Usage Guide

Web & Design

• ✓Corporate website hero images
• ✓Blog post thumbnails
• ✓Landing page backgrounds
• ✓Banner ad design assets
• ✓E-commerce product imagery
• ✓Web service UI assets
• ✓News site illustrations
• ✓Job listing & real estate site assets
• ✓Travel & restaurant site imagery
• ✓WordPress theme sample images

Print

• ✓Company brochures & pamphlets
• ✓Flyers & leaflets
• ✓Poster design assets
• ✓Business card backgrounds
• ✓Magazine & book illustrations
• ✓Greeting card designs
• ✓Menus & catalogs
• ✓Internal newsletters & bulletins
• ✓Direct mail & invitation designs

Video & Film

• ✓YouTube video thumbnails
• ✓In-video footage for YouTube
• ✓TV broadcast visuals
• ✓Commercial & ad backgrounds
• ✓Wedding videos
• ✓Corporate PR videos
• ✓Short-form video content
• ✓Educational & training videos
• ✓Music video backgrounds
• ✓Digital signage

Social Media & Personal

• ✓X / Instagram / Facebook posts
• ✓Threads / Bluesky posts
• ✓Smartphone wallpapers
• ✓Desktop wallpapers
• ✓Blog article imagery
• ✓Social media icons & headers
• ✓Presentation materials
• ✓School assignments & reports
• ✓Virtual meeting backgrounds
• ✓YouTube channel banners

Creative Works

• ✓Magazine background assets
• ✓Manga tracing references
• ✓Illustration references & sketches
• ✓AI illustration references
• ✓Game backgrounds
• ✓Novel cover designs
• ✓Music CD jacket art
• ✓Visual novel backgrounds
• ✓VTuber streaming backgrounds
• ✓TTRPG replay video backgrounds

Business & Commercial

• ✓Internal documents & proposals
• ✓Seminar & lecture slides
• ✓Shareholder meeting & IR materials
• ✓Recruitment & training materials
• ✓Proposals & report imagery
• ✓Crowdfunding page backgrounds
• ✓Email newsletter assets
• ✓App splash screens
• ✓SaaS product landing pages
• ✓Online meeting backgrounds

Public, Education & Politics

• ✓Educational institution materials
• ✓University lecture materials
• ✓NPO & NGO publications
• ✓Municipal tourism PR assets
• ✓Political campaign posters
• ✓Election bulletin assets
• ✓Disaster prevention & health awareness materials
• ✓Library & museum exhibits
• ✓Community center course materials
• ✓Neighborhood association notices

Adult & R18 Works (Conditional)

Only the following subjects may be used:

• ✓Non-identifiable natural landscapes (mountains, sea, sky, forests, etc.)
• ✓Wildlife (stray cats, birds, insects, fish, etc.)
• ✓Food & drinks
• ✓Plants & flowers
• ✓Weather (clouds, sunsets, rain, etc.)
• ✓Abstract backgrounds & textures

Photo Redistribution

• ✕Uploading to other stock photo sites
• ✕Selling as stock media collections
• ✕Redistributing as 'free materials' on your own site
• ✕Posting on social media as your own photography
• ✕Entering contests claiming authorship
• ✕Using or collecting as AI training data

Photo-Primary Merchandise

*Prohibited even with minor edits (cropping, brightness adjustments, etc.)

• ✕Postcards printed directly from photos
• ✕T-shirts featuring only the photo
• ✕Phone cases printed with the photo
• ✕Jigsaw puzzles made from photos
• ✕Posters printed directly for sale
• ✕Selling images on auction sites
• ✕Photo book compilations
• ✕Any other merchandise where the photo is the main value

Harmful Use of Subjects

• ✕Writing defamatory text on photos
• ✕Editing photos to damage the subject's image
• ✕Combining with false information
• ✕Use in defamatory or discriminatory contexts
• ✕Use as fake news material
• ✕Use in fraud or illegal advertising
• ✕Combining with hate speech
• ✕Use for purposes that violate public order and morals

Prohibited Subjects in Adult Works

• ✕Famous buildings & tourist spots
• ✕Shrines, temples, castles & historical sites
• ✕Buses, ships, planes & airports
• ✕Statues & monuments
• ✕Commercial & public facilities
• ✕Photos with prominently visible passersby
• ✕Any other subject with identifiable rights holders