page must be on the sign-up or similar appropriate page.
• Link your site back to Issaries' own site, either with a text link, a click-through link on one of the logo images, or a click-through link on any authorized banner advertisement (see below).
• Register with Issaries, Inc. (emailing us. This email must include the URL of the front or main page for the site and an explicit acknowledgement of all requirements of the Fan Material Policy and the Policy for Online Fan Sources. Unless the email "opts out", all approved sites will be linked from the Issaries, Inc. Link.

Personal web sites that generate income in incidental ways (such as by placement of banner ads or advertisements, either by the site owner or the web host), or by sale of the site owner's personal possessions (such as used game books) do not count as sites that generate income as discussed in the Fan Material Policy. (If you are uncertain whether or not your site is considered to generate income, contact us for guidance.)

If a web site does not meet all of these requirements, it requires a formal license or correction of the violations to bring it into compliance. Contact us, with the URL and a list of potential discrepencies, to discuss a formal license or to request guidance in bringing the site into compliance.

Distinct portions of web sites unconnected in any way with Issaries, Inc.'s trademarks, logos, or intellectual property is exempt from these requirements except that Issaries, Inc. retains the right to deny an informal license to a web site with portions that, when taken in association with the covered portions, may cause damage to the reputation of Issaries, Inc.'s marks. This includes, but is not limited to, portions that contain illegal material, copyright violations, or slanderous, libelous, pornographic or similar contents.

Article Gathering Prohibited

Creation of "link lists" to external web sites is not restricted in any way.

Allowed Proprietary Material

Any artist who has sold artwork to Issaries, Inc. or its predecessors or licensees, may display select pieces of their own artwork on their own website or any online gallery, as long as they include the published source, provide a copyright statement (as appropriate), and link back to Issaries, Inc.'s own web site (if possible). If the artwork is included on a web site generally subject to the Fan Material Policy, they must comply with all other requirements of the policy.

Runes

Use of these images must be in accordance with the following rules:

• These images may not be cropped or altered in any way, other than to resize or recolor them as needed.
• In addition to other required statements, the web site must contain the following copyright notice: "The runes used on this site are copyright © 2000-2005 by Issaries, Inc. and are used with permission."

Other Artwork

• Only the images on the Heortling Art page may be used in this manner. No other images may be used.
• These images may not be cropped or altered in any way, other than to resize them as needed.
• No more than three of these images may be used on a single web page. There is no limit to the number that can be used on a web site as long as this restriction is followed.
• Each image must link back to either www.HeroQuest-rpg.com/new/art/art_heortling.html or www.HeroQuest-rpg.com.
• In addition to other required statements, the web site must contain the following copyright notice: "The Orlanthi deity images by Simon Bray used on this web site are copyright © 2000-2004 by Issaries, Inc. and are used with permission."

Fan Contributions to Issaries, Inc.

To send a submission, email the submission (in plain text or as a Word document for articles; as a TIF, JPG, or GIF file for artwork) to us (or use the mail form which will soon be available on our web site). Note thay by submitting material to the Issaries, Inc. web site you acknowledge the following:

• You certify that the submission is your own Original Material.
• You explicitly agree to the "Concept Use" statement (see the Fan Material Policy for details).
• You agree that the material will not be posted on any other web site, including your own personal site.
• You agree that you will not authorize any translation of the material into any other language for a third party web site. You are free to authorize a translation of the material if the translation is to be submitted to the Issaries, Inc. web site.

Issaries, Inc. reserves the right to make editorial changes to the work, but will not make any substantive changes without the permission of the author. Issaries, Inc. will make changes to the work necessary to prepare it for posting online.

Issaries, Inc. reserves the right to reject any submission for any reason, whether stated to the submitter or not, and also reserves the right to approve material for posting on the Issaries, Inc. web site that might not be allowed on an Online Fan Source.

Translation of Fan and Proprietary Material

Official Material

• Spanish: Edge Entertainment
• Japanese: Atelier Third.
• French, German: The French and German licenses were held by Multisim. Following Multisim's bankruptcy, the license has ended. Issaries, Inc. actively seeks a professional publisher to license translations of HeroQuest into these (and other) languages.

Fan Material