It's not just background images that are ruled out. It's everything that isn't editorial / news related coverage:
> You may only use embedded Getty Images Content for editorial purposes (meaning relating to events that are newsworthy or of public interest).
So you can use a picture of a thing that Getty has, if you're writing about that thing, and if Getty actually lets you use that particular image, and you can use it in an iframe that might show ads and might show the picture too... don't hold your breath.
> You may only use embedded Getty Images Content for editorial purposes (meaning relating to events that are newsworthy or of public interest).
So you can use a picture of a thing that Getty has, if you're writing about that thing, and if Getty actually lets you use that particular image, and you can use it in an iframe that might show ads and might show the picture too... don't hold your breath.