Last updated: May 2026
PHOTARCH is a service operated by Milvus Productions AB, org. nr 559505-9485, based in Ystad, Sweden. By using PHOTARCH you accept these terms.
Public browsing of the PHOTARCH archive requires no account. Creating an account gives access to additional features including higher-resolution downloads, saved collections, and TIFF exports, depending on your membership tier.
You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential. You must not share your account or use it in any way that exceeds the access level of your current membership.
Images and metadata in the PHOTARCH archive are published under open access conditions. Unless otherwise stated on an individual object record, images may be used for research, education, and non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution to PHOTARCH and the originating institution.
Commercial use of archive images requires written permission from PHOTARCH. Contact us at info@photarch.com before use.
Attribution format: Image: PHOTARCH / [Institution name], ARK:[identifier]
Digitization commissions are subject to a separate commission agreement confirmed in writing between PHOTARCH and the commissioning institution. These terms do not supersede any specific provisions in that agreement.
Pricing, delivery scope, and timelines are set out in the commission request process. Commissioned work becomes part of the PHOTARCH archive unless otherwise agreed.
The archive is free to use. Browsing requires no account, and a free account carries no charge and no subscription.
A Private licence for the apps is sold by card through Link, the merchant of record service of Stripe, which takes the payment and the VAT of the buyer’s country. PHOTARCH never sees or stores card details. Organisation subscriptions are invoiced by Milvus Productions AB and renew yearly. An invoice request is a binding order; the invoice is payable within 30 days. If it is not paid on time, a reminder is sent, and if it is still unpaid, the claim goes to debt collection.
An organisation subscription includes up to 5 TB of storage for what the organisation publishes in the PHOTARCH web archive. Should an organisation need more, PHOTARCH will agree additional storage with it before anything is charged. The apps keep everything else — photographs, masters and records — on the organisation’s own computers.
Refunds and cancellation are described in the Refunds & Cancellation policy.
You may not use PHOTARCH to scrape, mirror, or bulk-download the archive by automated means without prior written agreement. You may not misrepresent the origin or conditions of images obtained from the archive.
PHOTARCH is provided as-is. We make no warranties regarding the completeness or accuracy of metadata provided by third-party institutions. PHOTARCH is not liable for any loss arising from use of, or inability to access, the service.
These terms are governed by Swedish law. Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of Swedish courts, with the District Court of Malmö (Malmö tingsrätt) as the court of first instance.
We may update these terms as the service develops. Continued use of PHOTARCH after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Material changes will be announced on the platform.
Milvus Productions AB · Org. nr 559505-9485 · info@photarch.com