Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Automarket Bid operates the online auction platform at automarket-bid.com. For purposes of data protection law, Automarket Bid is the data controller responsible for your personal information. Our contact details are listed in Section 10 below.

2. Data We Collect

We collect personal data in the following categories:

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Service delivery — to create and manage your account, process bids and transactions, and facilitate communication between buyers and sellers.
• Legal compliance — to verify identities, prevent fraud, comply with anti-money-laundering requirements, and respond to lawful requests from authorities.
• Platform improvement — to analyze usage patterns, fix technical issues, and develop new features using aggregated or anonymized analytics data.
• Marketing communications — to send you auction alerts, newsletters, and promotional offers, where you have given consent or where we have a legitimate interest (you can unsubscribe at any time).
• Customer support — to respond to your inquiries and resolve disputes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases to process your data:

• Contract performance — processing necessary to fulfill our agreement with you
• Legal obligation — processing required by applicable law
• Legitimate interests — fraud prevention, platform security, and service improvement
• Consent — for marketing emails and non-essential cookies

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Platform, remember your preferences, and analyze traffic. This includes analytics cookies from third-party providers. For a full breakdown of the cookies we use, their purpose, and how to manage them, please read our Cookie Policy.

6. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

• Payment processors — to handle transactions securely
• Identity verification services — to verify seller credentials
• Analytics providers — on an aggregated or pseudonymized basis
• Law enforcement — when required by law or to protect rights and safety
• Transaction counterparties — limited contact information shared between buyer and seller upon auction completion

All third-party processors are bound by data processing agreements and are required to maintain appropriate security standards.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active and for a period of 7 years thereafter to comply with financial recordkeeping requirements. Technical usage logs are retained for 12 months. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time, subject to our legal retention obligations.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — request that inaccurate data be corrected
• Deletion — request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdrawal of consent — withdraw consent for marketing at any time via the unsubscribe link or by contacting us

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@automarket-bid.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we make material changes, we will notify registered users by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect and update the version number and date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Platform after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

10. Governing Law & Severability

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States. In the event of discrepancies between translations, the English version shall prevail.

If any provision of this Privacy Policy is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be modified or severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

11. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, please reach out: