Privacy Policy

Website / Application — The property that enables the provision of the Service.

Owner / Company — Auction Ink LLC – The natural person(s) or legal entity that provides this Website.

You / User — The person who accesses or utilizes the Service, or the organization or legal entity on whose behalf such individual is accessing the Service.

Personal Data — Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Cookies — A string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.

Personal Data

Personal data you provide to us includes:

• First and Last Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Address, City, State, Province, ZIP / Postal code
• Social media profile information

Usage Data

Usage data automatically gathered includes: your device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, specific pages visited, date and time of visit, and duration spent on pages.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies, web beacons, and Flash Cookies. Persistent Cookies persist on your personal computer or mobile device after you go offline. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your web browser.

Cookie types employed:

• Necessary / Essential Cookies (Session) — Required for the Website to function.
• Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance (Persistent) — Identify if users have accepted cookies.
• Functionality Cookies (Persistent) — Remember choices you make.
• Tracking and Performance Cookies (Persistent, Third-Party) — Track visitors across the Website.
• Targeting and Advertising Cookies (Persistent, Third-Party) — Deliver ads relevant to you.

You may decline optional cookies, though certain parts of our Service may become inaccessible as a result.

We may use Personal Data for:

• Providing and maintaining our Service
• Managing your user account
• Performance of a contract — fulfilling purchases and consignment agreements
• Contacting you about updates, offers, and other communications
• Delivering targeted advertising and managing your requests
• Business transfers — your data may be evaluated as part of any merger or acquisition
• Data analysis and trend identification to improve our Service

Personal Data may be shared with:

• Service Providers — third parties that assist in operating our Website and Service
• Business Partners — to offer you certain products, services, or promotions
• Affiliates — entities that control or are controlled by us
• Other Users — information shared in public areas of the Service may be viewed by all users
• With Your Consent — for any other purpose with your explicit consent

We do not store or collect your payment card details. This information is directly provided to our third-party payment processors who comply with PCI-DSS standards. PayPal is used as a payment processor and maintains its own separate privacy policies.

Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose for which it was collected. Retention periods vary:

• Contract-related data is retained until contract completion
• Legitimate interest data is retained as needed for those purposes
• Usage data is typically retained for a shorter period unless legally required

While the security of your Personal Data is a priority for us, it's important to note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Employees access data through password protection, and sensitive information such as financial data is protected by encryption protocols. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your data, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operational offices and other locations. The information might be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By providing your information, you consent to this transfer.

We process your data under the following legal bases: Consent, Performance of a Contract, Legal Obligations, Vital Interests, Public Interests, and Legitimate Interests.

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your Personal Data
• Request correction of inaccurate Personal Data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Request erasure of your Personal Data
• Request transfer (portability) of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@auctionink.com.

The Company and Facebook jointly act as Controllers for data collected through our Facebook Fan Page. Facebook deploys a Cookie on the user's device when visiting our Facebook Fan Page. Each Cookie contains a unique identifier code and remains active for a period of two years.

We collect the following categories of personal information:

• Category A — Identifiers: Real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, IP address, email address, account name
• Category D — Commercial information: Records of products or services purchased
• Category F — Internet or other electronic network activity: Browsing history, search history, information on interaction with our Website

Categories NOT collected include: protected classifications, biometric data, geolocation data, sensory data, professional or employment information, education records, and inferences drawn from them.

Your Rights Under CCPA

• Right to Notice — Know which categories of Personal Data are being collected and why.
• Right to Request — Request disclosure of information about our collection, use, sale, and disclosure of your personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out — Direct us not to sell your personal information.
• Right to Delete — Request deletion of your Personal Data, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right Against Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

We will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving your verifiable request. We refrain from selling the personal information of consumers we know are under 16 years of age without affirmative authorization.

California residents with an established business relationship with us can request information once a year about sharing their Personal Data with third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes.

Users under 18 who are registered with us can request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted.

You may update or correct your account information by emailing us at contact@auctionink.com. You can also request deletion of your data by contacting us, though because of backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete an entry without retaining some residual information.

Our Website may contain links to other websites. When you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.

We will let our Users know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Website. If changes involve previously restricted disclosures of personal information, we will contact affected users to allow them to prevent such disclosure.

You can opt out of interest-based advertising through:

• NAI's opt-out platform
• EDAA's opt-out platform
• DAA's opt-out platform

On mobile devices, you may use "Opt out of Interest-Based Ads" (Android) or "Limit Ad Tracking" (iOS).

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, contact us at:

contact@auctionink.com

Auction Ink LLC, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA