Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 14, 2026

Digital Auction ("Digital Auction," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit or use www.digitalauction.com (the "Website"), submit an auction listing, contact us, subscribe to communications, interact with advertising, or purchase advertising services from us.

Digital Auction is a California-based sole proprietorship operating an online auction directory and advertising platform.

Digital Auction does not conduct, operate, manage, or host auctions and does not accept bids or sell auction merchandise. Auctions advertised or listed on the Website are conducted by independent auctioneers, auction companies, auction houses, sellers, or other third parties.

By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Website.

Information You Provide Directly

You may voluntarily provide us with information including:

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Company or auction-business name

• Business or mailing address

• Information submitted through contact forms

• Information submitted when creating or updating an auction listing

• Auction descriptions and other listing information

• Photographs, logos, graphics, and other materials submitted with listings

• Newsletter subscription information

• Advertising inquiries

• Information provided in correspondence with us

• Information necessary to purchase advertising or other services

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the Website unless specifically requested.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, we and certain third-party service providers may automatically collect information such as:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Operating system

• Approximate geographic information

• Pages visited

• Links clicked

• Date and time of visits

• Referring and exit pages

• General Website usage information

• Information concerning advertisements displayed or interacted with

• Cookies and similar identifiers

Information from Third Parties

We may receive information from third parties, including:

• Auctioneers and auction companies

• Advertising and analytics providers

• Website hosting and technology providers

• Payment processors

• Email service providers

• Other service providers that help us operate the Website

2. INFORMATION IN AUCTION LISTINGS

Users may submit auction listings for publication on Digital Auction.

A listing may contain information such as:

• Auctioneer or company name

• Auction date and time

• Auction location

• Auction description

• Item descriptions

• Photographs

• Business contact information

• Website links

• Social media links

• Other information supplied by the person submitting the listing

Information submitted for publication may become publicly accessible.

Do not submit personal information that you do not want displayed publicly.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the legal right to submit and publish any information, photographs, logos, trademarks, or other materials included in your listing.

3. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We may use information we collect to:

• Operate and maintain the Website

• Publish and manage auction listings

• Respond to inquiries

• Communicate with users and advertisers

• Send newsletters or promotional communications when permitted by law

• Provide directory and advertising services

• Process advertising purchases and payments

• Maintain business and transaction records

• Improve the Website and user experience

• Understand Website traffic and usage

• Measure advertising performance

• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized activity

• Maintain Website security

• Comply with legal obligations

• Enforce our Terms of Use

• Protect our rights, property, users, and business

4. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Digital Auction and certain third-party service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

• Keep the Website functioning

• Remember preferences

• Understand Website traffic

• Analyze Website usage

• Improve Website functionality

• Measure advertising effectiveness

• Deliver or personalize advertising where permitted

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking or deleting cookies may affect some Website functionality.

5. GOOGLE ADSENSE

Digital Auction uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Website.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on a user's prior visits to this Website or other websites.

These technologies may allow Google and its partners to display advertisements that are more relevant to users based on their browsing activity.

Google requires publishers using AdSense to provide appropriate disclosures regarding advertising cookies and personalized advertising.

Users may obtain information about Google's advertising practices and available controls through Google's advertising and privacy resources, including Google's advertising settings.

Google's collection and use of information is governed by Google's applicable privacy policies and terms.

6. GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Digital Auction may implement Google Analytics or another analytics service in the future.

If implemented, these services may collect information regarding how visitors use the Website, including information such as pages viewed, approximate location, device information, browser information, traffic sources, and Website interactions.

Analytics providers may use cookies or similar technologies.

We may use analytics information to understand Website traffic, identify technical problems, improve Website functionality, and understand how users interact with Digital Auction.

This Privacy Policy may be updated if our use of analytics technologies materially changes.

7. PAYMENT PROCESSING

Digital Auction will offer paid advertising services, including one-time advertising purchases and recurring advertising arrangements.

