HANDMADE, AUTHENTICITY & PRODUCTION PARTNERS POLICY
HANDMADE, AUTHENTICITY & PRODUCTION PARTNERS POLICY
Effective Date: September 13, 2026
Last Updated: September 13, 2026
This Handmade, Authenticity & Production Partners Policy establishes the standards for handmade, original, creator-designed, customized, and production-assisted products offered through DOSHE, the creative commerce ecosystem operated by Doshe LLC.
This Policy forms part of the DOSHE Terms of Service and Seller Policy.
Operator: Doshe LLC
Email: info@doshe.store
Website: doshe.store
DOSHE is built to help genuine creative talent reach buyers and monetize original creative work.
A seller may not materially misrepresent mass-produced, factory-produced, wholesale, or third-party goods as personally handmade or original creator-produced work.
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1. Purpose
The purpose of this Policy is to:
* protect genuine creators;
* protect buyers from deceptive product representations;
* preserve the integrity of DOSHE;
* allow legitimate production assistance without disguising ordinary resale;
* establish transparent rules for production partners;
* distinguish genuine creative contribution from mass resale.
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2. DOSHE’s Creative Standard
An eligible DOSHE product should reflect meaningful creative participation by the seller.
Depending on the category, that participation may consist of:
* designing;
* crafting;
* assembling;
* painting;
* sculpting;
* sewing;
* carving;
* forming;
* engraving;
* decorating;
* customizing;
* digitally creating;
* materially transforming;
* directing production of an original seller-created design.
Not every product must be made entirely by hand from raw materials.
However, the seller’s representation of how the product was created must be truthful.
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3. Handmade Products
A product may be represented as handmade where the seller or the seller’s disclosed creative team performs meaningful hands-on production or transformation consistent with the representation made to the buyer.
Examples may include:
* hand-carved woodwork;
* handmade jewelry;
* pottery;
* textiles;
* embroidery;
* hand-painted products;
* handmade miniatures;
* sculpture;
* handmade bags;
* custom furniture;
* other genuine craftwork.
The word “handmade” must not be used in a materially misleading manner.
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4. Creator-Designed Products
DOSHE may permit products designed by the seller but manufactured with assistance from a disclosed production partner.
The seller must remain responsible for the original creative design or another meaningful creative contribution.
A creator-designed product must not be represented as personally handmade by the seller if that representation would be materially false.
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5. Customized Products
A product may qualify for DOSHE where the seller meaningfully customizes or transforms a base product.
Examples may include:
* hand painting;
* engraving;
* embroidery;
* substantial decorative work;
* personalization;
* material artistic modification.
Simply adding trivial packaging, a generic label, or insignificant modification to a mass-produced product is not sufficient to convert ordinary resale into handmade work.
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6. Original Digital Works
Eligible digital products may include original:
* artwork;
* illustrations;
* patterns;
* templates;
* printable designs;
* digital craft files;
* creative instructional materials;
* other original digital works.
The seller must have sufficient legal rights to distribute the digital product.
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7. Prohibition on Deceptive Mass Resale
DOSHE prohibits representing ordinary mass-produced resale inventory as the seller’s handmade or original creative work.
Prohibited examples include:
* purchasing finished goods from a wholesaler and claiming to have handmade them;
* importing generic factory goods and presenting them as original studio production;
* removing manufacturer packaging or branding to conceal origin;
* using stock wholesale photographs while claiming personal craftsmanship;
* creating a fictional production story;
* falsely claiming that a product is one-of-a-kind;
* falsely claiming personal fabrication.
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8. Mass Production Is Not Automatically Prohibited
The existence of machinery, repeated production, assistants, or a production partner does not automatically make a product ineligible.
The central questions are:
* what creative contribution the seller made;
* who designed the product;
* who produced the product;
* how the product is represented to buyers;
* whether material production facts have been concealed.
A creator may grow a legitimate creative business without losing eligibility merely because production becomes more efficient.
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9. Factory Production
Factory assistance may be permitted only where consistent with DOSHE standards and accurately disclosed where material.
A seller may not use a third-party factory to manufacture generic products and then falsely represent those goods as personally handmade.
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10. Production Partners
A Production Partner is a third party that assists a seller in producing a seller-created or seller-directed product.
Production Partners may include:
* printers;
* engravers;
* casting facilities;
* sewing facilities;
* fabrication workshops;
* manufacturers;
* fulfillment-production businesses;
* other specialist producers.
