iStockPhoto

They took the money for the subscription. I cancelled it, but they also disabled downloads. It turns out I paid for nothing.

I have not used iStock in months - nor have I ever and I asked to cancel and they won't let me, stating that I have 9 more months that I have to continue paying on a subscription that I have never used. They won't let me talk to anyone and I told them to stop charging my credit card, but they continue to do so. What a scam.

IStockPhoto is nothing more than a subscription scammer masquerading as a stock photo agency. Whatever you do, avoid giving them a credit card number at all costs because they'll just keep charging it no matter what customer service says.

I even tried reporting my card stolen to the bank and changing the number, but the charges kept coming through anyway. Currently trying to file a dispute with the CC company but I'm not having much luck so far.

Please do not start any kind of free trial with this company. They are unreasonable and a scam. I was charged $70 for a membership I did NOT agree to.

Very scammy, I had canceled my plan and was still deducted for the following month after. $70 btw. I then called to speak to someone and that then told me that they can cancel my membership and could not give me a refund (even though the month before I cancelled it and didn't use there services anymore after that) they then reached out through email and told me that they would be able to refund me and that my account had been canceled. So I was unable to get my money back or download any images for the month I had payed for and had money deducted from my account for. Very scammy business and their polices are laid out to milk your money as much as they can.

I would also like to point out they CHARGE YOU to CANCEL a subscription that is worded so poorly. This company/site is manipulative and so not worth the "free month" that they offer. This company is a joke quite frankly, charging someone $85 to CANCEL a subscription? That's just ridiculous. If I canceled it twice I could buy brand new AirPods. I could start a new phone plan with that amount. Get a better system this is a joke. 0/10 F- 0 stars FAIL

Pricing and subscription details are ambiguous. The website said $70 per year but it turns out that is a per-month charge. Customer service is bottom-of--the-barrel poor, and unwilling to compromise on anything. If you cancel they will charge a $70, non-refundable "administrative fee." The images are not unique - the same or very similar images can be found through free services. My business now pays for and Adobe Stock subscription that is fantastic and 1/2 the price.

They take your money, but give you nothing. They then rely on 'fine print' to justify their actions. Don't waste your money.

Ridiculously overpriced, automatic payment triggered at 1 minute after trial period ends and boom, zero refunds no exceptions, even if you immediately reach out and haven't downloaded a single thing. Then when they keep that money, they also immediately block your pre-paid account from access in exchange for not charging you in the future. Zero value given, zero cares given.

Signed up for a test account. Did not manage to cancel the subscription and now they have me signed up for 1 year, with invoiced EVERY month. Talked to customer support, total robots, probably outsourced, so no possible way to get out. Never touch this peace of sh*** software!

Like everyone else has experienced, I signed up for the free trial to be able to download 1 photo that I needed for an assignment and did not realize that it automatically bills you for an entire 12 months and that you are actually contracted and cannot cancel. Complete rip off and no one replies to your messages when you try to contact them to explain that you can't afford their services. Resorting to cancelling my card to stop further payments. STAY AWAY from this site!

I would give no starts if I could. I signed up for a free trial, I thought. It said the first month was free. Okay, cool. That was on February 28. On March 1, I was charged. Huh? When I contacted customer service, they said they would not refund the money since I downloaded something already. During my free trial. And that I didn't cancel during my free month. I only had the trial for 2 days. I expected some kind of email reminding me of the coming end of the trial period. So their "free trial" is extremely misleading. Beware.

I signed up for a trial and forgot to cancel before it automatically renewed. After the trial expired, I was charged the first month for $75.78. I realized that I wasn't able to cancel and get a refund but I requested that I cancel the account from avoiding future monthly payments with the understanding that I could still use the service for the remainder of the time. I requested cancellation via chat and my account was cancelled. When I logged in to download a graphic, I didn't have a subscription. I called customer service and they told me that my account was cancelled, I would not receive a refund and that my subscription was cancelled and would not be able to download anything. This is an unfair business practice! I paid for a full month and I'm only 2 days in to that month subscription. I should be able to download the allowed amount of graphics (up to 10) for the remainder of the month I paid for. Basically, they are taking the money and running with it without delivering any service. Stay away from this company!

Free trials, right? Serves you well. Don't even go for it.

I asked for a cancellation and a possible refund only a couple of hours after I noticed they had charged me 35€. Kudos to support, which came back quite promptly, but shielded themselves behind T&C. I didn't use my credits, I don't plan to use them, and I'm out of my money and without a proper follow-up to my complaint.

Seriously? Amateurish at best. AVOID like the plague!

Very bad way to do business! They lure you in with a free trial period, but it's only mentioned in TINY letters that you will then be billed for a yearly plan, which you can't cancel because their customer service is very impersonal. At least, if you offer a free trial, have the decency to charge by the month, so that if an error was made, or the deadline overlooked, you don't have to pay over a thousand dollars for a plan you don't even want!

Shame on me for not quitting the free trial in time, but it was a $700 lesson and do not appreciate learning. They lock you in for a year, hitting your credit card every month. If I was Getty I would be embarrassed. They are a terrible company with terrible service. Avoid them like the plague. I wish I had never met them.

Complete scam. The offer a free trial and so not communicate clearly at all about the fact you are being lured into a one year subscription to their prime (!) subscription. 700 euros down the drain, thank you very much.

This is the worst website ever. Do not make an account with them. They will rope you in to a one year subscription and keep charging you without giving you any way out. I hope their website closes down because they steal the money from innocent users.