The difference between Individual and Business comes down to just a few things.
This choice is vital because it determines the scope of rights, protections, and permissions available to you or your organization when using Storyblocks content.
With Individual Licenses
This license is perfect for freelancers or individuals working on personal or client projects but is not designed for larger organizational use.
Agreements are written to you, the individual, so you alone have permission to use our content in your projects. (Sharing login info, raw assets, or saving raw assets on shared drives is a violation of our Individual License.)
Any downloaded content is non-transferable and can only be accessed by you, the license holder.
You’re covered by $20,000 in indemnification.
Additionally, this license strictly prohibits transferring assets directly to third-party organizations, aligning it more for independent professionals or sole proprietors.
With Business Licenses
This type of license is optimal for companies, teams, or departments engaged in collaborative projects requiring shared asset access.
Agreements are written directly to your business, so you can have team, department, or company wide use of our content.
A legal relationship is established between Storyblocks and your business, ensuring that your business is properly licensed to use our content. Because your company holds the license, it does not matter who the individual users of the content are, as long as they're covered within the scope of the agreement. We have no relationship with individual users on a legal level.
All downloaded content is covered with worldwide rights in perpetuity, enabling you to distribute your projects around the globe through any channel.
Your company is covered up to $1M in indemnification.
Moreover, it facilitates collaboration by allowing team members to share access and work more efficiently with shared resources.