Photo & Copyright Terms

1. Ownership

Young & Seen does not claim ownership of a photographer’s or creator’s copyright merely because material is submitted or published.

Copyright remains with the relevant rights holder unless assigned separately in writing.

2. Permission to submit

The person submitting a photograph must have authority to do so.

If a professional photographer owns the copyright, the parent or submitter must obtain permission allowing submission and publication by Young & Seen.

3. Publication licence

For selected material, the rights holder grants YOUNG AND SEEN (PTY) LTD a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce, crop, resize, format, publish, distribute, archive and promote the work in connection with Young & Seen.

The licence covers the agreed publication channels identified in the relevant consent/release.

4. Credit

Young & Seen will make reasonable efforts to credit photographers and creators where requested and where credits are supplied accurately.

A missing or incorrect credit should be reported promptly so it can be corrected in future digital use where reasonably possible.

5. Editing

Reasonable editorial adjustments may include:

• cropping,
• resizing,
• colour and exposure correction,
• file conversion,
• layout overlays,
• typography around the image.

Young & Seen should not materially alter a person’s physical appearance in a misleading way.

6. AI-generated or heavily manipulated content

A submitter must disclose if submitted creative material is substantially generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence where that fact would affect editorial understanding of authorship.

Young & Seen may decline such material or label it appropriately.

7. Infringement

A person claiming copyright infringement may contact legal@youngandseen.co.za with:

• identification of the work,
• the allegedly infringing use,
• proof or explanation of rights ownership,
• contact details.

Young & Seen may temporarily remove material while a credible dispute is investigated.