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WEBSITE PRODUCT LISTING POLICY

Revision 1.0 of Product Listing Policy for equipupstore.com

Equip Up Store, LLC

Table of Contents

Product Listing Policy
GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
ARTIFACTS
CURRENCY AND STAMPS
CRUDE OIL
CONTRACTS AND TICKETS
CREDIT CARDS
DRUGS & ASSOCIATED PARAPHERNALIA
ETHNICALLY OR RACIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIALEVE
NT TICKET RESALE POLICY
FACES, NAMES AND SIGNATURES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, WEAPONS
Foods
Tobacco Products
GOLD, SILVER AND OTHER PRECIOUS METALS
Government IDs, Licenses and Uniforms
HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS MATERIALS
HUMAN PARTS AND REMAINS
INVOICES
JOB POSTINGS
MAILING LISTS AND PERSONAL INFORMATION
MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES
NON-BUSINESS INFORMATION
NON-TRANSFERABLE ITEMS
POLICE-RELATED ITEMS
PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND ADULT PRODUCTS
POSTING AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING USERE INFORMATION OR RAISING MONEY
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DEVICES
REAL ESTATE
REFURBISHED PRODUCTS
REPLICA AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS
CIRCUMVENTION DEVICES AND HACKING EQUIPMENT
SOFTWARE
SPY EQUIPMENT
UNAUTHORIZED COPIES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
USED CLOTHING AND COSMETICS
VETERNINARY PRODUCTS AND DRUGS FOR ANIMALS
WILDLIFE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
SACTIONED AND PROHBITED ITEMS
BUY NOW OPTION

Product Listing Policy
Equip Up Store, LLC (equipupstore.com)
Updated- November 2014

GENERAL PROHIBITIONS

  1. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS:

1.1.    You may not post or sell any item that is restricted or prohibited by a federal, state or local law in any country or jurisdiction. Please be aware that the www.equipupstore.com websites (“Site”) functions as a Online Marketplace, thus the selling or posting of items may be prohibited because of laws outside of the jurisdiction where you reside. Below, we have listed some categories of prohibited or restricted items. However, this list is not exhaustive; you, as the seller, are responsible for ensuring that you are not posting an item that is prohibited by law in any jurisdiction.

1.2.    www.equipupstore.com has chosen to also prohibit the posting of other categories of items which may not be restricted or prohibited by law but are nonetheless controversial including:

  1. a)Items that encourage illegal activities;
  2. b)Items that are racially, religiously or ethnically derogatory, or that promote hatred, violence, racial or religious intolerance;
  3. c)Giveaways, lotteries, raffles, or contests;
  4. d)  Stocks, bonds, investment interests, and other securities;
  5. e)  Pornographic materials or items that are sexual in nature;
  6. f)Items that do not offer a product or service for sale, such as advertisements solely for the purpose of collecting user information.

1.3.    www.equipupstore.com, in its sole and exclusive discretion, reserves the right to impose additional restrictions and prohibitions.

ARTIFACTS

  1. ARTIFACTS

2.1.    Artifacts, cultural relics, historical grave markers, and related items are protected under the laws of the United States, and other jurisdictions and may not be posted or sold through the Site. 

2.2.    The trade of cultural relics (including personal collection relics), gold, silver, other precious metals, rare animals and their products from the from any country is strictly prohibited under United States law and is accordingly prohibited on the Site.

CURRENCY AND STAMPS

  1. CURRENCY AND STAMPS

3.1.    equipupstore.com strictly forbids the sale and purchase of currency, coins, bank notes, bonds, money orders, currency in digital or any intangible form (e.g. crypto-currency) and other securities, as well as the equipment used to produce such items. 

3.2.    Counterfeits of the identified articles in 3.1, legal tenders and stamps are strictly prohibited.

3.3.    Reproductions or replicas of coins as collectible items must be clearly marked with the word “COPY”, “REPRODUCTION” or “REPLICA” and comply with all relevant local laws.

CRUDE OIL

  1. CRUDE OIL 

4.1.    The listing or sale of crude oil by sellers and buyers located in United States is prohibited on the Site.

4.2.    The listing or sale of petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemical products originating in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and North Korea is strictly forbidden on the Site.

CONTRACTS AND TICKETS

  1. CONTRACTS AND TICKETS

5.1.    You are responsible for ensuring that your transaction is lawful and not in violation of any contractual obligation. Before posting an item on the Site, you should carefully read any contracts that you have entered into that might limit your right to sell your item on the Site. Some items, such as airline tickets, have terms printed on the item that may limit your ability to sell that item. In other cases, such as when you are distributing a company’s products, you may have signed a separate contract restricting your ability to market the product. 

5.2.   equipupstore.com does not search for items that may raise these types of issues, nor can it review copies of private contracts, or adjudicate or take sides in private contract disputes. However, we want you to be aware that posting items in violation of your contractual obligations could put you at risk with third parties. equipupstore.com therefore urges that you not list any item until you have reviewed any relevant contracts or agreements, and are confident you can legally sell it on the Site. 

5.3.    If you have any questions regarding your rights under a contract or agreement, we strongly recommend that you contact the company with whom you entered into the contract and/or consult with an attorney.

CREDIT CARDS

  1. CREDIT CARDS

6.1.    Credit or debit cards cannot lawfully be transferred from one person to another, and therefore such items may not be listed on the Site.

DRUGS & ASSOCIATED PARAPHERNALIA

  1. DRUGS & ASSOCIATED PARAPHERNALIA

7.1.    The listing or sale of narcotics, steroids, poppy seeds, poppy seed products or other controlled substances (including all drugs listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV or V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is strictly forbidden on the Site. 

7.2.    The listing or sale of drug paraphernalia, including all items that are primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing, concealing, or using a controlled substance is strictly forbidden on the Site. Such items include, but are not limited to those items used for the ingestion of illicit substances including pipes such as water pipes, carburetor pipes, chamber pipes, ice pipes, bongs, etc.

ETHNICALLY OR RACIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL

  1. ETHNICALLY OR RACIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL

8.1.    Postings that are ethnically or racially offensive are prohibited on the Site. Sellers and purchasers must ensure that any wording used portrays appropriate sensitivity to those who might read it in their postings, and when they are offering or purchasing potentially offensive items or services. 

8.2.    Occasionally, if materials are of historical value or integral to the item (such as a book title), members may use offensive words and phrases such in the subject and description of a posting. equipupstore.com encourages all members to treat others as they themselves would like to be treated.

8.3.    equipupstore.com generally prohibits such materials promoting Nazism, the KKK, etc.

EVENT TICKET RESALE POLICY

  1. EVENT TICKET RESALE POLICY

9.1.    equipupstore.com allows the listing of tickets to performance, sporting and entertainment events to the extent permitted by law. However, as a ticket seller, you are responsible for ensuring that your particular transaction does not violate any applicable law or the terms on the ticket itself. 

FACES, NAMES AND SIGNATURES

  1. FACES, NAMES AND SIGNATURES

10.1.          Items containing the likeness, image, name, or signature of another person are prohibited, unless the products were made or authorized by the person whose likeness, image, name or signature has been used. 

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  1. FINANCIAL SERVICES

11.1.                     equipupstore.com prohibits listings that offer financial services, including money transfers, issuing bank guarantees and letters of credit, loans, fundraising and funding for personal investment purposes, etc. 

FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, WEAPONS

  1. FIREARMS,AMMUNITION, WEAPONS

12.1.                     The posting of, offering for sale, or offering for purchase of any arms, ammunitions, military ordnance, weapons (including explosive weapons), and/or any related parts or accessories is strictly prohibited. Such activity can result in your account being delisted. 

12.2.                     equipupstore.com does not permit the posting, offering for sale, or offering of purchase of air guns, BB guns, paintball guns, stun guns, harpoons, spear guns, or any other weapons that may discharge a projectile containing any gas, chemicals, or explosive substances. Replica, “look-alike”, and imitation products of the above items under certain circumstances will be permitted only upon the express approval of equipupstore.com. 

12.3.                     Any servicing, instruction, processing, or aid of producing any biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons, or any other Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) or its known associated agents is strictly prohibited by international law and is accordingly prohibited on the Site. Any violation of this policy will result in the notification of government authorities by equipupstore.com and your account being delisted. 

12.4.                     Knives and other cutting instruments will in most cases be permitted to be listed. Switchblade knives, gravity knifes, knuckledusters (bladed or not), bladed hand-held devices, and disguised knives are not permitted to be listed. equipupstore.com maintains discretion over what items are appropriate and may cause removal of a listing that it deems as a weapon. 

Foods

  1. Foods

13.1.                     The listing or sale of sexual enhancement foods or supplements is prohibited on the Site.

Tobacco Products 

  1. Tobacco Products 

14.1.                     The posting of tobacco products, including but not limited to cigars, cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, hookah tobacco, chewing tobacco and tobacco leaf is forbidden on the Site.

14.2.                     The posting of nicotine and liquids for use in electronic cigarettes is forbidden on the Site.

GOLD, SILVER AND OTHER PRECIOUS METALS

  1. GOLD, SILVER AND OTHER PRECIOUS METALS

15.1.                     equipupstore.com does not permit listings that offer the sale or buying of gold, silver and other precious metals (not including jewelry). 

Government IDs, Licenses and Uniforms 

  1. Government IDs, Licenses and Uniforms 

16.1.              The following items may not be listed on the Site: 

  1. a)Items that claim to be, or appear similar to, official government identification documents or licenses, such as birth certificates, drivers licenses, visas or passports. Furthermore, completed applications for such documents containing personal information may not be listed.
  2. b)Fake identification cards or any items that are designed for the manufacture of such cards.
  3. c)Articles of clothing or identification that claim to be, or appear similar to, official government uniforms.

HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS MATERIALS

  1. HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS MATERIALS

17.1.                     The posting, offering for sale, or offering for purchase of hazardous or dangerous materials (such as the categories of dangerous goods as defined under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code) is forbidden on the Site.

17.2.                     The posting of any products containing harmful substances (e.g. toys containing lead paint) is forbidden on the Site. 

17.3.                     Automotive airbags are expressly forbidden on the site due to containing explosive materials.

17.4.                     Asbestos materials and/or products containing asbestos are prohibited.

HUMAN PARTS AND REMAINS

  1. HUMAN PARTS AND REMAINS

18.1.                     equipupstore.com prohibits the listing of any humans, the human body, or any human body part. Examples of such prohibited items include, but are not limited to: organs, bone, blood, sperm, and eggs.

18.2.                     Skulls and skeletons that are used for medical or educational purposes may be listed on the Site.

18.3.                     Items made of human hair, such as wigs for commercial uses, are permitted.

INVOICES

  1. INVOICES

19.1.                     The listing or sale of any form of invoices or receipts (including blank, pre-filled, or value added invoices or receipts), is strictly prohibited on the Site.

JOB POSTINGS

  1. JOB POSTINGS

20.1.                     Only registered and verified suppliers and recruiting agencies can post jobs on the site. No buyers or individuals can post jobs on the site. equipupstore.com has not control on over the job offering posted by sellers and recruiting agencies. Any agreement reached between the job poster and the job seeker will be at the discretion between parties.

MAILING LISTS AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

  1. MAILING LISTS AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

21.1.                     The posting or sale of bulk email or mailing lists that contain personally identifiable information including names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses, is strictly prohibited. Also prohibited is software or other tools which are designed or used to send unsolicited commercial email (i.e. “spam”).

MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES

  1. MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES

22.1.                     equipupstore.com prohibits listings that offer medical or healthcare services, including services for medical treatment, rehabilitation, vaccination, health check, psychological counseling, dietetics, plastic surgery, massage, etc.

NON-BUSINESS INFORMATION

  1. NON-BUSINESS INFORMATION

23.1.                     equipupstore.com is an online business to business information platform; personal and non-business information is prohibited.

NON-TRANSFERABLE ITEMS

  1. NON-TRANSFERABLE ITEMS

24.1.                     Non-transferable items may not be posted or sold through the Site. Many items including lottery tickets, airline tickets and some event tickets may not be resold or transferred.

POLICE-RELATED ITEMS

  1. POLICE-RELATED ITEMS

25.1.             The posting of law enforcement badges or official law enforcement equipment from any public authority, including badges issued by the government of any country, is strictly prohibited. 

25.2.               There are some limited police items that may be listed on our site, provided they observe any noted guidelines: 

  1. a)Authorized general souvenir items, such as hats, mugs, pins, pens, buttons, cuff links, T-shirts, money clips that do not resemble badges and paperweights that do not contain badges.
  2. b)That are clearly not genuine or official (e.g. toy badges).
  3. c)Historical badges that do not resemble modern law enforcement badges, provided that the item description clearly states that the badge is a historical piece at least 75 years old or issued by an organization which no longer exists.

25.3.               Police uniforms may be posted provided that they are obsolete and in no way resemble current issue police uniforms. This fact must be clearly stated within the posting description.

PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND ADULT PRODUCTS

  1. PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND ADULT PRODUCTS

26.1.                 The posting or sale of pornographic materials is strictly prohibited, as it violates laws in many countries. While pornography is difficult to define and standards vary from nation to nation, equipupstore.com will generally follow guidelines accepted in United States. 

26.2.                     equipupstore.com strictly prohibits items depicting exploitation of minors, bestiality, rape sex, incest or sex with graphic violence or degradation.

26.3.                     In determining whether listings or information should be removed from the site, we consider the overall content of the posting, including photos, pictorials, and text.

26.4.                     equipupstore.com does not permit the sale of SM. Novelty sexually explicit items, including various types of toys, collectibles, or food items in the shape of genitalia and primarily intended for adult buyers are permitted in the appropriate category.

POSTING AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING USERE INFORMATION OR RAISING MONEY

  1. POSTING AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING USER INFORMATION OR RAISING MONEY

27.1.                     equipupstore.com is the ideal site for business to business commercial transactions. Honesty and high ethical standards is what we represent. Postings on this site should clearly represent the item being sold. If your objective is otherwise, we ask that you seek out other websites to carry on the business activity you seek to perform.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DEVICES

  1. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND DEVICES

28.1.                     equipupstore.com does not permit the posting of prescription drugs. If you are uncertain as to whether your item is permitted, please contact equipupstore.com prior to posting.

28.2.                     equipupstore.com does not permit the posting of psychotropic drugs and narcotics.

28.3.                     Member may not post over-the-counter on equipupstore.com.

28.4.                     equipupstore.com also does not permit the posting of unauthorized medical devices.

REAL ESTATE

  1. REAL ESTATE

29.1.                     A real estate posting allows buyers to contact the seller to get more information and express interest about the property listed. Before you post a listing relating to sale or purchase of real estate, you must ensure that you have complied with all applicable laws and regulations.

REFURBISHED PRODUCTS

  1. REFURBISHED PRODUCTS

30.1.                     The sale and purchase of refurbished mobile phones, laptops and computers is prohibited on the Site.

REPLICA AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS

  1. REPLICA AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS

31.1.                     Listing of counterfeits, non-licensed replicas, or unauthorized items, such as counterfeit designer garment, watches, handbags, sunglasses, or other accessories, is strictly prohibited on the Site.

31.2.                     If the products sold bear the name or logo of a company, but did not originate from or were not endorsed by that company, such products are prohibited from the Site.

31.3.                     Postings of luxury brand products are permitted if a certificate of authorization has been issued by the luxury brand owner. 

31.4.              Postings offering to sell or purchase replicas, counterfeits or other unauthorized items shall be subject to removal by equipupstore.com. Repeated postings of counterfeit or unauthorized items shall result in the immediate suspension of your membership.

CIRCUMVENTION DEVICES AND HACKING EQUIPMENT

  1. CIRCUMVENTION DEVICES AND HACKING EQUIPMENT

32.1.                     Descramblers or other items that can be used to gain unauthorized access to television programming (such as satellite and cable TV), internet access, telephone, data or other protected, restricted, or premium services are prohibited. Stating the item is for educational or test purposes will not legitimize a product that is otherwise inappropriate. Some examples of items which are not permitted include smart cards and card programmers, descramblers, DSS emulators and hacking software.

32.2.                     Similarly, information on “how to” descramble or gain access to cable or satellite television programming or other services without authorization or payment is prohibited. equipupstore.com�s policy is to prohibit any encouragement of this type of activity.

32.3.                     Devices designed to intentionally block, jam or interfere with authorized radio communications, such as cellular and personal communication services, police radar, global positioning systems (GPS) and wireless networking services (Wi-Fi) are prohibited.

SOFTWARE

  1. SOFTWARE 

33.1.               Academic Software

  1. a)Academic software is software sold at discounted prices to students, teachers, and employees of accredited learning institutions.
  2. b)On the Site, please do not list any academic software unless you are so authorized. Postings violating com‘s academic software policy may be deleted prior to publication.
  3. c)For postings of academic software on behalf of an authorized educational reseller or an educational institution, such licensure must be stated conspicuously in the postings, including selling leads, Products and companies. A certificate of authorization issued by the authorized educational reseller (or the educational institution) also must be provided to com.

33.2.             OEM Software

  1. a)Do not list “OEM” or “bundled” copies of software on the Site unless you are selling it with computer hardware. 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. 

SPY EQUIPMENT

  1. SPY EQUIPMENT

34.1.                     The listing or sale of spy equipment is not permitted on the Site.

34.2.                     The listing of devices used for interception of wire, oral and electronic communications is prohibited.

