HiveLink terms
Terms of Use
HiveLink brings beekeepers together to learn, exchange practical help, and share opportunities. These terms set simple expectations for using those spaces responsibly.
Practical and respectful.
Use HiveLink in good faith, share only material you have the right to share, and respect the safety and privacy of people, bees, and apiaries.
Use HiveLink responsibly
Keep discussions, posts, comments, account details, and requests useful and respectful. Do not use HiveLink to harass others, impersonate a person or business, run scams, make misleading sales claims, or post material that puts people, colonies, or local apiaries at risk. You are responsible for activity carried out through your account, so keep your sign-in details secure.
Share thoughtfully
You are responsible for the information you submit. Do not post precise home or apiary addresses, private contact details, payment requests, or photos of others without permission in public spaces. Community posts and approved opportunities may be visible to other visitors or members.
Opportunities, mentorship, and requests
Describe jobs, mentorship needs, help requests, and supply interest honestly. Submissions may be reviewed before they are published or used to support a request. Review is not an endorsement, verification, professional inspection, or guarantee of a listing, person, or outcome.
Learning is not professional advice
HiveLink content, member experiences, mentorship, and community replies are shared for general learning and conversation. They are not agricultural, veterinary, legal, financial, safety, or other professional advice, and HiveLink does not guarantee that information, recommendations, products, or results will fit your colony, location, season, or circumstances. Follow applicable rules, product labels, and guidance from qualified local professionals or authorities.
Marketplace and supplier boundaries
Store updates, supplier inquiries, and community marketplace listings may change, be unavailable, or be removed without notice. HiveLink does not guarantee inventory, pricing, delivery, legality, quality, condition, health, or suitability of supplier or member-listed goods, including bees and hive equipment. Any transaction or arrangement is between the people or businesses involved unless HiveLink clearly says otherwise.
Hive Records stay your responsibility
Private Hive Records are for the account owner's own locations, hives, inspections, notes, photos, and operations. Keep your account access secure, review important records before relying on them, and maintain any separate records you need for your work or local compliance. If you initiate a hive transfer, its records move only when the receiving signed-in member accepts it.
Respect content and people
Share only material you created or have permission to use, and do not copy, scrape, republish, or use HiveLink content or member submissions in a way that violates rights, privacy, or these terms. HiveLink may ask for clarification, decline, close, or remove material that does not fit these expectations.
For more detail on public and private information, read the HiveLink Privacy page. If you have a question about these terms or need to raise a concern, use the HiveLink request page. HiveLink may update these practical terms as the community and its tools change; the current version is posted here.