Terms of Use
GENERAL TERMS
Last updated: February 1, 2025
The terms "advertiser(s)" or "user(s)" refer to anyone using our services. "Terms of use" refer to this document. "Personal information" means any information about a Site user provided voluntarily that identifies them.
These terms of use represent the entire agreement between the user and BigBazar.ch regarding access and use of its tools (website, apps, etc.).
These terms, rights, obligations, and all actions under these terms are governed by Swiss law. Users agree that any disputes or claims related to the site will be resolved by the competent authorities in Switzerland.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE
By creating an account or using BigBazar.ch services, you agree to comply with these terms. If you do not accept these terms or do not intend to comply, you must refrain from using BigBazar.ch.
We reserve the right to delete ads, suspend an account, or terminate access to our services without notice to users who do not comply with our terms or the spirit of them. We may also take such actions if we cannot verify or authenticate the information provided.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
While we strive to ensure security and integrity on our tools, we cannot guarantee the quality and legality of advertised products and services, the validity or accuracy of descriptions, or the ability of advertisers to sell or users to buy products and services.
BigBazar.ch does not intervene in transactions and does not offer protection programs or payment methods between users. All content is provided as is. By visiting and using the service, you acknowledge and agree that you do so entirely at your own risk.
You are responsible for obtaining internet connectivity, usually through a third-party internet provider. BigBazar.ch is not obligated or responsible for your inability to connect to its service or view posts.
Additionally, BigBazar.ch cannot be held responsible for any damages or injuries of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from the use or performance of the Site, the content available or mentioned on the Site, or any other site accessible through the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
The Site provides access via hyperlinks to other sites. These hyperlinks are offered for convenience only and should not be interpreted as an endorsement by BigBazar.ch, express or implied, of the content of these sites or the products and services offered. Unless expressly stated otherwise, these sites are not managed or controlled by BigBazar.ch, and it cannot be held responsible for their content. We also do not provide any warranties regarding these other sites.
ACCOUNT CREATION AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Creating an account requires the following information: your name, address, phone number, email address, and a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of this password and are fully responsible for activities conducted on your account.
If you witness suspicious or fraudulent practices on BigBazar.ch, notice unauthorized use of your account, or receive communications from BigBazar.ch that seem illegitimate, please notify the site administrators as soon as possible.
Eligibility criteria:
- Our services are offered to individuals aged 18 and over.
- To post an ad, you must create an account.
USER RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONSENTS
BigBazar.ch is a classifieds site that allows entrepreneurs and individuals to post ads in a safe and pleasant environment.
- You are responsible for the content of the information you disclose while using this site, which must never be false, inaccurate, misleading, immoral, or illegal.
- You are responsible for updating personal information during your registration as a user.
- If you allow a minor to navigate the Site, use the mobile app, or its features, you acknowledge responsibility for their online behavior, controlling their access and use of the Site and/or features, and the consequences of any misuse. We recommend reasonable supervision of the Site and feature use by minors in your care.
- You agree that the information you provide electronically is neither confidential nor proprietary and does not infringe on the rights of any person or entity.
- You consent to grant us irrevocable, free, and unlimited rights to use, modify, distribute, display, reproduce, and distribute your content on the site.
OPERATING RULES
Our rules aim to create and maintain a relevant search and respectful transaction experience. By using our services, you agree not to:
- Violate applicable laws and our terms of use, including our posting rules.
- Use more than one identity.
- Provide false or misleading information.
- Infringe on third-party rights.
- Impose unreasonable fees for advertised products and services or interfere with the site's proper functioning.
- Copy, modify, export, or distribute content collected on the site belonging to others.
- Use a robot or any electronic means to access the site and collect content for any purpose without written permission from BigBazar.ch.
- Collect or obtain information about others, including email addresses, without authorization.
- Communicate with an advertiser to make disrespectful, offensive, obscene, vulgar, or privacy-infringing remarks.
- Post ads for products or services illegal to possess, buy, or sell in Switzerland.
- Simultaneously post similar or identical ads on the site, even if in different categories or cities or using different email addresses, except once in each language present on the site.
- Post ads intended to promote and direct users to another website.
- Post an ad in a language other than French, English, Italian, or German.
- Post an ad promoting an online classifieds service.
- Post an ad pretending to be an individual when you are a business or dealer.
- Post an ad that offers no specific product or service.
DISPLAY CONDITIONS
Ad content must include:
- A detailed description of the available good or service.
- Keywords used in the description must relate to the ad's subject.
- The description must refer to a specific or one-time good or service.
- It is prohibited to create multiple listings for the same good or service.
- Photo gallery:
- At least one featured photo must accompany the listings.
