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Privacy & Security Policy:
Bid Blab LLC & BidBlab.com ("the site")
respects the privacy of our customers and is serious about protecting your
online privacy. This policy will explain how we gather and use personal
information submitted. Therefore, by registering and using this site, you are
agreeing and accepting this policy.
The site only collects information that is volunteered
during the registration process or in any responses to specific information
requests. Examples of the information collected includes: information knowingly
provided by you through on-line forms and surveys such as name, email address,
demographic information, telephone number, addresses, questions, answers, and any other information submitted on the site.
We may also collect third party personal information such as a referral's name.
We only use this information for the purpose in which it was intended. We may
also collect your IP address and information through the use of electronic
'cookies'. However, we limit the use and collection of information about our
customers to that extent which is necessary to administer our business.
How We Use That Information:
Bid Blab LLC reserves the right to use this information
provided by you for:
1. personal,
demographic and profile data to improve our site;
2. our
marketing and promotional purposes;
3. as
disclosed at the time such information is provided; and/or as disclosed in this
policy.
Although, it is important to note that Bid Blab LLC reserves
the right to change or modify this policy at any time with or without notice.
Security:
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect
the personally identifiable information submitted to us, both during
transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the
Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore,
while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal
information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
The information and services provided by us are not intended
for children under the age of eighteen (18) years old. Additionally, we do not
direct our Website to, nor do we knowingly collect any personal information
from children under the age of thirteen (13) years old. If Bid Blab LLC learns
of a person who registers on this site who is under the age of thirteen (13)
years old, we will immediately delete that person's information. Links to Other Sites:
If you click on a link to a third party site, [including on an
advertisement], you will leave our site and go to the site you selected.
Because we cannot control the activities of third parties, we cannot accept
responsibility for any use of your personally identifiable information by such
third parties, and we cannot guarantee that they will adhere to the same
privacy practices as bidblab.com. We encourage you to review
the privacy statements of any other service provider from whom you request
services.
Web Beacons:
Our Web pages contain electronic images known as Web beacons
(sometimes called single-pixel gifs) and are used along with cookies to compile
aggregated statistics to analyze how our site is used and may be used in some
of our emails to let us know which emails and links have been opened by
recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of our customer
communications and marketing campaigns.
Widgets:
Our Web site includes Widgets, which are interactive
mini-programs that run on our site to provide specific services from another company
(e.g. displaying loan information, the news, etc). Personal information, such
as your email address, may be collected through the Widget. Cookies may also be
set by the Widget to enable it to function properly. Information collected by
this Widget is governed by the privacy policy of the company that created it.
Registry Compliance:
By submitting your personal and/or other information on
our site, you are hereby granting written permission to us, our affiliated
sites, sponsors, etc. for contact information. You are also consenting to
receive phone calls from Bid Blab LLC, our affiliates, and our partners for
contact via telephone, and thereby, you waive your right to file a claim with
the FTC or any other agency in regards to these contacts or calls.
Third Party Offers
In addition to the information collected by us and
registration information submitted by you, we may employ both first-party and
third-party cookies. A cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive
containing activity-based information about you, and it is designed to
facilitate the receipt of targeted and relevant advertisements. First and third
party cookies are not associated with your personally identifiable information. Anti-Spam Policy and Your Opt-Out Rights:
Bid Blab LLC has a no tolerance spam policy and is committed
to 100% permission based marketing. Spam is unsolicited email also known as
junk mail or UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email). Bid Blab LLC reserves the
right to send its subscriber's registration confirmations, bid process
notifications, change of bid status notifications, and relevant information related to online auctions and our newsletters. We
send both promotional and service related emails.
California
Privacy Rights:
Under California law, site
visitors who are residents of California
may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal
information to third parties for direct marketing purposes.
Access to your information:
When you submit your personal opinion on a Bid Blab
community question, it is not possible to update, delete, or change this
information.
Transfer, Sale,
or Assign:
At its sole discretion, Bid Blab LLC may transfer, sell,
and/or assign information collected on and through this site, including but not
limited to, the users personal information collected, to one or more third
parties, as a result of the sale, merger, consolidation, change in control,
transfer of substantial assets, reorganization, or liquidation of Bid Blab LLC
Data Retention:
We will retain and use your information as necessary to
comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our
agreements.
Bid Blab LLC may also share your information with its
service providers in order to provide Bid Blab Members with marketing opportunities and or offers for services and or products.
Bid Blab LLC may occasionally license, share, or otherwise
disclose data we collected to third parties. Bid Blab LLC does not have control
over such party's information handling practices and is not responsible for any
failure of such party to adhere to this Policy. As a condition of registration,
you must agree that we are allowed to share your information with such
entities, or else you may not register.
Additionally, Bid Blab LLC may disclose your information if
required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to comply with the applicable laws.
Change in Policy:
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. If
we make a material change regarding how we use your personal information, we
may notify you of the existence and location of the new or revised policy
through email or by posting the changes online at our site.
Effective December 11, 2011 |