PRIVACY POLICY
Introduction
DataBid ("DataBid.com") has a strong commitment to defending your privacy and safeguarding the information you enter into our systems. In this statement, we will outline the information gathering and dissemination practices of the www.DataBid.com website, and we will outline certain measures we have taken to help ensure that your information is kept secure and confidential at all times. There will be instances when we may need to make changes to this statement. We will make reasonable efforts to publish any changes in a timely fashion. Note that the www.DataBid.com website may contain links to other websites; we cannot be responsible for the privacy and security policies and practices of those other websites. Note also that while we have taken measures to secure and maintain the confidentiality of information you enter into our systems, we cannot be responsible for the security practices of organizations or individuals with whom you may interact through the DataBid.com system. Your use of any services offered by DataBid, Inc., further constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy please contact us at info@databid.com
Database Information
We collect and store in the DataBid.com database certain information about your organization, including user names, company name, mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. You may provide this information yourself as part of the pre-registration and registration processes. We may also obtain information about your organization from other DataBid.com members, or from other sources. Certain pieces of this information, such as company name, company address, and company phone and fax numbers, are considered to be "public". Public information is visible to all DataBid.com members when searching the DataBid.com Database. Certain other pieces of information are considered to be "private". Private information may include information specific to an individual user, employee, or contact, such as the individual's name and e-mail address. We have taken measures to allow users to make some public information private. Private information is also visible to certain DataBid.com staff members, in order to provide user support. All information in the DataBid.com database is stored by DataBid.com for the legitimate business purposes of our members, as consistent with the User Agreement. We may also use this information ourselves from time to time to contact members or other organizations directly to provide support or other information about DataBid.com and the www.DataBid.com Web site.
Communication between Subscribers and Other Organizations
Through our published information, the DataBid.com system allows you a pathway to interact with other organizations. It is the responsibility of the DataBid.com user to ensure that such private messages are visible only to the sender. DataBid.com is not responsible for any communications that exist between users and published profiles i.e. project content
Gathering of Other Information
We routinely collect certain pieces of technical information about our users, such as the IP address of the user's PC and the user's browser version. We use this information only to assist with diagnosing technical problems and to maintain and improve the quality of our services and the efficiency of our systems.
Cookies
The DataBid.com Web site uses "cookies", which are small data elements sent to your Web browser. Cookies are used as part of our security system to verify your identity while you move around the DataBid.com Web site. Cookies sent by the DataBid.com system are deleted from your PC when you close your Web browser. DataBid.com does not use cookies to trace users' movements on other Websites.
Security Measures
We have implemented numerous security measures to minimize the risk of loss, misuse or alteration of any information under our control. Confidential information entered on the DataBid.com Web site is secured by password protection, encryption and DataBid internal processes. All users are required to enter a valid user ID, and password before being granted access to the DataBid.com database. Passwords are stored in an encrypted state on the DataBid system. Our physical servers are protected around the clock by state of the art security technology and human guards.
Special Offers and Updates
If you so desire, we will sometimes send you information on products, services, discounts and promotions related to DataBid. Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of communications. Please see "Choice and Opt-out."
Transactional Email
As part of the subscription users may receive email updates regarding project and company updates/ notifications. These emails are transactional and part of the subscription. To opt out or discontinue email updates, users must deactivate email notifications that are part of saved company or project searches. For more information on these emails or to get help please call: 888-929-3282
Testimonials
We do obtain your consent prior to posting your full name along with your testimonial. If, after you provide your prior written consent, you want to remove your personal information that is being displayed on the site under public pages, please contact us at info@databid.com
Contacting DataBid
If you have any questions relating to privacy and security at DataBid, please contact us at:
DataBid, Inc
411 South State Street
Newtown, PA 18940 US
888-929-3282