1. Only one account per user is permitted.
  2. You must be the photographer and copyright holder of all material posted to TrekLens.
    1. You retain copyright and the ability to delete/edit your photos.
    2. You grant TrekLens the right to use your images for display anywhere on the TrekLens site.
    3. TrekLens is not responsible for unauthorized usage of your images outside the TrekLens site.
    4. You retain copyright for your forum postings. You give TrekLens a non exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free licence to use your forum postings.
  3. Nude photographs are NOT permitted.
  4. Identical photos (unmodified or not) may not be re-posted except through the 'Post to Workshop' or 'Re-Post' mode. (Deleting the original image in order to re-post is also not acceptable. Instead, open a Discussion for the photo to request feedback.)
  5. Identical photos may not be posted to more than one Trek Gallery (TrekEarth or Treklens).
  6. Workshop or Re-Posted images must include information on any changes made to the original.
  7. Profanity, insults, and rude comments are not permitted on TrekLens.
    1. Retribution is not acceptable.
    2. Email ombudsman@treklens.com to complain about rude critiques or forum messages.
  8. Postings should be on-topic. Unrelated or self-promotional postings or SPAM may be transferred or removed.
    1. Critiques
      1. Critiques are to be used for any critical or praiseworthy comments about the critiqued photo.
      2. Overly general critiques i.e. Nice shot, Great, I like it a lot! etc. are discouraged.
      3. Critiques should include specific reasons as to why a photo is either good or needs improvement.
      4. Critiques which include broad generalizations such as good composition, nice colors etc. should be marked as a comment. Such critiques may be marked as a comment. Writing excessive amounts of these general critiques may be removed, and the ability to write critiques may be disabled. (It will still be possible to write comments.)
      5. Critiquing is one of the core aspects of TE/TL and all helpful critiques are welcomed, however critiquing mostly friend/family members without critiquing others is unfair to the other members and breaches the community spirit of this site. Please critique fairly, as failure to do so may result in removal of critiques and/or ratings or account removal.
    2. Critique Ratings
      1. Critique ratings are to be used to rate critiques fairly.
      2. Critique ratings determined to be used for significant retribution or significant reward without warrant will result in removal of all critique ratings for that member and suspension of ability to rate critiques.
      3. Critique ratings may not be used for critiques written in languages the member does not understand.
    3. Photo discussions are to be used for discussion about the photo.
    4. Photographer's Notes are to be used for general or technical descriptions about the photo.
    5. Travelogues are to be used for trip stories.
  9. Image licensing requests via the private messaging service or emailing copyright@treklens.com deemed excessive and/or unreasonable will be not be processed and may result in account inactivation.
  10. TrekLens reserves the right to terminate without notice your TrekLens membership at any time, for any reason, including your violation of any of these Terms of Service.
  11. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT TREKLENS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE TREKLENS SITE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.