Bidli takes your privacy seriously. We respect and protect the privacy of our users and take appropriate steps to safeguard your personal information. This privacy policy (the "Policy") explains the types of personal information that we receive and collect when you use the Bidli website ("Site") or the services offered by Bidli ("Services").
Because Bidli is intended for users to share information, ideas, etc. with their friends, it is important to distinguish between what we will share with third parties, and what users are themselves sharing on the Site. We do not generally restrict what you share with your friends on the Site, and you are solely responsible for the content and privacy of what you share. Bidli, however, does not sell personal information to third parties at any time for any reason. The information we collect, as described below, is used solely to facilitate the delivery to you of our Services. Despite our policy against the sale or use of personal information of users other than for the purpose of delivering the Services, users should be aware that what they share on the Site may be discovered by third parties without the involvement of Bidli, including, without limitation, search engine crawlers, bots and the like. Users should always take that into consideration whenever they share something, whether on our Site or on other third-party sites.
Bidli adheres to the US safe harbor privacy principles of Notice, Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access and Enforcement, and is registered with the U.S. Department of Commerce's safe harbor program.
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at info@bidli.com.
Information we collect
Information you provide
* You may create a public profile that includes certain personal information and pictures, which can be accessed and viewed by other Bidli users.
* When you provide friends' email addresses and the services they use, we store these in order to provide Services to you. We also store your imported contact list if you choose.
* When you invite friends to Bidli or send messages through Bidli, we collect and maintain information associated with those messages, including email addresses and content.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters. This information is sent to your computer when you use Bidli, and it's stored on your computer so that we can uniquely identify a user's browser. We use cookies to store user preferences and track user trends. Because Bidli is entirely personalized, your browser must accept cookies for us to provide our Services to you.
Contents of entries
The contents of any entry that you post directly to the Site, including any text, images, photos, videos and audio, are stored and maintained on our servers in order to publish these items and provide the Service. Your submitted content will be associated with pages you create.
User communications
When you send email or other communication to Bidli, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
Non-personally-identifying information
This is information that is commonly made available by web browsers and servers, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Bidli uses this information to better understand how visitors use our website. From time to time, we may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in Bidli usage.
Uses
We maintain and process your personal information in order to enable you to send and receive messages. When you send messages or invitations through Bidli, your name, email address and personal Bidli URL are identified in the message.
We store passwords for third-party services if it is required by that service to display the information on Bidli. We do this in order to provide Services to you. We do not store passwords for third-party sites when you provide them as part of contact information retrieval, such as contacts import from Gmail.
In addition to the above, Bidli may process personal information for such purposes as:
* Sending you information related to your Bidli account or other Bidli services;
* Auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services;
* Ensuring the technical functioning of our network; and
* Developing new services.
Bidli processes personal information on our servers in the United States of America. For users outside the United States, please note that any personally-identifying information you enter into the Site will be transferred out of your country and into the United States. You consent to such transfer through your use of the Site and our Services. You also warrant that you have the right to transfer such information outside your country and into the United States.
Choices for personal information
If you wish to cancel or remove a profile, you may contact us at info@bidli.com.
You can decline to submit personal information to our Service, in which case Bidli may not be able to provide the Service to you.
Information sharing
In addition to the uses noted above, Bidli only shares personal information with other companies or individuals outside of Bidli in the following limited circumstances:
* We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information.
* We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of Bidli, its users or the public as required or permitted by law.
If Bidli becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets, we will provide notice before personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Please contact us at the address below for any additional questions about the management or use of personal data.
Information security
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
We restrict access to personal information to Bidli employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Data integrity
Bidli processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy. We review our data collection, storage and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process the personal information needed to provide or improve our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current, but we depend on our users to update or correct their personal information whenever necessary.
Accessing and updating personal information
When you use Bidli, we make good faith efforts to provide you with access to your personal information and either to correct this data if it is inaccurate or to delete such data at your request if it is not otherwise required to be retained by law or for legitimate business purposes. We ask individual users to identify themselves and the information requested to be accessed, corrected or removed before processing such requests, and we may decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of others, or would be extremely impractical (for instance, requests concerning information residing on backup tapes), or for which access is not otherwise required. In any case where we provide information access and correction, we perform this service free of charge, except if doing so would require a disproportionate effort.
