TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Thank you for using carptackleworld.com.
This section represents a fundamental area of the Platform and is intended to help you understand how carptackleworld.com operates, assess its use, and understand your rights and obligations when using the Platform.
You are therefore invited to carefully review these Terms and Conditions together with the specific provisions set out in the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and the Community Values and Code of Conduct, which govern our activities and regulate the relationship between the Platform and its users.
Carp Tackle is committed to ensuring that its community can understand, with clarity and immediacy, the legal conditions governing the operation of the Platform and the relationship between the Platform and its users, within an increasingly complex regulatory framework.
These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms and Conditions”) set out the conditions under which users are granted access to the websites, services, and applications of carptackleworld.com (the “Service”).
Use of the Service confers the status of user of the Service (hereinafter, the “User”) and implies full acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
If the User does not agree with all or any part of these Terms and Conditions, the User must refrain from using the Service and must immediately discontinue any interactive or usage-related activity with and through the Platform.
By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the User declares that:
- the User has read, understood, and fully comprehended the contents of this document;
- the User assumes all obligations, is aware of their rights, and accepts full responsibility arising from the use of the Service as described herein and as provided for by applicable laws and regulations governing the Platform;
- the User is of legal age and has the legal capacity required to use the Service.
- Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully together with the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and the Community Values and Code of Conduct.
- Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and the Community Values and User Code of Conduct is a preliminary and essential requirement for the use of the Service.
- Carp Tackle reserves the right to update and/or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time and for any reason, at its sole discretion. Users are therefore encouraged to regularly review the relevant sections of the com Platform in order to remain informed of any updates and/or material changes to the Service.
- By accessing or using the Services after Carp Tackle has implemented any modification or update to the Service, the User acknowledges and accepts the updated Terms and Conditions as amended.
If the amended Terms and Conditions are not acceptable to the User, the User must discontinue use of the Services.
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions of Use, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
- Buyer: a User who purchases products and/or used equipment through the Marketplace.
- “Listing”: a page containing images, text, descriptions, and other information published by a User for the purpose of advertising a Product for sale.
- “Held Funds / escrow-like mechanism”: a monetary amount temporarily held by the Payment Provider until the conditions for delivery of the Product have been fulfilled (for example, validation of shipment tracking). The release of funds takes place in accordance with the procedures defined by the Platform and the Payment Provider.
- Marketplace: the online platform operated by carptackleworld.com, which allows Users to publish, sell, and purchase exclusively used products and equipment for carp fishing.
- User: any natural person who accesses or uses the Marketplace.
- Seller: a User who offers products and/or used equipment for sale through the Marketplace.
- Paid Listing Visibility Services: optional tools made available by Carp Tackle to increase the visibility of listings, such as listing highlighting or featured placement, where available.
- Payment Provider: a third-party provider appointed to manage payments, transactions between Users, and the handling of funds, such as Stripe or any other available provider.
- “Report Abuse” or “Report”: a function that allows Users to report issues, improper behaviour, or disputes relating to a Listing, a Product, or another User.
2. SCOPE OF THE SERVICE
Carp Tackle acts exclusively as a technical intermediary, facilitating contact between buyers and sellers.
The Platform does not take part in sales transactions, does not guarantee the quality, conformity, or integrity of the products offered for sale, and does not perform any mediation role between the parties.
Carp Tackle does not edit, modify, or intervene in the content or graphical presentation of listings and/or content published by Users.
All interactions and transactions take place exclusively between private individuals.
Carp Tackle is not a party to the sales contract, does not hold or transfer funds outside the technical procedures managed by the Payment Provider, and does not receive any commission, fee, or remuneration from the Payment Provider in relation to completed sales.
Carp Tackle shall not be held liable for any non-performance, delays, or improper conduct by any User.
Likewise, Carp Tackle shall not, in any way, be held liable, in whole or in part, for actions, conduct, or policies adopted by the Payment Provider and/or by shipping carriers, whose terms of use and service conditions are accepted directly by Users.
3. GENERAL RULES
The User agrees to comply with the following general rules when using the Platform:
- The User shall not introduce, publish, or disseminate content or propaganda that is racist, xenophobic, pornographic, promotes terrorism, armed conflict, hatred, or that violates human rights.
- The User shall not disseminate, transmit, or make available to third parties any information, element, or content that violates fundamental rights and public freedoms recognised by national constitutions or by international and national treaties.
- The User shall not disseminate, transmit, or make available to third parties any information, element, or content that constitutes unlawful or unfair advertising.
- The User shall not transmit unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional material, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation, except within areas (such as designated commercial spaces) that are expressly intended for such purposes.
