Our mission is to ensure the longevity, viability and security of digital photographs for future generations.
The long-term preservation of electronic data is the single greatest problem of the information age. Since digital photography crossed into the mainstream, the average user has begun generating ever-increasing quantities of personal data; the average digital camera owner now produces hundreds of pictures every year. Yet there is still no simple and straightforward path to ensure the permanence of this valuable personal history. We created Swiss Picture Bank® to fulfill this need.
Swiss Picturebank (Group) AG, based in Thun, Switzerland, is the premier provider of online image archiving. Our Swiss Picture Bank service is the first photo site to offer long-term storage plans for a single fee per picture uploaded. It is the only service built with the Hitachi Content Archiving Platform, operated by Swisscom (the leading provider of IT services to Swiss banks) and backed by the Picture Guarantee Foundation. This unique combination of protective measures is why we are also the only company that can offer a guaranteed 30 year term of service for every file in every account.
Swiss Picturebank was founded in 2002 and has two operating subsidiaries, in Thun and in New York, NY. We provide our services direct to users via www.swisspicturebank.com, partners' websites and retail channels. We also offer guaranteed long-term data storage on a wholesale basis and support corporate loyalty programs. B-to-B partners seeking to distribute the service, purchase wholesale long-term storage or to use Swiss Picture Bank credits for marketing purposes should email us at contact@swisspicturebank.com.