TERMS OF USE

This Agreement governs the terms of use for the DepositPhotos Site. Information regarding the rights and licenses on usage of royalty-free materials is given in the Standard and Extended License Agreements.

This Site is owned and operated by DepositPhotos, Inc. Access to all Site material and functions is given to the User on the condition that he or she accepts and agrees with the Terms of Use of the Site. Use of the site indicates the User’s consent with these Terms. If the User does not agree with the current Terms of Use, he/she should leave the Site.

DepositPhotos retains the right to revise and change the Terms of Use at any time without notification of the User. The User agrees that to gain full and updated information on the Terms of Use he/she should periodically review this section. The User's ongoing use of the Site after publication of any possible changes to the current Terms indicates the User's consent with the effective changes.

The User has no right to interfere in the Site security provision or, in any other similar way, to use the Site or other system resources, networks and services accessible through or connected to the Site in a corrupt manner. The User agrees to use the Site entirely within the lawful and intended limits.

1. Intellectual property

All of the Site assets, including the system of organization and presentation of the materials at the Site, are the property of DepositPhotos and its shareholders, and tare protected by legal and subordinate acts relating intellectual property including but not limited to copyright laws and other similar laws.

In case of absence of a separate written agreement with DepositPhotos (such as the Standard License Agreement), unconditioned use of the materials offered at the Site without a written permission of DepositPhotos are prohibited.

Materials available at the Site may be copied and used for private use by the User solely for non-commercial or educational purposes only. Also, it is forbidden to change the materials in any way (for example, to delete or hide copyright marks). The User has no right to create derivative works from the materials presented at the Site or use them otherwise.

2. Confidentiality

DepositPhotos respects the confidentiality of private and personal information of all cooperating parties. For more information about the procedure of collection, use and disclosure of the User's confidential information , refer to the «Privacy policy». The User is advised to become familiar with this document.

3. Site updates

DepositPhotos regularly updates technical, content and other information on the Site. Nevertheless, DepositPhotos makes no claim guaranteeing the completeness, accuracy and compliance of the information given at the Site. DepositPhotos is able to add, review or delete information, resources, services posted on the Site. Also, DepositPhotos reserves the right to make changes to the Site without prior notification.

4. Links to other sites

There may be links to third-party sites on the Site. Such links are given solely for the User's convenience. Their presence does not mean that they are recommended or endorsed by DepositPhotos, Inc. Also, DepositPhotos does not warrant their safety and accordance with the User's expectations. DepositPhotos shall not bear any liability in case of any damages or losses, direct or implicit, due to the visitation originating from DepositPhotos.com, or to the use of the third party services available from the third-party sites.

5. Software and computer viruses

At times, site failures may happen due to internet connection, software operation, data transmission etc., and it is possible that incorrect or incomplete copy of the information contained at the Site pages may occur. Similarly, the Site pages may contain malicious code or programs infected with computer viruses.

DepositPhotos is not responsible and bears no liabilities connected to the work of any software, the presence of any computer viruses or other elements with malicious code, the presence of destructive or unsafe files that can be distributed or otherwise affect software and hardware upon the User's review of the Site, the access to the information or the downloading of any material from the Site. DepositPhotos strongly encourage the use of anti-virus software or other protective programs during interaction with all web sites.

6. Material presentation format

The Site content and the Site itself are provided for review and use without any personal interference from the side of the Site holders (except pre-moderation), conditions and warranties of any kind, expressed or implied. These warranties include conditions and warranties of merchantability. DepositPhotos does not guarantee that the Site content, its work or the Site as a whole will meet the expectations and requirements of the User, nor that the process of its usage will be faultless and without interruption for reason.

7. Liability limitation

The User confirms that he/she understands and takes responsibility and assumes all risk resulting from the use of the Site without limitations.

DepositPhotos and also its employees, management, partners, shareholders, and agents do not bear responsibility for failures of any kind or shutdown of the Site resulting in loss of business information, profit or other financial losses due to claims of any kind, losses, petitions, actions or other events occurring due to validity of these Terms of Use, including without limitations the Site navigation, use, access to any materials or their parts, as well as any rights including even in the event DepositPhotos was advised of the theoretical possibility of such damages, irrespective of whether the occurring event and damage were the result of infringement on intellectual or any other property, based on a breach of law, negligence, contract liabilities or other similar cases and situations, or not.

Total aggregate liability of DepositPhotos in connection with the use of the Site, in whole or in part, or its content in money equivalent shall not exceed US$5.00.

8. Indemnification

Consenting to the terms of this Agreement, the User agrees to indemnify, defend and hold DepositPhotos, its affiliates, its Content providers and their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners and agents (collectively, the “DepositPhoto parties”) harmless from and against all claims, liability, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by any DepositPhotos Party as a result of, or in connection with, any breach or alleged breach by the User or anyone acting on the User’s behalf of any of the terms of this Agreement.

9.Procedure of notification and presentation of infringement claims

DepositPhotos respects intellectual property laws and expects all users to follow the same principles. In the event the User believes his/her intellectual property has been copied and used in violation of his/her rights or User’s intellectual property rights have been breached otherwise, he/she should submit a written communication to DepositPhotos including the following information:

1. Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the person being the owner of copyright or other intellectual property in question;


2. Description of the work or other kind of intellectual property belonging to the owner that the User claims has been breached;


3. Description of the place at the Site where this material was placed;


4. E-mail address, the phone number and physical address of the User;


5. The User's application including a reasonable supposition that the disputed usage is not allowed by the law or copyright owner;


6. A statement corresponding to the one made under oath that the information presented by the User is reliable and correct and that the statement author is a person who is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner or is the owner himself (herself).

The letter including all of the above data should be addressed to our CEO and submitted through Contact us or by e-mail at support@depositphotos.com

10. Applicable law

The Site is operated, managed and controlled by DepositPhotos, Inc. located in the state of Florida. The Site is accessible for use in any country of the world. Since the regulatory systems of all countries have unique laws and subordinate acts that may differ form the laws governing the State of Florida, the User agrees that these Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Florida. The User also agrees that any disputes arising as a result of this Agreement being wholly or partially unenforcable will be voluntarily settled through negotiations and, in case of failure to come to an agreement, by judicial process.

11. General provisions

DepositPhoto’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or any provision or right. If any provision of the Terms of Use can not be fulfilled completely or partially at the territory of a certain country, and the parties are not able to come to an agreement, the parties agree to settle all such matters by judicial process. In this case the court may select the closest statutory provisions, according to which the provision of the Terms of Use can be fulfilled partially or in full.

12. Contacts

For any questions in connection with the provisions of this document, please contact DepositPhotos using the contact information below.

Contact information:

e-mail: support@depositphotos.com

Call: 1-954-990-0075

Or use this link Contact us

13. Acknowledgement

IN ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, THE BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BUYER HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE PRIOR TO AGREEING TO IT. IN CONSIDERATION OF DEPOSITPHOTOS.COM AGREEING TO PROVIDE THE CONTENT, BUYER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BUYER FURTHER AGREES THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUYER AND DEPOSITPHOTOS, WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BUYER AND DEPOSITPHOTOS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT.