Terms of Use

Version 2026-07-23 · Effective July 23, 2026

1.Agreement, and what happens when it changes

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and Front Yard (“Front Yard,” “we,” “us”), governing your use of the Front Yard website and application (the “Service”). By clicking to accept, or by using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

We record your acceptance — your account, the version accepted, the date and time, and the IP address and browser used. If we change these Terms materially, we will publish a new version and ask you to accept it before you continue using the Service. Continued use after a non-material change (typos, clarifications, contact details) means you accept the updated version.

You consent to receive agreements, notices, and disclosures from us electronically, and agree that electronic acceptance has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature under the E-SIGN Act and applicable state law.

2.Who may use Front Yard

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract. Access is by invitation only: someone must invite you to a yard, or you must create your own. You agree to provide accurate information, to keep your sign-in link and account secure, and to be responsible for everything that happens under your account. Don’t share access, don’t impersonate anyone, and don’t try to reach yards, orders, messages, or data you weren’t invited to see.

3.What Front Yard is — and is not

Front Yard provides listing, messaging, and record-keeping tools. We are not a party to any transaction between users. We are not the seller, the buyer, an agent, a broker, an auctioneer, a consignment shop, a payment processor, a money transmitter, an escrow service, or an insurer. We do not take custody of items or funds at any point.

• We do not inspect, verify, endorse, appraise, authenticate, or guarantee any item, listing, price, description, photograph, or user.
• We do not verify anyone’s identity, background, or right to sell what they list. The invitation chain is a social trust signal, not a background check, and we make no representation about anyone’s honesty, safety, or solvency.
• We do not guarantee that any listing is accurate, that an item exists, that a sale will complete, or that anyone will show up.
• Any “trust” information shown (for example, how long someone has had an account, or a count of completed orders) is automatically generated from activity on the Service, is not a recommendation or endorsement, and must not be relied on as a guarantee of anything.

4.Payments happen off Front Yard

All payments are made directly between users using third-party services such as Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, or Zelle, or in cash. Front Yard displays payment links and order codes as a convenience only. We never receive, hold, escrow, transmit, refund, or reverse funds, we charge no fees, and we take no commission.

• Your use of any payment service is governed by that service’s own terms. We are not responsible for it, and any dispute about a payment is between you, the other user, and that service.
• An order marked “paid” in Front Yard — including by our automatic email matching — reflects information supplied by a user or a third-party notification, not verification by us. It is not proof of payment, and we are not responsible if it is wrong, delayed, missing, or manipulated.
• We offer no buyer protection, no seller protection, no guarantee, no insurance, no escrow, no refunds, and no chargeback process. We will not adjudicate your dispute, and we have no obligation to intervene.
• You are solely responsible for determining and paying any taxes arising from your sales, and for any licenses or permits your activity requires.

5.Your content and listings

You keep ownership of everything you post. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, resize, and display your content solely to operate the Service — that is, to show your listing to the people you have invited, and in emails we send on your behalf. This license ends when you delete the content, except for copies retained in backups, logs, and the audit record described in Section 12.

You represent and warrant that, for everything you list: you own it or are authorized to sell it; the description, condition, and photos are accurate and not misleading; the sale is lawful where you are; and your content doesn’t infringe anyone’s rights.

You may not list or exchange: illegal items or services; weapons, ammunition, or explosives; drugs, controlled substances, tobacco, vapes, or alcohol; prescription items or medical devices; live animals; stolen, counterfeit, or recalled goods; hazardous materials; human remains or bodily fluids; personal information or account credentials; financial instruments, gift-card balances, or cryptocurrency; sexual services or adult content; or anything else prohibited by law or that we determine, at our discretion, doesn’t belong in a neighborhood marketplace. You also may not use the Service to harass anyone, to send spam, to scrape or bulk-collect data, to probe or interfere with its security, or to build a competing dataset.

6.Other people’s content, and Section 230

Listings, photos, descriptions, questions, and messages are created by users, not by us. Front Yard is an interactive computer service provider under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230) and is not the publisher or speaker of information provided by users. We do not pre-screen content and have no obligation to monitor it.

We may — but are not required to — remove, edit, restrict, or refuse any content or account for any reason, including content we consider objectionable, and doing so does not make us responsible for content we don’t remove, and does not waive any protection available to us under Section 230(c)(2) or otherwise.

