Terms of Service

Welcome to HamFM, a marketplace where amateur radio operators buy and sell radio equipment. HamFM is run by Brickhouse Technologies LLC ("HamFM," "we"). These terms are the agreement between you and us when you use hamfm.com. Please read them; by creating an account, you agree to them, to our Privacy Policy, and, when you sell, to our Marketplace Rules.

1. Who can use HamFM

You must be at least 18 years old, live in the United States, and be able to enter a binding contract. HamFM is open to U.S. members only for now. You don't need an amateur radio license to browse or buy. A callsign on your profile is optional, but if you add one, it must be yours. One account per person, please, and keep your sign-in details to yourself: you're responsible for what happens under your account. Tell us at [email protected] if you think someone else has used it.

2. What HamFM is, and isn't

HamFM is a classifieds service. We help sellers list gear and help buyers and sellers find each other and talk. We are not a party to any sale. We don't own, inspect, hold, or ship the equipment, and we don't handle payment. Payment and shipping are arranged directly between buyer and seller, outside HamFM, and every sale screen says so. HamFM is free to use today; if that ever changes, we'll tell you well ahead and nothing will be charged without your agreement.

3. Buying and selling

• Sellers are responsible for their listings: describing gear honestly, having the right to sell it, following the law where they and the buyer live, and following through on sales they agree to.
• Buyers are responsible for checking the gear and the seller before paying, and for following through on purchases they confirm.
• Recording a sale. When a seller marks a sale as agreed and the buyer confirms it, HamFM records the sale so both of you can leave feedback. This record helps reputation; it isn't a contract we enforce or a guarantee of payment or delivery.
• Disputes between buyers and sellers are yours to settle. You can mark a sale as disputed and our moderators may look at it, mainly to keep feedback fair, but we can't refund money or force a return.

4. Your content

You keep ownership of what you post: listings, photos, messages, and feedback. You give HamFM a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, resize, display, and share that content to run and promote the marketplace (for example, showing your listing in search results or in a link preview). The license ends when your content is removed, except for copies we keep as described in the Privacy Policy. Only post content you have the right to post.

5. Moderation and automatic checks

We review listings and may require review before a listing goes live. New listing text and photos may also be checked by an automated content-review service from a third-party provider before they're published. It looks for things like explicit images, hate speech, and scams; a person reviews anything it flags, and moderators can overrule it. Private messages are not sent to it.

We may remove content, pause listings, or restrict, suspend, or close accounts that break these terms or the Marketplace Rules, or that put other members at risk. We'll usually tell you why and give you a chance to fix things, unless doing so would put someone at risk or isn't allowed by law. If you think we got it wrong, reply to our message or write to [email protected] and a person will take another look.

6. Things you agree not to do

• Break the law, or list anything the Marketplace Rules prohibit.
• Scam, mislead, or impersonate anyone, including using a callsign that isn't yours.
• Harass, threaten, or spam other members, or contact them for anything other than a sale.
• Manipulate feedback, for example by recording fake sales.
• Collect other members' information, scrape the site, or use bots without our written permission.
• Interfere with the site's security or normal operation, or get around a restriction we've placed on your account.

7. Feedback

Feedback must be truthful and about the transaction. Sellers can't delete negative feedback. We may hide feedback that breaks the rules, and we keep a record of why.

8. Ending your account

You can delete your account at any time from Account → Privacy & your data. If a sale is still open, deletion waits until it's settled. What we remove and what we keep is described in the Privacy Policy. We may close accounts as described in section 5.

9. Disclaimers

HamFM is provided "as is." We work hard to keep it running and safe, but we don't promise it will always be available or error-free, and we don't guarantee any listing, member, item, sale, payment, or delivery. We don't verify that gear works as described or that a member is who they say they are, beyond the checks we show (such as callsign verification).

10. Limits on our liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, HamFM isn't liable for losses from dealings between members, including items that are faulty, not as described, or never arrive, or payments that aren't made. Our total liability to you for any claim about HamFM is limited to $100. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited by law.

11. Disputes with HamFM

If you have a problem with HamFM, please write to us first at [email protected]; most things can be sorted out that way. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, and any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Duval County, Florida, except where your local law gives you the right to bring a claim where you live.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as HamFM grows. For a material change, we'll tell you by email or on the site at least 30 days before it takes effect, and ask you to accept the new version the next time you sign in. If you don't agree, you can delete your account before the change takes effect.

13. Contact

Brickhouse Technologies LLC · PO Box 50246, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 · [email protected]