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Introduction
Welcome to Gumtree. By accessing and its related websites, services, applications or tools (Collectively referred to as “Gumtree”)
you are agreeing to the following terms, including those available by hyperlink, which are designed to make sure that Gumtree works for everyone.
Gumtree is provided to you by Limited, 100 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA, registered in England and Wales with number 3934849.
These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Limited and are effective as of 25 June 2021 for current users,
and upon acceptance for new users. You accept these Terms of Use by clicking the “Create Account” button when registering a Gumtree account and by
otherwise accessing Gumtree, including posting an ad; or as otherwise indicated on Gumtree. You can find the old
Terms of Use here.
Using Gumtree
As a condition of your use of Gumtree you agree that you will not:
violate any laws;
violate the Policies;
post any threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene or indecent material;
post or otherwise communicate any false or misleading material or message of any kind;
infringe any third-party right;
distribute spam, chain letters, or promote pyramid schemes;
distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm Gumtree or the interests or property of Gumtree users;
impose or contribute to imposing an unreasonable load on our infrastructure or interfere with the proper working of Gumtree;
copy, modify, or distribute any other person’s content without their consent;
use any robot spider, scraper or other automated means to access Gumtree and collect content for any purpose without our express written permission;
harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
copy, modify or distribute rights or content from Gumtree or Gumtree’s copyrights and trademarks;
harvest or otherwise collect information about users, including email addresses, without their consent;
bypass measures used to prevent or restrict access to Gumtree;
use any tool that interferes with the normal functioning of Gumtree, including, without limitation, browser plug-ins (including, but not limited to, FreeTheTree), extensions, or other software which are designed to supplement, remove or otherwise change any of Gumtree’s functionalities; or
sell any counterfeit items or otherwise infringe the copyright, trademark or other rights of third parties.
You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to Gumtree and any consequences
that may result from your post. We reserve the right at our discretion to refuse or delete content
that we believe is inappropriate or breaching the above terms. We also reserve the right at our discretion
to restrict a user’s usage of Gumtree either temporarily or permanently, or refuse a user’s registration.
If we believe that you are breaching these Terms of Use in any way and/or behaving suspiciously on Gumtree,
we may, at our discretion, inform other Gumtree users that have been in contact with you and recommend that they exercise caution.
Abusing Gumtree
Gumtree and the Gumtree community work together to keep Gumtree working properly and the community safe.
Please report problems, offensive content and policy breaches to us using the reporting system.
Without limiting other remedies, we may issue warnings, limit or terminate our service, remove hosted
content and take technical and legal steps to keep users off Gumtree if we think that they are creating problems,
infringing the rights of third parties or acting inconsistently with the letter or spirit of our policies
(including, without limitation, circumventing temporary or permanent suspensions or harassing the Gumtree employees or other users).
However, whether we decide to take any of these steps, remove hosted content or keep a user off Gumtree or not, we do not have any
obligation to monitor the information transmitted or stored on Gumtree and we do not accept any liability for unauthorised or unlawful
content on Gumtree or use of Gumtree by users.
Global Marketplace
Some of Gumtree’s features may display your ad on other sites, services, applications or tools (together a “Platform”)
that are part of the Gumtree community, or on third party Platforms,
including social media channels. By using Gumtree, you agree that your ads can be displayed on these other Platforms and media channels.
You may be subject to additional laws or other restrictions in the
countries where your ad is posted. When your ad is posted on another Platform, you may be responsible for ensuring that it does not violate
such other Platform’s policies. We may remove your ad if it is reported on Gumtree,, or any third party Platform, or if we
believe it causes problems or violates any law or policy.
Fees and Services
Using Gumtree is generally free, but we sometimes charge a fee for certain services. If the service you use incurs a fee,
you’ll be able to review and accept terms that will be clearly disclosed at the time you post your ad. Our fees are quoted in
Pounds Sterling, and we may change them from time to time. We’ll notify you of changes to our fee policy by posting such changes on Gumtree.
We may choose to temporarily change our fees for promotional events or new services; these changes are effective when we announce the promotional event or new service.
You are responsible for paying the Gumtree fees when they’re due. If you don’t, without prejudice to any other right or remedy we may
be entitled to under these Terms of Use or by law, we may limit your ability to use the services. If your payment method fails or your account
is past due, we may collect fees owed using other collection mechanisms.
