Terms and Conditions
Because we care
The BidLocker is an online auction website. The portal is the exclusive property of Technic Business Solutions who is the service provider to manage the information on the website.
Technic Business Solutions is a licensed Limited liability registered as such under the laws of Trinidad and Tobago.
The use of this site is governed by the following Terms and Conditions.
By registering an account, you are agreeing to all Terms and Conditions set forth.
Visitors not agreeing to the same may choose not to avail the services being offered by The BidLocker and should exit the site without sharing their contact details.
1. Using our services:
Users are prohibited from the following while utilizing our services:
- Posting of any item that is deemed illegal by the government of Trinidad and Tobago
- Posting any item that is considered inappropriate or Taboo
- Using our services to frame/slander any other person
- Using deratogory language in the posting of items or towards another user
- Failing to pay for an item after winning an auction
- Using our messaging service to message another user any type of the following, “Pay me on the side”, “Give me your contact number” without first paying for the item
- Manipulating our services to avoid paying commission or paying fees for listing an item
- Using our services to collect information on any user or data that might be stored on our website
- Under any circumstances, fail to deliver an item sold by you, unless you have a valid reason. For example, the buyer fails to comply with the posted terms in your listing or you cannot contact the buyer
- manipulate the price or listing of another seller
- post false, inaccurate, misleading, deceptive, defamatory, or libelous content
- use any robot, spider, scraper, data mining tools, data gathering and extraction tools, or other automated means to access our Services for any purpose
Users agree to adhere to any of the following:
- Be at least 18 years of age to register an account
- You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The BidLocker from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from any violation of this User Agreement or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your account incurred by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defence of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this User Agreement. In any event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.
- Information on the site will change from time to time without any notice being provided and the nature and timing of the same is solely governed by the company management.
- Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than through the means we provide, is strictly prohibited. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources through any automated, unethical or unconventional means.
- Engaging in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.
- Infringes on any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party;
2. Responsible Use and Conduct
By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide for you, either directly or indirectly (hereafter referred to as ‘Resources’), you agree to use these Resources only for the purposes intended as permitted by (a) the terms of this User Agreement, and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.
Wherein, you understand that:
- In order to access our Resources, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself (such as identification, contact details, etc.) as part of the registration process, or as part of your ability to use the Resources. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up to date.
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. Accordingly, you are responsible for all activities that occur under your account/s.
- Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than through the means we provide, is strictly prohibited. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources through any automated, unethical or unconventional means.
- Engaging in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.
- Attempting to copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, trade, or resell our Resources is strictly prohibited.
- You are solely responsible any consequences, losses, or damages that we may directly or indirectly incur or suffer due to any unauthorized activities conducted by you, as explained above, and may incur criminal or civil liability.
- We may provide various open communication tools on our website, such as blog comments, blog posts, public chat, forums, message boards, newsgroups, product ratings and reviews, various social media services, etc. You understand that generally we do not pre-screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various communication tools, which means that if you choose to use these tools to submit any type of content to our website, then it is your personal responsibility to use these tools in a responsible and ethical manner. By posting information or otherwise using any open communication tools as mentioned, you agree that you will not upload, post, share, or otherwise distribute any content that:
- Is illegal, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, degrading, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains any type of suggestive, inappropriate, or explicit language;
- Infringes on any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party;
- Contains any type of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising;
- Impersonates any person or entity, including any Propsnoop.com Ltd employees or representatives.
- We have the right at our sole discretion to remove any content that, we feel in our judgment does not comply with this User Agreement, along with any content that we feel is otherwise offensive, harmful, objectionable, inaccurate, or violates any 3rd party copyrights or trademarks. We are not responsible for any delay or failure in removing such content. If you post content that we choose to remove, you hereby consent to such removal, and consent to waive any claim against us.
2. Fees
The following is our fee structure for commission:
$1-1000, 10%
$1001-5000, 9%
$5001-10000, 8%
$10001-15000, 7%
$15000-$2000, 6%
$20000-25000, 5%
$25000+, 4%
sellers agree to pay this commission whether they accept cash, credit/debit, bank transfer or PayPal. Failure to pay will either result in a ban of our services or a lawsuit issued by us in accordance with our Terms and Conditions
The following is our fee structure for listing items:
- Listing or posting an item is and will remain free. This is just give me the basics package. However, listing an item has additional add-ons that can be applied.
- Make me stand out is a $35 TTD package and Give me Everything is a $55 TTD package
- You can buy listing features individually also. Our featured listing is an additional $20 TTD. Our Sponsored package is an additional $30 TTD. Our homepage package is an additional $50 TTD.
3. Listing Conditions
When listing an item, you agree to comply with The BidLocker’s Listing policies outlined below:
- You will assume full responsibility for the listing, selling and delivery of the item
- Content that violates any of our policies in any section of our Terms and Conditions will be removed and no refund will be given
- You will post items that match the description and condition of the item you are selling
- You will not use our services to post items with the intention to lie, deceit, or harm any user
- You will not list items that are racist, hateful or any way that violates the Terms and Conditions
- We reserve the right to remove any listing that in any way violates these Terms and no refund will be given
5. Limitation of Warranties
By using our website, you understand and agree that all Resources we provide are “as is” and “as available”. This means that we do not represent or warrant to you that:
- The use of our Resources will meet your needs or requirements.
- The use of our Resources will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or free from errors.
- The information obtained by using our Resources will be accurate or reliable, and
- Any defects in the operation or functionality of any Resources we provide will be repaired or corrected.
Furthermore, you understand and agree that:
Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of our Resources is done at your own discretion and risk, and that you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other devices for any loss of data that may result from the download of such content.
No information or advice, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, obtained by you www.thebidlocker.com or through any Resources we provide shall create any warranty, guarantee, or conditions of any kind, except for those expressly outlined in this User Agreement.
6. Limitation of Liability
In conjunction with the Limitation of Warranties as explained above, you expressly understand and agree that any claim against us shall be limited to the amount you paid, if any, for use of products and/or services. The BidLocker will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary loss or damages which may be incurred by you as a result of using our Resources, or as a result of any changes, data loss or corruption, cancellation, loss of access, or downtime to the full extent that applicable limitation of liability laws apply.
7. Bans and Cancellations of Accounts
The BidLocker reserves the right to ban any user or IP address that violates the terms and conditions. These bans will be set forth without warning and are nonreversible. Once banned, you forfeit your rights to use our services indefinitely. If your ban was the result of an action deemed illegal or unconstitutional, we reserve the right to forward your data and information to the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
8. Refund Policy
- Refund policies are set forth by the seller. All refunds will be in accordance with sellers. Therefore, The BidLocker.com holds no responsibility or accountability in refunding items that fall against the refund policy set forth by the seller
- Items that are false, deceitful or are in any way not as advertised will be handled on a case by case basis. These situations must be brought to our attention within 72 hours of the sale becoming complete. We reserve the right to deny refunds or cancellations of any item sold
9. Shipping Policy
- All items will be shipped by The BidLocker to all locations in Trinidad and Tobago except the following:
- Mayaro, Laventille/Beetham, SeaLots, Enterprise, Moruga
- Shipping price will be based on the size of the package and the distance the courier must travel. This information will be provided on the invoice.