Artsy Dork Terms & Conditions:

• ArtsyDork is created, written and maintained wholly by Elizabeth Beeson.  All information is provided for entertainment and not intended to be 100% fool-proof or prescriptive.
• ArtsyDork won’t sell or distribute your personal information with any outside entities, unless you win a contest, in which case you will be asked for permission prior to sharing your contact information.
• I welcome comments. I will try to moderate the comments quickly. My full-time gig might make it more difficult to post comments quickly at times, so please keep that in mind. Some comments, anonymous or with many outside links, may take longer or may not be posted at all to avoid spam. I will try to post all relevant comments, but all comments are left to our sole discretion to approve.
• Opinions and statements on this site are wholly mine and are never intended as a slight or offense against any group or individual. I will delete anything posted on ArtsyDork or affiliated social media accounts that I think is offensive.
• The advice offered on the Artsy Dork site or social media accounts is NOT intended to be 100% fool-proof.  You are ultimately responsible for researching and making good decisions.  Your main goal should always be safety, and the Artsy Dork site (and it’s writers) is not liable for your personal safety or the final result of your projects. If you become injured while attempting something you saw on Artsy Dork or if you didn’t achieve the intended result for one of our projects, Artsy Dork (and it’s writers) is not in any way responsible.
• Any photos or content may be moved, switched out or deleted by Artsy Dork without prior notice.
• Any images that are not stock photos or photographed by Artsy Dork will be attributed and linked to what we believe to be the original source. All photos are used in good faith, are accessible on the internet, and believed to be in public domain (posted in a manner outlined in the U.S. Copyright Fair Use Act, title 17, U.S. Code).
• Any photos without attribution have either been shot by Elizabeth Beeson (otherwise known as Artsy Dork on this site or social media) or are stock photos and are covered by copyright. Any of these photos used on another site must be credited and linked back to avoid a copyright violation. You are free to share photos from this site as long as you credit Artsy Dork and link back to the original source.
• Artsy Dork articles will sometimes share student work to show how a project idea was executed. Students will be credited with first names and last initials to protect their identity. Any of this work used on another site must be credited and linked back to the original post.
• Sometimes we will share photos or writing from other sites or people who have given us this content. By sending us content, you grant Artsy Dork the right to use it on our blog or social media accounts.
• Please do not duplicate verbatim anything written on the Artsy Dork site because it constitutes a copyright violation and hurts our Google rankings. You are free to paraphrase or simply link to the content instead of copying and pasting.
• All design and branding elements used on the Artsy Dork site and social media accounts are created by us and for our use only. We strictly prohibit any copying, whether in full or derivative,  of our logos, taglines or other branding elements.
• We will fully disclose any freebies, discounts or kickbacks we receive from posting content to our site. To preserve the integrity of our blog, we will disclose any personal benefit, and only showcase products and information in which we honestly believe and would use ourselves, regardless of sponsorship. Any review or opinion will be solely ours and will provide an honest assessment, whether good or bad.
• Artsy Dork will occasionally provide affiliate links to outside sources when we share products for art, education, or creative inspiration. When a reader purchases from these links, we make a slight commission. These links will always be based on our honest personal interests and taste. We will never share affiliate links that we feel are irrelevant to the content.
• The Artsy Dork site features third-party advertising. Aggregated information about your web history may be used by these companies to provide ads that appeal to your personal interests. To learn more about this practice and your privacy options, please see: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
• Sponsors will be chosen based on their relevance to our topic, but we cannot verify the quality of each product you may purchase from any sponsor. You are wholly responsible for researching and vetting the sponsor company and its products. Any transaction made with our sponsors or affiliates must be addressed between you and that company only.
• Elizabeth Beeson writes, edits and maintains Artsy Dork as a personal blog. Feel free to contact  Elizabeth at artsydork42@gmail.com.
• Artsy Dork may accept payments in the form of cash, services, products or sponsorships. We accept compensation for supplies, content creation, content editing, and time and effort.
• Any benefit, financial or otherwise, will not in any way create a bias in our content. We will honestly assess any product or topic, whether the post is sponsored or not. Any third-party ads will be visually set apart in posts or side bars.
• Any gain of cash, services or kickbacks will be disclosed by the writers of this blog. If we showcase or review a specific product or company from which we have received compensation, we will fully disclose this relationship in the original post. Any and all reviews are our sole opinions only and any claims about the product should be fully vetted with the company before making a purchase. Consumers are solely responsible for researching any purchases of products or services featured on this site.