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Privacy We do not rent, sell, barter or trade e-mail addresses. When you place an order with SILVER AUCTIONS, we collect your name, address, telephone number, credit card information and your e-mail address. We use this information to fulfill your order and to communicate with you about your order. When you visit our site, our web server automatically recognizes only your domain name, but not your e-mail address. We collect the domain name and monitor general site use and traffic patterns to improve our website and the products and services we offer. We may use collected data to customize the content and/or layout of our pages for each individual visitor. The information we collect is used for internal purposes only. If elements of our privacy policy change, we will post the policy changes to our web site. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our website periodically. COPPA Compliance Statement Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"), which took effect in April of 2001, SILVER AUCTIONS will never knowingly request or collect personal information from any person under 13 years of age without prior verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that an individual is under the age of 13 and has submitted any information to SILVER AUCTIONS for any purpose without prior verifiable parental consent, then we will delete his or her information from our files. If this policy changes, SILVER AUCTIONS will revise this portion of its privacy policy and will comply with the requirements of the COPPA, which include providing notice and choice to each child's parent or guardian before collecting personal information. For customers using AOL Quick Checkout: Your Privacy using Quick Checkout is protected according to the AOL Privacy Policy. AOL uses state-of-the-art security to protect your credit card information. In order to provide the information necessary to create your AOL transaction record, SILVER AUCTIONS may share certain transaction information with AOL. It is securely protected, and not used for any other purpose other than to provide Quick Checkout Service. Consult the privacy policies of the AOL Anywhere site and all of the other Internet-accessible AOL-branded services, like AOL Instant Messenger, at: www.aol.com/info/privacy.html. The AOL Internet online service has a separate privacy policy for its members. If you are an AOL member, you can find that policy within the AOL Terms of Service. Cookies Our current technology platform requires that your browser be set to accept cookies to access certain features. Cookies are small bits of information that are sent by a website to be stored in your web browser, so that the cookie can later be read back from your browser the next time you return to that website. The cookie is saved as a text file in the browser's directory and is stored in RAM while the browser is running. Also, the cookie may be stored on the computer's hard drive once you leave the website. SILVER AUCTIONS is committed to continually improving our visitor's experience with our website. Cookies are currently the only way to effectively identify a unique anonymous visitor and understand how they navigate our website. An anonymous visitor to our site remains anonymous in all cases. We do not attempt to identify visitors if they do not voluntarily register on our website or place an order. Cookies cannot be used to retrieve personal data from your hard drive, install a virus, get your e-mail address, or obtain any information about who you are. We only use the information that we gather from the use of cookies to understand usage patterns, offer personalized features, or to isolate problems experienced by visitors to our website. We do not use cookies for any other purpose. The use of cookies is a standard Internet practice and most major websites use them. Specifically,
SILVER AUCTIONS cookies allow us to: At SILVER AUCTIONS, protecting your information is a priority. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt your credit card number, name and address, so only SILVER AUCTIONS is able to decode your information. To be sure your connection is secure, look at the bottom status bar of your browser window. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser) the SSL is active and your information is secure. Most browsers offer additional security alerts, as well. With regard to overall security, we always use industry standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving data exchanged with our site. The facilities that house our servers are physically secured to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of all data and information collected. Comments or Questions If you have any comments or questions about our privacy and security policy, send e-mail to: silver@silverauctions.com
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