Terms of Use

BookHome is a neighbourhood, not a shop

It exists so people who love books can find each other close to home — to lend, swap, sell, or just talk about what they’re reading. A shelf here is a person, not inventory.

BookHome is an independent project, built and run by one person. It is not a registered company. There are no investors, no ads, and no commission — BookHome never touches your money. When you write in, you are writing to the person who built it.

BookHome introduces people. It does not stand behind them.

You must be 18 or older

BookHome is for adults. You may not create an account if you are under 18. This isn’t a formality: the service shows people roughly where other members are and encourages them to meet in person, and that is not something to put in front of a child.

If we learn an account belongs to someone under 18, we will delete it and its data.

Your account

• Use a real, working email — it’s how you get back in.
• Your handle is public. Your email and exact location are not.
• You are responsible for what happens under your account.
• One person, one account. Extra accounts made to inflate ratings will be removed.

What you list and post

You keep ownership of your photos and words. By posting them you allow BookHome to display them to other members — that is all, and only for as long as you keep them up.

Don’t post:

• Anything illegal to own or sell, or that isn’t yours to offer.
• Pirated or counterfeit copies.
• Someone else’s photos passed off as your copy of a book.
• Harassment, threats, hate, or sexual content.
• Anyone’s personal details, including your own home address.
• Spam, or the same listing over and over.

Content that breaks these rules can be removed, and the account behind it suspended, without notice.

Exchanges happen between you and another person

BookHome is not a party to anything that happens between members.

We do not verify identity, inspect books, guarantee anyone turns up, handle payments, or settle disputes. We are not an agent, broker, or insurer of any exchange, and we hold no money at any point. Whatever you agree — price, place, time, condition — is between the two of you.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, BookHome and its operator accept no liability for any loss, injury, damage, or dispute arising from contact between members, online or in person. Every arrangement you make is your own decision and your own risk. Please read Safety Basics before meeting anyone.

Nothing here removes rights under Indian law that cannot be waived by agreement.

Ratings

Ratings come only from exchanges both people marked complete. To make them mean something, repeated trades with the same person count once rather than stacking, and a score stays cautious until several different people have rated you.

Arranging fake exchanges to inflate a rating — your own or someone else’s — will get every account involved removed.

Ending things

You can delete your account whenever you like, and your listings and posts go with it. We may suspend an account that breaks these terms or puts other members at risk.

BookHome is a personal project offered as-is, with no promise that it will stay available, keep every feature, or preserve your data forever. Keep your own copy of anything you would be sorry to lose.

Changes

If these terms change in a way that matters, the date at the top changes and you’ll be told in the app. Continuing to use BookHome after that means you accept the new version.