Links to Third Party Sites
This Policy only applies to the Bidli website and services. We do not exercise control over the sites that our service links to. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you. We encourage you to read such privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit. It is the sole responsibility of such third parties to adhere to any applicable restrictions on the disclosure of your personally-identifying information, and Bidli and its affiliates shall not be liable for wrongful use or disclosure of your personally-identifying information by any third party.
Enforcement
Bidli regularly reviews its compliance with this Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or Bidli's treatment of personal information by contacting us at info@bidli.com or by writing to us at the address below. When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is Bidli's policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Bidli and an individual.
Changes to this policy
This Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Policy in an archive for your review.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about this Policy, please contact us at info@bidli.com.
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Bidli Terms of Service
Thank you for using Bidli. By accessing the Bidli website ("Site") or using the services offered by Bidli ("Services") you agree and acknowledge to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not access the Site or use the Services. Bidli reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. We recommend that you periodically check this Site for changes.
1. Usage License
Bidli grants you a limited license to access the Site and use the Services in accordance with these Terms and the instructions and guidelines posted on the Site. Bidli reserves the rights to terminate your license to use the Site and Services at any time and for any reason or in the future charge for commercial usage.
2. User Responsibility
You are solely responsible for your use of the Site and Services. Because Bidli merely serves as a repository of information, user-posted content does not represent the advice, views, opinions or beliefs of Bidli, and Bidli makes no claim of accuracy of any user-posted material. Bidli archives links to third-party websites. The linked websites' content, business practices and privacy policies are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website. The inclusion of a link on the Site or Services does not imply any endorsement by or any affiliation with Bidli. In accessing the Site and Services or following links to third-party websites you may be exposed to content that you consider offensive or inappropriate. You agree that your only recourse is to stop using the Site and Services.
3. Feeds and API
Bidli provides access to portions of its Site and Services via RSS feeds and an API; for the purposes of these Terms, such access constitutes use of the Site and Services. Bidli asks that you use these features respectfully, as outlined in the documentation. Bidli reserves the rights to change these features at any time and to disable access to the feeds and the API at any time for any reason.
4. Intellectual Property (Trademarks & Copyrights)
Bidli, the Bidli logo and the Bidli design are trademarks or trade dress of Bidli, and may not be used without express written permission from Bidli, other than for attribution. All other trademarks not owned by Bidli that appear on this Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Bidli.
Bidli-originated content included on the Site, such as text, graphics, logos, software and the compilation of all content on the Site, is the property of Bidli and its licensors and protected by United States and international copyright laws. Except as set out in these Terms, no reproduction of any Bidli-originated content is permitted without written permission from Bidli.
5. User-contributed imagery on Bidli
Users who contribute their own images to Bidli for use on its service grant a perpetual, non-exclusive license to Bidli to:
# Modify contributed images for appropriate display on an iPhone, including cropping
# Modify contributed images to add quotes, messages, or other text on or around the image
# Use contributed images on any web page, including the home page
# Use contributed images in promotional material
# Use contributed images on web pages that may be customized and sent by users of the Bidli.com website. These customizations may involve the addition of user-specified text.
In exchange for use of imagery, Bidli will include attribution to the contributing user on web pages featuring that image delivered to iPhones that are directly sent between users of our service. Bidli will also provide atttribution on its website as it sees fit. No commercial exchange is otherwise implied beyond this agreement.
If a user who has contributed imagery decides he/she no longer wishes to abide by this agreement, he/she may contact Bidli at info@bidli.com and no additional use of the image will take place. However, prior or existing uses of the image, including web pages that have been created by users of our service, may continue to be accessed by users of our service.
6. No Warranty and Limitation of Liability
Bidli PROVIDES THE SITE AND SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. Bidli SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, INFORMATION ACCURACY, INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY OR QUIET ENJOYMENT. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.
You understand and agree that you use the Site and Services at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damages that arise from such use. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Bidli BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING BY NEGLIGENCE), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RELATED TO USE, MISUSE, RELIANCE ON, INABILITY TO USE AND INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE SITE OR SERVICES, DAMAGES INCURRED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THE SITE AND THE NONPERFORMANCE THEREOF AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, SALES, DATA, GOODWILL OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT Bidli HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH POSSIBILITY. YOUR ONLY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE OR SERVICES OR WITH Bidli SHALL BE TO TERMINATE USE OF THIS SITE AND SERVICES. Some states do not allow the exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.
7. Other
Bidli and you are independent entities, and nothing in the Terms, or via use of the Site or Services, will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between Bidli and you.
