Uploaded images used in personalised card designs must conform to the following guidelines:
- You must own the image or have the permission of the image owner to use it.
- If your image includes another person, you must have their consent to use it.
- The image you choose for your card must not contain any of the following:
- Trademarks or company names (eg images marked with ® or ™ signs);
- Images or text protected by copyright (eg images marked with © or other watermarks or notations);
- Slogans, tag lines, branding, marketing or promotional products, services or images of companies;
- Images of, or the name or nickname of, celebrities, musicians, sportspersons, entertainers, public figures, film stars, cartoon characters, members of the Royal Family or other famous people;
- Contact information (eg telephone numbers, URLs, Facebook and Twitter usernames account numbers, addresses or email addresses);
- Political statements, or images relating to ethnicity or religion;
- Images of flags;
- Images, signs, symbols or text relating to money, currency, drugs, tobacco, alcohol, gangs, hatred, graffiti, betting, gambling, or financial products or services;
- Provocative, lewd or sexual images or content;
- Nudity;
- Offensive material (eg images, signs, symbols or text relating to violence, death, injury, racism, cruelty, profanity, obscenity, weapons, firearms, ammunition or terrorism);
- Anti-social or obscene behaviour, or socially unacceptable groups;
- Content where drinking (or being drunk), smoking or gambling is the focus;
- Text unless benign and in the English language;
- Any image that might reflect poorly or might engender hostility toward company brands (including MasterCard®, Visa®, or Barclays);
- Any reference to the Olympic Games, World Cup or any other international branded event;
- Reference to any bank, building society or other monetary institution;
- Weapons (unless they are being shown in a ceremonial context).
Personalised Card image guidelines – Barclays (accessed 20/10/2012).