Privacy Policy / GDPR The following data protection declaration applies to the use of our online service alpineSTOCK.com and its subdomains (hereinafter referred to as “website”). We value data protection very highly. Your personal data is collected and processed in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 1. Responsible person The person responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data in the sense of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is: alpineSTOCK.com / Haferland Photography, Wilfried Haferland, Toblerstrasse 76a, CH-8044 Zürich, Switzerland, + 41 (0) 44 500 50 99, E-Mail info@alpinestock.com. If you wish to object to the collection, processing or use of your data by us in whole or in part in accordance with these data protection provisions, you may address your objection to the person responsible. You can save and print this data protection declaration at any time. 2. General purposes of processing We use personal data for the purpose of operating the website. 3. What data we use and why 3.1 Hosting The hosting services used by us serve the provision of the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services as well as technical maintenance services which we use for the purpose of operating the website. We or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta data and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of our website in accordance with Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 f) GDPR in connection with Art. 28 GDPR. 3.2 Access data We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage patterns and your interaction with us, and we register information about your computer or mobile device. We collect, store and use data about each access to our website (so-called server log files). This includes access data: • Name and URL of the retrieved file • Date and time of retrieval • transferred data volume • Message about successful retrieval (HTTP response code) • Browser type and browser version • operating system • Referer URL (i.e. the previously visited page) • Websites accessed by the user’s system through our website • Internet service provider of the user • IP address and the requesting provider We use this log data without allocation to your person or other profiling for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operating, security and optimization of our website, but also for anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our website (traffic) and for the scope and type of use of our website and services, as well as for billing purposes to measure the number of clicks received from cooperation partners. This information enables us to provide personalized and location-based content and analyze traffic, troubleshoot and correct errors, and improve our services. This is also our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 f) GDPR. We reserve the right to subsequently check the log data if there is a justified suspicion of illegal use on the basis of concrete indications. We store IP addresses in the log files for a limited period of time if this is necessary for security purposes or for the provision of services or the billing of a service, e.g. if you use one of our offers. After the order process has been aborted or after payment has been received, we delete the IP address if it is no longer required for security purposes. We also store IP addresses if we have the concrete suspicion of a criminal offence in connection with the use of our website. We also store the date of your last visit as part of your account (e.g. when registering, logging in, clicking links, etc.). 3.3 Cookies We use so-called session cookies to optimize our website. A session cookie is a small text file that is sent by the respective servers when you visit a website and stored temporarily on your hard drive. This file as such contains a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the joint session. This enables your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. These cookies are deleted after you close your browser. They are used, for example, to enable you to use the shopping basket function across several pages. To a small extent, we also use persistent cookies (also small text files that are stored on your end device) that remain on your end device and enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit. These cookies are stored on your hard drive and are deleted automatically after the specified time. Their lifespan is 1 month to 10 years. This enables us to present our services to you in a more user-friendly, effective and secure manner and, for example, to display information on the site that is specifically tailored to your interests. • Our legitimate interest in the use of cookies pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 f) GDPR is to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. • The following data and information is stored in the cookies: • Log-in information • language settings • keywords entered • Information about the number of visits to our website and the use of individual functions of our website. When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number and your personal data is not assigned to this identification number. Your name, your IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you will not be placed in the cookie. On the basis of cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information, for example which pages of our shop have been visited, which products have been viewed, etc. We do not use cookies to identify you. You can set your browser so that you are informed in advance when cookies are set and can decide in individual cases whether you want to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, or that cookies are completely prevented. This may limit the functionality of the website. 