I would love for you to share fort & field! That's the point of blogging, social media, pinterest, and the like, right?! To start a conversation with others about the things you love, what you're reading, and the things you've seen!
However, please keep in mind that the beautiful photos and engaging written word that people work hard to create is copyrighted material. Therefore, it is not to be used without explicit accreditation to the copyright owner (and sometimes approval by the copyright owner).
You are welcome to share one photo as long as you prominently link back to the original post and/or product page. Do not share more than one of my images without my explicit permission (email me). I do not allow my photos to be used as clip art/stock images unless we've negotiated compensation and licensing details - This includes using photos in whole or in part, such as in a moodboard/collage (or the like). You may not republish an entire post, product listing description, or recipe. Excerpts and links maybe be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to fort & field with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
This also serves as a reminder that Pinterest is also not a free stock photography archive that can be used to pull images and use on other social media sites, on your blog/Substack, to use for moodboards/collages (or the like), unless you follow the same procedure as what I have outlined above. (Use one photo only and prominently link back to the original post and/or product page - saying "source - Pinterest" is not a valid accreditation to the original source). Photos can be saved to Pinterest and re-pinned because the link to the original source is typically embedded in the pin and continues to stay with it as it is re-pinned within Pinterest. Pinterest also has safeguards in place where the original source can request to have their photos removed everywhere it is found on Pinterest. If you are saving a photo from Pinterest and using it on another site, you must click through until you find the origin and credit that source - again saying "Pinterest" (or some variation) as the source is not sufficient. Somehow the easy access of Pinterest has made people think that copyright law does not apply. It does.
Failure to abide by the above will result in a cease and desist. And, in some cases, action to acquire any and all income that was derived from using photos, content, and written word from fort & field outside of the guidelines above.
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