We expect all members to comply with our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines and take prompt action when we are made aware of content that does not comply.
If we identify content in your account that does not comply with our policies, we will reach out to both your FlickrMail inbox and your login email address. Our messages will include details about the content that does not comply as well as steps you can take to address the issue.
In addition, we may place temporary limitations on your account to give you the opportunity to make necessary changes. For instance, your account may be hidden from public view, your social functions may be disabled, or your ability to upload videos may be deactivated. These restrictions can be lifted once you’ve made the necessary changes to your content.
To have your account reviewed or if you have questions about our appeal process, please reach out to our Trust & Safety team using our Contact Us form.
Egregious policy violations may result in immediate account termination. We may also terminate the accounts of members who repeatedly violate Flickr’s guidelines or refuse to address non-compliant content.
Note: All content on Flickr, including your private content, friends/family content, comments, tags, photo descriptions, FlickrMail, etc., must abide by our guidelines.
Types of account violations include:
Free Account Limits:
Non-Safe content in a Free account
This means our Trust & Safety team has found Moderate or Restricted content in your Free account. Free accounts are limited to posting Safe content only.
To restore your account, please Upgrade to Pro and make sure your content is properly moderated. As an alternative, you must delete all non-Safe content from your account, regardless of Privacy setting. You may then reach out to our Trust & Safety team using our Contact Us form.
See more information about non-Safe content in our Help Center here and here.
Commercial activity in a Free account
This means our Trust & Safety team has found that your Free account is being used for commercial purposes. Only our Pro members are permitted to engage in commercial activity in their Flickr accounts or otherwise monetize their posts.
To restore your account, please Upgrade to Pro. As an alternative, you must delete all commercial content from your account. You may then reach out to our Trust & Safety team using our Contact Us form.
See more information about commercial activity in our Help Center.
Mis-moderated content in a Pro account
This means our Trust & Safety team has found mis-moderated non-Safe content in your account. Safety Levels let other members know that your content might contain nudity, sexuality, or graphic imagery that some have chosen not to see.
To restore your account, please make sure that all of your content is properly moderated, regardless of Privacy setting. You may then reach out to our Trust & Safety team using our Contact Us form.
See more information about non-Safe content in our Help Center here and here.
Collected content
This means our Trust & Safety team has found content for which you may not have the appropriate rights in your account. When you upload content to Flickr, you must respect the intellectual property rights of creators.
To restore your account, please remove content which does not belong to you from your account, regardless of Privacy setting. You may then reach out to our Trust & Safety team using our Contact Us form.
See more information about collected content in our Help Center.
Prohibited content
This means our Trust & Safety team has found content in your account that is strictly prohibited. Content that is prohibited on Flickr must be deleted entirely, regardless of privacy setting.
In many cases, posting prohibited content to your account will result in account termination. If we do allow you to restore your account, you must remove all prohibited content from your account immediately, regardless of Privacy setting. You may then reach out to our Trust & Safety team using our Contact Us form.
See more information about collected content in our Help Center.