You acknowledge that your ads may be deleted from Gumtree in case we believe these Terms of Use, including our Posting Rules, are breached,
either directly or indirectly. In case you would have paid a fee for the display of such ad, you may be entitled to a refund of such fee.
However, we reserve the right not to refund Gumtree users for any fees paid through use of Gumtree in the following cases:
If you breach, in our opinion, these Terms of Use, which include, without limitation, the Policies;
If your ads went live with exposure on the Gumtree sites, services, applications or tools, even for a
limited time, and that they benefited from the service associated with the paid fee;
If your ads are placed in the Pets or Massage categories of Gumtree;
If your ads are placed into “edit” mode and will go live to site once updated by you;
If you have removed your ads yourself;
If you post duplicate ads as defined in our rules regarding duplicate ads;
If we believe that your ads are in a significantly wrong category;
Please note that the above list is not exhaustive. See the Gumtree Refunds Help Page for more details
on the cases in which you may, or may not, be entitled to a refund of such fees.
In addition to the Gumtree services, ancillary goods or services such as insurance or car finance may be advertised on Gumtree. Although users may offer financial products on their ads, Gumtree is in no way
involved or liable for any loss related to such transactions.
Display and placement of user ads
We strive to create a community where users can find what they are looking for. Therefore, the appearance or placement of ads in search and browse results will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
users’ location and search query / category selected;
adverts’ category, content, location and date published; and
if the ad has a paid-for promotion (see our Payment & Promotions Help page for more information)
Content
Gumtree contains content from us, you, and other users. Gumtree is protected by copyright laws and
international treaties. Content displayed on or via Gumtree is protected as a collective work and/or
compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws and international conventions. You agree not to copy, distribute or
modify content from Gumtree without our express written consent. You may not disassemble or decompile,
reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in Gumtree. Without limiting the
foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any purposes any aspect of Gumtree
(other than your own content). When you give us content, you grant us and represent that you have the right
to grant us, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through
multiple tiers) right to exercise any and all copyright, publicity, trademarks, design, database and
intellectual property rights to that content, in any media whether now known or to be discovered in the future including,
without limitation, on any third party Platforms and media channels. In particular, by giving us content, you grant us the right to display such content on Platforms
that are part of the Gumtree corporate group, and on other online marketplaces, social media channels,
blogs, in all types of marketing communications and on all other Platforms. In addition, you waive all moral rights
you have in the content to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Gumtree may at times use third party data suppliers to supplement the information you have provided in an ad.
This could include descriptions, product specifications and other content. You may use such information
solely in connection with your Gumtree ad while your ad is on Gumtree. The information
provided may be subject to copyright, trademark and/or other protections. You agree not to remove any such
protected information and/or create any derivative works based on the content (other than by including them
in your ads) permission is subject to modification or revocation at any time at Gumtree’s sole
discretion.
You may not have the opportunity to review all of the supplemental data before posting an ad.
Gumtree is not responsible for the accuracy of any third party supplied supplemental data.
You continue to be responsible for ensuring that your ads are accurate, do not include misleading
information and fully comply with these Terms of Use and all Gumtree policies. If you notice inaccuracies
in this data after your ad appears on the site please get in touch with us.
Infringement
Do not post content that infringes the rights of third parties. This includes, but is not limited to,
content that infringes on intellectual property rights such as copyright, design and trademark (e. g. offering counterfeit items for sale).
A large number of products of all sorts are offered on Gumtree by private individuals. Entitled parties, in particular owners of copyright,
trademark rights or other rights can report any advertisement which may infringe on their rights, and submit a request for such advertisement to be removed.
If a legal representative of the entitled party reports this to us in the correct manner, products infringing on the intellectual property rights will be
removed by Gumtree.
Reporting an infringement:
In order to participate in the Notice of Infringement Programme, you only need to complete a
Notice of Infringement Form
and email it to Gumtree at You can use
this form, complete with
your signature, to report advertisements which may infringe on your property rights. The information
requested in the Notice of Infringement Form is for the purpose of ensuring that the parties reporting
these objects are either the entitled party or their officially authorised representative. This information
must also enable Gumtree to identify the advertisement to be removed. Once we have received your correctly
completed Notice of Infringement Form, you can simply send later reports to Gumtree via the e-mail
address provided.
