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Terms of Use

Last updated: [DATE]. These terms apply to your use of this website (the “Platform”), operated by [COMPANY NAME] Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales / Wales under company number [NUMBER], with registered office at [ADDRESS] (“we”, “us”).

1. What the Platform is — and is not

The Platform is an advertising marketplace that allows people selling a business (“Sellers”) to publish adverts, and people interested in buying a business (“Buyers”) to browse adverts and contact Sellers.

  • We are not a business transfer agent, broker, or intermediary. We do not negotiate, arrange, or complete sales, and we do not handle funds relating to any sale.
  • Any transaction is agreed and completed directly between Buyer and Seller. We are not a party to it and accept no responsibility for it.
  • We do not provide legal, financial, tax, or valuation advice. Indicative valuation estimates on the Platform are automated illustrations only.

2. Accounts

You must be at least 18 and provide accurate registration details. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for all activity on your account. We may suspend or close accounts that breach these terms.

3. Seller obligations

  • You must have the right to sell the business you advertise and the authority to publish the advert.
  • All information in your advert — including financial figures — must be accurate, current, and not misleading. Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008, misleading advertising may be unlawful.
  • You must comply with our Listing Policy. We review adverts before publication and may reject or remove any advert at our discretion.
  • Adverts expire automatically at the end of their advertising period.

4. Buyer responsibilities

Adverts are prepared by Sellers, not by us. We do not verify advert content unless an advert carries an explicit verification badge, and even then verification is limited to the checks described. You must carry out your own due diligence — including professional legal and financial advice — before entering into any transaction.

5. Fees

Advertising fees, where applicable, are displayed before purchase and are exclusive of VAT unless stated. During the launch period, listings marked as free carry no fee for the stated period. Fees for advertising services are non-refundable once the advert has been published, except as required by law. Where you have a statutory right to cancel under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, you acknowledge that publication of your advert with your agreement before the end of the cancellation period may affect that right.

6. Acceptable use

You must not: use the Platform for any unlawful purpose; post false, defamatory, or infringing content; harvest data or scrape the Platform; send spam through the messaging system; attempt to bypass security; or upload malicious code.

Message monitoring. To protect users and prevent misuse, messages sent through the Platform's messaging system may be screened using automated systems (including automated content classification) and, where flagged, reviewed by our team. We use this to detect fraud, scams, prohibited or illegal activity, abuse, and attempts to share direct contact details or conclude a transaction off-Platform in breach of these terms. By using the messaging system you consent to this monitoring. Messages are processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

7. Content and licence

You retain ownership of content you submit but grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display, reproduce, and promote it in connection with operating and marketing the Platform. The Platform’s own content, software, and branding belong to us or our licensors.

8. Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any liability that cannot be excluded by law. Subject to that: we are not liable for the accuracy of adverts, the conduct of users, or any transaction between users; we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, or loss of opportunity; and our total liability to you in connection with the Platform is limited to the fees you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose (or £100 if you paid no fees).

9. Availability and changes

The Platform is provided “as is”. We may modify, suspend, or withdraw features at any time. We may update these terms; material changes will be notified on the Platform and continued use constitutes acceptance.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, except that consumers resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland may bring proceedings in their local courts.

11. Contact

[COMPANY NAME] Ltd, [ADDRESS] — [EMAIL]