Summary

• Credit System
• Price of files
• Purchasing credits
• Subscription
• Downloading files
• Payment to contributors
• Method of payment
• Affiliation Program

Credit System

Credit Value

A credit is a monetary unit of Fotolia money. Prices are indicated in Credits.

1 credit = $ 1.00

Credit Validity

Credits can be used for 365 days from the date of purchase. After 365 days, the credits cannot be used and their value is lost. The member waives any claims in respect of this time limit.

Price of files

See Royalty Free License Chart (Price and Use))

Purchasing credits

The minimum credit purchase is 10 credits, the maximum is 2000 credits
It is necessary to create an account on Fotolia before credits are purchased.
Two methods are available to buy credits:

• By credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Visa Electron, Delta)
• By Paypal

[ Learn More ]

Every credit purchase is accompanied with an invoice detailing the payment (a number of credits purchased, and date of purchase).

Subscription

There are 4 Subscription options:

Subscription options	1 month	3 months	6 months	1 year
Duration (in days)	30 days	90 days	180 days	365 days
Downloads per day	25 Images per day	25 Images per day	25 Images per day	25 Images per day
Total Downloads	750	2250	4500	9125
Licenses	Royalty Free	Royalty Free	Royalty Free	Royalty Free
Size	L (>4 MP)	L (>4 MP)	L (>4 MP)	L (>4 MP)
Price	$249	$599	$999	$1899
Best price per image	$0.33	$0.26	$0.22	$0.20

During the subscription, the Subscribed Member may download up to 25 images a day. Images available for Subscription download are symbolized by a "s" (Subscription). The number of daily downloads is limited to 25 images and can't be modified, however additional images may be purchased on a pay per download basis. Unused daily downloads will not be rolled over to a future date or refunded. At the expiration date the Subscription agreement is automatically renewed. To Cancel a Subscription, the Subscribed Member needs to contact Fotolia a minimum of 15 days before expiration date.

Different payment methods are available to Fotolia subscribers :

• Credit Card
• Paypal
• Click and Buy
• Wire Transfer

The Subscription purchase is accompanied with an invoice detailing the payment (Subscription duration, amount in USD, purchase date...).

Downloading files

To buy a file, simply add the file to the shopping cart, select a license, and click on the continue button. If there are enough credits in the account you will proceed to the download page. Additional credits may need to be purchased before you can download the file.

Credits are subtracted from the account after clicking on the file download link. The link is available for one 24 hour period starting from the first download.

During this period, you can download the file as many times as needed. When the image is downloaded, there are no refunds due to the reproducible nature of the downloaded file.

Payment to Contributors

The payment to Contributors depends on the system used by the buyer during the purchase. There are 2 systems to purchase images : the "image by image" system and the subscription system.

Pay Per Download System

Exclusive / non-exclusive

Only a file may be exclusive with Fotolia not the artist.

A contributor may choose to sell files with Fotolia on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis. When a contributor chooses to sell a file exclusively through Fotolia, the minimum commission earned is 50% of the sales price. The contributor may earn additional commission depending on the contributors rank.

When a contributor chooses to sell an image non-exclusively through Fotolia, the minimum commission earned is 33% of the sales price. The contributor may earn additional commission depending on the contributors rank.

The tables below outline the license, resolution, commission, and price range a contributor may sell his images based on the contributors rank and exclusivity.

Licenses & pricing

During the indexation process, a contributor selects an appropriate license and sets the price or base price for that license within the price range of the contributors rank and exclusivity. The selling price for the Standard Royalty Free License is calculated on the resolution of the image. The contributor may set up to 2 prices:

• Standard Royalty Free Base Price = XS
• Extended Royalty Free Price = X

Royalty Free Licenses	Icons	Price	Output Resolution	Condition
XS Standard		XS	≥ 0.12 MP	Resolution ≥ 3,7
S Standard		2* XS	≥ 0.48 MP	Resolution ≥ 3,7
M Standard		3* XS	≥ 1.9 MP	Resolution ≥ 3,7
L Standard		4* XS	≥ 3.7 MP	Resolution ≥ 3.7
XL Standard		5* XS	≥ 7.8 MP	Resolution ≥ 7.8
XXL Standard		6* XS	≥ 15 MP	Resolution ≥ 15
XXXL Standard		7* XS	≥ 30 MP	Resolution ≥ 30
Vectors		7* XS	Any resolution	vector
Extended		X	Original Size	Resolution ≥ 3,7

A contributor may set their price according to their rank, price range and image exclusivity

Contributor ranking

On Fotolia, a contributors rank is determined by the total number of files sold. The higher the rank the more files the contributor has sold. There 8 levels that represent the contributor rank and the number of files sold. To calculate your rank, we take into account each files sold from classical system. We also take into account files sold from subscription, four files sold from subscription are equivalent to one old file from classical system. The table below outlines each level and its corresponding symbol.

