License Agreements

Basic license

Grants you basic royalty-free usage rights.

• One-time payment to use the image over and over again.
• Permitted uses such as advertising and promotional projects, web sites, presentations, videos, commercials, catalogs, and broadcasting.
• Use of the image is limited to one person.
• A maximum of 500,000 hard-copy prints.
• A maximum website display size of 800x600 pixels.

Veer Customer Subscription Agreement

This Customer Subscription Agreement ("Agreement") governs the terms by which Users download and sublicense photographic and other media content ("Content") from Corbis Corporation (herein after referred to as "Veer "), via the website located at www.veer.com/subscription (the "Site"). By obtaining, using or paying for any content from Veer, you agree to be bound by and comply with all of the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree with any of the applicable terms, do not obtain or use any content from Veer.

This Agreement also incorporates by reference the Terms of Use located at www.veer.com/about/terms ("Terms of Use") and the information provided on your registration form. You acknowledge that you have read, understand and accept the Terms of Use. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Terms of Use, the order of preference will be (i) this Agreement and then (ii) the Terms of Use.

This Agreement is a lengthy document – please read it carefully and be sure you understand it fully. By checking the box "I Agree To the Terms of Use" on the registration page, you represent and warrant that you are 18 years of age or older, are lawfully able to enter into and perform a legally binding contract, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions in this Agreement, in the event you choose to download Content displayed on the Site. Please print a copy of this Agreement and retain it for your records.

1. Parties. This Agreement is a binding legal agreement between Veer and any registered User of the Site who desires to download and use Content.
   1. Veer sublicenses content owned by third parties ("Contributors") via the Site. In uploading Content, Contributors authorize Veer to grant licenses to use their Content to Users, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Veer does not act as agent for Contributors who license Content or Users who use the Content, and, except as specifically set forth in Section 8 below, does not guarantee the quality, title, or legality of the Content, or the truth or accuracy of listings associated with the Content. Accordingly, except with respect to claims arising from Veer’s breach of warranties set forth in Section 8, you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and waive any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, that you may have or assert against Veer relating to or arising out of the purchase of a license to or the use of the Content.
   2. For purposes of this Agreement, "you" or "User" means: (a) the individual listed as the registrant of the Veer User Account through which the Agreement and the license(s) granted hereunder are entered ("Registrant"), and (b) if Registrant is entering into this Agreement and the license(s) granted hereunder are for the benefit of, and/or as an agent on behalf of, Registrant’s employer ("Employer") and/or a third party ("Principal") then such Employer or Principal. If Registrant is entering into this Agreement and the licenses hereunder for the benefit of, and/or as an agent on behalf of Employer and/or Principal, then Registrant: (a) represents and warrants that such Principal and/or Employer has authorized Registrant to enter into this Agreement, that the licenses granted hereunder are on that Principal’s and/or Employer’s behalf, that such Principal and/or Employer has agreed to be bound hereby and that Registrant has actual and express authority to act on behalf of and bind such Principal and/or Employer to the terms of this Agreement; (b) the Content (and any use thereof) is solely for the benefit of the Employer and or Principal and that Registrant will not use the Content or (any use thereof) for the benefit of any other person or entity without entering into a separate license with Veer , and (c) Registrant will comply with the terms of this Agreement and will be jointly and severally liable for any breach of the terms of this Agreement by Principal and/or Employer.
2. License Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Veer grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual sublicense to use the Content in accordance with the selected sublicense option(s) as each option is described below (and as identified in the particular web page associated with the Content and sublicense option you select). Please note that there may be limited licensing options applicable to particular items of Content, so not all sublicensing options listed below may be available to all Users. This sublicense is conditioned upon (a) your compliance with all provisions of this Agreement, and (b) receipt of your payment in full of the license fee and any other charges associated with the particular Content and sublicense option(s) selected by you, which fees and charges will be displayed on the website prior to payment (and in your receipt). You will be asked to confirm these terms prior to concluding the transaction. The sublicense and your right to use the Content will immediately terminate upon your failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement, the Terms of Use or failure to make full payment when due, in which case Veer will be entitled to pursue all other remedies by law, including in the event of an infringement of copyrights, the remedies available under copyright and other laws. All charges for use of Content, including sublicense fees, will be billed automatically without prior notification in accordance with the payment method(s) defined by you and associated with your Veer User Account.
    
