User Agreement
1. Introduction
Welcome to Bullionmap. This User Agreement governs your use
and access to bullionmap classified site. By registering or using our services,
you agree to comply with and be legally bound by the terms and conditions outlined
in this Agreement.
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2. About bullionmap
bullionmap is a marketplace that allows users to offer,
sell, and buy bullions (Precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum,
etc.) in various geographic locations
using a variety of pricing formats. bullionmap is not a party to contracts for
sale between third-party sellers and buyers, nor is bullionmap a traditional
auctioneer.
Any guidance bullionmap provides as part of our Services,
such as pricing, shipping, listing, and sourcing is solely informational and
you may decide to follow it or not. We may use artificial intelligence or
AI-powered tools and products to provide and improve our Services, to offer you
a customized and personalized experience, to provide you with enhanced customer
service, and to support fraud detection; availability and accuracy of these
tools are not guaranteed. We may help facilitate the resolution of disputes
between buyers and sellers through various programs. Unless otherwise expressly
provided, bullionmap has no control over and does not guarantee: the existence,
quality, safety, or legality of items advertised; the truth or accuracy of
users' content or listings; the ability of sellers to sell items; the ability
of buyers to pay for items; or that a buyer or seller will actually complete a
transaction or return an item.
3. Using bullionmap
In connection with using or accessing our Services you
agree to comply with this User Agreement, our policies, our terms, and all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and you will not:
Sellers must meet bullionmap's minimum performance
standards. Failure to meet these standards may result in bullionmap charging
sellers additional fees, and/or limiting, restricting, suspending, or
downgrading your seller account.
If we believe you are violating this User Agreement or any
of our policies, or abusing bullionmap and/or our Services in any way, we may,
in our sole discretion and without limiting other remedies, limit, suspend, or
terminate your user account(s) and access to our Services, delay or remove
hosted content, remove any special status associated with your account(s),
remove, not display, and/or demote listings, reduce or eliminate any discounts,
and take technical and/or legal steps to prevent you from using our
Services. We may offer a process allowing users to report claimed
violations for us to consider and handle through one or more of these options,
all in our sole discretion.
If we believe you are violating our policies
prohibiting Offers to buy or sell outside of bullionmap, you may be
subject to a range of actions, including limits on your buying and selling
privileges, restrictions on listings and account features, suspension of your
account, application of fees, and recovery of expenses for policy monitoring
and enforcement. Also, as provided below in the Fees and Taxes section, if we
believe you are violating our policy on buying or selling outside of bullionmap,
you may be charged final value fees.
We may cancel unconfirmed accounts or accounts that have
been inactive for a substantial period of time. Additionally, we reserve the
right to refuse, modify, or terminate all or part of our Services to anyone for
any reason at our discretion.
4. Policy Enforcement
When a buyer or seller issue arises, we may consider the
user's performance history and the specific circumstances in applying our
policies. We may choose to be more lenient with policy enforcement in an effort
to do the right thing for both buyers and sellers. The foregoing does not limit
or impair our right to refuse, modify, or terminate all or part of our Services
to anyone, or to terminate this agreement with anyone, for any reason at our
discretion.
5. Fees and Taxes
We charge sellers for the use of our Services. In some
cases, where buyers receive supplemental Services such as authentication or
storage Services for items in certain categories, we may also charge those buyers
for such supplemental Services.
The fees we charge sellers for using our Services to sell
goods and services are listed on our Selling fees pages. We may change our
selling fees from time to time by posting the changes on the bullionmap site
fourteen (14) days in advance, but with no advance notice required for
temporary promotions or any changes that result in the reduction of fees.
If you are a seller, you are liable for fees arising out of
all sales made using some or all of our Services, even if sales terms are
finalized or payment is made outside of bullionmap. In particular, if you offer
or reference your contact information or ask a buyer for their contact
information in the context of buying or selling outside of bullionmap, you may
be liable to pay a final value fee applicable to that item, even if the item
doesn't sell, given your usage of our Services for the introduction to a buyer.
