Terms of Use

1. Terms of Use

1.1 Scope and applicability

These terms of use apply worldwide to all visitors and users of this website and to the websites and subdomains that use the same code base as https://www.edupics.com/. If local or national rules are stricter than these terms of use, those local rules prevail. These terms must be read together with the privacy policy at /privacy.php and the corresponding privacy/cookie pages on the other domains. Where these terms and the privacy policy conflict about personal data, the privacy policy prevails.

1.2 Definitions

Service: all websites, web apps and online tools provided, including but not limited to puzzle generators, coloring-page and image databases, word searches, crosswords, AI description generators and related educational modules.

User: any natural or legal person who visits or uses the Service.

Content: all texts, illustrations, vectors, photos, coloring pages, puzzles, metadata, code fragments and other material displayed on the Service.

User Content: all content that a user submits, uploads or generates via a tool.

Third-party services: hosting, CDN, advertising and measurement technology (including Google AdSense), consent management (CMP), analytics, caching and security solutions from third parties.

1.3 Acceptance of the terms

By visiting or using the Service you agree to these terms of use. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you are authorised to bind that organisation.

1.4 Relation to the privacy and cookie policy

Personal data are processed in accordance with the privacy policy at /privacy.php. That policy describes, among other things, the use of a Google-approved CMP, Google Consent Mode (version 2), the use of advertising and measurement tags and the transfer to third countries. The list of advertising and measurement partners that can receive data through our tags is included in the privacy policy at https://www.edupics.com/privacy.php. Consent can be changed or withdrawn there at any time.

1.5 Use of the Service

The Service may only be used for lawful and normal educational and care-related purposes. In particular, it is not permitted to:

• a. disrupt or overload the operation of the Service;
• b. perform automated scraping, crawling or mass downloads without prior written consent;
• c. bypass security or access measures;
• d. republish content from the Service as a public mirror or clone;
• e. use embed codes or iframes without attribution or in a way that hides the origin.

The operator may deploy automated technical means (including rate limiting, bot detection, caching, hash matching) to prevent abuse or overload.

1.6 Intellectual property and licences

All rights in the Service, the software, the generators, the layout, the selection and arrangement of images and the accompanying texts belong to the operator or its licensors. Unless stated otherwise, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the content personally or in an educational context. Republishing, systematic copying, resale or repackaging of content is not permitted without prior written consent. Where content is made available under Creative Commons, the terms of that licence apply, including proper attribution of https://www.edupics.com/.

1.7 User content

If you submit text, puzzles, word lists, descriptions or images through a tool, you grant a worldwide, non-exclusive and royalty-free licence to host, display, cache, technically adapt and use them to improve the Service. You warrant that you hold the necessary rights and that the content is not unlawful, infringing or harmful. The operator may remove or block user content if infringement is suspected.

1.8 Notice of illegal or infringing content

Notices can be submitted digitally and free of charge via the contact address on https://www.edupics.com/. Sufficiently specified notices may lead to removal or restriction. Clearly unfounded notices may be refused. If content is removed or restricted, the notifier or the affected user will receive a short statement of reasons. Anyone who disagrees with this decision can request a review via the same contact channel. Decisions are recorded in line with the requirements of the EU Digital Services Act.

1.9 Minors

The Service is primarily aimed at adults (teachers, educators, parents) who want to use material with children. Minors may use the Service only under the supervision of an adult. Personal data unlawfully submitted by minors can be removed.

1.10 Third-party services, ads and consent

The Service uses third parties for hosting, security, analytics, advertising and consent management. This may mean that you must also comply with the terms of those third parties. Without valid consent via the CMP, certain features or ad types may be limited. To the extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for errors, data breaches or outages at those third parties.

1.10.1 DSA point of contact and review

Notices about allegedly illegal or rights-infringing content can be submitted digitally and free of charge via the contact address on https://www.edupics.com/, as described in section 1.8. If content is removed or restricted, the notifier or user will receive a short statement of reasons and may request a review. This is done in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act).

1.11 Digital content and paid features

When purchasing a paid digital service or feature, you agree that delivery starts immediately and that you lose your right of withdrawal once delivery has started, in line with EU consumer rules for digital content. In case of a technical error you can submit a restore or credit request.

1.12 Limitation of liability

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, implied warranties are excluded. There is no liability for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, nor for outages, hacks, malware or errors by third parties, nor for unlawful use of images or puzzles by users. This limitation does not apply to liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory law, including liability for intent or gross negligence.

