B2C User Sign-Up Terms and Conditions

1.Platform Purpose

Verified Brands is an independent online business marketplace, information, verification and social networking platform designed to improve trust, transparency and access to business information. Users may discover Business Entities, view business information, communicate with businesses, submit reviews, access educational materials, interact with advertisements and participate in other Platform activities.

2.User Eligibility

You must have the legal capacity required to enter into these Terms under applicable law. If you do not have that capacity, you must not register unless registration is lawfully permitted and appropriately authorised.

3.Registration Information

You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information and to update it when necessary. Verified Brands may request additional information where reasonably necessary for account security, verification, fraud prevention or compliance.

4.Account Security

You are responsible for protecting your login credentials and for activity conducted through your account. You must promptly notify Verified Brands if you believe your account has been compromised. Accounts may not be sold, transferred, rented or shared without prior permission.

5.Business Information and Verification

Verified Brands may display Business Profiles and verification information to help Users research and compare businesses. Verification reflects an internal review at the relevant time and does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, guarantee, certification, government approval or regulatory authorisation.

6.User Due Diligence

You are responsible for conducting appropriate due diligence before purchasing goods or services, investing money, transferring funds, entering contracts, providing personal information or establishing a commercial relationship with a Business Entity.

7.Reviews and Ratings

You may submit genuine reviews, ratings and feedback where permitted. Reviews must be based on genuine experiences and must be truthful, accurate, lawful and not deliberately misleading.

• Do not create fake reviews or manipulate ratings.
• Do not submit multiple reviews to artificially influence a rating.
• Do not knowingly publish false information.
• Do not impersonate another person.
• Do not threaten or harass a Business Entity or other User.
• Do not accept improper benefits in exchange for manipulating reviews.

8.Communication and Networking

The Platform may provide messaging, networking, enquiry, commenting or other communication features.

Verified Brands does not control or guarantee communications, representations, promises, agreements or conduct between Users and third parties.

9.Advertisements

Users may view, interact with or respond to advertisements. Advertisements may contain links to third-party websites or services. Verified Brands does not guarantee the accuracy, quality, legality, availability or performance of third-party advertisements, and interaction with an advertisement does not constitute Verified Brands' endorsement.

10.User Rewards and Payouts

Verified Brands may offer rewards or payouts for Qualifying Activities. Eligibility may depend on minimum thresholds, geographical restrictions, account verification, payment methods, processing periods and other applicable rules. Verified Brands does not guarantee that every advertisement interaction or Platform activity will generate a payout.

Users must not manipulate payout systems through bots, scripts, automated traffic, click farms, fraudulent accounts, artificial engagement, repeated or invalid clicks, tracking manipulation or other fraudulent activity. Verified Brands may withhold, cancel or reverse rewards connected with invalid or fraudulent activity.

11.No Consumer Payments to Verified Brands

Verified Brands does not collect, hold, receive or process consumer payments for transactions between Users and third-party Business Entities. Where a User purchases a product or service from a Business Entity, the payment and contractual relationship are directly between the User and that Business Entity.

12.Financial, Forex and CFD Risk

The Platform may contain information, advertisements or promotional content relating to financial services, investment, Forex, CFDs, leveraged derivative products, lending, insurance, cryptocurrency, digital assets or other high-risk industries.

Trading Forex, CFDs and leveraged derivative products involves significant risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage can magnify both gains and losses, and you may lose all of your invested capital. You should never speculate with money you cannot afford to lose.

Information available through the Platform is general information only and does not constitute personalised financial or investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Before investing or trading, you should ensure that you fully understand the risks, independently assess whether the relevant product or service is suitable for you, and review the applicable legal, regulatory and risk disclosure documents.

Verified Brands does not provide investment advice and does not guarantee the safety, legitimacy, profitability, suitability or performance of any financial product, service, Business Entity or advertiser appearing on the Platform.

13.Prohibited Activities

• Fraud, impersonation or knowingly false information.
• Review, advertising or payout manipulation.
• Artificial traffic, bots or unauthorised automated systems.
• Malware or interference with Platform security.
• Unauthorised scraping or data extraction.
• Intellectual property infringement.
• Harassment, threats or unlawful activity.

14.User Content

Users retain ownership of their lawful reviews, comments, photographs, messages and other content. By submitting content, you grant Verified Brands a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display, publish, distribute and use the content for operating, maintaining, promoting and improving the Platform, subject to applicable law.

15.Privacy

Personal information may be processed for account administration, Platform operation, security, fraud prevention, compliance and related legitimate purposes in accordance with the applicable Privacy Policy and law.

16.Suspension and Termination

Verified Brands may suspend, restrict or terminate access where a User breaches these Terms or where action is reasonably necessary to protect Users, Business Entities, advertisers or the Platform, including during investigations involving fraud, security concerns, manipulation or unlawful activity.

17.Incorporation of Common Platform & Legal Terms

The Common Platform & Legal Terms incorporated by reference apply to continued use of the Platform and address disclaimers, third-party transactions, intellectual property, liability, disputes, changes and other common legal matters.

18.Governing Law and Consumer Rights

The parties should first attempt to resolve disputes through good-faith communication. Mandatory consumer protection laws applicable to the User's country of residence apply where required by law. Nothing in these Terms is intended to remove mandatory consumer rights. For matters not subject to mandatory consumer law, the governing law and courts will be determined under the Common Platform & Legal Terms, subject to applicable law.

19.Changes

Verified Brands may update these B2C Sign-Up Terms from time to time. Updated terms may be published on the Platform. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised terms, subject to applicable law.

20.Sign-Up Confirmation

By completing registration, you confirm that the information supplied is accurate, that you have the required legal capacity, and that you have read and accepted these B2C Sign-Up Terms and the applicable Common Platform & Legal Terms.