All classified ads and transactions on floridaflea.com must comply with the Classified
Ad Guidelines and Terms of Service. Sellers and buyers are responsible for all
aspects of transactions in which they participate. Furthermore, sellers and
buyers are responsible for reviewing and complying with any applicable laws,
regulations, or restrictions for the city, county, state, region, and country
in which both the buyer and seller reside. This includes laws, regulations,
or restrictions on items and services, and the method of sale or exchange in
which buyers and sellers participate on floridaflea.com.
Guidelines:
You must list your items or services in the most appropriate category.
You may not include any content or images in your classified ad that are obscene,
offensive, harmful to minors, or otherwise inappropriate.
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 classified
ad.
You are not permitted to send unsolicited email or messages to floridaflea.com or
any members of floridaflea.com.
You may not use or manipulate this service for any fraudulent activity or purpose.
You may not disrupt floridaflea.com operations or service. This includes the use of
any automated routines used to gather or generate information via our web site,
or any other repetitive action that may degrade the performance of our systems.
Your classified ad must be in English, however it may contain words in another
language, if necessary, in order to describe the item or service for sale.
Offensive Material:
Classifieds that promote pornography, sexually explicit material, hatred, violence, racism, or intolerance are not permitted
on floridaflea.com.
Under this policy, floridaflea.com may, at its discretion, remove classifieds
and optionally refund any appropriate fees when the item, description, or service
falls under the above description.
URLs, Links, and Contact Information:
floridaflea.com permits sellers to reference URLs (or links) that provide further
information about an item or service for sale. However, floridaflea.com does
not allow links that:
reference pornography, sexually explicit materials, obscene, offensive, or inappropriate material
reference a competitor of floridaflea.com
In addition, we recommend against the exchange of contact information (such
as an email address, telephone number, or mailing address) until terms have
been agreed upon. Please use our blind communication system.
Contact information and inappropriate URLs are not permitted:
within an ad's title, description, or images
as part of a sign-in name
Classifieds that fail to follow these guidelines will be removed. Failure to
follow floridaflea.com classified ad guidelines may result in permanent suspension
of your account.
Spamming:
floridaflea.com does not tolerate spamming. This includes solicitation of floridaflea.com
members by any means via our website. In addition, floridaflea.com URLs and email addresses
(for example, Ad Links or corporate emails) are not permitted in any mass marketing
or unsolicited commercial email campaigns.
floridaflea.com will take action if it is clear a member has participated in spamming.
Where state and/or federal laws have been violated, we reserve the right pursue
legal action.
Non-binding negotiations:
According to U.S. laws and regulations, floridaflea.com classifieds for actual property
or real businesses are not legally binding offers to sell property or companies.
We permit classifieds describing real estate and businesses for sale that serve
as advertisements to attract potential buyers, informing them of an opportunity
to conduct a transaction outside of floridaflea.com. At the close of a classified ad,
the seller should contact the buyer to discuss entering into a contract for
the actual property or business.
Right to terminate and suspend:
floridaflea.com, at its sole discretion, may modify, suspend, or delete any classified
ad or floridaflea.com membership immediately, and without notice, if we believe that
you have not acted in compliance with the floridaflea.com Terms of Service and Classified
Ad Guidelines.
Restricted language:
floridaflea.com prohibits the use of language that is vulgar, racist, hateful, overtly
sexual, or obscene in nature in public display on floridaflea.com. We may permit certain
classifieds that contain profane words as part of a title, domain, or product
name. However, these words may only be permitted within certain categories,
or when displayed with asterisks (or similar substituted characters) in an effort
to censor profane words.
Items that are prohibited by floridaflea.com:
It is the responsibility of both the seller and the buyer to ensure that transactions
completed on floridaflea.com are for items and services that are appropriate for sale
under all applicable laws and regulations. floridaflea.com reserves the right, but
has no obligation, to refuse, reject or remove any classified ad at our sole
discretion.
There are some things that you may not list or sell on floridaflea.com.
These include:
Firearms and ammunition
Fireworks and explosives
Government IDs and police items
Hacking and illegal surveillance equipment
Hazardous goods
Illegal counterfeit goods
Human parts, body fluids, and human remains
Illegal drugs
Non-transferable contracts
Recalled goods
Stocks, bonds, and securities
Stolen goods
The sale of alcohol
The sale of tobacco
The sale of event tickets that defy state & regional regulations
Copyright protected items unless you are the owner of the copyright
Should floridaflea.com receive an official and lawful notification from a trademark
holder, or their legal representative, that your ad infringes intellectual property
rights, floridaflea.com is under no obligation to provide a refund upon suspension.
Sellers may not present items or services prohibited for sale on floridaflea.com such
as gifts, prizes or giveaways in connection with a classified ad. floridaflea.com may
choose to revise these guidelines at any time.