"We remove access to the private merchant forum for merchants that we feel have a vested interest in competing Brokering sites." Sorry, Clint, but this means ANYONE who sells in a competing brokerage, not just people who work there. If the store doesn't do well, they don't do well. I think Renderosity needs to decide. Are you going to require your merchants be exclusive or not? And are you going to require not only that items be exclusive, but the merchants themselves? Because that sure seems to be the direction you are taking. You want to do that, it's your business, but don't even think that that will keep those "sensitive" bits of info from getting out. One doesn't even have to make a concerted effort in this community to get information. And people are right. The contract you enter into with the vendors is a totally different thing than the TOS. It is a legal and binding contract. hmmm. If you can change your side without notice or agreement, then maybe the merchants can up their percentages without your agreement? This site is just WAY too big to be acting like someone's little hobby website to be played with and changed on whim. Penguinisto is right on when he says that you are counting on the fact that nobody here has the time, wherewithal or money to sue you (that's been counted on in the past). But there are things going on that are covered by law and wouldn't require a civil lawsuit to cause you problems. Aside from that, there is the rule of kharma.