Number of Files Downloaded	Symbol	Level
Less than 100		White
Between 100 and 1000		Bronze
Between 1000 and 5000		Silver
Between 5000 and 10000		Gold
Between 10000 and 50000		Emerald
Between 50000 and 100000		Sapphire
Between 100000 and 500000		Rubis
Above 500000		Diamond

Exclusive

			Maximum Sales Price
Contributor Ranking[ ? ]		Contributor Commission %	XS Standard	S Standard	M Standard	L Standard	XL Standard	XXL Standard	XXXL Standard	Vectors	Extended
White		50	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	20
Bronze		52	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	50
Silver		54	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	21	100
Gold		56	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	28	150
Emerald		58	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	35	200
Sapphire		60	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	42	200
Rubis		62	7	14	21	28	35	42	49	49	200
Diamond		64	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	70	200

Non exclusive

			Maximum Sales Price
Contributor Ranking[ ? ]		Contributor Commission %	XS Standard	S Standard	M Standard	L Standard	XL Standard	XXL Standard	XXXL Standard	Vector	Extended
White		33	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	20
Bronze		35	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	50
Silver		37	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	100
Gold		39	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	150
Emerald		41	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	200
Sapphire		43	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	21	200
Rubis		45	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	28	200
Diamond		47	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	35	200

Subscription

Contributors may make or not their exclusive images available for subscription. Non exclusive images are allways available for Subscription. In order to refuse to propose exclusive images for subscription, you have to set this parameter in the "My Profile" section of your personal space.

Images proposed in Subscription have a better visibility on the Website. Images proposed in Subscription may only be download with a L license.

The payment depends on the contributor ranking.

Ranking	Payment / Download
	0.30 Credit
	0.31 Credit
	0.32 Credit
	0.33 Credit
	0.34 Credit
	0.35 Credit
	0.36 Credit
	0.37 Credit

Method of payment

For each file sold, the contributor is paid a commission in credits defined by preceding paragraphs. The contributor can use these credits to purchase photographs or to convert their credits into money. The conversion of credits is done via the use of a free Paypal account [ Learn More ] or a free Money booker account [ Learn More ]

The contributor can convert their credits into money which will then be transferred directly into their Paypal or Money booker account. From their Paypal or Money booker account, the contributor can transfer the money into their bank account.

Fotolia charges No Fee for transactions over 50 credits. Transactions less than 50 credits will be a low fixed price of 1 credit whatever the amount of the conversion. Thus you can transfer money as soon as your account contains at least two eligible credits.

Important! For anti-fraud reasons, conversion of Fotolia credits through Paypal or Moneybooker is not permitted until 45 days after selling your first image.

Affiliation program

The affiliation program enables any member of Fotolia whose profile has been confirmed to be rewarded on the sales and purchases of his affiliates.

An affiliate is anyone who is referred to Fotolia meaning someone who opens an account on Fotolia after the recommendation of a member. Someone is referred to Fotolia by a member if they create an account after clicking on the affiliation link.

An Affiliation link is an Internet hyperlink or web link pointing to the Fotolia website with a member's reference id. The reference id is a unique code assigned to every member of Fotolia.

The affiliate relation between the member and their affiliate takes effect when the new account is created. The affiliation relationship lasts for a limited time. This limited time is displayed under the “my profile” section of your member home page. During this time the referring member will be rewarded by commission on all transactions of their affiliates.

The referring members' revenues are calculated by a percentage of Fotolia's commission on each transaction from the affiliate. (Contributors commissions/royalties do not change as a result of the affiliation program)

The reward percentage depends on the type of affiliate transaction (sale or purchase) and is displayed under the “my profile” section of the member home page.

Affiliation revenues are calculated only from valid transactions 30 days after the original sale. Affiliation rewards are distributed to referring members in credits and may be converted into cash at any time.

Referring members may receive rewards from an unlimited number of affiliates in their account. If the affiliate subscribes to Fotolia Subscription Program, the referrer earns 20 credits for this affiliation.