Direct-Arts.com strives not only to provide the largest selection of oil-painting reproductions, but to also make everyone comfortable with the content and images we deliver. Oil painntings should be fun for all involved without crossing any lines of decency or legality. What you see on our site is what can be viewed on most common sites and portals as well as on TV, magazines and movies. We strive to not cross any legal lines with our material and will never carry images considered X-rated. Please remember that art is a very subjective topic and what is deemed acceptable to one audience, may not be acceptable to another. The following describes our specific policies regarding certain types of images that we prohibit:
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Hate and Social Intolerance: Direct-Arts.com will not carry art that it believes contains hate, racial intolerance, or advocates violence or ridicule against any individual, group, or organization.
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Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia: Direct-Arts.com will not sell any art that it believes display illegal drugs or the paraphernalia used for them.
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Language: Direct-Arts.com will not carry art that it believes uses excessive profanity, sexually explicit language, or remarks that disparage or ridicule other people.
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Offensive materials: What Direct-Arts.com deems offensive is probably about what you would expect. This includes items such as crime-scene photos or human organs and body parts. Direct-Arts.com reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of reproducing oil-paintings of these types. Please be aware of cultural differences and sensitivities. Some images may be acceptable in one culture, but unacceptable in another.
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Pornography: Direct-Arts.com strives not to carry art that involves erotica or adult content that crosses the line from art into pornography. As an art site striving to offer all varieties and types of art, nude figures, embraces and affectionate activity are often the subject for artist portrayal. Most of our most popular and distinguished artists have some adult material in their galleries, including Picasso, Matisse, DaVinci, Klimt, and Dali. We do reproduce most nude figures and some mild sexual images. What you will NOT see is X-rated or hard-core images, sexual images involving children, anything that depicts graphic sexual acts; amateur porn; soiled undergarments, sexual aid devices or any paraphernalia involved with this type of activity.
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Violence: Some images on the Direct-Arts.com web site may depict violence; however we avoid images that we believe contain overt or gratuitous violence. |
Updated: 1st March 2008
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