| We have established the following guidelines to ensure the quality of
FortSmithAds.com. Please remember that Classifieds are posted by other
users, not by FortSmithAds.com. Sellers and buyers are responsible for all aspects
of the transactions in which they choose to participate. All transactions
conducted on FortSmithAds.com must be consistent with any applicable
legal rules and with FortSmithAds.com’s guidelines and Terms of Service.
FortSmithAds.com reserves the right to reject or remove any ad that is not
consistent with the letter or spirit of FortSmithAds.com’s policies or the law.
Please review the guidelines below and make sure any transactions you
conduct comply fully.
General Information
FortSmithAds.com is provided as a platform for users to
connect with one another. FortSmithAds.com does not participate in, nor is it a
party to, any Classifieds transactions. FortSmithAds.com does not screen or control
users who may sell or buy on Classifieds, nor does FortSmithAds.com review or
authenticate all listings, items, or services offered for sale. Therefore,
users of this service should be aware that:
- Sellers and buyers are completely responsible for working out the
sale and exchange of goods or services.
- Sellers and buyers must resolve any disputes that may arise from
Classifieds transactions. It is important to use care throughout your
dealings with other people in FortSmithAds.com.
- Sellers and buyers are responsible for researching and complying
with any applicable laws, regulations or restrictions on items,
services, or manner of sale or exchange that may pertain to transactions
in which they participate.
- Sellers and buyers are responsible for all applicable taxes and for
all costs incurred by participating in FortSmithAds.com.
General Rules
- Fraud. You may not use or manipulate this service for any
fraudulent activity or purpose, including collecting payment from buyers
and not providing the item or service purchased, or filing false claims
for insurance payments.
- Interference. You may not spam our system and/or impose an
unreasonably or disproportionately large load on our system. You may not
put any material on FortSmithAds.com that contains any viruses, trojan
horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming
routines that may damage, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or
expropriate any system, data, or personal information. You may not
solicit FortSmithAds.com users to post ads on other classifieds sites.
- Passwords. You are solely responsible for actions taken under
your password and should not disclose it to anyone else. You cannot use
your password for any unauthorized purpose.
Selling
All sellers must:
- Comply with applicable laws. You may not offer for sale or
sell an item or service to any buyer in a jurisdiction where the item,
service, or terms of the sale violate applicable laws or regulations.
You also may not offer for sale any item or service that violates
FortSmithAds.com’s policies as described below in "Prohibited Items and Services."
- Provide accurate information. You must accurately describe
the item you are selling. You may not include any language in your ad,
including the ad title, which may confuse potential buyers or cause your
ad to be included in search results to which it is not responsive.
- Place item in the appropriate category.
You must list your item in the most
appropriate category.
- Avoid inappropriate ad content. You may not link to, post, or
include advertisements for goods or other materials that: (a) describe
items or services that you are not selling in FortSmithAds.com, or (b)
you do not have right to link to or include. You also may not include
any content or images in your ad that are obscene, offensive, harmful to
minors, invasive of anyone’s privacy, or otherwise inappropriate.
- Have the rights to and possession of item. You may not offer
any item for sale that is not in your possession, you do not have the
right to sell, or that does not exist at the time of the ad.
Prohibited Items and Services
It is the responsibility of both the seller and the buyer to ensure
that the items or services listed for sale and bought by users are
appropriate for sale under all applicable laws and regulations. You may
not sell the following items or services under any circumstances:
- Any item or service that is harmful to minors, obscene, or otherwise
objectionable.
- Illegal or restricted weapons and related accessories, including the
following:
- Firearms and firearm accessories, including ammunition, scopes,
and silencers (Note: FortSmithAds.com allows the posting of antique firearms
made before 1898 and replicas of antique firearms that have matchlock,
flintlock, percussion cap or similar ignition systems, subject to
removal in FortSmithAds.com’s sole discretion. All other firearms are
prohibited.)
- Switchblade knives.
- Any concealed weapon.
- Any explosive device.
- Martial arts weapons.
- Cigarettes, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia (including items to
grow, manufacture, or distribute the same), prescription drugs, and
medical devices, including any medical device that requires fitting by a
certified practitioner or licensed seller.
- Any item that violates any U.S. export law or regulation, including
any items subject to the terms of the U.S. embargoes against
Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia (former
Yugoslavia), and Sudan.
- Any item that infringes the rights of a third party, including items
that violate copyrights, trademarks, publicity, or privacy rights of
third parties. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Unauthorized copies of software, music, video games, movies,
photos, or other media.
- Bootleg recordings of concerts, movies, or other performances.
- Sale of back-up copies of software.
- Any item that is counterfeit or stolen, including items that are:
- "Replicas," "knock-offs," in the same "style" as, or "fake"
versions of a name brand product.
- Counterfeit, or for the purpose of producing counterfeit,
currency, stamps, government identification.
- Inauthentic sports collectibles, celebrity autographs, or
otherwise inauthentic versions of memorabilia or other items with
inauthentic signatures.
