Terms of Service

"Barteria", "we" or "us" means Barteria — operated by Oded Moshe (ברטריה — ע״י עודד משה), VAT-exempt dealer (osek patur) no. 021384789, 15 Maayan St., Rosh HaAyin 4853312, Israel — the operator of the Barteria service, its website and its installable web application.

"User" or "you" means any person who creates an account. "Item" means a physical object a user lists for barter. "Match" means a mutual agreement between two users to swap specific items. "Swap" means the completed physical exchange of items confirmed in the app.

"Declared value" is the barter value a user assigns to an item in shekels. It exists only to compare items fairly and never represents a price, an offer to sell or a payment.

"Business account" means an account of a local business that purchases visibility campaigns. "Sponsored card" means a labeled promotional card shown in the discovery feed.

Barteria is a pure barter platform. Users exchange items for items. No money, vouchers, cryptocurrency or any other consideration may be requested, offered or exchanged between users for items, and the app provides no way to do so.

The only payments processed through Barteria are payments to the platform: the luxury chat unlock fee (section 12) and business campaign subscriptions (section 13). Barteria never acts as a marketplace, an escrow or a payment intermediary between users.

Asking another user for money, top-ups or "a little extra" in cash violates these terms and may lead to removal of your items, restriction of your account or termination.

You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter a binding agreement under Israeli law. The service is currently available for locations inside Israel only.

You sign in with a verified mobile number or email address. You are responsible for keeping access to that number or address and for all activity on your account. Tell us promptly if you believe your account was used without permission; you can sign out all devices from Settings.

One person may hold one personal account. Accounts are personal and may not be sold, lent or transferred. We may refuse, suspend or close accounts that violate these terms.

Describe your items honestly, including their condition and any defects, and use recent photos of the actual item. Declared values must be reasonable and made in good faith.

Keep your commitments: respond to matches, show up to meetings you confirmed on time, and bring the item you offered. If plans change, use the walkaway or cancellation tools in the app instead of disappearing.

Treat other users with respect. Harassment, threats, discrimination, spam and unsolicited commercial messages are prohibited.

Do not attempt to bypass the app's safeguards, scrape data, create fake accounts, manipulate ratings or interfere with the service.

You may not list: weapons, ammunition or weapon parts; drugs, medicines, tobacco, vapes and alcohol; live animals; stolen, counterfeit or replica goods; recalled or unsafe products, including child car seats and helmets of unknown history; items containing personal data (unwiped phones, drives); adult material; anything whose transfer is illegal or requires a license.

Food, cosmetics and supplements may only be listed if sealed and within their expiry date. Baby and children's products must comply with Israeli safety standards.

We may remove any item at our discretion and may report illegal items to the authorities.

Besides physical items, you may list a skill or service that you give a neighbor yourself (for example a bike repair, a lesson, help moving or help with a computer) and swap it for an item, for another service, or give it free. Everything in these terms about items, listings, matches, meetings, ratings, no-shows and reports applies to services as well. No money may be asked for, offered or paid for a service (section 2).

Prohibited services. You may not offer or request: babysitting or childcare; care of elderly, ill or disabled people; medical, paramedical, psychological, legal, financial or tax advice or treatment; any work that by law requires a license, certification or registration, including electrical, gas, mains plumbing, structural and vehicle-safety work; massage or anything of a sexual nature; weapons training; and driving or transporting people as a service. We may refuse, hold for review or remove any service listing, including one that mentions children or overnight stays.

Age and safety. Only users aged 18 or older may offer, request or receive a service, and each of you confirms this in the app. A service in someone's home is available only when both of you meet the trust requirements shown in the app (such as a verified phone number or a number of completed swaps); otherwise meet in a public place. Follow the safety guidance in the app and our Community Guidelines: meet in public the first time, prefer daytime, tell someone where you are going, and report anything unsafe.

Your responsibility. A service is arranged directly between the two users. Barteria does not employ, engage, train or supervise anyone who offers a service, does not check their background, qualifications or skills, and does not create any employment, agency or contractor relationship between users or with Barteria. Descriptions of skills and experience are the user's own. Each user is responsible for the service they give, for complying with the law, and for their own safety and property.

Without derogating from section 16, and to the maximum extent permitted by law, Barteria is not liable for the quality, outcome or safety of any service, or for any injury, loss or damage arising from a service swapped between users. Nothing in this section limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

Each category has its own protocol: some categories swap one-to-one without a declared value (everyday apparel, baby clothing bags, books, video games, board games, plant cuttings), some use a declared value, and bulk boxes swap as one indivisible unit. Furniture and heavy items are self-pickup only within the radius you declare.

Items listed in the Luxury category must have a declared value of at least ₪1,000 and require photos of the serial tag, material label and proof of purchase. They become visible only after our review and may be rejected or reclassified. Verification is a good-faith review of the photos you supply; it is not an authentication service and creates no guarantee of authenticity.

Listings that appear to understate the value of a high-value product, or that list a luxury brand outside the Luxury category, are held for review. We may reclassify, clear or remove them.

A match is created when two users mutually like each other's items, or when the owner of an item accepts an offer. A match opens a private chat with a 48-hour countdown.

