USER LICENSES
We have a few license types for our visuals. The license type you select will depend on what you want the visuals for. If you plan to use the visual for non-commercial purposes (i.e. not primarily intended to generate revenue), then you will use one of the non-commercial license types. If you plan to use the visual for commercial purposes (i.e. generating revenue, such as fundraising activities), then you will use one of the commercial license types.
Some of our visuals have unique restrictions on them. You will notice that these visuals have a “Special” license type which will tell you how you are allowed (and not allowed) to use them.
Non-Commercial Use License
This is a license agreement between you and We Animals Media that explains how you can use the Work(s) that you access from our site for the purposes indicated by you upon download. In consideration of our grant of this License, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Section 1 – Definitions.
- Work(s) means the image or video clip licensed to you by We Animals.
- You means the individual or entity exercising the Licensed Rights under this License. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this License that apply to Your Specified Use of the Work(s).
- NonCommercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. Please be advised fundraising is considered a commercial use, and you are required to use our Commercial License for fundraising purposes.
- Creator means the photographer / videographer who created the work(s).
- Specified Usage means the intended use of the Work(s) you specify upon download.
Section 2 – Scope.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this NonCommercial License, the rights granted to you for use of the Work(s) by We Animals are:
- Worldwide.
- Perpetual. There is no expiration or end date on your rights to use the content.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the content.
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
Section 3 – Provisions and Restrictions.
- Attribution. You may satisfy the conditions in Section 4 — Copyright in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You Share the Work(s).
- Adaptations. You are allowed to adapt, alter, arrange, transform, or otherwise modify the Work(s) to suit your purposes for the usage stated upon download, provided the adaptation or alteration complies with the terms of Subsection 3 - Misuse, below.
- Misuse. Work(s) cannot be used for any purpose that promotes or advocates for any industry, initiative, person or practice that engages in animal use or mistreatment, in each case as determined in We Animals’ sole discretion. For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this License and terminate this agreement. We Animals will notify you in writing of such revocation and termination. You agree to cease all use of the Work(s). Continued use of the Work(s) after revocation of this License shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, We Animals or others designated to receive attribution.
- Redistribution. You cannot sell, sublicense, and/or redistribute the Work(s).
Section 4 – Copyright
We Animals retains all copyright and moral rights attached to this Work(s) as well as any other rights not expressly granted to You in this agreement. Credit/Acknowledgement must be given in the format [creator name] / We Animals Media when the Work(s) is published, either with a picture credit, caption or a link/acknowledgement in the publication where the Work(s) is used.
Section 5 – Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
You indemnify and holds harmless We Animals against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses stemming from Your breach of this agreement, the use of the Work(s), Your failure to abide by any restriction regarding the use of the Work(s), or any claim by a third party related to Your use of the Work(s).
The Work(s) is provided "as is" with no warranty regarding the suitability of the Work(s) for any purpose. We Animals is not liable to You or any person or entity for damages, costs or losses stemming from any usage of this Work(s). Unless delivered to You by We Animals, no model or property release exists for the Work(s) and You use the Works at Your own risk.
Section 6 – General Provisions.
- Equitable Relief: You acknowledge that Your breach of this Agreement may cause We Animals irreparable damages, for which an award of damages would not be adequate compensation, and agree that, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, We Animals will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, specific performance, and any other relief that may be available from any court, in addition to any other remedy to which We Animals may be entitled. Such remedies are not exclusive but are in addition to all other remedies available.
- Severability. If any term or provision of this agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect the enforceability of any other term or provision of this agreement, or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
- No assignment. You will not assign any of your rights under this agreement without our prior written consent. We Animals may freely assign or otherwise transfer any of our rights or delegate any of our obligations under this Agreement.
- Amendment and Modification. No amendment or modification to this agreement is effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of We Animals.