You as a seller must have a payment method on file when
using our selling Services and pay all fees and applicable taxes associated
with your use of our Services by the payment due date. If your payment method
fails or your account is past due, we may place restrictions on your account,
or the bullionmap Payments Entities (as defined below) may collect amounts owed
in the manner described in the Payments Terms of Use, and late fees will
apply. bullionmap, or the collection agencies we retain, may also report
information about your account to credit bureaus, and as a result, late
payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account may be reflected
in your credit report. If you wish to dispute the information bullionmap
reported to a credit bureau (i.e., Experian, Equifax, or TransUnion) please
contact us at bullionmap Inc., c/o Global Collections, 7700 West Parmer Lane,
Building D, Austin, TX 78729. If you wish to dispute the information a
collection agency reported to a credit bureau regarding your bullionmap
account, you must contact the collection agency directly.
6. Listing Conditions
When listing an item for sale on our Services, you agree to
comply with bullionmap's Listing policies and Selling practices
policy and also agree that:
7. Purchase Conditions
When buying an item using our Services, you agree to
the Rules and policies for buyers and that:
8. International Buying and Selling;
Translation
Given the nature of bullionmap's global marketplace,
listings may be viewed and purchased by, and shipped to, buyers around the
world. Many of our Services are accessible internationally. We offer certain
programs, tools, and experiences of particular interest to international
sellers and buyers, such as estimated local currency conversion and
international shipping calculation tools. If, as a seller, you do not want your
item to be sold to buyers internationally, you can exclude countries or regions
you don't want to ship to by adjusting your shipping settings as provided in
the International selling policy. Sellers and buyers are responsible for
complying with all laws and regulations applicable to the international sale,
purchase, and shipment of items.
If you purchase an item on an bullionmap site that is
different from your registration site, you are subject to the User Agreement
and applicable policies of that other bullionmap site with respect to that
particular purchase, as detailed in the International selling policy.
For sellers, you agree that we may display your listing for
sale on an bullionmap site other than the site where you listed your item for
sale, based on your shipping settings. You may adjust these settings as
detailed in the International selling policy. If you list your items with
an international shipping option, the appearance of your listings on sites
other than the listing site is not guaranteed. If you sell an item on an bullionmap
site that is different from your registration or listing site, you are subject
to the User Agreement and applicable policies, including any buyer protection
programs, of that other bullionmap site with respect to that particular sale,
as detailed in the International selling policy.
You authorize us to use automated tools to translate your bullionmap
content, including member-to-member communications, in whole or in part, into
local languages where such translation solutions are available. We may provide
you with tools which will enable you to translate content at your request. The
accuracy and availability of any translation are not guaranteed.
One of the ways we make bullionmap.com listings available
to international buyers is through the bullionmap International Shipping
Program ("EIS"). EIS enables buyers to obtain parcel processing,
international shipping, and customs clearance services. It is facilitated by bullionmap
through third-party service providers that bullionmap has contracted with to
operationalize the program. By listing your item on bullionmap.co you agree to
the EIS Terms and Conditions. If you choose not to participate in
EIS, you can opt out of the program by updating your shipping preferences.
9. Content
When you provide content using our Services (directly or
indirectly), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any and
all Intellectual Property Rights you have in that content in connection with
our provision, expansion, and promotion of our Services, including development
of new offerings as part of our Services, in any media known now or developed
in the future. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you waive
your right to enforce your Intellectual Property Rights, including any moral
rights, in that content against bullionmap, our assignees, our sublicensees,
and their assignees in connection with our, those assignees', and those
sublicensees' use of that content in connection with our provision, expansion,
and promotion of our Services.
You represent and warrant that, for all such content you
provide, you own or otherwise control all necessary rights to do so and to meet
your obligations under this User Agreement. You represent and warrant that such
content is accurate, appropriate, and legal. You represent and warrant that use
of any such content (including derivative works) by us, our users, or others in
contract with us, and in compliance with this User Agreement, does not and will
not infringe any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. bullionmap
takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content provided by
you or any third party.
We offer product data (including images, descriptions and
specifications) that are provided by third parties (including bullionmap
users). You may use that content solely in your bullionmap listings. bullionmap
may modify or revoke such permission at any time in our sole discretion. The
product data includes copyrighted, trademarked, and other proprietary
materials. You agree not to remove any copyright, proprietary, or
identification markings in the product data and not to create any derivative
works based on that data (other than by including the data in your listings).
We try to offer reliable product data, but we cannot
promise that the content provided through our Services will always be available,
accurate, complete, and up-to-date. You agree that bullionmap is not
responsible for examining or warranting the listings or content provided by
third parties through our Services, and that you will not attempt to hold us or
our data providers liable for inaccuracies.
The name "bullionmap" and other bullionmap marks,
logos, designs, and phrases that we use in connection with our Services are
trademarks, service marks, or trade dress of bullionmap in the U.S. and other
countries. They may not be used without the express written prior permission of
bullionmap.
10. Notice for Claims of Intellectual Property
Violations and Copyright Infringement Pursuant to Section 512(c) of Title 17 of
the United States Code
We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement
under the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act. bullionmap's Verified
Rights Owner team works to ensure that items and content using our Services do
not infringe upon the copyright, trademark, or certain other intellectual
property rights of third parties. If you believe that your intellectual
property rights have been infringed, please notify our team and we will
investigate.
11.
Holds and Restricted Funds
To protect bullionmap from risk of liability for your
actions as a seller, bullionmap Payments Entities (as defined below) may
restrict access to your funds as described in the Payments Terms of Use.
12. Authorization to Contact You; Recording
Calls; Analyzing Message Content
bullionmap may contact you using autodialed or prerecorded
calls and text messages, at any telephone number that you have provided us, to:
(i) notify you regarding your account; (ii) troubleshoot problems with your
account; (iii) resolve a dispute; (iv) collect a debt; (v) poll your opinions
through surveys or questionnaires; or (vi) as otherwise necessary to service
your account or enforce this User Agreement, our policies, applicable law, or
any other agreement we may have with you. bullionmap may also contact you using
autodialed or prerecorded calls and text messages for marketing purposes (e.g.,
offers and promotions), if you consent to such communications. Our collection,
use, disclosure, retention, and protection of your personal information is
governed by our User Privacy Notice. As described in our User Privacy
Notice, bullionmap may collect other telephone numbers for you and may place
manual non-marketing calls to any of those numbers and autodialed non-marketing
calls to any landline. Standard telephone minute and text charges may apply and
may include overage fees if you have exceeded your plan limits. You may change
your marketing communications preference for calls at any time, including
through the Communication Preferences section of your My bullionmap.
You may also opt-out of a specific text marketing campaign by replying
"STOP" to such marketing text message.
bullionmap may share your telephone number with its
authorized service providers as stated in our User Privacy Notice. These
service providers may contact you using autodialed or prerecorded calls and
text messages, only as authorized by bullionmap to carry out the purposes
identified above.
bullionmap may, without further notice or warning and in
its discretion, monitor or record telephone conversations you or anyone acting
on your behalf has with bullionmap or its agents for quality control and
training purposes, or for its own protection.
bullionmap's automated systems scan and analyze the
contents of every message sent through its messaging platforms (including but
not limited to chat and email channels), including messages between users, to:
(i) detect and prevent fraudulent activity or violations of bullionmap's User
Agreement, including the incorporated terms, notices, rules, and policies and
(ii) provide and improve our Services. This may result in a manual review of
messages sent through our messaging tools. This scanning and analysis may occur
before, during, or after the message is sent, or while in storage, and may
result in your message being delayed or withheld. bullionmap may store message
contents, including to conduct this scanning and analysis.
Privacy of Others; Marketing
If bullionmap provides you with information about another
user, you agree you will use the information only for the purposes that it is
provided to you. You may not disclose or distribute a user's information to a
third party for purposes unrelated to our Services. Additionally, you may only
send marketing communications to users who have consented to receive them in
accordance with applicable laws, and only using bullionmap Services.
13. Additional Terms
Returns and cancellations for
sellers
Sellers can create rules to automate replacements, returns,
and refunds under certain circumstances. For all new sellers, in listings where
returns are accepted, bullionmap will set a default rule that automates the
return process. Sellers may remove or customize their return preferences in
their account settings within My bullionmap. Where settings have been set to
automatically accept requests for returns or replacements, an bullionmap-generated
return shipping label will be provided to your buyer. You agree to comply with
our returns policy.
When an item is returned or if a transaction is canceled
after payment has been completed, bullionmap may issue a refund to the buyer on
the seller's behalf and charge the seller for the amount of the refund.
Additionally, bullionmap may charge sellers for the cost of
return shipping labels and/or other reasonable fees from sellers when:
bullionmap or bullionmap Payment Entities may invoice
sellers for these charges and collect such charges as described in
the Payments Terms of Use.
All seller cancellations of orders must be in accordance
with our Order cancellation policy.
Returns and cancellations for
buyers
Buyers generally do not have the right to cancel an order.
Buyers can request to cancel an order on bullionmap within the time period and
as provided in our Order cancellation policy, and the seller will have 3
days to accept or decline the request. If the order cannot be canceled, buyers
may still be permitted to return the item if the item is eligible for return.
In certain instances, a buyer may be responsible for the
cost of return shipping for an item returned to a seller. If the buyer is
responsible for the return shipping costs, the buyer may elect to use an bullionmap-generated
shipping label or purchase a shipping label directly from a carrier. By
choosing to use an bullionmap-generated shipping label, you (as a buyer) agree
that bullionmap may deduct the cost of the shipping label from the refund owed
to you.
bullionmap Money Back
Guarantee
Most bullionmap sales go smoothly, but if there's a problem
with a purchase covered by bullionmap Money Back Guarantee, buyers can get
their money back if an item didn't arrive, is faulty or damaged, or doesn't
match the listing. You agree to comply with the policy and permit us to make a
final decision on any bullionmap Money Back Guarantee case.
If you (as seller) choose to reimburse a buyer, or are
required to reimburse a buyer or bullionmap under the bullionmap Money Back
Guarantee, bullionmap or bullionmap Payments Entities may invoice you in the
amount of the reimbursement, or collect the amount of the reimbursement from
you as described in the Payments Terms of Use. If we cannot get reimbursement
from you, we may collect the outstanding sums using other collection
mechanisms, including retaining collection agencies.
We may suspend the bullionmap Money Back
Guarantee in whole or in part without notice if we suspect abuse or
interference with the proper working of the policy. You agree to make us whole
for any losses, including expenses we incur to recoup such losses, arising out
of your abuse of the bullionmap Money Back Guarantee, or any fraud you commit
in connection with the bullionmap Money Back Guarantee.
Recommendations
bullionmap may offer personalized recommendations to you to
provide a relevant and engaging experience, helping you sell or buy items of
interest to you. These recommendations may consider data related to your bullionmap
activity, the item, and seasonality, among other factors.
14. Payment Services
Payments for goods and services sold using our Services are
facilitated by designated bullionmap entities (each, an "bullionmap Payment
Entity") pursuant to the Payments Terms of Use. You agree to
the Payments Terms of Use to the extent applicable to you. To receive
payment for an item sold using our Services, you must accept and comply with
the Payments Terms of Use, including the requirements to provide to bullionmap
Payment Entities information about you, your business, and the financial
account you will use to receive payments.