- Any item for gaining unauthorized entry to a place or vehicle
including lock-picking devices, vehicle master keys, and other
devices.
- Any item that promotes, glorifies, or is directly associated with
groups or individuals known principally for hateful or violent positions
or acts, such as Nazis or the Ku Klux Klan. Official government-issue
stamps and coins are not prohibited under this policy. Expressive media,
such as books and films, may be subject to more permissive standards as
determined by FortSmithAds.com in its sole discretion.
- Any animal items that are subject to regulations or laws for the
protection of live animals, including endangered species and
domesticated animals, as well as any products made from or including any
parts of an animal protected by law or regulation. (Please note: Pets
may be offered for sale on FortSmithAds.com.)
- Any item that has been the subject of a product recall by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, other government agency, or product
manufacturer.
- Any item used for hacking, intercepting, jamming, descrambling, or
otherwise obtaining unauthorized access to wire, electronic, or other
types of communications.
- Bodies, body parts, bodily fluids. For example: cadavers, organs,
"clean" urine for drug tests, sperm, eggs, blood, breast milk.
- Fireworks, explosives, or any hazardous material or restricted
chemical.
- Government-issued identification documents, whether authentic or
counterfeit (e.g., fake IDs for age verification, fake government
credentials, passports, green cards, birth certificates), police badges
or insignia, and any other law enforcement items (e.g., FBI
identification cards, badges, uniforms, flashing lights/sirens, etc.)
generally restricted for sale under federal and state law.
- Stocks and securities.
- Gambling items (lottery tickets, sweepstakes, pyramid schemes, grab
bags, raffles, slot machines, etc.).
- Individual contracts, services, and any item that is
non-transferable.
- Event tickets sold for prices that are in violation of the laws or
regulations of the event venue.
- Non-packaged food items and other food or beverage items sold in a
manner inconsistent with federal, state, or legal regulations.
- Any used goods not appropriate for resale for safety, health, or
other reasons, including any clothing items that have not been
appropriately cleaned (e.g., used underwear).
- Any item or listing that is sexually explicit or primarily intended
or marketed for sexual gratification.
- Any other item or service that violates any applicable federal,
state, or local law or regulation or which FortSmithAds.com determines, in its
sole discretion, is inappropriate for sale through the services provided
by FortSmithAds.com.
Spam
FortSmithAds.com encourages you to post ads
in FortSmithAds.com as long as they are not duplicates or other forms of
spam, or otherwise inconsistent with the FortSmithAds.com Guidelines or
FortSmithAds.com Terms of Service. FortSmithAds.com may take action to delete classifieds ads
and/or FortSmithAds.com user accounts that we believe are misusing this service.
Prohibited spam or otherwise impermissible marketing activities in FortSmithAds.com
Classifieds may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Posting an ad that is unrelated to the category in which the ad is
placed.
- Posting identical ads in the same category and location.
- Posting an ad with inappropriate links, titles, descriptions, or
unauthorized use of content to which the person posting does not have
rights.
- Posting a multi-level marketing position or other non-traditional
job not involving a W2 or 1099.
- Posting an ad for the sole purpose of collecting user information or
raising money.
- Posting an ad that contains unsolicited or unauthorized advertising
or promotional materials. This may include an ad that instruct the
user(s) to contact the person/company posting the ad for more
information and then require the user to pay a fee for that information.
- Posting a job ad that requires a monetary investment by the user at
any time.
- Posting an ad that requires a user to register before getting
detailed information about the product or position.
- Posting an ad through unauthorized robots (crawling software).
- Soliciting a FortSmithAds.com user to post an ad in another
classifieds site.
FortSmithAds.com users do not appreciate spam. Spamming gives you and
your service a bad name and decreases the effectiveness of your ads.
FortSmithAds.com may take corrective action, at our discretion, when prohibited
activities or other misuses of the service become apparent.
Other Important Rules
- Other Rules Regarding Classifieds. Additional rules for
FortSmithAds.com are posted at various places within FortSmithAds.com
Classifieds. FortSmithAds.com, in its sole discretion, may change these rules
without notice.
- Real Estate. All real estate
advertising herein is subject to FortSmithAds.com's Terms of Service and the
Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise "any
preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or
intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination."
Your state or local jurisdiction may impose additional
requirements.
FortSmithAds.com's Right To Terminate
FortSmithAds.com, in its sole discretion, may terminate any Classified listing or
your FortSmithAds.com ID immediately and without notice if (a) FortSmithAds.com believes that
you have acted inconsistently with the spirit or the letter of the FortSmithAds.com
Terms of Service or the FortSmithAds.com Guidelines, or (b) FortSmithAds.com
believes you have violated or tried to violate the rights of others.
Please help us keep FortSmithAds.com an enjoyable and positive
experience. If you see a listing that violates our rules, please let us
know by contacting us at contact@FortSmithAds.com.
We reserve the right to change or modify these guidelines at any time.
Thank you for your continued support. |