Terms of Service

Effective Date: June 24, 2026 • Last Updated: June 24, 2026

1. Introduction and Acceptance

Welcome to FaciliTrades! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the FaciliTrades platform, website, and mobile applications (collectively, the "Platform"), operated by Facilitrades, LLC ("FaciliTrades," "we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Platform. These Terms incorporate our Privacy Policy, our Copyright / DMCA Policy, and, when you use our mobile apps, our Mobile Application & In-App Purchase Terms.

Important: Please read these Terms carefully, including the sections on Payments, Limitation of Liability, and Dispute Resolution.

2. Description of Service

2.1 What We Provide

FaciliTrades is an AI-powered peer-to-peer barter platform that enables users to:

  • List items and services for trade
  • Discover potential trading partners through AI-powered matching and trade-chain suggestions
  • Communicate with other users about potential trades
  • Create and manage trade proposals
  • Build reputation through completed trades

FaciliTrades is a barter platform, not a marketplace for buying or selling. All exchanges between users are item-for-item or service-for-service barter, with no prices, monetary transactions, or payment processing between users.

2.2 Non-Custodial Nature

Critical Notice: Non-Custodial Platform

FaciliTrades is a matchmaking and communication platform only. We do NOT:

  • Hold, store, or take custody of any items, assets, or funds
  • Process payments or handle settlement between users
  • Guarantee the quality, safety, or legality of listed items
  • Verify the identity of users beyond basic account verification
  • Assume responsibility for the completion of any trade

All trades are arranged and completed directly between users. You are solely responsible for assessing trading partners, verifying items, and ensuring safe exchange.

3. User Accounts

3.1 Account Requirements

To use the Platform, you must:

  • Be at least 13 years of age
  • Provide accurate and complete registration information
  • Maintain the security of your account credentials
  • Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access

3.2 Account Deletion and Termination

You may delete your account and associated data at any time directly within the Platform through Account Settings. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, engage in fraudulent activity, or create risk for the Platform or other users.

4. Acceptable Use Policy

4.1 Permitted Activities

You may use the Platform to:

  • List items and services you legally own or are authorized to trade
  • Browse listings and communicate with other users
  • Propose and negotiate trades in good faith
  • Complete trades according to agreed terms

4.2 Prohibited Activities

You may NOT use the Platform to:

  • List or trade illegal items, including stolen goods, controlled substances, weapons, or counterfeit products
  • Engage in fraud, scams, or misrepresentation
  • Harass, threaten, or abuse other users
  • Circumvent Platform security or access controls
  • Use automated systems to scrape data or spam users
  • Manipulate reputation scores or reviews
  • Impersonate other users or FaciliTrades staff
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations

4.3 Prohibited Items

The following items are prohibited from the Platform:

  • Illegal drugs and controlled substances
  • Weapons, ammunition, and explosives
  • Stolen property or goods with removed serial numbers
  • Counterfeit or infringing products
  • Hazardous materials
  • Human remains or body parts
  • Items that promote hate or violence
  • Regulated financial instruments (securities, unlicensed money transmission)

4.4 Objectionable Content and User Safety

Zero-Tolerance Policy

FaciliTrades has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. You agree not to post, transmit, or share content — including listings, photos, messages, and profile content — that is harassing, threatening, hateful, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable.

Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and the sexual exploitation of minors are strictly and categorically prohibited.You may not upload, post, share, request, or solicit any content that sexually exploits or endangers a minor. Where we become aware of apparent CSAM, we preserve the material in a restricted, access-limited store, terminate the account, and report it — together with associated content and account information — to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and cooperate with law enforcement, as required by U.S. federal law (18 U.S.C. §2258A).

We provide tools to keep the community safe: you can report any listing, profile, or message, and you can block any user to stop further contact. We review reports of objectionable content and, where a violation is confirmed, act to remove the content and eject the offending user — typically within 24 hours. Filtering and moderation systems supplement, but do not replace, these user tools.

5. Trading Guidelines

5.1 Trade Responsibility

You are solely responsible for:

  • Evaluating potential trading partners
  • Verifying the condition and authenticity of items
  • Negotiating fair trade terms
  • Arranging safe meeting locations or shipping
  • Completing trades as agreed
  • Reporting any issues through Platform tools

5.2 Item-for-Item Barter

All trades on the Platform are item-for-item or service-for-service barter exchanges. The Platform does not support, process, or facilitate cash, cryptocurrency, precious metals, or any other monetary or stored-value settlement between users. When a trade is uneven, participants balance it by adding more items or services — never by paying money to one another through the Platform.

Note: FaciliTrades does not process any value exchange between users. All trade fulfillment occurs directly between users.

5.3 Disputes

Since all trades occur directly between users, FaciliTrades cannot mediate or resolve disputes between trading partners. We encourage users to communicate clearly, document agreements, and meet in safe locations. Repeated disputes may affect your platform reputation. You acknowledge that barter exchanges may have tax implications, as the IRS treats the fair market value of received items as taxable income; consult a tax professional.

