In contributing to Forest Heritage Scotland you agree to grant Forestry Commission Scotland a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way that we want, and in any media worldwide. This may include the use of the material by our partners (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and VisitScotland/Scottish Tourist Board); these are public agencies who are prohibited from altering the visual material in any way.

It's important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything you contribute to Forest Heritage Scotland and that if your image and/or video and/or story is accepted, we will endeavour to publish your name alongside it whenever it is used. Please note that due to operational reasons this accreditation will probably not be possible with video. Forestry Commission Scotland cannot guarantee that all stories, pictures and/or video will be used and we reserve the right to edit your comments.

In gathering/creating your material, at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws.