BidSmart™ explicitly asks when we need information that personally identifies you (“Personal Information”). Your personal information is used to create your personal access to products on the site and to contact you in the course of using the products.

Financial information that is collected is used to verify identity and to bill either you or your company for products and services, as applicable. Demographic and profile data collected by BidSmart™ may be used to tailor the Website or any requested email communications and to display information that is more relevant to you.

BidSmart™ also compiles demographic and product use information, but in the aggregate only, and may make that aggregate information publicly available. Under no circumstances will BidSmart™ make any personal information about an individual user available to anyone.

BidSmart™ ensures that all contact lists, email content, and reports remain private and confidential. BidSmart™ may scan the content of your campaigns to ensure it complies with our Terms of Use—to protect against defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, or threatening material that is racially or ethnically offensive.

BidSmart™ will not sell, rent, loan, or invite external access to a customer's contact lists. Nor will BidSmart™ use customer's contact lists for any purpose.

Special Offers and Updates:
We send all new users a welcoming email to verify their password and username. Established users will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter.

Newsletter:
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out of respect for our user's privacy, we provide a way to opt out of these communications.

Service Announcements:
On rare occasions, it is necessary to send out a strictly service-related announcement. Generally, users may not opt out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account.

Legal Disclaimer:
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law.

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable):
We may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Business Transitions:
In the event BidSmart™ goes through a business transition, such as a merger or acquisition, user's personal information will be part of the assets transferred.

Our users are given the opportunity to opt out of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt out by:
- Clicking the unsubscribe link in the email.
- Updating preferences in their online account settings.