Note: This form can only be used by the lawful owners of the relevant intellectual property rights. The
“Notice of Infringement” is intended to enable rights owners to ensure that products offered by Gumtree
users do not infringe their copyright, trademark rights or other intellectual property rights. For all
other questions, visitors and advertisers can get help using
Gumtree Help.
Liability
Nothing in these terms shall limit our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for death or personal injury
resulting from our negligence or the negligence of our agents or employees. You agree not to hold us responsible for
things other users post or do.
We do not review users’ postings and are not involved in the actual transactions between users. As most of the
content on Gumtree comes from other users, we do not guarantee the accuracy of postings or user communications or the
quality, safety, or legality of what’s offered.
In no event do we accept liability of any description for the posting of any unlawful, threatening, abusive,
defamatory, obscene or indecent information, or material of any kind which violates or infringes upon the rights of
any other person, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would
constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law.
You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee continuous, error-free or secure access to our services or that defects in
the service will be corrected. While we will use reasonable efforts to maintain an uninterrupted service, we cannot
guarantee this and we do not give any promises or warranties (whether express or implied) about the operation and
availability of our sites, services, applications or tools.
Accordingly, to the extent legally permitted we expressly disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions,
express or implied, including those of quality, merchantability, merchantable quality, durability, fitness for a
particular purpose and those arising by statute. We are not liable for any loss, whether of money (including profit),
goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of your use of, or inability
to use Gumtree, even if you advise us or we could reasonably foresee the possibility of any such damage occurring.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of warranties or exclusion of damages, so such disclaimers and
exclusions may not apply to you. Despite the previous paragraph, if we are found to be liable, our liability to you
or any third party (whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability in tort, by statute or otherwise) is
limited to the greater of (a) the total fees you paid to us in the 12 months prior to the action giving rise to
liability, and (b) 100 Pounds Sterling.
Release
If you have a dispute with one or more Gumtree users, you release us (and our officers, directors, agents,
subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential)
of every kind and nature, known or unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
Third party rights
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to
enforce any Terms of Use but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party specified in
this Agreement or which exists or is available apart from that Act.
Data Protection and Privacy
By using Gumtree, you agree to the collection, transfer, storage and use of your personal information by
Gumtree on servers located in the Netherlands, United States and China as further described in our Privacy Notice.
You and Gumtree shall process personal data received under and/or in connection with these Terms of Use each as
a separate and independent controller. In no event will Gumtree and you process personal data under and/or in
connection with this User Agreement as joint controllers or in a controller-to-processor relationship.
As such separate and independent controllers, you shall be individually and separately responsible for complying
with the obligations that apply to you as a controller under applicable data protection law.
You shall comply with your obligations under applicable data protection law (including but not limited to the
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR”)) and supplementing EU and local data protection law.
This includes, but is not limited to the obligation to provide appropriate safeguards for the transfer of personal data to
a third country or an international organisation. You shall process personal data received from Gumtree exclusively for the
purpose(s) you received the personal data under and/or in connection with these Terms of Use. You shall erase the personal
data received under these Terms of Use immediately after the respective purpose(s) has/have been fulfilled. Any further
processing of the personal data is not permitted except when legally required (e. g., if a retention obligation applies).
Failure to abide with the aforementioned obligations may result in disciplinary action up to and including account suspension.
As part of the services, Gumtree has access to various information about users, including personal data. This includes information
that users submit to Gumtree as part of the services (such as contact information or item descriptions) as well as information that
is generated by the provision and processing of the services (such as ratings, sales analysis or communication).
Via and its related websites, services, applications or tools, you receive information which is necessary for the processing
of transactions (in particular, the contact information of the other user involved in a transaction) as well as aggregated information on
the performance and analysis of your ads, which are partly related to the data of other users of the services (such as number of
impressions of an ad, conversion rate or return rate).
Gumtree only shares information about users with third parties if this is necessary for the provision of the services or if Gumtree is legally
or contractually entitled to do so.
Upon expiry of these Terms of Use, we will delete the information you provided, or which was generated through your use of the services from your
Gumtree account. Regardless, we maintain this information after the expiry of these Terms of Use if we are legally obliged or have a legitimate
interest to do so. We will generally maintain aggregated data generated using the services (e. statistics about ads in a category) upon expiry
of these Terms of Use.
