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Subject: Permission request for Small American Toad (Bufo americanus) on HowCurio

Hello Dave Huth,

I am requesting nonexclusive permission to use your photograph "Small American Toad (Bufo americanus)" on HowCurio:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davemedia/15540417962/in/album-72177720316397023

Proposed article: [full article URL and short description]
Planned publication date: [date]

The proposed use is a globally accessible digital-life editorial article on howcurio.com that may earn revenue from display advertising. The photo would appear within that named article and as a thumbnail linking to it in the site's article lists. Readers would not pay to view the article.

I would like to resize and JPEG-compress the image for web delivery, and crop it to fit the article and thumbnail. I would keep the original subject identifiable. Proposed duration: 12 months from publication. These are proposed terms for you to accept, change or decline.

The request does not include using the image in paid advertising creative, merchandise, social media posts, or granting reuse permission to other publishers. If a different use is needed, I would ask separately.

Please confirm whether you control the rights needed for these uses, whether you permit this advertising-supported placement and the described changes, and what fee, credit line, duration or other conditions you require. Your album describes CC BY-NC-ND terms, while this photo's page currently displays All rights reserved, so I would also appreciate clarification of the terms for this specific photograph.

I will wait for written permission covering the agreed uses before publishing the photo. A proposed caption is: "Small American Toad (Bufo americanus), photograph by Dave Huth, used with permission; resized and cropped." I would only use that wording once permission and the changes are confirmed, and would link to the original photo.

Thank you,
[real name and contact information]