3.4 Data for the fulfilment of our contractual obligations We process personal data that we need to fulfil our contractual obligations, such as name, address, e-mail address, products ordered, invoice and payment data. The collection of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. The data will be deleted after the warranty periods and statutory retention periods have expired. Data linked to a user account (see below) will in any case be retained for the duration of the account’s management. The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 b) GDPR, because this data is required so that we can fulfil our contractual obligations towards you. 3.5 User account You can create a user account on our website. If you wish to do so, we need the personal data requested at login. When you log in later, only your email or user name and the password you have chosen will be required. For the new registration we collect master data (e.g. name, address), communication data (e.g. e-mail address) and payment data (bank details, payment services) as well as access data (user name and password). You can have us delete a user account once it has been created at any time, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A text message to the contact data mentioned under point 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. We will then delete your stored personal data unless we need to store it for the processing of orders or due to legal storage obligations. The legal basis for processing this data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 a) GDPR. 3.6 Newsletter To register for the newsletter, the data requested during the registration process is required. The registration for the newsletter will be logged. After registration, you will receive a message at the specified email address asking you to confirm your registration (“double opt-in”). This is necessary to prevent third parties from registering with your email address. You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and thus cancel the newsletter. We store the registration data as long as they are needed for the dispatch of the newsletter. We store the logging of the registration and the dispatch address as long as there was an interest in the proof of the originally given consent, as a rule these are the limitation periods for civil claims. The legal basis for sending the newsletter is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 a) in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 Section 2 No. 3 UWG. Legal basis for the logging of the registration is our justified interest in the proof that the dispatch was made with your consent. You can cancel the registration at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A notification in text form to the contact data mentioned under point 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find a unsubscribe link in every newsletter. 3.7 Product recommendations We regularly send you product recommendations by e-mail, independent of the newsletter. In this way, we send you information about products from our range that you may be interested in based on your most recent purchases of goods or services from us. We strictly adhere to the legal requirements. You can object to this at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact data mentioned under number 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find a unsubscribe link in every e-mail. The legal basis for this is the legal permission according to Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 f) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 Section 3 UWG. 3.8 E-mail contact If you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), we will process your details to process the enquiry and in the event that follow-up questions arise. If the data processing is carried out to carry out pre-contractual measures, which take place at your request, or, if you are already our customer, to carry out the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Sec. 1 S. 1 b) GDPR. We only process further personal data if you consent to this (Art. 6 Sec. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR) or if we have a legitimate interest in processing your data (Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 f) GDPR). A legitimate interest lies, for example, in replying to your e-mail. 4. Google Analytics We may use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. “(“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by website visitors is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This is also our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 f) GDPR. Google has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and certified itself. As a result, Google undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following linked entry: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active. We have enabled IP anonymization on this website (anonymizeIp). However, this will cause Google to previously shorten your IP address within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to and truncated by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the transmission of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. As an alternative to the browser plug-in or within browsers on mobile devices, you can click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting this data within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain). If you delete the cookies in your browser, you must click this link again): Deactivate Google Analytics 5. Storage duration Unless specifically stated, we will only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. In some cases, the law provides for the retention of personal data, for example in tax or commercial law. In these cases, the data is only stored by us for these legal purposes, but is not processed elsewhere and deleted after the legal retention period has expired. 6. Your rights as a person affected by data processing Under the applicable laws, you have various rights with respect to your personal information. If you wish to exercise these rights, please send your request by e-mail or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to the address given in paragraph 1. Below you will find an overview of your rights. 