Acceptable Use Policy

Fieldwork content is general information only and does not encourage entering dangerous locations (cliffs, tidal zones, quarries, mine workings, private land). Follow local law and collecting ethics.

• Stay away from cliff edges and bases, tidal zones, quarries, mine workings and unstable ground.
• Check tide times and weather; tell someone where you are going.
• Geode's guidance is general information, not a safety assessment for any specific site.

• Only collect where it is legal and permitted, and take loose material rather than hammering in place.
• Do not damage or remove material from protected sites (for example designated conservation or scientific sites), and do not disturb or extract fossils where it is restricted.
• Always get the landowner's permission; never trespass on private land.
• Follow any local collecting codes and leave sites as you found them.

• Using outputs for prospecting, mining, or engineering, foundation or construction decisions.
• Using outputs to appraise, authenticate, price, trade or insure specimens.
• Uploading content you have no right to use, or that is unlawful or infringing.
• Attempting to disrupt, reverse-engineer or abuse the service, or to generate misleading claims of professional certification.

We may limit or suspend accounts that breach this policy. Report concerns to support@arageos.shop. Governed by the law of England and Wales.