- Governing law. This agreement shall for all purposes be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the law of Ontario, without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any dispute with We Animals or its licensors, or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, representatives or suppliers, arising out of or in any way relating to this agreement federal and state courts serving the city of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree that you will not object to jurisdiction of or venue in such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or otherwise.
Special Use License
This is a license agreement between you and We Animals Media (hereinafter referred to as "We Animals") that explains how you can use the Work(s) that you access from our site for the purposes indicated by you upon download. In consideration of our grant of this License, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Section 1 — Definitions.
- Work(s) means the image or video clip licensed to you by We Animals.
- You means the individual or entity exercising the Licensed Rights under this Public License. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this License that apply to Your Specified Use of the Work(s).
- NonCommercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.
- Creator means the photographer / videographer who created the work(s).
- Specified Usage means the intended use of the Work(s) you specify upon download.
Section 2 – Scope.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, We Animals grants You a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Work(s), in whole or in part, for NonCommercial purposes only, according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 – Copyright
We Animals retains all copyright and moral rights attached to this Work(s) as well as any other rights not expressly granted to You in this agreement. Credit/Acknowledgement must be given in the format [creator name] / We Animals Media when the Work(s) is published, either with a picture credit, caption or a link/acknowledgement in the publication where the Work(s) is used.
Section 4 – Provisions and Restrictions
- Attribution. You may satisfy the conditions in Section 3 — Copyright in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You Share the Work(s).
- Adaptations and Alterations. You are allowed to adapt, alter, arrange, transform, or otherwise modify the Work(s) to suit your purposes for the usage stated upon download, provided the adaptation or alteration complies with the terms of Subsection 3 - Misuse, below.
- Misuse.
- Work(s) may not be used by nonprofit or charity organizations. Work(s) may only be used by individuals, educators, or for editorial use.
- Work(s) cannot be used for any purpose that promotes or advocates for any industry, initiative, person or practice that engages in animal use or mistreatment, in each case as determined in We Animals’ sole discretion.
- For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this License and terminate this agreement. We Animals will notify you in writing of such revocation and termination. You agree to cease all use of the Work(s). Continued use of the Work(s) after revocation of this License shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, We Animals or others designated to receive attribution.
- Redistribution. You cannot sell, sublicense, and/or redistribute the Work(s).
Section 5 — Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
You indemnify and holds harmless We Animals against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses stemming from Your breach of this agreement, Your use of the Work(s), Your failure to abide by any restriction regarding the use of the Work(s), or any claim by a third party related to Your use of the Work(s).
The Work(s) is provided "as is" with no warranty regarding the suitability of the Work(s) for any purpose. We Animals is not liable to You or any person or entity for damages, costs or losses stemming from any usage of this Work(s). Unless delivered to You by We Animals, no model or property release exists for the Work(s) and you use the Works at your own risk.
Section 6 – General Provisions.
- Equitable Relief: You acknowledge that Your breach of this Agreement may cause We Animals irreparable damages, for which an award of damages would not be adequate compensation, and agree that, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, We Animals will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, specific performance, and any other relief that may be available from any court, in addition to any other remedy to which We Animals may be entitled. Such remedies are not exclusive but are in addition to all other remedies available.
- Severability. If any term or provision of this agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect the enforceability of any other term or provision of this agreement, or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
- No assignment. You will not assign any of your rights under this agreement without our prior written consent. We Animals may freely assign or otherwise transfer any of our rights or delegate any of our obligations under this Agreement.
- Amendment and Modification. No amendment or modification to this agreement is effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of We Animals.
- Governing law. This agreement shall for all purposes be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the law of Ontario, without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any dispute with We Animals or its licensors, or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, representatives or suppliers, arising out of or in any way relating to this agreement federal and state courts serving the city of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree that you will not object to jurisdiction of or venue in such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or otherwise.
Commercial Use License
This is a license agreement between you and We Animals Media (hereinafter referred to as "We Animals") that explains how you can use the Work(s) that you access from our site for the purposes indicated by you upon download (herein referred to as “Specified Usage”). In consideration of our grant of this License, you accept the terms of this agreement.
