Privacy Policy

PLEASE NOTE: OUR PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES FROM TIME TO TIME. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

GENERAL

RWBids.com recognizes that privacy is important. RWBids.com is committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that you provide to us when using RWBids.com. This Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information received about you when you visit or register on this site.

You acknowledge that by registering to use this site that you agree to the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy. By accepting the Privacy Policy and User Agreement during the registration process, you expressly consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree and approve of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, you are advised and instructed not to continue and not complete the registration process.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

All visitors to RWBids.com may browse the site without giving us any personal information. However, we automatically collect IP addresses, standard web log information and Web site usage information from you when you visit the site. This information helps us evaluate how our visitors and registrants use and navigate our Web sites, and may include the number and frequency of visitors and subscribers to each Web page, and the length of their visits, computer sign–on data, statistics on page views, traffic on the Site and ad data.

Upon registration and furnishing RWBids.com with personal information, you consent to the transfer and storage of that information to our servers located in the United States. This information may include your name, address, e–mail address, fax number, telephone number, credit card information, physical contact information, property description, your buying habits, and transactional information based on your activities on RWBids.com, ie. offers and auction bidding.

PURPOSE OF COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Your personal information is collected primarily to provide you with the services, products and customer support you request. Our aim is to provide all RWBids.com users with a safe and professional experience.

HOW WE USE INFORMATION COLLECTED

We may use your information as follows:

  • For the purposes for which you specifically provided the information, including, processing and validating your registration as a RWBids.com Seller or Buyer.
  • To enforce our User Agreement.
  • To send you e–mail notifications about our new or existing products and services, special offers, or to otherwise contact you.
  • To enhance existing features or develop new features, products and services
  • To provide advertisers and other third parties (including PAL affiliates) with aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns.
  • To allow us to personalize the content and advertising that you and others see based on personal characteristics or preferences.
  • To process your inquiries, respond to your requests or improve our services
  • To resolve disputes and/or collect fees.
  • For auditing, research and analysis to improve the quality of our services
  • To prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities
  • To provide our products and services to users.
  • For auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services
  • To ensure the technical functioning of our network

We may hire other companies to perform services on our behalf, including, without limitation, facilitating some aspects of the services provided by RWBids.com, sending e–mail, and fulfilling purchase requests of signs and other products. These other companies may be supplied with or have access to your personally identifiable information solely for the purpose of providing these services to us or on our behalf.

We may use third parties, called third–party ad servers or ad networks, to deliver ads to you on our behalf. These third–party ad servers may be supplied with or have access to your personally identifiable information solely for the purpose of providing these services to us on our behalf. They also may collect and use non– personally identifiable information that may be of interest to you.

RWBids.com may place and access cookies on your computer. Cookies are a small file containing a string of characters that uniquely identify your browser, which are placed to enhance your online experience. These cookies are used to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, certain features of RWBids.com will not function properly if your cookies are disabled. The affiliates of RWBids.com, including but not limited to PAL associates, may place and access cookies on your computer. Cookies placed by affiliates are controlled by the affiliate’s own privacy policies.

We may disclose and use personally identifiable information in special circumstances where it is necessary to enforce our User Terms and Agreement. We may also disclose or use your personal information when we, in good faith, believe the law requires us to do so.

Personal information may also be disclosed in order to respond to claims that a listing violates the rights of others; to protect anyone’s rights, property or safety; and to detect and prevent illegal and/or fraudulent acts.

We may also share your personal information with other business entities, should we plan to merge with or be acquired by that business entity, in which event the new combined entity will be required to follow this privacy policy with respect to your personal information. If your personal information will be used contrary to this policy, you will receive prior notice.

YOUR USER ID AND PASSWORD INFORMATION

Your User ID is how you will be identified on the RWBids.com site and is available to the public and all visitors to the site. Other people can see your listings, feedback and associated comments. Notices are sent to registered RWBids.com users regarding suspicious activity and policy violations of this site and refer to User IDs.

Your password is the key to your account. Use a unique password that does not contain your name or hint at your identity. Do not share your password or your personal information with others. You are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify RWBids.com and change your password.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Through RWBids.com, Buyers and Sellers of property will be able to contact one another in order to complete transactions. We encourage you to disclose your privacy practices with the other party and respect the privacy of other users. We cannot guarantee the privacy or security of your information and therefore we encourage you to evaluate the privacy and security policies of your Buyer/Seller before entering into a transaction and choosing to share this information. If you choose to disclose information to other users of RWBids.com (ie. Buyers, Sellers, etc.) or users of other sites, RWBids.com has no control over such information and does not control the privacy policies of third parties.

SECURITY

RWBids.com uses many tools to ensure the safety of your personal information (ie. password identification, encryption, physical security, etc.) which is stored on our servers located in the United States. While we take measures to prevent unauthorized or inappropriate use of your personal information, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, and other users may abuse or misuse your personal information. While the protection of your privacy is of paramount importance to RWBids.com, we cannot guarantee, nor should you expect that your personal information or private communications will always remain private.

GENERAL

This Privacy Policy may be amended at any time by posting the amended terms on this Site. All amended terms will automatically take effect after they are posted on the Site. If you choose not to accept or do not agree to be bound by the terms of this or the revised or amended Privacy Policy, then you must opt out and terminate your RWBids.com registration. Should you fail to opt out, such failure will constitute your agreement and approval to be bound by this or any amended or revised Privacy Policy.

Notice to California Residents – Your California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our customers who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, information about the personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to the attention of our Online Privacy Coordinator by email at customerservice@ RWBids.com.

If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Policy, please feel free to contact us at any time through this web site.