Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 17 October 2026

Welcome to Areed ("the platform"). By using the Areed app or website, or by creating an account, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted these terms and the privacy policy. If you do not accept them, do not use the platform.

1. What the platform is

• Areed is a classifieds platform where users publish offers to sell, buy, provide services or announce, browse them and contact each other.
• The platform is only an advertising intermediary. It is not a party to any sale, purchase, rental or service between users, does not own or inspect the advertised items and does not guarantee their quality, conformity, safety or the legality of their sale.
• Any agreement, payment or delivery happens directly between the parties and at their own risk. The platform never collects the price of goods or services on anyone's behalf.

2. Account

• You must be at least 18, register with a mobile number you own and provide accurate information.
• You are responsible for everything done through your account. Never share your verification code; our team will never ask for it.
• Impersonating others or the platform, offensive or misleading names or photos, and multiple accounts to evade bans or limits are prohibited.

3. Publishing offers

• You alone are responsible for your offer: the accuracy of the description, photos and price, and your ownership of, or right to sell, the item or provide the service.
• Offers must be real, for items or services actually available, in the right category and place, with photos of the item itself.
• The call / WhatsApp number of an offer must be yours or belong to someone who allowed you to use it.
• Offers are reviewed and may stay pending until reviewed; the platform may reject, recategorize or remove any offer that breaks these terms.
• You must comply with the laws applicable in your country and the other party's country.

4. Prohibited items and content

Publishing, requesting or promoting anything prohibited by Islamic law (Sharia), by law and regulations, or by custom is not allowed, including but not limited to:

• Drugs and psychotropic substances, prescription-only medicines.
• Alcohol of any kind.
• Qat.
• Cigarettes, tobacco and tobacco products.
• Weapons, ammunition, explosives and their parts.
• Sexual products and pornographic or indecent content.
• Usurious (interest-based) transactions and loans.
• Shares, pyramid / multi-level marketing and fake investments.
• Fundraising and begging.
• Insults, abuse, racism and incitement to hatred or violence.
• Deceiving or defrauding people, defaming them or publishing their private data.
• Stolen, counterfeit or smuggled goods, official or forged documents, other people's accounts or personal or banking data.
• Infringing other people's intellectual property.
• Duplicate offers, spam and misuse of the contact tools.
• Anything else the laws of the country prohibit.

The platform may remove violating content without notice, suspend the account and report it to the competent authorities when needed.

5. Areed commission (platform fee)

• When publishing a new offer, the advertiser pledges through the "Areed pledge" to pay the platform fee ("the commission"): 1% of the value of the sale, purchase or service, if it was made through Areed or because of it.
• The commission is paid by bank transfer to one of the platform accounts shown on the "Pay Areed fees" page in the app, and the transfer receipt is sent to the administration. The commission remains a debt of honour owed by the advertiser until paid.
• Offers without a commission:
  1. Lost items.
  2. Found items.
  3. Charity offers (for the sake of God).
  4. Useful information for people.
  5. Adoption of some animals.
• A user who transfers a commission to the platform for a prohibited item bears full responsibility before the competent authorities; receiving the amount is never an acknowledgement or approval of the sale by the platform.

6. Prices, bids and negotiation

• Negotiable / not negotiable: the advertiser must write the price and states whether it is negotiable.
• Open to bids: interested users place bids and the advertiser picks what suits them. A bid expresses interest; it is not a binding sale contract for either party.
• Depends on the requested offer: the price depends on the buyer's request or the details of the service; writing an indicative price is optional.
• Written prices must be real; fake prices meant to attract attention are prohibited.

7. Contact, chats, comments, ratings and community

• Contact happens through the in-app chat, or by call and WhatsApp when the advertiser enabled them. The advertiser's number is never shown as text.
• Comments, ratings and community questions with their replies are public; they must be honest, polite and on topic.
• Using chats or comments to harass, abuse, defraud or ask for sensitive data is prohibited; you can block and report any user.

8. Paid services (boosts and subscriptions)

• The platform may offer optional services such as boosting an offer or subscriptions; their terms, duration and price are shown when requested.
• They are activated manually by the administration after the transfer is verified; there is no electronic payment in the app.
• The platform may refuse a request or stop a service when the offer breaks these terms.

9. Moderation and reports

• There is zero tolerance for objectionable or prohibited content and abusive users.
• Offers and comments are checked automatically (including prohibited keywords) or manually, and any user can report and block any offer or user from the app; advertisers can delete abusive comments on their offers.
• The administration reviews reports and aims to act on them within 24 hours; it may remove content and suspend the violating account.

10. Safety and fraud

• Never transfer money before verifying the advertiser and the item; prefer meeting and handing over in a public place.
• Never send your verification code or confidential banking details to anyone.
• The platform is not liable for losses from dealings between users, but takes appropriate action against violating accounts.

11. Suspension and deletion

• The platform may warn, suspend temporarily or permanently, and hide the offers of any account that breaks these terms or is suspected of fraud.
• You can delete your offers at any time, and your account in the app (Account → Delete account) or through the account deletion page.

12. Limitation of liability

• The service is provided "as is" and may stop temporarily for maintenance or technical reasons; the platform does not guarantee it is free of interruptions or errors.
• The platform is not liable for direct or indirect damage resulting from dealings between users or from content published by users, to the extent permitted by law.

13. Changes

We may update these terms when needed and publish the new version in the app and on the website with its date. Continuing to use the platform after a change means you accept it.

14. Contact

• WhatsApp: +967781102474
• Email: mnsst.oreed@gmail.com