Copyright, Use and Permissions

Unless otherwise stated, the original written content, explanations, descriptions, personal reflections, original comparisons, selection and arrangement of material, photographs, illustrations, graphics, downloadable resources and other original creative material published on this website are the intellectual property of Jennifer K Pitt-Owen and Enchantress Collective.

The Enchantress Collective Encyclopaedia of Crystals, Minerals, Fossils & Gemstones is an independently researched and continually developing educational resource. Making this information freely available for reading does not place the original work in the public domain, waive copyright or grant permission for its reproduction or commercial use.

Personal Reading and Reference

Visitors are welcome to read this material for personal learning, education and reference.

Readers may save links to individual pages and share links directing others to the original material on the Enchantress Collective website. Ordinary linking is welcomed and does not require permission.

No ownership rights are transferred by accessing, viewing, downloading or linking to this website.

Copyright and Factual Information

Copyright protects the original expression, presentation and creative arrangement of the material published on this website.

Scientific facts, mineralogical data, chemical formulas, historical facts and other information that is not itself protected by copyright may be independently researched and discussed by others. However, the distinctive wording, explanations, comparisons, personal observations, reflections, structure, selection and arrangement through which that information is presented by Jennifer K Pitt-Owen and Enchantress Collective may not be copied or closely reproduced without permission.

Independently writing about the same mineral, gemstone, fossil, historical event or scientific subject does not constitute infringement merely because the underlying facts are the same. Copying the original way those facts have been selected, explained, arranged or expressed may infringe copyright.

Uses Requiring Written Permission

Except where otherwise permitted by applicable law, this material must not be copied, reproduced, republished, adapted, rewritten, translated, distributed, displayed, transmitted, sold, licensed or incorporated into another work without prior written permission.

Written permission is required before any substantial or distinctive part of this website may be used in:

product descriptions or retail listings;
commercial websites or online stores;
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courses, workshops, presentations or teaching resources;
subscription services or members-only resources;
commercial research or consultancy materials;
downloadable documents, applications or software;
content offered for sale, licensing, advertising or commercial promotion; or
any other public, organisational or commercial resource.

Changing occasional words, rearranging sentences, paraphrasing closely, summarising distinctive passages or reproducing the structure of an entry does not necessarily create an independent work or avoid infringement.

Artificial Intelligence, Automated Collection and Data Use

No licence or permission is granted to use original Enchantress Collective material for the development, training, fine-tuning, testing, evaluation, benchmarking, grounding, retrieval augmentation or enrichment of artificial-intelligence, machine-learning or other automated systems.

Except where permitted by applicable law or expressly authorised in writing, the following activities are prohibited:

automated scraping, crawling, harvesting or extraction of website content;
systematic copying or collection of Encyclopaedia entries;
compiling the material into datasets, databases, knowledge bases or content repositories;
using the material to generate derivative, substituted or competing content;
supplying the material to an artificial-intelligence system for training, fine-tuning or dataset creation;
using automated systems to reproduce, imitate or closely emulate the distinctive written expression of the Encyclopaedia; and
circumventing technical measures intended to restrict automated access or copying.

The availability of material on a publicly accessible website must not be interpreted as consent to automated collection, artificial-intelligence training, commercial data harvesting or any other use beyond ordinary human reading and lawful reference.

Quotations, Attribution and Fair Dealing

Limited quotation may be permitted where allowed by applicable law, including applicable fair-dealing provisions.

Where a quotation is used, it must be no longer than reasonably necessary for the permitted purpose and must be accompanied by clear attribution to:

Jennifer K Pitt-Owen, Enchantress Collective

When the quotation is published online, attribution should also include a direct link to the original page on the Enchantress Collective website.

Attribution does not by itself grant permission to copy, reproduce or adapt a substantial, distinctive or commercially significant part of the work. Providing the author’s name or a link to the source does not make otherwise unauthorised reproduction permissible.

Nothing in this notice is intended to restrict any use that cannot lawfully be restricted, including uses expressly permitted by applicable copyright law.

Photography, Artwork and Visual Material

Unless otherwise stated, original photographs, illustrations, graphics and other visual material created for Enchantress Collective are protected by copyright and may not be downloaded, copied, cropped, edited, filtered, recoloured, reproduced, republished, used in product listings or shared independently of the original website page without written permission.

Copyright in third-party photographs, illustrations, maps, documents or other credited material remains with the identified copyright owner. The presence of third-party material on this website does not grant visitors permission to reuse it.

Personal Reflections and Original Experience

Personal stories, reflections, practical observations and accounts of lived experience shared by Jennifer K Pitt-Owen remain protected as original written expression.

They must not be copied, republished, adapted, fictionalised, attributed to another person or presented in a manner that falsely suggests they are the experiences, words or opinions of another author, business or organisation.

Moral Rights and Attribution

Jennifer K Pitt-Owen asserts her right to be identified as the author of her original work and to object to false attribution or derogatory treatment of that work, to the extent provided by applicable law.

The material must not be attributed to another author, presented as the original work of another person or organisation, or altered in a way that falsely represents the author’s views, experience or intentions.

Enchantress Collective Name and Branding

The Enchantress Collective name, branding, logos, distinctive visual elements and associated identifiers must not be used in a way that suggests endorsement, partnership, sponsorship, affiliation or authorisation without prior written permission.

Nothing on this website grants a licence to use the Enchantress Collective name, branding or visual identity.

Reporting Suspected Unauthorised Use

If you believe material belonging to Jennifer K Pitt-Owen or Enchantress Collective has been copied, reproduced or used without permission, please provide:

the location of the original material;
the location of the suspected unauthorised use;
a description of the material involved; and
your contact details, if you are comfortable providing them.

Reports may be sent to:

Jennifer K Pitt-Owen
Enchantress Collective
Email: jen@enchantresscollective.com.au

Permission Requests

Requests to reproduce, adapt, publish, teach from, license or commercially use any part of this website should be made in writing before the proposed use occurs.

A permission request should identify:

the material requested;
how and where it will be used;
whether the use will be public, educational or commercial;
the expected audience or distribution;
whether the material will be edited or adapted; and
the length of time for which permission is requested.

Permission is not granted unless written approval has been provided by Jennifer K Pitt-Owen or an authorised representative of Enchantress Collective.