Trust, safety & privacy

A public board only works if people trust what's on it. Here's exactly how we keep fake and harmful listings off Goazon — and how we handle your information.

Keeping the board clean

Confirmed accounts, reviewed first posts

Posters confirm their account and every first listing is read by a person. Businesses and nonprofits can verify control of their venue website or calendar.

Screened before it's pinned

Automated screening flags hate speech, slurs, scam patterns, illegal goods, and impossible or duplicated event details. Flagged and first-time listings are read by a person.

Higher bar for money listings

Vehicles, auctions, and estate sales require a named seller, a checkable location, and — for auctioneers — a license number we confirm.

Community reporting

Any listing can be reported in one click. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours and repeat offenders lose posting rights permanently.

Rate limits and payment friction

Paid posting plus per-account limits makes spam expensive and traceable, which is most of why a real cork board stays clean.

Clear house rules

No racism, sexism, hate-group organizing, harassment, adult content, or illegal activity. If it wouldn't be tacked up in a small-town hardware store, it doesn't go here.

How a listing actually gets verified

Verification happens in layers. Nothing is taken on trust, and no single check is treated as proof on its own.

  1. Layer 01

    Simple account confirmation

    Individuals confirm their account and first post. Businesses and nonprofits can verify their official website, venue calendar, registry, EIN, or nonprofit record. Government ID is only considered for a disputed appeal or unusually high-risk case.

  2. Layer 02

    Payment as a second signal

    A paid listing makes throwaway accounts expensive and provides a traceable transaction signal, which discourages most high-volume spam and scam attempts.

  3. Layer 03

    Contact confirmation

    Email and phone are confirmed by one-time code. Disposable-email and VoIP numbers are rejected for money-related categories like vehicles, auctions, and estate sales.

  4. Layer 04

    Listing facts are checked, not just the person

    Addresses must resolve to a real, mappable place in the selected town; dates must be in the future; and duplicate or near-duplicate copy across accounts is flagged automatically.

  5. Layer 05

    Automated content screening

    Every submission and every later edit runs through screening for hate speech, harassment, illegal goods, adult content, and known scam patterns, plus image checks on all uploaded photos.

  6. Layer 06

    Human review before it goes live

    A moderator approves each listing — same day for featured pins. Higher-risk categories (vehicles, auctions, estate sales, fundraisers) require extra proof: title or licence numbers, auctioneer licence, or nonprofit registration.

  7. Layer 07

    Standing after publication

    Reports from readers, organizer no-shows, and chargebacks all count against a poster's standing. Repeat problems remove the account and every pin it placed.

  8. Layer 08

    What verification does not mean

    A trust badge means the account and relevant organization details were checked and the listing was screened. It is not a guarantee of quality, condition, or price — meet in public, and never wire money in advance.

Privacy promises

  • ✓We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data. There is no advertising network on this site.
  • ✓No third-party ad trackers or cross-site pixels. Analytics are aggregate and cookieless.
  • ✓Government ID is not required for ordinary posts; stronger proof is reserved for disputed or unusually high-risk cases.
  • ✓Your email and phone are never shown publicly unless you put them in your listing yourself.
  • ✓Card details go straight to a PCI-compliant processor — Goazon never sees or stores them.
  • ✓You can delete your account and all listings at any time, and we honor deletion requests in full.

Report a listing

Spotted something that doesn't belong on the board? Use the report link on any listing or write to safety@goazon.com. We review every report within 24 hours, and nothing about the reporter is shared with the poster.