CREDITS · AI · TRANSPARENCY
Give credit. Be clear.
Practical copy templates and a checklist for AI disclosure, stock media attribution, client assets, concept projects, website credits and platform-specific requirements.
1. GospelCO's credit rules
- Confirm rights first. Before using an external photo, footage, music track, font, mockup or template, record its creator/provider, URL, licence, allowed use and proof of permission/purchase.
- Credit where required or agreed. Some assets require attribution; others do not. Follow the specific licence instead of assuming all tools or assets have the same rules.
- Be specific about AI. Explain what was AI-generated or significantly AI-assisted when disclosure is relevant. Do not label a mostly human-made deliverable “fully AI-generated” or imply AI use when none occurred.
- Use platform labels. A caption is not a substitute for a platform's built-in altered/synthetic media control when that control is required.
- Keep evidence. Save licence receipts, asset URLs, terms snapshots where practical, client approvals and permissions with the project folder.
2. General AI-assisted creative note
Use only when AI assisted with some parts of the published creative.
AI transparency: AI tools assisted with selected visual or production elements in this piece. GospelCO directed, refined and reviewed the final creative. Any realistic synthetic elements are labelled where appropriate and as required by the platform.Edit the wording if AI was only used for ideation, or if the deliverable was fully generated. Avoid saying a specific tool was used unless it was.
3. AI-generated concept image or scene
Use when a visual was generated with AI and is conceptual rather than documentary.
Concept visual: created with AI tools and refined by GospelCO. This image illustrates a creative concept and is not documentary evidence of a real event, location, product feature or partnership.If the image depicts an actual product, real person or real event, add accurate context and confirm you have the rights to use those likenesses/marks.
4. AI video advert / synthetic voice
Use in a post caption, delivery note, project case study or campaign page if accurate.
Production note: This video includes AI-generated or AI-assisted visual and/or voice elements. Product information and offer details were supplied or approved by the client. Synthetic elements are disclosed through the platform's native tools wherever required.For a synthetic voice that is not a real person's voice, and if it is useful for the audience, a more specific version can say:
Voice note: The narration uses an AI-generated voice and is not a recording or endorsement by a real person unless explicitly identified as such.5. Licensed stock photo, footage, template or music
Use the format required by the asset licence. Example template:
Asset credit: “[Asset title]” by [Creator], sourced from [Provider/source URL]. Used under [exact licence/permission].For music/audio, record the track title, artist, provider, licence level and whether the licence permits commercial use, paid advertising, broadcast, platform distribution and client transfer. Do not rely on a library subscription for usage that its terms do not include.
6. Fonts, icons, software and code
Most web assets do not need a visible credit line, but they still require compliance with their licence. For example, Google states that fonts in its Google Fonts catalogue are released under open-source licences for commercial and non-commercial use; retain the relevant font's actual licence information if a project requires documentation. Other fonts, icon packs, plugins, templates and source code may have different terms.
Third-party resources: Fonts, icons, code or software components may be used under their applicable open-source, commercial or provider licences. Those licences continue to govern the relevant components.This is a general disclosure, not a substitute for listing notices required by a particular open-source licence or distributing its licence text where required.
7. Client-provided assets
Use where a case study uses a client's approved logo, footage, product shots or copy.
Client assets: Brand names, logos and materials supplied or approved by [Client] are used for the agreed project. Ownership and third-party rights remain with their respective owners unless the project agreement states otherwise.8. Unofficial concept / fan-art / redesign
Use to make the concept status clear; this wording does not grant the right to publish or commercially exploit protected work.
Unofficial concept artwork by GospelCO. This is a speculative design exercise, not an official campaign, paid commission, partnership or endorsement by [Brand/Club/Artist]. Third-party names, logos and marks remain with their respective owners. Permission or a licence may still be required for particular uses.Extra caution: For football posters, musicians, celebrities, team crests, league marks or copyrighted photography, do not rely on the disclaimer alone. Use original/licensed assets or get permission before publication or client delivery.
9. Website or digital product credit
Optional footer or launch-post credit when it is appropriate and agreed:
Website design and development by GospelCO.For client handover documents, a more detailed version can say:
Design/development: GospelCO. Hosting, domain, fonts, plugins, stock media and other third-party services remain subject to their respective provider terms unless expressly transferred in writing.Do not include the credit if the client contract forbids public attribution or the project is confidential.
10. Case study and result transparency
For a completed client project, use accurate, approved copy:
Project: [Client/project name] — [service delivered]. GospelCO's scope: [specific work]. Published with [client permission/approval where required]. Any performance figures shown are from [identified source and period] and are not a guarantee of future results.For a made-up brief or self-initiated portfolio exercise:
Concept project: self-initiated/speculative work created to demonstrate a creative direction. Not commissioned by or affiliated with the referenced brand unless expressly stated.11. Platform-specific disclosure checklist
- YouTube: check the current “altered or synthetic content” setting when realistic AI content depicts a person doing/saying something they did not, alters a real event/place, shows a realistic scene that did not happen, or where other disclosure criteria apply.
- Instagram, Facebook and Threads: use available AI disclosure/label controls when applicable and do not remove or bypass platform-applied labels in a misleading way.
- Upwork and Fiverr: follow current marketplace requirements on originality, permitted use of AI, rights to uploaded media, client preferences and platform-only communication/payment where required.
- Ads: check platform advertising rules and any special requirements that apply to the product category, claims, people/likenesses, music or synthetic media.
Current official resources: YouTube AI disclosure, Meta AI labels, Fiverr AI guidance, and Upwork Legal Center. Policies can change; recheck before every marketplace submission or ad campaign.
12. Internal asset-credit record template
Keep this information in the project's README, spreadsheet or asset folder for every externally sourced or AI-assisted element:
Project:
Asset filename / description:
Creator / provider:
Source URL:
Asset type: (stock / font / music / code / AI output / client-provided / other)
Licence or permission:
Commercial use allowed?:
Client transfer / sublicensing limits:
Attribution required? Exact text:
Expiry / renewal / territory / account limits:
AI disclosure required? Where:
Proof saved at:
Reviewed by / date:13. Need a correction or credit review?
If you are a rights holder or client and believe a credit is inaccurate, contact gospelgfxdesigns@gmail.com with the asset or page URL and the correction requested. This page is maintained as general guidance; the project licence, vendor terms and applicable law control each specific asset.