Producer Agreement

This Producer Agreement applies to anyone who creates a Producer account or lists products on Source2Table. It is in addition to the general Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Marketplace & Producer Disclaimer, and Community Guidelines.

1. You are the seller

You are an independent business, not an employee, agent, or partner of Source2Table. You are the seller of everything you list. Source2Table is a technology platform and directory; it does not manufacture, harvest, package, store, inspect, certify, or sell your products.

2. Legal compliance

You represent and warrant that you comply, and will continue to comply, with all applicable laws for your operation, including:

• municipal, provincial, and federal food-safety, agricultural, and consumer-protection laws;
• licences and permits required to produce, process, transport, and sell your products (for example, provincial meat inspection, dairy licensing, egg grading, cottage-food or home-based food rules);
• labelling, allergen-disclosure, weights-and-measures, and ingredient-disclosure rules;
• tax registration and remittance (GST/HST/PST as applicable);
• privacy and marketing rules, including Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).

You will keep records sufficient to demonstrate compliance and provide them to us on reasonable request.

3. Product responsibility

You are solely responsible for:

• product safety, quality, freshness, cold-chain, and storage;
• accuracy of listings — including ingredients, allergens, production methods (organic, pasture-raised, grass-fed, wild, etc.), pricing, quantities, and photos;
• fulfilment, pickup or delivery arrangements, and customer communication;
• returns, refunds, and complaint resolution;
• product recalls and consumer notification if a product may be unsafe.

4. Insurance

We strongly recommend that you carry general liability and product liability insurance appropriate to your operation. Some jurisdictions require it. You confirm that maintaining insurance is your responsibility.

5. Health, marketing, and organic claims

Do not make medical, therapeutic, or health claims about your products unless they are permitted by law and you can substantiate them. Do not make organic, biodynamic, non-GMO, or similar certified claims unless you actually hold the relevant certification.

6. Verification badges

If Source2Table displays a verification badge on your profile, that badge only means we have completed the specific check named in the badge (for example, "phone verified" or "business number checked"). Verification does not guarantee compliance, quality, or safety.

7. Reviews, ratings, and reputation

You may not solicit fake, coerced, or incentivized reviews. You may not threaten or retaliate against consumers who leave honest feedback. We may hide, remove, or annotate reviews that violate the Community Guidelines.

8. Fees

Producer accounts are currently free. If we introduce Producer fees, commissions, or optional paid features, we will give you reasonable notice and require you to accept the pricing before it applies to you.

9. Content licence

You keep ownership of the descriptions, photos, and other content you upload. You grant Source2Table a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display, reproduce, moderate, translate, and promote that content to operate and market the platform. You confirm that you have all rights necessary to upload the content.

10. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Source2Table and its owners, directors, officers, employees, contractors and service providers from any claim arising from your products, your listings, your fulfilment, your conduct on the platform, your breach of this Producer Agreement or the general Terms, or your violation of any law.

11. Suspension and termination

We may suspend, restrict, remove, or terminate your Producer account, listings, reviews, or messages if we reasonably believe you have breached this Agreement, presented a safety risk, engaged in fraud, or violated the law. You may appeal by contacting hello@source2table.com.

12. Changes

We may update this Producer Agreement. Material changes require your re-acceptance before you keep publishing listings.

13. Governing law

British Columbia law and the federal laws of Canada applicable there govern this Agreement, subject to mandatory consumer-protection rules in the province where the consumer lives.