Introduction
Welcome to SisterBuzz. The terms and conditions governing your use of our website and Marketplace are outlined below. These terms and conditions also apply to our associated websites and sub-domains. Your use of our website(s) signify your acceptance of these terms and conditions. This User Agreement is immediately effective upon your use of the site. SisterBuzz is part of the Marilyn Martyouze family therefore Marilyn Martyouze and SisterBuzz may be used side by side or interchangeable in this User Agreement. Please read the below terms before you use our site or register to use any of our member services.
Eligibility
The SisterBuzz is a Business Community and we want to ensure that our users and/or members are eligible to participate in legally binding contracts and in the purchase of our membership services. Minors and any persons under the age of 18 years are therefore prohibited from using our site. Adults with who have been placed on certain state and Federal criminal offense lists are also prohibited from using our website.
Information You Give Us
When you send us an inquiry, or sign up for our membership, or purchase any related items online, we require that you provide us certain information that enables us to assist you. When you provide such information to us you also agree:
- That you will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of, and prohibiting the use of and access to your account by unknown identities and anyone besides yourself.
- That you will accept complete responsibility for all activities that may occur with your details under the use of our website.
- That you will notify us immediately of any unapproved use of our website by persons other than you, or any other possible breach of security.
- That you will provide personal information that is factual, accurate, and up-to-date.
- That you will not include: any of your contact details on our social media pages. These include, but are not restricted to: email addresses, phone numbers and any other personal information. Posting your personal information on social media pages is unsafe and we do not allow it.
- That you will maintain these rules and our terms when dealing with any other member of the site or with information that has been provided to you by SisterBuzz. You will treat any information provided you as private.
- That you will keep your information up to date and ensure that it is factual, applicable, correct, reachable, and current. If you provide us with information that is incorrect, or if SisterBuzz finds reasons to believe that your information is false, inaccurate, expired, or incomplete; or that your information is not in complete and thorough agreement with this User Agreement, without predisposition to any of the other rights of SisterBuzz under this User Agreement or by regulations of law, SisterBuzz retains the right to suspend, limit or prohibit your access to this Site as well as your possible membership and access to our products and services.
When you use our Marketplace. SisterBuzz is not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers and does not transfer legal ownership of items from the sellers to buyers. As a result, SisterBuzz has no control over the items advertised, or the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to pay for items.
Changes to this User Agreement
As a user of this site, you understand and agree that SisterBuzz has the right to give notice of any changes to this User Agreement that may either increase your duties or decrease your customer rights under this same User Agreement, in accordance with all and any terms. You understand and agree that SisterBuzz, at its absolute will and without any obligation, can make changes and/or modifications that are not Substantial Amendments and do not require your further agreement at any time, but can be brought into effect instantly by posting a notification of the changes or modification on the Site.
Your Information:
You agree to grant SisterBuzz the complete right to use any personal or public data that you provide us with or post elsewhere on the site. This includes, but is not limited to, data given during registering, posting any query, or creating your account and any email communication for the purpose of adhering to the conditions of the User Agreement and the Privacy Policy. You hold complete responsibility for this data, and we serve you as a vessel for the online dissemination of this data.
Use of the Site
While using the Marketplace, contacting us, posting anything on our pages, or simply using a contact form on the site, you agree that you will not:
- Post information that SisterBuzz finds, for whatever reason, untrue, phony, incorrect, misleading, derogatory, slanderous, threatening or that can be considered harassment of any kind.
- Post comments, queries or replies that meet one or more of the following: are untrue, racist, vulgar (including swear words), abusive, disrespectful or derogatory.
- Post information that SisterBuzz may see as culturally or religiously offensive to anyone in any way.
- Post information that can be considered to go against religions and any related rules, morals, ethical standings and customs.
- Cause problems that may cause SisterBuzz to lose a part of or the entire services of its ISPs or any other service suppliers.
- Take any action that SisterBuzz may believe can create an excessive burden on its infrastructure.
- Tamper with the workings of the site.
- Try in any way to gain access to another user’s account by hacking, or attempt to trick another user into divulging personal details such as their passwords and other information.
Identity Verification and Third Party Content
The Sisterbuzz Marketplace acts only as a marketing platform and technical interface between its users and does not itself verify the qualifications of users, nor does it evaluate or control in any ongoing manner exchanges between users. Any opinions or statements expressed by a user are of those of the user alone, and are not to be attributed to SisterBuzz. SisterBuzz cannot and does not assume responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, safety, reliability, timeliness, innocuousness, legality or applicability of anything said, written, posted, displayed or otherwise made available by any user.
You understand that you use SisterBuzz at your own risk.
Please use caution, common sense, and practice safe trading when using the Marketplace. Please note that there are also risks of dealing with underage persons or people acting under false pretense, or being inadvertently exposed to offensive content. Additionally, there may also be risks dealing with international trade and foreign nationals. By using the Marketplace, you agree to accept such risks and that SisterBuzz (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) is not responsible for any and all acts or omissions of users on the Marketplace.
SisterBuzz may verify the accuracy of the information users provide when they register on the Marketplace. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, SisterBuzz cannot and does not confirm each user’s purported identity. Thus, Sisterbuzz has established a user-initiated feedback system to help you evaluate with whom you are dealing. Communicating directly with potential transaction partners can help with user verification, but we encourage you to act with safety in mind during such communications. You may also wish to consider using a third party escrow service or services that provide additional user verification.
Copyrights
The entire contents of this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code, is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of Marilyn Martyouze LLC and/or each represented supplier. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Marilyn Martyouze LLC and/or each represented supplier. Copyright 2019 -, Marilyn Martyouze LLC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of learning, improving your business, or placing an order with SisterBuzz or other Marilyn Martyouze LLC entities, or purchasing products on SisterBuzz. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to place an order with SisterBuzz. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this website is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.
Trademarks
Any associated designs, terms and logos on the site are either registered or unregistered trademarks of the site.
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC and each represented supplier used in the site are trademarks or registered or unregistered trademarks of Marilyn Martyouze LLC and each represented supplier, and are protected by international trademark and property laws. All logos and/or trademarks that are not owned by SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC that appear on the site belong completely to their corresponding owners.
Buyer /Seller Guidelines
A buyer is obligated to complete the transaction of a purchase of an item on the Marketplace in any shop within three (3) days. A buyer is obligated to immediately pay in full by clicking the payment button during checkout.
A seller must abide by all of SisterBuzz Marketplace policies and the seller’s own individual shop policies and sell and each item as described. A seller must abide by the seller’s own individual policies when dealing with other issues, for example, issues of damage and returns.
Buyers remorse is not a valid reason for requesting a refund from a seller. Prior to making a purchase, buyers should review all sellers policies regarding refunds, returns, and seller policies.
Fees and Credit Policy
Changes to Fees and Credits Policy are effective after SisterBuzz provides you with at least fourteen (14) days’ notice of the changes by posting the changes on the Marketplace. However, SisterBuzz may choose to temporarily change their Fees and Credits Policy for promotional events and such changes are effective when SisterBuzz posts the temporary promotional event on our website and Marketplace. SisterBuzz may, at our sole discretion, change some or all of SisterBuzz’s services at any time. In the event SisterBuzz introduces a new service, the fees for that service are effective at the launch of the service. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars (USD).
Unless granted an exception by SisterBuzz, all seller accounts must provide a credit or debit card for the purposes of verification of their identity, and for payment of fees and services rendered.
You are responsible for paying all fees associated with using SisterBuzz ‘s service and all applicable taxes. If a seller owes more than $2.00 USD in fees at the beginning of the month, they are emailed an invoice detailing the amount due. Payment for the amount due must be made in full within 15 days of the date on the invoice.
Fees for Marketplace listings are 3% of each transaction for SisterBuzz members and 9.5% for non members. Fees for store promotional and other services will be communicated to vendor once they are determined.
Listing Description:
You must be legally able to sell the item(s) you list for sale on the Marketplace. You must describe your item and all terms of sale on the listing page of your store or the Marketplace. Your listings may only include text descriptions, graphics, pictures and other content relevant to the sale of that item. All listed items must be listed in an appropriate category. Each listing must accurately and completely describe the item/items for sale in that listing. If the “in stock” quantity is more than one, all items in that listing must be identical. Each unique item must have its own listing. Listings may not contain outbound links that direct users off SisterBuzz Marketplace.
