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Soyez prudent si vous avez des crdits chez Fotolia et que vous tlchargez des images gratuites.

J'ai perdu 180 crdits de faon stupide mais anormale car le systme de tlchargement n'est pas suffisamment scuris ! Et je ne me suis aperu du problme qu'aprs deux mois.

Voici l'histoire :

J'ai tlcharg sur Fotolia des images proposes dans les deux dernires newsletters annonant des fichiers gratuits. Sur la page de tlchargement il est toujours propos un choix de rsolution. En voulant slectionner la rsolution maximale j'ai cliqu sur le dernier bouton de tlchargement - qui correspond en fait la licence tendue, facture 30 crdits.
Ce simple clic suffit dbiter directement le compte et j'ai ainsi perdu 180 crdits que Fotolia refuse videmment de me rembourser.

Le tunnel d'achat est anormalement court et brutal dans cette circonstance (alors que l'interface contributeur reste chronophage et mal foutue = mauvaise exprience utilisateur), le prix apparait trop petit (comme beaucoup de textes sur Fotolia) et cette licence payante ne devrait pas tre prsente ou aussi accessible sur la page du fichier gratuit .

C'est trompeur, abusif et trs douteux.
D'autant plus que ce n'est pas la premire fois que je suis confront un problme de dbit non souhait chez Fotolia.

Heureusement, les autres agences sont bien plus srieuses et honntes sur la distribution de fichiers gratuits.

Je vous suggre par prcaution de :

- vrifier votre compte et les oprations passes sur Fotolia,
- retirer vos crdits en attente,
- viter ou tre particulirement vigilant lors de tlchargements de fichiers gratuits (et vrifier vos comptes aprs le tlchargement),
- vous dsabonner de la newsletter Fotolia pour viter toute situation litigieuse et risque mais conserver les anciennes publications pour toute verification utile.


Ce serait trs intressant et utile de savoir si d'autres personnes ont eu des problmes similaires.


Bien vous,
Franois

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Be careful if you have credits at Fotolia and if you download free images.

I lost 180 credits foolishly but abnormally because the download system is not secure enough! And I just realized the problem after two months.

Here's what happened:

I downloaded from Fotolia images proposed in the last two newsletters announcing free files. On the download page is always diplayed a choice of the image's resolution. In wanting to select the maximum resolution I clicked on the last download button - which actually corresponds to the extended license, charged 30 credits.
This simple click is enough to directly debit the account, thus I lost 180 credits! Fotolia obviously refuses to reimburse me.

The purchase process is abnormally short and brutal in this circumstance (while the contributor's interface is wasting time, superfluous clicks and non ergonomic = still bad user experience), the price appears too small (like many other texts on the site) and this paid license should not be present or so reachable on the "free" file's page.

This is misleading, abusive and very doubtful.
Especially since this is not the first time I am faced with an unwanted purchasing problem at Fotolia.

Fortunately, the other agencies are much more serious and honest on distribution of free files.

I recommend for precaution:

- Verify your account and past operations on Fotolia.
- Withdraw your remaining credits.
- Avoid or be particularly vigilant when you download free files (and verify your account after that).
- Unsubscribe from the Fotolia newsletter to avoid contentious and risky situation but keep the old newsletters to eventually make useful verifications.


It would be very interesting and useful to know if other people have had similar problems.

Regards,
Franois

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