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Tools Marketplace Legal Documents
These documents add to the Platform Terms and Privacy Policy. They apply whenever you buy, sell, or rent a tool through ChefSphere. Sellers and buyers transact peer-to-peer; ChefSphere is the intermediary platform.
Published by ChefSphere OÜ (Estonian registry code 17470129) as the operator of the Tools Marketplace.
Addendums for buying, renting, and selling kitchen equipment
- Tools Marketplace TermsThe rules that apply when you buy, rent, sell, or ship a kitchen tool on ChefSphere — the parties, the four selling methods (worldwide-shipped, in-person, both, rent-only), the split between Stripe-processed worldwide orders and cash-settled in-person / rental flows, and how this addendum sits alongside the Platform documents.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Seller AgreementThe binding agreement for every user who sells or rents kitchen tools on ChefSphere — the two-tier model (full KYC + Stripe Express for worldwide shipping; lite profile for in-person and rent-only because no money flows through the platform), listing rules, trust levels, warranties, limits, and termination.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Buyer TermsYour rights and responsibilities when you buy a kitchen tool on ChefSphere — Stripe checkout for worldwide-shipped orders, cash at the meet-up for in-person sales, and the consumer-law protections that always apply on top of this document.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Rental TermsThe peer-to-peer rental contract for kitchen tools on ChefSphere — cash payment of price and refundable deposit at pickup (no online escrow), duration units, deposit calculation, damage assessment, late returns, and cancellation.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Fee ScheduleAll fees, reserves, holds, limits, and payout rules for the Tools Marketplace — the 15% platform fee on worldwide Stripe-processed sales, photo / variant fees, instant-payout fees, trust-tier reserves and hold periods, per-order and daily caps, platform-wide safety ceilings, and the zero-fee policy on in-person sales and rentals.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Return & Refund PolicyThe platform return and refund flow for worldwide-shipped Tools Marketplace orders — 30-day return window, NTP-validated deadlines, seller inspection (5-day) and final (7-day) timers, auto-refund on seller abandonment, restocking/shipping fee caps, partial refunds, and the separate path for in-person and rental disputes (no platform-run refund because no money flows through the platform).v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Model Withdrawal Form (Annex I(B))The statutory model withdrawal form required by Annex I(B) of Directive 2011/83/EU, hosted as a standalone durable-medium page and linked from every order confirmation so that EU consumer Buyers can exercise their 14-day right of withdrawal against a professional Seller on the Tools Marketplace.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Chargeback PolicyHow ChefSphere handles card chargebacks on worldwide Stripe-processed Tools Marketplace orders — chargebacks do not apply to cash-settled in-person sales or rentals. Definitions, Seller liability, evidence window, dispute fees, reserve usage, card-on-file recovery, and the platform's right to ban serial abusers.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Shipping PolicyHow worldwide shipping works on the Tools Marketplace — Shippo carrier integration, the Seller Label Wallet, domestic / EU / international hold amounts, high-value signature requirement, customs and import duties, lost / damaged parcel handling. This policy applies only to worldwide Stripe-processed orders; in-person handoff and rentals have no platform shipping.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- In-Person SafetyRequired safety rules for every in-person handoff and pickup on the Tools Marketplace — meet-up locations, cash-payment discipline, counterfeit-note checks, ID verification for high-value orders, liability allocation, and what to do if something goes wrong. Cash is the expected and supported payment method for in-person sales and rentals.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Platform Disclaimer — Tools MarketplaceThe intermediary-role disclaimer and limited warranty for the Tools Marketplace — ChefSphere processes payment and operates the Stripe ledger only for worldwide-shipped sales. For in-person sales and rentals, ChefSphere is a pure information-society intermediary; money flows in cash directly between the parties. Limited liability framework on top of mandatory consumer-law rights.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
- Tools Marketplace Tax InformationHow VAT, sales tax, and seller-income reporting work on the Tools Marketplace — Stripe automatic tax calculation at checkout for worldwide-shipped orders, B2B vs B2C treatment, customs and import VAT on cross-border shipments, DAC7 annual seller reporting in the EU limited to Stripe-processed earnings, tax-ID capture, invoicing, and the Seller's direct tax responsibility for cash-settled in-person sales and rentals.v1.9.0 · Effective: June 18, 2026Read document
ChefSphere OÜ
Estonian registry code: 17470129 · Tartu Maakohtu registriosakond
c/o E-Residency Hub OÜ, Ahtri tn 12, 10151 Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia
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