What you can't sell or publish on Lupaan.

Never allowed

• Scams and phishing

  Pages that pretend to be a bank, a delivery company, HMRC or any other business, ask people to "verify" an account or re-enter card details, or promise prizes, refunds or guaranteed returns.

• Fake and copied goods

  Replicas, "1:1", "AAA" or "inspired by" copies of branded goods, and anything using someone else's logo, photos or words without permission.

• Software, streaming and accounts

  Cheap or "lifetime" licence keys for Windows, Office, Adobe and similar, IPTV subscriptions, "fully loaded" Firesticks and boxes, cracked or modded software, and shared or resold Netflix, Spotify, ChatGPT or similar accounts.

• Fake engagement

  Followers, likes, views, subscribers or reviews for sale.

• Money and data

  Card details, bank logins, personal data, discounted gift card resale, guaranteed investment returns and "lost funds recovery".

• Weapons

  Firearms, ammunition, stun guns, pepper spray, knuckle dusters and every knife or weapon banned in the UK.

• Drugs

  Illegal drugs, nitrous oxide, "legal highs" and prescription medicines from anyone who is not a registered pharmacy.

• Documents and fraud

  Fake or "novelty" money, passports, driving licences, ID cards, degrees, payslips or bank statements, selling visas or certificates of sponsorship, and essay or assignment writing for students.

• Adult services

  Escorts, pornography and sexual services.

• Anything else illegal in the UK

  Including hate, threats, harassment, terrorism and anything that harms children. These are removed straight away and reported to the police where the law requires it.

Allowed after a quick check

Some things are legal but need the right licence or age checks. We hold these for a person to look at before they go live, usually within a few hours.

• Knives, swords, air guns and crossbows (legal with age checks)
• Vapes, CBD and adult products
• Prescription medicines from registered pharmacies
• Software licences from genuine resellers
• Pets, which need a breeder's licence
• Gambling, raffles and prize draws, which may need a licence
• Investments and trading, which need FCA authorisation

How we check

Before a site goes live we look at its words, its links and its prices. Links are checked against free public lists of scam and malware sites. Clear breaches are stopped and the owner is told why. Anything unclear waits for a person. Nothing automatic is perfect, so anyone can report a page, and we act on reports quickly.

What happens if a site breaks the rules

We take the page or the whole site offline and tell the owner why. If several people report a site, it goes offline until we have checked it. Serious or repeated breaches close the account. Where the law requires it, we pass information to the police or other authorities.

Payments

Lupaan never holds your customers' money. Owners take payments through their own Stripe or PayPal account, so they are the seller and those companies run their own checks too.

Copyright and trademarks

If a Lupaan site uses your work, photos, logo or brand without permission, tell us here. Give us the page address, what is yours and where the original is. We remove infringing material quickly and tell the site owner, who can reply if they believe they have the right to use it.

By publishing on Lupaan you agree to these rules. We may update them; the latest version is always on this page. Questions: hello@lupaan.com.