Copyright & Usage

Please enjoy the garden without carrying away what is still growing here.

Unless otherwise stated, the original artwork, illustrations, paintings, photographs, writing, stories, characters, field notes, films, audio, surface patterns, designs, logos, product designs, page layouts, and other creative material presented by Olive & Edith are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Ownership of Purchased Work

Purchasing an original artwork, print, handmade object, digital file, or other product transfers only the item and personal-use permissions expressly stated in its listing.

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It does not transfer copyright, trademark rights, reproduction rights, publication rights, merchandising rights, licensing rights, or the right to create derivative works unless a separate written agreement expressly says so.

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Linking and Limited Sharing

You are welcome to:

• Link to a public page on the Olive & Edith website

• Share a website link through social media or private correspondence

• Use platform-provided sharing tools when the content, credit, and link remain intact

• Quote a brief passage for commentary, review, or discussion where legally permitted, with clear attribution and a link to the source

Please do not assume that credit alone replaces permission.

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Permission Is Required To

• Download and repost images outside approved sharing tools

• Copy or republish articles, stories, field notes, or substantial passages

• Print images or writing for distribution

• Use work in a book, newsletter, presentation, course, product, advertisement, website, social account, or publication

• Alter, recolor, animate, trace, crop out marks, remove attribution, or create derivative work

• Manufacture, sell, or distribute products using Olive & Edith material

• Use work for fundraising, promotion, contests, branding, or commercial purposes

• Redistribute digital products or files

• Use characters, names, story worlds, archives, or collection structures in derivative projects

Generative AI, Scraping, and Data Use

Olive & Edith material may not be scraped, harvested, copied, downloaded in bulk, included in datasets, or used to train, fine-tune, prompt, test, benchmark, evaluate, or develop artificial-intelligence or machine-learning systems without express written permission.

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Automated access that burdens the website, bypasses protective measures, or ignores stated restrictions is prohibited.

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Educational and Editorial Requests

Teachers, libraries, researchers, writers, publishers, museums, gardens, conservation groups, and nonprofit organizations are invited to ask. Permission depends on the specific material, audience, format, purpose, distribution, and duration.

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Educational or nonprofit status does not automatically create permission to reproduce the work.

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Request Permission

Please provide the material requested, intended use, audience, format, distribution, duration, territory, and whether the use is commercial.

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Reporting Possible Infringement

If you believe Olive & Edith work has been copied or used without permission, please send the location of the use, screenshots if available, and any relevant dates to oliveandedith@gmail.com .

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