Terms of Service

User-generated content and rights

In the course of using the Service, the User may upload, publish, or otherwise make available photographs, images, texts, descriptions, comments, and other materials (the "User Content").

Rights to User Content

The User retains all exclusive rights to their User Content. Publishing User Content on the Service does not transfer ownership of such content to Photo.travel or to third parties.

By publishing User Content, the User grants Photo.travel a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use such content solely for the purposes of operating, promoting, and developing the Service, including editorial presentation, archival storage, technical processing, display, and distribution within the Service and related services.

Responsibility for content

The User bears full and sole responsibility for all User Content published through their account, regardless of who actually uploaded the content.

The User represents and warrants that:

• they are the rights holder of the User Content or possess all necessary rights, permissions, and consents to publish and use it within the Service;
• the publication and use of the User Content do not infringe the rights of third parties, including copyright, related rights, trademarks, image rights, honor, dignity, reputation, or privacy;
• the User Content complies with these Terms and applicable law.

Photo.travel is not obligated to pre-screen User Content and does not assume responsibility for its content. However, Photo.travel reserves the right to remove, restrict access to, or otherwise take action with respect to any User Content that violates these Terms, third-party rights, applicable law, or that is subject to a substantiated complaint.

Prohibited content

The publication of User Content is prohibited if such content:

• is unlawful, pornographic, extremist, or promotes violence, hatred, or discrimination;
• is misleading, defamatory, or harmful to the reputation of third parties;
• violates editorial use requirements or misleads audiences regarding the context of the depicted subject matter;
• is used in a way that allows third parties to download, extract, or distribute the content as a standalone file outside the Service.

Content removal and termination of access

The User may delete their User Content at any time using the functionality of the Service. Photo.travel reserves the right to retain backup copies of content for a reasonable period necessary for technical, legal, or operational purposes.

Upon deletion or termination of a User account, the license granted to Photo.travel with respect to User Content shall terminate, except where retention is required by law or necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Photo.travel.