If the two of you have not both exchanged messages or confirmed a meeting within the window, the match expires automatically: the chat is archived and both items return to the discovery feed. Once both of you are actively messaging, the window rolls forward from the last message of the less active party.

A match is an intention to swap, not a legally binding sales contract. Either party may walk away before the swap is confirmed, subject to the no-show policy below.

Meeting time and place are agreed in the chat and confirmed in the app. Meet in public places and follow the Community Guidelines. Barteria is not present at meetings and does not verify items, identities or the safety of any location.

A swap is confirmed when one party scans the other's QR code, enters the 6-digit code, or when both lobby drop-off PINs are redeemed. Confirmation marks both items as swapped and opens the rating step. Do not confirm a swap that did not physically happen.

Lobby drop-off is offered as a convenience for buildings with a concierge or lockers. You are responsible for choosing a safe drop-off spot and for the PIN you hand over.

Either party may end a match during or before a meeting by using the walkaway button, for example if the item does not match its description. Walkaways are penalty-free: no rating, no strike, and both items return to the feed immediately.

Walkaways are not counted against your completion rate. Patterns of repeated walkaways may, however, be reviewed by our moderation team.

If a party fails to appear at a confirmed meeting, the waiting party may report a no-show starting 30 minutes after the agreed time and within 48 hours. The accused party has 48 hours to contest; uncontested reports are upheld automatically, contested ones are decided by our moderators.

Two upheld no-show strikes within 90 days result in a 14-day swiping restriction and a visible warning badge for 30 days after the restriction ends. Repeated or severe misconduct can lead to longer restrictions, a full restriction or account termination.

Restrictions applied by our team are recorded, and you are notified in the app. You may appeal by contacting us.

After a confirmed swap each party may rate the other on item accuracy, punctuality and communication within 30 days. Ratings are double-blind: neither side sees the other's rating until both have rated or 7 days have passed.

Your public profile shows aggregated ratings, a swap completion rate, a response-time tier and badges. Ratings must be honest and relate to the swap in question; we may remove ratings that violate these terms.

Listing luxury items is free. When a match involves a verified luxury item, each party must pay a one-time unlock fee of ₪10 (or $3 for accounts billed in US dollars) to open the private chat. The fee is a service charge payable to Barteria, not a payment to the other user.

The fee is refunded automatically if the match ends because the other party never paid within 48 hours, or because the match was canceled by us. Fees for chats that were unlocked by both parties are not refundable, regardless of whether the swap took place.

Payments are processed by a third-party payment provider. A receipt is issued in the app for every successful payment. Barteria is operated by a VAT-exempt dealer (osek patur) and does not charge VAT; prices shown are final.

Local businesses may register a business account, which we review before activation. Approved businesses can purchase monthly campaigns that place a clearly labeled sponsored card in the feeds of users within a chosen radius, at the prices shown in the app.

Campaign content must be truthful, lawful and relevant to the neighborhood. We review every campaign before it runs and may reject or stop campaigns that violate these terms; rejected campaigns are refunded.

Sponsored cards never interfere with swaps between users and are never counted as swipes or matches.

You keep ownership of the photos and text you upload. You grant Barteria a worldwide, royalty-free license to store, resize, display and distribute that content within the service for as long as it is listed, and in archived form as required by law.

You confirm you have the right to upload the content and that it does not infringe anyone's rights or privacy. Do not upload photos of other people without their consent.

The Barteria name, logo, software and design are our property or licensed to us. Map data is provided by OpenStreetMap contributors under the ODbL.

You can report items and users and block users from your profile and chats. Blocking is silent and mutual: neither of you will see the other in the feed, and open matches between you are canceled without penalty.

Our moderators review reports, luxury verifications, valuation flags and no-show contests. Decisions may include warnings, item removal, restrictions, suspension or termination. Every moderation action is logged.

Barteria provides a platform for users to find each other. We are not a party to any swap and give no warranty regarding items, their condition, authenticity, safety or legality, or regarding other users. Inspect items carefully before confirming a swap.

The service is provided "as is". To the fullest extent permitted by law, Barteria is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, loss of items, or damages arising from meetings between users. Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the fees you paid to us in the 12 months before the event.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under Israeli consumer protection law.

You can delete your account at any time from Settings. Deletion cancels your open matches, removes your items, erases your messages and anonymises the ratings you gave. Payment records are retained for the period required by law.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms, the law or the rights of others, with or without notice depending on severity. Sections 12, 14, 16 and 18 survive termination.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel. The competent courts of Tel Aviv-Yafo have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them, without prejudice to mandatory consumer protections.

If any provision is found invalid, the remaining provisions stay in effect.

We may update these terms. Material changes are announced in the app at least 14 days before they take effect. Continuing to use Barteria after that date means you accept the updated terms.

The service is operated by Barteria — operated by Oded Moshe (ברטריה — ע״י עודד משה), VAT-exempt dealer (osek patur) no. 021384789. Address: 15 Maayan St., Rosh HaAyin 4853312, Israel. Phone: 052-4788477. Email: oded.moshe5@gmail.com.

Questions about these terms, safety concerns and appeals: oded.moshe5@gmail.com.