For information regarding the processing of personal data by Gumtree, including sharing such data with third parties and your rights as a data subject,
please see our Privacy Notice.
Resolution of disputes
If a dispute arises between you and Gumtree, we strongly encourage you to first contact us directly to seek a
resolution by going to the Gumtree Help page. We will consider reasonable requests to resolve the dispute through
alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as mediation or arbitration, as alternatives to litigation.
General
These terms and the other policies posted on Gumtree constitute the entire agreement between Gumtree and you,
superseding any prior agreements. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee
relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects by the laws of England and Wales. You agree that any
claim or dispute you may have against Limited must be resolved by the courts of England and Wales. You
and Gumtree both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts; for claims falling within the
jurisdiction of a County Court, you and Gumtree both agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the County Court of
Wandsworth.
If we don’t enforce any particular provision, we are not waiving our right to do so later. If a court strikes down
any of these terms, the remaining terms will survive. We may automatically assign this agreement in our sole
discretion in accordance with the notice provision below.
Except for notices relating to illegal or infringing content, your notices to us must be sent by registered mail to
Limited, 100 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA. We will send notices to you via the email
address you provide, or by registered mail. Notices sent by registered mail will be deemed received five days
following the date of mailing.
We may update this agreement at any time, with updates taking effect when you next post or 30 days after we post the
updated policy on the Gumtree website, whichever is sooner. No other amendment to this agreement will be effective
unless made in writing, signed by users and by us.
For any help with using Gumtree please see the
Gumtree Help page.
Mobile Devices Terms
If you’re accessing Gumtree Services from a mobile device using a Gumtree Mobile Application (the “Application”),
the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) apply to you in addition to the applicable Mobile Privacy and
Legal Notice or End User License Agreement, as the case may be. Your use of the Application confirms your agreement
to these Terms of Use.
Application Use.
Gumtree grants you the right to use the Application only for your personal use. You must comply with all applicable
laws and third party terms of agreement when using the Application (e. your wireless data service agreement).
The Application may not contain the same functionality available on the website. Your download and use
of the Application is at your own discretion and risk, and you are solely responsible for any damages to your hardware
device(s) or loss of data that results from the download or use of the Application.
Intellectual Property – Applications.
Gumtree owns, or is the licensee to, all right, title, and interest in and to
its Applications, including all rights under patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and any and all other proprietary
rights, including all applications, renewals, extensions, and restorations thereof. You will not modify, adapt, translate,
prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from any
Application and you will not remove, obscure, or alter Gumtree’s copyright notice, trademarks or other proprietary rights
notices affixed to, contained within, or accessed in conjunction with or by any Gumtree Application.
Prohibited Countries Policy and Foreign Trade Regulation – Applications.
Gumtree Applications or their underlying technology may not be downloaded to or exported or re-exported:
(a) into (or to a resident or national of) Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other
country subject to United States embargo; (b) to anyone on the US Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals
or on the US Commerce Department’s Denied Party or Entity List; and (c) to any prohibited country, person, end-user, or entity
specified by US Export Laws. When using an Kijiji Application, you are responsible for complying with trade regulations and both
foreign and domestic laws (e. g., you are not located in a country that is subject to a US Government embargo, or that has been
designated by the US Government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and you are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited
or restricted parties).
Additional Terms.
Additional terms and conditions that apply to you based on the mobile device the Application is installed on:
iOS – Apple
These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Gumtree, and not with Apple.
Apple is not responsible for the Application and the content thereof.
Gumtree grants you the right to use the Application only on an iOS product that you own or control and
as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service.
Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Application.
Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third party intellectual property
infringement claim.
Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Application or your possession
and/or use of the Application, including but not limited to: (a) product liability claims; (b) any claim that the Application
fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims arising under consumer protection or similar
legislation.
In the event of any failure of the Application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will
refund the purchase price, if applicable, for the Application to you; and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Application.
Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms of Use, and, upon your acceptance, Apple as a third
party beneficiary thereof will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms of Use against you.
Windows – Microsoft
These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Gumtree, not Microsoft. The terms of use and privacy policies of Microsoft and,
where applicable, the network operators that provide billing services for the Windows Phone Marketplace do not apply to your use of the Application.
