All classified ads and transactions on purpleshoshana.com must comply with these Classified Ad Guidelines. Sellers and buyers are responsible for all aspects of transactions in which they participate. Furthermore, sellers and buyers are responsible for reviewing and complying with any applicable laws, regulations, or restrictions for the city, county, state, region, and country in which both the buyer and seller reside. This includes laws, regulations, or restrictions on items and services, and the method of sale or exchange in which buyers and sellers participate on purpleshoshana.com.

• You must list your items or services in the most appropriate category. Furthermore, each item or service can only be listed in one category.
  
• You are not permitted to link to, display, or advertise (through the use of email addresses, URLs, images, or any other contact information) goods or services for which you are not posting on purpleshoshana.com.
  
• You may not include any content or images in your classified ad that are obscene, offensive, harmful to minors, an invasion of privacy, or otherwise inappropriate.
  
• You may not offer any item for sale that is not in your possession, you do not have the right to sell, or that does not exist at the time of the classified ad.
  
• You are not permitted to send unsolicited email or messages to purpleshoshana.com or any members of purpleshoshana.com.
• You may not use or manipulate this service for any fraudulent activity or purpose.
  
• You may not disrupt purpleshoshana.com operations or service. This includes the use of any automated routines used to gather or generate information via our web site, or any other repetitive action that may degrade the performance of our systems.
  
• You may not charge any credit card "surcharges" or any other charges not revealed to the buyer prior to the close of transaction.
  
• Circumventing purpleshoshana.com fees and payments is prohibited.
  
• Your classified ad must be in English, however it may contain words in another language, if necessary, in order to describe the item or service for sale.
  

Classifieds that promote hatred, violence, racism, or intolerance are not permitted on purpleshoshana.com.

Under this policy, purpleshoshana.com may, at its discretion, remove classifieds and optionally refund any appropriate fees when the item, description, or service graphically portrays violence or victims of violence, and lacks social or artistic value.

purpleshoshana.com permits sellers to reference any number of URLs (or links) that provide further information about an item or service for sale. However, purpleshoshana.com does not allow links that:

• reference obscene, offensive, or inappropriate material
  
• attempt to circumvent fees and usage of our site
  
• reference a competitor of purpleshoshana.com
  

Contact information and inappropriate URLs are not permitted:

• within an ad's title, description, or images
  
• as part of a sign-in name
  

Classifieds that fail to follow these guidelines will be removed. Failure to follow purpleshoshana.com classified ad guidelines may result in permanent suspension of your account.

purpleshoshana.com does not tolerate spamming. This includes solicitation of purpleshoshana.com members by any means via our website. In addition, purpleshoshana.com URLs and email addresses (for example, Ad Links or corporate emails) are not permitted in any mass marketing or unsolicited commercial email campaigns.

purpleshoshana.com will take action if it is clear a member has participated in spamming. Where state and/or federal laws have been violated, we reserve the right pursue legal action.

purpleshoshana.com does not allow the superfluous use of keywords or phrases in classifieds. Keywords that do not add substantive value to the description of the classified ad, or those that are repeated multiple times, are considered superfluous. This includes referencing brand names which have no relation to the classified ad.

Classifieds whose primary purpose is to direct buyers to another website, store, or business are not allowed in categories unless specified. Portal classifieds may be re-categorized or disabled.

purpleshoshana.com may at any time re-categorize, disable, or suspend classifieds which contain inappropriate material in the ad title, description, or image(s). If your classified ad is re-categorized, disabled, or suspended, you may be notified by email.

purpleshoshana.com, at its sole discretion, may modify, suspend, or delete any classified ad or purpleshoshana.com membership immediately, and without notice, if we believe that you have not acted in compliance with the purpleshoshana.com  Classified Ad Guidelines.

purpleshoshana.com prohibits the use of language that is vulgar, racist, hateful, overtly sexual, or obscene in nature in public display on purpleshoshana.com. We may permit certain classifieds that contain profane words as part of a title, domain, or product name. However, these words may only be permitted within certain categories, or when displayed with asterisks (or similar substituted characters) in an effort to censor profane words.

It is the responsibility of both the seller and the buyer to ensure that transactions completed on purpleshoshana.com are for items and services that are appropriate for sale under all applicable laws and regulations. purpleshoshana.com reserves the right, but has no obligation, to refuse, reject or remove any classified ad at our sole discretion.

There are some things that you may not list or sell on purpleshoshana.com. These include:

• Illegal counterfeit goods
• Stolen goods

Should purpleshoshana.com receive an official and lawful notification from a trademark holder, or their legal representative, that your ad infringes intellectual property rights, purpleshoshana.com is under no obligation to provide a refund upon suspension.

Sellers may not present items or services prohibited for sale on purpleshoshana.com such as gifts, prizes or giveaways in connection with a classified ad. purpleshoshana.com may choose to revise these guidelines at any time.

Your ad photos should never confuse buyers, and should accurately represent the item you are selling. In addition, you should use your own images whenever possible, not someone else's. We recommend that you take digital photos of what you are selling and use these in your ad.

In short, be up front about the nature of the goods you are selling, and make sure your classified ad title, description, and images are not confusing to buyers.

purpleshoshana.com reserves the right to modify any listing to more accurately represent what is being sold, and may suspend an ad at our sole discretion.