<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Updated on Oct/12/2021</span></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 24pt;">&nbsp;2257 Exemption Statement&nbsp;</span></h1>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">All persons depicted on this Website were 18 or older when the images were created.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Exemption Statement -- Content Produced by Operators: With regard to all visual depictions appearing on this website, for which the operators of this website are "producers," such depictions are exempt from the provisions of 18 U.S.C. &sect;2257 and 28 C.F.R. 75 because:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /></p>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: #000000; background: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;">they do not portray actual sexually explicit conduct as specifically defined in 18 U.S.C &sect;2256 (2) (A)(i)-(iv);</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: #000000; background: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;">they do not portray depictions of the genitals or pubic area created after July 27, 2006;</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; color: #000000; background: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;">they do not portray simulated sexually explicit activity created after the effective date of Title 18 U.S.C. &sect;2257A; or, they were created prior to July 3, 1995.</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: text-top; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; text-align: justify;">Exemption Statement -- Content Produced by Third Parties: The operators of this website are not the "producers" of any depictions of any actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct. To the extent that any such content appears on this site, the operators' involvement with respect thereto is limited to the transmission, storage, retrieval, hosting and/or formatting of depictions posted by third party users, on areas of the website under the users' control. Pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. &sect;2257(h)(2)(B)(v) and 47 U.S.C. &sect;230(c), the operators of this website reserve the right to delete content posted by users which operators deem to be indecent, obscene, defamatory or inconsistent with their policies and terms of service.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Questions or comments regarding this Exemption Statement should be addressed to: support@bennyspage.com</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">This website is a proud member of the Free Speech Coalition.</span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;">Safety Disclaimer</span></span></h1>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We are committed to creating a user-friendly environment, where our users can post and reply to ads and other messages freely and without concern. What follows are a number of tips and techniques you should keep in mind to protect yourself and your privacy online, whether you are using our site or some other site on the Internet. (Some of these suggestions "repeat"</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">because they apply in multiple situations.) This list is not exhaustive and you should not use it as a substitute for your own common sense. As always, the best protection is to use good judgment and trust your instincts.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">RESPONDING TO AN AD Do not wire money, or send a check, for an apartment you have not seen to a person you have never met.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Do not give out personal information about yourself, such as your social security number,</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">without verifying that a job posting is legitimate. Meet people in a public place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">PLACING AN AD</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Online advertising allows us to quickly and effectively reach as many people as possible that are interested in what we are selling or offering. It is important to remember that you may not know the people responding to your ad, so be careful.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Do not include personal information in an ad, such as your full name or address, and do not post images or content that are prohibited by our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, like nudity or messages relating to illegal activities. Talk to people on the phone before giving them information, like your address, and trust your instincts.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">SCAMS AND FRAUD No matter where we are or what we are doing, a handful of people can make it difficult for everyone. This is true in the online advertising area as well. Use the same common sense you would use in the real world when reading an ad. If it is too good to be true, it is a scam. Please read about these common scam types to educate yourself.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">HUMAN TRAFFICKING</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Over the past 15 years, "trafficking in persons" and "human trafficking" have been used as umbrella terms for activities involved when someone obtains or holds a person in compelled service.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The United States government considers trafficking in persons to include all of the criminal conduct involved in forced labor and sex trafficking, essentially the conduct involved in reducing or holding someone in compelled service. Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act as amended (TVPA) and consistent with the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (Palermo Protocol),</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">individuals may be trafficking victims regardless of whether they once consented, participated in a crime as a direct result of being trafficked, were transported into the exploitative situation, or were simply born into a state of servitude. Despite a term that seems to connote movement, at the heart of the phenomenon of trafficking in persons are the many forms of enslavement, not the activities involved in international transportation.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">For more information on Human Trafficking, please visit Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">To report a potential victim of Human Trafficking, or if you are a victim yourself or you know someone whom you suspect may be, please call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline at 1-888- 3737-888, or visit: Report a Tip | Polaris Project |</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Combating Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">CHILD EXPLOITATION</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children helps not only locate missing kids, </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;">but also helps children that are victims of sexual exploitation of any kind. If you have seen a missing child, or a child that is being victimized, please take action and make a report to the CyberTipline: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. For more information on the National Center, please visit: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> Avoiding Scams Deal locally, face-to-face&mdash;follow this one rule and avoid 99% of scam attempts.