1. Relationship
A contributor remains the owner or authorized controller of submitted rights. Atlantic acts only within the documented authorization and does not acquire copyright merely through registration or upload.
2. Rights and authority warranty
The contributor warrants that each submitted image is owned, exclusively controlled or lawfully administered by the contributor, and that any co-authors, agencies, employers, models, property owners or assignees have been accurately identified where relevant.
3. Limited exclusive case authorization
For images expressly submitted and accepted for service, the contributor grants Atlantic a limited, exclusive mandate for monitoring, evidence organization, licensing discussion, amicable resolution support, responsible platform notice preparation and legal handoff. Exclusivity concerns case handling only and does not transfer ownership.
4. Avoiding duplicate enforcement
During the mandate, the contributor must not pursue, settle, license or instruct another service concerning the same identified use without written coordination with Atlantic. This prevents inconsistent demands, double recovery and prejudice to the case.
5. Required source materials
The contributor should provide original files, creation dates, metadata, publication history, licences, invoices, model/property releases and any prior correspondence reasonably needed to verify rights and valuation.
6. Accuracy and continuing duty
Representations must remain accurate. The contributor must promptly disclose prior licences, public-domain status, employment or commissioning arrangements, AI-generated elements, conflicting assignments, settlements or facts that may affect ownership, defenses or valuation.
7. Contributor share - 55%
Unless a separate signed agreement states otherwise, the contributor is eligible for fifty-five percent (55%) of net recovered case proceeds actually received and finally verified by Atlantic for the contributor’s submitted image. “Net recovered case proceeds” means cash received for compensation or retroactive licensing after refunds, chargebacks, payment-provider fees, taxes collected for authorities, external counsel/court costs approved for the case and other expressly documented pass-through costs.
8. No share before final verification
A dashboard estimate, promise, invoice, pending transfer or unverified recipient declaration is not a payable recovery. The share becomes payable only after funds have cleared, fraud and refund windows reasonably assessed, the relevant image attribution confirmed and required payout information supplied.
9. Payout administration
Atlantic may request tax, identity, sanctions-screening or beneficiary information required to make a lawful payment. Payout timing, currency conversion, minimum transfer thresholds and bank charges may depend on the selected method and mandatory law. Atlantic will provide a reasonable statement of the verified calculation.
10. Case strategy and settlement authority
Atlantic may recommend that a lead be closed, corrected, licensed or referred. Atlantic may negotiate only within the documented authorization and configured limits. A lawsuit, binding admission, rights assignment or settlement outside the authorized range requires the rights holder’s approval or qualified counsel as applicable.
11. Platform and host notices
Where a notice to a platform, search engine or host is appropriate, Atlantic may prepare or submit it only on a verified factual and legal basis, identifying the specific material and authority. The service provider independently decides what action to take and may offer a counter-notice or appeal process.
12. Revocation and existing matters
The contributor may revoke prospective authority in writing, subject to mandatory law and any minimum agreed term. Revocation does not undo actions already lawfully taken, executed licences, evidence already preserved, pending settlements, third-party commitments or fees and shares accrued before the effective date.
13. Indemnity for contributor misconduct
To the extent permitted by law, the contributor is responsible for losses arising from knowingly false ownership claims, forged evidence, undisclosed conflicting licences, unlawful submissions or instructions outside the contributor’s authority. This does not shift responsibility for Atlantic’s own unlawful or grossly negligent conduct.
14. Verification and secure documents
Atlantic may request identity, corporate, agency or chain-of-title evidence when reasonably necessary. The personalized contributor declaration and non-sensitive rights evidence may be returned to the designated copyright mailbox. Government identity documents, passwords and payment credentials must not be sent by ordinary email unless Atlantic has expressly directed the contributor to a confirmed secure channel. Atlantic may pause case activity until verification is sufficient.
15. No guaranteed outcome
No detection, contact, licence, payment, removal, settlement or court result is guaranteed. The contributor acknowledges that fair use/dealing, licence, limitation, ownership, jurisdiction, insolvency, identity and evidentiary issues may defeat or reduce a claim.
16. Contributor rights-and-authority declaration
Before Atlantic relies on a contributor mandate, the contributor must select the capacity in which the contributor acts, identify the supporting evidence to be provided, electronically sign the declaration, download the personalized PDF, add a handwritten signature and return the signed document with the selected evidence. The contributor warrants that the information is accurate and current, must disclose conflicting assignments, exclusive licences, restrictions or revocations, and must promptly notify Atlantic of any change. Acceptance and PDF generation record the declaration but do not themselves constitute independent verification by Atlantic.
