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Home décor is a visual subject. Photos help readers understand color combinations, furniture proportions, room layouts, paint finishes, and DIY results — so images matter a great deal here, and Cozy with Bennett takes image sourcing and creator rights seriously.
This page explains where images on this site may come from, how attribution is handled, and what creators or rights holders can do if they find their work here and want credit, a change, or removal.
Our Good-Faith Approach to Image Use
Cozy with Bennett believes its use of third-party images complies with the fair use doctrine, public domain principles, applicable licenses, or permissions connected to the image source. The site does not intend to infringe on any copyright, trademark, or creator ownership rights.
Still, image sourcing on the internet can be complicated. A décor photo may pass through a brand page, a press release, a stock platform, a social platform, or many reposted pages before it reaches an editor. We make a good-faith effort to use images properly — and to correct concerns quickly when a creator or rights holder contacts us.
Respect for Visual Creators
We respect the work of photographers, interior designers, stylists, illustrators, makers, brands, and other visual creators. Images help tell the story of a home, and the people behind those images deserve fair treatment.
If you are a creator or rights holder and you see your work on Cozy with Bennett, we want you to have a simple way to reach us. The goal is to handle image concerns respectfully and quickly, without making the process harder than it needs to be.
How Images May Be Sourced on This Site
Images across articles, guides, room tours, and project tutorials may come from several sources. Not every article uses every category.
Brand, Editorial, and Press Images
Because this site covers home décor, some images may show furniture, décor products, paint colors, retailers, designers, or room examples in an editorial context — for commentary, criticism, trend reporting, product discussion, styling explanation, comparison, or review.
This type of use may qualify as fair use under copyright law when the image is used to explain, analyze, comment on, or identify the subject being discussed. For example, a brand image may appear in an article discussing how a chair is styled, how a paint color reads in different light, or how a product fits into a larger décor conversation.
Where required or appropriate, we provide attribution to the brand, photographer, retailer, press source, or image owner. If credit is missing or should be changed, please contact us.
Licensed Stock Photography
The site may use licensed stock images from paid commercial libraries such as Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Depositphotos, iStock, Getty Images, Canva Pro, and similar platforms. These may illustrate room concepts, décor themes, material examples, or general article visuals when original photography isn’t available. Stock images are used under the license terms of the platform where they were obtained.
Creative Commons Images
Some images may come from Creative Commons sources such as Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, or Flickr Commons. When the license requires attribution, we aim to provide proper credit, source links where possible, and any license details the terms call for. If a Creative Commons image here is missing credit or needs a link correction, we will update it after review.
Public Domain Images
We may use public domain images when they fit an article — older interior photography, historical design references, illustrations, museum or archive images no longer protected by copyright. Sources may include Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Open Access, public museum archives, and similar collections. Attribution isn’t always legally required for these, but we may still include source credit when it helps readers.
Original Photography and Graphics
Some images are created specifically for Cozy with Bennett — room photos, project step photos, flat lays, décor details, or graphics made for articles. Original work created for this site is owned by the site or used with the creator’s permission, and may not be copied, reused, or republished without permission.
Reader and Collaborator Submissions
We may occasionally use images submitted by readers, contributors, collaborators, brands, or photographers, when permission has been given for publication on the site. By submitting an image, the sender confirms they have the right to share it and allow its use here. If a submitted image was shared by mistake or without proper permission, the rights holder should contact us so it can be reviewed and resolved.
How Attribution Is Handled
When attribution is required, we aim to credit the original creator, photographer, brand, platform, or archive — in an image caption, credit line, article note, or another reasonable place on the page. Placement can vary with the article format.
If an attribution is incorrect, incomplete, missing, or linked to the wrong source, we will update it promptly once we have enough information to confirm the correction.
When Credit May Be Missing
Across a visual website, an image may occasionally appear without full attribution because of an oversight, a broken source link, an old source page that no longer exists, a licensing page that changed, or an image that circulated widely before reaching us. This is never intentional — we don’t want to take credit for another creator’s work or hide where an image came from.
If you notice an image that should have credit, better credit, a corrected link, or removal, please contact us. We would rather fix it directly than leave a creator feeling ignored.
Options for Rights Holders
If you are a rights holder and find your work on Cozy with Bennett, choose the option that works best for you:
- Request proper credit and attribution — if you’re comfortable with the image staying on the site but want clearer credit, we can add or correct the attribution.
- Request a display change — cropping, size adjustment, watermark visibility, caption update, or credit link correction.
- Request complete removal — if you prefer the image removed from the site entirely, we will remove it from the relevant page.
What to Send So We Can Help Faster
Please send a message through our Contact page with the following details:
- The link to the Cozy with Bennett page where the image appears.
- A link to the original source of the image, if available.
- Proof of ownership or rights — a portfolio link, photographer website, brand page, archive page, or licensing page.
- Your name or the rights holder’s name.
- Which option you prefer: credit, display change, or removal.
- Any specific credit wording or link you’d like used, if you’re requesting attribution.
You don’t need to write a formal legal notice. A clear message with the image link and your request is enough to begin the review.
What Happens After We Receive Your Message
We review the page, locate the image, and check the information provided — verifying the ownership claim, source link, or licensing details where reasonable. Then we take the appropriate action: adding credit, correcting attribution, changing how the image appears, replacing the image, or removing it completely. After the action is complete, we follow up when possible so you know the request has been handled.
Response Time
We aim to respond to rights-holder requests within 48 hours. Simple removals can usually be processed within the same business day after the request is reviewed. Some requests take longer if ownership needs verifying, if the image appears on more than one page, or if several images are involved — but we always handle them in good faith and as quickly as we can.
No Formal Action Needed First
Creators and rights holders don’t need to hire a lawyer or file a formal notice before contacting us about an image concern. A simple message is welcome — most image concerns are resolved faster through direct, respectful communication than through a formal dispute process.