General Policies and Rules
BazaarX.com' policies and rules are the common guidelines that create a safe, trusted and fair trading environment for all BazaarX.com.com members. To promote a safe and trusted trading environment, BazaarX.com.com enforces these polices and rules.
User agreement. This is the most important BazaarX.com.com policy and rule document. All members are responsible for reviewing and understanding BazaarX.com' policies and all applicable laws and regulations contained in this legal contract.
Rules for Everyone. General policies applying to all BazaarX.com.com members, BazaarX.com employees and BazaarX.com.com. This section includes rules that protect your privacy and your identity. Learn more about issues like the use of profanity, unsolicited email (spam) etc.
Prohibited and Restricted Items. There are many items that are restricted to sell online at BazaarX.com.com, such as liquor, adult content/material, banned items such as ivory etc? Find out in our comprehensive list of banned and restricted items.
Keyword Spamming Policy. This policy is designed to restrict merchants not to abuse brand names as keywords in product listings to drive attention.
Links Policy - This policy is designed to restrict merchants to inappropriately add links in its product listings or online storefront to move traffic away from BazaarX.com.
Rules about Intellectual Property. BazaarX.com.com has zero tolerance for any intellectual property violations. Please notify us in case any violation has occurred withour knowledge and we will take appropriate action as soon as possible.
BazaarX.coms rules and policies are designed to :
Minimize risks to both buyers and sellers
Support government laws and regulations
Provide equal opportunity to all buyers and seller
Protect intellectual property rights
Provide an enjoyable buying experience
Support the values of the BazaarX.com.com Community
Please learn more about BazaarX.com' policies that will help you avoid breaking rules (including the law) and helps you in trading with reliable, trustworthy buyers and sellers.
Violations of policy may result in a range of actions including :
Listing cancellation
Store suspension
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Loss of Top Rated Merchant status
Note : You may contact BazaarX.com.com to report violations by using the "Report" or "Contact Us" links found on most policy pages.
Prohibited and Restricted Items
Following items are not allowed to be sold online at BazaarX.com.com. Please note that merchants/sellers are responsible for any legal issues and other liabilities arising if you try and sell these items at BazaarX.com.com. We will cancel the listing of prohibited and restricted items within 24 hours after we come to know about such occurrence.
Adult Material (also see Mature Audiences)
Alcohol (also see Wine)
Animals and Wildlife Products - examples include live animals, mounted specimens, and ivory
Artifacts
Beta Software
Bootleg/Pirated Recordings
Brand Name Misuse
Catalogue and URL Sales
Clothing (used/not new)
Comparison Policy
Compilation and Informational Media
Contact Information
Contracts
Copyrights
Counterfeit Currency and Stamps
Downloadable Media
Drugs
Electronic Surveillance Equipment
Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries
Event Tickets
Firearms, Ammunition, Militaria, Weapons and Knives
Fireworks, Explosives and Explosive Substances
Food
Games Software: Sony, Sega, and Nintendo
Government IDs and Licenses
Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items
Human Parts and Remains
Importation of Goods - examples include CDs that were intended only for distribution in a certain country
International Trading
Items Encouraging Illegal Activity examples include an eBook describing how to create methamphetamine
Mature Audiences
Medical Devices - examples include contact lenses, pacemakers, and surgical instruments
Misleading Titles
Mod Chips
Movie Prints
OEM Software
Offensive Material - examples include ethnically or racially offensive material
Police, Army, Navy and Air force Related Items
Pre-Sale Listings
Prohibited Services
Promotional Items
Real Estate
Recordable Media
Replica and Counterfeit Items
Ringtones
Stocks and Other Securities
Stolen Property
Surveillance Equipment
Tobacco
Trademarks
Travel
Weapons & Knives
Wine (also see Alcohol)
Keyword Spamming Policy
Keyword spamming occurs when merchants place brand names or other inappropriate keywords in a title or description for the purpose of gaining attention or diverting members to a listing. Keyword spamming in listings is not permitted on BazaarX.com.com. The text sellers place in listings must be directly relevant to the item being sold.
Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including :
Product Listing cancellation
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Loss of Top Rated Merchant status at BazaarX.com.com
Links Policy
In general, when listing items on BazaarX.com, merchants can include links that are solely intended to provide additional details about the items. That means links should only be used in circumstances when that information can't be included in the listing itself. These links include additional images, technical specifications, manufacturer warranties, and other information that can help buyers make an informed purchasing decision. Other links that point to a third-party provider's Website are also allowed, such as image hosting sites, payment processors or courier companies.
BazaarX.com doesn't allow links to non-BazaarX.com sites or content where other items are offered for sale. BazaarX.com continually reviews links on the site and reserves the right to block any link considered unsafe for our members. As a merchant, please make sure that your listing follows links policy of BazaarX.com. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including limits your selling privileges and/or suspension of your account.
Rules about Intellectual Property
BazaarX.com is committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of third parties and to providing a safe marketplace to trade. Unauthorized use or Infringement of copyrighted material and trademarks are strictly prohibited at BazaarX.com.
BazaarX.com has zero tolerance for any intellectual property violations. Counterfeits, unauthorized replicas, unauthorized items (such as counterfeit watches, handbags, or other accessories) or unauthorized copies (such as copies of software programs, video games, music albums, movies, television programs, or photographs) are not permitted at BazaarX.com. Unauthorized copies include (but are not limited to) copies that are pirated, duplicated, backed-up or bootlegged. It is illegal to sell unauthorized copies of media.
If the product you are selling bears the name or logo of a company, but it wasn't made or endorsed by that company, don't list it at BazaarX.com.
Academic software is software sold at significantly discounted prices to students, faculty members and educational institutions. Do not list academic copies of software At BazaarX.com unless you are authorized to do so as an educational reseller, an educational institution a student or a faculty member.
Beta software, test software and evaluation software are not permitted at BazaarX.com. Beta, test, and evaluation copies of software are preliminary copies of software distributed by software developers strictly for the purpose of evaluation and troubleshooting.
Do not list "OEM" or "bundled" copies of software At BazaarX.com unless you are selling it with computer hardware. For Context, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or bundled software, is software that is obtained as part of the purchase of a new computer. OEM software licenses usually prohibit the purchaser from reselling the software without the computer or, in some cases, without any computer hardware.
Bootleg recordings are unauthorized recordings of concerts or live performances. Sellers are not permitted to list bootleg recordings at BazaarX.com.
Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including :
Product Listing cancellation
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Loss of Top Rated Merchant status at BazaarX.com.com
Pricing Policy
Please note that trust is the most important aspect of trade between buyers and sellers in marketplace and one of the key aspects of trust is fair pricing. For healthy transaction flow at BazaarX.com.com, we ask you to price your items responsibly.
Please note that we are constantly monitoring prices for each merchant at various channels and do not allow you to price your items at higher prices at BazaarX.com.com vs. other channels such as your own retail store, your own Website (if any) or any other 3rd party retail stores or Websites. You should price your items sold at BazaarX.com.com to be same as the lowest rate you are selling at elsewhere or even lower but it should not be more. Violation of our pricing policy will result into warning notices and can also result into account suspension and/or store suspension.
Honesty in MRP
Please note the trust you build with your buyers will go away if you artificially start showing higher MRP, so that the selling price appears to be much better deal vs. what it actually is. Artificially increasing MRP is strictly prohibited at BazaarX.com.com and any violation will result into account suspension.
Customer Communication Policy
Sellers/merchants at BazaarX.com.com are prohibited to engage in direct communication with buyers for any pre-sale, order, payments, shipping, post sale or returns related matters. Merchants are also not allowed to engage in direct or indirect marketing communication with buyers at BazaarX.com. For specific product inquiries, warranties, shipping/delivery etc., BazaarX.com can intermediate the communication between buyer and sellers. However, sellers/merchants should not be engaged in communication with the buyers.
Violations of policy may result in a range of actions including :
Product Listing cancellation
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Loss of Top Rated Merchant status at BazaarX.com.com