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Terms and Conditions for the Use of Artworks
All featured artworks on The Pleasure Bank are published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for non-commercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
The purposes of the images on The Pleasure Bank are to showcase diversity in sexual pleasure and is intended to be used for educational and professional purposes. We have chosen the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license to respect the integrity of the creatives who have contributed images to The Pleasure Bank and to ensure the correct accreditation for their work, time and effort. We ask users of The Pleasure Bank to agree to using the images available on The Pleasure Bank under these conditions to protect the contributing creatives and to prevent the misuse of their work.
Art and Artists FAQ
I am an educator, SRHR, gender equality non-profit organisation, or pleasure activist – can I use these artworks in my work?
Yes! And that is exactly what The Pleasure Bank is for. We want you to use these images to support your work and to normalise the diverse spectrum of sexual pleasure and to solidify its place as an important aspect of health and well-being. When you are using the images from The Pleasure Bank, just remember that you must comply with the terms and conditions explained in “Use of Artworks” a) when using and sharing these images, you absolutely must credit the creator(s), b) it is not allowed to edit the images, they must be used in the original format, and c) the images cannot be used for commercial purposes.
Can I print out artworks that I downloaded from The Pleasure Bank?
Yes. This is allowed as long as you don’t sell on the artwork or use it for commercial purposes.
Are the artists paid?
Most of the artworks on The Pleasure Bank have been paid for either by Share-Net International, or by other NGOs who have commissioned artworks for their own projects and have now have gifted them to The Pleasure Bank. Some of the other artworks have been gifted by creatives to The Pleasure Bank and have not been paid for. It is our hope that we can continue to work with partners and keep paying artists for their work to be featured on The Pleasure Bank in the future. All creatives whose works feature on The Pleasure Bank, each image is accompanied with links to their websites, socials, Etsy stores, Patreon and any other avenues through which users can directly support the artists. We will continue to improve upon on The Pleasure Bank and develop it into a space where creatives’ work, time, and integrity are respected and compensated.
How do I, as an artist, benefit from submitting my work to The Pleasure Bank?
So far, all the works featured in the gallery have been financially compensated, with the exception of images that have been additional donations made by artists whose paid works already feature on The Pleasure Bank. We have already had two ‘Call for Images’ rounds where a per image stipend of €150 in 2023 and €100 in 2024 was given per selected image. You can see our last call for images in August 2024 for more details regarding the process. TPB further commits to promoting all our artists work via our social media channels, events, and dedicated mail-outs to our audience.
Which channels can I promote myself as an artist on via The Pleasure Bank?
On each image, we share the artists key details. Here, we can link to your website, and the following social links; Instagram, facebook, Behance, Twitter, OnlyFans, PayPal, TikTok, Tumblr, ArtStation, Buymeacoffee, Deviantart, Discord, Dribble, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitch, YouTube, or other custom links.
I am a creative and I have a question about the use of my artworks
If after reading the terms and conditions above and you still have questions, you can reach out to info@thepleasurebank.com or Shannon at s.mathew@kit.nl