Terms of Service
“`Welcome to CopyrightFreePic. These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of CopyrightFreePic.com, including our website, image library, downloads, content, tools, and related services.
By accessing or using CopyrightFreePic, you agree to comply with these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
“`1. About CopyrightFreePic
“`CopyrightFreePic is an online platform that helps users discover and access free images and visual content for personal, educational, creative, website, marketing, and other permitted uses, subject to the applicable license associated with each image.
The availability of an image on CopyrightFreePic does not automatically mean that every possible use of that image is permitted. Users are responsible for reviewing the applicable license and determining whether their intended use is allowed.
“`2. Acceptance of These Terms
“`By accessing, browsing, downloading from, or otherwise using CopyrightFreePic, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to these Terms, you must stop using the website.
“`3. Changes to These Terms
“`CopyrightFreePic may update or modify these Terms of Service from time to time. Updated terms will be published on this page and may include a revised effective or updated date.
Your continued use of the website after changes are published means that you accept the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
“`4. Image Licenses
“`Images available through CopyrightFreePic may be subject to different licenses or usage conditions.
Before using an image, you should review the license information shown on the relevant image page.
Our License & CC0 page provides additional information about image licensing and permitted uses.
The term “free image” refers to the availability of an image under the applicable license. It does not necessarily mean that the image is free from every possible copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other legal restriction.
“`5. Permitted Uses
“`Subject to the applicable image license, users may be able to use images for purposes including:
- Personal projects
- Educational projects
- Websites and blogs
- Presentations
- Marketing materials
- Social media content
- Advertising and promotional materials
- Graphic design projects
- Creative projects
- Commercial projects where permitted by the applicable license
Permitted uses vary by image and license. Always review the applicable license before publishing or distributing an image.
“`6. Prohibited Uses
“`Unless specifically permitted by the applicable license or by CopyrightFreePic in writing, you must not:
- Sell or redistribute an image as a standalone stock image.
- Claim that you created an image when you did not.
- Misrepresent the copyright or ownership status of an image.
- Use images in unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, or harmful content.
- Use images to falsely imply endorsement by a person, company, brand, organization, or creator.
- Remove or alter copyright, attribution, or licensing information when the applicable license prohibits doing so.
- Use automated systems to abuse, overload, scrape, or interfere with the website or its infrastructure.
- Attempt to bypass security, access controls, rate limits, or other technical protections.
- Use CopyrightFreePic to distribute malware, spam, or malicious code.
- Download or access content through methods designed to circumvent normal website functionality or restrictions.
7. Copyright and Intellectual Property
“`CopyrightFreePic’s website design, branding, logos, original text, software, layout, graphics, databases, and other original materials may be protected by copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property laws.
Except where expressly permitted, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, modify, distribute, sell, or commercially exploit CopyrightFreePic’s website content, design, code, branding, or other proprietary materials.
The copyright status and license of individual images may differ from the copyright status of the CopyrightFreePic website itself.
“`8. User-Submitted Content
“`If CopyrightFreePic allows users or contributors to upload or submit images, descriptions, comments, or other content, you represent that you have the necessary rights and permissions to submit that content.
You must not submit content that infringes copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights of another person or organization.
By submitting content, you grant CopyrightFreePic only the rights necessary to host, display, process, moderate, organize, and operate the relevant website features, subject to any separate contributor agreement that may apply.
“`9. Copyright Complaints and DMCA Requests
“`CopyrightFreePic respects copyright rights and provides a process for reporting potentially infringing content.
If you believe content on the website infringes your copyright, please review our DMCA & Copyright Policy and submit the required information.
CopyrightFreePic may investigate reported content and may remove, restrict, or disable access to content when appropriate.
“`10. People, Trademarks, Logos and Other Rights
“`An image license does not necessarily provide permission to use every person, trademark, logo, artwork, private property, product, or other protected element appearing in an image.
Users are responsible for determining whether additional consent, permission, releases, or other rights are required for their intended use.
CopyrightFreePic does not guarantee that every image is suitable for every commercial, advertising, promotional, editorial, or other purpose.
“`11. Website Availability
“`We aim to keep CopyrightFreePic available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
We may temporarily suspend, modify, restrict, or discontinue parts of the website for maintenance, security, upgrades, operational reasons, or other circumstances.
“`12. Accuracy of Information
“`We make reasonable efforts to provide useful and accurate information, including image titles, descriptions, categories, tags, and licensing information.
However, information may occasionally contain errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. CopyrightFreePic does not guarantee that all website information is complete, accurate, current, or suitable for a particular purpose.
“`13. Third-Party Websites and Services
“`CopyrightFreePic may contain links to third-party websites, services, advertising platforms, social media platforms, or other external resources.
We do not control and are not responsible for third-party websites, content, availability, privacy practices, security, or terms.
Your use of third-party services is subject to the applicable third-party terms and policies.
“`14. Advertising
“`CopyrightFreePic may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising networks.
Advertisers or advertising platforms may have their own terms, privacy policies, cookies, and data practices.
CopyrightFreePic does not necessarily endorse every product or service displayed through third-party advertising.
“`15. Privacy
“`Your use of CopyrightFreePic is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we may collect, use, store, and protect information.
“`16. Disclaimer of Warranties
“`To the extent permitted by applicable law, CopyrightFreePic and its website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or otherwise.
We do not guarantee that the website, content, images, downloads, or services will always be accurate, complete, available, secure, uninterrupted, or free from errors or harmful components.
“`17. Limitation of Liability
“`To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, CopyrightFreePic and its owners, operators, contributors, service providers, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the website or content.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.
“`18. Indemnification
“`To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses arising from your unlawful use of the website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person’s rights.
“`19. Suspension or Termination
“`CopyrightFreePic may restrict or terminate access to the website or certain features when reasonably necessary to protect the website, users, rights holders, service providers, or comply with applicable law.
Prohibited activity, abuse, security violations, fraudulent activity, or repeated infringement may result in restriction or termination of access.
“`20. Governing Law
“`These Terms shall be interpreted and governed according to the laws applicable to the operation of CopyrightFreePic, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Replace this section with the actual governing law and jurisdiction applicable to your business after obtaining appropriate legal advice.
“`21. Contact CopyrightFreePic
“`If you have questions about these Terms of Service, website usage, image licensing, copyright, or other legal matters, please contact us.
Website: CopyrightFreePic.com
Email: YOUR-REAL-LEGAL-EMAIL@example.com
Contact page: Contact Us
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