Terms of Use

These Terms govern access to and use of the Press Push section of www.januaryimages.com, including its press kits, download links, galleries, photographs, captions, videos, and other materials made available for free download (the "Service" and "Content"). "January Images," "we," "us," and "our" refer to the operator of the Service. "You" includes the individual user and any organization on whose behalf that individual acts.

By accepting these Terms or downloading or using Content after being presented with these Terms, you agree to be bound by them. If you act for an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind it. If you do not agree, do not download or use Content. These Terms apply only to Content expressly offered through Press Push for free use; they do not grant rights to other images on our website. A separate written agreement signed by January Images controls to the extent it expressly conflicts with these Terms.

Subject to these Terms and any restrictions displayed with the Content, January Images grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicensable, revocable license, without a download or license fee, to download and publish Content worldwide solely for legitimate news and editorial coverage of the event, production, person, or subject depicted. This includes publication in print, online, broadcast, and editorial social media, and promotion of that same editorial coverage. Additional publicity uses are permitted only when expressly authorized in the applicable press kit or in writing by January Images.

An outlet may carry advertising or charge subscriptions without making otherwise permitted editorial coverage prohibited. Use in advertisements, endorsements, merchandise, product packaging, or unrelated brand promotions requires separate written permission. Free download does not mean unrestricted use, public-domain status, ownership, or an irrevocable license. There is no guaranteed minimum license duration.

January Images and/or the applicable photographers, licensors, or other rights holders retain all copyrights and other rights in the Content. No ownership is transferred. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Every use must carry the credit supplied with the Content in a reasonably visible location adjacent to the image or in the publication's customary photo-credit location. If no credit is supplied, use "Courtesy of January Images." Preserve supplied photographer and agency credits, captions, copyright notices, and rights metadata wherever technically supported. Do not substitute your own ownership credit. Do not remove a watermark unless January Images supplies an authorized unwatermarked version or gives written permission.

Comply with all stated embargoes, expiration dates, territory limits, credit requirements, and other asset-specific restrictions. Check the applicable notices before publication. Do not publish before an embargo expires. Ordinary cropping, resizing, compression, and minor tonal corrections are allowed only if they do not materially alter the image's meaning or misrepresent the subject. Do not make deceptive edits, add or remove people or objects, create synthetic depictions, or imply an endorsement or affiliation that does not exist.

You may not sell, license, sublicense, assign, or distribute Content as stock, a handout service, a downloadable collection, or a standalone file. Do not upload Content to an agency, stock platform, image marketplace, or publicly accessible asset library. Do not use Content for unlawful, defamatory, fraudulent, or rights-infringing purposes. Do not use it to train, fine-tune, or evaluate artificial intelligence or machine-learning systems, or to build facial-recognition datasets, without our prior written permission.

Employees and production contractors may handle Content only as needed for your permitted publication, under restrictions at least as protective as these Terms and without independent use rights. You remain responsible for their handling of Content. Other publishers must obtain their own permission or download directly under these Terms. Normal display within your permitted publication is allowed; offering the source files for others to download or reuse is not.

January Images may, in its sole discretion, withdraw any Content, revoke or terminate any permission or license, and require you to stop using any Content obtained from the Service at any time, for any reason whatsoever or for no reason at all, whether or not you have violated these Terms. January Images is not required to explain or justify its decision. This right applies to previously downloaded Content and previously published uses, subject to applicable law and any controlling separate written agreement.

Upon receiving notice of revocation or a removal request, you must immediately stop all new use and distribution of the identified Content. You must promptly, and in any event within 24 hours unless the notice specifies a different deadline, remove it from websites, social accounts, applications, digital publications, and other locations under your control; disable downloads and scheduled posts; and instruct your employees and contractors to do the same. Stop future print runs and further distribution of undistributed physical copies containing the Content. Copies already physically distributed need not be recalled unless required by law or a separate written agreement.

Delete the affected source files and working copies in your possession or control and, if requested, confirm compliance in writing. A copy required by law or retained solely as evidence of compliance or a dispute may be kept securely without publication or other use. Inaccessible routine backups may remain until their normal deletion, but must not be restored for use. For reposts or caches outside your control, promptly request removal and reasonably cooperate with our efforts.

Notice may be sent to your supplied email address or account, or another contact address associated with your publication. It takes effect when delivered, including to your designated electronic inbox; actual reading is not required. Keep your contact information current. Removal of an asset from our website alone does not require you to discover an uncommunicated revocation. A violation of the license conditions also terminates the affected license automatically. Revocation does not retroactively make earlier compliant use unauthorized. To the extent permitted by law, we owe no compensation for removal, replacement, lost exposure, or other costs resulting from a lawful revocation.

We grant only rights we are authorized to grant. Download availability does not establish that model, property, trademark, privacy, publicity, guild, music, or other third-party permissions have been secured for your intended use. You are responsible for determining and obtaining any additional permissions your use requires and for complying with applicable law.

Provide accurate registration information, protect your credentials, and notify us promptly of suspected unauthorized access. Do not share logins, impersonate others, bypass security or access restrictions, scrape or bulk-harvest Content without written permission, introduce harmful code, or interfere with the Service. We may suspend accounts, restrict downloads, remove Content, or discontinue the Service at our discretion.

Personal information collected through the Service is handled under the privacy policy made available on our website and applicable law. These Terms do not authorize processing beyond that policy or applicable law.

For permission requests, copyright concerns, or questions about these Terms, contact January Images through the contact information provided on www.januaryimages.com. When reporting a rights concern, identify the work, the relevant URL, your contact details, and the basis for your claim. Sending a request does not itself grant permission.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUED AVAILABILITY, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, OR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF CAPTIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING INFORMATION BEFORE PUBLICATION.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, January Images, its affiliates, licensors, and their personnel are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or lost profits, revenue, data, or business opportunities arising from the Service or Content. Their aggregate liability arising from these Terms or your use of the free Service will not exceed US $100. These limitations do not exclude liability for fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or any liability that applicable law does not permit to be limited or excluded.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless January Images, its affiliates, licensors, and their personnel against third-party claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable legal costs arising from your breach of these Terms, unauthorized use of Content, or violation of another person's rights or applicable law. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from the protected party's own negligence, willful misconduct, or breach of these Terms. We will provide prompt notice of a claim and reasonable cooperation. No settlement may admit fault by or impose obligations on a protected party without its prior written consent.

We may revise these Terms by posting a revised version with its effective date. Changes apply to downloads and uses undertaken after the revised Terms take effect and you have received legally sufficient notice and provided any legally required assent. Revisions do not retroactively alter completed uses. Our right to revoke a license under Section 5 remains available under the version you accepted.

These Terms are governed by California law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Subject to nonwaivable rights and applicable jurisdiction requirements, disputes will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and the parties consent to those courts.

These Terms, applicable Content notices, and any controlling separate written agreement constitute the agreement concerning the free Service. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective to the extent permitted by law. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. Ownership, removal obligations, accrued liabilities, indemnification, liability limitations, and dispute provisions survive termination as applicable. Nothing in these Terms eliminates rights or exceptions that applicable law makes nonwaivable.