1. http://www.flickr.com/
“Terms of Service”
Policy Primer
Wong Chin Sing
Net303: Policy Primer

2. is a web site that allows you to:
 Upload photo and video
 Edit unloaded image.
 share and create online content.
 This content can then be shared with friends, added
to your blog, website, or just for you to enjoy!

3. Terms of Use
 These are the rules on how you can use Flickr.
 Most people have not read the “Terms of Use” before
using a website.
So,
 We will explore the Terms of Use from Flickr to help
you understand this document.

4. Are you eligible as a member of Flickr?
Flickr.com is one of a service provider by Yahoo! Inc.
So you should accept the term provided by Yahoo!.
• You will not be breaking any laws or terms to use the
service.
• You provide truthful information when you sign up for
membership.
• you are solely responsible for all content that you
upload to the site.
(Yahoo!7 Terms of Service, 2012)

5. Content
The content or information on Flickr should comply
with all laws.
Flickr do not actively monitor content but members can
report content or if Flickr find content that does not
comply with the Terms of Uses.
And they will deal with it. Which could include legal
action.
(Yahoo!7 Terms of Service, 2012)

6. Prohibited Content
Do not upload to the site content that is:
• offensive
• Indecent
• objectionable
There are 14 rules listed in section 6 but to keep it
simple, keep it clean and play nice.
***Remember***
Flickr is not responsible or liable for the content
uploaded but they may report you and your content to
appropriate authorities, if it does not comply.
(Yahoo!7 Terms of Service, 2012)

7. Privacy on Flickr

8. Privacy Policy
 Privacy, "...the expectation of anonymity, the
expectation of fairness and control over personal
information, and the expectation of
confidentiality." (Berman and Mulligan, 1999)
 Privacy is not specify in detail in the Terms of
Use,
 So there is an other document for Privacy Policy
of Flickr
 http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/au/yahoo/
(Yahoo! Privacy Centre, 2011)

9. Information collect and use
Personal Information collected from you:
 Name
 Address
 Phone Number
 Email Adress
 IP Address
 Date of Birth
 Gender
 Post code
 Occupation
 Industry
 Personal interests
(Yahoo! Privacy Centre, 2011)

10. How your information will be used
They would use your information for:
• Customise the advertising,
• Fulfill your requests for products and services,
• Improve services,
• Contact you,
• Conduct research,
• Provide anonymous reporting for internal and
external client.
(Yahoo! Privacy Centre, 2011)

11. Other Privacy Stuff
 The site uses cookies, to collect non-identifying
information. But, if you don't allow cookies then
the site may not work properly.
 If the site ownership changes they will share your
information and if requested in legal proceedings
or by a credit card company / processor.
 And the even may check to see where your
images are being displayed!

12. Licence
Did you know you are giving a license
when you unload to Flickr?

13. The License
User have responsibility that
the choose one of the
Creative Commons License
for their content sharing.
Flickr License Select - Screen capture by Wong Chin Sing http://www.flickr.com/account/prefs/license/?from=privacy

14. Breach of Copyright

15. Copyright
Flickr have the Flickr Community Guidelines (Flickr Community
Guidelines, 2012) and Yahoo! Copyright and Intellectual Property
Policy (Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, 2012).
 for user to understand the copyright issue.
Flickr users are not allow to post content that infringe on
copyright. (Yahoo!7 Terms of Service, 2012)
“… Do not upload anything that isn’t yours!” (Flickr Community
Guidelines, 2012)

16. using my content
Copyright
If someone infringe your copyright, then have a look at the
Yahoo! Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.
This document clearly indicates what sort of methods that you
can contact with Flickr/Yahoo7!
This also shows what you will receive from Flickr if you break
copyright.
(Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, 2012)

17. If you breaks the rules
If you do not comply with the Terms of Use,
• Your content could be removed.
• Your account could be terminated.
• Legal action be taken against you.
(Yahoo!7 Terms of Service, 2012)

18. Important of Terms of Use

19. Important of Terms of Use
Terms of Use is designed as a legal document
for user to have a safety and legal platform
using the Flickr.
It is also protect the user rights when they
upload content to the Flickr.
***Please read this carefully when you sign up a
online services.***

20. References
 Berman, J. & Mulligan, D. (1999). Privacy in the Digital Age: Work
in Progress. Retrieved from
http://www.cdt.org/publications/lawreview/1999nova.shtml
 Yahoo!7 Pty ltd. (2012). Yahoo!7 Terms of Service. Retrieved
from http://au.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 Yahoo!7 Pty ltd. (2012). Yahoo! Privacy Centre. Retrieved from
http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/au/yahoo/
 Yahoo! Pty ltd. (2012). Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.
Retrieved from http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/copyright/en-
us/
 The Flickreenos. (2012). Flickr Community Guidelines. Retrieved
from http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne
 Flickr Logo. [Image]. (2012). Flickr by Yahoo!. Retrieved, from
http://www.flickr.com/