Central Market Online functions as a technology mesh that facilitates introductions, negotiations, and structured settlement between buyers and independent vendors (plus coordinated logistics actors where enabled). Unless an expressly labelled programme states otherwise, we do not warehouse inventory, manufacture goods, or silently substitute fulfilment obligations owed by sellers.

Product narratives, hero imagery, SKU matrices, and promotional pricing originate from vendor pipelines or semi-automated imports — meaning stale SKUs, ambiguous sizing charts, or OCR quirks can surface despite best intentions. Treat each checkout as a hypothesis validated through seller dialogue, especially for bulk or bespoke orders.

Electronic collections may traverse networks such as Paystack. Issuer declines, latency spikes, reconciliation drift windows, and chargeback choreography obey layered contracts spanning banks, schemes, and processors — layered atop our Refund policy. Never broadcast OTPs, CVVs, or PINs inside marketplace chat threads purporting instant refunds.

Routing estimates synthesize vendor preparation cadence, rider availability, civic chokepoints, weather shocks, and device-side GPS jitter. Tracking pings mirror carrier telemetry snapshots — they do not constitute contractual guarantees unless an isolated SLA addendum explicitly binds both parties.

When flows permit staged confirmations, buyers should capture anomalies while riders remain present when safe. Vendors should encode packaging standards resilient to last-mile shocks. Absent photographic timelines, evidentiary disputes tilt toward whichever ledger retains richer contemporaneous metadata.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Central Market Online and its operators disclaim indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages arising from marketplace utilization — including speculative profit loss tied to algorithmic ranking drift — without prejudice to non-waivable statutory consumer protections.

Marketplace realities evolve; disclaimers and linked frameworks refresh accordingly. Review rhythm quarterly if you operate high-volume procurement shells atop our rails — especially when experimental beta surfaces ship.