- The User shall not introduce or disseminate false, misleading, ambiguous, or inaccurate information or content in a manner that may mislead or deceive recipients.
- The User shall not impersonate other users of the Service, nor share account access data or passwords with third parties in order to carry out actions or negotiations on their behalf.
- The User shall not disseminate, transmit, or make available to third parties any information, element, or content without the authorisation of the holders of any applicable intellectual or industrial property rights.
- The User shall not disseminate, transmit, or make available to third parties any information, element, or content that results in a breach of laws governing the confidentiality of communications or the protection of personal data.
- The User shall not disseminate, transmit, or make available photographs or any representation or image of minors.
- The User shall not create or publish reviews or evaluations relating to transactions that have not actually taken place.
- The User shall not systematically extract or reuse, in whole or in part, the content of the Platform without the prior consent of Carp Tackle. In particular, the User shall not use data extraction tools, robots, scraping systems, or similar technologies (whether on a single occasion, repeatedly, or on a large scale).
- The User shall not disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of any part of the Platform.
- The User shall not use external software tools (including bots or automated systems), unless such use is expressly authorised or permitted by Carp Tackle.
4. REGISTRATION USER ACCOUNT
- Access to certain features of the Platform requires the User to create an account.
- The User is informed that accounts on carptackleworld.com are personal, unique, and non-transferable.
- The User warrants that all information provided during registration is accurate, complete, and kept up to date.
- The User is responsible for applying appropriate confidentiality and security measures in relation to their access credentials for the Platform.
- The User must be of legal age and have sufficient legal capacity to use the Service.
- The Platform does not request or store sensitive personal data of Users, except for data that are necessary and functional for registration and for the use of the Service.
- The Platform does not store or use Users’ data for advertising purposes. The data requested and collected are functional and strictly necessary for the use of the services provided through the Platform.
- As a registered User, the User is at all times responsible for the safekeeping of their password and assumes responsibility for any damage that may arise from its improper use, as well as from its transfer, disclosure, or loss.
The User must immediately inform Carp Tackle if there is any reason to believe that their password has been used in an unauthorised manner or may be used without authorisation.
5. RULES OF USE AND COMMUNITY STANDARDS FOR USER CONDUCT AND RATINGS
- Access to certain features of the Platform requires the User to create an account.
- The User is informed that accounts on carptackleworld.com are personal, unique, and non-transferable.
- The User warrants that all information provided during registration is accurate, complete, and kept up to date.
- The User is responsible for applying appropriate confidentiality and security measures in relation to their access credentials for the Platform.
- The User must be of legal age and have sufficient legal capacity to use the Service.
- The Platform does not request or store sensitive personal data of Users, except for data that are necessary and functional for registration and for the use of the Service.
- The Platform does not store or use Users’ data for advertising purposes. The data requested and collected are functional and strictly necessary for the use of the services provided through the Platform.
- As a registered User, the User is at all times responsible for the safekeeping of their password and assumes responsibility for any damage that may arise from its improper use, as well as from its transfer, disclosure, or loss.
The User must immediately inform Carp Tackle if there is any reason to believe that their password has been used in an unauthorised manner or may be used without authorisation.
6. PAYMENTS AND FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Carp Tackle does not provide electronic payment services and does not carry out, either directly or indirectly, any payment intermediation activities.
In order to use the buying and selling services available on the Platform, Users may enter into a contractual relationship with Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. (or another payment provider, where available). Stripe, or any other available provider, manages payment services in accordance with its own policies, procedures, and regulatory frameworks.
To use the services offered through carptackleworld.com, Users are required to register with Stripe (or another available payment provider), and to review and accept the applicable terms and conditions, privacy policy, and any other relevant legal documentation, which are made available directly through the provider’s website.
Accordingly, the User acknowledges and agrees that:
- All payments between Users are processed exclusively through external Payment Providers (such as Stripe or other available providers).
- At the time of the transaction, the amount paid by the Buyer is temporarily held by the Payment Provider for a limited and functional period, until shipment tracking information is entered by the Seller.
- Once shipment tracking has been entered, the Buyer has 48 hours to verify the shipment and, where necessary, report any discrepancies by using the “Report Abuse” function available in the restricted area of the Platform.
- If no report is submitted by the User within the 48-hour period, the Payment Provider will automatically release the funds to the Seller.
- Where the Buyer fails to report any discrepancies within the 48-hour period following the entry of shipment tracking by the Seller, the User assumes full responsibility and fully indemnifies Carp Tackle against any issues and/or discrepancies arising from the failure to report irregularities relating to the shipment tracking provided by the Seller.
Regular monitoring of Platform communications and of the email account provided at the time of registration forms part of the Users’ duties of diligence and good conduct. - Where a report of abuse is submitted by the User within the 48-hour period, the funds shall remain held until confirmation of delivery in relation to the relevant purchase.
