Licence Terms

These terms apply to every licence granted through OSEA Wildlife Media. The specific licence type you purchased (e.g. Editorial, Commercial, Broadcast) and any bespoke terms on your licence document take precedence where they differ.

Grant of licence

Subject to full payment, you are granted a non-exclusive (unless you purchased an Exclusive Licence), non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the licensed asset for the permitted uses of your licence type.

Copyright & representation

Copyright remains with the photographer at all times. OSEA Diver Ltd acts as the exclusive commercial licensing representative where applicable. Licensing does not transfer copyright.

Restrictions

• No redistribution, resale or sublicensing of the asset or previews.
• No use as a physical wall print, standalone artwork, décor product or merchandise unless the purchased licence or a written agreement expressly grants that right.
• No use that is defamatory, unlawful, or that misrepresents wildlife.
• No use in a way that allows extraction of the asset as a standalone file by third parties.
• AI training: use of any asset to train, fine-tune or develop machine-learning or generative-AI systems is prohibited unless you hold a specific written AI-training licence.

Personal Licence

For personal, non-commercial use. No expiry. Includes personal digital use and physical printing for your own private display. Publication, resale, redistribution and commercial use are not permitted.

You may supply the file to a professional print service solely to make prints for your own private, non-commercial display. The file may not be retained or reused by the print service for any other purpose.

Museum-quality prints remain available as a separate, professionally produced product for customers who prefer OSEA to manage production.

Editorial vs commercial

Editorial licences cover news, commentary and non-advertising contexts. Commercial and advertising uses require the corresponding licence.

Term, territory & exclusivity

These options apply to new purchases from 8 September 2026. Existing purchases retain the price, rights and term recorded when purchased. The licence summary saved with your purchase records your selected scope.

• Personal: private digital use and personal printing have no expiry.
• Web, social and editorial: one finished project, publication or edition, with worldwide distribution and no expiry for that project. The web licence includes one website and two social channels unless extra channels were purchased. Editorial print licences retain the purchased placement and circulation limits. A new project, edition, business promotion or advertising use requires a new licence.
• Business campaigns: three months, 12 months, three years or five years from completed payment, as selected at checkout. Three-month licences cover standard digital promotion in one territory only, with no print, broadcast or outdoor advertising. Longer terms cover the purchased placement and territory. Active marketing use must stop at expiry unless renewed; there is no automatic renewal.
• Custom and exclusive: term, territory, media and availability are agreed in writing. Full exclusivity does not transfer copyright.

Project licences allow the finished work to remain available, not reuse of the source image or clip in unlimited new projects. Resale, stock-library redistribution, merchandise and sublicensing are not included. Ordinary business licences do not include broadcast, outdoor advertising or exclusivity; request a written agreement for those uses.

Credit

Where reasonably possible, credit the photographer and OSEA Wildlife Media. Editorial uses should include a visible credit.

Termination

Breach of these terms, or a refund/chargeback, terminates the licence and revokes download access. We may audit usage where we reasonably suspect misuse.