6.1 Right to confirmation and information You have the right to clear information about the processing of your personal data. In detail: You have the right at any time to receive confirmation from us as to whether or not your personal data is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request from us free information about the personal data stored about you together with a copy of this data. Furthermore, you have the right to the following information: the processing purposes; the categories of personal data processed; the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations; if possible, the envisaged duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if that is not possible, the criteria for determining that duration; the existence of a right to have personal data concerning you rectified or erased or to have the processing limited by the controller or to object to such processing; the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority; if the personal data are not collected from you, all available information about the origin of the data; the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 Section 1 and 4 GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information on the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for you. If personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer. 6.2 Right to rectification You have the right to demand that we correct and, if necessary, complete any personal data concerning you. In detail: You have the right to demand from us immediately the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration. 6.3 Right to deletion (“right to be forgotten”) In a number of cases, we may be required to delete personal information about you. In detail: Pursuant to Art. 17 Section1 GDPR, you have the right to demand that we delete personal data concerning you immediately, and we are obliged to delete personal data immediately if one of the following reasons applies: Personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Section 2 a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Section 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Section 2 GDPR. The personal data have been processed unlawfully. The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which we are subject. The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 Section 1 GDPR. If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to delete them pursuant to Art. 17 Section 1 GDPR, we shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform those responsible for data processing who process the personal data that you have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data. 6.4 Right to limitation of processing In a number of cases, you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data. In detail: You have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions is met: the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data, the processing is unlawful and you refused to delete the personal data and instead requested the restriction of the use of the personal data; we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or you have lodged an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Section 1 GDPR, as long as it has not yet been established whether the legitimate reasons of our company outweigh yours. 6.5 Right to data transferability You have the right to receive, transmit or have us transmit machine-readable personal data concerning you. In detail: You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transfer this data to another responsible person without our obstruction, provided that the processing is based on a consent pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Section 2 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 b) GDPR and processing is carried out using automated procedures. When exercising your right to data transfer in accordance with paragraph 1, you have the right to obtain that the personal data is transferred directly by us to another responsible person, insofar as this is technically feasible. 6.6 Right of objection You also have the right to object to a lawful processing of your personal data by us if this is based on your particular situation and our interests in the processing do not outweigh. In detail: You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you on the basis of Art. 6 Section 1 S. 1 e) or f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We no longer process personal data unless we can prove compelling reasons for the processing worthy of protection which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. If personal data is processed by us for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is connected with such direct advertising. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 Section 1 GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest. 6.7 Automated decisions including profiling You have the right not to be subject to any decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which has any legal effect on you or which significantly affects you in a similar manner. There is no automated decision-making on the basis of the personal data collected. 6.8 Right to revoke consent under data protection law You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. 6.9 Right to complain to a supervisory authority You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State where you are staying, at your place of work or at the place where the alleged infringement occurred, if you consider that the processing of your personal data is unlawful. 7. Data security We make every effort to ensure the security of your data within the framework of the applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities. Your personal data will be transmitted encrypted. This applies to your orders and also to the customer login. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible. To secure your data, we maintain technical and organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, which we continually adapt to the state of the art. Furthermore, we do not guarantee that our services will be available at certain times; disruptions, interruptions or failures cannot be ruled out. The servers we use are regularly and carefully backed up. 8. Transfer of data to third parties In principle, we use your personal data only within our company. If and to the extent that we involve third parties in the performance of contracts (such as logistics service providers), these personal data will only be provided to the extent that the transmission is necessary for the corresponding service. In the event that we outsource certain parts of the data processing (“order processing”), we contractually oblige order processors to use personal data only in accordance with the requirements of the data protection laws and to guarantee the protection of the rights of the person concerned. Data will not and will not be transferred to entities or persons outside the EU and Switzerland outside the case referred to in this declaration in section 4. 9. Data Protection Officer If you have any questions or concerns about data protection, please contact our data protection officer: Wilfried Haferland, Toblerstrasse 76a, CH-8044 Zürich, Switzerland, + 41 (0) 44 500 50 99, E-Mail info@alpinestock.com. alpineSTOCK.com, 05/2018 This privacy policy is based on the recommendation of vRA Maximilian Greger.

