PRIVACY POLICY
Updated April 12, 2024
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BID FOR DECOR PRIVACY POLICY
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Founded by avid online shoppers for online shoppers, Bid For Decor (“BFD”) recognizes the importance of privacy and the protection of our clients’ identities and personal information. Professionalism and the maintenance of ethical and transparent business practices are an integral part of our constitution and mission at BFD.
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To assist those understandably concerned about the privacy of their personal information online, we present our Privacy Policy and its sections to address these concerns and help you to better understand how your personal information is handled by the website.
The following Privacy Policy may be occasionally updated as needed. You are welcome to check back for updates as often as you like. Notifications of changes made here may not be announced.
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As the controller, BFD has implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data processed through this website. However, data transmissions over the Internet are always subject to security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. To that end, every visitor, bidder, seller, buyer, and client is welcome to transfer personal data to us by alternative means including the telephone.
What types of personal information we collect and why
How is your personal information collected?
How long is your personal information stored?
Is my personal information shared with others?
Notice to California Residents
Notice to EEA residents
Compliance Contact Details
WHAT TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND THEIR PURPOSE
BFD may collect the following:
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HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED?
​The majority of personal information collected by BFD is provided directly by you, such as when you open an account on the website, register to bid in an auction hosted by BFD, make payment for an item won at auction or sold by BFD, when you request an auction estimate or appraisal for property, when you consign or sell an item to BFD, when you request to receive a newsletter or updates from BFD, when you attend an event held by BFD.
The BFD website collects information through the utilization of cookies. These are simple text files stored on your computer or mobile device and are widely utilized by websites. A cookie can improve your experience browsing our website by storing browser activity while navigating our site during your visit. This information may also be helpful for creating targeted marketing and advertising plans. Please see our COOKIE POLICY for greater detail.
HOW LONG IS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED?
​BFD will store your personal information for as long as you continue to use the website and as long as necessary to meet our obligations as an Auction House or other legal obligations.
IS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION SHARED WITH OTHERS?
​It is BFD’s express policy to keep your personal information completely confidential. We do not sell, rent, transfer nor share any of your personal information to third parties for commercial reasons. Your information is only shared by BFD to perform services to your benefit or otherwise customarily provided by an Auction House, such as registration of bidders and the processing of payments. Under requirement by subpoena, court order or other legal proceeding, we may disclose personal information with third parties under proper legal authority such as law enforcement and government agencies.
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NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
​Per California’s Shine the Light law, California residents may request details of personal information that has been collected or disclosed to third parties within the last twelve months for purposes of direct marketing. If you are a California resident and would like to exercise your right to request such information, please contact BFD via the contact information below.
NOTICE TO EEA RESIDENTS
​Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) have specific GDPR supplemental terms as follows which apply and may supersede other definitions within this policy. These supplemental terms, as defined by GDPR, include:
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PERSONAL DATA: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
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CONTROLLER OF PERSONAL DATA: the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
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Personal data gathered by or provided to us is controlled by Bid For Decor, 7245 Gilpin Way, Suites 260-270, Denver, CO 80229. Under your rights afforded to you by the GDPR, please contact BFD at compliance@bidfordecor.com to obtain additional information about the processing and storage of your personal data, to make a request to review this information, or to change or delete this personal data.
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PRIVACY CONTACT
​Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal data, you are welcome to contact our Compliance Department at compliance@bidfordecor.com or by writing to Bid For Decor, Compliance Dept, 7245 Gilpin Way, Suites 260-270, Denver, CO 80229.
