Email: Required.

Why?  We need to send you emails about your account from time to time; such as when you forget or change your password, or other important reasons.

Don't worry, we won't give your email address away, show it publicly anywhere (unless you authorize us to), and we're not going to be sitting in your inbox every morning.

User Name: Required.

Why?  Your user name is your unique name (or "handle") for DesignHounds. It's displayed on all of your posts, and is part of your profile page URL. This name is how you are publicly known on DesignHounds.

Password: Required.

Why?  something here

You can keep logging in using either Google or Facebook and you won't have to use this password at all.

Warning

Repeat Password: Required.

Why?  We ask for you to type your password again, just to make sure you didn't make a typo when typing it the first time.

Company Name: Optional (Required if no First & Last Name).

Why?  We need this (or your first and last name) to show on your profile when people click on your posts.

First Name: Optional (Required if no Company Name).

Why?  We need this (or your company name) to show on your profile when people click on your posts.

Last Name: Optional (Required if no Company Name).

Why?  We need this (or your company name) to show on your profile when people click on your posts.

Location: Optional.

Why?  We try to tailor the DesignHounds experience to your location. Knowing generally where you are makes this easier. We don't show this information on your public profile.