WHAT ARE THE GENERAL POSTING RULES?

General 1Trade Posting Policies

As a condition of use of 1Trade you agree that you are at least 18 years of age.

At 1Trade we want to make sure that the site is as clean, friendly and usable as possible for everyone. Ads that fall outside the posting rules stated in our Help sections or our Terms of Use may be removed from the site.

You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to 1Trade and any consequences that may result from your post. We reserve the right at our discretion to refuse or delete content that we believe is inappropriate or breaching our Terms of Use. We also reserve the right at our discretion to restrict a user’s usage of the site either temporarily or permanently, or refuse a user’s registration.

General reasons for ads being deleted are:

1. Ad breaches General 1Trade Posting Policies.
2. Breaches of Australian law. It is the responsibility of the advertiser before posting an ad on 1Trade to ensure that content advertised adheres to 1Trade posting policies as well as Australian applicable laws. As a condition of your use of 1Trade specified under our Terms of Use, you agree that you will not violate any laws.
3. The item being offered for sale is not allowed to be sold on 1Trade.
4. Including information in your ad which 1Trade believes is designed to manipulate search, including keyword stuffing and adding tags to your ad.
5. The ad is a duplicate of another ad previously posted.
6. Posted under wrong category (You must choose the single most relevant category for your ad).
7. Ads posted in a language other than English. We only accept ads in English. It’s acceptable to include a translation of your ad in another language in addition to English.
8. Ads posted from overseas or from behind a VPN unless the ad is posted in anticipation of you being in Australia (eg. to find a place to live or a job while you are here). 1Trade is for Australian based individuals and businesses only.
9. Ad contains external links: No external website links are allowed within your ad to other property / job / classified or auction sites.
10. Not descriptive enough: Ads that do not provide enough detail will be placed on hold or removed as this makes for a bad browsing experience.
11. Inappropriate language.
12. Inappropriate photo / image.
13. Discriminatory on race / religion / nationality / gender / etc.
14. Ads that report other fraudulent ads. Please report potentially fraudulent ads via the “report ad” option located within each ad or Contact Us with ad details (ad id, email address) and reasons why these ads should be reviewed
15. Ads that are intended to profit off natural disasters, health or public safety concerns, or tragic events

1Trade reserves the right to remove any ad that we feel is not relevant, or of value to the 1Trade community, with or without notice to the ad poster.

There are several ways that your ad may be found to be in breach of policy and removed from the site including:

1. Your ad has been reported to us.When this happens your ad may be temporarily suspended until we review it.

   We check reported ads as quickly as we can. If we conclude that the ad hasn’t broken any Posting Policies or Terms of Use we will activate the ad again promptly. Check back after a few hours to see if this is the case.

2. Your ad has been removed by our moderation toolsAds identified by our automated tools as inappropriate, that we then find do break our Posting Policies or Terms of Use will be removed from the site.

   In most cases we email you to let you know when we have had to remove your ad. These emails sometimes get directed to junk folders so please look out for 1Trade emails. You may wish to add 1Trade to your safe senders list if you have one.

   If you have checked out all of these possibilities and none of them apply to your ad then please let us know by Contact Us and we’ll be happy to help you out.

WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED ON 1TRADE?

The list below details what can’t be posted on 1Trade in either offering or wanted ads:

1. Alcoholic beverages.
2. Blood, body parts and bodily fluids, or offers of humans for sale, including offers or requests for adoption or surrogacy.
3. Burglary tools.
4. Counterfeit products, replicas or knock-off brand name goods.
5. Electronic surveillance equipment.
6. Embargoed goods.
7. Endangered or protected species, or any part of any endangered or protected species.
8. Prostitution and escort services that offer sex, sexual favours, sexual actions or sexual services in exchange for anything.
9. Fireworks, destructive devices and explosives.
10. Government and transit badges, uniforms, IDs, documents and licenses
11. Hazardous materials including but not limited to radioactive, toxic and explosive materials.
12. Identity documents, personal financial records and personal information
13. Illegal drugs, controlled substances, substances and items used to manufacture drugs and controlled substances, items designed only to help someone take drugs and drug paraphernalia.
14. Nitrous oxide products, including but not limited to nitrous oxide canisters, bulbs, nangs and cream chargers.
15. Illegal items and services, and items which encourage or facilitate illegal activity.
16. Illegal telecommunication and electronics equipment such as access cards, password sniffers, radar scanners, traffic signal control devices or cable descrambler.
17. Items issued to any Armed Force that have not been disposed of in accordance with that country’s demilitarization policies.
18. Lottery tickets, sweepstakes entries and slot machines.
19. Material, pictures and images that are obscene, pornographic, adult in nature, contain nudity or are harmful to minors.
20. Material that infringes copyright, including but not limited to software or other digital goods which you are not authorized to sell.
21. New merchandise or services from network marketing companies, work-from-home, independent franchisees or distributors, or similar representatives.
22. Personal information or mailing lists. We do not accept the sale of bulk email, Internet Protocol (IP), Instant Messenger (IM), or mailing lists that contain names, addresses, phone numbers, or other personal identifying information. Any tools or software designed predominantly to send unsolicited commercial messages (UCE or “spam”) are also not permitted.
23. Selling or offering services for supplements/medicine general or pharmaceutical.
24. Prescription or non-prescription drugs and devices, drugs that make false or misleading treatment claims, or treatment claims that require therapeutic goods administration “TGA” approval.
25. Commercial tanning units or commercial tanning services wanted or offered
26. Offensive material.
27. Pesticides or hazardous materials.
28. Plants and insects that are restricted or regulated.
29. Recalled items, banned products or products that do not meet the mandatory product safety standards (for items recalled in Australia and information on product safety bans and mandatory standards, please visit: www.productsafety.gov.au).
30. Stocks and other securities including Bitcoins and related mining equipment.
31. Stolen property.
32. Tobacco products and related items, including e-cigarettes.
33. Used cosmetics.
34. Used or rebuilt batteries or batteries containing mercury.
35. Weapons and related items (including, but not limited to firearms, firearm accessories, parts and magazines, ammunition, paintball guns, gel blaster guns, BB and pellet guns, spearguns, tear gas, tasers, stun guns, switchblade knives, martial arts weapons, archery and/or bow and arrow equipment).
36. Ivory, rhino horn or any animal parts or hunting trophies listed in the CITES 1 guidelines.
37. Votes in elections administered by the Australian Electoral Commission or state-based Electoral Commission.
38. Census or other survey papers issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistic.
39. Personal ads, including ads for dating or casual encounters.
40. All ads for COVID-19 associated items, including:
    1. Surgical and respiratory masks.
    2. Hand sanitisers and gels.
    3. Toilet paper.
    4. Disinfectant wipes.
    5. Medical protection disposable gowns and gloves.
    6. All masks for children under the age of two.

