| "Our Privacy Policy."
Horsebid
is a Worldwide auction website, providing an online hosted environment
for registered users to list items for selling; bid on listed items or
purchase items instantly from sellers, all arrangements for final fees
and postage fees are organized and displayed through Horsebid.
Horsebid.co.uk
site users are protected by the Horsebid Privacy Policy. Any users who
sign up to use the services provided by Horsebid are requested to read
the Horsebid Privacy policy and User Agreement and to comply by its
requirements and restrictions.
Any questions or queries regarding the privacy policy can be put to the Horsebid team. Click Here
Collecting Info
Horsebid
is the sole owner of the information collected on www.horsebid.co.uk We
collect information from our users at several different points on our
Web site.
-Registration/Contact Forms
In
order to use this Web site, a user must first complete the registration
form. During registration a user is required to give contact
information (such as name and email address).
All registration
data can be updated by users to keep it correct and up to date; all
information is stored in a secure environment and accessed only by the
Horsebid Team for operational use.
Information Use
-Profile
We
store information that we collect through cookies, log files and forms,
to create a profile of our users. A profile is stored information that
we keep on individual users. Consequently, collected information is
tied to the users personally identifiable information to provide offers
and improve the content of the site for the user and other users. We do
not share your profile with other third parties.
-Cookies
A
cookie is a piece of data stored on the users computer tied to
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to
any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use both
session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie,
once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A
persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the users hard drive
for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by
following Internet browser help file directions.
By setting a
cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more than
once, thereby saving time while on our site. If users reject the
cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that
the user will have to enter ID details repeatedly.
Some of our
business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).
However, we have no access to or control over these cookies, once we
have given permission for them to set cookies for advertising.
-Log Files
Like
most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet
protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP),
referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of
clicks to analyse trends, administer the site, track users movement in
the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Communications from the Site
-Special events and Updates
We
send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username.
Established members will occasionally receive information on products,
services, special events, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the
privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types
of communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
-Newsletter
If
a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact
information such as name and email address. Out of respect for our
users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications.
Please see the members section.
-Service Announcements
On
rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related
announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for
maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not
opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their
account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.
-Customer Service
We
communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services
and in regards to issues relating to their account we reply via live
help, email or phone, in accordance with the users wishes.
-Legal Disclaimer
Though
we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose
personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith
belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial
proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.
-Business Transitions
In
the event Horsebid goes through a business transition, such as a
merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its
assets, users personal information will, in most instances, be part of
the assets transferred. Users will be notified via email and prominent
notice on our Web site for 30 days prior to a change of ownership or
control of their personal information. If as a result of the business
transition, the users personally identifiable information will be used
in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they
will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes
section.
-Choice/Opt-out
Our
users are given the opportunity to opt-out of having their information
used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where
we ask for information. For example, our registration form has an
opt-out mechanism so users who register, but don’t want any marketing
material, can keep their email address off of our lists.
Users
of our site are always notified when their information is being
collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an
informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services
that require an outside party.
-Links
This
Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we,
Horsebid, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects
personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by this Web site.
-Surveys & Contests
From
time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to
disclose this information.
The requested information typically
includes contact information (such as name and address). Contact
information will be used and/or shared with the contest survey/sponsors
to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information
will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site. Users personally identifiable information is
not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and choice.
Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests,
they may not use users personally identifiable information for any
secondary purposes.
-Tell-A-Friend
If
a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about
our site, we ask them for the friends name and email address. Horsebid
will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to
visit the site. Horsebid stores this information for the sole purpose
of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral
program.
The friend may contact Horsebid to request the removal of this information from our database. Click Here
Security
This
Web site takes every precaution to protect our users information. When
users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information
is protected both online and off-line.
We do everything in our
power to protect user-information both off-line and online. All of our
users information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need
the information to perform a specific job are granted access to
personally identifiable information.
-Address Verification
We
use a number of verification checks (electoral register, postal checks
etc) to verify a users identity and address to reduce the risk of
fraudulent behaviour affecting our users. All new users will at some
point be verified by our address check and if the user is found to be
using false information then his/her account will be terminated after a
period of warning and the chance to correct the details.
-Telephone Checks
In
order for this Web site to enhance its ability to verify users the
Horsebid team carries out random number verification checks, this
ensures that registered users do not input false details and can be
contacted. Telephone conversations may be recorded for training
purposes and to improve the quality of the checks.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting Personal Information
If
a users personally identifiable information changes (such as postal
code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires
our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate
users personally identifiable information.
This can usually be done by contacting Horsebid. Click Here
-Notification of Changes
If
we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to
this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem
appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we
disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy
policy under which the information was collected.
If, however,
we are going to use users personally identifiable information in a
manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will
notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not
we use their information in this different manner. However, if users
have opted out of all communication with the site, or
deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor
will their personal information be used in this new manner. In
addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that
do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will
post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users of the change.
In some cases where we post a notice we will also email users, who have
opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes
in our privacy practices.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
admin@horsebid.co.uk or Click Here
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