ListedSpot provides websites and hosting for genuine local businesses. This Acceptable Use Policy sets the standards that every business and website hosted on the ListedSpot platform must follow.
The aim is simple: websites hosted by ListedSpot should represent real businesses, provide accurate information and give visitors a clear and honest understanding of the business they are dealing with.
ListedSpot is intended for genuine businesses that provide real products or services to customers in a defined local area.
This may include:
We may ask a business for information or documentation where reasonably necessary to confirm that it is genuine.
ListedSpot is not intended for websites that exist primarily to impersonate another business, collect leads for a business that does not provide the advertised service, or mislead visitors about who they are dealing with.
Every hosted website must provide accurate information about the business it represents.
Businesses must make sure that information about their:
is truthful and kept reasonably up to date.
We may ask a business to correct information that we believe is inaccurate or misleading.
Content published on a ListedSpot website should belong to the business or be properly licensed for use.
Businesses must not submit content copied from another company’s website and present it as their own.
This applies to:
If a business provides material that belongs to someone else, it must have permission to use that material.
Websites hosted by ListedSpot must not contain fabricated customer reviews or testimonials.
Businesses must not:
Genuine reviews should represent real customer experiences.
Businesses must not claim qualifications, licences, certifications, memberships, awards or professional credentials that they do not actually hold.
Where a service requires a particular licence or qualification, the business is responsible for ensuring that it has the appropriate authorisation to provide that service.
Websites must not make claims that are false or likely to give visitors a misleading impression.
This includes false claims about:
Businesses should be able to support significant claims made about their services.
ListedSpot websites must not be used for:
A website must clearly represent the business that actually provides the advertised services.
We may refuse to host or may remove content that is unlawful, fraudulent, harmful or creates a significant risk to visitors, businesses or the ListedSpot platform.
We may also refuse or suspend a website where the business or its content presents a serious legal, security or reputational risk.
If you believe a website hosted by ListedSpot contains false, copied, misleading or otherwise prohibited content, please contact us at:
research.development.cbs@gmail.com
Please provide the website address and explain the issue. Where appropriate, we will review the information and contact the business involved.
If we identify a potential violation, we may contact the business and give it an opportunity to correct the problem.
Depending on the circumstances, we may:
Serious violations may result in suspension or removal without prior notice, particularly where there is a risk of fraud, harm, unlawful activity or damage to the security of the platform.
We may also take appropriate action where required by law.
These standards apply to websites hosted on ListedSpot. We may review websites periodically or when concerns are brought to our attention.
Our goal is not to control how businesses operate. It is to make sure that websites hosted through ListedSpot provide honest, accurate and useful information to the people who visit them.
Questions or reports about this policy can be sent to:
ListedSpot
Email: research.development.cbs@gmail.com