Privacy Policy

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Welcome to BidMystery.com (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “Site”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services, including registering, bidding in auctions, and completing transactions.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in several ways:

• Information You Provide: When you register for an account, make a bid, complete a purchase, or contact us, you may provide personal details such as name, email address, phone number, billing and shipping address, and any messages or communications.
• Payment Information: We use third-party payment processors (e.g. credit card, PayPal). We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers. Payment processors handle the sensitive parts of those transactions.
• Usage & Technical Data: We automatically collect data about your usage of the Site—such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, timestamps, referring URL, and other analytics data.
• Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, local storage, and similar tools to collect and store user preferences and analytics data (see “Cookies & Tracking” below).
• Third-Party Sources: We may receive information from service providers, fraud prevention services, or partners for verification, blocking abuse, or improving services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide, operate, and maintain the Site (auctions, bids, checkout, account management).
• To process payments, fulfill orders, and send tracking or shipping updates.
• To verify user identities, detect and prevent fraud, spam, or abuse.
• To communicate with you (account updates, notifications, customer support).
• To personalize your experience, show relevant auctions or recommendations.
• To analyze usage patterns, site performance, trends, and improve our services.
• To comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Service, or respond to lawful requests.

3. Sharing & Disclosure

We may share your information under the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: With third parties who help us run the Site (payment processors, shipping carriers, hosting, analytics).
• Fraud & Security: With fraud detection or identity verification services.
• Legal & Enforcement: To comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms, respond to lawful requests, or protect rights or safety.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred, but under similar protections.
• Your Consent: When you explicitly agree to share data beyond what is described here.

We do not sell your personal information for third-party marketing purposes.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We and our partners use cookies, web beacons, local storage, and similar tools to collect data and improve site usability, analytics, and preferences. These include:

• Essential Cookies: Required for login sessions, security, and basic site functionality.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: To understand how users engage with the site and identify improvements.
• Functional Cookies: To remember user settings or preferences.
• Advertising/Targeting Cookies (if used): To serve relevant offers or promotions (you can opt out where applicable).

You may disable or clear cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may impair functionality or usability of the Site.

5. Data Retention & Security

We retain your personal data as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements. After that, data may be deleted or anonymized.

We use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no system is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

6. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to:

• Access or request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
• Update, correct, or modify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal or business limitations).
• Object to or restrict our processing of your data.
• Withdraw consent where applicable.
• Opt out of marketing communications.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email below. We may require identity verification before granting requests.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we learn that such data has been collected, we will take steps to delete it.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the updated date at the top. Your continued use of the Site after modifications indicates acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, you may contact us at:
Email: bidmystery@gmail.com

This Privacy Policy is part of our overall Terms & Conditions. Please review our Terms & Disclaimer for additional information about auctions, liabilities, and dispute resolution.