This disclosure page was last updated on May 24, 2018.
Fireflies and Mud Pies is an educational resource intended for people over the age of 18. Please carefully read through our disclosures and policies before using this site.
These disclosures may change from time to time. The most recent version will always be posted on the site, with the effective date posted at the top of the page. By using this website, you agree to the terms of these disclosures.
Privacy Policy
The privacy of visitors to Fireflies and Mud Pies is important to us. Read more about our privacy policy here.
Disclosures
Fireflies and Mud Pies accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions, and other forms of compensation. Any links may be affiliate links or paid for by sponsors. Per the FTC, material connections are always disclosed.
Fireflies and Mud Pies is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Fireflies and Mud Pies is not responsible for fees, damages, misuse/inappropriate use of products, death or injury, refunds, exchanges, or returns of items purchased through third party links, including affiliate links.
Copyright
All crafts and activities on this website are for educational and personal use only.
All photographs and content on this blog are owned and copyrighted by the author. If you are planning to share a post from Fireflies and Mud Pies on your website, please link back to the original post.
Any unauthorized use of photographs and content will be pursued with legal action. If you have questions regarding permission to use content or photographs featured on Fireflies and Mud Pies, please contact melissa@firefliesandmudpies.com.
Comment Policy
The purpose of this website is to provide resources, recipes, crafts, and activities to enrich the lives of others. We value feedback, even of the opposing viewpoint, but if you’d like to contribute to the conversation please do so in a respectful manner.
Any blog or social media comments that are off-topic, rude, profane, spam, or otherwise inappropriate will be deleted and the user will be banned.
Third Party Links
Links to other websites are provided for your convenience and information only. When you click on a link to another website, you will be leaving Fireflies and Mud Pies. The fact that other links are provided does not mean we endorse, authorize, or sponsor the linked website, or that Fireflies and Mud Pies is affiliated with that website’s owners or sponsors. Unless otherwise indicated, the linked sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for and assume no liability for the content or presentation of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site or any changes or updates to such sites.
Official Giveaway Rules
Eligibility
Giveaways are open to readers, ages 18 or older, with US shipping addresses only unless otherwise stated. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win giveaways. A purchase will not improve an individual’s chances of winning.
How to Enter
Entry is typically made by leaving a comment on the giveaway post. A limit of one entry is allowed per email address. You may not enter more than once, whether or not you use a different email address. Subsequent entries determined to be submitted with the same email address or from the same individual using multiple email addresses may be declared ineligible. You may, however, obtain additional entries on a particular giveaway through other channels when applicable and prompted (i.e., by performing an action such as mentioning on Twitter, or blogging about the giveaway).
Disclaimer
Fireflies and Mud Pies will not be responsible for: (a) any late or lost entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer or communications-related malfunctions or failures; any giveaway disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Fireflies and Mud Pies or by unauthorized human intervention; or (c) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the giveaway.
Entry Deadline Date
All entries for giveaways through this site must be received on or before the given entry deadline date to be eligible to win a prize.
Winner Selection
A prize number will be assigned to your entry upon receipt of your entry. A winning number will be generated using Random.org shortly after the entry deadline date. If your prize number matches the winning number, and you meet the eligibility requirements and otherwise comply with these official giveaway rules, you win the prize.
Winner Notification
You will be notified within 48 hours after the entry deadline date if you win the prize.
Claiming Your Prize
Winner must respond within 48 hours of notification or forfeit the prize, in which case an alternate winner will be selected.
Taxes
All federal, state, and local taxes associated with the receipt of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Prize Substitution
Winner may not substitute the prize for any other prize or for cash, however, Fireflies and Mud Pies or the sponsoring company may substitute the prize for any other prize of equal or greater value, in its reasonable discretion, in the event the prize is not available for any reason outside of sponsor’s reasonable control.
Errors and Disputes
In the event of a dispute as to the ownership of any entry, the person whose name appears on the entry form associated with the prize number for the winning entry will be deemed to be the winner. It is your responsibility to control access to your email account. In the unlikely event that the winning prize number is duplicated, or a similar error occurs, Fireflies and Mud Pies may conduct a random drawing among such inadvertently duplicated numbers or apply another equitable remedy in its discretion to determine the winner.
Decisions made by Fireflies and Mud Pies are final. By entering the giveaway, you agree to be bound by the decisions of Fireflies and Mud Pies and these official rules. You and your entries may be disqualified if you attempt to circumvent these official rules.
Technical Problems
The giveaway may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in the opinion of Fireflies and Mud Pies any fraud, technical failure or other factors beyond its control impairs the integrity of the giveaway.
General Release
By entering any giveaway through this website, you release Fireflies and Mud Pies from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the giveaway or delivery, misdelivery or acceptance of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.
Conclusion
The author(s) of Fireflies and Mud Pies are not liable for damages, death, or injury incurred while using information from this website. This blog contains no adult or harmful content that puts users at risk. You are responsible for your own actions before, during, and after using the internet. Please use common sense and make safe choices for your family.
