<s>
Ipernity	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
non-commercial	O
photo	O
sharing	O
community	O
which	O
is	O
financed	O
exclusively	O
by	O
membership	O
dues	O
without	O
any	O
intention	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
means	O
of	O
the	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
Members	O
Association	O
(	O
IMA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
operates	O
its	O
own	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
protected	O
private	O
exchange	O
of	O
digital	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
photos	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
audio	O
files	O
and	O
blogs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
worldwide	O
publication	O
of	O
selected	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
groups	O
,	O
ipernity	B-Protocol
promotes	O
the	O
mutual	O
inspiration	O
and	O
cross-border	O
communication	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
machine-aided	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
ipernity	B-Protocol
's	O
web	O
service	O
is	O
100%	O
members-owned	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
unaffected	O
by	O
external	O
interests	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
of	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
privacy	O
and	O
contents	O
of	O
users	O
are	O
particularly	O
protected	O
at	O
ipernity	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
is	O
in	O
direct	O
competition	O
with	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
readily	O
compared	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
portal	O
trusted.de,	O
ipernity	B-Protocol
's	O
service	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
seven	O
best	O
photo	O
sharing	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ipernity	B-Protocol
originated	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
two	O
French	O
programmers	O
Christophe	O
Ruelle	O
and	O
Christian	O
Conti	O
set	O
about	O
programming	O
a	O
photo	O
sharing	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
ipernity	B-Protocol
proved	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
photo	O
sharing	O
platform	O
at	O
the	O
second	O
annual	O
Open	O
Web	O
Awards	O
by	O
Mashable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
relaunch	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
largely	O
oriented	O
towards	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
at	O
that	O
time	O
and	O
went	O
into	O
competition	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
changed	O
its	O
layout	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
ipernity	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ipernity	B-Protocol
also	O
benefited	O
from	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
the	O
photo	O
sharing	O
service	O
Panoramio	B-Algorithm
between	O
2014	O
and	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
operating	O
company	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
S.A.	O
informed	O
users	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
economic	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
negotiated	O
a	O
moratorium	O
with	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
S.A.	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
consider	O
various	O
options	O
for	O
its	O
continued	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
born	O
to	O
found	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
—	O
the	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
Members	O
Association	O
(	O
ima	O
)	O
—	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
website	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
the	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
Members	O
Association	O
(	O
ima	O
)	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
asset	O
deal	O
was	O
negotiated	O
with	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
S.A.	O
and	O
fixed	O
contractually	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
an	O
announcement	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
deleted	O
5.8	O
million	O
files	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
14.6	O
TB	O
,	O
from	O
free	O
accounts	O
which	O
went	O
over	O
the	O
storage	O
limits	O
and	O
therefore	O
had	O
"	O
invisible	O
content	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
high-performance	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
desktop	O
arena	O
,	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
focuses	O
on	O
photographers	O
,	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
artists	O
,	O
writers	O
and	O
semi-professional	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
apps	O
for	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
are	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ipernity	B-Protocol
offers	O
its	O
users	O
four	O
different	O
account	O
levels	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
Guest	O
account	O
with	O
limited	O
features	O
and	O
storage	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
Plus	O
account	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
full	O
range	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
unlimited	O
storage	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
last	O
feature	O
allows	O
for	O
greater	O
ease	O
of	O
communication	O
between	O
members	O
at	O
the	O
international	O
level	O
and	O
has	O
attracted	O
to	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
users	O
from	O
different	O
countries	O
the	O
world	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ipernity	B-Protocol
is	O
primarily	O
geared	O
towards	O
content	O
sharing	O
within	O
the	O
community	O
and	O
users	O
have	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
how	O
widely	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
disperse	O
a	O
particular	O
image	O
,	O
article	O
or	O
other	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
what	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
options	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
tailor	O
their	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
account	O
to	O
their	O
specific	O
sharing	O
needs	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
degree	O
of	O
privacy	O
and	O
copyright	O
protection	O
they	O
desire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
's	O
photo	O
sharing	O
service	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
a	O
democratically	O
regulated	O
members’	O
association	O
,	O
subscribing	O
members	O
not	O
only	O
use	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
their	O
exchanges	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
association	O
itself	O
,	O
electing	O
the	O
governing	O
bodies	O
,	O
reviewing	O
financial	O
and	O
activity	O
reports	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
decisions	O
concerning	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
users	O
of	O
commercial	O
online	O
photo	O
exchange	O
platforms	O
,	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
members	O
have	O
a	O
say	O
on	O
any	O
changes	O
of	O
direction	O
,	O
modification	O
of	O
policies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
planning	O
of	O
future	O
developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
associative	O
and	O
strictly	O
non-commercial	O
nature	O
,	O
Ipernity	B-Protocol
depends	O
on	O
maintaining	O
a	O
viable	O
membership	O
and	O
is	O
reported	O
by	O
members	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
attentive	O
to	O
requests	O
for	O
assistance	O
for	O
technical	O
problems	O
and	O
receptive	O
to	O
members’	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ipernity	B-Protocol
also	O
provides	O
a	O
space	O
for	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
