Study Market is used mostly by school students. These rules keep it safe and fair. If you break them, we may remove your content, pause your listings, or suspend your account.
Listings
- Sell only notes you wrote yourself.
- Do not upload textbooks, past exam papers, teacher handouts, or someone else's work.
- Describe your notes honestly: subject, grade, curriculum and what is covered.
- Do not promise marks or results.
- Do not include other people's private details in your files.
Read the Seller Terms and Copyright and Takedown Policy.
No cheating services
Do not offer or ask for:
- writing assignments, essays or projects for someone else to hand in
- sitting a test or exam for someone else
- leaked, stolen or unreleased exam papers or memos
- help to cheat in any way
Profiles
- Use your real name.
- Only give true information about your school, grade and marks.
- Use a photo of yourself that is suitable for a school community.
- Do not pretend to be someone else.
Contact details
Do not put phone numbers, email addresses, social media handles or other contact details in public text, such as bios, listings, reviews or tutor descriptions. We block them, and you must not try to get around the block. Contact details are shared between tutors and tutees only after a tutor accepts a request.
Reviews
- Review only what you bought or were placed with.
- Be honest and fair.
- Do not post fake or paid reviews.
- Do not insult, threaten or share private details.
We can hide reviews that break these rules.
Respect
- Do not bully, harass, threaten or discriminate against anyone.
- Do not post hateful, sexual, violent or illegal content.
- Be especially careful around younger students.
Tutoring
- Follow the safety rules in the Tutor Terms. First sessions are online or in a public place, and under-18s must tell a parent before meeting.
- Do not ask a young person for personal photos, secrets or private meetings.
- Do not use tutoring to sell products or services outside Study Market, or to avoid fees.
Report a problem
If you see something that breaks these rules, or you feel unsafe, email hello@studymarket.co.za. To report copyright problems, use /copyright-complaint.