Privacy Policy

This privacy statement is a part of the Terms and Conditions of our Service. Same defined terms are used in this privacy statement as in the Terms and Conditions.

In this privacy statement we explain what information and personal data is collected when using the Service.

In the Service we use high ethical standards and respect your privacy. All personal data is handled in accordance with the Personal Data Act.

1. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect and store following personal information:

Email address, username, password, Name, address, phone number, seller name, description of the seller and information needed to identify the User.

2. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We use your personal information only for the purpose of operating the Service such as:

  • Identify you for permission to access our services
  • Provide the contact details of a seller to the winning buyer and the details of a buyer to the seller for the purpose of the Service
  • Invoices
  • Contact you where necessary in relation to your use of our services
  • Test and develop our services and systems
  • Management purposes

Unless compelled by law or court order we do not surrender any personal data to third parties, however we reserve the right to disclose such information to our service providers and our professional advisers, including our accountants, auditors and lawyers. We may share information with our affiliated companies in accordance with the Personal Data Act.

We will store the Information that you provide to us through the Service or otherwise in our website for so long as you are a registered in the Service. After you cease to be a registered in the Service we will keep your Information on our records for a period of two years to enable us to respond to any queries that you may have. After this time we will delete all of your Information from our records, apart from any data that we are required to keep for legal purposes.

3. HOW WE USE COOKIES

Cookies are used to identify you to our web server. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet. Cookies are a software technology that helps to enhance browsing and to customize our sites to your preferences. User information is saved in cookies to avoid users having to repeatedly log in when they want to enter the Service. You may choose to set up your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent.

4. MONITORING

We will not intentionally monitor private messages or e-mail messages sent or received by our Users, unless required to do so by law or court order. However, we reserve the right to monitor our servers and equipment, which may include your data and information, to ensure that our systems are operating optimally.

5. RIGHT OF INSPECTION

You are entitled to check your details stored in the personal register. This can be done in the Service on My Account page or by contacting auctionthing through the contact detail page.

6. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from misuse, loss, and from unauthorised access.

7. TRANSFER OF SERVICE, MERGER OR SALE:

In the event that auctionthing is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, or we transfer the Service to a third party, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, transfer or other change of control.

8. CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT:

This privacy statement may be revised periodically without further notice to you and this will be reflected by the "last modified" notice below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any future revisions.

9. EFFECTIVE DATE, DATE LAST MODIFIED:

auctionthing Privacy Statement effective as of April 2010