Using Top Tropicals images

Terms of Use and Copyright

Smokey teaching Sunshine about image copyright rules

All images on our website are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Some images published on external platforms (such as our Flickr account) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA). Each image carries its own license notice.

License Types

  • Images on TopTropicals.com: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Noncommercial use only, no derivatives, attribution required.
  • Images on external platforms (such as Flickr): Some are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. These allow sharing, remixing, and commercial use with proper attribution and share-alike terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: We are publishers of ... and hope you can help us with the provision of some of your photographs. We are happy to use the photographs with your logo. We also need high resolution. Is this possible?

A: Yes. High-resolution images are available upon request. Please contact us directly.

Q: What may I do with CC BY-NC-ND images (TopTropicals.com)?

  • You must keep the visible copyright mark "c toptropicals.com".
  • You may resize the image but may not crop, edit, or create derivative works.
  • Only noncommercial use is allowed without written permission.
  • You must include a link to the license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Q: What may I do with CC BY-SA images (Flickr etc.)?

  • You may share, remix, and create derivative works.
  • Commercial use is allowed.
  • You must include attribution and release derivative works under the same CC BY-SA license.
  • Include this license link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

How to Give Proper Credit

For CC BY-NC-ND images (TopTropicals.com):

If unchanged:
Adenium by Top Tropicals, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

If resized only:
Adenium by Top Tropicals, resized, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

For CC BY-SA images (Flickr etc.):

If unchanged:
Adenium by Top Tropicals, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

If modified:
"My Adenium collage" is a derivative of Adenium by Top Tropicals, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. "My Adenium collage" is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Your Name.


Commercial Use

  • CC BY-NC-ND images: Commercial use requires written permission.
  • CC BY-SA images: Commercial use is allowed under CC BY-SA terms.

Printing Posters

You may print posters using CC BY-NC-ND images for noncommercial purposes, as long as attribution and the CC BY-NC-ND license link are included. CC BY-SA images may also be printed with proper attribution and share-alike compliance.


Still Have Questions?

Please contact us.