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In the coming days, the location field you already know from photo submissions will start to become available for all asset types. This field remains optional, and if entered, it will be considered by reviewers as part of the review process. The location you enter will not display to customers at this time, but will be used for creating localized search features for customers in the future.This field will be rolled out slowly to all contributors, so don’t worry if you don’t see it right away on your Submit page. Should you want to take advantage of this field for your content submissions,

Thanks to all of you who provided valuable feedback on our new keyword suggestion tool. The comments we collected from more than 30,000 contributors have helped us prioritize what improvements to focus on - and we’ll outline those below. With these improvements, we’re confident that we are supporting contributors’ workflows, and that we can remove the older keyword suggestion tool that was located outside the Submit page. In the next few days, we’ll be removing the old page, and replacing links to it with a link to the new tool. We’ve made the following improvements based on your fee

Our Contributor Terms of Service have been updated. Below are some of the key changes that have been made: Clarification on the terms of the referral program. Further explanation of how royalty percentages are calculated. Improving how we resolve complaints. Complaints will be resolved through individual arbitration not litigation, which is a faster and less costly process. Enabling Shutterstock to send tax correspondence electronically unless you specifically request a paper copy. Clarification on when and why accounts may be suspended or terminated due to copyright i