Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of arggarage.com, its apps and related services (the "Platform"), operated by ARG Garage LLC, a company organized in the State of Florida, United States ("ARG Garage", "we", "us").

By creating an account, publishing a listing, sending a message or otherwise using the Platform, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

2. What we are (and what we are not)

ARG Garage provides technology only: tools to publish vehicle listings, search, contact sellers, feature listings, show dealer profiles and connect with local service providers.

• We are not a motor vehicle dealer, broker, auctioneer, lender, insurer or inspector.
• We do not own, inspect, store, title, register, finance, ship or deliver any vehicle.
• We are not a party to any negotiation, sale, financing, trade-in, warranty or service agreement between users.
• We do not act as an escrow agent and we never hold money for buyers or sellers.

Any deal you make is exclusively between you and the other party.

3. Eligibility and accounts

• You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into a binding contract.
• You must provide true, complete and current information and keep it updated.
• You are responsible for your password and for all activity on your account.
• One person or business may not create multiple accounts to get around limits or suspensions.

We may verify identity, email, phone, dealer licenses or other information, and we may refuse, pause or close accounts at our discretion, including when information appears false, incomplete or suspicious. Verification is limited and is not a guarantee of any user.

4. Listings and seller responsibilities

Sellers are solely responsible for their listings and for the vehicles they offer. By publishing, you represent and warrant that:

• You own the vehicle or are legally authorized to sell it.
• You declare the vehicle’s title type (clean, rebuilt, salvage or another brand) and, separately, whether the vehicle has an outstanding loan or lien. A vehicle can have a clean title and a lien at the same time: both are disclosed.
• The VIN or serial number, year, make, model, mileage, condition, price, photos and description are accurate and not misleading.
• You disclose known defects, open recalls, accident or damage history when required by law.
• The photos are yours or you have the right to use them, and they show the actual vehicle.
• The vehicle is located where the listing says and is available for sale.
• You will comply with all federal, state and local laws, including consumer protection, advertising, odometer disclosure, emissions, title transfer and sales tax rules.

Private sellers may list a limited number of vehicles per 12 months, according to the rules of their state. Selling vehicles as a business without a license ("curbstoning") is prohibited. Dealers must hold a valid dealer license and are responsible for complying with dealer laws, including the FTC Used Car Rule (Buyers Guide), advertised-price and fee disclosure rules and truth-in-lending rules when advertising payments.

The title type is declared by you. There is no free public source for a vehicle’s title status: it is administered by each state’s motor vehicle agency. That is why, when you publish, you tick a box declaring the title type, and we record what you declared, for which vehicle, and the date and time, as proof that you were informed. If you later change the listing’s title type, you must declare it again.

Falsely declaring the title type, a lien, the mileage or the VIN is grounds for immediate removal of the listing and suspension of the account, and may constitute fraud and other offenses under federal and state law.

We may review, edit for format, pause, hide or remove any listing, and ask for additional photos (for example, of the VIN), at any time and without notice.

5. State licensing and private-seller limits

Almost every U.S. state requires a motor vehicle dealer license from anyone who buys and sells vehicles as a business, and many states set a number: once you sell or offer more than that number of vehicles in a period (usually 12 months), the law presumes you are in the business. In Florida, that presumption starts at three or more vehicles bought, sold or offered in 12 months (F.S. 320.27(1)(c)). Other states use different numbers, different windows and different exceptions, and these can change at any time.

As a courtesy, the Platform may show you the number we understand applies to your state, with a link to the source. That information is for reference only, may be out of date or wrong, and is not legal or tax advice. Only you, your attorney or your state motor vehicle agency can say whether your situation requires a license.

By listing as a private seller you agree that: (a) it is your sole responsibility to know and follow your state’s licensing, tax, title, registration and advertising laws; (b) you represent that you are not acting as an unlicensed dealer; (c) if you go past your state’s reference limit we will show you a notice and you may continue only if you accept it, and we will store the date and time of that acceptance as a record that you were informed; and (d) if a state agency, a buyer or any third party claims you sold without the required license, that claim is between that party and you.

ARG Garage is a marketplace and a software tool: we do not sell your vehicles, we are not your partner, we do not control or supervise your business activity, and we have no duty to count your sales, verify your license or stop you from listing. Not capping the number of listings is neither our opinion that your sales are lawful nor permission to sell without a license.