Terms of Service 1. Description of Service alpineSTOCK.com operates a Swiss based online media agency. This agency offers the service of distributing, administering, and licensing media via its website and distribution channels. alpineSTOCK.com enables users to purchase licenses to use media and enables content creators to offer and sell licenses for their media. 2. Registration In order to purchase or to sell media, users have to register with alpineSTOCK.com. Upon registering, users declare their unlimited acceptance of alpineSTOCK.com's Terms of Service. Irrespective of this Terms of Service, the special license and service terms for media users and/or content creators are presented and to be accepted or declined by registering and/or purchasing media licenses. Users are held responsible for the activities carried out using their login data. 3. Licensing All media offered by alpineSTOCK.com are protected by national and international law. Any licensing by alpineSTOCK.com to media users strictly follows the special license and service terms for media users. Any licensing by content creators to alpineSTOCK.com strictly follows the special license and service terms for content creators. Click here for the current sales price list. Click here for the current privacy policy. 4. Legal Compliance of Contents The services of alpineSTOCK.com are only to be used for lawful purposes. 5. Transfer of Rights alpineSTOCK.com is entitled to transfer rights and obligations arising from any terms and agreements of alpineSTOCK.com fully or partly to third parties. 6. Liability of alpineSTOCK.com alpineSTOCK.com is continuously monitoring and improving its technical infrastructure to secure it against breakdowns, downtime, and attempts at fraudulent manipulation, but cannot be held responsible for any damages arising from such events, whether occurring against its own infrastructure or the infrastructure of third parties, in particular that of payment gateway providers. alpineSTOCK.com cannot be held responsible for any damages due to fraud, hacking or phishing, unauthorized use of user's data, or malicious software connected within any content. alpineSTOCK.com is not liable for any errors in titles keywords, descriptions, or other data connected with any media 7. Relationship with payment services alpineSTOCK.com uses payment services like PayPal as safe credit card payment gateways. Users who choose to pay via payment services are transferred to the website of the payment gateway supplier in order to place their payment. All credit card information is given to the payment service only and is not and cannot be recorded by alpineSTOCK.com. 8. Right of Database alpineSTOCK.com operates a media database which is protected by national and international law. Any complete or partial take-over of any databases of alpineSTOCK.com is prohibited unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing. 9. Web Analysis / Google Analytics / Social Media Sharing alpineSTOCK.com uses or may use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies,” text files that are saved on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information produced by the cookie concerning your use of this website (including your IP address) is transferred to a Google server in the USA and saved there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website in order to compile reports on the website activities for the website operators and to provide additional services linked to the website activities and the use of the Internet. Google will also transfer this data to third parties, where appropriate, insofar as this is prescribed by law or insofar as third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will under no circumstances combine your IP address with other data from Google. You may prevent installation of the cookies through an appropriate setting of your browser software; however, we wish to point out to you that in this case you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website. alpineSTOCK.com uses or may use social sharing widgets like "Share This" and the Facebook "Like" button or any other sharing options. Share This enables the user to share contents of our site in a great variety of social networks, including Facebook. By visiting our website, any social network company may or may not track your visit of our website, send data via your browser directly to their servers and store them on their servers. If you click on the Share This widget, data of your visit may or may be not connected with your existing social network accounts. We do not have any influence whether any information is transferred or stored by social network companies. By using this website, you express your agreement to the processing of the data collected on you by social network companies in the way previously described and for the purpose mentioned before. alpineSTOCK.com may use any other web services intended to share content via social media or social networks. alpineSTOCK.com may at any time limit or cancel each and any of the web services mentioned above. 10. Changes to Terms of Service alpineSTOCK.com is entitled to change all of its terms of service and special terms of service at any time. Registered users and content creators will be informed about changes 30 days in advanced by email. If alpineSTOCK.com does not receive any written objection by the respective users and/or content creators within 30 days since the announcement of such changes, the changes are considered to have been accepted. In case of an objection, alpineSTOCK.com is entitled to cancel the membership of the respective user/content creator. 11. Applicable Geographical Area All terms of service are applicable for all users, media users, and content creators of alpineSTOCK.com, regardless of their country of residence. 12. Applicable Law / Place of Jurisdiction The use of this website and of the services offered by alpineSTOCK.com are solely subject to Swiss law. Place of jurisdiction for all disputes between commercial users and alpineSTOCK.com is the primary location of alpineSTOCK.com, regardless of the residence of users. The place of jurisdiction for private persons also considered to be the primary location of alpineSTOCK.com as well, but at least Switzerland, insofar as this is legally allowed. Conflicting laws and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods are excluded. 13. Salvatory Clause In the event that any part of this agreement should be invalid for any reason, it is to be replaced with a corresponding text, which is valid and equivalent to the intended meaning. The rest of the agreement shall remain unaffected and valid. alpineSTOCK.com 11/2022

