USER AGREEMENT

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

THIS DOCUMENT LISTS OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO YOU.  IT ALSO EXPLAINS HOW YOU, ARE CONTRACTUALLY BOUND IN CLEAR TERMS, OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.  

INTRODUCTION

The Gorge Freetrader is highly enthusiastic about serving you and we want to make your experience with us a positive one.   One step toward enhancing your relationship with us is to clearly describe the terms that are applicable to you and your use of our services, as explained in this Agreement and Terms and Conditions.   

The Gorge Freetrader  is a website designed to facilitate the collection and exchange of information pertaining to the listing of goods and items for donation or sale to a person or organization.

The method of trading sponsored on this site does not involve in any manner, the transfer of money, gold, or bullion in any currency, U.S. or foreign.  THIS IS A WEB TRADING DIRECTORY ONLY and does not facilitate purchases or payment of monies for shipments of goods.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SITE IS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO WISH TO DONATE GOODS ONLY (DONORS) AND PEOPLE WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THOSE GOODS (DONEES) THROUGH PRIVATE NEGOTIATIONS VIA EMAIL, SMS TEXT MESSAGES, TELEPHONE, OR OTHER METHOD OF COMMUNICATION.

The Gorge Freetrader  has the right to change and/or update this agreement at any time AND WILL ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ALL REGISTERED USERS VIA EMAIL.  You are welcome at any time to refer to this Agreement to understand the current Terms and Conditions, and to ascertain what, if any, changes have been made. Please be advised that by using this web site, in any way and at any time, you indicate a full acceptance of these Terms & Conditions. If you do not intend to adhere to these terms, please leave this site, immediately.

DEFINITIONS

The terms "we," "us,"  "our" and "seller" refer to the owner(s) and employees of The Gorge Freetrader 

The terms, "you," "customer," and "user," refer to those individuals who visit this website.

The term "donor" refers to the person who intends to give away goods at no cost.

The term "donee" refers to the person who intends to receive the donor's goods at no cost.

The term "trade" in the context of this website means the "exchange" of goods without the involvement of any financial compensation by donor or donee.

 "Goods or Item(s)" – refers to the tangible thing which can be transferred to another in tangible form.

The phrase "as is" means in whatever condition the thing is in, whether flawed, damaged, or used, at the time of receipt by donee.

The term "person" or "people" includes corporations, non-profit organizations and individuals.

  1. Membership Eligibility.  Only individual persons, or representatives of any other entity (corporation or non-profit organization) over the age of 18 years can use this site.

  2. The Gorge Freetrader  is not an Agent fiduciary, trustee, third party beneficiary, or other representative of Donor or Donee.  The parties are required to engage in trading transactions between themselves, and are therefore bound by their own stipulations or obligations which may be negotiated, separate and distinct from The Gorge Freetrader .

  3. Both Donor and Donees must register with The Gorge Freetrader  in order to receive the benefits of its services.

    1. What happens if you do not provide truthful information? The Gorge Freetrader  reserves the right to temporarily or indefinitely suspend, or even terminate your membership if we cannot verify or authenticate any of the identification information you provide to us upon registration; we can also terminate your membership if we believe that your actions may be illegal or could cause financial loss or legal liability to us.   We may also choose to suspend or terminate your account if we suspect that you have engaged in any of the below listed fraudulent activities in connection with our website:

 i.      False identity:  You may not use a fictitious name to register with The Gorge Freetrader .                                       

 ii.      Passwords/Identity Theft:  You may not use a false name or impersonate another person.

  1. Donor's Obligations

    1. Donor must at be willing to disclose valid email account to allow communication with a potential Donee

    2. Donor understands that Donor is responsible for the postings of any and all descriptive information (whether it is text, files, images, photos, video) if that content is transmitted through The Gorge Freetrader   

Donor is also responsible for his or her communications with any potential Donee and may not use The Gorge Freetrader  as its communication source. 

  1. Donor must warrant that the items being listed on The Gorge Freetrader  are not for sale but for donation only.

  2. Donor and Donee must negotiate shipping fees for transferring donated items.

  3. Donor promises to give truthful, current, accurate, not misleading information about the item for donation, its quality, quantity, and any false or misleading information shall not be the responsibility of The Gorge Freetrader . 

  1. Donee's Obligations

    1. Donee is expected to request items for personal use and not for sale.

    2. Donee must act in good faith and with the purpose of not seeking to profit from receiving donated items from donor.

    3. Donee has no right or expectation of receiving a donation merely because Donee has made a request to receive the item.

    4. Donee understands that it is solely up to the discretion of the Donor as to which individual or organization may receive a donation, and the Donor may has the right not to give the donation to any Donee, if Donor chooses.

  1. Privacy/Confidentiality.  When signing up to use this site, you agree that your personal contact information may be given to parties who intend to negotiate the receipt of a requested item.