Hello everyone,I recently had two of my images rejected with the reason "Non-Compliant Image." I am quite confused and worried about this, so I wanted to ask the community for some insight.Here are the details of my submissions:Creation Method: These are 100% original designs created from scratch in Adobe Illustrator. They are not AI-generated. Export Format: I exported them directly from Illustrator as high-quality JPEGs. Metadata: The titles and tags are completely safe. I did not use any trademarked words, brand names, or copyrighted terms. Since "Non-Compliant" can sometimes sound severe, I am very anxious about my account status. Will my account be banned because of these two rejections?I would highly appreciate it if anyone could help me understand why 100% original illustrator made exports would trigger this specific rejection.Thank you in advance for your time and help!

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Two Images designed in illustrator rejected as "Non-Compliant Image" – Need advice / Will my account be banned?

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July 19, 2026
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Hello everyone,

I recently had two of my images rejected with the reason "Non-Compliant Image." I am quite confused and worried about this, so I wanted to ask the community for some insight.

Here are the details of my submissions:

Creation Method: These are 100% original designs created from scratch in Adobe Illustrator. They are not AI-generated.
Export Format: I exported them directly from Illustrator as high-quality JPEGs.
Metadata: The titles and tags are completely safe. I did not use any trademarked words, brand names, or copyrighted terms.

Since "Non-Compliant" can sometimes sound severe, I am very anxious about my account status. Will my account be banned because of these two rejections?

I would highly appreciate it if anyone could help me understand why 100% original illustrator made exports would trigger this specific rejection.

Thank you in advance for your time and help!

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I think it only fair to warn you that grids are not original.

Stock already contains 7 million grids. Are you sure this is worth re-submitting?

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=grid

Just saying your time might be better spent creating other compositions for Stock.

Good luck.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Enlightened_help3482Author

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hmm. I am never going to work on grids again.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Why did you export vector graphics as JPEG?

JPEG pixelates images, which defeats the whole purpose of creating math-based vectors.

Vectors from Illustrator have more commercial value when they’re saved as Adobe Illustrator files (.ai, .eps, or .svg). Vectors can be scaled to any size that’s needed without quality loss. You can’t do that with JPEG.

Read the 7-part section on Vector Requirements from your Contributor User Guide. Start with these links:

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I don’t know the specifics of the non-compliant refusal but I doubt that your account is in jeopardy. It’s also possible the moderator selected the wrong reason for rejection and, possibly, meant to select the similar content rejection. I wouldn't be too concerned.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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