Policy Primer

Terms and Conditions

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Presented by Benn Rayner

Taken from Etsy (2015) Terms Of Use

Licensed Under Creative Commons

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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is a marketplace and community

What can users do?

Buy

Sell

Talk
in
Forums

You can do this on their website or app

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Just like any site you have to sign up

to, there are a set of Terms and
Conditions you need to tick.
Do you really know what you are
consenting to?

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Firstly, agreeing to terms of use is a

legally binding action (Herzfeld, 2013).

If you are in North or South America it

is with Etsy Inc. anywhere else in the
world it is through Etsy Ireland.

What does this mean for your privacy?

You must be 18 years old to sign up and use

Etsy
They collect
Your email address
Username
Billing payment information
Telephone number
Physical Address

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You do not have to use your real name

or identity, only a username.
Just be careful when youre talking to
people in forums, they might not be who
you think they are!!

Have you heard about being Catfished?

It!
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What is shared?

Your shipping information is given to the seller

Data analytics for targeted online/offline marketing

Service providers/3rd parties collect, use and
analyse your information

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Etsy assure users that they will NOT

sell or disclose your information
without consent.
But they DO record your information
from your browser or mobile device.
Including your location.

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If you access Etsy

through a 3rd party
application, such as
Facebook, then you
are automatically
granting permission
for Etsy to use data
from those apps

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Just browsing the website, youre

agreeing to the terms of use, without
even signing up.

So you need to know what your actions
are getting you into.

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If you are a nonmember Etsy will still

gather information about you.
This is done if you
Subscribe to the newsletter
Are invited by a non-member
Or if you engage in a transaction on
the site

Remember, Etsy is a marketplace and

community.
Therefore your personal information can
be read, collected or used by other
users. Your posts can also remain
public even after your account is
closed.

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Your personal information will

be released to protect or
exercise legal rights, defend
against legal claims or if you
are suspected of fraud.

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To protect your account you need to use

a password, so it is your
responsibility to choose a good one!

Did you know, the most common password

is 123456 and password [Yes, really!]
(Condliffe, 2015)
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You are responsible for your

account, even if you let someone
else use it.
If the billing information is yours,
you are legally liable.
Think before you let your friend buy
that piece of art!
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Etsy does not make any claim to the

content you post. This includes shop
names, photos, comments.

However, you are giving Etsy permission to use your

content worldwide and royalty free. Also the ability
to edit/modify or reproduce your content to promote
Etsy and its services
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Are you breaching copyright?

Is all the content your own or are you
using someone else's ideas?
By accepting the Terms and conditions
your are telling Etsy everything on
your page is your own.

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Etsy reserves the right to terminate

anyone, at anytime and for any reason.
If this results in you losing income
[or the ability to generate profit]
Etsy is not liable.

If you want to, you cannot sue Etsy for pretty much
anything.
Including

Items you purchase

Content you access
People you interact with in forums, or
Using Etsy through another app, like Facebook

Enter at your own risk!

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If you do decide to take Etsy to court

you will be using the legal system from
Brooklyn, New York.
Regardless of your location in the world.

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Things you cannot sell on Etsy

Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, drug paraphernalia or

medical drug claims

Animals

Dangerous Items including weapons

Hate items

Illegal items

Pornography

Violence or the promotion of it

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If you decide to sell on Etsy just remember,

your content is yours, but Etsy has the right
to use it.
You can be thrown off the community at any
time.
Use your information wisely and have a happy
time selling and buying!

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Reference

Condliffe, J. (2015). The 25 Most Popular

Passwords of 2014: Were all Doomed. Gizmodo.
Retrieved from http://gizmodo.com/the-25-mostpopular-passwords-of-2014-were-alldoomed-1680596951
Etsy Terms of Use. (2015). Retrieved from
https://www.etsy.com/legal/terms-of-use/

Herzfeld, O. (2013). Are Website Terms of Use

Enforceable?. Forbes. Retrieved from http://
www.forbes.com/sites/oliverherzfeld/2013/01/22/
are-website-terms-of-use-enforceable/