Copyright Policy

Copyright - All Rights Reserved

Copyright © – Green in Real Life 2015-2025 (Present) and the blog owner as content author, designer, creator, and photographer. Unless otherwise noted, Green in Real Life is the copyright owner of all original content and photographs on this blog/website and associated Green in Real Life social media accounts. Unauthorised duplication or use without express and written permission from Green in Real Life is strictly prohibited.

We welcome respectful sharing. As detailed below, when sharing our links, brief excerpts and/or photos may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. See Sharing Our Content below for additional information.

Governance

Green in Real Life’s original content (photographs, graphics, creative content, text) are owned by Green in Real Life and are protected by New Zealand and international copyrights, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws as may be applicable to the nature of the content. Under New Zealand law, copyright is governed by the Copyright Act 1994, which allows copyright owners like Green in Real Life certain controls over the use and dissemination of their works. Most countries have similar variations of copyright laws and our copyright automatically arises elsewhere under international treaties and agreements.

Original Content Copyright by the Blog Owner

Unless otherwise noted within the page/post, the blog owner of Green in Real Life is the creator and copyright owner of all posted content, both here and on associated social media. Use of our images (photographs or graphics) for stock (paid or free) or other redistribution (digital or print) is expressly forbidden under both copyright as well as model release (see below). Permission for sharing when linking directly to the blog is provided below. We love links and social sharing.

Guests, Features, and External Content

Green in Real Life may occasionally include external content. Guest posts will include clear and linked credit, as will any photographs or graphics they provide to accompany their posts. Any other third-party materials have been rightly purchased (where applicable) for use and/or publicly credited appropriately, to the best of my knowledge. If you see an attribution error, please let us know so that we can fix it. If your content has been shared or featured and you would like it removed, please contact us and we will make sure it is taken down.

Some elements of this website use free and/or purchased templates, software, tools, widgets, and other elements. Although attribution is not required in their terms, we do like to recognise the products and tools that help us create and deliver Green in Real Life. Key creative tools are noted in our Resources and Tools, and a list of website-related services is also included in our Privacy Policy. Additional credits may appear on specific pages, posts, or social media shares.

Sharing our Content

We love it when readers share our links, feature one of our posts, or pin our content. It’s great when you link to Green in Real Life and invite other readers to visit. Thanks for helping us grow!

Creating and maintaining a website takes a lot of effort and personal investment. Please don’t copy our content, directly or paraphrased, to your own website or elsewhere. Copying isn’t sharing, it’s stealing. Respectful sharing encourages others to explore the original source. It doesn’t duplicate, devalue, or bypass the source. Copying is also bad for everyone from an SEO perspective, including anyone using stolen content on their own websites. Please link to what you love on Green in Real Life and invite others to read it here at the source.

Round-Ups, Features, and Other Links

Linking to Green in Real Life? We love links! Thanks! As a free access website, visitor traffic is what keeps Green in Real Life live and operating. Thank you for sharing our links with others and supporting the website through visitor traffic.

Social shares on Facebook, Twitter, will automatically include a feature photo. If you are doing a round-up style post on your own blog or website and would like to include Green in Real Life, you’re welcome to include one of our post photos with linked credit. Pinterest pins linking directly back to the source here at Green in Real Life are also allowed. You can pin whichever photo takes your fancy, but we’ll try to include at least one text overlay photo with each of our blog posts to help with pinning and referencing for those who like easy text visuals.

Use of Our Photographs and Other Visuals

As noted above, you’re welcome to include one of our photographs if you are featuring a link to one of our posts. Visitor traffic is what keeps Green in Real Life operating, so thank you for helping others discover and explore our content at its source here on the website.

You are not permitted to use our images in any context that does not directly feature, relate, and link to the original post here on Green in Real Life. Please don’t use photos from Green in Real Life as your own, or in any other manner without specific and prominent linked credit to the source here at Green in Real Life. You are not permitted to post or otherwise redistribute digital copies of any of our graphics, files, or freebies without specific authorisation.

Please get in touch with us if you have questions or would like to make a request for content use. We also have a Work with Us page that covers guests, links, and some other common questions. Don’t be shy to send us a message if you need more info or have a special request.

Use of Externally Credited Photographs and Visuals

We will always credit with links when sharing someone else’s work. If an excerpt or image here on the blog is credited to another source, please visit the source and abide by their policies should you wish to share or use it in other ways. Cool? Thanks!