ISTOCK'S PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: March 2025

Please read this policy and if you have any questions contact us.

By using the site you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this policy.

This site is operated by iStockphoto LP ("iStockphoto"), a subsidiary of Getty Images, Inc. ("Getty Images") and may be accessed in Canada and abroad. For personal data protection purposes in the European Union, iStockphoto is the controller and, unless otherwise noted, is also the processor of the personal data.

iStockphoto is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy tells you about our online collection, use and disclosure of personal data. The terms of this policy apply to all personal data collected by iStockphoto on the website istockphoto.com and other country-specific iStockphoto websites which may be linked to istockphoto.com. We have created this policy pursuant to the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta) S.A. 2003, c.P-6.5, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) S.C. 2000, c.5 and the "Anti-Spam Act" (Canada) S.C. 2010, c.23. Your home jurisdiction may have privacy laws that are more or less protective than the province of Alberta, Canada.

1. Privacy Officer

   Outside of the European Union, we have designated a privacy officer at iStockphoto to be accountable for our policies and practices with respect to the management of personal data. You may forward any questions, comments or complaints that you might have about this privacy policy to:

   Joy Griffith
   iStockphoto LP
   Suite 313 - 1240 20th Ave SE
   Calgary, AB T2G 1M8

   Or by email to: privacy@gettyimages.com

2. Accessing Your Personal Data

   If you would like to review or revise information that you previously provided to us, you may access and change your personal data in the "My Account" section of the site. You may also contact Customer Service at 1(866) 478-6251 or +1(403) 265-3062 (international) or by email at privacy@gettyimages.com for assistance.

3. Personal Data Preferences

   iStockphoto respects your right to make choices about the use and disclosure of your personal data. If at any time you decide that you do not want to receive marketing emails from us, please let us know by: (1) checking or unchecking the appropriate box on your online registration form when you sign up or in the "My Account" page of the website once you are a member; (2) contacting your Customer Service at 1(866) 478-6251 or +1(403) 265-3062 (international); (3) follow the "unsubscribe" instructions included within each email communication; or (4) by email at privacy@gettyimages.com.

   If you choose not to receive marketing emails, please be advised that you will continue to receive transactional or account communications and emails (e.g., confirmation emails and account balance statements).

4. Your U.S. State Data Privacy Rights

   If you are a California resident and the processing of personal information about you is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), or if you are a resident of those additional states that have passed laws extending similar privacy rights to their consumers, you may have certain rights with respect to that information. In particular, you may have a right to request that companies provide you with the following information:

   (1) The categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
   (2) The categories of sources from which we collect personal information.
   (3) The purposes for collecting, using, or selling personal information.
   (4) The categories of third parties with which we share personal information.
   (5) For companies that disclose personal information for a business purpose, the categories of personal information disclosed about you for a business purpose.
   (6) For companies that sell personal information, the categories of personal information sold about you and the categories of third parties to which the personal information was sold, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to which the personal information was sold.

   To make such requests, contact us at privacy@gettyimages.com. Note that we have provided the information described in (2)-(5) in this privacy statement. With respect to (6), note that depending on where you reside, you may have a right to opt out from future “sales” or “sharing” of personal information. Certain U.S State laws require us to describe the categories of personal information we sell to or share with third parties and how to opt out of future sales or sharing. These laws define personal information to include internet or other electronic network activity information which includes identifiers, such as IP addresses, cookies IDs, and mobile IDs. Certain of these laws also define a “sale” or “share” broadly to include simply making data available to third parties in some cases.

   If you reside in a state that requires us to provide such opt out mechanism, to opt out of sharing and selling for purposes of cross context behavioral advertising click here.

   You also have a right to request that we delete personal information under certain circumstances, subject to a number of exceptions. Finally, you have a right to not be discriminated against for exercising rights set out in the CCPA. Please note that rules implementing some of these laws have not yet been finalized. We will update our processes, disclosures, and this Privacy Policy as these implementing rules are finalized, and as otherwise necessary.

5. Data Protection Addendum (DPA)

   Our DPA outlines the terms governing how we process personal data in based on the services we provide and in compliance with this privacy policy and applicable data protection laws. It details our commitments to data security, privacy rights, and responsibilities when handling personal information. To review our DPA, click here.

   iStockphoto otherwise adopts the Getty Images Privacy Policy which can be found here.