Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using PlotMyGarden ("the app", "we", "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the app. These terms apply to all visitors and users of PlotMyGarden.

2. Description of Service

PlotMyGarden is a garden planning application that allows users to design garden layouts, track plant placements, manage seed inventories, view planting calendars, and access weather forecasts and companion planting information. A free account is required to use the app.

The core garden planner is provided free of charge with no advertising. An optional paid tier with advanced features may be offered in the future; free plan functionality will not be reduced.

3. User Responsibilities

By using PlotMyGarden, you agree to:

• • Use the app for lawful, personal, and educational purposes
• • Not attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract the source code for commercial redistribution
• • Not use automated scripts, bots, or crawlers to access the app in a way that degrades the experience for other users
• • Understand that you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials
• • Not misrepresent PlotMyGarden as your own product or remove attribution when sharing or redistributing

4. Intellectual Property

The PlotMyGarden name, logo, design, source code, and original content are the intellectual property of the PlotMyGarden project. The plant data, companion planting information, and hardiness zone data included in the app are compiled from publicly available horticultural resources and are provided for informational purposes.

Garden layouts, designs, and data that you create using PlotMyGarden belong entirely to you. We claim no ownership or rights over your user-created content.

5. Plant Data & Growing Information

The plant data, companion planting relationships, hardiness zone estimates, planting calendars, and growing recommendations provided by PlotMyGarden are for informational and planning purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, this data should not be considered professional agricultural, horticultural, or botanical advice.

Growing conditions vary significantly based on local climate, microclimate, soil conditions, elevation, rainfall, and many other factors. Always verify planting information with local agricultural extension services, seed packet instructions, and experienced local gardeners. PlotMyGarden's hardiness zone detection uses an estimation algorithm and may not precisely match the official USDA hardiness zone map for your exact location.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

PlotMyGarden is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that:

• • The app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or bug-free
• • Plant data will be perfectly accurate for all regions and conditions
• • Weather data will be accurate or available at all times
• • Your data will be preserved indefinitely or that backups will always be available
• • Companion planting recommendations will guarantee specific results

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, PlotMyGarden and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:

• • Crop losses or poor harvests based on app recommendations
• • Loss of data due to technical issues, account deletion, or other causes
• • Inaccurate plant or weather information
• • Inability to access the app due to technical issues
• • Any actions taken based on information provided by the app

You acknowledge that gardening involves inherent risks and that PlotMyGarden is a planning tool, not a guarantee of gardening success.

8. Data and Privacy

Your use of PlotMyGarden is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how your data is collected, stored, and processed. Key points:

• • An account with your name, email, and password is required to use the app
• • Your garden designs and settings are stored on our servers
• • We use Brevo to send transactional emails (verification, password reset)
• • Weather requests are made to the Open-Meteo API using only latitude/longitude
• • We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties

9. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon being published as part of the app. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Your continued use of PlotMyGarden after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from or relating to the use of PlotMyGarden shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation before pursuing any formal legal proceedings.

11. Proprietary Software

PlotMyGarden is proprietary software. The source code, design, and all associated assets are the property of PlotMyGarden and may not be copied, modified, distributed, or reverse engineered without prior written permission.

12. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please visit our contact page to get in touch.