7.Copyright — DMCA notices

If you believe content on Front Yard infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent, Front Yard DMCA Agent, at dmca@frontyard.market, including: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the work; identification of the material and where it is on the Service; your contact information; a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and you are authorized to act for the owner. We will respond as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512, will forward the notice, and will accept counter-notices. We terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

8.Dealing with other people, in person and otherwise

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users, online and off, including any meeting, pickup, drop-off, delivery, inspection, or exchange. Use good judgment: meet in a safe place, bring someone if you can, inspect before you pay, and trust your instincts. You assume all risk arising from those interactions, including risk of personal injury, property damage, theft, fraud, and loss.

If you have a dispute with another user, you will pursue it directly with them. You release Front Yard and its owners, operators, employees, contractors, and agents from all claims, demands, damages, and losses of every kind, known and unknown, arising out of or connected with any dispute, transaction, meeting, item, communication, or interaction between users. If you are a California resident, you expressly waive California Civil Code § 1542, which reads: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” You waive any comparable statute or rule in your jurisdiction.

9.The Service is provided as-is

The service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, that data will not be lost, that emails or notifications will be delivered, or that any defect will be corrected.

Front Yard is free software provided without a service commitment. Features may change or disappear, notifications (including receipts, payment matching, want matches, and the weekly digest) may be delayed or fail to send, and the Service may be unavailable. Keep your own records of anything that matters to you. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

10.Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Front Yard will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, lost goodwill, business interruption, or the cost of substitute goods or services, arising out of or related to the service or these terms, under any theory of liability, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the service will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) US $100.

These limits apply to every claim, including claims about items bought or sold, payments made or not made, meetings between users, content posted by users, data loss, downtime, or unauthorized access. They do not apply to liability that cannot be limited by law — including, in most places, our own fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct — and some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you. The parties agree these limits are a fundamental basis of the bargain and that the Service would not be offered for free without them.

11.You cover us for what you do

You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Front Yardand its owners, operators, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any claim, demand, investigation, loss, liability, damage, penalty, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: your content or listings; your sales, purchases, or interactions with other users; your breach of these Terms or of any law; your violation of anyone’s rights; or your taxes. We may assume exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, at your expense, and you will cooperate.

12.Privacy, records, and the activity log

Our handling of personal information is described in the Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that we keep an audit record of actions taken on the Service — sign-ins and the creation, change, or removal of listings, orders, offers, messages, and similar records — including who acted, when, and what changed, and that we may use those records and your acceptance record to operate the Service, to investigate abuse or fraud, to resolve disputes, and to comply with law. You also agree not to use the Service to collect other users’ personal information for any purpose beyond completing a transaction with them.

13.Resolving disputes with us: notice, then individual arbitration

Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights, including your right to file a lawsuit in court and to have a jury trial.

Informal resolution first. Before starting any proceeding, you agree to send a written description of the dispute to hello@frontyard.market and to work with us in good faith for at least 30 days. Most problems can be solved this way.

Arbitration. If we can’t resolve it, you and Front Yard agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in court. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section. The arbitrator decides all issues except that a court decides the enforceability of the class-action waiver below. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.

No class actions.Claims must be brought individually. You and we each waive any right to bring or participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action, or to have claims joined with anyone else’s. If this waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim proceeds in court and the rest of this section still applies.

Small claims and injunctive relief. Either of us may bring an individual claim in small claims court instead, and either of us may seek injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property or stop unauthorized access.

Your right to opt out. You may decline arbitration by emailing hello@frontyard.market with your account email and the words “arbitration opt-out” within 30days of first accepting these Terms. Opting out costs you nothing else in this agreement, and we won’t treat you differently for it.

Time limit. To the extent permitted by law, any claim relating to the Service must be filed within one year after it arises, or it is permanently barred.

14.Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, you and we consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Texas, and waive any objection to venue there. Nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of mandatory consumer-protection rules of the place where you live.

15.Suspension, termination, and the end of the Service

You may stop using Front Yard and delete your store at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, including if we believe you have broken these Terms, put other users at risk, or exposed us to liability. We may also change, limit, or discontinue the Service, in whole or in part, at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive — including Sections 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16 — survive termination.

16.Everything else

• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service and supersede anything said before.
• Severability. If a provision is held unenforceable, it is modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the rest stays in force.
• No waiver. Not enforcing a provision isn’t a waiver of it.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them to a successor or acquirer of the Service.
• No agency. These Terms create no partnership, employment, agency, or joint venture between us.
• Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond reasonable control.
• Notices. We may notify you at your account email or in the app; you may reach us at hello@frontyard.market.
• Third parties. There are no third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, except that the released and indemnified parties in Sections 8 and 11 may enforce those sections.

17.Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@frontyard.market.