Although my experiences and knowledge about the world inform my writing, my content is not intended to be about real, specific persons, living or dead.
Be respectful of others. No bullying. No malice. No contempt. I’m not perfect either, but we all need to try.
Respect my decision to use a pseudonym. Respect the same decisions by others. Respect everyone’s privacy.
Don’t post illegal, defamatory, infringing, or obscene content or links. Don’t post links unless you have permission from the destination website and believe the website is safe. Don’t post content unless it’s yours or you have permission.
Don’t steal. Not from me, not from each other. Respect the time and effort of others.
The content I create on this Website belongs to me. You may share it via social media (and may of course re-share what you find on social media) as long as you credit me as its creator and owner. You may also link to my Home Page or Blog as long as you do not frame my content or site–in other words, the user must clearly navigate away from your website and to my own. You may not edit or alter my content. You may not download and reuse artwork. For the most part, I license that, and aside from my edits, the people who made it deserve to be rewarded for their work.
Your comments on my Website (such as the Blog) are public. I cannot promise how others may use them. By commenting, you are giving me permission to display your comment on my Website and in social media. If you offer editorial remarks or suggestions, I have your permission to use them. If you post or link your own substantial original work or include a copyright notice or statement that content you submit belongs to you, I will treat that as yours. However, that does not include your commentary, suggestions, or developments based on my work. All rights to my work are reserved to me, including adaptations, developments, derivatives, and so forth.
Because your comments are public, you should use your discretion and common sense to avoid offensive or abusive behavior. I am not responsible for the words or actions of others, but I reserve the right to delete comments and ban users as I deem appropriate.
I will usually tolerate a wide range of behavior so long as it does not involve or encourage the abuse or exploitation of minors, pure obscenity, bigotry in any of its forms, hate speech, abuse, bullying, doxing, or other indecency that serves no useful purpose in public discourse. I can also delete or ban you if you annoy me or if I believe you are simply a troll or flame, which is unlikely but not impossible.
I believe the nature of this Website is that you should not provide me with anything but non-private contact information. However, I respect your privacy. I will not sell your information, and I will only give it to third parties who need access to provide the services on this Website. In all likelihood, I do not know who all of them are. By interacting with my page, your information may be available to my domain provider, servers, my email provider, mail services, and so forth. And other users can see what you provide in public comments.
All users should respect the decisions of others, including mine, to use pseudonyms. If you do not, I will ban you.
If you provide your email address (such as by contacting me or by joining my Reader List), I have your permission to send you email communications, but you can withdraw that permission by emailing a request to be removed from my mailing list (either directly or through Contact Me).
I am not responsible for viruses, trojans, malware, phishing, and all the other different ways of saying malicious code or behavior, that you may obtain from this Website, content, comments, emails, servers, links, and so forth. You are responsible to avoid providing any such content or links. I am not responsible for outages and interruptions in service. I am not responsible for links or linked sites (they are not this Website).
You are not permitted to copy, download, photograph, print, transmit, reproduce, or save any part of the Website, my work, or the content or comments (sharing is allowed, as discussed above, and I do not expect you to alter the way your browser normally functions). You are also not permitted to use automated means to monitor or access the Website, engage in behavior that might overload the Website or make it inaccessible, obtain the private data or information of myself or any user or other person, infringe on intellectual property rights, or engage in other illegal, infringing, tortious, or inappropriate behavior.
If you post links or content on my Website, you promise that you have the legal right to post the links and content and to allow them to be reposted and re-shared. I review the terms and conditions of the pages and content that I link or provide and do my best to comply, but I can make mistakes. If you see any content or link that you (or a person you represent) owns that has been shared inappropriately by me or any user, please use the Contact Me page to identify the offending material, provide the signature of the owner of the material, and explain what you want me to do (e.g. take the material down, add a credit, etc.). You may also provide or request other information under the DMCA.
These Terms of Use and all legal issues and disputes arising from or related to this Website or your use of it, between you and me, are governed by U.S. federal and Florida law, excluding conflict of laws principles. If for some reason we have a legal dispute, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue will be in the state or federal courts in St. Lucie County, Florida. The prevailing party will NOT be entitled to any costs or attorney fees, and the case will NOT be referred to arbitration.
