Ina L.
CitizenShipper is not doing a good job…
CitizenShipper is not doing a good job screening their drivers. For starters, the transporter who was hired to take a rescue dog to his forever home used a fake name on CitizenShipper. Then, according to ChitzenShippers' own Shipper Agreement and Terms of Use states 12. VIOLATION OF TERMS AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES (a) If Shipper posts Content that (3) that includes personal or identifying information about another person or entity without that person or entity's explicit consent, Shipper agrees to pay CitizenShipper.com one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each item of Content posted. And CitizenShippers' own Dispute Resolution Terms of Service - Parties’ Responsibilities states: By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using this Service, you will not: Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others. Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information. Well, that didn't stop the transporter that was hired off their site from posting my name and phone number on his public Facebook page without my consent. When I told the transporter I was unhappy with his services and would like to send out another transporter to pick up my dog (as he was late delivering my dog and I knew my dog would be out of food) I was met with a barrage of insults and profanity. CitizenShippers' transporter then used my dog as leverage to try to extort money for the release of my dog. By the end of the ordeal, this transporter drove the dog in the opposite direction of the adopters home and handed the dog over to a complete stranger. The dog finally arrived, but not after we endured a nightmare of stress as a result from this transporter who seemed to violate his fair share of contractual agreements with CitizenShipper.
Response from CitizenShipperDec 28, 2021
Hello Ina, thank you so much for supplying me with the email used in the booking. To address the legal part of your complaint, "shipper" is a term used for the customer, not the driver, but I do agree that posting your information on his Facebook Page without your permission is a violation of privacy, if not the terms of the agreement. I am happy that the dog found its home and new owners with a minimum of trauma but I do apologize for your experience with the transporter. His account has been locked pending an investigation into his behavior and credentials. Locking an account means he is not able to message any customers, place any bids, or interact with any customers in any way. This is one of the many ways we ensure safety and compliance, as far as we are legally allowed. If you have submitted proof of the offensive behavior it is likely the driver will be permanently banned from the platform. I am so sorry you had to go through this. Please message [email protected] if there’s anything else we can do for you.