These Terms supersede any previous agreement and represent the entire agreement between Bidli and you. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to conflict of laws principles. If any provision of the Terms is adjudged to be illegal or unenforceable, the continuation in full force of the remainder of the Terms will not be prejudiced, and the illegal or unenforceable provision of the Terms shall be severed accordingly. Any notices must be sent to Bidli in English at info@bidli.com .
1. Usage License
Bidli grants you a limited license to access the Site and use the Services in accordance with these Terms and the instructions and guidelines posted on the Site. Bidli reserves the rights to terminate your license to use the Site and Services at any time and for any reason or in the future charge for commercial usage.
2. User Responsibility
You are solely responsible for your use of the Site and Services. Because Bidli merely serves as a repository of information, user-posted content does not represent the advice, views, opinions or beliefs of Bidli, and Bidli makes no claim of accuracy of any user-posted material. Bidli archives links to third-party websites. The linked websites' content, business practices and privacy policies are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website. The inclusion of a link on the Site or Services does not imply any endorsement by or any affiliation with Bidli. In accessing the Site and Services or following links to third-party websites you may be exposed to content that you consider offensive or inappropriate. You agree that your only recourse is to stop using the Site and Services.
3. Feeds and API
Bidli provides access to portions of its Site and Services via RSS feeds and an API; for the purposes of these Terms, such access constitutes use of the Site and Services. Bidli asks that you use these features respectfully, as outlined in the documentation. Bidli reserves the rights to change these features at any time and to disable access to the feeds and the API at any time for any reason.
4. Intellectual Property (Trademarks & Copyrights)
Bidli, the Bidli logo and the Bidli design are trademarks or trade dress of Bidli, and may not be used without express written permission from Bidli, other than for attribution. All other trademarks not owned by Bidli that appear on this Site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Bidli.
Bidli-originated content included on the Site, such as text, graphics, logos, software and the compilation of all content on the Site, is the property of Bidli and its licensors and protected by United States and international copyright laws. Except as set out in these Terms, no reproduction of any Bidli-originated content is permitted without written permission from Bidli.
5. User-contributed imagery on Bidli
Users who contribute their own images to Bidli for use on its service grant a perpetual, non-exclusive license to Bidli to:
# Modify contributed images for appropriate display on an iPhone, including cropping
# Modify contributed images to add quotes, messages, or other text on or around the image
# Use contributed images on any web page, including the home page
# Use contributed images in promotional material
# Use contributed images on web pages that may be customized and sent by users of the Bidli.com website. These customizations may involve the addition of user-specified text.
In exchange for use of imagery, Bidli will include attribution to the contributing user on web pages featuring that image delivered to iPhones that are directly sent between users of our service. Bidli will also provide atttribution on its website as it sees fit. No commercial exchange is otherwise implied beyond this agreement.
If a user who has contributed imagery decides he/she no longer wishes to abide by this agreement, he/she may contact Bidli at info@bidli.com and no additional use of the image will take place. However, prior or existing uses of the image, including web pages that have been created by users of our service, may continue to be accessed by users of our service.
6. No Warranty and Limitation of Liability
Bidli PROVIDES THE SITE AND SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. Bidli SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, INFORMATION ACCURACY, INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY OR QUIET ENJOYMENT. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.
You understand and agree that you use the Site and Services at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damages that arise from such use. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Bidli BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING BY NEGLIGENCE), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RELATED TO USE, MISUSE, RELIANCE ON, INABILITY TO USE AND INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE SITE OR SERVICES, DAMAGES INCURRED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THE SITE AND THE NONPERFORMANCE THEREOF AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, SALES, DATA, GOODWILL OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT Bidli HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH POSSIBILITY. YOUR ONLY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE OR SERVICES OR WITH Bidli SHALL BE TO TERMINATE USE OF THIS SITE AND SERVICES. Some states do not allow the exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.
7. Other
Bidli and you are independent entities, and nothing in the Terms, or via use of the Site or Services, will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between Bidli and you.
These Terms supersede any previous agreement and represent the entire agreement between Bidli and you. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to conflict of laws principles. If any provision of the Terms is adjudged to be illegal or unenforceable, the continuation in full force of the remainder of the Terms will not be prejudiced, and the illegal or unenforceable provision of the Terms shall be severed accordingly. Any notices must be sent to Bidli in English at info@bidli.com .
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