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How Do You Report an Image on Cheap Image Library?
Send the image URL, a one-line reason, and a way to reach you to the contact address linked in the footer and on the license page. Reports are read by a person, checked against the catalog, and acted on. A file that should not be in the image library is removed, and you get a reply saying so.
What is worth reporting
The catalog is reviewed before files are published, but a large image library cannot catch everything. These are the categories that matter:
- Copyright concern. You believe a file reproduces a protected work, such as a recognizable piece of artwork, a photograph, or a character design that belongs to someone else.
- Resembles a real person. AI-assisted portraits are meant to be synthetic. If a face is unmistakably a specific, identifiable individual, especially a public figure, report it.
- Trademark or logo. A brand mark, product design, or company name appears clearly enough to imply an official image of that brand.
- Offensive or harmful content. Anything hateful, sexually explicit, or otherwise unfit for a general-purpose stock catalog.
- Broken or mislabeled file. The Download JPG button returns an error, the file is corrupt, the resolution does not match the spec line, or the tags describe a completely different subject.
- Duplicate. Two files that are pixel-identical under different slugs.
You do not need to be the rights holder to report a copyright or likeness concern. A user who spots a problem is welcome to flag it.
What to include
A useful report has four parts. Keep it short; nobody needs a formal letter.
- The image URL or slug. The slug is the last part of the image page address and also the base of the downloaded filename. One slug per line if you are reporting several.
- The category. One of the items above, or a sentence in your own words.
- Why. For copyright or trademark, name the work or brand you think is reproduced. For a likeness, name the person. For a technical fault, say what you saw: an error message, a wrong pixel size, an empty file.
- A reply address. So we can confirm receipt and tell you the outcome.
If you are the rights holder, add a line stating that and, where possible, a link to the original work. That speeds up review, but it is not required for the report to be considered.
What happens next
Every report is logged with the slug and the date it arrived. Technical faults are usually resolved the same day: the file is re-exported or the tags are corrected. Content and rights concerns are reviewed by comparing the flagged file against the claim. If the concern holds, the file is removed from the image library and from search, and its tag pages update automatically.
Removal is not reversed by a counter-request from a downloader. Once a file is gone, the license for future downloads is gone with it. People who downloaded the file earlier are not contacted individually, because there are no accounts and no download records to contact them through. If you are using a file and later see it has disappeared, treat that as a signal to swap it out.
A reporter receives a short reply in each case: removed, corrected, or kept with a reason. If a file is kept, the reason is explained so you can respond if you disagree.
Where to find the contact link
Two places. The footer of every page carries a contact link. The license page shows it again near the bottom under a heading about reporting. Both go to the same address. There is no in-page form and no ticket system; a plain email is the fastest route and leaves you with a copy.
If you are unsure whether something rises to the level of a report, send it anyway. A false alarm costs a minute to check. A real problem left in place costs more. Cheap Image Library would rather hear about a suspect file than have it sit in the grid unnoticed.
Reports about search behavior, missing tags, or requests for new subjects can go to the same address. They are handled separately from rights concerns, but they are read, and they shape what gets added to tags next.