Background

Amendment

You are responsible for the Content you upload, and you must be certain that you are allowed to make that Content available to Alamy – you may be the copyright holder, have the copyright holder’s permission, be contractually entitled to distribute the image for its proposed use, or the image is copyright free.

You are solely and exclusively responsible for the Content you upload, and you must be certain that you have the necessary rights or permissions to make that Content available to Alamy – you may be the copyright holder, have the copyright holder’s permission, be contractually entitled to distribute the image for its proposed use, or the image is copyright free.

Background

Addition

N/A

You will be responsible for paying any and all costs and/or damages arising from complaints and claims relating to your Content.

Background

Amendment

We’ll pay you every month that your balance is over US $50.

We’ll pay you every month that your balance is over US $75.

Background

Amendment

You will caption and keyword (tag) your Content

You will provide accurate metadata (caption, keywords and tags) for your Content

Background

Amendment

The information you supply must be correct, particularly information related to model or property releases

The information you supply must be correct and kept up to date, particularly information related to model or property releases and any applicable usage restrictions.

1.1.4.

Amendment

1.1.4. Where this Contract is terminated for any reason, you may not enter into a new contract with Alamy without first obtaining written authorisation from Alamy prior to doing so. Failure to adhere to this clause will result in immediate termination of any new contract.

1.1.4. Where this Contract is terminated by you or Alamy for any reason, you may not enter into a new contract with Alamy: (i) within 1 (one) year of termination; and (ii) without first obtaining written authorisation from Alamy prior to doing so . Failure to adhere to this clause will result in immediate termination of any new contract.

2.2.

Amendment

2.2. The Content and Metadata must comply with all Alamy’s technical, quality, content and other criteria and requirements as set out on the Alamy Websites as amended from time to time.

2.2. The Content and Metadata must comply with all of Alamy’s technical, quality, content and other criteria and requirements as set out on the Alamy Websites as amended from time to time and must not be created using artificial intelligence image generation tools. Where you submit Content created using artificial intelligence image generation tools this will be deemed a material breach of this Contract.

5.1.3.

Amendment

5.1.3. the Content does not infringe upon any copyright or intellectual property right of any person or entity;

5.1.3. the Content does not infringe upon copyright or any other intellectual property right, including, without limitation, trademark rights, patent rights or design rights, or any other right, of any third party;

5.1.10.

Amendment

5.1.10. you have detailed in full in the relevant fields of the System any and all restrictions that you wish to apply to each item Content, such restrictions to include all rights that have previously been licensed or granted in respect of the Content. You acknowledge and agree that Alamy may set additional restrictions in relation to the Content;

5.1.10. you have detailed in full in the relevant fields of the System any and all usage rights and restrictions that should apply to each item Content, such restrictions to include all rights that have previously been licensed or granted in respect of the Content. For purposes of clarification where the Content depicts people, property or intellectual property and no Release has been indicated per clauses 5.1.8 and 5.1.9 the content will be restricted to Editorial Use only. You acknowledge and agree that Alamy may set additional restrictions in relation to the Content;

8.3.

Amendment

8.3. Where you act on behalf of the Copyright Owner, this Contract is with you only.

8.3. Where you act on behalf of the Copyright Owner, Alamy’s obligations under this Contract are to you only.

13.3.

Amendment

13.3. Alamy will pay you the Cleared Funds within 30 days of the first day of the month, if, at the start of the first day of that month, the Cleared Funds less any account debit balances in your Account exceed US $50 (or such other amount as decided by Alamy from time to time). Alamy will pay you in your chosen currency and in accordance with the payment details supplied by you. If you are UK VAT registered, Alamy will add UK VAT at the currently prevailing rate. No payment will be made and the balance of your Account will be carried forward to the following month, if: (i) the balance of your Account is equal to or less than US $50 (or such other amount as decided by Alamy from time to time); or (ii) you have not supplied payment details, any supplied payment details are incorrect, or you have chosen a payment method that Alamy no longer supports.

13.3. Alamy will pay you the Cleared Funds within 30 days of the first day of the month, if, at the start of the first day of that month, the Cleared Funds less any account debit balances in your Account exceed US $75 (or such other amount as decided by Alamy from time to time). Alamy will pay you in your chosen currency and in accordance with the payment details supplied by you. If you are UK VAT registered, Alamy will add UK VAT at the currently prevailing rate. No payment will be made and the balance of your Account will be carried forward to the following month, if: (i) the balance of your Account is equal to or less than US $75 (or such other amount as decided by Alamy from time to time); or (ii) you have not supplied payment details, any supplied payment details are incorrect, or you have chosen a payment method that Alamy no longer supports.

