information about Use of contributed photographs

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) is the copyright standard that will apply to all work derived from photographs associated with WOW. CC BY-NC 4.0 mandates that the photographer will be attributed (appropriately credited), and use of the photograph is for non-commercial purposes only. CC BY-NC allows WOW to reuse, edit and share the photographs legally. It does not allow subsequent users to re-use the photographs.

All data, including photographs, submitted via the WOW app will be managed by iNaturalist. Please see the iNaturalist Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more information.

Types of use

Computer learning

All contributed photographs may be used by WOW for image analysis using machine learning (i.e. image classification and clustering) and may also be filtered by WOW for inappropriate content. Contributors will be attributed by being listed and acknowledged as a project contributor on the WOW website.

Display

Contributed photographs may be used for the purpose of marketing and promoting WOW, providing attribution is made (typically the photographer’s first name and surname, or first initial and surname, as indicated by the contributor during the submission process or as part of their WOW user profile). The attribution may be made on the photograph itself (watermark placed by WOW), or in subtext elsewhere in the document/website etc.  

The photographs may be displayed:

·         on the WOW website, or our project partners’ websites (such as TERN, The University of Adelaide, AusIndustry etc.)

·         in presentations (on screen or posters) at conferences

·         in brochures and pamphlets, banners etc.

·         in social media (WOW/project partners Facebook, Twitter etc.)

·         in any other non-commercial use at the discretion of WOW.

Watermarks

Photographs should be submitted without any watermarks. Any watermarks used for attributing the contributor in display material will be placed by WOW.

Edited photographs

Cropping

Photographs may be cropped or re-sized by the contributor or by WOW to meet project specifications.

Editing

Contributors are requested to submit raw unedited photographs. Please do not edit or apply filters, as any adjustments may result in lost image data. WOW will adjust the images if required.

Metadata

During the submission process, the WOW app will check that the required metadata to the photograph is included. Required metadata includes the time, date and location of the photograph. The metadata will remain with the photograph indefinitely.

Fees

As WOW is a not-for-profit project, contributors will not be remunerated for photographs provided to WOW.

Re-use

CC BY-NC 4.0 does not allow subsequent users to re-use the photographs. For example, people cannot copy a photograph from the WOW website or other publications, and subsequently use it. Such users will need to liaise with the photographs owner (typically the photographer) to obtain permission to use the photographs.

• Link to Creative Commons website here