posting rules

At Finduk.org we want to make sure that the site is as clean, friendly and usable as possible for everyone. Ads that fall outside the posting rules stated here or our Terms and Conditions may be removed from the site. Posters that regularly break our posting policies may find their future use of the site restricted.

General

No duplicate ads

We only allow one ad for a particular item/ job/ flat etc per day. Please do not post the same ad (even if re-worded!) more than once on a particular day either in the same category or across multiple categories. If there are a few possible areas for your ad then please choose the most relevant. Any duplicate ads will be removed and if you continue to post duplicates we may decide to restrict your access.

This also applies to posting the same ad on more than one Finduk.org site - please see below.

Post in the correct category

Please post in the correct category as it helps both posters in reaching the right audience with their ad and helps the users looking for something to find what they want. The category specific guidelines below indicate which ads we do and don’t accept in each category.

No links to other classified/ property/ dating/ job websites

Please do not put a link in your posting to an ad on another website. You should find everything you need on Finduk.org to create a successful ad. You can:

• use as much space as you like in your ad
• edit your ad at anytime
• include photos

...so there is no need to direct people elsewhere.

Finduk.org reserves the right to remove any postings that we feel are not relevant, or of value to the Finduk.org, with or without notice.

Flat/House Share

All of the “Flat/ House share” sections are for individual community members advertising their accommodation vacancies and not for commercial advertisement or promotion.

Flat/ House Share - offered

• Professional landlords or agents may ONLY use the “Commercial landlords/agents offerings” section. Rule of thumb; if you live in the house yourself and wish to let a room within, you can advertise in “Flatshare offered”. If you do not actually live in the house, then these sections are not for you.
• Rooms are categorized by the size of bed they contain, not by their size, which is why we ask you the size of the bed, not the size of the room, in the posting process. If your room contains a single bed, then it belongs in "single rooms" ONLY. If it contains a double bed, then it belongs in "Double rooms" ONLY. Double bed = double room - Single bed = single room. It doesn't matter how many people you wish to have in the room, as you can state this in the actual ad (There is a box you can tick should the room be available to couples).
• If ads are indiscriminately posted in multiple, irrelevant categories, they will be removed
• No links to other accommodation websites

Flat/ House Share - wanted

• This section is for advertising wanted not offered postings. Any ad for a flat/ house share available should be posted in “Flats/ House Share – offered” section
• This section is not for commercial advertisement or promotion, but for individual community members advertising their need for accommodation. We do not accept ads from commercial entities in these sections. Please feel free to post your ad in the "Property Services" section instead.

Flats/ Houses to Rent

The “Flats/Houses to Rent” sections of Finduk.org are for advertising entire flats or houses to rent. Rooms offered within a flat or house should be in “Flat/ House Share”.

Flats/ Houses to Rent - offered

• Private home owners, Landlords and Professional agents are all welcome to use this category; however Professional Landlords and Agents must identify themselves as such by ticking the “Are you acting as an agent” box when posting their ad.
• No links to other accommodation websites
• In the posting form, we have specific fields for Price and Location. Please do not put locations or prices in the titles of postings. In location field please just put the suburb, not the street address.
• Please ensure that each posting ONLY advertises one property.

Flats/ Houses to Rent - wanted

• This section is for advertising wanted not offered postings. Any ad for a flat/ house available to rent should be posted in Flats/ Houses to Rent – offered
• This section is not for commercial advertisement or promotion, but for individual community members advertising their need for accommodation. We do not accept ads from commercial entities in these sections. Please feel free to post your ad in the "Property services" section instead.

Stuff for Sale

The “For sale” categories have been designed for private sellers and buyers ONLY. If you are a commercial retailer or conducting a business through your postings then please use the Business Services section.

