Terms of use

This is a courtesy translation. If there is any discrepancy, the Spanish version prevails.

These terms govern the use of the ComicSwap app and the comicswap.app website. By creating an account you accept what is explained here. If you do not agree with any of these points, do not use the service.

1. Who provides the service

2. What ComicSwap is

ComicSwap is an app for comic collectors that lets you catalogue your collection, keep a wish list, discover copies that other people offer for sale or swap, and get in touch with them.

3. What ComicSwap is NOT

ComicSwap is a meeting point, not an intermediary.

The app puts you in touch with other collectors and that is where its role ends. We do not handle prices, payments, shipping, carriers, insurance, deadlines, parcel tracking or confirmations of receipt.

Everything two users agree between themselves (the price, the payment method, how the comic is delivered and what happens if something goes wrong) is a private agreement between the two of them, outside ComicSwap, governed by their own will and by the law applicable to that agreement.

Consequently, ComicSwap is not a party to those transactions, does not hold them in custody, does not retain funds, does not arbitrate disputes and is not liable for their outcome. Nor does it guarantee that the comics offered exist, that their condition is as described, or that the other person will keep to what was agreed.

This does not mean we wash our hands of it: if someone repeatedly fails to keep their word or acts in bad faith, you can report them and we will act on their account in accordance with the Community guidelines. What we cannot do is give you back money that never went through us.

4. Who can use ComicSwap

5. How you must use the service

By using ComicSwap you agree not to:

6. The content you upload

Your collection is yours. By uploading photos, descriptions or notes, you only authorise us to store them and show them within ComicSwap so that the service works: so that you can see your collection, so that other users can see what you offer, and so that wish list alerts can find matches. This authorisation is free of charge, non-exclusive, and ends when you delete the content or your account.

We do not use your photos for advertising purposes or pass them on to third parties.

7. Comic data from third parties

The covers, synopses, records and price references shown in the app come from external sources such as the Biblioteca Nacional de España, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, DILVE, Google Books, Open Library, Comic Vine, ISBNdb, Brave Search, eBay and Google Programmable Search. They are provided for information and identification purposes. We do not guarantee their accuracy, and they are no substitute for a professional appraisal. Texts generated by artificial intelligence (synopses, descriptions, valuations) are marked as such, and you should check them before relying on them. Trademarks and rights in the works belong to their respective owners.

8. Free accounts and Premium subscription

9. Points

ComicSwap awards points for certain actions within the app, and some features of the free account use them up. Points have no monetary value: they are not money, they cannot be exchanged for cash, transferred or claimed, and we may change how they work or withdraw them if we detect fraudulent use.

10. Suspension and termination

We may remove content, or suspend or close an account that breaches these terms or the Community guidelines, and do so without prior notice when the breach is serious or affects the safety of other people. These decisions are always taken by a person after reviewing the case, not by an automated system. We will tell you the reason and the measure taken, and you can appeal by writing to soporte@comicswap.app; we will review your reply and answer you.

You can close your account whenever you want by following the instructions on the Delete account page.

11. Availability of the service

We make a reasonable effort to keep ComicSwap working, but it is provided "as is". We do not guarantee that it will be available without interruption or free of errors, and we may modify, suspend or withdraw features. If a paid feature disappears permanently, we will stop charging for it.

12. Liability

We are liable for damage we cause through wilful misconduct or gross negligence, and for any damage that the law does not allow to be excluded. Beyond that, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for:

Nothing above limits the rights granted to you by consumer protection law.

13. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. We will publish the new version at this address with its date, and when the change is significant we will let you know within the app. If you continue to use ComicSwap after the notice, we will understand that you accept them.

14. Applicable law and complaints

These terms are governed by Spanish law. If you are a consumer, you may go to the courts of your place of residence, and you keep all the rights granted to you by the law of your country of residence in the European Union.

Before going to court, we would be grateful if you wrote to us at soporte@comicswap.app: most problems get solved there.