Credits, Licenses & Pre‑Publish Checklist
Credits, Licenses & Pre‑Publish Checklist
This project bundles a few third‑party assets so it runs fully offline. They are all free to use under the licenses below, but two things must be addressed before this is published as a real, live business website — see “⚠️ Before you go live”.
1. Fonts — SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL)
All six bundled typefaces are licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1,
which explicitly permits embedding and self‑hosting on websites (including commercial
ones) at no cost. The full license text for each is bundled in
assets/fonts/licenses/.
| Family | Used in | Copyright |
|---|---|---|
| Playfair Display | Blush Rose | © 2017 The Playfair Display Project Authors (Reserved Font Name “Playfair Display”) |
| Poppins | Blush Rose | © 2020 The Poppins Project Authors |
| Cormorant Garamond | Gold Luxe | © 2015 The Cormorant Project Authors |
| Jost | Gold Luxe | © 2020 The Jost Project Authors |
| Fraunces | Sage Spa | © 2018 The Fraunces Project Authors |
| Inter | Sage Spa | © 2020 The Inter Project Authors |
OFL obligations we satisfy / you must keep:
- ✅ The license text travels with the fonts (
assets/fonts/licenses/). Keep it there. - ✅ We do not sell the fonts on their own.
- ✅ We do not rename any font using its Reserved Font Name.
2. Icons — Font Awesome Free 6.5.2
Licensed under the Font Awesome Free License (full text:
assets/fontawesome/LICENSE.txt):
- Icons: CC BY 4.0 — free for commercial use, attribution required.
- Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1. Code/CSS: MIT.
Attribution is provided by this file and the link here: Icons by Font Awesome — CC BY 4.0. Keep this credit (this file is enough; a small “Icons by Font Awesome” note in your footer is also fine).
3. Photography — Unsplash License
All photos in assets/img/ are from Unsplash under the
Unsplash License: free for commercial and
non‑commercial use, no attribution required, no permission needed.
However, the Unsplash License does NOT grant model or property releases. See the warning below — this is the main thing to fix before going live.
⚠️ Before you go live (real business) — read this
The two items below are policy/legal risks, not licensing. They are fine for a demo/template, but must be handled before publishing as an actual salon’s website.
A. Photos of identifiable people → replace with your own
Several placeholder photos show recognizable faces and are presented as if they are your staff or your customers. The Unsplash License covers copyright, but it does not include a model release. Using a stranger’s face to imply they work at or endorse a real business can expose you to publicity/privacy/likeness claims.
Images that show identifiable people (replace these with photos you own / have a signed model release for):
| File | Currently shown as |
|---|---|
photo-1560066984-138dadb4c035.jpg |
Hero — stylist & client |
photo-1580489944761-15a19d654956.jpg |
“Olivia Bennett” (team) |
photo-1595152772835-219674b2a8a6.jpg |
“Maya Chen” (team) |
photo-1614283233556-f35b0c801ef1.jpg |
“Aisha Khan” (team) |
photo-1607746882042-944635dfe10e.jpg |
“Sofia Rossi” (team) |
photo-1494790108377-be9c29b29330.jpg |
“Priya N.” (testimonial) |
photo-1438761681033-6461ffad8d80.jpg |
“Sara M.” (testimonial) |
photo-1500648767791-00dcc994a43e.jpg |
“Daniel R.” (testimonial) |
Interior/product/hands shots (no identifiable faces — lower risk, still best to swap
for real photos of your salon): the remaining files in assets/img/.
B. Placeholder testimonials, ratings & stats → use only real, true data
The reviews (“Priya N.”, “Sara M.”, “Daniel R.”), the star ratings, and the figures (“4.9 rated”, “2,400+ happy clients”, “12+ years”, “15 expert stylists”) are invented sample content. Publishing fabricated reviews or stats for a real business is deceptive advertising and is illegal in many places (e.g. the FTC in the US, the ASA/CMA in the UK, and consumer‑protection law elsewhere).
➡️ Replace all testimonials, ratings, and statistics with genuine, verifiable information before launch (or remove the sections).
C. Other content to update before launch
- Business details: the address (24 Rose Avenue…), phone (+1 555‑123‑4567), email ([email protected]), opening hours, and prices are placeholders — set real ones.
- Booking form: it’s a front‑end demo (no data is sent). Connect it to a real service (Formspree, Netlify Forms, your booking system) and add a privacy policy if you collect personal data (GDPR/UK‑GDPR/CCPA may apply).
- Brand name “Blush Beauty Salon”: verify it doesn’t conflict with an existing trademark in your region before trading under it.
Summary
| Asset | License | Cost | Attribution | Action needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 web fonts | SIL OFL 1.1 | Free | Keep license files | None (keep licenses/) |
| Font Awesome Free | CC BY 4.0 / OFL / MIT | Free | Yes (this file) | Keep credit |
| Unsplash photos | Unsplash License | Free | Not required | Replace people photos |
| Testimonials / stats | — (your content) | — | — | Replace with real data |
Licensing is clear and compliant. The remaining risks are about placeholder content (people photos + fabricated reviews/stats) and are straightforward to fix by swapping in your own real assets and information before launch.