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3.1 Contacting the hosts

Hosts should solely be contacted to request a stay in their gardens. Any misuse of the platform may result in the suspension or deletion of the user’s account.

3.2 Obligation to contact hosts beforehand to request a stay

Users are obliged to contact the host beforehand to request a stay, unless the host has clearly stated on their profile that this is not necessary. Users should always pass on accurate information about themselves.

3.3 Facilities offered by the host

The host is the sole responsible person for the facilities they do or do not put at the user’s disposal. By using this platform, the user acknowledges and accepts the conditions of their stay - which may or may not include access to sanitary facilities.

3.4 Respect for nature

Users have to take all their waste away upon leaving. Users should always respect nature, the host’s garden and their surroundings, and adhere to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_No_Trace">Leave No Trace</a> principle.

3.5 Respect for the host and the neighbours

Users should always be respectful of the garden owners and reduce noise to a minimum. They should also stick by any requirements the hosts have made.

3.6 No car rule

The Welcome To My Garden platform respects the environment and caters to the needs of slow travellers only. This means users can only travel to gardens on foot, by bicycle or by public transport. The use of motorized vehicles is forbidden, except for users with reduced mobility. However, it is permitted to travel to the start of a trail using a motorized vehicle.

3.7 Disclaimer

The platform Welcome To My Garden is a citizen initiative. The volunteers behind Welcome To My Garden will not take any responsibility for any loss, damage or injury incurred as a result of using the website and/or while staying in another citizen’s garden.

4. Interactions with other members

4.1 You alone are responsible for your interactions with other users.

Welcome To My Garden is a platform for users to put their garden freely at disposal, to request a garden stay and communicate with one another to achieve this use. Users have the sole responsibility for any interactions with other users of the platform. Welcome To My Garden has no involvement and no responsibilities or liabilities with respect to any communications or disputes between two users. To be very clear: Welcome To My Garden is a platform allowing hosts to put their garden freely at disposal, allowing users to use someone’s garden to camp and a place to communicate between users. Welcome To My Garden will not be and cannot be held responsible for the interactions or consequences of interactions between users. Users release Welcome To My Garden (and its volunteers) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. Always keep safety and good judgement in mind when using the platform.

4.2 Identity verification

Users are solely responsible for determining the identity and suitability of other users. As a host, you can always refuse users. As a traveller, you can decide where you want to stay. Welcome To My Garden cannot and do not confirm each user’s identity. The platform does not have any information about the user’s criminal background or morality. Always keep safety and good judgement in mind when using the platform.

5. Limitations to content and use of the platform