Terms of Use

The shop serves current high school students who are at least 13 years old and have permission from a parent or guardian to use this site and arrange local exchanges. By using the site you confirm that is true for you. College students and adult community members may request to post items; their listings are clearly tagged, they are held to the same community rules and review process, and their items must be appropriate for a high school audience. Approval of any non-student listing is entirely at our discretion, and we may decline a listing for the sole reason that the poster is not a current high school student. Adults may also contact us about sponsorships or questions through the Contact Us page.

Everyone is welcome. Our shop's name, style, and community are built around teen girls' fashion, but buyers and sellers of any gender may use the site on the same terms. Listings are curated by what they are (whether an item fits our shop and community standards), never by who posts them.

TriValley Girls Porch Shop is a porch community marketplace that works strictly as a community bulletin board: a place for students to post what they want to sell to other students. Our admin team reviews submissions before they appear to keep the community appropriate, but we do not verify the accuracy of any listing, inspect items, set or endorse prices, or supervise what happens after something is posted. What is posted, and the price asked, is each seller's own choice.

We are not a store, a broker, a payment service, a ticket agent, or an employer, and we are not a party to any sale. We do not currently process payments, hold money, or ship items; the shop is currently a free platform, and if any of that ever changes we will update these terms and announce it on the site first. How buyers and sellers coordinate a sale, payment, and exchange is entirely between them and their families, and we take no responsibility for those arrangements. The shop has no return, refund, or exchange system: every sale is final between the buyer and seller unless the two of them agree otherwise. Posting is currently free; we may introduce a posting fee in the future and will announce it on the site before any change takes effect. We may also offer optional paid promotional features, such as boosting a listing to the top of the shop or spotlighting a porch; using them is never required and never affects whether a listing is reviewed or approved. To be clear about the difference: money between buyers and sellers never touches the platform, while optional promotional purchases are processed for us by Stripe, a secure payment company, on Stripe's own checkout pages. If you pay to boost a listing and we do not approve that listing, or your promotion cannot run for any reason on our side, we refund you in full. Once a boost or porch promotion is live, the fee is non-refundable, but if something goes wrong, contact us and we will make it right. Alongside clothing, the shop welcomes other kinds of listings, such as room decor and event tickets, and may allow more, such as student services, as it grows; these terms apply to all of them, and our role stays the same.

Sellers must own what they list and describe it honestly, including its true condition. Items must be clean and appropriate for a high school community. Photos must show the item on a hanger or flat surface, with no faces or bodies; a store's official product photo may additionally be used as a listing's cover photo. Never list anything illegal, counterfeit, recalled, unsafe, or age restricted. The admin team may approve, hold, edit requests for, reject, or remove any listing at its discretion, and listings expire automatically after 7 days. Each seller may have up to 25 active listings at a time; marking items sold or requesting removal makes room for more.

Treat everyone the way you would want to be treated at school. Before responding to anyone new, review their profile and your mutual connections. Tell a parent or guardian about meetups, meet in public places during the day, and bring someone with you. Inspect an item before paying. Sending an inquiry does not reserve an item, and a seller choosing a buyer is always the seller's decision.

Be honest with yourself about what we can and cannot do: we review listings for community fit, but we have no way to verify any user's identity, age, or intentions, and someone could misrepresent who they are despite our best efforts. We do our best to watch over this community, but safety is not and cannot be guaranteed. Every in-person meetup and exchange you arrange is your own choice, made at your own risk, and should always involve a parent, guardian, friend, or trusted adult.

If anything ever feels unsafe, or a serious concern comes up in person or outside the app, tell a trusted adult right away and contact local authorities. In an emergency, call 911. Reporting a listing to us is for site issues; it is never a substitute for real help.

Most people here are neighbors and classmates, but scammers exist on every marketplace, so shop like it. Never send money in advance to hold or reserve an item, and never pay by gift card, wire transfer, or to a stranger's account for someone else. Be suspicious of deals that seem too good to be true, of anyone in a big hurry, of overpayment stories (sending you extra money and asking for change back), and of payment confirmation screenshots, which are easy to fake. Pay only in person, after you have seen the item, in the way you and the seller agreed. For tickets, verify the details before any money changes hands. If someone makes you uncomfortable or tries any of this, stop responding and report them to us.

One more thing, stated plainly: we do not and cannot authenticate items. We have no way to verify whether something is genuine, stolen, a replica, or a knock-off, and we make no promises about the authenticity of anything posted. Listing counterfeit or stolen goods is against our rules and against the law, and we remove such listings when we learn of them, but the responsibility for checking an item before buying is yours. If a brand name deal looks too good to be true, assume it is.

Some listings offer an item for rent instead of for sale. The owner sets every rental term: the rent price, the rental length, how the item must come back, the price owed if a rental violation occurs (decided by the owner), and an optional rent-to-own price. A renter must agree to those terms, with a parent or guardian's permission, before sending a rental request, and the owner is always free to approve or decline any request. A rental violation means the item comes back with damage such as stains that will not come out, tears, burns, smoke or heavy perfume smell, or missing pieces, or is not returned at all; breaking rental terms can also lead to suspension from the site.

Our role in rentals is the same as in sales: we are a bulletin board, not a party to the agreement. Rent, rent-to-own, and any rental-violation payments are arranged and exchanged directly between the renter and the owner, outside the platform, and we recommend paying at pickup and never in advance. We do not collect deposits, hold money, guarantee returns or their condition, or referee disputes between renters and owners; those are for the people involved to resolve. A renter's payment handle is shared only with the owner after the owner approves the request, and is never displayed publicly.

Sellers choose how buyers may reach them. Choosing a direct contact option means the selected username is displayed publicly on that listing, and requires confirmation that a parent or guardian has given permission. The recommended platform option keeps usernames private. Details are in our Privacy Policy, which is part of these terms.

If you see a listing or behavior that seems wrong, report it using the report option on the listing or through the Contact Us page. We review every report.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject or remove any listing and to block any person from posting or inquiring, including anyone who breaks our Community Rules, ignores our safety guidelines, misrepresents who they are, impersonates a student or another person, or is not actually a current high school student. Keeping this community safe always comes first, and our decisions about listings and access are final.

We run this shop with care and good intentions, but it is provided as is. To the fullest extent the law allows, Product-9, LLC (doing business as TriValley Girls Porch Shop) and its team are not liable for the condition, quality, pricing, authenticity, or availability of any item or service posted, for the conduct, identity, or age of any buyer or seller, for how any sale or purchase is coordinated, or for anything that happens in transactions, communications, or meetups arranged between users. This includes, without limitation, any personal or bodily injury, emotional harm, property damage, theft, or other loss arising from or related to any exchange, meetup, or interaction between users, whether it happens on or off the platform. We review listings, but we cannot verify who anyone truly is, and by arranging a meetup you accept that risk and agree to take the safety steps described above. Listings are the responsibility of the people who post them. Nothing in these terms limits rights that the law does not allow us to limit.

School and college names and colors appear on the site so students can find classmates' listings. TriValley Girls Porch Shop is an independent community marketplace and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any school, college, university, or school district.

We may update these terms as the shop grows; the date at the top always reflects the current version, and continuing to use the site means you accept the update. These terms are governed by California law. Questions are always welcome at trivalleygirlsporchshop@gmail.com or through the Contact Us page.