TERMS OF USE

Effective Date: 14 August 2026
Last Updated: 14 August 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Listpal Classifieds.

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of listpal.co.ke, including our website, marketplace, classified listings, advertising services, seller accounts, buyer features, and other services we may provide.

By accessing or using Listpal Classifieds, creating an account, submitting a listing, contacting a seller, or using any of our services, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use and our other applicable policies.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the Listpal platform.

2. About Listpal Classifieds

Listpal Classifieds is an online marketplace and classified listing platform that connects individuals, businesses, sellers, service providers, and potential buyers.

Users may use Listpal to advertise and discover products, services, businesses, property, vehicles, jobs, and other permitted listings.

Listpal is generally a marketplace and advertising platform and is not the owner, manufacturer, supplier, seller, warehouse, shipping provider, or delivery provider of products advertised by independent third-party sellers.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, transactions for products and services advertised by sellers are conducted directly between the buyer and seller.

3. Eligibility

You must provide accurate information when creating an account or submitting a listing.

By using Listpal, you confirm that:

  • The information you provide is accurate and current.
  • You have the legal capacity to enter into applicable agreements.
  • You will use the platform lawfully.
  • You will comply with these Terms of Use and applicable Listpal policies.
  • You will not use Listpal for fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful purposes.

Where a particular product, service, or activity is subject to age or other legal restrictions, you are responsible for complying with those requirements.

4. User Accounts

Certain Listpal features may require you to create an account.

You are responsible for:

  • Providing accurate registration information
  • Keeping your login credentials confidential
  • Maintaining the security of your account
  • Updating inaccurate or outdated information
  • Activities conducted through your account

You should notify Listpal promptly if you believe that your account has been accessed without your permission.

Listpal may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms of Use or applicable policies.

5. Listings and Advertisements

Users may submit listings and advertisements subject to Listpal’s requirements.

Listings must contain accurate, truthful, and relevant information.

Users must not publish listings that are:

  • Fraudulent
  • Misleading
  • Deceptive
  • Illegal
  • Counterfeit
  • Stolen
  • Infringing
  • Abusive
  • Harmful
  • Spam
  • Otherwise prohibited by Listpal

Listpal may review, reject, edit, restrict, or remove listings that violate our policies or create risks for users or the platform.

6. Seller Responsibilities

Sellers are responsible for the products and services they advertise.

Sellers are responsible for:

  • The accuracy of their listings
  • Product and service availability
  • Pricing
  • Product condition
  • Applicable licences or permits
  • Payment arrangements
  • Shipping and delivery
  • Returns and refunds
  • Warranties
  • After-sales support
  • Compliance with applicable laws

Listpal does not generally guarantee the quality, authenticity, availability, legality, safety, or performance of products or services advertised by independent sellers.

7. Buyer Responsibilities

Buyers should exercise reasonable caution when dealing with sellers.

Before purchasing a product or service, buyers should:

  • Review the complete listing
  • Confirm the seller’s identity and contact details where appropriate
  • Verify availability
  • Confirm the final price
  • Confirm shipping and delivery arrangements
  • Ask about returns and refunds
  • Confirm warranty information where applicable
  • Review the seller’s own terms and policies
  • Use appropriate payment and transaction precautions

The presence of a listing on Listpal does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the seller or product.

8. Transactions Between Users

Listpal provides a platform for users to discover and communicate with sellers.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Listpal is not a party to transactions between buyers and sellers.

The buyer and seller are responsible for agreeing on the terms of their transaction, including:

  • Price
  • Payment
  • Delivery
  • Returns
  • Refunds
  • Warranties
  • Cancellations
  • Other applicable conditions

Users should retain relevant records of transactions and communications.

9. Payments to Listpal

Listpal may offer free and paid services.

Paid services may include:

  • Premium listings
  • Featured listings
  • Listing upgrades
  • Advertising
  • Promotional services
  • Business promotion
  • Subscription services
  • Other platform services

Payments made to Listpal for these services are separate from payments made between buyers and sellers for products or services.

Any applicable charges will be communicated through the relevant Listpal service.

10. External Websites and Links

Listings may contain links to third-party websites, including seller websites, online stores, social media pages, or other external platforms.

When you access an external website, you leave the Listpal platform.

Listpal does not control third-party websites and is not generally responsible for their:

  • Content
  • Products
  • Services
  • Prices
  • Shipping policies
  • Return policies
  • Privacy practices
  • Security
  • Terms and conditions

Users should review the terms and policies of third-party websites before using them or completing transactions.