By using my Website in any way, you agree to these terms of use. If you do not agree, you should leave my Website and should not use it in any way. I can change these terms of use at any time and without notice other than updating this page, and by continuing to use the Website, you will agree to the changes.
The content I create on this Website belongs to me. You may share it via social media (and may of course re-share what you find on social media) as long as you credit me as its creator and owner. You may also link to my Home Page or Blog as long as you do not frame my content or site–in other words, the user must clearly navigate away from your website and to my own.
Your comments on my Website (such as the Blog) are public. I cannot promise how others may use them. By commenting, you are giving me permission to display your comment on my Website and in social media. If you offer editorial remarks or suggestions, I have your permission to use them. If you post or link your own substantial original work or include a copyright notice or statement that content you submit belongs to you, I will treat that as yours. However, that does not include your commentary, suggestions, or developments based on my work. All rights to my work are reserved to me, including adaptations, developments, derivatives, and so forth.
Because your comments are public, you should use your discretion and common sense to avoid offensive or abusive behavior. I am not responsible for the words or actions of others, but I reserve the right to delete comments and ban users as I deem appropriate.
I will usually tolerate a wide range of behavior so long as it does not involve or encourage the abuse or exploitation of minors, pure obscenity, bigotry in any of its forms, hate speech, abuse, bullying, doxing, or other indecency that serves no useful purpose in public discourse. I can also delete or ban you if you annoy me or if I believe you are simply a troll or flame, which is unlikely but not impossible.
I believe the nature of this Website is that you should not provide me with anything but non-private contact information. However, I respect your privacy. I will not sell your information, and I will only give it to third parties who need access to provide the services on this Website. In all likelihood, I do not know who all of them are. By interacting with my page, your information may be available to my domain provider, servers, my email provider, mail services, and so forth. And other users can see what you provide in public comments.
All users should respect the decisions of others, including mine, to use pseudonyms. If you do not, I will ban you.
If you provide your email address (such as by contacting me or by joining my Reader List), I have your permission to send you email communications, but you can withdraw that permission by emailing a request to be removed from my mailing list (either directly or through Contact Me).
I am not responsible for viruses, trojans, malware, phishing, and all the other different ways of saying malicious code or behavior, that you may obtain from this Website, content, comments, emails, servers, links, and so forth. You are responsible to avoid providing any such content or links. I am not responsible for outages and interruptions in service. I am not responsible for links or linked sites (they are not this Website).
You are not permitted to copy, download, photograph, print, transmit, reproduce, or save any part of the Website, my work, or the content or comments (sharing is allowed, as discussed above, and I do not expect you to alter the way your browser normally functions). You are also not permitted to use automated means to monitor or access the Website, engage in behavior that might overload the Website or make it inaccessible, obtain the private data or information of myself or any user or other person, infringe on intellectual property rights, or engage in other illegal, infringing, tortious, or inappropriate behavior.
If you post links or content on my Website, you promise that you have the legal right to post the links and content and to allow them to be reposted and re-shared. I review the terms and conditions of the pages and content that I link or provide and do my best to comply, but I can make mistakes. If you see any content or link that you (or a person you represent) owns that has been shared inappropriately by me or any user, please use the Contact Me page to identify the offending material, provide the signature of the owner of the material, and explain what you want me to do (e.g. take the material down, add a credit, etc.). You may also provide or request other information under the DMCA.
These Terms of Use and all legal issues and disputes arising from or related to this Website or your use of it, between you and me, are governed by U.S. federal and Florida law, excluding conflict of laws principles. If for some reason we have a legal dispute, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue will be in the state or federal courts in St. Lucie County, Florida. The prevailing party will NOT be entitled to any costs or attorney fees, and the case will NOT be referred to arbitration.
By using my Website in any way, you agree to these terms of use. If you do not agree, you should leave my Website and should not use it in any way. I can change these terms of use at any time and without notice other than updating this page, and by continuing to use the Website, you will agree to the changes.