- Photos and/or videos must represent the ad's subject. The advertiser is responsible for using royalty-free photos/videos, following copyright standards. If people are identifiable in the photos/videos, the advertiser must obtain prior written consent before posting them.
- If the sale item is a lot, the title and lot price must specify it.
- When possible to add a hyperlink, it must direct to the advertiser's commercial site or the advertised product and provide additional information about the advertised product or service.
- Any hyperlink directing to another type of site may be removed by administrators.
FEES, POSTING, AND AD MANAGEMENT
There are no fees to use BigBazar.ch. This policy may change at any time. If our policy changes, a notice will be posted on the Site.
Your ad must be approved by an administrator before being posted. While we strive to approve ads quickly, there may be times when longer delays occur. BOA cannot be held responsible for a publication delay.
Your ad will be published for a maximum of one month. You will receive an email notification as the deadline approaches, and you can choose to extend it for another month. Without your approval, the ad will be removed without further notice. You can modify or remove an ad at any time during the month.
We reserve the right to modify content or refuse to publish ads to comply with the terms of use.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Relocation of ads:
We reserve the right to request advertisers to relocate certain ads to categories deemed more relevant for the advertised product or service.
Provisions applicable to seller merchants:
We remind merchants posting products or services for sale on the site that they must comply with applicable sales rules under the Consumer Protection Act, including warranty, prohibited trade practices, and the need to display their merchant status.
Access to your data:
You have access to your personal data and active ads via your user account at any time. Please note that we do not archive ads. We strongly recommend keeping a personal archive copy of the ads you post on the site.
Links to third-party sites:
The site contains links to sites operated by other organizations and businesses. Clicking these links takes you away from BigBazar.ch. We have no control over these sites' operations, and their reference on the site does not in any way engage BigBazar.ch's responsibility.
TRADEMARKS
The trademark, logo, and other intellectual properties displayed on our site belong to the site or third parties and cannot be used without written permission from BigBazar.ch or their respective owners.
CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE OR SERVICES
BigBazar.ch may modify these terms of use at any time without notice but commits to keeping this document updated. The last updated date is indicated at the top of this document. Changes take effect upon publication on the Site. If you continue to use our services after publication, you are presumed to have accepted the modified terms of use.
BigBazar.ch may modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any time, including the availability of any service feature or content, impose limits on certain features or aspects of the service, or restrict user access to all or parts of the service for any reasonable reason, without notice or liability.
Last updated: February 1, 2025
The terms "advertiser(s)" or "user(s)" refer to anyone using our services. "Terms of use" refer to this document. "Personal information" means any information about a Site user provided voluntarily that identifies them.
These terms of use represent the entire agreement between the user and BigBazar.ch regarding access and use of its tools (website, apps, etc.).
These terms, rights, obligations, and all actions under these terms are governed by Swiss law. Users agree that any disputes or claims related to the site will be resolved by the competent authorities in Switzerland.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE
By creating an account or using BigBazar.ch services, you agree to comply with these terms. If you do not accept these terms or do not intend to comply, you must refrain from using BigBazar.ch.
We reserve the right to delete ads, suspend an account, or terminate access to our services without notice to users who do not comply with our terms or the spirit of them. We may also take such actions if we cannot verify or authenticate the information provided.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
While we strive to ensure security and integrity on our tools, we cannot guarantee the quality and legality of advertised products and services, the validity or accuracy of descriptions, or the ability of advertisers to sell or users to buy products and services.
BigBazar.ch does not intervene in transactions and does not offer protection programs or payment methods between users. All content is provided as is. By visiting and using the service, you acknowledge and agree that you do so entirely at your own risk.
You are responsible for obtaining internet connectivity, usually through a third-party internet provider. BigBazar.ch is not obligated or responsible for your inability to connect to its service or view posts.
Additionally, BigBazar.ch cannot be held responsible for any damages or injuries of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from the use or performance of the Site, the content available or mentioned on the Site, or any other site accessible through the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
The Site provides access via hyperlinks to other sites. These hyperlinks are offered for convenience only and should not be interpreted as an endorsement by BigBazar.ch, express or implied, of the content of these sites or the products and services offered. Unless expressly stated otherwise, these sites are not managed or controlled by BigBazar.ch, and it cannot be held responsible for their content. We also do not provide any warranties regarding these other sites.
ACCOUNT CREATION AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Creating an account requires the following information: your name, address, phone number, email address, and a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of this password and are fully responsible for activities conducted on your account.
If you witness suspicious or fraudulent practices on BigBazar.ch, notice unauthorized use of your account, or receive communications from BigBazar.ch that seem illegitimate, please notify the site administrators as soon as possible.
Eligibility criteria:
- Our services are offered to individuals aged 18 and over.
