All client photographs are treated as private by default. Submitting photographs for editing does not automatically grant Photoshop Pro Help permission to use them for portfolio, social media or advertising purposes.
Clients may choose to give explicit permission for their photographs to be used for promotional purposes by selecting the relevant optional permissions on the Hire Me form. These permissions are entirely voluntary and will not affect the services provided, the price quoted or the quality of the completed work.
Portfolio and Social Media Use
Where permission has been granted, I may use selected original and edited photographs, including before-and-after comparisons, to showcase my work on the Photoshop Pro Help website, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This may include social media posts, reels, videos, digital posters, flyers and promotional content shared through business pages or social media groups.
Paid Advertising Use
Where separate permission has been granted, I may use selected original and edited photographs, including before-and-after comparisons, in paid advertising campaigns promoting Photoshop Pro Help, including advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.
Permission for portfolio and social media use does not automatically include permission for paid advertising, and vice versa. Clients may agree to either permission, both permissions or neither.
Promotional Usage Licence
Where a client selects an optional promotional permission, they grant Photoshop Pro Help a non-exclusive, worldwide and royalty-free licence to reproduce, display, publish and adapt the authorised photographs for the promotional purposes specifically selected, to the extent that the client has the legal authority to grant those rights.
This may include creating before-and-after comparisons, social media content, videos, reels and promotional graphics, together with paid advertisements where separately authorised.
This permission does not transfer ownership or copyright in the original photographs to Photoshop Pro Help. Clients and other existing rights holders retain their applicable rights.
No additional payment or royalty is due from Photoshop Pro Help for promotional uses expressly authorised by the client, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Photograph Ownership and Permissions
Clients granting promotional permission must have the necessary copyright ownership, licences or other legal authority to authorise the selected use of their photographs. They must also ensure that appropriate permissions have been obtained from identifiable individuals appearing in the photographs, or from someone legally authorised to act on their behalf.
Where photographs feature children, appropriate permission from a parent or person with parental responsibility must be obtained, together with any additional permissions or safeguards required for the proposed use.
I reserve the right to request further confirmation of permissions or decline promotional use where ownership, privacy, consent or other legal concerns arise.
Retention and Withdrawal of Permission
Photographs approved for promotional use may be retained beyond the standard project retention period for as long as the relevant permission remains valid and the images continue to serve an authorised promotional purpose. Retained promotional material will be reviewed periodically and deleted when no longer required.
Clients may withdraw their promotional permission at any time by emailing [email protected]. Following withdrawal, the promotional licence will end for future use, and I will stop the relevant promotional activities and remove the photographs from websites, social media accounts and advertising campaigns under my control as soon as reasonably practicable.
Photographs previously published online may have been shared, downloaded or copied by third parties, and complete removal of those external copies cannot always be guaranteed.
Material Not Used for Promotion
Regardless of promotional permissions, I do not knowingly showcase:
- Legal documents
- Sensitive personal documentation
- Explicitly confidential material
- Photographs where the necessary publication rights or permissions have not been established
Client photographs will not be sold or licensed for unrelated third-party commercial use. Any promotional use will be limited to the purposes authorised by the client and subject to applicable legal requirements.