---
title: "Watermarking in download orders"
slug: "watermarking-in-download-orders"
abstract: "Overview of watermarking in download orders."
---
# Watermarking in download orders

Sitecore Content Hub applies watermarks to a download order based on user permissions and the configuration of the watermark. The following table describes the flow of a download order, including how watermarks are applied to it.

| Step | Action |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | You select a mix of assets and click **Download**. |
| 2 | Sitecore Content Hub verifies that you have the permissions needed to download the rendition. If you do, Content Hub verifies whether the rendition requires a watermark. |
| 3 | If no watermark is required, the rendition is downloaded. If a watermark is required, Content Hub applies the watermark configured on the selected rendition or, if none exists, logs an error in the log file. |

The following table summarizes how [permissions](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/permissions.html "Permissions"), [enabling a watermark](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/enable-a-rendition-for-watermarking.html "Enable a rendition for watermarking"), and the watermark configuration affect download orders.

| Permission | Enabled | Watermark configured | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| <ul><li>*DownloadPreview*</li><li>*ViewNotWatermarked*</li></ul> | <ul><li>Yes</li><li>Yes</li></ul> | NA | Preview is downloaded without a watermark. |
| <ul><li>*DownloadPreview*</li><li>*ViewNotWatermarked*</li></ul> | <ul><li>Yes</li><li>No</li></ul> | Yes | Preview is downloaded with a watermark. |
| <ul><li>*DownloadPreview*</li><li>*ViewNotWatermarked*</li></ul> | <ul><li>Yes</li><li>No</li></ul> | No | Preview is not downloaded. |
| <ul><li>*DownloadPreview*</li><li>*ViewNotWatermarked*</li></ul> | <ul><li>No</li><li>Not applicable</li></ul> | Yes | Preview is not downloaded. |
| <ul><li>*DownloadPreview*</li><li>*ViewNotWatermarked*</li></ul> | <ul><li>No</li><li>Not applicable</li></ul> | No | Preview is not downloaded. |