Privacy Policy

Model Train Auctions, LLC (hereinafter known as “Provider,” “us” or “we”) currently owns and operates the website known as www.generalpurposeitems.com (the “Site”). To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and committed to developing technology that gives you the most powerful and secure online experience.

Personal information is accessible only to staff, agents, or contractors of Provider.

This privacy statement applies to all Provider-owned web sites and domains. This privacy statement covers personally identifiable information and anonymous data collection. Personally identifiable information is any information that is associated with your name or personal identity.

What we collect

We collect personal information from you when you register for our auction site, respond to a customer inquiry or other communication such as e-mail or participate in another Site or Service feature.  This information may include, but is not limited to, name, telephone number, and e-mail address. 

If you choose to upload photographs and/or other material we will collect and store this information on our servers. We may publish or display this material.

We endeavor to limit our requests to information we believe is reasonably necessary to achieve our purposes as described in the next paragraph.

How we use it

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To register you for our service
• To contact you for User feedback
• To notify you of updates and changes in our policy

 

 

 

 

Who we share it with

We never sell or rent your personal information. Provider may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law (for example, a subpoena) or regulation, or in good faith to (a) comply with legal processes served on the site, or (b) protect the rights and property of Provider, or (c) where our records indicate fraudulent activity or other deceptive practices that a governmental agency should be made aware of, or (d) where your communication suggests possible harm to others.

Provider may transfer information about Users if Provider is acquired by or merged with another company. Provider is not responsible for notifying User of such changes.

When you register for e-mail updates, Provider will not share your information with third parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above. We use personal information to reply to inquiries, handle complaints, provide operational notices, activate our “impersonate user” feature to provide additional assistance on our Site, keep records up to date to notify you via periodic e-mails of technical service issues, specials, or other related product/service information. Your information may be shared with agents or contractors of Provider for the purpose of performing service for Provider.

Internet Commerce

Provider is committed to data security with respect to information collected on our site. We offer the industry standard security measures available through your browser called SSL encryption.

Security of your Personal Information

Provider strictly protects the security of your personal information. We carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Your personal information is never shared outside the company without your permission, except under conditions explained above. Inside the company, data is stored in password-controlled servers with limited access.

You also have a significant role in protecting your information. No one can see or edit your personal information without knowing your username and password, so do not share these with others. However, Provider may access your account when enabling “impersonate user” feature for technical assistance without requesting your password.

We use SSL encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as personal information.

 

Access to your Personal Information

We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. You may review and update this information at any time by logging into your account.

To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as password and username, before granting access to your data.

Use of Cookies

Our web sites are not setup to track, collect or distribute personal information. Our site does generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as number of hits and visits to our sites. This information is used for internal purposes only. The statistics contain no personal information and cannot be used to gather such information.

Provider Web sites use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Provider services or Web sites you visit.

Individuals Under 18 Years Old

The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of eighteen (18), and we request that such individuals not provide personal information through the Site unless those persons have the express permission of their parent or guardian.

Problems or complaints with Provider's Privacy Policy

We value your comments and opinions. If you have questions or comments you may contact us at https://generalpurposeitems.com/Contact. Please note that e-mail communications will not be necessarily secure; accordingly you should not include sensitive information in your e-mail correspondence with us.