Terms of Use

Last updated: 17 May 2026.

1. Service overview

Barbads.com is an online hosting and matchmaking platform, published by FWI Editions, described in section 14, which enables users to post and browse classified ads, holiday rental listings and activity offers in Barbados. Barbads acts as a technical intermediary within the meaning of Article 6 of the LCEN; it is never a party to transactions between users.

2. Launch offer

When a launch offer is active, its scope and end date are shown in the banner above; otherwise the standard prices in section 8 apply. Booking Protection is always payable. Free unlimited classifieds and free basic host and activity listings remain available after launch.

3. Eligibility and user account

Use of the platform is reserved for adults (aged 18 or over) with legal capacity to enter into contracts, and legal entities represented by a duly authorized person. Each user agrees to provide accurate information when registering and to keep it up to date. Only one account per person is permitted.

4. Posting rules — prohibited content

Listings and all posted content must comply with French law, the law applicable in Barbados and these Terms. The following are in particular strictly prohibited:

• counterfeit goods and items that infringe a third party's intellectual property;
• narcotic drugs, regulated substances, medicines, weapons, ammunition and explosives;
• protected animals and endangered species (CITES), human remains and organs;
• sexual services, pornographic content and prostitution;
• discriminatory, hateful, racist or denialist content, or content inciting violence or terrorism;
• third parties' personal data without their consent;
• any goods or services whose sale or possession is prohibited or regulated.

5. User responsibilities

The user is solely responsible for the content they post and the transactions in which they participate. The user shall hold Barbads harmless from any third-party claim arising from a breach of these Terms. When acting as a professional, the user agrees to declare this status and comply with pre-contractual information obligations (Articles L.111-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code), as well as tax and social-security obligations.

6. Licence for posted content

The user grants Barbads, free of charge and on a non-exclusive basis, the right to host, reproduce, adapt (formats, sizes and thumbnails) and distribute their content on the platform and its associated communication channels (newsletter, social media), for the period during which it is posted and for the purposes of operating the service.

7. Moderation and reporting

Barbads may, without prior notice, remove or suspend any content or account that does not comply with these Terms or the law. Any user may report content using the “Report” button on each listing or by email to report@barbads.com.

8. Pricing and payments

Optional subscriptions are monthly and may be cancelled at any time, effective at the end of the current period. New eligible plans include a 14-day trial; the first 20 new Pro accounts receive 3 months free instead. Payments are processed by Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. (Ireland). Barbads never stores card details.

Booking Protection is 10% of nights only, excluding cleaning. The host receives 100% of their price directly. The fee is fully refundable if the host cancels or declines, if the traveller cancels within 48 hours of booking, or under Easy refund for a no-show or not-as-described stay reported within 24 hours of arrival; otherwise it is non-refundable.

9. Barbads' liability

Barbads acts as a technical intermediary. It does not guarantee the quality, safety or lawfulness of the goods and services offered, the accuracy of posted information, or users' ability to enter into a transaction. Barbads shall not be liable for disputes between users. Pursuant to Article 6-I-2 of the LCEN, Barbads is only required to remove content once it has received effective notice of manifestly illegal content.

Barbads uses all reasonable efforts to ensure service availability but cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability; it shall not be liable in the event of interruption, maintenance or force majeure.

10. Personal data

The processing of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy.

11. Termination

The user may delete their account at any time from their personal account area or by emailing hello@barbads.com. Barbads may suspend or close an account in the event of a serious breach of these Terms, without prejudice to any claim for damages.

12. Amendments

Barbads may amend these Terms at any time; registered users will be notified by email at least 15 days before material changes take effect.

13. Applicable law — dispute resolution

These Terms are governed by French law. Any dispute shall be submitted to the competent French courts, subject to mandatory consumer-protection provisions allowing consumers to bring proceedings in the courts of their domicile (EU).

After first sending a written complaint to legal@barbads.com, consumers may refer an unresolved dispute free of charge to the designated consumer mediator (Articles L.611-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code): [MÉDIATEUR À COMPLÉTER].

14. Contact

FWI Editions, a French single-member limited liability company (EURL) with share capital of €[CAPITAL], registered with the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) of [VILLE] under number [SIREN]. Registered office: [ADRESSE]. Publication director: [NOM]. VAT: [TVA].

Legal enquiries: legal@barbads.com.

15. Right of withdrawal

Consumers have 14 days from the day a subscription is concluded to withdraw, by sending a clear request to legal@barbads.com. If you asked for the subscription to start during that period, a proportionate amount may be charged for the service already supplied.

Booking Protection and boosts start immediately. Before paying, you tick the box “I request immediate service and acknowledge I lose my right of withdrawal”. Once the service has been fully performed, the right of withdrawal no longer applies. This does not affect the Booking Protection refund cases described in section 8.

16. Automatic renewal and cancellation

Paid subscriptions renew automatically each month at the price shown when you subscribed, until cancelled. You can cancel at any time from Billing in your account; cancellation stops the next renewal and access continues until the end of the current period. Boosts are one-off purchases and never renew.