11. Prohibited Activities

You must not use Listpal to:

  • Commit or facilitate fraud
  • Misrepresent your identity
  • Publish false or misleading information
  • Advertise illegal products or services
  • Sell stolen or counterfeit goods
  • Infringe intellectual property rights
  • Harass, threaten, or abuse other users
  • Send spam or unsolicited communications
  • Upload malicious software
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts or systems
  • Interfere with the operation of the platform
  • Scrape or collect information through unauthorised automated methods
  • Circumvent platform restrictions
  • Create accounts for deceptive or fraudulent purposes
  • Engage in activities that may harm Listpal or its users

Listpal may take appropriate action against accounts involved in prohibited activities.

12. Intellectual Property

The Listpal name, logo, website design, platform features, original content, graphics, text, software, and other materials provided by Listpal may be protected by intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, or commercially exploit Listpal’s intellectual property without appropriate authorisation.

Users retain ownership of content they have the legal right to submit, subject to the licence described below.

13. User-Submitted Content

By submitting a listing, photograph, description, logo, video, review, advertisement, or other content to Listpal, you confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to submit and use that content.

You grant Listpal a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to host, display, reproduce, format, distribute, promote, and otherwise use the submitted content for operating, marketing, improving, and promoting the Listpal platform and its services.

You remain responsible for the content you submit.

Listpal may remove content that violates these Terms of Use or applicable policies.

14. Accuracy of Information

Listpal aims to provide useful and reliable information but does not guarantee that all information published by users is accurate, complete, current, or error-free.

Product information, prices, availability, specifications, seller information, delivery information, and other listing details may be provided by independent users.

Users should verify important information directly with the relevant seller before relying on it or completing a transaction.

15. Marketplace Safety

Listpal may take reasonable steps to maintain the safety and integrity of the platform.

We may investigate reports involving:

  • Fraud
  • Scams
  • Misleading listings
  • Prohibited products
  • Suspicious accounts
  • Abusive behaviour
  • Other violations of our policies

We may remove listings, restrict accounts, suspend users, or take other appropriate measures.

However, users remain responsible for exercising appropriate caution when dealing with other users.

16. Disclaimer

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Listpal provides the platform on an “as available” basis.

Listpal does not guarantee that:

  • The platform will always be available
  • Listings will always be accurate
  • Products will always be available
  • Sellers will complete transactions
  • Products will match their descriptions
  • Sellers will deliver products
  • Sellers will provide refunds
  • Products will be free from defects
  • A particular seller or buyer will act as expected
  • The platform will be uninterrupted or error-free

17. Limitation of Responsibility

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Listpal is not responsible for losses, damages, disputes, or claims arising directly from transactions between independent buyers and sellers.

This includes matters relating to:

  • Product quality
  • Product authenticity
  • Product availability
  • Payment between buyer and seller
  • Delivery
  • Shipping
  • Returns
  • Refunds
  • Warranties
  • Seller conduct
  • Buyer conduct
  • Third-party websites

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded under applicable law.

18. Account Suspension and Termination

Listpal may suspend, restrict, or terminate an account where we reasonably believe that the user:

  • Violated these Terms
  • Violated another Listpal policy
  • Provided false information
  • Engaged in fraudulent activity
  • Published prohibited content
  • Created a security or safety risk
  • Misused the platform
  • Violated applicable laws

We may also remove or restrict individual listings without terminating the user’s entire account.

19. Privacy

Your use of Listpal is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information.

By using Listpal, you acknowledge that you have reviewed our Privacy Policy.

20. Changes to These Terms

Listpal may update these Terms of Use from time to time.

Changes may be made to reflect:

  • New services or features
  • Changes to our business
  • Changes to marketplace operations
  • Legal or regulatory requirements
  • Security or safety improvements
  • Changes to our policies

The latest version will be published on this page with the applicable effective and updated dates.

Your continued use of Listpal after an updated version is published constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

21. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the applicable laws of Kenya, subject to any mandatory legal rights or protections that may apply to users.

22. Contact Listpal

If you have questions regarding these Terms of Use, your account, a listing, or the Listpal platform, contact us:

Listpal Classifieds
Website: https://listpal.co.ke/
Email: sales@listpal.co.ke
Phone: +254 714 332 840

Important Notice

Listpal Classifieds is an online marketplace and classified listing platform. We connect buyers with independent sellers, businesses, and service providers but do not generally own, sell, stock, ship, or deliver the products advertised by third-party sellers. Buyers and sellers are responsible for confirming and agreeing on the terms of their individual transactions, including price, payment, shipping, delivery, returns, refunds, warranties, and other applicable conditions.