Protecting Your Privacy
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| 2 | 2 | Posting Date: 01/15/2016 |
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| 4 | 4 | Protecting your privacy and the personal information you provide us is a top priority at Sedo.com LLC ("Sedo"). For this reason, Sedo does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties without your explicit consent or in way other than as outlined in this privacy policy. At Sedo, we want our users to fully understand what information we collect, how we use this information, and the steps we take to protect your personal information. |
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| 6 | 6 | Please read this Privacy Policy to learn more about the policies and procedures Sedo has put in place to achieve this goal. In addition, Sedo wants our users to feel comfortable that we take all necessary steps to protect personal information. For this reason, we have created a webpage where users can learn how to report a [Privacy Complaint](https://sedo.com/us/about-us/policies/privacy-complaints/). |
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| 8 | If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at Sedo's Legal Department by emailing [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3040425946515349704355545f1e535f5d "Email us at privacy@sedo.com"), calling 617-499-7200, or writing Sedo.com, LLC, 222 Third Street, Suite 3120, Cambridge, MA 02142. | |
| 8 | If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at Sedo's Legal Department by emailing [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f0f0d16091e1c063f0c1a1b10511c1012 "Email us at privacy@sedo.com"), calling 617-499-7200, or writing Sedo.com, LLC, 222 Third Street, Suite 3120, Cambridge, MA 02142. | |
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| 10 | 10 | If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at [https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.](https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.) |
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| 12 | 12 | ## Overview |
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| 14 | 14 | The privacy practices of this policy apply to the services provided by Sedo available under the domain and subdomains of www.sedo.com (the "Site") and apply generally to our affiliates. By visiting this website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree please do not use or access our site. |
| 26 | 26 | Sedo only collects personal information about users that we consider necessary for providing our services in an efficient, customized, and user-friendly manner, including your name, address, phone number and email address. |
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| 28 | 28 | ## Our Use of Your Information |
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| 30 | 30 | In general, you can browse a large portion of the site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. If you choose to use our services, we may require you to provide contact and identity information, billing information, and other personal information as indicated on the forms throughout the site. You always have the option not to provide information by choosing not to use a particular service or feature. |
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| 32 | We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your personal information used for certain purposes when we ask for this information. For example, if you register for a user account but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us you can indicate your preference on the registration form. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88ebe7e6fce9ebfcc8fbedece7a6ebe7e5 "contact@sedo.com"). In addition, we offer an opportunity to opt-out of receiving our newsletter on your account data page, or you may call us at (617) 499-7280. | |
| 32 | We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of having your personal information used for certain purposes when we ask for this information. For example, if you register for a user account but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from us you can indicate your preference on the registration form. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aac9c5c4decbc9deead9cfcec584c9c5c7 "contact@sedo.com"). In addition, we offer an opportunity to opt-out of receiving our newsletter on your account data page, or you may call us at (617) 499-7280. | |
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| 34 | 34 | You will be notified when your personal information is collected by any third party that is not our agent/service provider so that you can make an informed choice as to whether or not to share your information with that party. |
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| 36 | 36 | Under some circumstances we may require some additional financial information, including, without limitation, your billing address, bank account information, a credit card number and expiration date, and tracking information from checks or money orders. |
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| 38 | 38 | We may automatically collect certain information based upon your behavior on the site. We use this information to do internal research on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior to serve our users better. This information may include the URL that you come from or go to (whether this URL is on the site or not), your computer browser information, and your IP address. |
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| 40 | 40 | Technologies such as cookies, beacons, scripts and tags are used by Sedo.com LLC and our third party advertising company. These technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the website, tracking users' movements around the site, and gathering demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual and aggregated basis. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing these types of tracking technologies. |
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| 42 | 42 | [https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings\_manager07.html](https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html) |
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| 44 | In addition, the use of clear gifs in our HTML-based emails let us know which emails the recipients have opened. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. If users would like to opt-out of these emails, please email us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#375458594356544377445253581954585a) | |
| 44 | In addition, the use of clear gifs in our HTML-based emails let us know which emails the recipients have opened. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. If users would like to opt-out of these emails, please email us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74171b1a00151700340711101b5a171b19) | |
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| 46 | 46 | This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information. |
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| 48 | 48 | Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on the site and you may be required to re-enter your password or provide other information more frequently during a session. |
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| 50 | 50 | If you choose to make bids, buy or sell through the site, we may collect information about your bidding, buying and selling behavior and transactions. If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities on the site, we may collect such information into a file specific to you. |
| 80 | 80 | ## Control of Your Login Name and Password |
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| 82 | 82 | You are responsible for all actions taken with your login name and password, including fees charged to your account and adherence to the Acceptable Use terms contained in the Sedo User Agreement. Your Sedo user password should be held in strict confidence and under no circumstances will Sedo personnel, its agents or affiliates ask you for your Sedo user password. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your information 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 change your password as detailed in the paragraph below. |
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| 84 | 84 | ## Accessing, Deleting, Reviewing and Changing Your Personal Information |
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| 86 | We offer you the ability to review, delete and change the information you submit to us by logging into the site and entering in the new information yourself or by emailing us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e0ecedf7e2e0f7c3f0e6e7ecade0ecee). Once logged in as a registered user, you can change your Password, other personal, contact, and financial information, and user preferences by going to the applicable pages available under "My Sedo." You must promptly update your personal information if it changes or is inaccurate. Once posted, you may not be able to change or remove any bids or postings made on the site. | |
| 86 | We offer you the ability to review, delete and change the information you submit to us by logging into the site and entering in the new information yourself or by emailing us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccafa3a2b8adafb88cbfa9a8a3e2afa3a1). Once logged in as a registered user, you can change your Password, other personal, contact, and financial information, and user preferences by going to the applicable pages available under "My Sedo." You must promptly update your personal information if it changes or is inaccurate. Once posted, you may not be able to change or remove any bids or postings made on the site. | |
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| 88 | 88 | Generally, we will not modify your personal information based on a request not submitted through the site because it can be difficult to authenticate your identity manually. |
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| 90 | Upon your request, we will deactivate and delete your account, contact information, billing information, shipping information, and financial information from our active databases. To make this request, email [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2d1dddcc6d3d1c6f2c1d7d6dd9cd1dddf). Your account will be deactivated and deleted as soon as reasonably possible after we receive your request but no later than 30 days. | |
| 90 | Upon your request, we will deactivate and delete your account, contact information, billing information, shipping information, and financial information from our active databases. To make this request, email [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89eae6e7fde8eafdc9faecede6a7eae6e4). Your account will be deactivated and deleted as soon as reasonably possible after we receive your request but no later than 30 days. | |
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| 92 | 92 | Upon receipt of a deactivation request, we will retain some of your information in order to prevent fraud, collect fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our User Agreement, and comply with legal requirements. Therefore, you should not expect that all of your information will be completely removed from our databases in response to your requests. However, your information will be deactivated from our active, registered user database, and will only be available to select Sedo personnel. |
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| 94 | 94 | We will retain your information for as long as your account is active, as needed to provide you services, for a minimum of 5 (five) years. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. |
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| 96 | 96 | ## Other Information Collectors |
| 102 | 102 | Sedo follows generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. |
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| 104 | 104 | Your information is stored on Sedo's servers located in the United States and in European Union countries. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card or bank information) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). We treat data as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company, but "perfect security "does not exist on the Internet or with any data, digital or physical. |
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| 106 | 106 | Sedo personnel receive training on complying with our privacy practices and the importance of protecting your information. Disciplinary procedures are in place in should a Sedo employee violate our Privacy Policy. |
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| 108 | If you have any questions about security on our web site, you can email us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6212100b1403011b221107060d4c010d0f "privacy@sedo.com"). | |
| 108 | If you have any questions about security on our web site, you can email us at [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d7d7f647b6c6e744d7e686962236e6260 "privacy@sedo.com"). | |
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| 110 | 110 | ## Social Media Widgets |
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| 112 | 112 | Our Web site includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like and Recommend buttons, the Twitter Share button, other widgets that use the ShareThis button, and interactive mini-programs that run on our site. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it. |
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| 114 | 114 | ## Links to 3rd Party Sites |
| 132 | 132 | Sedo.com, LLC |
| 133 | 133 | 222 Third Street, Suite 3120 |
| 134 | 134 | Cambridge, MA 02142 |
| 135 | 135 | USA |
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| 137 | 137 | Telephone: (617) 499-7200 |
| 138 | Email: [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c0c0e150a1d1f053c0f191813521f1311) | |
| 138 | Email: [\[email protected\]](https://sedo.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cebebca7b8afadb78ebdabaaa1e0ada1a3) |