If you are a buyer:
15. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of
Liability
We try to keep our Services safe, secure, and functioning
properly, but we cannot guarantee the continuous operation of or access to our
Services. Bid update and other notification functionality in bullionmap's
applications may not occur in real time. Such functionality is subject to
delays beyond bullionmap's control.
YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE MAKING USE OF OUR SERVICES AT YOUR
OWN RISK, AND THAT THEY ARE BEING PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND
"AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, WE EXCLUDE ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, TERMS AND
CONDITIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
IN ADDITION, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN
NO EVENT WILL BULLIONMAP (INCLUDING OUR PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES,
AND OUR AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES) BE LIABLE TO YOU
OR ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER ANY CLAIM AT LAW OR IN EQUITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF MONEY, GOODWILL OR
REPUTATION, PROFITS, OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES), AND ALL SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED
BY THIS USER AGREEMENT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE FORESEEABLE OR BULLIONMAP WAS
ADVISED OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE
FOREGOING, WE (INCLUDING OUR PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES, AND OUR AND
THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES) ARE NOT LIABLE, AND YOU AGREE
NOT TO HOLD US RESPONSIBLE, FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LOSS OF MONEY, GOODWILL OR REPUTATION, PROFITS, OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES, OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) RESULTING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY FROM:
Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of
warranties or exclusion of damages, so such disclaimers and exclusions may not
apply to you.
Regardless of the previous paragraphs, if we are found to
be liable, our liability to you or to any third party is limited to the
greatest of (a) any amounts due under the bullionmap Money Back Guarantee up to
the price the item sold for on bullionmap (including any applicable sales tax)
plus its original shipping costs, (b) the amount of fees in dispute, not to
exceed the total fees you paid to us in the 12 months prior to the action
giving rise to the liability, or (c) $100.
16. Release
If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release
us (and our affiliates and subsidiaries, and our and their respective officers,
directors, employees, and agents) from claims, demands, and damages (actual and
consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or
in any way connected with such disputes. In entering into this release,
you expressly waive any protections (whether statutory or otherwise) that would
otherwise limit the coverage of this release to include only those claims which
you may know or suspect to exist in your favor at the time of agreeing to this
release.
17. Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold us (including our affiliates
and subsidiaries, as well as our and their respective officers, directors,
employees, and agents) harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of
this User Agreement, your improper use of our Services or your breach of any
law or the rights of a third party.
18. Legal Disputes
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS
YOUR RIGHTS AND WILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON HOW CLAIMS YOU AND BULLIONMAP
HAVE AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE RESOLVED.
In this Legal Disputes section, the term
"related third parties" includes your and bullionmap's respective
affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, predecessors, successors, assigns,
as well as your, bullionmap's, and these entities' respective employees and
agents.
You and bullionmap each agree that any and all
claims or disputes at law or equity that has arisen, or may arise, between you
and bullionmap (or any related third parties) that relate in any way to or arise
out of this or previous versions of this User Agreement, your use of or access
to the Services, the actions of bullionmap or its agents, or any products or
services sold, offered, or purchased through the Services, will be resolved in
accordance with the provisions set forth in this Legal Disputes section.
A. Applicable Law
You agree that, except to the extent inconsistent with or
preempted by federal law, the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to
principles of conflict of laws, will govern this User Agreement and any claim
or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and bullionmap, except as
otherwise stated in this User Agreement.
You and bullionmap each agree that any and all
disputes or claims that have arisen, or may arise, between you and bullionmap
(or any related third parties) that relate in any way to or arise out of this
or previous versions of the User Agreement, your use of or access to our
Services, the actions of bullionmap or its agents, or any products or services
sold, offered, or purchased through our Services shall be resolved exclusively
through final and binding arbitration, rather than in court, subject to any
exemptions listed in this section.
The Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA")
and, to the extent not inconsistent with the FAA, the law of the State of Utah
without regard to principles of conflict of laws govern the interpretation and
enforcement of this Agreement to Arbitrate.