License Agreement for Content Creators These License and Service Terms are supplementary and applicable to the General Terms of Service. 1. Content Creator Registration In order to sell media via alpineSTOCK, Content Creators are required to register with alpineSTOCK. Content Creators are natural and legal persons who create or have created photographs or other media, e.g. photographers. By registering, Content Creators receive their own user account in which they can view their media, sales and generated revenues as well as other data. Content Creators upload and manage their media which they want to sell via alpineSTOCK within their account. Upon registration, Content Creators are required to provide their billing address and desired payout method for their revenue. All personal data must be kept up to date by Content Creators. In case of outdated or incorrect data, alpineSTOCK is not obliged to search for current or correct information. Content Creators may close their account at any time upon request. In this case, all media and all account statistics as well as all related data will be permanently deleted. 2. Technical Requirements for Media All media uploaded to alpineSTOCK require a minimum resolution as well as minimum dimensions as determined by alpineSTOCK. Media must be submitted in JPG format, but may additionally be submitted in other formats according to the requirements set by alpineSTOCK. JPG files must not fall below a compression ratio of 80. Content Creators should be able to provide high quality versions of their media in TIFF or a RAW format upon request. 3. Content Requirements for Media All media uploaded to alpineSTOCK must fit the specific focus of our Agency, look natural (no artistic look or over-processing), be visually and technically flawless (sharp, noise-free, no unintended lens flare, etc.), free of sensor dust speckles, and free of any labeling, marking, numbering, watermarking, or framing. All media uploaded to alpineSTOCK must have complete metadata such as title, description and keywords. All metadata must be accurate. They must not be deceptive or misleading. 4. Legal Requirements for Media All media uploaded to alpineSTOCK must be legally compliant. Media are only allowed if they • are not illegal, offensive, obscene, pornographic, sexually suggestive, harassing, threatening, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable or harmful, • do not encourage or instigate criminal offences or breaches of the law, • do not infringe the rights of third parties such as personal rights, trademark rights, patents, trade secrets, copyrights and related rights or other intellectual property and intangible property rights, • do not constitute unsolicited advertising content, political campaigning or antitrust violations • do not violate the privacy of third parties, including personal data • do not contain viruses or other malicious software, and • are lawfully produced and / or obtained. 5. Earning Opportunities / Payment of Sales Revenues Content Creators receive a significant share of the sales revenue of their media via alpineSTOCK and its distribution channels. This share corresponds to the actually realized sales price of the media minus a commission (agency commission), incurred transaction costs and possible expenses. alpineSTOCK can flexibly structure the agency commission and change it at any time. Content Creators will be paid out as soon as possible, but at the earliest as soon as the payment of the customer is free of any repayment claims to the customer. A monthly payout interval is aimed at. There is no entitlement to interest. Content Creators may view the current status of their sales at any time or request information about them. 6. Transfer of rights Content Creators remain in any case the authors and owners of rights to their media. By uploading a medium, Content Creators transfer all rights to alpineSTOCK which are necessary for distribution, duplication, reproduction, licensing of uses, etc.. Unless otherwise agreed, the transfer of rights to alpineSTOCK is non-exclusive and unlimited in time and place for the duration of the cooperation between alpineSTOCK and Content Creators. alpineSTOCK mentions the name of the author on its website, be it the real name or the display name chosen by the Content Creator. However, there is no obligation and no claim for a copyright notice to be displayed. Content Creators accept the respective provisions on the naming of authorship when used by Image Customers for certain types of licensing. 7. Duties and Obligations of Content Creators As a rule, Content Creators may only upload media created by themselves. They must be the owner of all necessary rights. Media of other creators may only be uploaded with written permission of the true rights holder. This written permission must be sent to alpineSTOCK. Content Creators shall ensure that all images uploaded to alpineSTOCK are not restricted in their use by any other grant of rights. If a natural person is recognizable and identifiable on a medium, Content Creators are required to submit a model release agreement in which the person(s) depicted agree(s) to the sale and use of the corresponding images. If private land and/or buildings are recognizable and identifiable on a Media, Content Creators are required to submit a Property Release Agreement in which the person(s) entitled to the property consent(s) to the sale and use of the corresponding images. Content Creators may offer their media exclusively to alpineSTOCK, but alpineSTOCK also accepts non-exclusively offered media. 