   Basic License: Under the Basic License, the User is granted the following rights:
   1. Single User: The User (and only the User) may download and copy into electronic storage the Content, provided only a single person at a time, who, in the case of an individual User, is the individual User, or, if the User is a legal entity, a single person acting under the direction and control of the User, may use the Content and incorporate it into end use(s). Content may be stored in a digital library, network configuration or similar arrangement to allow Content to be viewed by your employees, partners and clients. Use of Content by multiple persons is prohibited. Veer will supply Registrant with a unique username/password ("Credentials") to access Content. The Credentials are personal to Registrant and may not be shared or transferred, provided, however, that if Registrant entered into this Agreement for the benefit of or on behalf of Employer/Principal, Employer/Principal may request new Credentials if the Registrant is no longer authorized to download or use the Content and a substitute individual has been appointed by Employer/Principal. In the event of such a request for new Credentials, Employer/Principal represents and warrants that the substitute individual will be considered "Registrant" that such substitute individual has read and will comply with the terms of this Agreement.
   2. Permitted Uses and Number of Downloads under the Basic License. Subject to the restrictions of this Agreement and the Terms of Use (and any other agreements or policies incorporated therein by reference) as well as the restrictions described under Prohibited Uses in subsection (c) below, the User (and only the single User as set forth in subsection (a) directly above) may download twenty (20) items of Content from the Site each day during the Term and may reproduce, publicly display, make certain works derived from, and distribute such Content for the Permitted Uses set forth below, and may distribute such works, subject to the following limits:
      1. advertising and promotional projects, including hard copy printed materials, product packaging, presentations, advertising and promotional purpose film and video presentations, commercials, catalogues, brochures, promotional greeting cards and promotional postcards (i.e. not for resale or license) up to 500,000 copies;
      2. publications such as books and book covers, magazines, newspapers, editorials, newsletters up to 500,000 copies, and including the resale of these publications;
      3. theatrical presentations, including video, webcast and broadcast, (unlimited copies), and including the resale of these presentations;
      4. on-line, electronic, and mobile publications and mobile applications, including web pages and advertising and promotional projects, to a maximum of 800 x 600 pixels (unlimited copies); and
      5. hard copy prints, posters and other reproductions for personal use, but not for resale, license or other distribution, up to 500,000 copies.
      If there is any doubt that a proposed use is a Permitted Use, you should contact Customer Service for assistance.
       