- To post an ad, you must create an account.
USER RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONSENTS
BigBazar.ch is a classifieds site that allows entrepreneurs and individuals to post ads in a safe and pleasant environment.
- You are responsible for the content of the information you disclose while using this site, which must never be false, inaccurate, misleading, immoral, or illegal.
- You are responsible for updating personal information during your registration as a user.
- If you allow a minor to navigate the Site, use the mobile app, or its features, you acknowledge responsibility for their online behavior, controlling their access and use of the Site and/or features, and the consequences of any misuse. We recommend reasonable supervision of the Site and feature use by minors in your care.
- You agree that the information you provide electronically is neither confidential nor proprietary and does not infringe on the rights of any person or entity.
- You consent to grant us irrevocable, free, and unlimited rights to use, modify, distribute, display, reproduce, and distribute your content on the site.
OPERATING RULES
Our rules aim to create and maintain a relevant search and respectful transaction experience. By using our services, you agree not to:
- Violate applicable laws and our terms of use, including our posting rules.
- Use more than one identity.
- Provide false or misleading information.
- Infringe on third-party rights.
- Impose unreasonable fees for advertised products and services or interfere with the site's proper functioning.
- Copy, modify, export, or distribute content collected on the site belonging to others.
- Use a robot or any electronic means to access the site and collect content for any purpose without written permission from BigBazar.ch.
- Collect or obtain information about others, including email addresses, without authorization.
- Communicate with an advertiser to make disrespectful, offensive, obscene, vulgar, or privacy-infringing remarks.
- Post ads for products or services illegal to possess, buy, or sell in Switzerland.
- Simultaneously post similar or identical ads on the site, even if in different categories or cities or using different email addresses, except once in each language present on the site.
- Post ads intended to promote and direct users to another website.
- Post an ad in a language other than French, English, Italian, or German.
- Post an ad promoting an online classifieds service.
- Post an ad pretending to be an individual when you are a business or dealer.
- Post an ad that offers no specific product or service.
DISPLAY CONDITIONS
Ad content must include:
- A detailed description of the available good or service.
- Keywords used in the description must relate to the ad's subject.
- The description must refer to a specific or one-time good or service.
- It is prohibited to create multiple listings for the same good or service.
- Photo gallery:
- At least one featured photo must accompany the listings.
- Photos and/or videos must represent the ad's subject. The advertiser is responsible for using royalty-free photos/videos, following copyright standards. If people are identifiable in the photos/videos, the advertiser must obtain prior written consent before posting them.
- If the sale item is a lot, the title and lot price must specify it.
- When possible to add a hyperlink, it must direct to the advertiser's commercial site or the advertised product and provide additional information about the advertised product or service.
- Any hyperlink directing to another type of site may be removed by administrators.
FEES, POSTING, AND AD MANAGEMENT
There are no fees to use BigBazar.ch. This policy may change at any time. If our policy changes, a notice will be posted on the Site.
Your ad must be approved by an administrator before being posted. While we strive to approve ads quickly, there may be times when longer delays occur. BOA cannot be held responsible for a publication delay.
Your ad will be published for a maximum of one month. You will receive an email notification as the deadline approaches, and you can choose to extend it for another month. Without your approval, the ad will be removed without further notice. You can modify or remove an ad at any time during the month.
We reserve the right to modify content or refuse to publish ads to comply with the terms of use.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Relocation of ads:
We reserve the right to request advertisers to relocate certain ads to categories deemed more relevant for the advertised product or service.
Provisions applicable to seller merchants:
We remind merchants posting products or services for sale on the site that they must comply with applicable sales rules under the Consumer Protection Act, including warranty, prohibited trade practices, and the need to display their merchant status.
Access to your data:
You have access to your personal data and active ads via your user account at any time. Please note that we do not archive ads. We strongly recommend keeping a personal archive copy of the ads you post on the site.
Links to third-party sites:
The site contains links to sites operated by other organizations and businesses. Clicking these links takes you away from BigBazar.ch. We have no control over these sites' operations, and their reference on the site does not in any way engage BigBazar.ch's responsibility.
TRADEMARKS
The trademark, logo, and other intellectual properties displayed on our site belong to the site or third parties and cannot be used without written permission from BigBazar.ch or their respective owners.
CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE OR SERVICES
BigBazar.ch may modify these terms of use at any time without notice but commits to keeping this document updated. The last updated date is indicated at the top of this document. Changes take effect upon publication on the Site. If you continue to use our services after publication, you are presumed to have accepted the modified terms of use.
BigBazar.ch may modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any time, including the availability of any service feature or content, impose limits on certain features or aspects of the service, or restrict user access to all or parts of the service for any reasonable reason, without notice or liability.