Stuff for Sale

• Finduk.org is not an auction site and we therefore request that ALL “For sale” ads contain a definitive price for the item. No ads stating “highest offer accepted” or “make me an offer”
• No links to auction sites or links to your ad posted on another site. Remember, you can use as much space as you like and you can even include a photo, so there is no need to direct people elsewhere.
• Tickets for sporting or music events at prices above or below face values must state the face value. We do not support ticket touts or scalpers and ads not containing the face vale of the ticket will be removed.
• It is illegal to resell any tickets to professional football matches occurring in England and Wales or involving English or Welsh teams playing outside England or Wales. Please contact the FA, or the relevant Football club directly for information on exchange options available to you.
• It is illegal to resell any rail tickets in the UK (including Eurostar tickets), unless you are an official distributor. We therefore do not allow any postings advertising the sale of these tickets. Please contact the relevant rail carriers directly for information on exchange options available to you.
• We do not allow postings advertising the sale of ANYTHING illegal including the following:
  • Drugs
  • Weapons
  • Football tickets (see above)
  • Eurostar or Rail tickets (see above)
  • Obscene, erotic items/material
  • Cigarettes or tobacco products
• No wanted ads, these should be in ‘Stuff Wanted’
• No pet ads – please see the Pets section under Community

Stuff Wanted

• Ads only for stuff wanted not ads for sale!
• No pet ads – please see the Pets section under Community

Freebies

This section is for individuals who are genuinely and legitimately giving their items away to other community members.

• We don’t accept commercial or private offers of services.
• We don’t accept ads where people want something in return for their item, monetary or otherwise.
• We don’t accept ads where people request payment for the item.
• No pet ads – please see the Pets section under Community

Community

All of the “Community” sections are ONLY for postings from individual community members and NOT for commercial advertisement or promotion.

Pets

The Finduk.org Pets section is to help the community find good, safe, caring homes for pets.

This section is NOT intended to facilitate:

• breeding
• commercial pet trading,
• trade of dogs for the purpose of fighting,
• stud services of any animal.

Any ads suspected of this kind of activity will be removed.

Jobs

• Each job posting must advertise an individual (one vacancy only) and specific position. Generic postings advertising multiple vacancies or employment services are not allowed except in the Training courses/Open Days category.
• Ads for training courses or open days may appear only in the training courses/open days category.
• We ask ALL posters to keep their job postings within the guidelines set out by the Commission for Racial Equality and Equal Opportunity Commission's Code of Practice. See below for more details.
• Each job posting must be written in English.
• Agencies must clearly identify themselves
• We do not accept postings which require candidates to send money or stamped addressed envelopes to gain further details of the positions.
• We do not accept “commission only” jobs, "multi-level marketing (MLM)" jobs or “work from home” jobs.
• We do not accept postings that advertise pyramid selling, or multi-level marketing schemes.
• We do not accept postings that contain links to other websites that offer the user job posting facilities.
• Job postings should be placed in the category which most closely relates to the actual nature of the vacancy rather than the nature of the employer or industry. If you are unsure post in the 'General Jobs' category.
• We ask that all fields in the Job Posting Form be filled out correctly. EG: The “posting title” field to only contain the vacancy title and no location, contact or company details.
• We do not accept postings that advertise for models or actors (either male or female) using generic (hotmail, yahoo, gmail, etc) email accounts and/or mobile phone numbers. These posters must include a registered agency email address and land line phone number.
• We do not accept adverts for Escort/Adult industry work.

In particular please note:

• The Race Relations Act 1976 (as amended) makes it unlawful for a person to publish or cause to be published an advertisement which indicates an intention to discriminate against others on the grounds of their race, colour, nationality or ethnic or national origin. The Commission for Racial Equality has the power to take legal action against an advertiser or publisher of an unlawful advertisement. Where you are uncertain, the CRE are keen to assist and can be contacted at info@cre.gov.uk It is also unlawful, when advertising job vacancies, to indicate an intention to discriminate on grounds of sex, marriage or age.

We reserve the right to remove ads without refund where these breach our posting rules and/or our terms and conditions.

Business Services

The “Business Services” sections are for businesses and commercial entities to submit postings advertising their services.

• These sections are not for recruitment ads.
• Postings advertising Massage Services must include relevant qualifications and state that they are not offering a sexual service. We do not accept postings using hotmail or yahoo email accounts and/or mobile phone numbers - these posters must have a current business email address.
• We do not allow duplicate postings (multiple postings advertising the same company’s services). Duplicate postings are extremely frustrating to our users, as they bring no value to the categories in which they appear. Please post no more than one posting per day advertising your services. The repeated posting of multiple, duplicate ads may lead to a complete deletion of ALL of your ads and restriction of your use of Finduk.org

Do you have a question about our Posting Rules?

If you have a posting rule question not answered here then please contact us so that we can help you out!