This section describes in detail our site policies.  By using our blog, you agree to these policies.

PHOTO/IMAGE/CONTENT POLICIES

The Elegance & Simplicity – Engaged & Green Blog is owned, operated and edited by Elegance & Simplicity Weddings & Event Designers, Inc..

All images posted on Elegance & Simplicity – Engaged & Green are under copyright by their authors, owners or photographers.

Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Event Designers, Inc. does not hold the copyright to photographs used on our website, except where otherwise noted.

Photos used on Elegance & Simplicity – Engaged & Green are used with the knowledge and permission of the respective photographer or are believed to be readily available for fair use in the public domain (world-wide-web) and used under protection of the US. Copyright Fair Use Act..

If we have used an image that is yours and you would like it removed, please email us at inquiries {at} eleganceandsimplicity {dot} com and we will be happy to take it down.

You may repost any images and create an active link back to us in your blog (or on any website), however you must credit the sources and/or photographers named in our original post.  Please note that we do not allow “syndication” of our blog content and therefore, a blog post it is entirety may not be re-posted, copied or  reproduced it its entirety.  Written permission is not necessary for partial reproduction provided the above policies are followed.

COMMENT POLICIES

We love comments!  Your opinions and insights are always fun for us to read!  We expect common courtesy from all of our readers. All comments are subject to approval. All spam, profanity, inappropriate, personal attacks, self-promoting, offensive, immoral comments (pretty much all things negative) will be deleted.  Site users are fully responsible for anything they post on this blog and all posted comments are in the public domain. Users are responsible for the copyright of the comments they post to the website.  We reserve the right to delete or moderate any comment at any time without prior notice.

In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, any comments believed to be posted by a person 13 years of age or younger will be removed.

EDITORIAL AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Elegance & Simplicity – Engaged & Green accepts sponsorships (paid advertisements) from third-party organizations. These ads are clearly noted in the sidebar of our blog under “Sponsors”.  We do not participate in “pay for play” and editorial and sponsorships are kept completely separate. PLEASE DO NOT ASK!  Editorial content is regularly featured by advertisers and non-advertisers alike.  All editorial content (which is centered down the middle our 3 column formatted blog) is strictly based on the author’s choice of content since various members of Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. write for the blog along with guest bloggers.

Any products or services provided to us to sample in order to aid in editorial research will be disclosed according to FTC regulations.

PRIVACY CONCERNS

Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Event Designers, Inc. – will not share or sell personal information obtained on this website (except  when required by law). Unidentifiable personal information, such as male/female reader ratios and age demographics may be shared with advertisers.

When you use Elegance & Simplicity – Engaged & Green, information is collected by a third-party analytical tool for research purposes.

DISCLAIMERS

The views and opinions expressed by our guest bloggers are those of the individual bloggers. The views do not necessarily reflect those of Elegance & Simplicity Weddings & Events Designers, Inc..  As in most blogs, all information posted on Elegance & Simplicity is for informational and inspirational purposes only and should not be considered contracted advice.  We therefore cannot be held liable for any products or services rendered by companies that are blogged about on Elegance & Simplicity – Engaged & Green.  As a team, we are committed to researching all of the information that we present on our blog, however, due to advances in technology and always evolving arena of social media, the accuracy of archived content cannot be guaranteed.

Upon leaving our blog through hyperlinked text or images you are subject to the policies of that third-party website.  We cannot guarantee that third-party websites comply with FTC regulations or other laws applicable to online content.  We are not responsible for the private content collected by third-party websites or for how information is used by the third-party websites.

Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Event Designers, Inc, cannot authorize the use of copyrighted material used by a third-party website and is not responsible for its use. We also cannot control or guarantee the accuracy of content provided on a third-party website. Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Events Designers, Inc. is not responsible for the opinions expressed on a third-party website nor that of the outside website’s sponsors and advertisers.

Should you have any questions, please contact us at inquiries {at} eleganceandsimplicity {dot} com.

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