Community terms

1. About StreetFreebies

StreetFreebies is a free community service, an initiative by ComingWave based in Sydney, Australia (comingwave.com.au). In these terms "we" and "us" mean StreetFreebies and ComingWave, and "you" means anyone using the site.

The service is a noticeboard. It lets people offer items for free and lets other people find and collect them. We do not own, inspect, store, transport or deliver any item, and we are not a party to any arrangement between people who use the site.

2. Free of charge

StreetFreebies is free to use. We do not charge to browse, post or collect.

Everything listed must be free, with no payment, swap, donation or other condition. Listings that ask for money or advertise goods or services are not allowed.

3. Who can use it

You must be 18 or older, or use the site with the involvement and permission of a parent or guardian who accepts these terms.

You need to sign in to post, request a pickup, vote, save items or report a listing. Keep your sign-in secure, give accurate information, and do not use another person's account or create accounts to get around a suspension.

4. What you can post

You may post items you own and have the right to give away, and items you spotted that are clearly free to take (see section 5).

• Describe the item honestly, including faults.
• Use only photos you took or have permission to use, showing the item and not people, number plates or house numbers.
• Do not post the same item repeatedly, and remove the listing or mark it collected when the item has gone.

5. Items you spotted

When you post something as "Community spotted", you confirm that it has a FREE sign or has clearly been left out on the public kerb or nature strip to be taken, and that taking it would be lawful.

Never post items that are on private property, beside charity bins, in skips or on building sites, or things that have only been left temporarily. If there was no sign, the listing says so and collectors must check before taking. Community-spotted listings stay up for at most 24 hours.

6. Prohibited items and content

You must not post:

• weapons, illegal goods, stolen goods or recalled products
• hazardous materials, chemicals, or unsafe electrical or gas equipment
• alcohol, tobacco, vapes, medicines, drugs or other age-restricted items
• live animals
• anything offensive, misleading, defamatory or that infringes someone else's rights
• personal information about other people.

The Pickup safety page may list further prohibited items. We decide whether a listing breaks these rules.

7. Pickup location

When you post, you choose where the item is by typing the address, using your location or placing the pin.

For outside pickups that spot is shown publicly on the listing so people can find the item. By choosing it you agree to that and confirm that pickup there is safe and lawful. For inside pickups only the suburb is public; your private pickup instructions are shared only with the collector you approve.

8. Collecting items

Outside items are first come, first served and cannot be reserved. For inside pickups, follow the owner's instructions, arrive at the agreed time and cancel if you can no longer attend.

You collect and use items at your own risk. Inspect an item before you take it and before you use it. Respect private property, park legally, and never take anything that has not clearly been offered.

9. Votes, reports and moderation

Signed-in people can vote "Still there" or "Gone" and can report listings. Vote and report honestly.

Moderators may review, edit or remove any listing, and may suspend or close accounts that break these terms or put others at risk. We may do this without notice where we think it is needed to keep people safe.

10. Your content

You keep ownership of the photos and text you post. You give us permission to store, display, resize and share them on StreetFreebies and in links and previews of your listing, for as long as needed to run the service.

You are responsible for what you post. Do not post anything you do not have the right to share.

11. No guarantees

Items are given away by other people "as is". We do not check listings, and we make no promise about the quality, safety, legality or availability of any item, or about the people who use the site.

The service is provided as it is and may be changed, interrupted or stopped at any time.

12. Responsibility and liability

To the extent the law allows, StreetFreebies and ComingWave are not liable for loss, damage, injury or disputes arising from items listed on the site, from collecting or using them, or from dealings between people who use the site.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot be excluded.

13. Other services we use

The site uses services from other companies, including Google sign-in, Google Maps and an AI service for title suggestions. Your use of those features is also subject to those companies' terms.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the service grows. The date at the top of this page shows the latest version. If you keep using the site after a change, you accept the updated terms.

15. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.

16. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email ask@streetfreebies.com.au.