8. Approval, Pricing and Use of Media. alpineSTOCK reviews all uploaded media and decides on the approval of each individual media. alpineSTOCK decides which media are accepted and integrated into its media database (approval). There is no claim whatsoever to a publication of media by alpineSTOCK. alpineSTOCK may exclude media from sale, rename media as well as edit metadata at any time and without prior notice. alpineSTOCK may offer and exclude different sizes/resolutions/file types of media. alpineSTOCK may set and change different prices and pricing schemes for existing and newly uploaded media. Subscriptions, discounts and other marketing promotions may be introduced, modified and withdrawn by alpineSTOCK. alpineSTOCK may assign a return promise to licenses ("money-back guarantee"). Content Creators authorize alpineSTOCK to negotiate and accept prices for the licensing of rights managed media. alpineSTOCK is entitled to use media for self-promotion purposes commercially and editorially. In doing so, alpineSTOCK makes sure that the content creator is named. 9. Liability of alpineSTOCK alpineSTOCK offers Content Creators the opportunity to sell their media through its online media agency and distribution channels. alpineSTOCK cannot be held liable for the success of media sales, for technical failures of its own infrastructure or the infrastructure of payment gateway providers and possible third parties. In particular, alpineSTOCK cannot be held liable for downtimes or unavailability of its website and web services or for possible damages caused by third parties through unauthorized manipulation attempts such as hacking, phishing or fraud. alpineSTOCK cannot be held liable for possible errors in the assignment of media or for the error-free implementation of media or account deletions. 10. Liability of the Content Creators Content Creators are liable for the legality of the media uploaded by you. They assure that all their media are free of third party rights that could or do lead to a restriction of use. You indemnify alpineSTOCK from all third party claims that may arise from the infringement of third party rights by their media or the obtaining of their media. They are liable for all damages resulting from breaches of duty or their own criminal actions. This includes the violation of personal rights and property rights of third parties. Content Creators are liable for damages resulting from incorrect labeling or incorrect metadata of their media, from an incorrect declaration as "exclusive media" as well as from an incorrect assignment of their RAW or other files to their JPG files. 11. Use of Services offered by alpineSTOCK Every adult person is entitled to use the services offered by alpineSTOCK. Minors may use these services only with written permission of their legal representative. alpineSTOCK 04/2023

License Agreement for Media Buyers / Refund Policy These license and service conditions apply in addition to the general terms of use. 1. License free media (royalty free) alpineSTOCK grants media buyers a personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use media at a standard price. Any reproduction, resale or transfer to third parties is prohibited. a) Simple license Royalty-free media with a simple license can be used • in any publication, online and offline • commercial and non-commercial • advertising, editorial and private • unrestricted in time and place • for a single purpose and a single use for that purpose • for a single user (natural or legal person) Royalty-free media with a single license must not be used • for the production of merchandise for resale (e.g. calendars, illustrated books, posters, etc.) • for web templates and print templates (screensavers, design templates, etc.) b) Extended license An extended license for royalty-free media is required for all uses in which the image is the focal point or for products that only become a product through the image itself. This applies, for example, to the production of merchandise for resale (e.g. calendars, illustrated books, posters, etc.) as well as web templates and print templates (screensavers, design templates, etc.). 2. Media subject to licensing (Rights Managed) Media subject to licensing may only be used within the scope of the individually agreed use. License fee, use and duration of use are based exclusively on the intended use. Each license for rights managed media is agreed individually. Any duplication, resale or transfer to third parties is prohibited. alpineSTOCK does not grant any further or additional rights beyond this description. 3. Subscriptions / discounts Licensed media are not included in subscriptions and discounts, unless explicitly stated otherwise. 4. License acquisition Each license is acquired at the moment the license fee has been paid in full to alpineSTOCK. If a payment is withdrawn by the customer or his payment service provider(s), the acquired license expires retroactively and further use of the media is prohibited. 5. Payment When using payment service providers such as PayPal or credit card payment systems, the Customer leaves the website and the technical infrastructure of alpineSTOCK and enters the specially secured areas of the payment service provider. These payment service providers are solely responsible for the systems they operate. alpineSTOCK cannot be held liable for any damages arising in connection with payments made through payment service providers. 6. Right of return / refund of license fees and purchase prices alpineSTOCK sells licenses for digital media and print products, which are created at the request of the customer. Licenses and digital downloads are excluded from return, unless otherwise agreed. Purchase prices for print products are non-refundable, as they are created individually on customer request, unless otherwise agreed. 7. Copyrights / copyright notice Any editorial use of a license is subject to copyright notice. If the media is used in connection with reporting or information interest, a visible copyright notice must be attached. Examples are: © John Doe - alpineSTOCK Photo: John Doe - alpineSTOCK 8. Liability of alpineSTOCK alpineSTOCK arranges licensing on behalf of its content creators and media suppliers. These are obligated to alpineSTOCK not to violate any laws or rights of third parties through their image material. alpineSTOCK checks this regularly. Nevertheless, alpineSTOCK cannot assume any liability for the fact that no rights are violated by the offered media. alpineSTOCK cannot be held liable as an intermediary for any damages in this context. 9. Use of services offered by alpineSTOCK Every adult person is entitled to use the services offered by alpineSTOCK. Minors may use these services only with the written permission of their legal representative. alpineSTOCK 04/2023