Image Licensing
Understand what you can and cannot do with images from SceneVault.
Last updated: March 2026
License Overview
All images on SceneVault are licensed, not sold. When you download an image using credits, you receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide license to use that image in your projects. The scope of your license depends on the tier you select: Standard or HD.
Standard License
The Standard license provides a standard-resolution file optimized for digital use and small-format print applications.
- Digital use: websites, social media, email newsletters, digital ads, presentations
- Small-format print: business cards, flyers, postcards, A4 or smaller documents
- No limit on the number of projects or impressions
- Use in commercial and personal projects
HD License
The HD license provides the highest available resolution, suitable for large-format print and professional production.
- All Standard license uses, plus:
- Large-format print: posters, banners, exhibition displays, wall art, packaging
- Print-on-demand products: greeting cards, calendars, art prints (as a background or element, not as the primary product)
- Broadcast and video production: film, television, streaming media
Allowed Uses
- Use as a background, texture, or design element in your own creative projects
- Incorporate into designs for client work and commercial products
- Use in wedding invitations, stationery, posters, and packaging
- Use in digital marketing materials, websites, and social media posts
- Use in editorial publications (magazines, books, blogs)
- Modify, crop, recolor, or composite the image as part of a larger design
Prohibited Uses
- Redistribute, resell, or sublicense the image in its original or minimally modified form
- Include the image in a stock media library, clip art collection, or template marketplace
- Use the image as part of a dataset for AI training, machine learning, or neural network development
- Use the image in pornographic, defamatory, or illegal content
- Register the image as a trademark, service mark, or design patent
- Claim authorship or copyright ownership of the image
- Use automated tools to bulk-download images without written authorization
Attribution
Attribution is not required but is appreciated. If you would like to credit SceneVault, you may use: "Background by SceneVault.art" or a link to our website.
License Comparison
- Standard-resolution file
- Digital use (web, social, email)
- Small-format print (A4 and below)
- Unlimited projects
- Commercial and personal use
- Highest available resolution
- All Standard uses included
- Large-format print (posters, banners)
- Print-on-demand products
- Broadcast and video production
Licensing Questions?
If you have questions about licensing, custom licensing requests, or need a license for a use not covered above, please contact us at [email protected].
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