Acceptable use policy:

IHeartGardening.com exists to provide for the discussion of topics that are of interest to the general gardening community, as well as to service that community with useful and friendly applications. Our goal is to provide an educational and enjoyable experience for all our members, so please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the expectations and policies of IHeartGardening.com. By participating in the services provided by IHeartGardening.com, you are agreeing to comply with our rules and regulations.

This service is provided "as is" and "as available"; without warranties of any kind (either express of implied), including but not limited to warranties of accuracy of information, fitness for a particular purpose, and availability of this service.

By providing content to our site, you have granted IHeartGardening.com unrestricted use of that material. We do make commitments of your privacy, however. Your E-mail address and full name will never be revealed to other entities by IHeartGardening.com. (See the Privacy Policy for details regarding the displaying of your city, state, and ZIP code.) We reserve the right to modify, reproduce and redistribute materials posted to our services, both internally and for commercial use. Copyright of all material published is retained by the contributor. The contributor does, however, grant to IHeartGardening.com a non-exclusive license to modify, reproduce, and re-distribute the contributed content in any manner that it sees fit.

In complaince with United States Federal Law, children under the age of 13 may not participate in our conversation forums or photo galleries.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IHeartGardening.com, its affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees and representatives from any penalties, claims or liabilities, including attorneys' fees, arising from your use of this service. This expressly includes your responsibility for any and all liability arising from the violation or infringement of proprietary rights or copyrights and any libelous or unlawful material contained within your areas of content. Contents on this site are copyrighted by IHeartGardening.com. Unauthorized distribution or reproduction is forbidden. Information on this site is provided for your own personal use and may be copied, printed or saved for private, non-commercial use.

Information contributed to our databases and forums represents the views of the person posting the content and is not necessarily endorsed by IHeartGardening.com.

Do not place any material on our service that could be considered offensive, indecent, abusive, hateful, harassing, libelous, profane, vulgar or unlawful. Our audience tends to be family-oriented (including minors), and we have the right, but not the obligation, to remove, edit, or relocate any content that we feel violates the standards of our site. Because of the real-time nature of our forums, it is not always possible for us to remove offensive material immediately.

Information that you place on our service must be your own original content. You are responsible for assuring that any material (text and images) you provide does not violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the right of any third party, including copyright, trademark or proprietary rights. If non-original content is included in your posting, you must obtain permission from the content owner and provide due credit.

Members are restricted from utilizing the IHeartGardening.com services for self-promotion of themselves, their website, or their organization, or to solicit items or monies for charities or fundraisers. Members may not utilize the service to create business opportunities, without express prior written permission from an officer of IHeartGardening.com. This includes, but is not limited to, advertising products or services in any communication medium, including, but not limited to, the discussion forums and the member E-mail system.

It is the member's responsibilty to logout of IHeartGardening.com to prevent unauthorized use of their account or the IHeartGardening.com services.

IHeartGardening.com may terminate member accounts and delete any and all account information at any time, without notice, for conduct that violates these guidelines or for any conduct that IHeartGardening.com believes is harmful to the business of IHeartGardening.com, or to any of its users or partners. For clarification, this means that we may remove any member from our site for any reason we deem appropriate.

You may not take any actions that may undermine the integrity of any IHeartGardening.com feedback system.

IHeartGardening.com provides space and bandwidth for hosting the site but makes no implied or expressed warranties about the reliability of this space or related services. IHeartGardening.com is not responsible for any deletion, alteration, or loss of data due to network or system outages, file corruption, accidental deletion, or any other reasons. IHeartGardening.com makes no guarantees about server reliability, speed, or consistency, and cannot be held liable for such.

Users are responsible for regularly monitoring and creating backups of their own files, and agree to use the IHeartGardening.com resources and infrastructure at their own risk. This service is provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. Neither IHeartGardening.com nor its partners makes any warranty with respect to any content, information, services, or products provided through or in conjunction with this service.

IHeartGardening.com and its partners make no guarantee of the accuracy, correctness, or completeness of any information on these Web pages and are not responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the use of such information; any failures, delays, or interruptions in the delivery of any content or services contained on our servers; or losses or damages arising from the use of the content or services provided by IHeartGardening.com.

IHeartGardening.com may also link to or include on its Web site resources and information provided by third-party partners and providers. We do not guarantee the reliability of this information, nor does the inclusion of this information imply our recommendation of these services; it is merely provided to add value to our service.

By supplying us with your contact information (such as your email address), you thereby give us permission to contact you utilizing whatever means you have given us. If you give us your email address, we can and will email you. This clause does not negate our responsibilities outlined in section 2.

IHeartGardening.com reserves the right to amend or change these guidelines at any time without notice.

This Acceptable Use Policy and Code of Conduct and any disputes arising out of or related to IHeartGardening.com shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington.