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cBidz Privacy Policy
This privacy policy was created to provide you an idea on how we collect, use and protect your personal information. For any question and comments, please feel free to let us know by send us an email here.
Collection
Everyone is welcome to surf the site and remain anonymous. No personal information will be collected until you have signed up, in other words, you have chose and consent to permit us to transfer and store that information on our server(s). Any information you have provided to us; either through registration, email, phone, and/or but not limit to computer logon data will be used to maintain a safe, fair, efficient and legit environment.
Example on information that we may collect and store:
Any information you have provided to us: such as, name, address, email(s), IPs, credit card info, bank account number.
Content that you have generated: message you have sent, posted through the site, description on the auction page, chats, dispute, forum message.
Supplemental information such as driver license, credit card statement, utility bills and/or any other valid document obtained from you and/or third parties. (We may request for supplemental information if we cannot verify your provided information or
Use
Our ultimate goal is to provide smooth service, safe, fair and efficient transaction environment to our community. With your consent and agreement that we may use your personal information to:
- serve your requests and customer support
- verify and investigate whether you are a legit entity, to prevent fraud, scam, illegal and prohibited activities…etc.
- resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
- analyze, determine, and improve our services and site’s content
- inform any service updates, site modification and promotional offers
- compare information for integrity, and verify it with third parties.
- supplemental information listed above may be use to conduct credit check with credit bureau, and collect debt with collection agency, as permitted by law
Please note: We don't sell or distribute your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose personal information (e.g. name, city, state, telephone number, email address, User ID history, fraud complaints, and bidding and listing history ) to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates the rights of others, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety.
We may also share your personal information with:
- service providers under contract who help with our business operations; (such as fraud investigations, bill collection, affiliate and rewards programs and co-branded credit cards)
- other third parties to whom you request us to send your information;
- law enforcement or other governmental officials, in response to a verified request relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity;
- our investigation team who operate in our sole discretion and believes to perform any necessary and/or appropriate connection with an investigation of but not limit to fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity;
- we may provide your name, email address and/or phone # to other seller or buyer who you have ended an auction with success. For example, if the buyer and/or seller want to speed up the payment process or verify if the other party is legitimate.