13.7.

Amendment

13.7. If any payment made to you by Alamy is not withdrawn from your Account within a period of two (2) years from the date on which such payment was made, you agree to forfeit that amount.

13.7. In the event that: (i) you fail to supply payment details, any supplied payment details are incorrect, inactive or you have chosen a payment method that Alamy no longer supports, (ii) any payment made to you cannot be paid by Alamy; and your cleared balance is over the payment threshold specified in clause 13.3, you agree to forfeit any such cleared balance that is over one (1) year old;

13.8.

Removal

13.8. In the event that you fail to supply payment details, any supplied payment details are incorrect, inactive or you have chosen a payment method that Alamy no longer supports: (i) if your cleared balance is over the payment threshold specified in clause 13.3, you agree to forfeit any such cleared balance that is over two (2) years old; or (ii) if your cleared balance is under the payment threshold specified in clause 13.3, you agree to forfeit any such cleared balance that is over five (5) years old.

N/A

13.9.

Amendment and Renumbering

13.10. From the 1 July 2021, Alamy will monitor the total Licence Fees in respect of your Content in each Revenue Year.

13.9. From the 1 September 2026, Alamy will monitor the total Licence Fees in respect of your Content in each Revenue Year.

13.10.

Amendment and Renumbering

13.11. If you register for an Account after the 1 July in any one Revenue Year: (i) you will automatically be subject to Alamy Gold; and (ii) Alamy will not monitor your Licence Fees and clause 13.12 will not apply until the following Revenue Year.

13.10. If you register for an Account after the 1 September in any one Revenue Year: (i) you will automatically be subject to Alamy Silver; and (ii) Alamy will not monitor your Licence Fees and clause 13.11 will not apply until the following Revenue Year.

13.11.1.

Amendment and Renumbering

13.12.1. are less than $250 then the Alamy Commission for sales of your Content in the following Revenue Year will automatically switch to Alamy Silver as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table; or

13.11.1. are less than US $250 then the Alamy Bronze Commission for sales of your Content as outlined in the Commission Table will apply in the following Revenue Year;

13.11.2.

Amendment and Renumbering

13.12.2. are greater than or equal to $250 then the Alamy Commission for sales of your Content in the following Revenue Year will remain on Alamy Gold for that year, as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table.

13.11.2. are greater than or equal to US $250 and less than or equal to US $3,000 then the Alamy Silver Commission for sales of your Content, as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table will apply in the following Revenue Year.

13.11.3.

New Clause

N/A

13.11.3. are greater than US $3,000 and less than or equal to US $25,000 then the Alamy Gold Commission for sales of your Content as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table will apply in the following Revenue Year

13.12.

New Clause

N/A

13.12. If you are subject to Alamy Bronze and your total Licence Fees, net of any refunds, exceeds US $250 at any point during the Revenue Year then the Alamy Commission will automatically change to Alamy Silver for future sales during the Revenue Year. Should any subsequent refund take your Licence Fees below the US $250 threshold as set out in clause 13.11, the Alamy Commission will revert to Alamy Bronze.

13.13.

Amendment

13.13. If you are subject to Alamy Silver and your total Licence Fees, net of any refunds, exceeds $250 at any point during the Revenue Year then the Alamy Commission will automatically revert to Alamy Gold for future sales during the Revenue Year. Should any subsequent refund take your Licence Fees below the $250 threshold as set out in clause 13.12, the Alamy Commission will revert to Alamy Silver.

13.13. If you are subject to Alamy Silver and your total Licence Fees, net of any refunds, exceeds US $3,000 at any point during the Revenue Year then the Alamy Commission will automatically change to Alamy Gold for future sales during the Revenue Year. Should any subsequent refund take your Licence Fees below the US $3,000 threshold as set out in clause 13.11, the Alamy Commission will revert to Alamy Silver.

13.14.

Amendment

13.14. If you are not an Agency Contributor and your total Licence Fees for Content sales in any one Revenue Year (starting 1 July 2020), net of any refunds, are greater than or equal to $25,000 then the Alamy Commission for the following Revenue Year for Content that is Exclusive to Alamy will automatically switch to Alamy Platinum as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table.

13.14. If you are not an Agency Contributor and your total Licence Fees for Content sales in any one Revenue Year (starting 1 September 2026), net of any refunds, are greater than or equal to US $25,000 then the Alamy Commission for the following Revenue Year for Content that is Exclusive to Alamy will automatically switch to Alamy Platinum as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table.

