 Hey anyone who uses #etsy, they are changing their terms and conditions so you cannot participate in class action lawsuits against them. You can opt out using these steps, but you have to do it before 23rd August 2023. It applies if you have a profile there, whether you sell or not! 24 comments
@paddyduke @stavvers That is what I was thinking. How can a company's policies exclude you from legal redress? That's nuts. @stavvers Well, good luck to them trying to protect themselves from litigation! They have gone completely off the rails, such terms cannot be enforced legally in any court of law. Very sad, I have a few artist friends who had their shops on Etsy, so they are in a really bad situation at the moment.  @stavvers https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/24/uber-for-arbitration/#nibbled-to-death-by-ducks @stavvers Of note, the URL you mention is _not_ available if you use the Etsy app (at least on the iPad) - so you have to log in to the web page via a browser instead.  @stavvers  @stavvers Sorry, but due to security, I would never ever write a mail with my private data to any mailadress posted in social media by an anonymous! How can I be sure that this is no phishing mail adress? @NatureMC “arbitrationoptout@etsy.com”. This cannot be a phishing attempt as the email would go straight to Etsy’s SMTP server. Phishing attempts usually rely on you misreading (or not checking) a clickable link, if you type `etsy.com` you go to `etsy.com`, interceptions are possible but then phishing is the least of your worries. @NatureMC @stavvers Looks like Section 12 of this page would define dispute resolution for Europe/rest of world: https://www.etsy.com/legal/terms-of-use and also details opt out for North & South America in section 11. (sorry if a duplicate post) @NatureMC @stavvers  @stavvers the username shown on my profile url seems to be just jibberish . Anyone know a point where a username starts and ends?  |
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@stavvers cool and normal