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11. When Production Partners Are Permitted
A Production Partner may be permitted where:
1. the seller has made a meaningful original creative contribution;
2. the seller has sufficient rights to the design;
3. the seller accurately represents the production arrangement;
4. the arrangement is not used to disguise generic resale;
5. the resulting product complies with DOSHE policies and applicable law.
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12. Required Production Partner Disclosure
DOSHE may require a seller to disclose:
* identity or business name of the partner;
* location of production;
* function performed by the partner;
* seller’s own role;
* whether the seller created the underlying design;
* whether the partner performs complete or partial production.
DOSHE may determine which portions of verification information are public and which remain internal, subject to applicable law.
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13. Seller Remains Responsible
Use of a Production Partner does not transfer responsibility away from the seller.
The seller remains responsible for:
* listing accuracy;
* product quality;
* intellectual-property rights;
* product safety;
* legal compliance;
* fulfillment;
* buyer communication;
* returns and refunds;
* truthful origin claims.
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14. Undisclosed Production Partners
Failure to disclose a material production relationship where DOSHE requires disclosure may constitute a policy violation.
DOSHE may:
* request clarification;
* request evidence;
* restrict listings;
* require updated disclosures;
* suspend selling privileges;
* take other proportionate action.
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15. Seller Creative Contribution
A seller’s creative contribution may include:
* original concept;
* original artwork;
* original pattern;
* original CAD or production design;
* original structural design;
* original decorative design;
* substantial customization;
* original digital design;
* meaningful creative direction.
Merely selecting a generic product from a supplier catalog is ordinarily not a sufficient creative contribution.
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16. Design Ownership
Sellers must own, license, or otherwise have sufficient rights to use the designs they offer.
A seller may not claim authorship of:
* copied artwork;
* stolen designs;
* counterfeit designs;
* unauthorized branded material;
* pirated digital files.
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17. Inspiration Versus Copying
Creative inspiration is permitted.
Unauthorized copying of protected expression, trademarks, designs, or other intellectual property is not.
A seller is responsible for distinguishing lawful inspiration from infringement.
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18. Handmade Claims Must Be Substantiated
Sellers should be capable of reasonably supporting material claims concerning:
* handmade status;
* production process;
* authorship;
* materials;
* place of production;
* originality.
DOSHE may request substantiation.
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19. DOSHE Verification Rights
DOSHE may conduct authenticity or production verification at onboarding or later.
Verification may include review of:
* workshop photographs;
* videos;
* work-in-progress images;
* tools;
* materials;
* raw components;
* sketches;
* prototypes;
* source files;
* invoices;
* supplier records;
* production-partner documentation;
* other relevant evidence.
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20. Video or Process Verification
DOSHE may ask a seller to provide a reasonable video or photographic demonstration of the seller’s production process.
The purpose may include:
* authenticity verification;
* prevention of mass-resale fraud;
* intellectual-property review;
* trust and safety.
DOSHE will process verification information according to the Privacy Policy.
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21. Verification Does Not Guarantee Authenticity
DOSHE verification is intended to reduce risk but cannot guarantee that every seller statement is true in every circumstance.
Seller verification does not constitute:
* certification by a government authority;
* a warranty by Doshe LLC;
* a guarantee of product quality;
* transfer of seller responsibility to Doshe LLC.
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22. Continuing Verification
DOSHE may request additional evidence after a seller is approved.
Triggers may include:
* major catalog expansion;
* sudden changes in product category;
* unusually high listing volume;
* complaints;
* evidence of wholesale sourcing;
* inconsistent product photographs;
* suspected counterfeit activity;
* changes in production partner;
* other legitimate authenticity concerns.
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23. High-Volume Listing Activity
Automated or unusually high-volume listing activity may be reviewed where it appears inconsistent with the seller’s represented production model.
High volume alone does not establish a violation.
DOSHE may request evidence explaining:
* production capacity;
* inventory;
* design ownership;
* production partners;
* fulfillment arrangements.
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24. Wholesale Sourcing
Use of raw materials, components, findings, blanks, or supplies purchased wholesale is permitted where consistent with the seller’s disclosed creative process.
Examples may include:
* fabric;
* beads;
* hardware;
* wood;
* metal blanks;
* canvases;
* yarn;
* findings;
* commercially produced components.
Purchasing materials does not make a finished creative product ineligible.
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25. Finished Wholesale Goods
Purchasing a complete finished consumer product for simple resale generally does not qualify the product as handmade or creator-produced merely because the seller:
* repackages it;
* photographs it;
* relabels it;
* bundles it;
* adds a minor accessory.
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26. Assemblage
Products created by combining commercially available components may qualify where the seller’s assembly demonstrates meaningful creative or craft contribution.
Eligibility depends on the nature and extent of the work performed.
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27. Print-on-Demand
Print-on-demand production may be permitted for an original seller-created design if:
* the seller owns or lawfully controls the design;
* the production partner is disclosed where required;
* the product is not represented as personally printed or handmade by the seller when that is not true;
* the listing accurately explains the product.
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28. Laser Cutting, CNC, 3D Printing and Similar Tools
Creators may use modern production tools including:
* laser cutters;
* CNC equipment;
* 3D printers;
* embroidery machines;
* digital cutting equipment;
* other tools.
Use of machinery does not by itself prevent a product from qualifying.
The seller’s creative contribution and truthful representation remain the determining factors.
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29. Kits and Components
Seller-created kits may qualify where the seller meaningfully:
* designs the kit;
* selects or creates the components;
* develops instructions;
* contributes original creative value.
Ordinary resale of a manufacturer’s complete retail kit should not be represented as seller-created.
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30. Vintage and Curated Goods
DOSHE’s current focus is original and creator-led work.
Vintage, collectible, supply, or curated resale categories may be offered only if DOSHE expressly permits those categories and establishes applicable rules.
A seller may not assume that ordinary resale is permitted merely because an item is unusual or old.
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31. AI-Assisted Work
AI may be used as an assistive creative tool where consistent with DOSHE’s AI & Human Creativity Policy.
The seller must not use AI to materially misrepresent:
* human authorship;
* physical craftsmanship;
* originality;
* production methods;
* actual product appearance.
Material AI contribution may require disclosure under DOSHE policy.
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32. AI Images and Product Authenticity
AI-generated or heavily altered promotional images must not create a false impression that:
* the depicted physical product exists when it does not;
* the seller personally fabricated a product when they did not;
* a product has materials, finish, scale, or details that it lacks;
* a workshop or production process exists when it does not.
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33. Country-of-Origin Claims
Country-of-origin claims must be truthful and legally supportable.
A seller must not make false or misleading claims such as:
* “Made in USA”;
* “Made in Italy”;
* “Made in France”;
* “Locally Made”;
* similar geographic claims.
For example, under the FTC’s U.S. Made in USA standard, an unqualified Made in USA claim generally requires that the product be “all or virtually all” made in the United States. (Federal Trade Commission)
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34. Implied Origin Claims
Sellers should understand that origin claims may be implied, not only express.
Images, flags, maps, factory descriptions, location references, and similar presentation may create an overall impression concerning where a product was made.
FTC guidance evaluates the overall net impression of such claims. (Federal Trade Commission)
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35. “Ships From” Is Different From “Made In”
A product shipped from a country is not necessarily made there.
Sellers must not confuse:
* shipping origin;
* seller location;
* design location;
* assembly location;
* manufacturing origin.
These concepts should be represented accurately where material.
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36. Seller Location
A seller’s store location does not automatically establish the country of origin of all products sold by that seller.
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37. Materials Claims
Claims concerning materials must be truthful.
Examples include:
* sterling silver;
* gold;
* leather;
* silk;
* natural stone;
* solid wood;
* handmade paper;
* recycled materials;
* precious stones.
Where special legal standards apply to a material claim, sellers must comply with them.
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38. One-of-a-Kind Claims
A product may be represented as “one-of-a-kind” only where the claim is truthful.
A seller should not make such a claim where materially identical products are routinely mass manufactured.
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39. Limited Edition Claims
A limited-edition representation must be accurate.
If a seller represents that only a particular number of items will be created, the seller should maintain records sufficient to support the claim.
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40. Custom-Made Claims
A seller may represent a product as custom-made only where the product is materially produced or modified according to the buyer’s specifications or choices.
Generic selection among ordinary inventory does not necessarily make a product custom-made.
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41. False Creator Stories
Sellers must not create materially false biographies or production stories intended to induce purchases.
Examples include falsely claiming:
* generations of family craftsmanship;
* a fictional workshop;
* fabricated artistic credentials;
* fictional geographic origin;
* a production process that never occurred.
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42. False Workshop Content
A seller may not submit photographs or videos of another person’s workshop as though it were the seller’s own production environment.
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43. Stock Photography
Stock photography may be used only where it does not materially misrepresent the actual product or production process.
DOSHE may require actual-product photography for particular categories.
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44. Supplier Photography
A seller using photographs supplied by a production partner or supplier must have permission and must not use the images to falsely imply personal production.
DOSHE may request original seller photography where authenticity is questioned.
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45. Changes to Production Method
If a seller materially changes from personal production to outsourced production, the seller must update relevant DOSHE information and disclosures.
The seller may be required to complete additional verification.
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46. Changes to Production Partner
Material changes to a Production Partner must be disclosed to DOSHE where required.
DOSHE may verify a new production arrangement.
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47. Multiple Production Partners
A seller may use more than one legitimate Production Partner where each arrangement complies with this Policy.
Material partners must be disclosed where DOSHE requires disclosure.
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48. Seller Employees and Assistants
A seller may use employees, studio assistants, or members of a genuine creative team.
The listing must not falsely state that a single individual personally performed every production step where that claim would be materially misleading.
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49. Collaborative Work
Collaborative products may qualify where each contributor has authorized the listing and the seller has the rights necessary to sell the product.
Material collaboration should be disclosed where necessary to avoid misleading buyers.
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50. White-Label Products
Ordinary white-label products are generally not eligible to be represented as handmade or original seller-produced work merely because the seller places a brand name on the finished product.
A white-label arrangement may be eligible only if DOSHE determines that the seller’s original design and creative contribution are sufficiently substantial and transparently represented.
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51. Dropshipping
Generic dropshipping of finished products obtained from third-party catalogs is inconsistent with DOSHE’s handmade and creator-led model where the seller lacks meaningful creative contribution.
Production-partner fulfillment of a genuine seller-created design may be permitted if it complies with this Policy.
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52. Reselling
Ordinary resale of finished third-party products may be restricted or prohibited unless DOSHE has expressly approved the relevant category.
A seller may not evade this rule by falsely labeling resale goods as handmade.
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53. Counterfeit Goods
Counterfeit products are prohibited.
A seller may not:
* apply unauthorized trademarks;
* copy protected branded packaging;
* sell fake branded products;
* represent a replica as genuine.
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54. Authentic Brand Materials
Use of genuine branded components in a new handmade product may still raise trademark or other legal issues.
Sellers are responsible for ensuring lawful use and accurate presentation.
DOSHE may restrict products where the use creates infringement or consumer-confusion risk.
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55. Documentation
DOSHE may request reasonable documentation such as:
* material invoices;
* supplier invoices;
* production agreements;
* prototype records;
* intellectual-property licenses;
* design files;
* manufacturing records.
DOSHE may use such information confidentially for verification and enforcement where appropriate.
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56. Confidential Business Information
DOSHE will process non-public verification materials in accordance with the Privacy Policy and reasonable security practices.
Submission of production evidence does not automatically make that evidence public.
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57. Buyer Questions
Sellers should answer reasonable buyer questions concerning material aspects of:
* production;
* customization;
* materials;
* origin;
* production partners
truthfully.
A seller is not required to reveal legitimate trade secrets merely because a buyer requests them.
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58. Authenticity Complaints
Buyers may report suspected:
* mass-produced goods represented as handmade;
* counterfeit products;
* copied designs;
* false creator claims;
* concealed production partners;
* misleading origin claims.
Reports may be submitted to:
info@doshe.store
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59. DOSHE Investigation
DOSHE may investigate an authenticity report by reviewing:
* the listing;
* seller information;
* seller history;
* photographs;
* production evidence;
* supplier records;
* buyer evidence;
* public product sources;
* other relevant information.
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60. Similar Products Found Elsewhere
The fact that a similar product appears elsewhere online does not by itself prove that a DOSHE seller is reselling mass-produced goods.
DOSHE may examine:
* timing;
* design ownership;
* photographs;
* supplier relationships;
* production evidence;
* whether other sellers copied the DOSHE creator;
* other relevant circumstances.
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61. Automated Detection
DOSHE may use automated or AI-assisted tools to identify potential:
* duplicate product images;
* catalog matches;
* counterfeit indicators;
* suspicious listing patterns;
* mass-resale risk.
An automated flag does not automatically establish a violation.
DOSHE may conduct further review where appropriate.
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62. Corrective Action
For a minor or curable disclosure problem, DOSHE may require the seller to:
* edit the listing;
* correct origin information;
* disclose a Production Partner;
* remove a misleading claim;
* provide additional evidence.
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63. Listing Removal
DOSHE may remove or restrict a listing where available evidence reasonably indicates material violation of this Policy.
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64. Store Suspension
DOSHE may suspend a seller where there is credible evidence of:
* systematic fake handmade claims;
* repeated hidden mass production;
* counterfeit sales;
* verification fraud;
* repeated deceptive listings.
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65. Immediate Restriction
DOSHE may act immediately without advance notice where reasonably necessary to address serious:
* fraud;
* counterfeit activity;
* safety risk;
* unlawful goods;
* account compromise.
Notice or review opportunities will be provided where legally required.
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66. Seller Appeals
Where DOSHE offers an appeal or applicable law requires one, a seller may submit evidence supporting authenticity.
Relevant appeal evidence may include:
* process videos;
* source files;
* invoices;
* contracts;
* workshop evidence;
* dated design records.
An appeal does not guarantee reinstatement.
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67. Repeated Violations
Repeated or intentional violations may result in:
* listing removal;
* reduced account functionality;
* seller suspension;
* termination;
* other appropriate measures.
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68. Fraudulent Verification Evidence
Submitting forged or staged evidence is a serious violation.
Examples include:
* fabricated workshop photographs;
* another creator’s production videos;
* altered invoices;
* falsified manufacturing agreements;
* fake source files.
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69. Consumer Protection
All product descriptions and promotional claims must be truthful and non-deceptive.
FTC advertising guidance states that advertising must be truthful, non-deceptive, supported where necessary, and not unfair. (Federal Trade Commission)
Nothing in this Policy permits a seller to make claims prohibited by applicable consumer-protection law.
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70. Geographic and Origin Compliance
Sellers are responsible for complying with country-of-origin, customs-marking, labeling, and advertising requirements applicable to their products and markets.
Compliance with one country’s customs rule does not necessarily establish that a particular advertising claim is lawful in another context.
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71. DOSHE Promotion
DOSHE may promote eligible creators and products using public seller content in accordance with the Terms of Service.
DOSHE may rely on seller-provided information when describing a creator or product.
Sellers therefore must ensure that information supplied to DOSHE is accurate.
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72. DOSHE May Correct Promotional Material
If DOSHE learns that its promotional material repeats materially inaccurate seller information, DOSHE may:
* correct the content;
* remove it;
* request seller clarification;
* take other appropriate action.
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73. No DOSHE Certification Mark
Unless Doshe LLC expressly creates and identifies a specific certification program, presence on DOSHE does not authorize a seller to claim:
* “certified handmade by DOSHE”;
* “government verified by DOSHE”;
* “guaranteed authentic by DOSHE”;
* similar unsupported certification claims.
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74. Seller Responsibility Remains Primary
The seller remains primarily responsible for the truthfulness and legality of seller claims.
DOSHE’s review, approval, verification, promotion, or failure to detect a violation does not transfer the seller’s legal responsibilities to Doshe LLC.
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75. Mandatory Law
Nothing in this Policy permits conduct prohibited by applicable law.
Where mandatory applicable law imposes stricter requirements, those requirements control.
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76. Relationship to Other DOSHE Policies
This Policy should be read together with:
* Terms of Service;
* Seller Policy;
* Buyer Policy;
* Intellectual Property & DMCA Policy;
* AI & Human Creativity Policy;
* Product Safety & Recall Policy;
* Prohibited & Restricted Items Policy;
* Seller Verification & INFORM Consumers Act Policy;
* applicable Regional Addenda.
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77. Changes to This Policy
DOSHE may update this Policy to reflect:
* changes in law;
* evolving creative-production methods;
* fraud patterns;
* AI developments;
* product categories;
* operational requirements.
Where applicable law requires notice concerning a material change, DOSHE will provide it.
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78. Contact
Questions, authenticity reports, or production-partner matters may be directed to:
Doshe LLC
United States
Email: info@doshe.store
Website: doshe.store
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79. Acceptance
By operating a seller account or listing products through DOSHE, the seller agrees to this Handmade, Authenticity & Production Partners Policy together with the DOSHE Terms of Service and other applicable policies.
The seller confirms that material representations concerning authorship, production, handmade status, origin, and Production Partners are truthful and not misleading.