- Work(s) means the image or video clip licensed to you by We Animals.
- You means the individual or entity exercising the Licensed Rights under this License. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this License that apply to Your Specified Use of the Work(s).
- Commercial means primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation, including fundraising.
- Creator means the photographer / videographer who created the work(s).
- Specified Usage means the intended use of the Work(s) you specify upon download.
Section 2 — Scope.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Commercial License, the rights granted to you for use of the Work(s) by We Animals are:
- Worldwide.
- Perpetual. There is no expiration or end date on your rights to use the content.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the content.
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
For Commercial purposes and according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 — Provisions and Restricted Uses
- Attribution. You may satisfy the conditions in Section 5 — Copyright in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You share the Work(s).
- Adaptations and Alterations. You are allowed to adapt, alter, arrange, transform, or otherwise modify the Work(s) to suit your purposes for the usage stated upon download, provided the adaptation or alteration complies with the terms of Subsection 3 - Misuse, below.
- Misuse. Work(s) cannot be used for any purpose that promotes or advocates for any industry, initiative, person or practice that engages in animal use or mistreatment, in each case as determined in We Animals’ sole discretion. For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this License and terminate this agreement. We Animals will notify you in writing of such revocation and termination. You agree to cease all use of the Work(s). Continued use of the Work(s) after revocation of this License shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, We Animals or others designated to receive attribution.
- Refunds. There are no refunds or exchanges of any kind for Work(s) once downloaded.
- Redistribution. You cannot sell, sublicense, and/or redistribute the Work(s).
Section 4 — Payment
The amount to be paid is dependent on the Specified Usage upon download and is to be paid immediately prior to receipt of the Work(s).
Section 5 — Copyright
We Animals retains all copyright and moral rights attached to the Work(s) as well as any other rights not expressly granted to You in this agreement. Credit/Acknowledgement must be given in the format [creator name] / We Animals Media when the Work(s) is published, either with a picture credit, caption or a link/acknowledgement in the publication where the Work(s) is used for commercial purposes.
Section 6 – Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
You indemnify and holds harmless We Animals against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses stemming from Your breach of this agreement, Your use of the Work(s), Your failure to abide by any restriction regarding the use of the Work(s), or any claim by a third party related to Your use of the Work(s).
The Work(s) is provided "as is" with no warranty regarding the suitability of the Work(s) for any purpose. We Animals is not liable to You or any person or entity for damages, costs or losses stemming from any usage of this Work(s). Unless delivered to You by We Animals, no model or property release exists for the Work(s) and You use the Works at Your own risk.
Section 7 – General Provisions.
- Equitable Relief: You acknowledge that Your breach of this Agreement may cause We Animals irreparable damages, for which an award of damages would not be adequate compensation, and agree that, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, We Animals will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, specific performance, and any other relief that may be available from any court, in addition to any other remedy to which We Animals may be entitled. Such remedies are not exclusive but are in addition to all other remedies available.
- Severability. If any term or provision of this agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect the enforceability of any other term or provision of this agreement, or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
- No assignment. You will not assign any of your rights under this agreement without our prior written consent. We Animals may freely assign or otherwise transfer any of our rights or delegate any of our obligations under this Agreement.
- Amendment and Modification. No amendment or modification to this agreement is effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of We Animals.
- Governing law. This agreement shall for all purposes be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the law of Ontario, without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any dispute with We Animals or its licensors, or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, representatives or suppliers, arising out of or in any way relating to this agreement federal and state courts serving the city of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree that you will not object to jurisdiction of or venue in such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or otherwise.
Restricted Use License
This is a license agreement between you and We Animals Media (hereinafter referred to as "We Animals") that explains how you can use the Work(s) that you access from our site for the purposes indicated by you upon download (herein referred to as “Specified Usage”). In consideration of our grant of this License, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Section 1 — Definitions.
