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AGREEMENT
This
agreement is between you and
LOCALTRADER.INFO.
LOCALTRADER
CERTIFIED SEAL
You
may not host the LocalTrader Certification Award
Seal on your own server. You must follow our
installation instructions in order to display the
seal from your website. We are able to assist you
with the installation, if required.
BILLING
Membership
fees will be billed annually until membership is
cancelled by the member by signing into the member
account on the LOCALTRADER website and cancelling
the membership.
REFUNDS
Refunds
are available when you cancel your membership
before the end of its term for each unused month.
No refunds are available for part-used months. No
refunds are made for the original registration
fee.
MULTI
SITE MEMBERSHIPS
LocalTrader
memberships are assigned to a website under one
domain name. Please make a fresh application for
each additional domain name.
MEMBERSHIP
ACCEPTANCE
LocalTrader
reserves the right to refuse membership and the
granting of the LocalTrader Site Certification
Award Membership Seal. Upon an initial membership
application, a LocalTrader Membership Seal is
awarded to the applicant with a three (3) star
rating. This is the default star ranking assigned
to all new members. A LocalTrader operator will
then review your website and the procedures
published on your site, based on a 'Yes' or 'No'
check list. The Local Trader Gold Star Ranking
system has been developed to employ the use of an
algorithm based on point scoring. Every Yes or No
answer to the operator's checklist will add to a
total score, and the member's star ranking will be
awarded based on this score. At no time does any
human operator make the decision on how many stars
to award a member. Site reviews can take up to
eight weeks. New members will be notified of the
actual star ranking awarded to their domain once
their site was reviewed. When this star ranking is
less than the three stars initially awarded,
assistance will be provided to help the new member
regain his initially issued ranking of three stars
in the fastest possible time. A star ranking of
four (4) stars may be awarded after this review.
LOCALTRADER reserves the right to refuse a
membership application without giving reason.
WEBSITES WHICH ARE OFFERING A PRODUCT OR SERVICE
LISTED ON THE LOCALTRADER PROHIBITED LIST, CAN NOT
APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP. LOCALTRADER WILL BE THE SOLE
JUDGE AS TO WHICH PRODUCTS ARE
ACCEPTABLE.
COMPLAINTS
Any
consumer filing a complaint must first attempt to
resolve the issue with the merchant. Only after
seeking resolution with the merchant may a
complaint be filed. All complaints filed must be
reasonable and professional. Any complaints
containing foul language will automatically be
disregarded and not taken seriously. If a complaint
is filed Local Trader will if requested serve as an
intermediate between the merchant and the consumer.
By participating in the Merchant Certified program
the merchant's obligation is to respond to such
mediation. Any participation is voluntary. The
merchant is under no circumstances forced to comply
with any demands from the consumer and is
ultimately responsible for the outcome of such
mediations. Mediation will only serve as a last
resort of any conflict between a merchant and a
consumer. Merchants are strongly encouraged to
abide by traditional and reasonable Internet
business and refund practices. Furthermore, member
merchants are not obligated to follow any advice or
suggestions from either Local Trader or any
consumer but are strongly urged to seek resolution
in any matter put forth to them.
INDEMNITY
Any
merchant is responsible for their own business and
business practices including websites and customer
service policies. You agree to indemnify and not
hold us responsible for any claims arising from the
use of the Local Trader membership. Local Trader
will under no circumstance be liable for any
damages or losses incurred from the use of this
website or from information provided through this
website.
TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT
A
merchant may terminate this agreement by sending an
email to Local Trader stating that membership is
cancelled. Local Trader reserves the right to
terminate any membership at any moment and for any
reason.
OTHER
By
using this website you further agree to any other
information, including rules and regulations, that
are posted on this website but are not included in
this agreement.
COPYRIGHT
All
contents on this website are copyrighted under
international copyright laws.
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