If the shipment does not take place, the Buyer shall receive a full refund in accordance with the procedures of the Payment Provider. - Delivery confirmation issued by the carrier shall constitute sufficient proof of delivery. Subsequent disputes shall not suspend or reverse the release of funds.
- Carp Tackle plays no role in the transfer of funds beyond the technical procedures implemented by the Payment Provider and shall not be held liable for any delays or issues in transactions caused by Users, the Payment Provider, or shipping carriers, which operate as independent and autonomous entities.
- All communications relating to payments and disputes must take place through the Platform and in accordance with the procedures indicated for dispute resolution.
7. INSTALMENT PAYMENTS (BNPL – BUY NOW, PAY LATER)
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The Platform allows Users, at the time of purchase, to access instalment-based or deferred payment options (Buy Now, Pay Later – “BNPL”), depending on the available Payment Provider and the payment method selected by the User during checkout.
Any availability of instalment payments, as well as the related economic, temporal, and contractual conditions (including, by way of example, the application of interest, fees, penalties, or limitations), is governed exclusively by the direct relationship between the User and the Payment Provider responsible for managing the transaction.
The Platform:
- does not act as a financial or credit intermediary;
- does not grant financing, nor does it determine or modify the terms and conditions of instalment payments;
- assumes no responsibility for the approval, refusal, or management of instalment payments by the Payment Provider.
The order amount, regardless of the payment method selected by the User, shall be deemed fully authorised and confirmed at the time the transaction is completed.
The instalment payment arrangement constitutes an independent contractual relationship between the User and the Payment Provider and does not affect the contractual relationships between the User, the Platform, and the Seller.
Any complaints, requests for clarification, claims, or disputes relating to instalment payments must be addressed exclusively to the Payment Provider, in accordance with the procedures and time limits established by the provider.
It is understood that the use of instalment payment options does not modify the conditions of sale, the order fulfilment timelines, or the protections afforded to Users under these Terms and Conditions
8. PUBLICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LISTINGS
- The Seller is solely responsible for the information contained in the listing, which must be accurate, complete, truthful, and sufficiently detailed.
- Listings must relate exclusively to used products and equipment for carp fishing.
- Images and descriptions must be authentic and must accurately reflect the actual condition and real state of the equipment offered for sale.
- Carp Tackle reserves the right to remove listings that violate these Terms and Conditions or applicable laws.
9. LISTING VISIBILITY AND VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
- Users may purchase paid services designed to increase the visibility of their listings (such as listing highlighting or featured placement) and to potentially accelerate the sales process.
- Prices and applicable conditions for such services shall be made available in the relevant dedicated section of the Marketplace.
10. COMMUNICATION AND DISPUTE MANAGEMENT
- Carp Tackle provides a messaging and communication interface that remains active for 30 days from the date shipment tracking is entered.
- Users are encouraged to resolve any disputes or disagreements independently, using the communication and facilitation tools made available by the Platform.
- Where Users are unable to reach an agreement, they must refer the matter to the competent authorities.
- The Platform does not intervene in the substance of disputes and cannot release or retain funds outside the technical payment flows managed by the Payment Provider.
Carp Tackle does not carry out mediation, arbitration, or adjudication activities in relation to sales, transactions, or disputes between Users.
11.LIABILITY
- All information that Users share, upload, or transmit through the Platform, as well as any products they make available, sell, or transfer to other Users, remain under their sole and full responsibility.
Users are also required to comply with all legal and tax obligations arising from transactions carried out through the Platform.By accepting these Terms and Conditions, Users acknowledge and confirm that they are fully responsible for any product or listing published on the Platform, including:- the information provided through descriptions, images, or statements addressed to buyers or other Users, as well as the accuracy and completeness of all details supplied;
- the assumption of exclusive responsibility for transactions carried out with other Users and for any disputes that may arise therefrom;
- the obligation to indemnify and hold harmless Carp Tackle from and against any claims, fines, penalties, or sanctions that Carp Tackle may be required to bear as a result of the User’s breach of any legal obligations and/or of the rules governing use of the Service set out in these Terms and Conditions.
Carp Tackle further reserves the right to claim compensation for any damages that may be incurred.
Users are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided and for the proper fulfilment of their contractual obligations, in accordance with principles of lawfulness, fairness, and good faith, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Carp Tackle does not guarantee and cannot guarantee the quality, safety, or conformity of the products or equipment published on the Platform, as its role is strictly limited to that of a technical intermediary.
Accordingly, Users assume full and complete responsibility for the content they publish and for the buying and selling processes they personally conduct through the Platform.The Platform merely provides a space for interaction between Users and, under no circumstances, sells or purchases goods or provides the services advertised on the Platform.