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Do not provide payment to anyone you have not met in person.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Beware offers involving shipping - deal with locals you can meet in person.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Never wire funds (e.g. Western Union) - anyone who asks you to is a scammer.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Don't accept cashier/certified checks or money orders - banks cash fakes, then hold you responsible.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Transactions are between users only, no third party provides a "guarantee".</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Never give out financial info (bank account, social security, paypal account, etc).</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Do not rent or purchase sight-unseen&mdash;that amazing "deal" may not exist.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Refuse background/credit checks until you have met landlord/employer in person.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">United States</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Internet Fraud Complaint Center</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;FTC complaint form and hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Consumer Sentinel/Military (for armed service members and families)</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;SIIA Software and Content Piracy reporting</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Ohio Attorney General Consumer Complaints</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;New York Attorney General, Avoid Online Investment Fraud Canada</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or 888-495-8501 (toll-free)</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> If you are defrauded by someone you met in person, contact your local police department.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> If you suspect that a bennyspage post may be connected to a scam, please send us the details via our chat system.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Recognizing scams Most scams attempts involve one or more of the following:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Email or text from someone that is not local to your area.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Vague initial inquiry, e.g. asking about "the item." Poor grammar/spelling.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Western Union, Money Gram, cashier check, money order, Paypal, Zelle, shipping, escrow service, or a "guarantee."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Inability or refusal to meet face-to-face to complete the transaction. Examples of Scams 1. Someone claims your transaction is guaranteed, that a buyer/seller is officially certified, OR that a third party of any kind will handle or provide protection for a payment:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;These claims are fraudulent, as transactions are between users only.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;The scammer will often send an official looking (but fake) email that appears to come from bennyspage or another third party, offering a guarantee, certifying a seller, or pretending to handle payments.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">2. Distant person offers a genuine-looking (but fake) cashier's check:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;You receive an email or text (examples below) offering to buy your item, pay for your services in advance, or rent your apartment, sight unseen and without meeting you in person.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;A cashier's check is offered for your sale item as a deposit for an apartment or for your services.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item&mdash;scammer offers to "trust" you, and asks you to wire the balance via money transfer service.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Banks will cash fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR, sometimes including criminal prosecution.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Scams often pretend to involve a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate, etc.).</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">3. Someone requests wire service payment via Western Union or MoneyGram:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Deal often seems too good to be true, price is too low, or rent is below market, etc.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Scam "bait" items include apartments, laptops, TVs, cell phones, tickets, other high value items.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Scammer may (falsely) claim a confirmation code from you is needed before he can withdraw your money.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Common countries currently include: Nigeria, Romania, UK, Netherlands&mdash;but could be anywhere.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Rental may be local, but owner is "travelling" or "relocating" and needs you to wire money abroad.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Scammer may pretend to be unable to speak by phone (scammers prefer to operate by text/email).</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">4. Distant person offers to send you a cashier's check or money order and then have you wire money:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;This is ALWAYS a scam in our experience&mdash;the cashier's check is FAKE.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Sometimes accompanies an offer of merchandise, sometimes not.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Scammer often asks for your name, address, etc. for printing on the fake check.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Deal often seems too good to be true.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">5. Distant seller suggests use of an online escrow service:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Most online escrow sites are FRAUDULENT and operated by scammers.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;For more info, do a google search on "fake escrow" or "escrow fraud."</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">6. Distant seller asks for a partial payment upfront, after which they will ship goods:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;He says he trusts you with the partial payment.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;He may say he has already shipped the goods.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Deal often sounds too good to be true.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">7. Foreign company offers you a job receiving payments from customers,</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> then wiring funds:</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;Foreign company may claim it is unable to receive payments from its customers directly.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;You are typically offered a percentage of payments received.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> &bull;This kind of "position" may be posted as a job, or offered to you via email.</span></span></p>
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