Access to and use of the material is granted by the Vienna Tourist Board for the purposes of promoting tourism in Vienna and advertising Vienna as a tourist destination (see Terms of use). Furthermore, you must operate in one of the following fields:
The complete Terms of use are available to read here.
The material may be used for a period of one year after downloading. It may be used globally, in an unlimited number of projects, and in all media formats, not exclusively and not for commercial purposes such as
In addition, the material may not be used for printing on objects of any type (e.g., giveaways, merchandising products, souvenirs).
The materials on the database may be used free of charge if you are entitled to use them (see point 1).
Firstly, you must be entitled to access the material (see point 1). Where this applies, click on "Login" and then click the "Register" icon to register. Once your registration is complete, login by entering your email address and password and then download the selected images.
Please check that all the mandatory fields have been filled and that password you have chosen meets the guidelines (min. 6 characters).
If you have previously registered using that email address, then it is not possible to register again. Please use the "Forgotten password" function.
If you still have problems registering, please contact photo@wien.info
In principle, the confirmation email is issued immediately after you register. However, delivery of the confirmation email is also dependent on your provider's technical infrastructure and may be therefore be delayed. You should also check whether the email has been intercepted by your spam filter. If you have still not received a confirmation email after one hour, please contact photo@wien.info.
If you have forgotten your password, click here to reset your password.
In order to download material from the database you must:
Now you can add images to your shopping cart by clicking on the shopping cart icon in the image overview or on the "Add to shopping cart" icon in the image detail view. You may add an unlimited number of images to the shopping cart. Once you have finalized the contents of your shopping cart, click on the "Shopping cart" icon on the upper right edge of the screen.
You will now see the images you have selected and can download them by clicking "Download now".
All the images available on the database have a resolution of 300 dpi.
You are only permitted to make standard alterations to the size of the image (without magnifying details), and may not remove any watermarks; all other image editing is prohibited.
Yes. You must publish copyright details in close proximity to the image in question or in the copyright notice. The information must meet the copyright specifications as published on the photo.vienna.info website, with the details included in the metadata. Unless otherwise instructed on the website, the text should be as follows: "©Vienna Tourist Board / First and last name of the photographer".
You may only use the material on social media channels, etc., where the Terms of use for social media guarantee that the material will not be subsequently used for other purposes.
No, passing the material on to third parties is expressly prohibited. You are not permitted to transfer or sublicense the usage rights you have been granted.
In principle, you may use the material for a period of one year from the time of downloading. If you wish to use the images after this period has expired, they must be downloaded again from the database.
If the material is no longer available, then its use may not be extended.
The Vienna Tourist Board is entitled to immediately withdraw all copyright permissions, without substitution, if the material is used in a manner contrary to the Terms of use. In this instance you are required to cease using the material with immediate effect, to delete or erase all copies, and, when requested by the Vienna Tourist Board, to provide written confirmation that these conditions have been met.
If you have any other questions or require information in general, please contact us at: photo@wien.info