Binding Sale:
All sales are binding. If you, as a seller, receive an order, you are obligated to complete the transaction with the buyer in a prompt manner, unless there is an exceptional circumstance, such as: (a) the buyer fails to meet the terms of your listing (such as payment method), or (b) you cannot authenticate the buyer’s identity.
Termination:
Without limiting any other remedies, SisterBuzz, without notice, may suspend or terminate your account if SisterBuzz suspects, at its sole discretion, that you (by information, investigation, conviction, settlement, insurance or escrow investigation, or otherwise) have violated any of SisterBuzz’s policies set out in this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, or any other policy documents or community guidelines, or you have engaged in an improper or fraudulent activity in connection with SisterBuzz. If SisterBuzz terminates a listing or your account, if you close your account, or if the payment of your seller fees cannot be completed for any reason, you remain obligated to pay SisterBuzz for all unpaid fees plus any penalties, if applicable. If the seller’s account is not paid in full and becomes past due, SisterBuzz reserves the right to attempt to collect past due fees by charging the seller’s card on file. The seller risks additional penalties such as the suspension of privileges and/or termination of the account and other collection mechanisms (including retaining collection agencies and legal counsel). If you have a question or wish to dispute a charge, contact SisterBuzz infodesk.
Manipulation:
The price stated in each Item Description must be an accurate representation of the item for sale. Manipulatve activities whereby the price no longer accurately represents the monetary value of the transaction are considered fraudulent. Examples of manipulative activities include, but are not limited to, intentionally stating one price in the Item Description then charging a higher price to the buyer, or altering the item’s price prior to a sale for the purpose of avoiding SisterBuzz transaction fees, or hacking into another seller’s account and altering prices. Neither buyer nor seller may manipulate the price of any item for any reason.
Sellers have up to 30 days from the date of the transaction to request refunds on the final value fees. Final value fee refund requests on transactions outside of 30 days will not be honored.
Term /Termination
These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing our website and/or completing the registration or shopping process. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be terminated by SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC without notice at any time, for any reason. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.
Notice
SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on the site, or by other reliable method to the address you have provided to SisterBuzz.
Abusing of Privileges
SisterBuzz asks that users report any problems or violations of the User Agreement to us. If, for any reason, you have cause to believe that your rights as a user have been violated in some way, please let us know. Without any prejudice to other rights of SisterBuzz under this Agreement or by law, the site has the authority to suspend or delete user accounts or to revoke access to the software. SisterBuzz can take other legal action against users that cause issues and liabilities of any kind, who infringe the rights of others or who disobey this User Agreement or our other policies.
Third-Party Links
In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, SisterBuzz may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated with SisterBuzz or Marilyn Martyouze LLC, SisterBuzz has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of SisterBuzz. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, SisterBuzz seeks to protect the integrity of its website and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).
Participation Disclaimer
SisterBuzz does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing this site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site, SisterBuzz is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the site. However, SisterBuzz reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC in its sole discretion.
SisterBuzz does not control the transactions that will take place on the site. SisterBuzz has no control over the information provided by users, and the user is responsible for any information that is provided to SisterBuzz. SisterBuzz does not verify such information, and thus no representation of accuracy or reliability is made. It is the user’s guarantee to provide SisterBuzz with the correct information. SisterBuzz cannot confirm that an individual is who they claim to be. The website may contain some inaccuracies or typographical errors and SisterBuzz does not take any responsibility for these inaccuracies. If you believe something or someone on the website violates the terms, please contact us and we will investigate and take proper action.
Dispute Resolution
In the event a dispute arises between you and SisterBuzz, please email us at infodesk@sisterbuzz.com and we will work quickly towards a solution. We encourage you to report all user-to-user disputes to your local law enforcement, postmaster general, or a certified mediation or arbitration entity.
Shipping and Returns:
Note, member suppliers and vendors who are showcased on our website and Marketplace have their individual shipping policies and rates. Please take some time to review a vendor’s shipping and return policy prior to purchasing an item.
Warranty Disclaimer
This site and the materials and products on this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. SisterBuzz does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components. SisterBuzz does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Some states do not permit limitations or exclusions on warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
SisterBuzz and Marilyn Martyouze LLC or its partners will not be deemed liable for any damages (including, without limitation, consequential, loss, stolen data, or any other form of business interruption) to the fullest extent possible by law.
If you have any question regarding these terms, please feel free to contact us here.