These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are the rules for using the website trade-in-favors.com (and tradeinfavors.com) and the Trade-in-Favors app (together, the “Board”).
The Board is operated by Khare Impact Organization, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation, doing business as Trade-in-Favors (“KIO,” “we,” “us”), 27317 Green Willow Run, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544. KIO runs the Board under a license from the owner of the Trade-in-Favors name and materials.
Please read these Terms. By checking “I agree” or by using the Board, you accept them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Board. Sections 13–16 limit our responsibility and ask you to accept certain risks. Please read those sections carefully.
1. Who can use the Board
- You must be 18 or older. The Board is not for children, and minors may not post, respond, or do or receive a favor arranged here.
- You must be able to make a binding agreement and must not be barred from using the Board by law or by a past removal.
- The Board is meant for neighbors in the Tampa Bay / Pasco County, Florida area. If you use it from somewhere else, you are responsible for following your local laws.
2. How the Board works
- You can post an Offer (something you can do) or a Need (something you’d like help with), add a community event, or browse.
- Accounts. Anyone can browse. To post, message, or leave a note you need a free account: you sign in with a one-time code sent to your email, pick a display name, give your ZIP code, and confirm you are 18 or older and agree to these Terms. One account per person. Keep access to your email secure; you’re responsible for activity on your account.
- Posts are public. Offers, needs, kids-resource listings and events you post, with your display name, ZIP and bio, can be seen by anyone who visits the Board or uses the app.
- The ZIP filter estimates distance from ZIP-code center points. It is approximate and does not use GPS.
- Messages. “I’m interested” starts a private 1:1 conversation with the poster inside the Board. Messages are stored on our servers so both of you can read them. Messages must follow these Terms; KIO may review a conversation that is reported to us. Don’t share your home address, financial information, or anything you wouldn’t want stored.
- Block and report. You can block any user (neither of you can then message the other, and you won’t see each other’s posts) and report any post, user, or message.
- Deleting. You can delete any of your posts, or your whole account, any time from your Profile. See trade-in-favors.com/delete-account.
- “Would recommend” and “Would use again” are friendly neighbor notes, not background checks, reviews of licenses, or guarantees.
- KIO is not a party to any swap. We don’t employ, screen, background-check, license, insure, supervise, or vouch for users, businesses, or event hosts. We don’t hold money, schedule work, or settle disputes.
3. No money, no fees
- The Board is free. KIO charges no fees for posting or trading.
- Swaps are favor-for-favor or item-for-favor only. Don’t ask for or offer cash, gift cards, payment apps, crypto, deposits, or “cash-only jobs dressed up as a trade.”
- If anyone asks you for money or a deposit through the Board, treat it as a red flag and report it.
4. Your responsibilities
You are responsible for:
- What you post. It must be true, your own, and lawful.
- Deciding whether to trade, with whom, and on what terms.
- Your own safety, property, tools, vehicles, and guests.
- Getting any license, permit, insurance, or permission the law requires for what you offer.
- Following all laws, including tax, licensing, food safety, and consumer laws.
- Not posting anyone else’s private information (address, phone, photos) without their permission.
5. What you may not post or trade (prohibited)
Posts must not offer, request, or promote:
- Licensed professional services without the required license. This includes, for example: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, general or building contracting, pool and spa work, pest control, mold work, home inspection, cosmetology, barbering, nail and skin services, real estate, accounting/tax preparation for pay, legal advice or representation, and veterinary care. If you hold the license, follow all laws, and say so in your post, you may offer that service. You are responsible for checking the license rules where you live. Whoever receives a service is responsible for verifying that the provider holds any required license. KIO doesn’t verify licenses.
- Medical, dental, mental-health, nursing, pharmacy, or massage services, including injections, IVs, wound care, medication help, therapy, and bodywork, even if you are licensed. (The Board isn’t set up to handle health care safely.)
- Childcare, babysitting, tutoring of minors alone, or any favor where a minor does the work or receives the service. The Kids resources section, if offered, is an information list only.
- Firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, or weapons, or parts for them.
- Alcohol, tobacco, vapes, marijuana/THC/CBD, hemp products, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, or prescription or over-the-counter medications.
- Live animals (selling, trading, rehoming, or breeding). Pet-care favors such as dog walking may be allowed if they’re lawful, but you’re responsible for the animal’s safety.
- Food that isn’t safe or allowed. Home-made food may only be offered if it’s the kind allowed under your state’s cottage food law (for example, shelf-stable breads, cookies, cakes, candies, jams, honey, dry herbs), is prepackaged and labeled as that law requires, and is otherwise lawful. Not allowed: foods that need refrigeration, meat, fish, eggs, dairy, home-canned vegetables, sauces like salsa, cut fresh fruit, and anything else outside the cottage food rules. Licensed food businesses must follow their own permits.
- Sexual content or services, dating or escort offers, or anything exploitative.
- Rides offered as a business or for pay, or any driving without a valid license and insurance. Casual rides between neighbors are at both people’s own risk; check your auto insurance first.
- Stolen, counterfeit, recalled, or hazardous items, or anything that infringes someone else’s copyright, trademark, or privacy.
- Hate, harassment, threats, discrimination, scams, spam, pyramid schemes, or impersonation.
- Anything else illegal or that we reasonably believe is unsafe.
We may update this list. The current list is also shown on the Board.
6. Safety tips for meeting and swapping
These tips are not a guarantee of safety:
- Meet first in a public place when you can. Tell a friend where you’re going.