You may install and use one (1) copy of the Application on up to five (5) devices you personally own or control and which are affiliated with the
Windows Live ID associated with your Windows Marketplace account. You may not install or use a copy of the Application on a device you do not
own or control.
Microsoft, your device manufacturer, and (if applicable) your wireless carrier are not responsible for providing support services for the Application.
Microsoft, the wireless carriers over whose network the Application is distributed (if applicable), and each of their respective affiliates and suppliers
(collectively, “Disclaiming Distributors”) give no express warranty, guarantee, or conditions under or in relation to the Application. To the extent
permitted under your local laws, the Disclaiming Distributors exclude any implied warranties or conditions, including those of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
You, and not the Disclaiming Distributors, bear the risk of using the Application (even if the Disclaiming Distributors have been advised of the
possibility of damages to you). You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which these Terms of Use cannot change.
To the extent not prohibited by law, you will not seek to recover any consequential, lost profit, special, indirect, or incidental damages from
any Disclaiming Distributor.
How to Place an Ad on Gumtree – wikiHow
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Gumtree is a free classified ads website available for users located in the United Kingdom () and Australia (). To place an ad on Gumtree, you must become a registered user, select your location, and post your content using Gumtree’s ad form. Follow the steps below and you’ll be able to finish off an official ad.
Steps
1Navigate to the official Gumtree website at. If you’re not already a user, you’ll need to create an account to post an ad. Along with that is your location too.
2Click on the orange “Post an ad” button located at the top right corner of your session. If you’re not logged into your user the site will locate you to a sign in or sign up page. Signing up is free and easy to do.
3
Enter your email address and password for the Gumtree website, then click on “Continue. ”Click on “No, I am new to Gumtree” if you are not registered with Gumtree, and follow the on-screen prompts to create your account.
4Select a category for your ad. For example, if you want to sell an item, click on “For Sale. ”
5Click on a sub-category in the left pane that best describes the nature of your ad. For example, if you are selling gardening tools, click on “Home and Garden. ”
6Continue to click on sub-categories as Gumtree presents them to you based on the nature of your ad. For example, if you clicked on “Home and Garden” to sell gardening tools, you will be prompted to choose a more specific category for your item, such as “Garden and Patio Furniture. ”
7Click on “Continue” when you are finished selecting sub-categories for your ad.
8Review your category details, then enter your postcode into the field provided.
9Enter a title for your ad using 100 characters or less into the “Ad title” field.
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Enter the price at which you want to sell your price field may not be available for some ads depending on the category you selected. For example, ads created for free items under the “Freebies” category will not require you to enter a price.
11Click on “Add image” to upload any photos you want attached to your ad. Photos can often help draw more traffic to your post.
12Enter a description for your ad into the “Description” field. The description should contain all necessary information surrounding the nature of your ad. For example, if you are selling a mobile device, use the description field to inform users about the device’s appearance, condition, make and model, special features, and color.
13Enter your contact information into the fields provided. You can choose for users to contact you by email or telephone based on your preference.
14Click on “Post my ad. ” Your ad will now be posted to Gumtree.
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Ads on Gumtree tend to be seen according to the browser’s preference for traveling, especially for items that won’t be posted. As such, if you live in Sydney and want a trailer, you’re probably less inclined to look for one in Perth than one in Newcastle, so you’d filter for the travel distance. However, if the items can be posted, then more people across the country might see them. Gumtree sales can be slower than other forms of selling online but be patient, a buyer is out there somewhere for quality goods at a reasonable price.
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Can I post an ad for free on Gumtree?
Using Gumtree is generally free, but we sometimes charge a fee for certain services. If the service you use incurs a fee, you’ll be able to review and accept terms that will be clearly disclosed at the time you post your ad. … We’ll notify you of changes to our fee policy by posting such changes on Gumtree.
How do I advertise for free on Gumtree?
Click on the orange “Post an ad” button located at the top right corner of your session. If you’re not logged into your user the site will locate you to a sign in or sign up page. Signing up is free and easy to do. Enter your email address and password for the Gumtree website, then click on “Continue.”
Can you sell on Gumtree for free?
How much does it cost to sell on Gumtree? It’s free to post on Gumtree however there are additional charges for certain services. But don’t worry, if the service you use incurs a fee, you’ll be able to review and accept terms that will be clearly marked at the time of posting your ad.Aug 6, 2021