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Drop in your photos or your portfolio. A SHA-256 fingerprint and the upload date are recorded for every file.
Find out who is using your photos without permission
Frolay Protect scans the web, spots the sites using your images, captures timestamped evidence and drafts your takedown or payment requests. Image theft no longer goes unanswered.
3 photos checked for free · No credit card · Your images stay private
How it works
More than a reverse image search: full follow-up, from detection to payment
Four steps to go from “someone stole my photo” to “the site removed the image or paid for a licence”.
Detect
Several reverse image search engines look for your images, even cropped or edited. Your own sites and authorised clients are filtered out.
Prove
In one click: full-page screenshot, copy of the page code, timestamp, server IP, host and file fingerprints.
Get paid
Generate a cease and desist letter, a notice to the host, a DMCA notice or a retroactive licence invoice, ready to send.
Features
Everything you need to enforce your copyright
Continuous monitoring
Your photos are rescanned automatically, monthly or every two weeks depending on your plan. You get an e-mail as soon as a new use appears.
Smart sorting
Each match gets a priority: identical or cropped image, likely commercial use, social network. You deal with what matters first.
Allow list
Declare your sites, clients and licences: their domains no longer show up as theft.
Evidence file
A timestamped manifest with SHA-256 fingerprints of the screenshot, the page code and your original, to attach to your letters.
Who to contact
Registrar, abuse contact and host identified automatically, so you know where to send your takedown request.
Ready-to-send letters
Cease and desist letter, EU Digital Services Act notice to the host, DMCA notice (17 U.S.C. § 512) and retroactive licence invoice.
“Pay for the licence” button
The site using your photo pays by card in one click from your letter. The money goes straight to your account.
Automatic reminders
Every case is tracked: a reminder at day 8, then at day 15, stopped as soon as the photo is paid for or removed.
Proof of prior ownership
Every uploaded photo gets a trusted timestamp (RFC 3161): dated proof that the file was in your hands.
Automatic import
Portfolio, Instagram or a folder on your computer: your new photos are protected effortlessly.
Copyright and badge
Export with your name and licence in the IPTC metadata, and a “Protected photos” badge for your website.
Recoverable amount
Your dashboard estimates what the uses found could earn you, based on your rates.
Get paid
Turn theft into a paid licence
Many sites use a photo without realising it has an author. A clear, priced and documented settlement request is often enough to get paid, without going to court.
- Amount based on your own rates (web, print, advertising)
- Adjustable surcharge for missing permission and credit
- Status tracking: reported, invoiced, removed, paid
- Total recovered shown on your dashboard
Who it is for
Built for people who make a living from their images
Whether you post on Instagram, sell prints or manage a brand’s photo library.
PhotographersVideographersContent creatorsIllustratorsPhoto agenciesMarketing agenciesBrands and companiesReal estate photographersWedding photographers
Pricing
Start for free, switch to monitoring whenever you like
No VAT charged (French micro-business scheme) · no commitment, cancel anytime.
Free
To check your best images.
€0
- 3 photos
- Search on upload
- Evidence without screenshot
- All letter templates
Creator
For freelancers.
€12 / month
- 100 photos
- Automatic monthly monitoring
- Timestamped screenshots
- E-mail alerts
- Automatic import
Pro
For photographers who sell their images.
€39 / month
- 1,000 photos
- Monitoring every 15 days
- 15 deep Google Lens searches / month
- Automatic reminders at day 8 and day 15
- Recovered payments tracking
Agency
For agencies, studios and brands.
€99 / month
- 5,000 photos
- Automatic monthly monitoring
- 40 deep Google Lens searches / month
- Automatic reminders
- Monthly PDF report
Guides
Photo stolen? What to do
Our guides to find your images, prove their use, and get them removed or paid for.
Guide
Someone stole your photo online: what to do, step by step
Someone is using your photo without permission? The 6 steps to find every copy, prove the theft, and get the image removed or paid for.
Read the guide GuideReverse image search: find where your photo is being used
Google Lens, Bing, TinEye: how to run a reverse image search, its limits, and how to monitor your photos across the web automatically.
Read the guide LawPhoto copyright: what the law says, in the US, the UK and the EU
Automatic protection, originality, moral rights, duration, US registration, infringement: the essentials of photo copyright in the US, UK and EU.
Read the guide PaymentHow much should you charge for a photo used without permission?
Work out what to claim for a stolen photo: licence fee, surcharges, missing credit, worked example and retroactive licence invoice.
Read the guide LetterCease and desist letter for a photo used without permission
Free cease and desist letter template for unauthorised photo use: what to include, deadline, how to send it and what to do next.
Read the guide RemovalHow to get a photo removed from a website that stole it
Site owner, host, social networks, DMCA notice, EU DSA: how to get a photo published without your permission taken down, anywhere in the world.
Read the guideFrequently asked questions
Photo theft and copyright: your questions
How can I find out if someone is using my photos without permission?
Upload your photos to Frolay Protect. It runs a reverse image search on several engines, lists the pages where each image appears, filters out your own sites and authorised clients, then alerts you whenever a new use appears.
Do I need to register my photos to be protected by copyright?
In the 181 countries of the Berne Convention, including the UK, the EU, Canada and Australia, an original photograph is protected from the moment it is created, with no formality. You do need to be able to prove you are the author: RAW files, metadata, date of first publication. In the United States, registration with the Copyright Office is required before suing and unlocks statutory damages, but a DMCA takedown notice works without it.
Does the evidence collected by Frolay Protect hold up legally?
Frolay Protect keeps a copy of the page, a full-page screenshot, the timestamp, server IP addresses and SHA-256 fingerprints. That is a solid file for an out-of-court claim. For a lawsuit, your lawyer may also want an independent record (a notary, bailiff or forensic capture service, depending on the country), and your file helps them act fast.
How much should I charge for a photo used without permission?
Start from the licence fee for the use you found (web, print, advertising), usually with a surcharge for the lack of permission and the missing credit. Frolay Protect suggests an amount based on your own rates, which you adjust before sending.
What if the site is hosted in another country?
For a US site or host, Frolay Protect generates a DMCA notice (17 U.S.C. § 512). In the European Union, the notice to the host is based on the Digital Services Act. Elsewhere, the host’s abuse contact and the domain registrar are usually the fastest route.
Do my photos stay private?
Yes. Your photos are never published. They are only sent to reverse image search engines, just long enough to find matches.
Frolay Protect is a detection and drafting tool. It does not provide legal advice; for a significant dispute, speak to a lawyer or a professional photographers’ association.
Your photos may already be elsewhere.
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