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 free, client-side 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. The app runs entirely in your web browser and stores all data locally on your device using localStorage.

PlotMyGarden is provided free of charge with no premium tiers, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or advertising. The app does not require account creation or authentication.

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 (the app is open-source under its license)
• • 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 backing up your own data, as all data is stored locally on your device
• • 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 locally stored data will persist indefinitely (browser storage may be cleared)
• • 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 locally stored data due to browser clearing, device failure, 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 data is handled (locally, on your device). Key points:

• • All data is stored in your browser's localStorage
• • No data is sent to PlotMyGarden servers (we operate none)
• • Weather requests are made to the Open-Meteo API using only latitude/longitude
• • You are responsible for backing up your data
• • Clearing browser data will permanently delete all PlotMyGarden data

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. Open Source

PlotMyGarden is an open-source project. The source code is available on GitHub and is subject to its own open-source license terms, which may differ from these Terms of Service. The open-source license governs your rights to view, modify, and redistribute the source code. These Terms of Service govern your use of the hosted application.

12. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please visit our contact page or open an issue on our GitHub repository.