Acceptable Use Policy
Version 1.0 · Last updated: 21 July 2026
1. Prohibited conduct
You must not, and must not permit any person to, use the platform for:
- Fraud, misrepresentation or the creation of fake companies or profiles.
- Identity theft, impersonation or unauthorised use of a third party's credentials.
- Submitting false, inflated or misleading technical or commercial information.
- Trading in counterfeit, grey-market or non-compliant refrigeration equipment.
- Violating export controls, dual-use restrictions or sanctions programmes.
- Money laundering, terrorist financing or the financing of proliferation.
- Bribery, kickbacks, facilitation payments or other forms of corruption.
- Illegal trade in refrigerants, ozone-depleting substances or restricted chemicals.
- Infringing any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other IP right.
- Harassment, threats, discrimination or unlawful content.
- Scraping, harvesting, mirroring or reverse engineering the platform, its data or its supplier network, or attempting to circumvent security or rate limits.
- Uploading malware, running attacks, or probing the platform without authorisation.
- Circumventing the platform to avoid introductions or referral arrangements.
2. Verification and review
ColdMatch Group may review any account, RFQ or listing and may request documentation to verify identity, project legitimacy, end-use, ownership, source of funds or compliance status.
3. Suspension and termination
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, where appropriate and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to reject, throttle, restrict, suspend or permanently terminate any account, RFQ, listing or session that we reasonably believe violates this policy, applicable law or our other legal documents, without notice and without liability.
4. Reporting
Report suspected abuse, fraud or IP infringement to legal@coldmatchgroup.com. Security vulnerabilities should be reported per our Cyber Security & Responsible Disclosure policy.
Related legal documents
- Terms of Service · v3.0
- Privacy Policy · v2.2
- Cookie Policy · v1.4
- General Disclaimer · v2.1
- Legal Notice · v1.3
- RFQ Terms · v1.0
- Buyer Terms · v1.0
- Supplier Terms · v1.0
Governing law: Republic of Cyprus · Exclusive jurisdiction: the competent courts of the Republic of Cyprus, without prejudice to any non-derogable rights available to users under mandatory local law. Contact: legal@coldmatchgroup.com.
