Use cases

Commercial-use scenarios

Practical guidance for client work, print on demand, book covers, marketing and web publishing.

Reviewed September 16, 2026Primary-source links included
Choose by workflow: These five guides cover handing work to a client, selling physical products, publishing a book cover, running ads and publishing on websites or social channels. Start with the destination closest to the way the image will actually reach an audience.

Pick the guide that matches the real delivery path

Client work focuses on contracts, confidentiality, reference files and what you can honestly transfer to a customer. Print on demand and book covers add marketplace disclosure, production quality and publishing rules. Marketing ads and websites or social media add claims, likeness, brand-safety and channel-specific review.

Four checks to make before you publish

  1. Record the generator and plan used for the final asset. Rights can differ by free or paid tier, company size, model or access method.
  2. Check the destination separately. Generator permission does not override Etsy, KDP, stock-library or advertising-platform rules.
  3. Clear what appears in the image. Logos, recognizable people, protected characters, source photos and confidential material create risks outside the generator licence.
  4. Keep evidence. Save the final prompt or edit history, generation date, source files, policy links and any disclosure text used at publication.
Need a generator + destination verdict? Use the commercial-use checker first, then return to the scenario guide for the workflow-specific checklist.

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