Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") defines the standards of conduct expected from all users, vendors, and visitors utilizing the SafariBid storefront, web portal, mobile applications, escrow frameworks, and rider logistics bidding networks. By accessing or using our services, you agree to comply with this policy in full.

To maintain a safe and trustworthy marketplace, you are strictly prohibited from engaging in the following actions:

• Fraud & Shill Activity: Artificially inflating vendor ratings, posting fraudulent reviews, self-bidding (shill bidding), or using multiple accounts to manipulate transactions.
• Fee Circumvention: Bypassing the SafariBid checkout flow, escrow system, or transaction fee frameworks to complete payments directly with vendors.
• Logistics Manipulation: Creating fake orders to manipulate dynamic rider bids, coordinate shipping bidding collusions, or waste rider resources.
• Illegal Listings: Selling counterfeit merchandise, restricted substances, weapons, unauthorized digital keys, or items violating trademark/intellectual property rights.

We encourage constructive marketplace participation. Under this policy, users and vendors are expected to adhere to the following rules:

• Accurate Information: Maintain truthful account profiles, contact information, and delivery coordinates.
• Honest Commerce: Vendors must accurately describe listed items, include genuine pricing, and ship within verified preparation windows.
• Responsible Bidding: Place legitimate courier and delivery bids, and confirm order receipts truthfully to release escrow settlements.

All communications, product details, chat logs, reviews, and support tickets must adhere to our community content guidelines. Uploads and posts must not contain:

• Hate speech, discrimination, offensive language, or harassing remarks towards other users, vendors, or rider agents.
• Explicit, pornographic, adult-oriented, or sexually suggestive imagery or descriptions.
• Spam, unsolicited marketing messages, or external links containing malware.

You must not compromise the technical security, integrity, or performance of the SafariBid servers, databases, or API protocols. Prohibited security actions include:

• Scraping & Reverse Engineering: Unauthorized scraping, extraction, or extraction of pricing data, client files, or user directories.
• Systems Abuse: Distributing viruses, denial-of-service (DoS/DDoS) operations, API overloading, or scanning for vulnerabilities without written consent.

We actively monitor the marketplace using automated security systems and community flags. Violations of this Acceptable Use Policy will result in immediate corrective actions, including:

If you encounter any listed items, customer messages, or user behaviors that breach this Acceptable Use Policy, please report them immediately.