Rare Leafy

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Rare Leafy (the “Website”) at rareleafy.com. Please read them carefully ? by visiting and using the Website, you agree to be bound by them.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Website you agree to these Terms in their entirety and confirm that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction (typically 18) or that you are using the Website with the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use the Website.

2. Editorial Nature of the Content

Rare Leafy is an independent editorial website. The articles share our experience and observations ? they are not professional horticultural, agricultural, veterinary, legal, or financial advice. You should use the articles as one input into your own decisions, and consult appropriately credentialed professionals for matters that require expert judgment.

3. Intellectual Property

Everything published on Rare Leafy ? written articles, photography, original illustrations, and the overall site design ? is the copyrighted work of Rare Leafy or its licensors, unless explicitly noted otherwise. All rights are reserved.

You may:

  • Quote short passages with clear attribution and a link back to the original article, in the way reasonable people quote other writing.
  • Share article links freely on social media, in newsletters, and in private correspondence.

You may not, without prior written permission:

  • Copy whole articles or substantial portions of them.
  • Re-host or redistribute our photography, illustrations, or design assets.
  • Use our content in any commercial product, training dataset, or aggregated reproduction.

For permission requests, please write to [email protected].

4. User Comments and Submissions

If you leave a comment or send us a message, you retain ownership of your own words. By posting publicly on the Website, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to display, edit for length and clarity, and moderate that content in connection with the Website. We may remove comments that are spam, off-topic, harmful, defamatory, infringing, or attempts to sell things.

5. Advertising and Affiliate Disclosure

This Website displays advertising served by third-party networks (including Google) and may contain affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. We only ever link to products we have personally used and would recommend even without the affiliate relationship. For full details, see our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy.

6. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by your use of any such content or services.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or accuracy. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Rare Leafy, its editors, contributors, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation loss of profits, data, plants, or finishes, arising from your access to or use of the Website or your reliance on any content published on the Website.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Rare Leafy and its editors and contributors from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms, your violation of any law, or your violation of any third-party right.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of [INSERT STATE OF OPERATION], without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent state and federal courts located in [INSERT COUNTY / CITY OF OPERATION], [INSERT STATE OF OPERATION], United States, unless otherwise required by mandatory consumer-protection law in your country of residence.

Website-owner action required: Before publishing, replace [INSERT STATE OF OPERATION] and [INSERT COUNTY / CITY OF OPERATION] with the actual state and locality from which Rare Leafy is operated. Do not leave these placeholders in the published version.

11. Dispute Resolution

Before pursuing formal legal action, we ask that you contact us first at [email protected] so we can attempt to resolve the matter informally. Most concerns can be resolved this way within a reasonable timeframe.

If informal resolution is not possible, any formal dispute shall be submitted to the courts identified in Section 10 above, subject to any mandatory rights you may have under the consumer-protection laws of your country of residence.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, post a notice on the Website. By continuing to use the Website after we update these Terms, you accept the new version.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

14. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, please write to us: