Acceptable Use Policy

Version 1.1 · November 2026. This policy forms part of the Deal Foundry Terms of Service. It applies to everyone who uses the platform.

1. Deals and claims

You must not:

• publish deals, figures, comparables, photos or claims you know or suspect are false or misleading,
• promise guaranteed or fixed returns,
• hide material facts an investor would reasonably want to know, such as a short lease, planning problems or your own interest in the deal,
• present Deal Foundry's calculations as advice or as a guarantee,
• show a full address, or a photo that gives it away, in a wall post or on a share link,
• leave a deal on the wall or on a share link once it has sold or is no longer available, or mark it Sold or Reserved when it is not,
• create a profile, or enter registrations, that are not yours or not current.

2. Regulated activity

You must not use Deal Foundry to:

• pool money from several investors into a single scheme, or manage investors' money, unless you are authorised to do so,
• send or publish investment promotions that require FCA authorisation or approval unless you have it,
• carry out any other activity that needs a licence or authorisation you do not hold.

If you are unsure, take legal advice before sharing the deal.

3. Personal data

You must not:

• upload anyone's personal data without a lawful basis,
• upload passports, driving licences or other identity documents unless it is necessary and lawful, and never in notes,
• use investor contact details from Deal Foundry for marketing those people have not agreed to,
• copy or export other people's data for any purpose other than your own deals.

3A. The marketplace, messages and contact

You must not:

• confirm an investor statement that is not true,
• use enquiries, messages or investor details from the marketplace for anything other than the deal or enquiry they relate to, or pass them to anyone else,
• send messages that are abusive, threatening, misleading or spam,
• ask an investor through Deal Foundry to pay a fee or deposit before you have agreed terms in writing and carried out your anti-money laundering checks,
• send marketing emails or texts to people who have not agreed to receive them, or keep writing to a property owner who has asked you to stop.

4. Security and misuse

You must not:

• share your login or let anyone else use your account,
• try to access another user's account or data,
• probe, scan or test the platform's security without our written permission,
• upload viruses or harmful code,
• scrape, copy or resell the platform or its content,
• copy, resell or republish property data from Find deals, sold prices or EPC lookups, or use automated tools to run searches,
• overload the platform or interfere with other users.

5. Payments and fraud

You must not use Deal Foundry to request payments to bank details that have not been confirmed directly with the payee, or to mislead anyone into paying money. Report anything suspicious to office@wsdealfoundry.co.uk straight away.

6. What happens if this policy is broken

We may remove content, suspend or close accounts, and report illegal activity to the relevant authorities. We will act in proportion to the problem and give notice where we reasonably can.