1. Overview
Please
read our privacy policy carefully. As part of the normal operation of our
services we collect, use and from time to time, disclose information about
you to third parties. This Privacy Policy governs the information we collect
about you and your use of information we provide to you. By accepting this
Privacy Policy and the User Guidelines, you expressly consent to our use
and disclosure of your personal information in the manner prescribed in
this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject
to the terms of the Microauction User Agreement.
The privacy practices of this notice apply to the Microauction website (collectively the "Site").
Microauction operate under similar privacy practices
as described in this Privacy Policy and, subject to the requirements of
applicable law and, in the case of Australia, the requirements of the Privacy
Act 1988 (Cth), (as amended by the private sector provisions which
came into effect on 21 December 2001) (the "Privacy Act").
2. Information we
collect
- This information is collected in order to provide services
and features that most likely meet your needs, and to customize our services
to make your experience safer and easier.
- We collect data about you to do internal research. The
information may include the URL you came from, your IP address, your
browser, cookie information.
- If you choose to bid, buy or sell on our Site, we collect
information about your use of our site. We also collect other users'
comments about you in our feedback area.
3. Use of the information
We use
the information to target and customise our advertising, to advise of products
and services including new products.
4. Disclosure of
your information
- We cannot and do not guarantee, and you should not expect,
that your personal information or private communications will always
remain private.
- E.g. we may be forced to disclose information to the
government or pursuant to legal requests.
- We may need to share information about you with other
people, companies to assist in providing the services and products you
have requested.
- E.g. sending emails through a form, so that members
contact details remain confidential.
5. Your access of
other users’ information
To assist Microauction’ members, our service
allows you very limited access to other users' contact information and
feedback.
You may
only use such information for:
- Microauction -related
communications that are not unsolicited commercial messages,
- using co-branded services offered
through Microauction (e.g.
escrow, insurance, shipping and fraud complaints), and
- such other purpose that the user expressly opts into after
adequate disclosure of the purpose(s).
You must
give users an opportunity to remove themselves from your database and a
chance to review what information you have collected about them.
6. Security
Perfect
security does not exist on the internet. However, we use industry standards
to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal information.
7. Changes
We may
change this Privacy Policy from time to time based on your comments and
our need to accurately reflect our data collection and disclosure practices.
All changes to this policy are effective after we provide you with at least
thirty (30) days' notice of the changes by email notification. We provide you with thirty (30) days notice to allow you the
opportunity to notify Microauction if you do not agree
to such changes.
8. Children
No person
under 18 is allowed to use this service unsupervised (i.e. without your
parents or guardians). Additionally, if you are under the age of 18, do
not submit any personal information to us.
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