We may, without any obligation to do so, ask for your dealer license number, pause or remove listings, close accounts, and respond to requests from government agencies with the information we hold, including the notices you accepted (see the Privacy Policy).

Licensed dealers represent that their license is current in the state where they sell, and agree to meet dealer obligations, including the FTC Used Car Rule, advertised-price rules and consumer credit rules.

6. Buyer responsibilities

Buyers are solely responsible for deciding whether to buy a vehicle. Before paying any money, you should:

• See the vehicle in person, or have an independent mechanic inspect it.
• Check the VIN with a vehicle history report and with NHTSA for open recalls.
• Confirm the seller's identity and that the title matches the seller and the VIN.
• Never wire money, send gift cards or pay deposits to people you have not met or through "escrow" services you did not choose.

Prices, estimated totals, estimated monthly payments, fuel economy and specifications shown on the Platform are estimates and may not include taxes, title, registration, dealer fees or other charges.

7. User content: no guarantee of accuracy

Listings, profiles, messages, reviews, photos and other content are provided by users ("User Content"). We do not verify, and we are not responsible for, the accuracy, legality, quality, safety or availability of User Content or of any vehicle.

ARG Garage is not responsible for false, altered, incomplete, outdated or misleading information published by users, including tampered VINs, odometer readings, title status, photos or prices. Badges only mean that we reviewed certain documents at a point in time, and are not a guarantee about the person, the vehicle or the transaction.

What the user shields mean: the grey shield ("Registered") only means that the account was created and its email confirmed. The green shield ("Verified") means that our team reviewed an ID document, or the state license if the account is a dealership, at a point in time. Neither is a background check, a guarantee of identity, or an endorsement of the person, the vehicle or the transaction, and neither limits use of the Platform: both kinds of account can list, message and buy the same way.

You grant ARG Garage a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, copy, resize, display, translate and distribute your User Content in order to operate and promote the Platform. You can remove your listings at any time; copies may remain in backups for a limited period.

8. Prohibited conduct

• Publishing false, misleading, stolen, or bait-and-switch listings, or vehicles you do not have the right to sell.
• Impersonating another person or business, or using someone else's photos or trademarks without permission.
• Fraud, scams, phishing, overpayment schemes, fake escrow or fake shipping offers.
• Spam, unsolicited advertising, or collecting other users' contact data.
• Scraping, crawling, copying or reselling data from the Platform without our written permission.
• Interfering with the Platform, its security or its rate limits, or uploading malware.
• Listing items other than motor vehicles, or anything illegal, stolen or subject to a "do not drive" recall without disclosure.
• Discriminatory, harassing, threatening or obscene content.

We may report illegal activity to law enforcement and cooperate with investigations.

9. Messages and communications

Our chat helps buyers and sellers talk without sharing personal data until both agree. We may apply rate limits and automated filters and review messages to prevent fraud and enforce these Terms.

By providing your email or phone number, you agree that we may contact you about your account, listings, messages and payments. Marketing messages are optional and you can unsubscribe at any time.

10. Paid services: featured listings and advertising

Publishing a listing is free unless stated otherwise. We offer optional paid services such as featured listings (shown with a "Featured" label on the home page and in reserved spots in search results) and sponsored placements for local businesses (shown with a "Sponsored" label).

• Prices for featured vehicle listings are shown before purchase and are charged in U.S. dollars.
• Featured placement depends on availability in your area; if spots are full, it starts on the next available date shown before you pay.
• A featured placement adds visibility; it does not guarantee results. We do not guarantee that your vehicle will sell, sell faster, or get any particular number of views, clicks or messages. The featured fee is owed whether or not the vehicle sells.
• Visibility is shared. Featured spots in each area rotate among the active featured listings, so how often your listing is shown depends on how many there are in your area and on what buyers search for. Before you pay we show you an estimate, which is approximate and not a promise.
• Pauses and removals by our team. We may pause a featured placement while we review a complaint or a possible violation. If the review ends in your favor, the placement resumes with the days it had left. If we remove the listing for violating these Terms, there is no refund. If we remove it by our own error, we refund the unused portion.
• Paid placement does not change how a listing is evaluated and is not an endorsement by ARG Garage.
• Fees are non-refundable once the placement starts, except where required by law or if we remove a listing by our own error. Listings removed for violating these Terms are not refunded.
• We may add, change or remove fees with reasonable prior notice on the Platform or by email. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the change.
• New or changed fees apply going forward: they cover listings you publish and services you purchase on or after the effective date. They do not change the price of a listing already published or a service already paid for, which keep the terms in effect when you bought them until they end.

