Grade C+ — Standard consumer terms (score 65/100)
Image hosting terms retain a perpetual irrevocable content license, broad user indemnification, and a zero-dollar liability disclaimer. No data export or security commitments are stated.
Perpetual license, full indemnity, $0 liability; no data export or security pledges.
You grant HOTPIC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable worldwide license to use, display, create derivative works of, allow downloads of, and/or distribute any such file or content.
Uploading content gives HOTPIC a permanent, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, modify, distribute, and re-share your files — this survives deletion.
YOU WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HOTPIC AND ALL OF ITS PERSONNEL HARMLESS FROM ALL LOSS, LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DAMAGES AND EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS, YOUR INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, AND ANY HARM CAUSED TO ANY THIRD PARTY AS A RESULT OF YOUR UPLOADING.
If anyone sues HOTPIC over your uploads or your conduct, you cover every legal cost, loss, and damages — even for third-party harm you indirectly caused.
HOTPIC WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
HOTPIC disclaims every category of damages, effectively capping its monetary liability at $0 regardless of fault.
Uploaded images are checked by staff and images that violate terms will be removed without prior warning. This may also get you banned from our website.
Staff can delete your uploads and ban your account on a violation determination, with no notice or appeal.
If you believe content on our site infringes your copyright, submit a notification with: Identification of the copyrighted work; Identification of the infringing material with URL details; A statement of good faith belief that use is not authorized; A statement that information is accurate under penalty of perjury; Your physical or electronic signature; Contact instructions (email, address…
Standard DMCA takedown process for copyright holders, requiring formal notice with identification, good-faith statement, and signature.
By downloading or copying user-generated content (UGC), you agree: You may use UGC for personal, non-commercial purposes; You may use UGC for fair use (e.g. journalism) with attribution to HOTPIC; You may not use UGC for non-journalistic commercial purposes unless you hold the copyright; Your use of UGC is at your own risk.
Anyone downloading UGC from HOTPIC is restricted to personal or fair-use purposes with attribution; commercial reuse requires holding the copyright.
Last reviewed 2026-09-17 under rubric v3.5.