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Article # 1 URL: http://www.aquabid.com/faq/index.php?a=1 Category: Policies Privacy Policy General AquaBid.com respects the privacy of every individual who visits our websites. This Privacy Policy outlines the information AquaBid.com may collect and how we may use that information. Personal Data AquaBid.com will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (e.g., your name, address, telephone number or email address ("personal data")) through our websites unless you have provided it to us voluntarily. If you do not want your personal data collected, please do not submit it to us. When you do provide us with personal data, we may use that information in the following ways, unless stated otherwise: we may store and process that information to better understand your needs and how we can improve our products and services; we (or a fulfillment house or other third party on our behalf in connection with a promotion) may use that information to contact you; and/or we may provide other third parties with aggregate - but not individual - information about visitors to or users of our sites. We do not now and do not intend to sell, rent or market personal data about you to third parties. When you provide your personal information to this auction (such as name, address, phone number, company name, email address, credit card number, or the products you are shopping for or purchasing) we will not give or sell your individual information to any outside company for its use in marketing or solicitation. We will maintain the confidentiality of your personal information and it will be used only to support your customer relationship with us. Additionally, internal practices help protect your privacy by limiting employee access to and use of customer data. If you have any questions or concerns in this area we are happy to respond personally to you; e-mail us. To elaborate: All exchanges between you and us will remain confidential with no personally identifiable information being sold or provided to any third party. This includes: * IP addresses and other information (browser, platform, referral URL etc.) contained in web server logs * E-mail addresses contained in messages sent to us. * Credit card or other financial information. * Names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc. Children AquaBid.com has no intention of collecting any personal data from individuals under thirteen years of age. Where appropriate, the Company will specifically instruct children not to submit such information on our websites and/or will take reasonable steps to ensure parental consent to such submission. Parents should be aware that AquaBid.com's Privacy Policy will govern our use of personal data, but that information which is voluntarily given by children -- or others -- in chat sessions, email exchanges, bulletin boards or the like may be used by other parties to generate unsolicited mail. AquaBid.com encourages all parents to instruct their children in the safe and responsible use of their personal data while using the Internet. Additional Information Collected Automatically In some cases, we may automatically (i.e., not via registration) collect technical information when you connect to our site that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site. Information Placed Automatically on Your Computer -- Cookies When you view one of our websites, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie" or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a website to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. Third Party Advertising We use MaxOnline and other third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please click here. Third Party Cookies |