To ensure safety across campus ecosystems, ReSource collects minimal necessary personal details required to verify student identity:

• Account Credentials: Name, university domain email address (@university.edu), college name, department, and academic year.
• Resource Listings: Titles, course categories, descriptions, campus address, city, state, pincode, sharing modes (Sale, Free, Swap, Lend), and condition notes.
• Usage Data: Basic anonymized logs, browser device metrics, and session tokens to optimize loading speed and secure account sessions.

We use your data solely to maintain a trusted campus directory and connect verified students:

• To verify active enrollment and filter out commercial non-student vendors.
• To allow juniors and seniors to search listings by subject codes, college, city, and academic departments.
• To send notification alerts regarding listing status, peer inquiries, or safety updates.
• To prevent fraudulent behavior, impersonation, or platform abuse.

When you publish a listing, your specified contact method (e.g. in-app chat or phone number) becomes accessible only to other verified logged-in students from your campus network. We encourage all members to meet in public campus zones like the central library, canteen, or departmental blocks.

You retain full control over your listings and personal account profile. You can remove active resource listings at any time through your dashboard or request complete account deactivation by contacting resource.tutornxt@gmail.com.

All purchases, loans, and swaps occur directly between student peers in person on campus:

• Mandatory Pre-Payment Inspection: Buyers are strongly advised to inspect books, electronics, or lab equipment thoroughly during the campus meetup before making any cash or UPI payment.
• Finality of Sale: Once both peers inspect the item and finalize the direct transaction, the sale is considered final unless agreed otherwise in writing between the two parties.

Seniors and sellers retain complete control over their published listings on ReSource:

• Pre-Exchange Cancellation: A seller or buyer may cancel a planned meetup or exchange agreement at any point prior to physical handoff without incurring any fees.
• Removing Listings: Sellers can mark an item as sold or delete their active listing at any time via their dashboard or by submitting a removal request.

In cases where users purchase optional featured listing slots or verification badges provided directly by ReSource:

• Service Fee Refunds: Platform service fees are eligible for a 100% full refund within 7 days if the promoted feature was not properly rendered due to technical errors.
• Processing Time: Approved refunds for platform services will be processed back to the original payment source within 5-7 business days.

If an item provided during a handoff significantly differs from the description published on ReSource (e.g. missing critical textbook pages or defective electronics), the buyer has the right to refuse the exchange at the meetup point. If a dispute arises post-exchange regarding misrepresented items, ReSource admins will mediate to encourage a fair peer resolution or issue listing warnings.