INFORM Consumers Act Disclosure
Linn County Market
Effective Date: [INSERT DATE] Last Updated: [INSERT DATE]
1. Purpose
The federal Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (“INFORM Consumers Act”), codified at 15 U.S.C. § 45f, requires online marketplaces to collect, verify, retain, and — for certain sellers — disclose specific information. This document describes how Linn County Market complies with that statute and what high-volume third-party sellers must provide.
2. Who Is a “High-Volume Third-Party Seller”
You are a high-volume third-party seller if, in any continuous twelve-month period during the previous twenty-four months, you have:
- Entered into 200 or more discrete sales or transactions of new or unused consumer products on the Platform, and
- Resulted in $5,000 or more in gross revenues from those transactions, where payment was processed through the Platform (directly or through its payment processor).
Both thresholds must be met. We notify sellers when they approach or cross these thresholds.
3. Information You Must Provide
If you qualify, you must provide, and we must verify, the following within 10 days of your qualification:
- Bank account information — for the account into which sales proceeds are deposited (or, if you do not use a bank account, the name of the payee for those proceeds);
- Contact information for an individual — name, address, phone, and email of an individual who serves as a point of contact for the seller;
- Tax identification number — Employer Identification Number (EIN) or, for sole proprietors without an EIN, Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number;
- A working email address and phone number — for our communications with you.
We will verify this information using reliable methods, including third-party identity verification services, government databases, and bank-account verification. We may suspend your account if verification fails.
4. Annual Certification
You must, no less than annually, certify that the information above remains accurate, or provide updated information. We will send a reminder; failure to certify within 10 days of our notice may result in account suspension.
5. What We Disclose to Consumers
For each high-volume third-party seller, we will conspicuously disclose to consumers (in the listing, order confirmation, or seller profile) the following information:
- The seller’s full name (or business name, if the seller is a business);
- The physical address of the seller;
- Contact information — a working email address or phone number sufficient to allow buyers to contact the seller directly, or a tool we provide that enables direct communication without disclosing personal contact information;
- A statement of whether the seller used a different seller to supply the product, when known.
For sellers who meet the additional “high-volume” threshold of $20,000 or more in annual gross revenues on the Platform, we will provide the full seller name, address, and contact information directly to buyers in connection with each transaction.
6. Suppression of Personal Address
If you are a high-volume third-party seller and:
- The address provided is your residence, and
- Your business is operated from that residence, and
- You do not have a separately staffed location,
then upon your request and certification we may, where consistent with the statute, suppress your street address in public disclosures and instead provide your country, state, and a means to contact you. You must still provide your full address to us, and we may disclose it as required by law.
7. Reporting Suspicious Marketplace Activity
If you suspect a seller is misrepresenting its identity, evading the disclosures required by this policy, or facilitating the sale of stolen or counterfeit goods, please report it: trust@linncountymarket.com. We are required by law to provide a clear mechanism for such reporting.
8. Recordkeeping
We retain the information collected under this policy for as long as you are an active seller on the Platform, and for at least two years following deactivation, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
9. Contact
Linn County Market Attn: Seller Compliance c/o Huestone Holdings LLC [INSERT ADDRESS]
