Guesty Websites works with multiple image providers. Understanding the source of an image is important, as licensing terms vary by provider.
Once you select an image in the image picker, the source displays on the right side. Some images may not have a defined source. Use the information below to understand the terms that correspond to your image's provider.
For full terms related to the usage of the Guesty Websites platform, refer to our terms of service and privacy policy. If there is a conflict between the information below and the Guesty terms of service, the terms of service prevail.
Image licensing comparison
Refer to the table below for a quick overview of what is permitted for each image source.
Feature |
Unsplash |
Giphy |
Shutterstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to use | Yes | Yes | No |
| Use on multiple pages of one site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use on other digital or physical assets | Yes | Yes | No |
| Edit or change image | Yes | No | Yes |
| Attribution required | No | No | No |
FAQs
- Unsplash: All images are licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0). You can copy, modify, distribute, and use the photos for free, including for commercial purposes, without asking permission or providing attribution.
- Giphy: Review the full Giphy terms.
- ShutterStock: Review the full Shutterstock terms.
- No defined source: You have an individual, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use these images an unlimited number of times, provided they are solely incorporated into websites built using Guesty Websites.
Guesty does not provide refunds for purchased Shutterstock images. Images from Unsplash, Giphy, or those with no defined source are free to use.
When using images from Shutterstock or those with no defined source, you must not use the image:
- Outside of your responsive website, mobile website, or Web Personalization created within Guesty.
- With pornographic, defamatory, or unlawful content.
- In a way that infringes upon any third-party trademark or intellectual property rights.
- To portray any person depicted (a "Model") in an offensive manner, such as in connection with adult entertainment, tobacco promotion, political endorsements, or depicting them as suffering from a physical or mental ailment.
- As a trademark, service mark, or logo.