34.3.                     Hidden photographic devices are permitted, unless used to facilitate the surreptitious viewing or recording of individuals for sexual purposes.

  1. STOCKS AND OTHER SECURITIES

35.1.                     equipupstore.com does not permit the listing or sale of stocks, bonds, credit, investment interests, or other securities.

  1. STOLEN PROPERTY

36.1.               The posting or sale of stolen property is strictly forbidden on the Site, and violates international law. Stolen property includes items taken from private individuals, as well as property taken without authorization from companies or governments. 

36.2.                     equipupstore.com supports and cooperates with law enforcement efforts involving the recovery of stolen property and the prosecution of responsible individuals. If you are concerned that the images and/or text in your item description have been used by another Site user without your authorization, or that your intellectual property rights have been violated by such user, please contact our service team at support@equipupstore.com

  1. TEXTILE QUOTA

37.1.                     The offering for sale or purchase of textile quota is prohibited on the Site

  1. TRANSIT RELATED ITEMS 

38.1.               The following items related to the commercial airline and public transportation industries may not be listed on the Site: 

  1. a)Any article of clothing or identification related to transportation industries, including but not limited to, commercial airline pilot’s uniforms, flight attendant’s uniforms, airport service personnel uniforms, uniforms related to railway industries, and uniforms of security personnel of public transport industries. Vintage clothing related to commercial airlines or other public transport may be listed on the Site provided that the item description clearly states that the item is at least 10 years old, is no longer in use by the airline or other public transport authority and does not resemble any current uniform. 
  2. b)Manuals or other materials related to mass commercial public transportation, including safety manuals published by commercial airlines or entities operating subways, trains or buses. Such items may only be listed if the description clearly states that the material is obsolete and no longer in use by the airline or other transit authority. 
  3. c)Any official, internal, or non-public documents. 

UNAUTHORIZED COPIES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  1. UNAUTHORIZED COPIES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

39.1.                     The listing or sale of unauthorized (pirated, duplicated, backup, bootleg, etc.) copies of software programs, video games, music albums, movies, television programs, photographs or other protected works is forbidden on the Site.

USED CLOTHING AND COSMETICS

  1. USED CLOTHING AND COSMETICS

40.1.                     Used undergarments may not be listed or sold on the Site. Other used clothing may be listed, so long as the clothing has been thoroughly cleaned. Postings that contain inappropriate or extraneous descriptions will be removed.

40.2.                     The listing or sale of used cosmetics is prohibited on the Site. 

VETERNINARY PRODUCTS AND DRUGS FOR ANIMALS

  1. VETERINARY PRODUCTS AND DRUGS FOR ANIMALS

41.1.                     Prescription veterinary products and drugs may not be listed on the Site.

WILDLIFE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

  1. WILDLIFE AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS 

42.1.                     The listing or sale of any animal (including any animal parts which may include pelts, skins, internal organs, teeth, claws, shells, bones, tusks, ivory and other parts) protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or any other local law or regulation is strictly forbidden on the Site.

42.2.                     The listing or sale of products made with any part of and/or containing any ingredient derived from sharks or marine mammals is prohibited on the Site.

42.3.                     The listing or sale of products made from cats or dogs, including pelts, skins, fur, meat, is prohibited on the Site.

42.4.                     The listing or sale of poultry, livestock and pets for commercial purposes is permitted on the Site.

SACTIONED AND PROHBITED ITEMS

  1. SANCTIONED AND PROHBITED ITEMS

43.1. Products prohibited by laws, regulations, sanctions and trade restrictions in any relevant country or jurisdiction worldwide are strictly forbidden on the Site.

BUY NOW OPTION

  1. BUY NOW OPTION

44.1. On equipupstore.com, small equipment, Tools, machinery and Industrial Services can be listed as Buy Now Items. The Price of a Buy Now Item should not exceed $5,000USD and must not be less than $100 USD. When posting a listings, users are expected to activate the Buy Now option only if their listing satisfy the above condition and the listing is in compliance with other terms and Conditions listed in our Product Listing policy. Any violation will result in removal of the listing on equipupstore.com and a suspension of the user’s account without notice.

NOTICE: This list should not be considered exhaustive in nature and shall be updated on a continuous basis. If you are unsure about the product you wish to list with the Site in regard to its appropriateness or legality, please contact our customer services department at support@.equipupstore.com

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