      
   3. Prohibited Uses under the Basic License. Unless you purchase additional license option(s) for the Content at www.veer.com, you may not do anything with the Content that is not expressly permitted in the preceding section. For greater certainty, the rights granted under the Multi-User, Unlimited Reproduction, and Product for Resale license options found at www.veer.com are “Prohibited Uses” under the Basic License and you are not granted those rights unless you purchase those additional license option(s) at www.veer.com for the Content.
      Extended License: Multi-User, Unlimited Reproduction, Product for Resale, and Extended Protection Plan license options may be purchased at www.veer.com on a per-image basis. For more information visit www.veer.com/extended.
3. Prohibited Uses. You may not do anything with the Content that is not expressly permitted in the licensing option(s) you purchase. The following are prohibited under ALL license options, and you may never:
   1. sublicense, re-sell, transfer or assign to any third party the Content or any rights thereto, or the rights granted to User under this license.
   2. use Content in any product, merchandise or service where the Content may be accessed, extracted or used apart from the product, merchandise or service.
   3. use any of the Content in a manner that infringes upon any third party’s trademark or intellectual property;
   4. use any of the Content as part of a trade-mark, design-mark, trade-name, business name, service mark, or logo;
   5. Sensitive Subjects: use the Content in a fashion that is considered by Veer in its sole but reasonable discretion, or under applicable law, may be considered pornographic, obscene, immoral, infringing, defamatory or libelous in nature, or that would be reasonably likely to bring any person or property reflected in the Content into disrepute;
   6. Endorsement: use or display any Content that features a model or person in a manner that (i) would lead a reasonable person to think that such person uses or personally endorses any business, product, service, cause, association or other endeavour; or (ii) that depicts such person in a potentially sensitive subject matter, including, but not limited to mental and physical health issues, social issues, sexual or implied sexual activity or preferences, substance abuse, crime, physical or mental abuse or ailments, or any other subject matter that would be reasonably likely to be offensive or unflattering to any person reflected in the Content, unless you include a statement that indicates that the person(s) depicted is a model and is being used for illustrative purposes only;
   7. to the extent that source code is contained within the Content, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of such source code;
   8. remove any notice of copyright, trade-mark or other proprietary right from any place where it is on or embedded in the Content;
   9. use or display the Content in an electronic format that enables it to be downloaded or shared in any peer-to-peer or similar file sharing arrangement; and
   10. stockpile, download or otherwise store Content that has not been used and incorporated into an end use within six (6) months following the termination/expiration of this Agreement. If you do not use and incorporate the Content into an end use within such six (6) month period, you will lose all rights to such Content as set forth in Section 17.
4. Additional Software Required. Content may be downloaded in alternate formats. You may select the format from those available when you select the Content. However, to view and use Content in formats other than the formats provided by Veer may require additional software, which you must obtain from the manufacturer of the software, subject to additional terms and payment as required by the manufacturer. This software is not included in the price for the Content.
5. Payment. You agree (a) to pay all fees and charges associated with this Agreement and that (b) all such fees and charges and additional amounts (including taxes and late fees, as applicable) will be charged to a credit card or other payment method you have selected from your Account Information, which you supplied when you created your Veer User Account. If you want to use a different credit card or method of payment, you must update your credit card information. Without limitation, you are responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes applicable to your license and use of Content.
6. Cancellations/Refunds. If no Content has been downloaded, this Agreement may be cancelled within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this Agreement for a full refund. For the avoidance of doubt, if any Content was downloaded, no cancellations are permitted (regardless of whether such downloaded Content was used). If your original purchase method was via credit card, the refund amount will be credited to your credit card. If your original purchase method was by invoice, the refunded amount will be credited to your invoice amount. For any cancellations, you must also pay all service charges, production fees, processing and handling fees and shipping fees (if any). All licenses applicable to the cancellation shall immediate terminate upon cancellation. All cancellations are final.
7. Ownership and Intellectual Property. Each Contributor retains all right, title, and interest in and to Content provided by such Contributor, including all copyrights, patent rights, trademarks, trade secrets, and all other proprietary rights. No rights in any Content are granted except the licenses specified in this Agreement. Any right, title or interest arising in any compilation or derivative work created using the Content will not entitle you to use any Content except as permitted hereunder. You do not acquire any copyright ownership or equivalent rights in or to any Content as a result of any license under this Agreement.
8. Representations and Warranties. Veer warrants that (subject to the restrictions and limitations contained in this Agreement, including the limitations set forth in Sections 9 and 13 below), (a) Veer has sufficient rights to enter into this Agreement and grant you the rights provided herein, (b) the Content, as provided hereunder, and when used as authorized in this Agreement, will not infringe any copyright, trademark, moral right, right of privacy or right of publicity, or any other intellectual property right of any third party and (c) releases for models and real property sufficient for use of the Content in a manner authorized in this Agreement have been obtained,
9. Disclaimer of Warranty. OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 8 ABOVE, THE CONTENT IS MADE AVAILABLE "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO USE OF THE CONTENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 8 ABOVE, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VEER AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENT. VEER DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ITS USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTENT IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE QUALITY OF SUCH CONTENT BE DEFECTIVE YOU (AND NOT VEER NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES OR AGENTS NOR THE CONTRIBUTORS ("VEER PARTIES")) ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AND COST OF ALL CORRECTIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER TERM HEREIN, VEER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, NOR SHALL VEER BE LIABLE, FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF CONTENT WHICH: (I) HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY YOU, (II) HAS BEEN COMBINED BY YOU WITH OTHER CONTENT, PRODUCTS, TEXT, CONTENT OR MATERIALS.
10. Indemnification by Veer. Provided that the Content is used only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and provided that you are not in breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with Veer, then, as your sole and exclusive remedy of Veer’s breach of the warranties set forth in Section 8 above, Veer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold you harmless against all claims, liability, damages (except punitive damages), costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, awarded against you arising out of or related to Veer’s breach of the warranties to you as provided under Section 8 above and subject to the limitation of liability set forth in Section 11 below. Notwithstanding the preceding, Veer shall have no obligation under this Section 10 unless you provide Veer with written notice within ten (10) days of your receipt of any claim subject to indemnity. Veer shall not be liable for legal fees or other costs incurred prior to receiving notice of the claim. Veer shall have the right to assume the handling, settlement or defense of any claim or litigation to which this indemnification applies.
     