13.15

Amendment

13.15. If you are subject to Alamy Gold, and are not an Agency Contributor, your commission will automatically switch to Alamy Platinum if your total Licence Fees, net of any refunds, exceed $25,000 at any point during the Revenue Year. In such case, the Alamy Commission for future sales during the Revenue Year will be as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table for the Alamy Platinum structure. Should any subsequent refund take your Licence Fees below the $25,000 threshold (as set out in clause 13.14), the Alamy Commission will revert to Alamy Gold.

13.15. If you are subject to Alamy Gold, and are not an Agency Contributor, your commission for Content that is Exclusive to Alamy will automatically change to Alamy Platinum if your total Licence Fees, net of any refunds, exceed US $25,000 at any point during the Revenue Year. In such case, the Alamy Commission for future sales of Content that is Exclusive to Alamy during the Revenue Year will be as outlined in the Alamy Commission Table for the Alamy Platinum structure. Should any subsequent refund take your Licence Fees below the US $25,000 threshold (as set out in clause 13.14), the Alamy Commission will revert to Alamy Gold.

13.17.

New Clause

N/A

13.17. The Alamy Commission for all Access Only Content sales will reflect the corresponding Access Only commission model as specified in the Alamy Commission Table irrespective of the Tier level applicable to non Access Only Content.

21.2.2.1.

Amendment

21.1.2.1. breaches any terms of this Contract which is not capable of effective remedy;

21.2.2.1. you breach any terms of this Contract and such breach is not capable of effective remedy, or such breach is deemed a material breach of this Contract;

21.2.2.2.

Amendment

21.1.2.2. breaches any term of this Contract which is capable of remedy but which is not remedied within 30 days receipt of notice specifying the breach and requiring Alamy to remedy such breach;

21.2.2.2. you breach any term of this Contract and such breach is capable of remedy but is not remedied within 30 days of receipt of a notice specifying the breach and requiring you to remedy such breach;

21.2.3

Amendment

21.2.3. Alamy may in its sole discretion, without terminating this Contract, delete any individual item of Content at any time.

21.2.3. Alamy may in its sole discretion, without terminating this Contract, delete any individual item of Content at any time. Where permitted by law you have the right to appeal such decision, please see section 14 of the Website terms and conditions of use for details on formatting of such appeals.

21.3.3.

Amendment

21.3.3. subject to clause 13.6, pay you if Cleared Funds less any account debit balances in your Account exceed US $15 (or such other amount as decided by Alamy from time to time).

21.3.3. subject to clause 13.6, pay you if Cleared Funds less any account debit balances in your Account exceed US $30 (or such other amount as decided by Alamy from time to time).

22.1.

Amendment

22.1. All Content submitted by you as news, sport or entertainment Content must adhere to Alamy's published guidelines for News Content.

22.1. All Content submitted by you as news, sport or entertainment Content must adhere to Alamy's Live News Policies and published guidelines for News Content.

22.2.

Amendment

22.2. Any Content submitted as a News Content must be free of any manipulation or alteration which alters the truth or the editorial integrity of the Content.

22.2. Any Content submitted as a News Content must be free of any manipulation, alteration or post-production processes (including without limitation the use of photo editing software incorporating artificial intelligence tools) where such use alters the truth, the context or the editorial integrity of the News Content. Where you submit News Content containing manipulation, alteration or post-production processes in breach of this clause, this will be deemed a material breach of this Contract.

26.5.

Amendment

26.5. The Alamy Commission Table and the terms set out herein form the entire Contract and supersedes any previous contract between the parties relating to the Content and constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and is binding upon them, your executors, successors or assigns. Each party acknowledges that, in entering into this Contract, it has not relied on any representation made by the other party that has not been set out in the Contract.

26.5. The Website terms and conditions of use, the Alamy Commission Table and the terms set out herein form the entire Contract and supersedes any previous contract between the parties relating to the Content and constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and is binding upon them, your executors, successors or assigns. Each party acknowledges that, in entering into this Contract, it has not relied on any representation made by the other party that has not been set out in the Contract.

Definitions

Addition

N/A

“Access Only”

means Content that is: (i) a press, publicity or any other handout; (ii) content that is public domain, where the content is not subject to any intellectual property restrictions and no attribution is required.

Definitions

Amendment

“Revenue Year”

means the 12 month period starting on the 1 July every year and ending 30 June the following calendar year.

“Revenue Year”

means the 12 month period starting on the 1 September every year and ending 31 August the following calendar year.