Merchant Terms & Conditions

• Handmade or homemade goods.
• You must have a material hand in making the goods. Families, friends and partners are welcome to work together. We support cottage industry!
• Original works, this is not a reselling venue.
• NO factory or mass produced items.
• NO items that were “made by hand” in factories, purchased in bulk, embellished and then relabeled “handmade” by you.
• This is not a vintage marketplace. Our intention is to promote Merchants who are also Makers.
• Homemade goods such as edible treats, bath & body products, etc., are also welcome in our Marketplace.

There are a few guidelines to define what “handmade” means here in Madlandia. Let’s get started:

1. YOU must be materially involved in the making process.
   • You can work with others to run your business but the actual products you create must by your original works of creation.
   • Factory work that you oversee does NOT constitute handmade in this marketplace. We are looking to promote the individual maker or family of makers that are using their time, hands and expertise to create unique items.
2. Can we use machines?
   • Of course. Tools and machines are often part of the making process but we do not consider your items handmade if you have a completely machine automated system for production.
3. Please no reselling.  This is a serious breech of the intentions of this marketplace. If you depend on others to make, manufacture, mass produce, factory produce or otherwise make your items for you so that you can make small modifications and resell them as your own, you are in direct violation of the guidelines.
   1. Acceptable example: You purchase wood that has been machined into shapes so that you can paint and embellish to create a truly unique items.
   2. Unacceptable example: You buy crocheted gloves from a factory in China and you add tiny handmade bows to the cuff and pass off the item as your own handmade creation. This is considered reselling.

Money is very simple in the Madlandia Trading Company marketplace, we use PayPal. All buyers and sellers must process transactions through PayPal. Buyers can pay with PayPal funds, credit and/or debit cards through the service that PayPal provides and funds will go directly into the sellers’ PayPal accounts (minus the 10% fee to us for using the Madlandia Trading Company services).

1.  You must be 18 or older to use our Services: Otherwise, you may only use our Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
2.  Truthful Identity: Provide accurate information about yourself, including your name and true shipping origination address. Do NOT use false information, fake names, or intentionally impersonate another person or company through your account. Such accounts will be deleted should the true person or company contact us and verify their identity.
3. Username: A username that is offensive, vulgar, or infringes someone’s intellectual property rights violates the terms and conditions of the marketplace. Keep in mind that this is a family friendly environment.
4.  Responsibilities: You are solely responsible for any activity on your account. If you are sharing an account with other people, then the person whose billing information is on the account will ultimately be responsible for all activity. So guard your password.
5. Accounts are not transferable: You may not pass off your account to another person. Our agreement is with you and you alone for your account.
6. Our relationship: These terms and conditions do not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment or franchisee relationship between you and Charissa Ragsdale.

Content that you post to this website is your content. Everything that you add to the site is YOURS.

1. Responsibility for Your Content. You understand that you are solely responsible for your content. You agree that all content you post originates with you and you have the exclusive rights to it. All names, photos, videos, products, etc..
2. Permission to Use Your Content. By posting your content on our website, you grant Charissa Ragsdale a license to use it for marketing purposes. This means that your content can be used across the site to promote categories, collections, and processes. It also means that your content can be used on social media platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.
3. Content that infringes: As stated above, only YOUR content, content you own can be posted on our site. Do not post trademarked or copyrighted items unless YOU own the rights yourself. If a copyright or trademark owner contacts us we will investigate and contact you about the complaint.
4. First Sale Doctrine: The question echos across the world of the handmade…”Can I sell items made with printed items (fabric, paper, tape, etc.) that contains copyrighted or trademarked characters and logos?” YES is the short answer. For the long answer, please see the official United States Department of Justice website and read up on the First Sale Doctrine:

E. Inappropriate, False or Misleading Content. This should be common sense, but there are certain types of content we don’t want posted on Etsy’s Services (for legal reasons or otherwise). You agree that you will not post any content that is abusive, threatening, defamatory, obscene, vulgar or otherwise offensive or in violation of our Prohibited Items Policy,Community Policy or any part of our Terms. You also agree not to post any content that is false and misleading or uses the Services in a manner that is fraudulent or deceptive.