Summary

ITAuctions.co.uk is committed to protecting your privacy, and takes its responsibilities regarding the security of information provided to us by customers very seriously. This policy explains how we use any information you provide to us, and how we protect your privacy.

In essence, we do not ask you for any more information than would reasonably be asked of any business seeking to carry out transactions with another business.

We particularly draw to your attention this extract from the following detailed policies: ITAuctions.co.uk is a business to business site. Given proper proof both of the identity of the persons representing an organisation, and of their relevant position in the organisation, we undertake to disclose to any organisation the full details of any information we hold about any registrants or transactions undertaken on the organisation's behalf. For this reason, when entering information on behalf of an organisation, including information about yourself as an employee or representative of the organisation, you should be clearly aware that that information could be disclosed, on reasonable demand, to properly accredited representatives of that organisation.

How we use Information provided by you to us

Information required to register you as a bidder
We require certain information to allow us to process your bids. This includes your name, your job title and the organisation for which you work, your telephone number and email address, and normally your business address. For some auctions, where the lots have a value over a certain amount of money, we also may need to request your debit card number and expiry date, or other credit information. We need to know this to protect the interests of bona-fide bidders and vendors alike. Unfortunately, even business-to-business sites can be subject to abuse by time-wasters; and no-one is helped by finding out that a bidder for an important piece of equipment cannot raise the money, so that the whole process has to be gone through again.

This information allows us to process your bids, and to send you confirmation of successful or unsuccessful bids by email. We ask for your telephone number so that we can contact you urgently if there is a problem with your bid - for example, if we discover something about a lot which might materially affect your decision to bid for it, or the value you would place on it.

Security Facts

We make every effort to comply with the provisions of the UK Data Protection Acts of 1984 and 1998. We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information that you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access. Our security procedures mean that we may request proof of identity before we are able to disclose sensitive information to you.

The ITAuctions.co.uk auction site is a business to business site. Given proper proof both of the identity of the persons representing an organisation, and of their relevant position in the organisation, we undertake to disclose to any organisation the full details of any information we hold about any registrants or transactions undertaken on the organisation's behalf. For this reason, when entering information on behalf of an organisation, including information about yourself as an employee or representative of the organisation, you should be clearly aware that that information will be disclosed on demand to properly accredited representatives of that organisation.

Disclosure to Third Parties

ITAuctions.co.uk does not sell, trade, or rent your information to others. We may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, and related site information to reputable surveys or Government departments, but these statistics will include no identifying information.

The only people to whom we disclose information, that you have given to us, are properly accredited members of your own organisation, as discussed above in the Summary and under Security Facts.