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Draft — pending counsel review. These documents are implementation drafts published for transparency. OMS2 will obtain legal, tax, privacy, and nonprofit review before unrestricted public usage.

Terms of Use

Version 2026-07-02-draft · Last updated July 2, 2026

1. What Battarbox is

Battarbox is an open-source, nonprofit-owned barter discovery service operated by OMS2. It helps adults publish what they can offer, describe what they are seeking, discover local or online opportunities, and negotiate non-binding exchanges through messaging.

2. What Battarbox is not

Battarbox does not provide payment processing between users, escrow, settlement, valuation, shipping, completion accounting, credits, exchange ledgers, dispute resolution, or tax, legal, or safety services for user exchanges. Offers made on Battarbox are conversation records, not contracts. Whether, where, and how you meet or exchange goods or services is entirely your decision and your responsibility.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use Battarbox. By creating an account you confirm your age and agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy.

4. Your account

  • You are responsible for your account credentials and everything posted from your account.
  • Provide accurate information and keep only one active account.
  • You may pause your offers or delete your account at any time from Settings.

5. Acceptable use

  • Only list goods and services you can lawfully offer. See Prohibited Items.
  • No commercial marketplace behavior: Battarbox is for personal, non-monetary exchange discovery.
  • No harassment, hate, spam, deception, scraping, or attempts to bypass safety controls (including blocks).
  • Never ask another member for payment, deposits, or fees as part of an exchange.
  • Do not post other people's personal information, or your own precise address.

6. Content and license

You keep ownership of the content you post. You grant OMS2 a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, and distribute that content solely to operate and improve the service. You represent that you have the rights to everything you post. See Copyright & DMCA for infringement reports.

7. Moderation

We may remove content, restrict features, or suspend accounts that violate these Terms or create risk for the community, with or without notice. You can report content or members anywhere you see a Report button.

8. Platform support payments

Donations and supporter memberships are processed by Stripe, support the OMS2 platform only, never buy placement in barter discovery, and are never payments to another user for an exchange. See the Tax Notice.

9. Disclaimers

The service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. OMS2 does not vet members, verify listings, or inspect exchanged goods or services, and is not a party to any exchange. To the maximum extent permitted by law, OMS2's total liability for any claim related to the service is limited to USD $100.

10. Changes and termination

We may update these Terms; material changes will be announced in-app and require renewed acceptance. You may stop using the service at any time. Sections 6, 9, and 11 survive account deletion.

11. Governing law and contact

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where OMS2 is organized (to be confirmed by counsel). Questions: contact OMS2 at the address published on the project repository.