    The foregoing states Veer’s entire indemnification obligation under this Agreement.
     
    Upon notice from Veer, or upon your knowledge that any Content is subject to a threatened, potential or actual claim for which Veer may be liable, you must immediately and at your own expense (a) stop using the Content and any Permitted Uses of the Content; (b) delete or remove the Content and any Permitted Uses of the Content from your premises, computer systems and storage (electronic or physical); and (c) ensure that your clients, partners and any entity to whom you’ve provided Content or Permitted Uses do likewise. Veer shall provide you with replacement Content (which shall be determined by Veer in its reasonable commercial judgment) free of charge, but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT FOR ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BY LAW BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED, THE VEER PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, STATUTORY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE CONTENT, WHETHER FRAMED AS A BREACH OF WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE VEER PARTIES’ TOTAL MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF ANY CONTENT LICENSED HEREUNDER, EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OR TYPE OF CLAIMS AND REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT YOU LICENSE THE SAME CONTENT FROM VEER. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS ARE APPLICABLE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
     
    CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, THE LIABILITY OF THE VEER PARTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
12. Alteration. Special ethical and legal considerations apply to use of Content that depicts subjects of editorial, news, people, and fine art nature. When using such Content, you are solely responsible for, and will indemnify Veer Parties for any claims related to or arising from any modifications to or alterations of the Content or to the caption information.
13. Releases and Clearances. Except with respect to releases of models and real property as expressly provided for in Section 8 above, the rights granted you under this license do not include a license to, and Veer Parties make no representations or warranties that it owns or licenses any rights related to or in any persons, places, property (real, personal or of any other kind) or subject matter (including underlying works protected by copyright or viewable trademarks) depicted in any Content. All Content may be subject to copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, moral rights, property rights or other rights belonging to another party. Notwithstanding any release purported to exist with respect to such Content, you are solely responsible for determining whether your use of any Content requires the consent of any other party or the license of any additional rights, and you may not rely on the information provided on the Site. You are solely responsible for obtaining any and all releases and clearances as may be required, including without limitation (a) rights from any representative guild, union, professional organization, or other authorized representative; and (b) if any music is included in the Content, master use, synchronization and performance licenses from the copyright proprietors of the applicable master recording(s) and composition(s) and such other persons, firms or associations, societies or corporations as may own or control the performing rights thereto. You understand that you are responsible for consulting with competent legal counsel prior to using Content on or in connection with any goods or services or for any commercial purposes.
14. Unauthorized Uses. Without limitation, Content may not be used as or as part of a trademark or service mark, or for any pornographic use, unlawful purpose or use, or to defame any person, or to violate any person’s right of privacy, publicity or moral rights, or to infringe upon any copyright, trade name or trademark of any person or entity. You do not acquire, and will not claim, any rights (trademark, copyright or otherwise) in the Content itself apart from the limited license granted. Even under Option 2, User may not use Content in any product, merchandise or service where the Content may be accessed or used apart from the product, merchandise or service. Unauthorized use of Content constitutes infringement of copyright and other applicable rights and will entitle Contributor to exercise all rights and remedies under applicable copyright and other laws, including monetary damages against all users and beneficiaries of the use of such Content.
15. Indemnification by You. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Veer Parties harmless against all claims (including, without limitation, claims by third parties), liability, damages (including punitive damages), judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of or related to (a) your breach of any terms, conditions or restrictions of this Agreement, (b) your use of or modification to any Content, or your combination of any Content with any text or other content, (c) your failure to obtain from third parties all permissions necessary to use the Content except for releases for models and real property, (d) any act or failure to act by you or anyone acting at your direction or under your control or supervision.
