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This Privacy Policy describes the types of information Bidhyper ("we" or "us") collects and how we use that information. |
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| Overview |
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This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the Bidhyper
Site Use Agreement. By accepting the Bidhyper Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy
when registering to receive services from Bidhyper ("Bidhyper Services"),
You expressly consent to our use and disclosure of Your personal information
in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Furthermore,
if You do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy,
please do not use Bidhyper Services and do not access the Bidhyper
website located at www.Bidhyper.com ("Bidhyper Site"). |
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| This policy is effective 05/27/2007. In You have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, You may contact us at privacy@Bidhyper.com |
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| Information We Collect |
We collect, store and process Your personal information on servers located in the United States. If You choose to use Bidhyper Services, we may require You to provide contact and identity information, billing information, and other personal information as indicated on the Bidhyper Site. Once You register on the Bidhyper Site, You are no longer anonymous to us.
We collect and store the following information: |
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Email address, physical contact information, and (depending on the service used) financial information |
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Computer sign-on data, statistics on page views, traffic to and from Bidhyper Site and ad data
(all through cookies - You can take steps to disable cookies on Your browser, however this is
likely to affect Your ability to use Bidhyper Site) |
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Discussion board posts and other messages, including correspondence between Bidhyper and You |
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General information regarding the Bidhyper Services You have registered to receive and the operation of Your Store. |
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| Our Use of Your Information. |
We use Your personal information to: |
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provide Bidhyper Services and products
resolve disputes, calculate and collect fees, and troubleshoot problems |
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verify users' identity and the information users provide |
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encourage safe online experience and enforce our policies |
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customize users' experience, analyze site usage, improve and measure interest in our services, and inform users about services and updates |
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communicate administrative announcements when we need to provide users with information that may affect their use of Bidhyper Services and products |
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communicate marketing and promotional offers to our users |
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provide customer service |
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perform other business activities as described when we collect the information |
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| During the course of the business, we may use Your personal information to
deliver to You information that is targeted to Your interests. Upon receipt of the
first communication of this type, You will have the opportunity to opt-out of future
communications by clicking on unsubscribe link or by following unsubscribe
instructions described within the communication. From time to time, we may
implement solutions designed to more efficiently capture Your communications
preferences. In any such event, we will strive to reflect any previously stated
communicated preferences within such solutions. |
As part of your registration for Bidhyper Services on the Bidhyper Site,
You agree that You may receive certain administrative communications from Bidhyper,
such as administrative announcements and customer service messages regarding
Bidhyper Services and products, and You will not be able to opt out of receiving such
administrative communications |
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| Our Disclosure of Your Information |
We do not sell or rent Your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without Your explicit consent. We may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates other's rights, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety.
We may also share personal information with: |
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corporate affiliates to help coordinate the services we provide to You, enforce our terms and conditions, and promote trust and safety |
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service providers who help with our business operations and assist in the delivery of Bidhyper Services to our users.
These service providers are under confidentiality agreements with us |
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law enforcement or other government officials in order to investigate, prevent,
or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud,
violations of Merchant User Agreement, or as otherwise required by law |
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If we or our corporate affiliates are involved in a merger or acquisition,
we may share personal information with another company,
but this Privacy Policy will continue to apply unless it is amended as
described in "Notification of Changes" section set forth below |
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| Information from Your Store Customers |
| You may use and disclose personal information gathered from Your customers who access
Your Store to browse or shop only in accordance with Your Store's privacy policy.
By entering into the Merchant User Agreement, You agree that You must post, maintain and adhere to
Your Store's privacy policy that informs Your Store customers what customer information is collected,
how it is used, the effective date of Your privacy policy and how Your customers can learn of changes to
Your Store's privacy policy. You must include a hyperlink to Your Store's privacy policy on the home page of
Your Store and on all pages where You collect customer information. If You are a Bidhyper Express merchant,
Your privacy policy may be posted by way of a visually separate (as with lines or color changes) section within
Your "About Us" page and Your home page may hyperlink to the privacy policy section. |
By entering into the Merchant User Agreement,
You agree to prominently include within Your Store's posted privacy policy a statement notifying
Your Store customers that Your Store is hosted by Bidhyper and that Bidhyper, including its service providers,
parent entity and affiliates, have access to aggregated information related to
Your Store customers in order for Bidhyper to analyze performance and make improvements to
Bidhyper Services and products.
You may not use Your customer information to send unsolicited commercial messages (spam) |
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| Accessing, Reviewing and Changing Your Personal Information |
| If you are registered to receive Bidhyper Services,
You can access, review and modify Your personal information
at any time by logging into your Profile page on the Bidhyper Site. |
| If You post messages using Bidhyper community discussion
boards or other message areas that may be made available on the Bidhyper Site,
it will not later be possible to edit or delete those messages. |
You may contact us at privacy@Bidhyper.com to review any personal information We store about You that is not available on the Bidhyper Site.
There may be a charge associated with such requests but these will not succeed the amounts permitted by law.
We delete personal information when we no longer need it for the purposes we described earlier. We retain personal information as permitted by law to resolve disputes, enforce our policies, and help prevent bad guys from coming back. |
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| Security |
| To prevent unauthorized access, promote data security,
and encourage appropriate use of information, we use a variety of tools
(encryption technologies, passwords, physical and electronic security,
procedural safeguards) to assist in the protection of Your information. However,
"perfect security" does not exist on the Internet, so we make no guarantees. |
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| Notification of Changes |
| We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on the Bidhyper Site. In the event of amendment, all terms shall become effective 30 days after they are initially posted to the Bidhyper Site. Your continued use of Bidhyper Services, systems, and network will constitute your acceptance of any changes or additions to this Privacy Policy |
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