Welcome to iLoveTurtle. By accessing or using iloveturtle.com, you agree to the following terms. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use the site.
1. About This Site
iLoveTurtle is a volunteer-run community website that publishes informational content about turtle and tortoise care. The site is not a business, a veterinary service, or a pet store.
2. Acceptable Use
You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. In particular, you agree not to:
- Copy, scrape, or republish substantial portions of our content without attribution or permission
- Use automated tools to overload or disrupt the site
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site or its infrastructure
- Post or transmit any content that is illegal, harmful, or infringes on the rights of others
- Misrepresent our content as professional veterinary advice
3. Intellectual Property
Our original content — including article text, site design, and layout — is the property of iLoveTurtle. You may quote short excerpts with a link back to the source article. For any other use, please contact us first.
Third-party content — including photographs and cited references — remains the property of its original creators. Where we use third-party images, we do so in accordance with their license terms. If you believe your work has been used incorrectly, please contact us and we will address it promptly.
4. User Submissions
If you send us a correction, suggestion, or other content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use that content on the site. You confirm that anything you send us is accurate to the best of your knowledge and does not infringe on anyone else's rights.
5. No Warranty
The content on this site is provided "as is" and "as available," without any warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.
See our Disclaimer for additional information about the limits of our content — especially for health-related topics.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, iLoveTurtle and its contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from your use of the site or reliance on its content. This includes, without limitation, any harm to animals, loss of data, or loss of profits.
7. Third-Party Links
The site may link to external websites. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, terms, or privacy practices. Links do not imply endorsement.
8. Changes to the Site or These Terms
We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the site at any time without notice. We may also update these terms from time to time. When we do, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will change. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated terms.
9. Termination
We reserve the right to restrict or block access to the site for any user who violates these terms or uses the site in a way that harms the community or the site itself.
10. Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the site operator resides, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from use of the site will be handled in the courts of that jurisdiction.
11. Contact
If you have questions about these terms, please contact us at [email protected] or through our contact page.