Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of cloudmarktplaats.nl (the "platform"). By creating an account or using the platform, you agree to these terms. This is an English courtesy translation; the Dutch version prevails in case of any discrepancy.

1. Who we are

The platform is operated by Aldewereld Consultancy, postal address Nieuwe Hemweg 26, 1013 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands (mail only; visits by appointment), registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 61862533. Contact: info@cloudmarktplaats.nl.

2. What cloudmarktplaats is, and what it is not

Cloudmarktplaats is a peer-to-peer marketplace where users offer, find and get in touch about used IT hardware. The platform is open source (AGPL-3.0) and built to be privacy-friendly.

We are an intermediary, not a party to the sale. Any agreement about a listing is concluded directly between buyer and seller. We are not a party to it, do not inspect the goods, and give no warranty as to the quality, authenticity, safety or delivery of items, or the reliability of users. Use of the platform and entering into transactions is at your own risk.

That does not change if 1 of the parties is a business. The sale is still concluded between buyer and seller, not with us.

3. Free to use

The platform is free. We charge no commission, listing fees or transaction fees. Sponsorship and donations are voluntary.

4. Your account

• You are responsible for the accuracy of your details and for keeping your credentials secret. Secure your account; we recommend two-factor authentication (2FA).
• You are responsible for everything that happens through your account.
• You create at most one account per person and do not act on someone else's behalf without their consent.

5. What you post

You are responsible for the listings, photos, homelab posts and messages you post. You confirm that you are entitled to sell the items offered and to post the content.

The price you enter is the amount the buyer pays. If you charge VAT, it is included. Nothing is added on top except shipping costs you agree separately with the buyer.

Prohibited in particular:

• Offering illegal, stolen or dangerous goods, or goods whose sale is legally restricted.
• Misleading, fraudulent or spam listings.
• Content that infringes others' rights (copyright, trademark, image rights) or that is unlawful, threatening or offensive.
• Posting other people's personal data without a legal basis.

Listings are currently not reviewed before publication: what you post goes live immediately. We do reserve the right to review beforehand, and to refuse, edit or remove content or accounts that breach these terms. If you see something that does not belong here, report it using the report button on the listing.

6. Selling as a private individual or as a business

Private individuals and businesses sell side by side on this platform. That difference matters to a buyer, because the law gives them more rights against a business than against a private individual. So it has to be clear who is which.

You declare what you are. If you trade in the course of a business, you say so in your profile, with your business name and your Chamber of Commerce number. Trading as a business without that declaration breaches these terms and is grounds for removing your listings or your account. If you are unsure: buying regularly in order to resell points towards trading as a business, clearing out your own server rack does not.

What a business seller has to arrange itself. If you sell to a consumer in the course of a business, obligations apply that concern only you and not us. You inform the buyer up front about your identity and about the item, you generally grant a 14-day withdrawal period on distance sales, and you are liable for conformity: what you deliver has to be what the buyer could expect based on your listing. We provide the statement, not the compliance.

What the label is and is not. For a business seller we show the business name and the Chamber of Commerce number on the listing. That is a factual rendering of what that seller declared. It is not a seal of approval, not a check and not a recommendation: we do not verify that declaration. The absence of the label is not a statement either; it only means that someone has not declared themselves a business. If a declaration is wrong, report it with the report button; we act on reports, as with the rest of moderation.

Contact works the same for everyone. A business seller is reachable through the relay email in article 7 as well. The identity the law asks for is on the listing; a postal address is not part of it.

7. Contact between users

Messages to a seller are sent through a one-off relay email. We do not store the contents of those messages and do not keep your email address. See the Privacy Policy.

8. Acceptable use

You will not use the platform to overload, abuse or disrupt it. Prohibited actions include automated scraping beyond normal use, circumventing security or rate limits, and attempts to gain unauthorised access. The software is open source; you may fork and self-host it under the AGPL-3.0, but that does not grant any right to misuse this service or other users' data.

9. Intellectual property

Content you post remains yours. You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display and process that content as needed to operate the platform (for example, showing your listing and photos). The platform software is available under the AGPL-3.0.

10. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited or excluded. We are not liable for damage arising from transactions between users, from user content, or from unavailability of the platform. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory law (such as intent or wilful recklessness).

11. Termination

You may close your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access to (part of) the platform in case of a breach of these terms or abuse.

12. Changes

We may amend these terms. When a new version is published, we will ask you to agree again before you perform a legally relevant action (such as posting a listing). The current version is always on this page.

If you are registered as a business seller, we will announce a change to these terms at least 15 days before it takes effect, unless a legal obligation or a security problem requires faster action. During that period you can terminate your account.

13. Governing law

These terms are governed by Dutch law. Disputes will be submitted to the competent court in Amsterdam, unless mandatory law designates another court.