If liability is nevertheless established, it is limited to the amount you have paid for the service in the last 12 months, with a maximum of EUR 50 per user, unless mandatory law provides otherwise.

1.13 Suspension and termination

Access may be suspended or terminated without prior notice in case of abuse, security risk, suspected illegal content, requirements from third parties or breach of these terms. Provisions on intellectual property, liability and applicable law remain in force.

1.14 Applicable law and disputes

Belgian law applies. Disputes are settled before the courts of the judicial district of West Flanders, Bruges division, unless mandatory consumer law in the user’s country of residence provides otherwise.

1.15 Changes

The operator may amend these terms if legislation, technology or external suppliers change. The most recent version is published at /terms.php (or an equivalent page). Continued use after publication constitutes acceptance of the changes. The Dutch version prevails.

2. Copyright and use of visual material

This section forms an integral part of the terms of use. It applies to https://www.edupics.com/ and to all websites and subdomains that use the same code base as https://www.edupics.com/. Where a specific licence label is shown with an image or puzzle, that label always prevails over the general rules below.

2.1 Classification of visual material

All images and files on this website fall into one of the following categories:

• 2.1.1 Own illustrations (not AI generated)
• 2.1.2 AI-generated images (general)
• 2.1.3 AI images generated with the AI image generator
• 2.1.4 Images from external illustrators (with permission)
• 2.1.5 Images from external sources with their own licence (CC, GFDL, public domain)
• 2.1.6 Puzzles and materials generated with our generators

2.2 Own illustrations (non-AI)

These are images created for these sites and that may be marked, for example, as © edupics.com, © schoolplaten.com or © colorpix.be.

Permitted: personal use; classroom or school use, non-commercial.

Not permitted without prior written consent: publication on other websites or platforms; commercial or promotional use; modification, transformation or further adaptation; redistribution in bundles, databases, apps or print collections.

2.3 AI-generated images (general)

AI images that we create and identify as such are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This means: reuse, sharing and adaptation are permitted; commercial and non-commercial use is permitted; attribution is required.

Recommended attribution: This image was created by https://www.edupics.com/.

Note: these are automatically generated images. Use remains at your own responsibility.

2.4 AI images generated with the AI image generator

This applies to images created by visitors themselves via the AI image generator on the site.

Permitted: free use, private and professional, including republication.

Attribution is not required but appreciated. Recommended: Image generated with the AI image generator of https://www.edupics.com/.

2.5 Use outside the intended scope for AI images

The AI image generator and all images generated with it (including derivatives) may not be used:

• 2.5.a in violation of applicable national, federal, regional or international law and regulation;
• 2.5.b to exploit, harm or attempt to harm minors;
• 2.5.c to generate or disseminate demonstrably false information with the intention of harming others;
• 2.5.d to generate or disseminate personally identifiable information with the intention of harming that person;
• 2.5.e to harass, intimidate, threaten, stalk or bully individuals or groups;
• 2.5.f to create non-consensual intimate imagery or illegal pornographic content;
• 2.5.g for fully automated decision-making that has a negative impact on individuals’ rights or obligations;
• 2.5.h to generate or facilitate large-scale disinformation campaigns.

2.6 Images from external illustrators

Images marked “Used with permission – copyright by [name illustrator]” may only be used personally and in the classroom/school on a non-commercial basis. For publication on other websites, adaptation, commercial use or mass distribution, permission from the illustrator is required.

2.7 Images from external sources

Images from open content sources remain subject to the licence of the original source, for example Creative Commons (CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, ...), GFDL (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.html) or public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/).

The user must always check the current licence on the source site. We are not liable for subsequent licence changes by third parties.

2.8 Puzzles and material generated by the website

Puzzles and worksheets that you create yourself with the puzzle generators (crossword, word search, rebus) are released under CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication): https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Free use, no mandatory attribution. Recommended attribution: Generated with the puzzle generator of https://www.edupics.com/.

2.9 Infringement and removal

In case of a substantiated notice (URL, description, proof of rights) disputed material can be temporarily hidden or removed.

2.10 Liability for visual material

Because own, AI, user-generated and external material are combined, it cannot be guaranteed in all cases that every reuse by third parties is rights-free. The end user must always check this before further publication or commercial use.

Contact and operator

Colorpix
Oude Molenstraat 13, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
E-mail: edupics.info@gmail.com
Contact is handled via the controller mentioned above or a representative designated by him.