WHAT INFORMATION DOES BID TO GO COLLECT FROM ME?
We may collect personal information such as:
Your contact information (name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address).
Your billing/shipping information (credit card number, shipping address).
Your personal preferences (product wish lists, hobbies and likes or dislikes relating to the products we may offer).
WHEN DOES BID TO GO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM ME?
While shopping or taking advantage of services available from us, we may ask that you provide personal information. For example, we request personal information when you:
Set up an account online
Purchase products or services
Schedule delivery or installation
Join a loyalty program
Participate in a sweepstakes, promotion or survey
Contact us with a question or concern
Participate in other activities with Bid To Go
HOW IS MY INFORMATION USED?
We use the information you provide in order to:
Fulfill requests for products, services or information
Administer loyalty programs
Provide customer services
Administer sweepstakes, promotions or surveys
Offer new products and services
Improve the effectiveness of our Web sites, our marketing endeavors and our services and offers
Conduct research and analysis
Send marketing communications
Perform other business activities
WHAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO BID TO GO FROM OTHERS?
Information From/About Friends or Family
If you provide us information about others, or if others give us your information, we will only use that information for the specific reason it was provided. Examples include providing a friend's shipping address, using our Send-to-a-Friend option in our marketing e-mails or through other scenarios.
Information From Third Parties
Bid To Go obtains consumer information from third-party providers in order to improve the accuracy of our customer database, increase our understanding of our customers or to identify potential customers. For example, we get updated addresses from the National Change of Address (NCOA) service to assist us in having the correct addresses for our customers.
Bid To Go does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
We may need to share your personal information with certain third parties such as our agents, service providers and other representatives acting on our behalf for limited purposes. For example, we may share personal information with third parties to perform services on our behalf such as:
Fulfilling our customers' orders
Sending Bid To Go marketing communications
Delivering packages
Scheduling and performing installations
Servicing products
Maintaining our loyalty program
Fulfilling subscription services
Conducting research, analysis or administering surveys
Sending regular mail and e-mail on behalf of Bid To Go
Processing credit card payments
The third parties with whom we conduct business are only authorized to use your information to perform the service for which they were hired. As part of our agreement with them, they are required to follow the privacy guidelines we provide them and to take reasonable measures to ensure your personal information is secure.
From time to time, we may be required to share personal information in response to a valid court order, subpoena, government investigation, or as otherwise required by law. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful. We may share certain personal information when we believe that such release is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property and safety of others and ourselves. We may also transfer personal information in the event of a corporate sale, merger, acquisition, dissolution or similar event.
DO I HAVE CHOICES REGARDING THE USE OF MY INFORMATION FOR MARKETING PURPOSES?
Bid To Go is an opt-out organization. Once we receive your information, we may send you marketing communications that contain valuable offers, promotions and other content. You always have the ability to opt-in or opt-out of receiving future marketing communications from Bid To Go.
To opt-out of or opt-in to receiving marketing communications from Bid To Go, please take one of the following actions:
1) Follow the directions on a marketing e-mail or direct mail marketing communication from us. All marketing communications from Bid To Go will tell you how to stop receiving them.
2) Call (1-727-489-7572) and provide your current contact information.
3) Send an e-mail with your current contact information to:
PrivacyManager@BidToGo.com
4) Or, send a request with your current contact information to:
Bid To Go
Attn: Privacy Manager
2546 Hillsdale Ave.
Largo Fl, 33774
If you send an e-mail or letter request, please be sure to include your full name, address, phone number and e-mail address and indicate specifically what type of marketing communication(s) (e.g., e-mail, direct mail and/or phone) you wish to receive or stop receiving. This will ensure we identify you correctly in our systems and accurately process your request.
Bid To Go will take appropriate steps to implement your request to opt-out of or opt-in to receiving marketing communications. Please note that due to production, mailing and system timelines, in order to remove you from our marketing lists, it may take up to:
10 business days for e-mails
30 days for phone calls
6 weeks for direct mail
Until that change takes effect, you may still receive marketing communications from us.
Also, please note that even though you may have opted out of receiving marketing communications, you may still receive business-related communications such as order confirmations, product recall information, loyalty program membership status or updates or other organization-related communications.
HOW DOES BID TO GO SECURE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?
When you are shopping online we have security measures in place and take reasonable precautions to protect against the loss, misuse and unauthorized access of your personal information under our control. Bid To Go cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us by e-mail, and you do so at your own risk.
Safe Shopping Policy on BidToGo.com
Because the security of your personal information is a high priority, we have taken numerous steps to ensure that it is processed confidentially, accurately and securely. The Bid To Go Web sites use encryption technology, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), to protect your personal information during data transport. SSL encrypts ordering information such as your name, address and credit card number.
Choosing a Personal Password on BidToGo.com
When you create an online account on BidToGo.com, you need to select a personal password. To maximize your level of protection, you should choose at least 6-30 characters including a combination of both letters and numbers. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password or any account information. You have the ability to purchase on our site without using a password; however, you will have to reenter your personal information each time you use our site in order to make a purchase.
DOES BEST BUY USE COOKIES, OTHER TECHNOLOGIES OR THIRD PARTIES TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT ME?
Cookies and Clickstream Technology
A cookie is a small data file that a Web site or e-mail may send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive. Our Web sites and e-mails use cookies to create a more personalized shopping experience for visitors to our site. Cookies simulate a continuous connection — they let us "remember" information about your preferences and session, and allow you to move within areas of our Web sites without reintroducing yourself.
Bid To Go may use a third party to place cookies on your computer to collect non-personally identifiable information. Although our cookies may contain a unique user ID, they do not collect or store any of your personally identifiable information.
You may choose to set your Web browser to not accept cookies. If your cookies are disabled, you can still view our site, but you cannot create an account or make purchases.
Our Web server automatically collects clickstream information such as the address (or URL) of the Web site that you came from before visiting our site, which pages you visit on our site, which browser you used to view our site, and any search terms you may have entered on our site, among other things.
Our Web site may also use other technologies to track which pages of our Web sites our visitors view. This anonymous clickstream data helps us understand how visitors use our Web site.
