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Terms of Use

Last updated: May 2026. The plain-English version.

What SMYC is

SMYC is a community photography and storytelling platform. We provide the platform; you provide the photos and stories.

Your content, your responsibility

When you upload a photo, you confirm that: (1) you took the photo yourself or have explicit permission to share it, (2) the photo doesn't contain identifiable people without their consent, (3) the story you wrote is true and your own.

You keep the rights to your photo. By uploading, you grant SMYC a worldwide, non-exclusive license to display it on this platform, in our newsletters, and in marketing materials. You can revoke this license at any time by requesting photo deletion.

What we don't allow

We remove content that violates these rules. Repeat violators are banned.

Voting

One vote per person per photo. Vote manipulation (bots, coordinated inauthentic behavior) results in vote reset and account ban.

Sponsorships

Sponsors (tourism boards, brands) can support countries or regions. Sponsorship does not affect what wins on the leaderboard. That's community-voted. Sponsored content is clearly labeled.

Disclaimer

We provide SMYC "as is." We do our best to keep it running but we don't promise it'll always be available or bug-free. We're not liable for content posted by users.

Changes

We may update these terms. We'll post the new version here with a new "last updated" date.

Contact

Questions: hello@showmeyourcountry.com