Carp Tackle shall not be held liable for any damages arising from the use of the Marketplace.
The Platform operates essentially as a listing publication service that connects advertisers with interested parties, enabling, where possible, transactions relating to the goods and equipment published on carptackleworld.com.11.1 Limitation of Liability (Non-Exhaustive List)
By way of example and without limitation, Carp Tackle shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising from:
- the manner in which Users use the Service, including the condition, origin, inaccuracy, or falsity of data provided by Users or of Products offered through the Service;
- content, information, opinions, or statements of any User or third parties that are communicated or displayed through the Service (including the exchange of images via the messaging system);
- the use of Service materials by Users, whether authorised or unauthorised, including any infringement of intellectual and/or industrial property rights, confidential information, or the rights of the Service or third parties;
- acts of unfair competition or unlawful advertising;
- the loss of User data due to causes not attributable to the Service;
- access by minors to content included in the Service;
- unavailability, errors, access failures, or lack of continuity of the Service;
- malfunctions or incidents affecting communications, deletions, or incomplete transmissions, with potential or actual loss of business;
- malfunctioning of, or issues related to, the email address provided by the User.
11.2 User Responsibility
All information that Users publish, include, or transmit through the Platform, as well as any products they offer, sell, or transfer to other Users, shall remain under their exclusive responsibility.
Users are also responsible for complying with all legal and/or tax obligations arising from transactions carried out through the Platform.By accepting these Terms and Conditions, Users acknowledge and agree that they are fully responsible for any Product or Listing offered on the Platform, as well as for the information provided through descriptions, photographs, and statements made to buyers or other Users, and for the accuracy of all other details supplied.
Users are solely responsible for transactions carried out with other Users and for any disputes that may arise therefrom.
11.3 Indemnification
Accordingly, the User undertakes to indemnify and hold harmless Carp Tackle from and against any claims, fines, penalties, sanctions, or charges that Carp Tackle may be required to bear as a result of the User’s breach of any legal obligations and/or of the rules governing use of the Service set out in these Terms and Conditions.
Carp Tackle further reserves the right to seek compensation for any damages that may be incurred as a consequence of such breaches.
12.LINKED CONTENT AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICE
12.1 The Service may include technical linking mechanisms, directories, and search tools that allow Users to access other websites and internet portals (hereinafter, “Linked Sites”).
12.2 The User acknowledges and agrees that access to Linked Sites shall be at the User’s sole risk and responsibility and releases Carp Tackle from any liability for potential infringements of intellectual or industrial property rights of the owners of the Linked Sites.
Likewise, the User releases Carp Tackle from any liability relating to the technical availability of the Linked Sites, as well as to the quality, reliability, accuracy, and/or truthfulness of the services, information, elements, and/or content accessible through such Linked Sites.
12.3 In such cases, Carp Tackle shall be responsible for the content and services provided by Linked Sites only to the extent that it has actual knowledge of their unlawfulness and has failed to deactivate the relevant link with due diligence.
Where a User believes that a Linked Site contains unlawful or inappropriate content, the User may notify Carp Tackle; however, such notification shall not, in itself, entail any obligation to remove the corresponding link.
12.4 Under no circumstances shall the existence of Linked Sites imply the establishment of any agreement with the operators or owners thereof, nor any recommendation, promotion, or endorsement by Carp Tackle of the statements, content, or services provided by such Linked Sites.
Carp Tackle is not aware of the content or services of the Linked Sites and, therefore, shall not be held liable, whether directly or indirectly, for any damages arising from the unlawfulness, quality, obsolescence, unavailability, errors, or lack of usefulness of the content and/or services of the Linked Sites, or for any other damage not directly attributable to Carp Tackle.
13.FORCE MAJEURE
Carp Tackle shall not be held liable for any failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations where such failure or delay is caused by events of force majeure.
An event of force majeure shall mean any event beyond the reasonable control of Carp Tackle, which could not reasonably have been foreseen and whose effects could not have been avoided, and which prevents Carp Tackle from fulfilling its obligations or from performing the Service.
14.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- All content available on the Marketplace, including trademarks, logos, software, and layout elements, is the property of Carp Tackle or is used under licence.
- Any unauthorised use of such content is strictly prohibited.
15. AMENDMENTS TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Carp Tackle reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time.
- Continued access to or use of the Service following any amendments shall constitute acceptance of the updated Terms and Conditions.
- If the User does not accept the amended Terms and Conditions, the User must discontinue use of the Service.
16. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
- These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Italian law.
- Any disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall fall under the jurisdiction determined by applicable law.