Rights & Usage

1. Overview

This Rights & Usage Policy explains ownership and use of content on CreativeWork. It expands the User Content and Intellectual Property sections of the Terms of Service and forms part of those Terms.

Users retain ownership of content and creative work they own. Uploading content to CreativeWork does not transfer ownership to CreativeWork. CreativeWork receives only the limited rights needed to host, display, process, resize or format, transmit, and technically operate the platform.

2. Ownership of Your Content

Users retain ownership of content they own.

CreativeWork does not become the owner simply because content is uploaded, displayed, sent through chat, attached to a booking, or included in a profile. Users must have the rights or permission necessary to upload content.

3. Content You Upload to CreativeWork

Content on CreativeWork may include:

• profile and service content, such as profile photos, banners, portfolio items, service cover images, service descriptions, and creator bios
• client-provided material, such as reference images, briefs, project descriptions, files, and messages
• commissioned or delivered creative work, such as photographs, video, designs, audio, written material, and other deliverables
• reviews and other platform contributions, such as ratings, comments, and reports

Different types of content can have different rights and usage implications, as described below.

4. Creator Profiles, Portfolios and Service Listings

Creators may upload profile, portfolio, and service-listing content to present their work and services.

By uploading it, they give CreativeWork the limited permission needed to host it, display it in profiles, search, and service pages, resize or format it, transmit it through the service, and technically cache or process it.

That permission lasts while the content is used on the platform and for a reasonable technical period afterward for backups, security, or legal obligations. CreativeWork does not claim unrestricted promotional reuse of this content outside the platform.

5. Client Reference Material

Clients may provide reference images, project descriptions, inspiration examples, and other files or materials for the purpose of discussing and performing a booking.

The client must have the right to share them. Creators may use them only as reasonably necessary to understand or perform the booking unless the parties agree otherwise.

Creators do not obtain ownership of client reference material by receiving it through CreativeWork.

6. Commissioned Creative Work

Ownership and usage rights in commissioned work can depend on applicable law, the nature of the work, the creator’s service terms, the booking or service description, and any separate written agreement between the client and the creator.

CreativeWork does not automatically transfer copyright between client and creator simply because a booking is paid through the platform. Paying for or receiving delivered material does not by itself transfer copyright or ownership.

The creator and client are responsible for understanding and agreeing the usage rights relevant to the service.

7. Usage Rights Between Client and Creator

Unless the service listing or a separate agreement says otherwise, the client should receive the right to use delivered work for the purpose reasonably expected from the booked service.

Delivery does not automatically give the client authorship, the right to transfer or sell copyright, the right to sublicense broader rights, or the right to use the work beyond the scope agreed for the booking.

Rights such as commercial advertising, resale, sublicensing, broad publication, exclusivity, or copyright assignment should be agreed explicitly between the parties. CreativeWork does not create a mandatory workflow for those rights.

If the parties agree additional terms in writing, including through CreativeWork messaging, those terms govern between them to the extent permitted by law and these policies.

8. Portfolio Use by Creators

Creators should ensure they have any permission required before displaying client-specific commissioned work in a public portfolio, advertising, social media, or other promotional use.

This is especially important where the content identifies the client, contains private locations or information, depicts identifiable people, was commissioned confidentially, or contains third-party material.

If the parties separately agree portfolio rights, that agreement governs between them subject to applicable law. CreativeWork does not currently operate a built-in client-consent workflow that grants or records promotional-use permission.

9. CreativeWork’s Limited Platform License

By uploading content, the user grants CreativeWork a non-exclusive license to host, store, reproduce as technically necessary, resize, format, display, and transmit the content solely as needed to operate, secure, and provide the CreativeWork service.

This license is limited to platform operation and does not transfer ownership. Third-party infrastructure providers may technically process content on CreativeWork’s behalf.

10. Reviews and Public Contributions

Reviews belong to the author, subject to the limited platform license needed to display and moderate them. CreativeWork may display them, format them, moderate or remove content that violates policy, and retain evidence where required for disputes, safety, or legal obligations.

CreativeWork does not claim ownership of reviews.

11. Third-Party Rights and Permissions

Users must not upload or use content that infringes copyright, trademark, privacy or personality rights, confidentiality obligations, or other intellectual-property rights.

Examples include images copied without permission, copyrighted music used without rights, logos or brand assets used unlawfully, and private client work published without permission.

The rights of people depicted in photographs, video, or recordings may be separate from copyright in the work. Users remain responsible for any consent or release required from identifiable persons under applicable law, especially where children are depicted.

Creators remain responsible for ensuring their production and editing methods comply with applicable rights and the agreed service.

12. Prohibited Content

Unlawful, infringing, or fraudulent content, malicious files, and content that violates privacy or confidentiality are prohibited. The Terms of Service set out broader acceptable-use and prohibited-conduct rules.

13. Reporting Copyright or Rights Concerns

If you believe content on CreativeWork infringes your rights, use the Contact page and choose Customer support.

Please include the content and where it appears, the rights claimed, an explanation, your contact details, and supporting documentation where appropriate.

CreativeWork may temporarily restrict or remove content while reviewing a credible claim.

14. Removing Content

Users may remove or edit their content using the available product controls.

CreativeWork may remove or restrict content for Terms violations, rights complaints, legal requirements, or safety and security reasons.

Deletion from public display may not immediately remove backups, transaction records, dispute evidence, or legally required records.

15. Account Closure and Existing Records

Closing an account ends ordinary public use of profile and listing content. Booking records associated with the account are removed from ordinary platform use.

CreativeWork may retain limited records where necessary for payment or accounting, disputes, fraud or security, or legal obligations. The Privacy Policy governs personal-data retention in more detail.

16. Changes to This Policy

CreativeWork may update this policy. Material changes apply prospectively, subject to applicable law.

Existing accepted bookings continue under the applicable recorded booking terms unless law or security requirements require otherwise. Payment and cancellation rules are in Payments & Disputes.

17. Contact / Questions

For questions about this policy, use the Contact page and choose Customer support.