Payments will be processed through Stripe or another third-party payment processor.

When you purchase advertising or another paid service, the applicable payment processor may collect information such as:

• Name

• Email address

• Billing information

• Payment information

• Transaction information

• IP address

• Device and browser information

• Information used for fraud prevention and transaction security

Digital Auction generally does not store complete payment-card numbers.

Payment processors independently process payment information according to their applicable privacy policies and terms.

8. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration in the ordinary course of operating Digital Auction.

We may disclose information in the following circumstances.

Service Providers

We may share information with service providers that assist us with:

• Website hosting

• Website development and maintenance

• Email delivery

• Advertising

• Analytics

• Payment processing

• Security

• Technical support

• Other legitimate business operations

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law

• Respond to legal process or governmental requests

• Protect our rights or property

• Investigate suspected fraud or unlawful activity

• Protect users or the public

• Enforce our agreements

Business Transfers

If Digital Auction's business or assets are sold, transferred, reorganized, or otherwise involved in a business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

With Your Consent

We may disclose information when you direct us to do so or otherwise consent.

9. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Information that you voluntarily submit for publication in an auction listing may be publicly accessible.

For example, if you submit an auctioneer's business name, telephone number, website, or business email address as part of a listing, that information may be displayed to Website visitors.

Digital Auction is not responsible for how third parties may use information that you voluntarily make publicly available.

10. DATA RETENTION

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes, including:

• Providing services

• Maintaining listings

• Communicating with users

• Processing transactions

• Maintaining financial and business records

• Complying with legal obligations

• Resolving disputes

• Enforcing agreements

• Preventing fraud and abuse

• Protecting our legal rights

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, de-identify, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.

11. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

However, no Internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure.

We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

12. EMAIL AND NEWSLETTERS

If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or other promotional communications, we may use your email address to send those communications.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in our emails or by contacting us.

We may continue to send non-promotional communications that are reasonably necessary, such as responses to inquiries, transaction information, or legal notices.

13. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

California law provides certain privacy rights to California residents, subject to applicable legal requirements, exemptions, and limitations.

Depending on whether applicable California privacy law applies to Digital Auction and your particular circumstances, California residents may have rights that include:

• Requesting access to certain personal information

• Requesting correction of inaccurate personal information

• Requesting deletion of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions

• Requesting information regarding categories of personal information collected or disclosed

• Opting out of certain sales or sharing of personal information where applicable

• Exercising other rights provided by applicable California law

Digital Auction does not knowingly discriminate against individuals for exercising privacy rights that apply to them.

How to Submit a Privacy Request

To submit a privacy-related request, contact:

Email: customer.support@digitalauction.com

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

We will use information supplied for verification only as reasonably necessary to process the request and comply with applicable law.

If applicable law provides a right to appeal a privacy-request decision, you may submit an appeal using the same contact information.

14. SALE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Digital Auction does not currently sell personal information for monetary consideration in the ordinary course of business.

However, certain advertising and analytics technologies may involve disclosures of information to third parties that could be treated as "sharing" under applicable California privacy law.

Where required by applicable law, Digital Auction will provide appropriate opt-out mechanisms.

Where legally required, we will also recognize applicable browser-based privacy signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), in accordance with applicable law.

15. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

The Website is not directed toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to Digital Auction, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

16. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

The Website contains links to third-party websites, including auctioneer websites and third-party auction platforms.

We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their:

• Privacy practices

• Security

• Content

• Terms

• Products

• Services

• Data-collection practices

You should review the privacy policy and terms of any third-party website you visit.

17. INTERNATIONAL USERS

Digital Auction is based in California and primarily serves users in the United States.

If you access the Website from outside the United States, information you provide may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.

18. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.

When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy.

If we make material changes, we may provide additional notice where reasonably appropriate.

19. CONTACT US

Questions, concerns, and privacy requests may be directed to:

Digital Auction

Email: customer.support@digitalauction.com