Account integrity rules

Use your account honestly. Fake accounts, impersonation, fraudulent reviews, coordinated account abuse and reputation manipulation are prohibited. A public name or pseudonym is welcome; pretending to be another person or organization is not.

Following appropriate human review, violations may lead to warnings, account suspension, removal of fraudulent activity or permanent bans. Registration signals alone do not establish wrongdoing. Shared campus, hostel or household Wi-Fi and shared browsers can be legitimate.

Registration checks and privacy

We temporarily limit unusually rapid registration attempts. We use a protected network signal and a random first-party browser cookie that expires after 24 hours. These are abuse signals, not identity proof. Clearing the cookie does not prove fraud or remove network limits.

We do not use invasive device fingerprinting or government-ID checks. Registration IPs and browser identifiers are not shown to other users or reviewers. Reviewers see limited signal categories and internal account references. Routine signal use lasts at most 24 hours. Expiry does not mean stored security records have been deleted; minimal warning and appeal records support review.

Warnings and review

Account-integrity warnings are reminders of these rules, not findings of fraud. You can request review of a warning from your account notices. Appeals are recorded for authorized staff review; a submission does not imply a decision or delivery deadline.

Automated suspensions and bans are not enabled. This workflow does not suspend accounts or remove content. Further enforcement requires a separately authorized procedure with notice, proportionate review and an accessible appeal route.

Student and seller badges

Verified Student concerns current student eligibility. It is not a reputation award or safety guarantee. Customer reviews and brown Trusted Seller awards remain disabled until independent transaction evidence and abuse controls exist. Creating accounts, marking items sold or exchanging messages cannot earn a Trusted Seller award.