Terms of Service
Last updated: January 17, 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Garden Seed Tracker ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.
2. Description of Service
Garden Seed Tracker is a free web application that helps gardeners track their seed inventory, plan plantings, and manage their garden activities.
3. User Accounts
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
4. Usernames and Public Display
4.1 Public Visibility: Usernames are publicly visible and will be displayed alongside any community contributions you make, such as plant information submissions and growing guides.
4.2 Appropriate Usernames: Usernames must be in good taste and appropriate for all audiences. We reserve the right to change or remove any username that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be:
- Offensive, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable
- Hateful, discriminatory, or harassing
- Misleading, impersonating another person, or suggesting official affiliation
- Containing personal information such as phone numbers or addresses
- Promoting illegal activities or violating any law
- Spam-like, promotional, or commercial in nature
4.3 Username Changes: If we determine that your username violates these guidelines, we may remove or change it without prior notice. Repeated violations may result in account suspension or termination.
4.4 No Guarantee of Availability: We cannot guarantee that your desired username will be available. Usernames are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
5. User Data and Content
5.1 Ownership: You retain ownership of all data and content you submit to the Service, including seed inventory, planting records, and images.
5.2 License: By submitting content to the Service, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, store, and display your content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you.
5.3 Data Retention: We reserve the right to remove or delete user data at any time for any reason, including but not limited to: violation of these terms, account inactivity, or service discontinuation.
5.4 No Guarantee: While we make reasonable efforts to protect your data, we do not guarantee the preservation, backup, or availability of any user data. You are responsible for maintaining your own backups of important information.
5.5 Data Export: You have access to data export features. We recommend regularly exporting your data for your own records.
6. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in any way that could damage, disable, or impair the Service. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service or any systems connected to it.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
8. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
9. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. We will notify users of significant changes via email or through the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us through the Service or via the contact information provided on our website.
By using Garden Seed Tracker, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.