privacy

What we collect

When you submit a store, we collect the information needed to create and manage your listing, including your store name, domain, category, description, and bid amount.

We also collect a contact email so we can communicate with you about your listing, payments, and account-related questions.

When you place or change a bid, we record the bid amount and the time it was placed.

What's public

Information displayed as part of your store listing is publicly visible on Outbid.store. This may include your store name, website, category, description, rank, and current bid.

Your contact email and other information that isn't part of your public listing are not displayed to other stores or visitors.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to operate Outbid.store, process and manage bids, maintain store listings, communicate with store owners, prevent abuse, and improve the service.

We may also use aggregated or de-identified information to understand how the board is being used and how much traffic different positions generate.

Analytics

We track visits to Outbid.store and interactions with listed stores, including clicks from the board to store websites. This helps us understand how the service is performing and gives us insight into the traffic generated by different positions.

We do not use analytics to sell individual visitor profiles to advertisers.

Payments

Payments are processed by our payment provider. We do not need to store your full payment card details to operate your listing. Payment providers may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies.

What we don't do

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not share your contact email with other stores on the board for marketing purposes.

We do not use your private contact information to build or sell advertising profiles.

Cookies

We may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the site to function, such as maintaining sessions and remembering preferences.

We do not use cookies for cross-site advertising or behavioral ad tracking.

Third-party services

Outbid.store may rely on third-party providers for services such as payments, hosting, analytics, email, and security. These providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to provide their services.

How long we keep information

We keep information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the service, maintain transaction and business records, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and comply with legal obligations.

Your requests

You can contact us to request access to, correction of, or removal of information associated with your store, subject to information we may need to retain for legal, security, or transaction purposes.

To make a request, use the contact page.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy as Outbid.store changes. When we make changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page. Your continued use of Outbid.store after an update means you acknowledge the revised policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please reach out through the contact page.