Terms of Service

The short version

• PadPanda helps people find a room or a place, and helps people with a place find someone to rent it.
• You must be 18 or older, tell the truth, and treat people fairly and safely.
• PadPanda is not a landlord, broker, or party to any lease. Any deal is between you and the other person.
• Never send money or deposits before you've seen a place in person and signed a lease.

1. Who can use PadPanda

You must be at least 18 and able to make a binding agreement. One person per account. Keep your password private; you're responsible for what happens on your account.

2. Your profile and listings

• Information you post must be accurate and yours to share, including photos (you must own them or have permission).
• Listings must be real, available, and offered by you or with the owner's permission.
• You give PadPanda permission to show what you post to other users so the service can work. You keep ownership of it.
• Your exact address is private. It is shared only when you choose to share it with someone you matched with.

3. Fair housing

You must follow fair housing laws. Listings and messages may not exclude or discourage people because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, familial status (for example, having children), source of income, or any other protected characteristic under federal, Colorado, or local law.

People sharing their own home (roommates) may choose housemates based on preferences the law allows for shared living spaces, such as age and sex. Landlords renting a whole place may not use age, sex, religion, or any other protected characteristic, and PadPanda hides those details from landlords until there is a match.

4. Listings the PadPanda team creates

With a lister's permission, the PadPanda team may create a listing for them from a post they shared elsewhere. The lister can claim it with a private link, edit it, or ask us to remove it at any time.

5. Things you may not do

• Scam people, ask for money before a viewing and a signed lease, or post fake listings or profiles.
• Harass, threaten, or discriminate against anyone.
• Post sexual, violent, or hateful content, or other people's private information.
• Use PadPanda for anything illegal, or to collect other users' information.
• Copy, scrape, or overload the service, or get around its security.

You can report or block anyone from their profile or your chat. We may remove content or close accounts that break these terms.

6. Matches, chats, and fit stars

Matches and “fit stars” are suggestions based on what people enter. They are not a promise that a place or person is a good fit, safe, or as described. Meet in public or with someone you trust, verify the place and the person, and read any lease before signing.

7. Ending your account

You can delete your account anytime (Me → Delete my account). We may suspend or close accounts that break these terms or put others at risk.

8. Disclaimers and limits

PadPanda is provided “as is.” To the extent the law allows, PadPanda is not responsible for what users post or do, for any rental agreement, or for losses from using the service. [To be completed with a lawyer: warranty disclaimer, limitation of liability, and indemnity terms.]

9. Changes, law, and contact

We may update these terms and will tell you about important changes. These terms are governed by the laws of Colorado. [To be completed: dispute resolution, business name and address, contact email.]