privacy contract agreement with 3rd party

[heresdolly]

hi.  im going to start dropshipping and i need to have a contractual agreement with my supplier about not sharing the buyers information. does anyone know what to do?  do i just write it down and they agree to it?  thankyou

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@heresdolly wrote:

hi.  im going to start dropshipping and i need to have a contractual agreement with my supplier about not sharing the buyers information. does anyone know what to do?  do i just write it down and they agree to it?  thankyou

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firstly, who are 'they'?

I'm not wanting a name, just something like 'online Australian retailer' or 'Chinese distributors'.

Anything you get signed by overseas suppliers probably carries very little standing in Australia, especially Chinese entities.

**disclaimer**

my comments above are personal opinion, not based on specific knowledge about consumer or privacy laws in Australia.  My comments should not be read as 'Professional advice' as I have zero experience or expertise in dropshipping matters. 

If you are wanting credible, reliable, professional advice . . . you are not going to get it on an eBay forum, you're going to have to pay for it from an accountant or lawyer.

[*casey*]

Please read the rules on dropshipping

https://www.ebay.com.au/help/policies/selling-policies/third-party-fulfilment-policy?id=4718

The pictures of your listings are all the same as  shown on Aliexpress,  from which dropshipping wouldn't be allowed. Likewise Amazon, Temu  etc

Where is your supplier located ?

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

I took a look at your listings.

Something you must consider is whether the items you intend to dropship meet Australian Standards.

A recent example that illustrates my point is the clothing item bought on Temu that didn't meet Australian standards for clothing 👇

Temu recalls flammable glow-in-the-dark jumper after 8yo girl suffers burns - ABC News https://search.app/CNy8A3jwz8tY7jGW9

If you sell clothing items, how do you intend to ensure compliance with Australian Standards if the items you list are sourced from overseas?

There would be liability implications if selling such items.  Make sure you have insurance.

**disclaimer**

see my previous post for my disclaimer.

[sandypebbles]

Aren't you already?

Your listing certainly look very much like it

So if you aren't, you may want to not copy ads from other sites

Because even if you aren't right now, using such ads is likely to get you in strife with the eBay bots 

Have a look at any of the number of threads on here where sellers have been pulled up for the same thing, or simply 'looking' like that is what they are doing

And do you intend to make potential buyers aware that this is what you are doing, but stating that you are dropshipping on the ad for each item?

The pleated dress is located in India and the description straight from a dropshipper/dodgy site play book

[heresdolly]

everything i have listed on my page i own. i am currently not dropshipping

[heresdolly]

hi. i have talked to my suppliers and i have talked at length to ebay about what i need to do. ebay suggested i ask other dropshippers what they did getting an agreement

[sandypebbles]

As said, the dress states it is located in India

Is there a reason you are having it sent from India if you own it and not dropshipping? 

And, as said . even if it just looks like you are, the eBay bots will decided that you are

Looks like is good enough for the bots

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@heresdolly wrote:

everything i have listed on my page i own. i am currently not dropshipping

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did you purchase these items to check them out, as 'samples' of items you are considering to dropship?

Do the clothing items meet Australian Standards for children's clothing?

If you are unsure, then the answer is NO.

[*casey*]

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@heresdolly wrote:

"everything i have listed on my page i own. i am currently not dropshipping"

I suggest you take your OWN  pictures of the items, not copied from  other sites.

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