Terms of Service
Last updated: August 2026
Preamble
Welcome to Asmami. These Terms of Service govern your use of asmami.com, and its open bidding marketplace. Asmami is based at Dembel City Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and serves solely as a technology gateway through which users may list items and conduct open bidding. By accessing the platform or creating an account, you accept these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Cookies Policy.
1. User Obligations
You must be at least eighteen years old and legally able to enter an agreement. You shall provide accurate, current registration information, protect your credentials, and promptly report unauthorized access. You may maintain only accounts that you use honestly and lawfully. Sellers must own or have the legal right to sell listed items, and all users must communicate respectfully, comply with Ethiopian law, and use the platform in good faith.
2. Listing Rules
Every listing must accurately describe the item, condition, images, price, location, and any delivery terms. Misleading descriptions, hidden defects, duplicate listings, and manipulated information are prohibited. Users may not list illegal, stolen, counterfeit, infringing, recalled, hazardous, dangerous, or otherwise restricted goods, including illegal drugs, weapons, and protected wildlife. Asmami may remove listings that breach these rules or applicable law.
3. Bidding Rules
A bid is a binding commitment to purchase at the bid amount if you are the successful bidder, subject to the listing terms. Bids may not be retracted. Shill bidding, bidding on your own listing, collusion, price manipulation, bots, and other dishonest conduct are forbidden. The successful buyer must arrange payment with the seller within forty-eight (48) hours of the auction closing, unless the listing states otherwise. Users are responsible for delivery and completion arrangements.
4. Fees and Currency
Asmami is completely free: it charges zero listing fees, bidding fees, transaction fees, or commissions. Users are responsible for any payment-provider charges or applicable taxes associated with their direct arrangements. ETB is the currency generally used for transactions between users.
5. Limitation of Liability
Asmami is not responsible for any fraud, cheating, or deceptive activities. Asmami serves SOLELY as a gateway for users to conduct open bidding. All transactions, communications, and interactions are between users. Asmami provides the platform but does NOT guarantee, verify, insure, or mediate any listings, bids, payments, or deliveries. Listings, item condition, authenticity, ownership, payment, and performance are solely the users’ responsibility. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Asmami is not liable for losses arising from user conduct, transactions, interruptions, or use of the platform.