Instagram Policy Primer created for NET303 at Curtin University

1. "This application uses the Instagram(tm) API and is not endorsed or certified by Instagram or Instagram, Inc.
All Instagram(tm) logos and trademarks displayed on this application are property of Instagram, Inc."

2. Have you
ever taken a
photo and
uploaded it
to
Instagram?
(Microsoft, n.d.)

3. Did you read the Terms of Service (ToS)
before doing so?
If you did then well done

4. Did you read the Terms of Service (ToS)
before doing so?
If not then here are a few
things YOU should know…

5. A Term of Service (ToS) is “A stated list of the terms that
must be agreed on by a user of a particular service;
the terms under which a service provider provides a
particular service”
(ComputerUser, 2012)

6. YOU and YOU alone
are solely
responsible for
any content
upload to
Instagram.
(Nuttapong, 2012)

7. THAT MEANS INSTAGRAM TAKE
NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
CONTENT THAT YOU UPLOAD

8. By uploading your content you
grant Instagram a "non-
exclusive, fully paid and
royalty-free, worldwide,
limited license to use, modify, what this means is Instagram
delete from, add to, publicly and its users can share and
perform, publicly display, reproduce your content for
reproduce and translate such their own benefits, unless of
Content, including without course you make the content
limitation distributing part or private.
all of the Site in any media
formats through any media
channels"
(Instagram, 2012)

9. (Miles, 2012)

10. Did you know that by agreeing
to the ToS you give Instagram
the right to
display advertising and
promotions "on, about, or in
conjunction with your
Content"
(Instagram, 2012)

11. Basically you are allowing
Instagram to make
money from YOUR
content.
(Yiftach, 2010)

12. Have you ever wondered why you get certain ads
and your friends/family/colleagues get different
ads?
(KROMKRATHOG, 2012)

13. According to the privacy statement
Instagram has the right to share certain
information with third party
advertising partners; these partners use
this information to deliver targeted
advertisements.

14. When you give your personal information to Instagram, they have
the right to use that information to "provide, improve, test, and
monitor the effectiveness of our Service“ (Instagram, 2012).
And in the event that your account is terminated or deactivated,
Instagram have the right to retain your personal information.
(digitalart, 2010)

15. So what do you get from Instagram?

16. A free platform that allows you to share you photos with family
and friends via social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.
You also have the ability to transform your photo with filters
supplied by Instagram.
(smarnad, 2012)

17. Now you know more about
Instagram's ToS
I hope you enjoy taking pictures and
sharing them via
…

18. (xedos4, 2012)

19. Creative Commons Attribution-
NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0
Unported License.

20. References
ComputerUser. (2012). Term of Service. Retrieved from
http://www.computeruser.com/dictionary/terms-of-service/
digitalart. (2011, August 10). Top Secret Stamp [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Other_Government_Pub_g317-
Top_Secret_Stamp_p53442.html
Instagram. (2012, August 30). Privacy Policy. Retrieved from
http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/
Instagram. (2012). Terms of Use. Retrieved from http://instagram.com/legal/terms/
Introna, L. D. (1997, July). Privacy and the Computer: Why We Need Privacy in the Information
Society. Metaphilosophy, 28(3), 259-275. doi:10.1111/1467-9973.00055
KROMKRATHOG. (2012, April 25). Advertising Concept [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Retail_and_Sales_g195-
Advertising_Concept_p80952.html
Lessig, L. (1998, March). The Architecture of Privacy. Retrieved from
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/works/lessig/architecture_priv.pdf

21. References
Microsoft. (n.d.). Two people taking a self-portrait on the beach using a camera phone [Image].
Retrieved from http://officeimg.vo.msecnd.net/en-us/images/MH900430929.jpg
Miles, S. (2012, July 08). Delete Key In Blue [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Computers_g62-Delete_Key_In_Blue_p91691.html
Nuttapong. (2012, February 17). Paper Hand Pointing You [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Gestures_g185-
Paper_Hand_Pointing_You_p73218.html
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. (2012, August). Online Privacy: Using the Internet Safely. Retrieved
from https://www.privacyrights.oarg/fs/fs18-cyb.htm
smarnad. (2010, July 04). Social Media Wheel With Icons [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Communications_and_N_g263-
Social_Media_Wheel_With_Icons_p90133.html
xedos4. (2012, February 05). Website [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Internet_g170-Website_p71594.html
Yiftach, B. (2010, September 17). 100 Dollar Bills [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Money_g61-100_Dollar_Bills_p20673.html