Business advertising. Placements for local businesses (repair shops, parts stores, tire shops, insurance and others) are contracted in writing with ARG Garage for a fixed period and are also governed by that agreement:

• Custom pricing. Each advertiser's price is agreed individually based on the placement, area, category, period and other business terms. It may differ from what another advertiser pays for a similar placement, and there is no public rate card.
• Confidentiality. The price, discounts and terms of each agreement are confidential. ARG Garage does not publish them or share them with other advertisers or third parties, except with its payment providers and advisers when needed, or when required by law. The advertiser also agrees not to disclose them.
• Placements and area. Depending on the plan, the business appears in a fixed spot on the home page, in home page spots that rotate among advertisers in the area, or on the shops and services page. It is shown only to visitors in the agreed area (a radius around its address, one or more states, or the whole country), which we estimate from the ZIP code the visitor provides or from the approximate location of their connection.
• Open spots. If a home page spot is not sold, we may show other advertisers from the area there at no extra cost and with no guarantee that it will last.
• Results. We report your ad's views and clicks. We do not guarantee any particular number of views, clicks, calls or customers.

11. Payments and third-party processors

Card payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. or other payment providers under their own terms. ARG Garage does not store your full card number. Advertisers may also pay by Zelle or bank transfer as agreed in writing. Chargebacks and disputes follow the processor's rules.

We do not process payments for vehicles between buyers and sellers.

12. Third-party services, data and links

The Platform may show data from public sources (for example NHTSA vPIC, EPA fueleconomy.gov and GeoNames), links to dealers, sponsors, mechanics, inspectors, lenders or insurers, and other third-party websites. Those parties are independent. We do not control or endorse them and we are not responsible for their content, products, services, prices or privacy practices.

Independent technicians and service providers listed on the Platform are not our employees or agents.

13. Our intellectual property

The Platform, its design, software, logos and the ARG Garage name are owned by ARG Garage LLC or its licensors. Vehicle makes, models and logos belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify vehicles; their use does not imply any affiliation or endorsement. Some images and videos on the Platform are illustrative and generated with artificial intelligence.

14. Copyright complaints (DMCA)

If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright or trademark, send a notice to infoarggarage@gmail.com including: your contact information, the work claimed to be infringed, the URL of the content, a statement of good-faith belief, a statement under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act, and your signature. We may remove the content and terminate repeat infringers.

15. Suspension and termination

We may suspend, limit or terminate your access, remove content or cancel paid placements at any time if we believe you violated these Terms or the law, created risk for other users, or for security reasons. You may close your account at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive (such as disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification and dispute resolution) survive termination.

16. Disclaimer of warranties

THE PLATFORM AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY VEHICLE, USER OR DEAL WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

17. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ARG Garage LLC AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND PARTNERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY LOSS ARISING FROM VEHICLES, TRANSACTIONS, USER CONTENT, FRAUD BY OTHER USERS, OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICES.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE PLATFORM WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). Some states do not allow certain limitations, so some of them may not apply to you.

18. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ARG Garage LLC from any claims, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your listings, vehicles, transactions, User Content, violation of these Terms or violation of any law or third-party right.

19. Disputes between users

Disputes about a vehicle or a deal must be resolved between the parties. We may, but are not required to, help or act on reports. You release ARG Garage LLC from claims arising from disputes with other users. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542 to the extent it applies to this release.

20. Governing law, arbitration and class action waiver

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at infoarggarage@gmail.com and try to resolve the dispute informally for 30 days. If it is not resolved, any dispute will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court. YOU AND ARG Garage LLC WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

You may opt out of arbitration by emailing infoarggarage@gmail.com within 30 days after you first accept these Terms. If arbitration does not apply, disputes will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of Florida.

21. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will post the new version with its date and, for material changes, notify registered users by email or on the Platform. The changes apply from their effective date; if you continue using the Platform, you accept them.

22. General

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, are the entire agreement between you and ARG Garage. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not transfer these Terms; we may transfer them in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets. If the English and Spanish versions differ, the English version prevails to the extent permitted by law.

23. Contact

ARG Garage LLC · Florida, United States · infoarggarage@gmail.com