It is the responsibility of the advertiser before posting an ad on 1Trade that content advertised adheres to 1Trade Posting Policies as well as applicable laws. As a condition of your use of 1Trade specified under our Terms of Use, you agree that you will not violate any laws.

ADVERTISER GUIDELINES

Advertisers are solely responsible for all information that is submitted to 1Trade and any consequences that my result from your post. 1Trade reserves the right at our discretion to refuse or delete content that we believe is inappropriate or that breaches our Terms of Use. We also reserve the right at our discretion to restrict usage of the site either temporarily or permanently, or refuse a user registration.

Some handy tips to remember:

1. 1Trade connects buyers and sellers and we always encourage face-to-face local trading. This means that the majority of users who reply to your Ad will be in your local area.
2. We urge that when you are buying or selling you should always meet in person to see the item and exchange money.
3. To create a better experience for all users, you can only post one Ad per item, service event, etc.
   • Please choose the location and category that is most relevant to your Ad and post one Ad there. Do not post the same Ad repeatedly across categories or locations.
   • Posting duplicate Ads and/or posting the same Ad using a different email address isn’t allowed on 1Trade. This isn’t fair to other users and is annoying when reviewing search results.
4. For the most part businesses can sell on 1Trade just like private sellers, however in some cases, businesses or people considered to be advertising for commercial purposes, may be subject to specific limits and/or policies. For more information, please click here.
5. For more information on what can’t be sold on 1Trade, please see the section above “WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED ON 1TRADE?”
6. You can include a web site address in the main body of your Ad but URL’s are not permitted in the title.

POSTING DUPLICATE ADS

There are no limits on how many Ads community users can post on 1Trade, however business, or people considered to be posting at a commercial capacity may be asked to post an Ad in the Services for Hire section instead.

We also ask that you don’t post duplicate Ads on the site:

• All Ads posted must be unique. Unique means that the Ads are substantially different from each other. Please do not post the same Ad over and over again across categories or locations. Only post the Ad where you are physically located.
• You should only post your Ad on the 1Trade site that’s nearest to you or the product or service you’re offering. If you post in multiple locations, your Ads will be removed.

People that are willing to travel will set their search parameters to a wider area to find your Ad.

These restrictions are in place to prevent users from “spamming” the site with duplicate content.

WHAT ARE COPYRIGHT POLICIES?

All sort of products are offered for sale on 1Trade. Rights owners, such as the owners of copyright, trademark rights or other intellectual property rights can request the removal of any advertisements which may infringe on their intellectual property rights.. If a legal representative of a rights owner reports this to us in the correct manner, products infringing intellectual property rights will be removed by 1Trade.

To report an infringement please follow the steps below:

In order to participate in the Notice of Infringement Programme, you need to complete a Notice of Infringement Form. You can use this form, complete with your signature, to report advertisements which may infringe on your property rights. The information requested in the Notice of Infringement Form ensures that the person reporting the ad or item are either the rights owner or their officially authorised representative. The information provided on the form also enables 1Trade to identify the advertisement to be removed.

Note! This form can only be used by the lawful owners of the intellectual property rights. ‘Notice of Infringement’ is intended to ensure that products offered do not infringe the copyright, trademark right or other intellectual property rights of third parties. For all other questions, you can get help here.

It is the seller’s s responsibility to ensure that, before posting an ad on 1Trade, the advertisement and the item advertised comply with 1Trade’s Posting Policies as well as the law. As a condition of your use of 1Trade you agree that you will not violate any laws (as set out in our Terms of Use).

Posting Policy updated 4 March 2021