If you’re looking to reprint, republish, or reuse our editorial content, the information below provides guidelines for circumstances when you may not need to reach out to us directly for a license, how to get in touch when your use does require a license, and details about situations when we may be unable to respond to your requests.
Please note: these guidelines are for editorial content ONLY. We typically do not license content that is disclosed as “Advertiser Content.”
I) Permitted Sharing Of Vox Media Content
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II) Permitted Non-Commercial Educational Classroom Use
We know that much of our written, video, and audio content may fit well into a classroom curriculum and can provide valuable information for students, and as such we allow the non-commercial educational use of Vox Media editorial content under the guidelines below WITHOUT further permission from Vox Media.
Video: You may show our editorial videos to your students, but videos may only be accessed via the platform where they were originally published by Vox Media (e.g. YouTube). Unfortunately we are NOT able to facilitate alternate methods for you or your students to access the videos (e.g. requests for DVDs or downloadable video files).
Articles: You may provide print handouts of an editorial article from our websites on a limited basis for use in classrooms ONLY with the following conditions:
- Classroom handouts must not edit or alter the original context of the article in any way.
- Handouts may NOT be posted for download or display on Google Classroom, PowerSchool, Schoology, or any similar tool or learning management system.
- Handouts may NOT be published on any website or digital platform.
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III) Translation Requests
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Translation Tools: From time to time our content may be published on a platform that enables community translations through the services of that tool (e.g. YouTube’s community translations). You must comply with the guidelines for use of the translation tool at all times. NOTE: We do NOT review translations sent to us directly or respond to requests for such translation tools to be enabled.
IV) Reviews
Although there may be licensing opportunities for some reviews conducted by our editorial teams, we do NOT accept payments in exchange for reviewing a product or service. Please see our ethics policies for more information.
Franchise Awards Properties
Vox Media has partnered with Wright’s Media to license badges, accolades, scores, and other elements from select franchise awards properties for advertising and marketing.
NOTE: Only the franchises listed below are official “awards” properties that are available for license through Wright’s Media at this time. If you are unsure of whether the content you are interested in is part of a franchise awards property, please reach out in advance for clarification via the applicable Wright’s Media email address(es).
If your company has been awarded an accolade for any of the following franchises below, please use the Wright’s email addresses below to inquire about a license.
The Strategist: thestrategist@wrightsmedia.com
- The Strategist 100
- This Thing’s Incredible
- Best in Class
POPSUGAR: popsugar@wrightsmedia.com
- POPSUGAR Beauty Awards
- POPSUGAR Wellness Awards
- POPSUGAR Fitness Awards
- POPSUGAR Must Have
- POPSUGAR Pick
The Dodo: thedodo@wrightsmedia.com
- Paw of Approval
- The Dodo Pick
- The Dodo Faves
Thrillist: thrillist@wrightsmedia.com
- The Fasties
- Thrillist 50
Polygon: polygon@wrightsmedia.com
- Polygon Recommends
- Polygon Picks
The Verge: theverge@wrightsmedia.com
- Best In Show
- Verge Recommends
- Verge Reviewed
Other Reviews: If you are interested in using a quote from a review from one of our editorial sites that is NOT one of the licensable franchise awards properties listed above, please follow these guidelines.
- Quotes must NOT be taken out-of-context or misconstrue the original meaning in our review. For example, if the quote is: “With its clean lines, impressive screen, and excellent sound quality, this phone is certainly stunning but its lack of memory does not put it at the top of our list.”
ACCEPTABLE: “Clean lines, impressive screen, and excellent sound quality…”
ACCEPTABLE: “...this phone is certainly stunning…”
NOT ACCEPTABLE: “...this phone is certainly stunning...at the top of our list”
NOT ACCEPTABLE: “...at the top of our list”
- Quotes must come from reviews published within the past year.
- Quotes must be no more than three sentences in length.
- Quotes must be accompanied by prominent attribution to the relevant brand (The Verge, Vox.com, Polygon, etc.). You may use the brand logo as attribution.
- Subject to these guidelines, brand logos may be used in connection with review quotes or promotional statements of fact. Brand logos may never be used on a stand-alone basis.
- Quotes must not suggest an affiliation between Vox Media or our editorial websites and your brand, or imply a paid product or service endorsement.
- Quotes should link to the source article where possible and appropriate.
- Quotes or brand logos may not be used on product packaging.
NOTE: Other than these guidelines we are unable to facilitate or respond to requests for use of quotes or brand logos in non-franchise awards advertising and promotion.
V) All Other Requests
If you do not see your use above, please fill out this form. Please note:
- We evaluate requests to license images, articles, podcasts, and videos on a case by case basis.
- Licensing typically requires a license fee and license agreement.