16. Credit Line and Copyright Notice. If the Content licensed is used for editorial purposes you agree to include a copyright notice and credit adjacent to each Content (in the format: "© Contributor’s name/Veer" or as specified on the web page on which you viewed the Content) with each publicly distributed Content. You will not remove or alter any copyright notice, watermark, or other copyright management information from any Content without consent.
17. Term and Termination. If you purchased an Annual Subscription, the Term of this Agreement is 365 days from the date this Agreement is entered into. If you purchased an Monthly Subscription, the Term of this Agreement is 30 days from the date this Agreement is entered into. Veer may terminate your license to use the Content under this Agreement if you violate any of the terms of this Agreement or if your right to access the Site is terminated as provided in the Terms of Use (collectively "Termination for Cause"). Termination for Cause will be effective immediately upon written notice to you or as otherwise provided herein. Upon termination for Cause, you will immediately discontinue all use of the Content. Veer also reserves the right to amend the license(s) granted by this Agreement and replace the Content licensed for any reason. Upon receiving such notice from Veer, you agree to not use the replaced Content for any future works or future products and take all reasonable steps to discontinue use of the replaced Content in any products that already exist. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all licenses to Content that was downloaded but has not been used and incorporated into an end use within six (6) months following the termination/expiration of this Agreement ("Incorporation Period") shall terminate at the end of the Incorporation Period. For Content downloaded, used and incorporated into an end use prior to the end of the Incorporation Period, the license to such Content shall not terminate at the end of the Incorporation Period and you shall be permitted to use and incorporate such Content into the same or different end uses after the end of the Incorporation Period, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
18. Electronic Signature. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EACH TIME YOU DOWNLOAD ANY CONTENT, SUBMIT ACCOUNT INFORMATION OR CONDUCT ANY OTHER TRANSACTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR CONTENT, EACH SUCH TRANSACTION CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT AND INTENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS OF USE.
19. Security. The Content may be protected from unauthorized access and use by digital rights management technology. You agree not to circumvent or attempt to circumvent any such technologies. The service used to access and download/purchase a license to the Content uses a security technology to protect your digital information and your use of the service is limited by the technology and the Terms of Use, which is subject to change from time to time as provided in the Terms of Use. Any violation or attempt to violate any security components of the service may result in civil or criminal liability. In addition, Registrant agrees to hold all Credentials in strictest confidence and shall not share or disclose Credentials.
20. Privacy. Your use of the Site and your information (including your Account Information) is subject to Veer’s Privacy Policy.
21. Choice of Law / Jurisdiction/Attorneys’ Fees. Any dispute regarding this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, and the parties agree to accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York, regardless of conflicts of laws. This Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly disclaimed. The parties hereto confirm that it is their wish that this Agreement as well as any other documents relating hereto, including notices, has been and will be written in the English language and in the event of any conflict between the English language version of this Agreement and a version in any other language, the English language version shall prevail. In any dispute between any of the Veer Parties and you regarding this Agreement where any of the Veer Parties prevails, the applicable Veer Party will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees, legal expert fees, court costs, and other legal expenses.
22. Survival. The terms of this Agreement will survive termination of the license granted hereunder.
23. Audit/Compliance Requirements. In order to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Terms of Use, upon request you agree to provide Veer with sample copies of end use(s) which incorporate Content. Upon request, you agree to provide Veer with documentation adequate to certify your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation the single user restrictions and the scope of use of Content, signed by you (if you entered into this Agreement as an individual user), or by an officer of Employer/Principal (if you entered into this Agreement on behalf of Employer/Principal). Veer may, upon reasonable notice, audit your records related to this Agreement to verify compliance. Such audit may be conducted by Veer’s employees or through a third party.