- Don’t share your home address, financial info, or ID until you’re comfortable. Never send money.
- Agree up front on what’s included, timing, tools, who will be there, and what happens if something gets damaged or isn’t finished. Use the “Before you say yes” checklist.
- Ask about experience. For anything that needs a license, ask for the license number and check it with the state.
- Trust your gut. You can say no or walk away at any time.
- If you feel in danger, call 911. Then report the post to us.
7. Taxes on bartering
The IRS generally treats bartered goods and services as taxable income at fair market value, even when no money changes hands. You are responsible for your own taxes and records. KIO does not track swaps, value them, or issue tax forms, and doesn’t give tax advice. Talk with a tax professional if you have questions.
8. Your content and the license you give us
- You keep ownership of what you post (“Your Content”).
- You give KIO a free, non-exclusive, worldwide license to host, store, display, copy, format, and share Your Content in order to run, improve, and promote the Board (for example, showing a post or an anonymized example). This license ends when Your Content is deleted from the Board, except for copies we’re required to keep by law or that remain in backups for a limited time.
- You promise you have the right to post Your Content and that it follows these Terms.
- Please don’t send us ideas you want to keep private. If you send feedback, we may use it without owing you anything.
9. Moderation, removal, and reporting
- We may (but don’t have to) review, edit for safety, refuse, hide, or remove any post or event, and restrict or block any user or device, at any time and for any reason, including a suspected break of these Terms. We try to be fair, but these decisions are ours.
- To report a post, a user, a safety concern, or a copyright problem, tap Report on the post, profile, or message, or use the contact page, or email info@khim.org. Include what happened, the post, and when.
- We aim to review reports within 48 hours and may remove content while we look into it. We may share information with law enforcement when the law requires it or when someone’s safety is at risk.
- We may suspend or permanently ban accounts (and prevent the same email from rejoining) for breaking these Terms, for spam, or to protect others. We use automatic limits on how often you can post, message, or report.
- Not acting on something doesn’t mean we approve of it.
10. Copyright complaints
If you believe something on the Board infringes your copyright, email info@khim.org with: your contact info; the work; where the content is; a statement that you believe in good faith the use isn’t authorized; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and you’re the owner or authorized to act; and your signature. We may remove repeat infringers.
11. No endorsement of users, businesses, or events
Listings in the Local makers & markets, Kids resources, and Events sections, and any user’s post or feedback, are not endorsements by KIO. We don’t check licenses, permits, food safety, insurance, quality, or prices. Check for yourself before you rely on anyone.
12. Sponsors and donations
- Local businesses may support KIO’s work on the Board. We acknowledge sponsors (for example, name, logo, address, website, and a neutral description). These acknowledgments are thank-yous, not ads or endorsements. Sponsors get no special ranking, approval power, or access to user information.
- Donations to Khare Impact Organization, Inc. are voluntary and support its charitable work.
13. Assumption of risk
Trading favors with people you don’t know carries real risks, including personal injury, illness, property damage, theft, poor-quality or unfinished work, no-shows, scams, and harmful behavior by others. You understand that KIO does not screen users or supervise swaps. You freely choose to accept these risks when you use the Board, meet anyone, or do or receive any favor.
14. Disclaimers
The Board is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent the law allows, KIO disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We don’t promise the Board will be error-free, always available, or that any post, user, distance, or listing is accurate, safe, or legal.
15. Release and limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows:
- You release KIO, and its directors, officers, volunteers, members, licensor, and agents (the “KIO Parties”), from claims arising out of your use of the Board or any swap, meeting, event, listing, or dealing with another user or business, including claims based on the KIO Parties’ own negligence.
- The KIO Parties are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost property, data, or opportunities.
- If any KIO Party is found liable anyway, the total liability for all claims is limited to one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100).
- Nothing in these Terms limits liability that can’t legally be limited, such as for gross negligence or intentional misconduct where Florida law forbids it.
16. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the KIO Parties from any claims, losses, damages, fines, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from: your posts; your swaps, meetings, or services; your breaking these Terms; or your breaking any law or anyone else’s rights.
17. Disputes between users
Disputes about a swap are between the people involved. KIO may (but doesn’t have to) help point you to resources, but we don’t decide who is right. Many disputes can be settled with a calm conversation, a written note of what was agreed, or community mediation.
18. Florida law and where disputes go
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and by applicable federal law. Any lawsuit about the Board or these Terms must be brought only in the state courts located in Pasco County, Florida (or the federal court for that district, if it has jurisdiction), and you agree to those courts’ authority. Either side may use small claims court where it qualifies. Any claim must be brought within one (1) year after it arises, where the law allows that limit.
19. Ending use; changes
- You may stop using the Board anytime and clear your data (see the Privacy Policy). We may suspend, change, or shut down the Board, or block access, at any time.
- We may update these Terms. We’ll change the “Last updated” date and, for important changes, show a notice on the Board or ask you to agree again. If you keep using the Board after changes, that means you accept them.
20. Other legal terms
These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and KIO about the Board. If any part can’t be enforced, the rest stays in effect, and the unenforceable part is limited to the minimum extent needed. Our not enforcing a term isn’t a waiver. You can’t transfer these Terms; we may transfer them to a successor operator. Headings are for convenience only.
21. Contact
Khare Impact Organization, Inc. d/b/a Trade-in-Favors
27317 Green Willow Run, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
Email: info@khim.org · Contact page: trade-in-favors.com/contact
In an emergency, call 911.