General:
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) covers how Trashbank.com
(“Trashbank”) handles its client’s personally identifiable information that is
collected when one visits Trashbank’s web site (the "Website"). This policy
does not apply to practices of companies that Trashbank does not own or
control, and/or people that Trashbank does not employ or manage. By accepting
the Policy and the User Agreement in registration, you expressly consent to our
use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy.
Our Primary Privacy Principles
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We will never sell or rent your personal information to anyone
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We will never give personally identifiable information to advertisers
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We utilize safe, secure technology to protect your personally identifiable
information
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We do not tolerate spam
Our Client’s Privacy
At Trashbank, our client’s privacy is taken very seriously. Please
read this Policy to see how Trashbank handles our client’s personal information
that is submitted to us when you register our website (the "Site"). Trashbank’s
employees are committed to this Policy and obliged to follow it. This Policy,
however, does not extend to people or companies that Trashbank does not employ
or manage. Trashbank reserves the right to modify this Policy. We will notify
you of substantial changes to the Policy through our Announcements Board. Even
in the absence of such notification, you should check this policy from time to
time to see whether changes have been made.
Information We Collect
We need your personal information in order to provide you with a pleasant,
customized, and efficient experience on our Site. It is our policy to never
willfully disclose any personal information about our clients to the general
public without our client’s consent. At Trashbank we collect our client’s first
name, last name, address, phone number, birthday, gender. Also, each client
must create a unique user ID and a password. Any additional personal
information collected will be used in accordance with our privacy policy.
We also collect some information from our client’s browser. This includes IP
address and the name of the page requested. This information is collected in
order to help us diagnose problems with our servers and administer the Website.
Our client’s IP address helps us identifying our client and her/his specific
needs.
Like many other websites, we also collect information from cookie, which are a
piece of information sent by a Web server to a user’s browser. The main purpose
of cookies is to identify users and they allow Trashbank to customize our
Website to fit our client’s specific needs. Cookies also allow you to log onto
or navigate through specific sections of Trashbank Website without having to
re-enter certain information. You can decline the use of cookies, if any,
through your browser. As always, your data remains strictly confidential and is
never willingly shares with third parties.
How is Your Information Used?
The personal information collected through registering Trashbank is
used to improve product offerings, customize our Website's content and layout,
and for marketing and statistical effort. Occasionally, we will send you emails
about new services or promotions.
Will Anyone beside Trashbank.com’s Employees See Your Personal Information?
Trashbank’s number one priority is to keep our client’s personal
information confidential and private. We will not sell nor rent your personal
information to anyone and we will not willingfully disclose your personal
information to third parties. However, certain personal information will be
made to others in the process of using our Site. This information includes:
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Other visitors to our Site may view your user ID, rating, city, state
(province), country, member since, and other items you have for trade or sale.
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In order to complete the transaction, the trader, buyer and seller are provided
with each others email and postal address.
Of course once you provide personal information to a trader, buyer or seller on
our Website, Trashbank has no control over how that information is used by that
individual. You should discuss any privacy concerns you may have with any
individual you meet through our Website, as the only protection you will have
is whatever terms you agree to directly with this individual.
Trashbank will disclose your personally identifiable information to others if
and only if:
1. You consent to share the information;
2. In response to subpoenas, court orders, legal process or as required by Law;
3. Your actions on our Site are, or appear to be, in violation of the Terms of
Service and disclosure of this information will assist in efforts to enforce
the Terms of Service;
4. You post a listing which Trashbank believes in its sole discretion may
create liability for Trashbank and disclosure of this personal information may
minimize or eliminate its liability.
Nothing in this Policy shall limit, prohibit, or otherwise deny the ability of
Trashbank to (1) transfer, assign, or sell its assets, including, without
limitation, the assets of our Site, to a third party or (2) dispose of its
assets in any manner through bankruptcy or similar proceeding. Trashbank also
makes no representations regarding, and disclaims all liability arising out of
or related to, the accuracy or completeness of the information it collects and
discloses through our Website.
Security
In an effort to keep your information confidential, Trashbank provides its
clients with the industry standards for secure servers - Secure Socket Layers
(SSL) and firewalls. Unfortunately, perfect security does not exist on the
Internet. However, we will do our best to continue to ensure the security of
your private information.
Minors
Minors (those under the age of 18) are not eligible to use Trashbank unless
they use the Website through a parent or guardian who is a registered client of
Trashbank.
Our Client’s Responsibilities
We go to great lengths to protect all of your information on our Site. In order
to help us maintain the security of your personal information, it is essential
that you do not share password with anybody. Sharing this information could put
you and your rating as a trader/buyer/seller at risk. If you lose control of
your password or you think that somebody has obtained unauthorized access to
your account, immediately change your password. Please contact us if you have
any questions.
We Want to Hear from You
Your opinion is important to us. Our Site was designed to serve the needs of
our clients. Please contact us with any questions or comments. You may do this
by sending an email to contactus@trashbank.com.
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