6. Payments, Tickets, and Subscriptions

6.1 Free and Paid Access

Core trading on FaciliTrades is free. We also offer optional paid features: Tickets (pay-per-use credits for premium platform features) and an optional Smarter subscription. Trading with other users is always free and never requires payment to FaciliTrades.

6.2 Tickets

Tickets are credits purchased with real money and consumed when you activate a premium platform feature (for example, smart-matching assistance, listing assistance, cosmetic items, or listing boosts). Tickets are non-transferable, have no cash value, do not expire, and are not a currency or stored-value instrument. Tickets can only be used to purchase platform features from FaciliTrades and can never be used to acquire items from other users.

6.3 Subscriptions

The optional Smarter subscription provides a monthly Ticket allocation and enhanced feature limits. Subscriptions are billed in advance and renew automatically each period until cancelled. You may cancel at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period, and no further charges are made after that. Subscription benefits and pricing may change with advance notice.

6.4 Payment Processing

How your payment is processed depends on where you use the Platform:

  • Web: payments are processed by Stripe, Inc., a PCI-DSS Level 1 certified processor. FaciliTrades never receives or stores your full card number, CVV, or bank credentials.
  • Apple iOS app: purchases of Tickets and subscriptions are processed by Apple through In-App Purchase and are subject to Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions.
  • Google Android app: purchases are processed by Google through Google Play Billing and are subject to the Google Play Terms of Service.

Additional terms that apply to mobile purchases are set out in our Mobile Application & In-App Purchase Terms.

6.5 Refunds

  • Web (Stripe) purchases: Tickets are non-refundable except for unused Tickets within a 14-day goodwill window from purchase. Subscription fees are generally non-refundable except as described at the point of purchase.
  • Mobile purchases: refunds for purchases made through the Apple App Store or Google Play are handled by Apple or Google under their respective policies, not by FaciliTrades, and our web goodwill window does not apply.
  • Forfeiture: Tickets are forfeited if your account is terminated for a violation of these Terms.
  • Chargebacks: initiating a payment dispute without first contacting support may result in account suspension pending resolution.

6.6 Price Changes

We may change the price of Tickets and subscriptions at any time. Price changes do not affect Tickets already purchased. Subscription price changes take effect at the start of your next billing cycle following notice.

6.7 Barter vs. Payments

Payments on the Platform exist solely to purchase platform features (Tickets and subscriptions) from FaciliTrades. They do not introduce any monetary component into trades. All trades between users remain item-for-item or service-for-service barter.

7. Intellectual Property

7.1 Platform Content

The Platform, including its design, features, AI models, trade-matching algorithms, and content (excluding user content), is owned by FaciliTrades and protected by intellectual property laws. The SmartTrade trade-chain discovery system is covered by a provisional patent (Application #64/000,288). You may not copy, modify, or distribute Platform content without permission.

7.2 User Content

You retain ownership of content you post (listings, photos, messages). By posting content, you grant FaciliTrades a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your content in connection with operating the Platform.

You represent that you have the right to post all content and that it does not infringe any third-party rights. Copyright owners may submit takedown requests under our Copyright / DMCA Policy.

8. Disclaimers

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

We make no representations about:

  • The quality, safety, or legality of listed items
  • The accuracy of listings or user information
  • The accuracy or suitability of AI-generated suggestions, which are assistive and not authoritative
  • The ability of users to complete trades
  • The outcome of any trade or interaction

9. Limitation of Liability

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, FACILITRADES AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR ANY TRADE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE PLATFORM.

Our total liability for any claim arising from these Terms or your use of the Platform shall not exceed the amount you paid to FaciliTrades in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim, or $100, whichever is greater.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless FaciliTrades and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

  • Your use of the Platform
  • Your violation of these Terms
  • Your violation of any third-party rights
  • Any trade or interaction with other users
  • Content you post on the Platform

11. Dispute Resolution

11.1 Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict of law principles.

11.2 Informal Resolution

Before filing any legal claim, you agree to attempt to resolve disputes informally by contacting us at info@facilitrades.com. We will attempt to resolve disputes within 30 days.

11.3 Arbitration

If informal resolution fails, any disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Arbitration shall be conducted in Florida.

Class Action Waiver: You agree to resolve disputes individually and waive any right to participate in class actions or class arbitration.

12. Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated via:

  • Email notification to registered users
  • Prominent notice on the Platform
  • In-app notification

Continued use of the Platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you must stop using the Platform.

13. Miscellaneous

13.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Copyright / DMCA Policy, and (for mobile users) our Mobile Application & In-App Purchase Terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and FaciliTrades regarding the Platform.

13.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

13.3 Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision.

13.4 Assignment

You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

14. Contact Information

Facilitrades, LLC

All Inquiries: info@facilitrades.com

Copyright / DMCA: dmca@facilitrades.com

Founding Member

Fenrir Consulting, LLC (50% Founding Member of Facilitrades, LLC)