SPEOR SELLER / PROFILE PARTNER POLICY
(Marketplace Partner Agreement)
1️⃣ Nature of Seller Relationship
All sellers, service providers, rental partners and profile partners:
- Are independent business entities
- Do NOT become employees, agents or franchisees of Speor
- Operate under their own legal responsibility
Speor provides:
👉 Marketplace discovery system
👉 Order routing via Shopify checkout with Razorpay
👉 Payment collection and settlement
👉 Customer support and refund processing
Speor does NOT:
- Own seller inventory
- Control seller staff
- Guarantee seller services
- Guarantee minimum orders or earnings
2️⃣ Seller Onboarding & KYC
Seller onboarding is manual approval based.
Seller must provide:
- Government ID (Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID, etc.)
- Business details (name, address, category)
- Phone verification
- Category declaration
- Delivery method selection
- Bank account details (for payouts)
Speor reserves right to:
- Reject onboarding without explanation
- Request additional documents anytime
- Re-verify seller identity periodically
- Conduct background verification
3️⃣ Seller Profile Ownership & Control
All digital business profiles:
Seller receives:
- Listing visibility
- Lead generation
- Order notifications
- Payout settlement
Seller cannot:
- Edit profile content directly
- Modify listings without approval
- Copy profile design or system
- Bypass checkout system
Speor may:
Modify listings • Re-categorize services • Remove products • Hide profile from search • Update profile information to maintain platform standards
4️⃣ Commission & Plans
Seller agrees to pay commission on each order processed through Speor.
Plans:
Verified Plan → ₹199 onboarding + 5% commission per order
Commission Handling:
- Auto-calculated by marketplace system
- Deducted automatically before payout
- No separate payment required from seller
Plan Benefits:
✅ Verified Plan includes: Priority visibility, Verified Badge, Priority Support, Featured Listing Eligibility
5️⃣ Payment & Payout Structure
Payment Flow:
- Customer pays Speor via Razorpay at checkout
- Speor holds funds in marketplace account
- Speor processes payouts to sellers on schedule
Payout Schedule:
📆 Billing Cycle: Monday to Sunday
Important:
- Payouts not processed on bank holidays
- Payouts processed next working day if holiday falls on Wednesday
- Sellers must maintain accurate bank details
6️⃣ No-Payout Rule
If seller makes an error in order fulfillment:
- Damaged product
- Wrong item delivered
- Food quality issues
- Service not provided
- Product not as described
⚠️ NO payout will be credited to seller for that order
⚠️ No commission will be charged (order voided)
This ensures platform trust and customer protection.
7️⃣ Order Handling Responsibilities
Seller must:
- Accept or reject order promptly (within stipulated time)
- Prepare product/service for delivery
- Ensure accurate order details
- Coordinate with delivery partner if applicable
- Handle cancellations responsibly
Seller may cancel order but:
- Must inform Speor support immediately
- Must not bypass platform process
- Refund will be processed by Speor to customer
Frequent cancellations = Profile ranking penalty or suspension
8️⃣ Product & Service Compliance
Seller agrees NOT to sell:
- Illegal goods
- Counterfeit brands
- Hazardous or banned items
- Adult prohibited content
- Self-harm or violent services
- Financial scams
- Fake rentals
- Any items violating Indian law
Violation = Immediate Permanent Ban + Legal Action
9️⃣ Delivery Responsibilities
Seller chooses:
- Own delivery staff OR
- Speor delivery partners
If seller uses own delivery:
If using Speor delivery:
Seller must:
- Pack product safely
- Provide correct address and contact details
- Provide delivery instructions
🔟 Quality & Performance Standards
Speor monitors seller performance based on:
- Order success rate
- Customer feedback and ratings
- Cancellation frequency
- Quality complaint ratio
- Refund requests due to seller error
Low performance may lead to:
- Listing ranking reduction
- Verified badge removal
- Temporary suspension
- Permanent removal
1️⃣1️⃣ Zero Tolerance Violations
Permanent ban for:
Fake orders
Review manipulation
Platform bypass transactions
Misleading pricing
Customer harassment
Delivery fraud
Data misuse
Repeated quality failures causing refunds
1️⃣2️⃣ Legal Indemnity
Seller agrees to indemnify Speor from:
- Consumer complaints
- Legal notices
- Tax liabilities
- Trademark violations
- Financial losses caused by seller
- Third-party claims arising from seller's products/services
1️⃣3️⃣ Platform Governance Rights
Speor may:
- Suspend seller anytime (with or without notice)
- Remove listings anytime
- Modify algorithm ranking
- Change visibility
- Introduce new rules
- Withhold payouts pending investigation of complaints
Seller continued usage = acceptance.
1️⃣4️⃣ Verified Badge Rules
Verified badge:
- Only indicates platform verification level
- Does NOT guarantee seller quality or performance
- Can be revoked at any time
Speor may remove badge for:
- Negative feedback patterns
- Commission delinquency (platform bypass)
- Poor service quality
- Policy violations
- Customer complaints
1️⃣5️⃣ Account Termination & Final Settlement
Upon account termination (voluntary or involuntary):
- All pending orders must be fulfilled or cancelled
- Final payout will be processed after:
- All outstanding dues cleared
- All active complaints resolved
- Return period elapsed for last orders
- Speor may deduct:
- Pending fees or charges
- Compensation for verified losses
1️⃣6️⃣ Policy Updates
Speor may modify this policy anytime.
Continued usage = acceptance.