can i use gravatar generated icons for commercial websites for free?

Question

Hello all,

can i use gravatar generated icons for commercial websites for free? is it no fees? i am building webforum, and dont want after couple months/years to get issue from court.

thanks and take care, Ragims

Answer 1

The Terms of Service covers this:

Use of the Services by Third Party Websites. Third party websites may enable the use of the Services on their respective websites as expressly authorized by Automattic (e.g., API calls into Gravatar: http://en.gravatar.com/site/implement); provided that they (i) do not copy, store or modify User Submissions; (ii) do not distribute, display, perform, use or otherwise exercise or exploit any User Submission or other user information for any purpose other than as necessary to perform the Services for the applicable user; (iii) have a privacy policy in effect and posted on such website that complies with all applicable laws and regulations and that notifies such user that it will only use personally identifiable information as set forth in (ii) above; and (iv) agree to be bound by and comply with all the terms, conditions, and limitations set forth in the Terms of Service (“Gravatar-enabled website”).