User Licenses
We have a few licence types for our visuals. The licence type You select will depend on how You intend to use the visuals (“Works”). 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 licence types. If You plan to use the visual for commercial purposes (i.e. generating revenue, including fundraising activities), then You will use one of the commercial licence types.
Some of our visuals have special restrictions on them. You will notice that these visuals have a “Special” licence type which will tell You how You are allowed (and not allowed) to use them.
Non-Commercial Licence Types
Non-Commercial Use Licence
This is a licence agreement between You and 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 Licence, 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 Licence. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence that apply to Your Specified Use of the Work(s).
- Non-Commercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. Please be advised that fundraising is considered a commercial use, and You are required to use one of our Commercial Licence Types 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 Non-Commercial Licence, 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 for the Specified Usage.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the Work(s).
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
For Non-Commercial use only and according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 – 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 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. See also: How To Credit Our Visuals.
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 Specified 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 at We Animals’ sole discretion.
- For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this Licence 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 Licence shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this Licence 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 hold 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 shall 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 We Animals’ 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.
- Reporting. You expressly consent to We Animals providing Your limited contact information and Specified Usage to Creator for quality assurance purposes, including attribution rights and proper usage.
- Governing law. This agreement shall be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of Ontario, without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof. You agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for 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, shall be the federal and provincial courts serving the City of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree not to object to the jurisdiction of or venue of such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or any other basis.
Special Use License
This is a licence agreement between You and 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 Licence, 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 Licence. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence that apply to Your Specified Use of the Work(s).
- Non-Commercial means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. Please be advised that fundraising is considered a commercial use, and You are required to use one of our Commercial Licence Types for fundraising purposes.
- Academic & Editorial means intended for academic or editorial purposes, such as in academic research, educational settings, scholarly publications, or editorial content in journalism, news reporting, and commentary. This excludes any commercial, promotional, campaigning or advertising use.
- 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 Special Non-Commercial Licence, 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 for the Specified Usage.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the Work(s).
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
For Non-Commercial, Academic & Editorial use only and according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 – 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 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. See also: How To Credit Our Visuals.
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) cannot be used by non-profit or charity organizations. Work(s) may only be used by individual 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 at We Animals’ sole discretion.
- For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this Licence 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 Licence shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this Licence 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 hold 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 shall 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 We Animals’ 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.
- Reporting. You expressly consent to We Animals providing Your limited contact information and Specified Usage to Creator for quality assurance purposes, including attribution rights and proper usage.
- Governing law. This agreement shall be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of Ontario, without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof. You agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for 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, shall be the federal and provincial courts serving the City of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree not to object to the jurisdiction of or venue of such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or any other basis.
Commercial Licence Types
Commercial Use Licence
This is a licence agreement between You and 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 Licence, 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 Licence. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence 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 Licence, 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 for the Specified Usage.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the Work(s).
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
For Commercial use and according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 – 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 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. See also: How To Credit Our Visuals.
Section 4 – Provisions and Restricted Uses.
- 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 Specified 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 at We Animals’ sole discretion.
- For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this Licence 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 Licence shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this Licence 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.
- Redistribution. You cannot sell, sublicense, and/or redistribute the Work(s).
- Refunds. There are no refunds or exchanges of any kind for Work(s) once downloaded.
Section 5 — 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 6 – Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
You indemnify and hold 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 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 shall 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 We Animals’ 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.
- Reporting. You expressly consent to We Animals providing Your limited contact information and Specified Usage to Creator for quality assurance purposes, including attribution rights and proper usage.
- Governing law. This agreement shall be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of Ontario, without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof. You agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for 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, shall be the federal and provincial courts serving the City of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree not to object to the jurisdiction of or venue of such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or any other basis.
Restricted Use License
This is a licence agreement between You and 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 Licence, 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 Licence. Your has a corresponding meaning.
- Licensed Rights means the rights granted to You subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence 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 Special Commercial Licence, 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 for the Specified Usage.
- Non-exclusive. You do not have exclusive rights to use the Work(s).
- Unlimited. You can use the Work(s) an unlimited number of times for the Specified Usage.
For Commercial use, with the exception of Fundraising and according to the Specified Usage upon download.
Section 3 — 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 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. See also: How To Credit Our Visuals.
Section 4 — Provisions and Restricted Uses.
- 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 Specified 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 at We Animals’ sole discretion.
- For any breach of this subsection, We Animals may immediately revoke this Licence 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 Licence shall constitute intellectual property infringement, and We Animals reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity.
- No endorsement. Nothing in this Licence 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.
- Redistribution. You cannot sell, sublicense, and/or redistribute the Work(s).
- Refunds. There are no refunds or exchanges of any kind for Work(s) once downloaded.
Section 5 — 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 6 — Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
You indemnify and hold 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 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 shall 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 We Animals’ 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.
- Reporting. You expressly consent to We Animals providing Your limited contact information and Specified Usage to Creator for quality assurance purposes, including attribution rights and proper usage.
- Governing law. This agreement shall be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of Ontario, without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof. You agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for 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, shall be the federal and provincial courts serving the City of Toronto, Ontario. You expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts and agree not to object to the jurisdiction of or venue of such courts on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, or any other basis.