LETS Grow Free Australia
Terms & Conditions of Use
1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
1.1 YEARLY DOLLAR FEE
$20 per year per membership to cover costs including product and public liability insurance for each member. Payment details for yearly registration will be emailed to participants soon after joining. If you are in a position to contribute more than $20 or can offer your time as a volunteer, we deeply appreciate your generosity and support!
1.2 VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTION
LETS Grow Free thrives on the spirit of mutual aid and shared responsibility. While volunteering is not mandatory, we encourage every member to contribute at least four hours of their time each year to help nurture our community and to support our “We Before Me” philosophy.
Volunteering ensures the continued growth, productivity, and sustainability of our initiatives including markets, bulk buys, trading platforms, self-sufficiency workshops, social events, low cost health supplies, wellbeing sessions and community working bees.
1.3 LIBERTIES (LIBBY ) versus DOLLAR EXCHANGES
An account holder may not use the facilities of LETS Grow Free Australia for purely Dollar based offerings. The Dollar component must not exceed more than 50% of the value of goods/services.
Business accounts may opt to restrict the frequency of LIBBY offerings by utilising the LETS Grow Free voucher system.
1.4 MEMBERSHIP SENSITIVITIES
LETS Grow Free functions as a support group/network and differs to other LETS groups. A condition of joining LETS Grow Free is that new members agree to receiving a phone call from our Admin team. This serves as an opportunity for new members to ask questions to ensure that LETS Grow Free matches their needs and expectations.
1.5 GRACE BANK FOR MEMBER ACCOUNTS
Each member will have optional access to an amount of 500 Liberties to “spend” right away. This is given in good faith by the Administration to jump start trade within the community. Members are asked to bring their account balance back to at least a zero balance, in their own time, by offering goods and services (trades) back to the LETS Grow Free community.
1.6 FIRST ADVERTISE
Members are invited to advertise their OFFERINGS and WANTS within the private and secure social media platforms on the LETS Grow Free website. For added exposure, account holders may choose to advertise on LETS Grow Free social media channels on Facebook and Telegram.
For more ideas on what to offer, this site will help;
https://www.letsgrowfree.org/Questions
1.7 PRIVACY
A member may choose to trade using their Telegram handle and may hide certain personal details on the exchange.. However at least one form of contact must remain visible so that buyers can successfully respond to advertised offerings.
1.8 LEVIES
The administration shall be entitled to charge a 4% Liberties levy against trades done via the exchange. Levies accrued will be used to manage and further the aims of LETS Grow Free Australia.
1.9 DEBIT LIMITS
The administration may set limits for the extent to which accounts may go into debit. I.E. Individuals -500 Liberties. It shall be the duty of each seller in a transaction to ensure that the buyers have not exceeded their limits before agreeing to transact. Trading Balances are available to view for all accounts (details of individual purchases are not). If an individual has exceeded -500 Liberties, then the transaction may be declined by the administration.
1.10 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If any dispute should arise between account holders, the matter shall be referred to Administration for mediation. If the parties cannot agree, then an arbitrator shall be appointment by Administration. Any such appointee is preferably a member of LETS. The arbitrator shall be entitled to make awards for contractual losses or damages. All awards shall be in Liberties. The Administrator shall be required to debit or credit any account within the system to give affect to such an order or award. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding on all parties.
1.11 HOURLY RATE and PRICE VALUE of GOODS
Members are free to set their own prices for their goods and services however LETS Grow Free encourages a mentality of “mutual aid” amongst its members and requests that fees be kept as low as possible when dealing with other LETS Grow Free members. Some members opt to charge "Mates Rates" of 25 LIBS per hour when trading with other LETS Grow Free members. In this way we lend a helping hand to our community members. It is acceptable to specify in one's OFFERINGS on the exchange "Mates Rates LGF" with the option of charging higher costings to other LETS members outside of LETS Grow Free.
NOTE- traditionally hourly rates were determined by the average Australian wage at the time. At present, the average Australian wage is approx $35 per hour. This equates to 35 LIBBIES per hour as we use a 1:1 ratio that one Liberty equals one Dollar. In LETS Grow Free we understand that an hourly rate of 35 LIBS will not suit every situation and it is acceptable to charge more or charge less to suit the situation.
1.12 SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
Administration can suspend an account of any account holder who has not paid the yearly registration fee or who acts in a way considered to be unethical or contrary to the ethos of LETS Grow Free. The administration shall notify any account holder if his or her account has been suspended, and the account holder shall have fourteen days to dispute the suspension. If no dispute is declared by the account holder, the administration shall terminate the account, in which event all LIBS in credit shall be transferred to the Community Chest.
1.13 TRANSFERRING OR DE-REGISTERING
If an account-holder wishes to leave the LETS Grow Free exchange, they shall apply to the administrator for de-registration and/or transfer of their account; Any debit balance shall become immediately due and payable in Dollars or LIBS ( does not apply when transferring from one LETS Grow Free exchange to another LETS Grow Free exchange). All LIBBIES in credit will be transferred to the new account on the new exchange.
1.14 CHANGES
The administrator shall be entitled to change the terms of use from time to time. In such an event, the applicable terms will be those prevailing at the time of the action or transaction involved.
2. DISCLAIMERS
2.1 Account holders agree to indemnify and hold harmless the CES, LETS Grow Free, and the Administration and any of their employees or agents, from any incident of loss or damage arising out of the use of the system including incidence of loss or damage at LETS Grow Free market days and events.
3. UNDERTAKING AND ACCEPTANCE
I accept the above Terms and Conditions of Use, and undertake further to:
3.1 Peruse the volunteer contribution options on the LETS Grow Free website with a view to offering my assistance
3.2 Enter transactional information as soon as possible after a transaction takes place. If I do not have the means to do so myself, I will arrange for another user to do it for me
3.3 Actively promote my offerings in LETS Grow Free social media, especially if my account balance is in debit
3.4 Advise LETS Grow Free Australia Administration, by email growfreeaus@proton.me, if I should wish to de-register or transfer to another exchange.
By clicking here below, I acknowledge that I have read and understood these Terms and Conditions of Use, and am bound by them to the CES, LETS Grow Free and their administrators, as well as to other users. I acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions may be changed by the CES or LETS Grow Free administration from time to time, and I undertake to keep myself abreast of any changes. I am subject to prevailing Terms and Conditions for inter-group trading. Participation is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use prevailing at the time.