- Work(s) means the image or video clip licensed to you by We Animals.
- You means the individual or entity exercising the Licensed Rights under this Public License. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this License that apply to Your Specified Use of the Work(s).
- Commercial means primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation, with the exception of fundraising.
- Creator means the photographer / videographer who created the work(s).
- Specified Usage means the intended use of the Work(s) you specify upon download.
Section 2 — Scope.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Commercial License, the rights granted to you for use of the Work(s) by We Animals are:
- Worldwide.
- Perpetual. There is no expiration or end date on your rights to use the content.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the content.
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
For Commercial purposes and according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 — Provisions and Restricted Uses
- Attribution. You may satisfy the conditions in Section 5 — Copyright in any reasonable manner based on the medium, means, and context in which You share the Work(s).
- Adaptations and Alterations. You are allowed to adapt, alter, arrange, transform, or otherwise modify the Work(s) to suit your purposes for the usage stated upon download, provided the adaptation or alteration complies with the terms of Subsection 3 - Misuse, below
- Misuse.
- Work(s) cannot be used for fundraising purposes.
- Work(s) cannot be used for any purpose that promotes or advocates for any industry, initiative, person or practice that engages in animal use or mistreatment, in each case as determined in We Animals’ sole discretion.
- For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this License and terminate this agreement. We Animals will notify you in writing of such revocation and termination. You agree to cease all use of the Work(s). Continued use of the Work(s) after revocation of this License shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this License constitutes or may be construed as permission to assert or imply that You are, or that Your use of the Licensed Material is, connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, or granted official status by, We Animals or others designated to receive attribution.
- Refunds. There are no refunds or exchanges of any kind for Work(s) once downloaded.
- Redistribution. You cannot sell, sublicense, and/or redistribute the Work(s).
Section 4 — Payment
The amount to be paid is dependent on the Specified Usage upon download and is to be paid immediately prior to receipt of the Work(s).
Section 5 — Copyright
We Animals retains all copyright and moral rights attached to this Work(s) as well as any other rights not expressly granted to You in this agreement. Credit/Acknowledgement must be given in the format [creator name] / We Animals Media when the Work(s) is published, either with a picture credit, caption or a link/acknowledgement in the publication where the Work(s) is used for commercial purposes.
Section 6 — Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
You indemnify and holds harmless We Animals against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses stemming from Your breach of this agreement, Your use of the Work(s), Your failure to abide by any restriction regarding the use of the Work(s), or any claim by a third party related to Your use of the Work(s).
The Work(s) is provided "as is" with no warranty regarding the suitability of the Work(s) for any purpose. We Animals is not liable to You or any person or entity for damages, costs or losses stemming from any usage of this Work(s). Unless delivered to You by We Animals, no model or property release exists for the Work(s) and you use the Works at your own risk.
Section 7 – General Provisions.
- Equitable Relief: You acknowledge that Your breach of this Agreement may cause We Animals irreparable damages, for which an award of damages would not be adequate compensation, and agree that, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, We Animals will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, specific performance, and any other relief that may be available from any court, in addition to any other remedy to which We Animals may be entitled. Such remedies are not exclusive but are in addition to all other remedies available.
- Severability. If any term or provision of this agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect the enforceability of any other term or provision of this agreement, or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
- No assignment. You will not assign any of your rights under this agreement without our prior written consent. We Animals may freely assign or otherwise transfer any of our rights or delegate any of our obligations under this Agreement.
- Amendment and Modification. No amendment or modification to this agreement is effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of We Animals.
- Governing law. This agreement shall for all purposes be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the law of Ontario, without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any dispute with We Animals or its licensors, or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, representatives or suppliers, arising out of or in any way relating to this agreement federal and state courts serving the city of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree that you will not object to jurisdiction of or venue in such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or otherwise.