Do u give rights to smugmug or zenfolio

[gemini6474]

I was thinking about getting a Smugmug or Zenfolio account to use as a porfolio for most of my images and set up a coulpe galleries of images to sell. When u upload an image on say smugmug, do they have any rights to your image.

[DDCSD]

From Smugmug's terms of service. I believe it means that they can show your photo on their site as they deem fit to promote the site. I am extremely happy with smugmug, unbelievable customer service.


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