Terms of Service

1. About Flosshaven

Flosshaven is a platform for cross stitchers to track patterns, projects, and materials, and to discover designers and patterns within a community-focused space.

2. Accounts

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. You must not impersonate others or provide false information. Flosshaven may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

3. User Content

Users may submit content to Flosshaven, including pattern information, images, project updates, comments, reviews, and other community contributions.

You retain ownership of the content you submit. By posting content on Flosshaven, you grant Flosshaven a non-exclusive, worldwide license to host, display, store, reproduce, and distribute that content as part of operating and improving the platform.

Content you post may be publicly visible together with your profile information, such as display name, avatar, and profile link.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the rights to share any content you submit. You must not upload copyrighted material without permission.

Reviews and comments reflect the opinions of individual users and do not represent the views of Flosshaven.

4. Acceptable Use

• Do not upload content you do not have rights to share
• Do not harass, threaten, or abuse other users
• Do not post hateful, defamatory, sexually explicit, or illegal content
• Do not post spam, scams, or misleading reviews
• Do not misrepresent patterns or their origin
• Do not impersonate designers, creators, or other users

5. Content Accuracy

Flosshaven is a community-driven platform. Information may not always be complete or accurate. Users rely on content at their own risk.

6. AI-Generated Artwork and Designs

Users should not misrepresent the origin of patterns, artwork, or design, including falsely claiming authorship or failing to disclose when artwork or pattern design is generated using artificial intelligence, where applicable.

7. Third-Party Links

Flosshaven may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or practices of those websites.

8. Termination

We may remove content, limit visibility, suspend accounts, or terminate access to Flosshaven if users violate these Terms, disrupt the community, infringe intellectual property rights, or engage in abusive or harmful behavior.

9. Disclaimer

Flosshaven is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Flosshaven shall not be liable for any damages arising from use of the platform.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Norway.

12. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of Flosshaven after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.