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Correct answer Nancy OShea

1) Unusual sales or refunds.
2) Using other artists' work in your compositions. 

3) Using Brand Names in titles, keywords/descriptions.
4) Using multiple accounts to artificially boost sales or bypass submission limits.
5) Customer complaints / 'Take Down Notices' from 3rd parties.
6) Violation of other Stock Contributor Terms. See below.
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 3, 2025

1) Unusual sales or refunds.
2) Using other artists' work in your compositions. 

3) Using Brand Names in titles, keywords/descriptions.
4) Using multiple accounts to artificially boost sales or bypass submission limits.
5) Customer complaints / 'Take Down Notices' from 3rd parties.
6) Violation of other Stock Contributor Terms. See below.
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 3, 2025

Purchasing one's own images, or having friends purchase them, to move them up in the search queue is one such violation. Spamming by uploading the same rejected image over and over again without attempting to correct issues might be another. I suspect there are more. In any event, if a contributor reads the terms and conditions (many don't bother) and follows them, then one has nothing to worry about.

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