Collected Information

Anonymous Information

You can visit the Site to read information about our company, products, and services without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. To improve the usefulness of our site, BIDllc measures and analyzes non-identifying, aggregate usage, and volume statistical information from Site visitors in order to administer our Site, and to constantly improve the quality of our service and site performance.

Information gathered may include, but is not limited to, the following: the activity of the Site visitor’s browser when the visitor is viewing the Site; the site path of visitors; the time visitors come to the Site; and the amount of time visitors spend at the Site. BIDllc reserves the right to publish anonymous, aggregate summary information regarding its Site visitors for promotional purposes and as a representative audience for advertisers. Please note that this is not personal information, only general summaries of our visitors’ usage of the Site.

Personally Identifiable Information

You may wish to request information about products and services or to request to be contacted. To facilitate the distribution of this content, you are asked to provide information, such as, but not limited to, name, company, title, phone number, e-mail address, site name, URL, and address. Based on your request, BIDllc may also ask for additional information, such as the number of members in your household, and how you heard about us. This is information is provided by you on a voluntary basis only and is not required by us in order for you to use and enjoy our Site.

Information Use and Disclosure

BIDllc uses the information that we collect on the Site to contact you when requested in order to further discuss your interest in our company, our services, and to send information regarding our company or partners, such as marketing promotions and events. This information may also be used to improve the services we provide you.

The information is collected and stored in a manner that is appropriate for the nature of the data that we collect, and the need to fulfill your request. This information is not provided to third parties for their own use, unless specifically authorized by you.

Cookies and clear GIFs

What Are Cookies

Cookies are files that Web servers place on an Internet user’s computer that are designed to store basic information (such as visitor preferences). The use of cookies on this Site allows visitors to enjoy more seamless visits and more accurately measures visitor behavior on the Site. There are two types of cookies: session and persistent. Session cookies exist only during an Internet user’s online session. They disappear from the user’s computer when he/she closes the browser software. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s computer after the browser has been closed. The cookies used on the Site do not identify you personally. They merely recognize your browser, unless you choose to identify yourself voluntarily. You may choose to identify yourself for any one of the following reasons: by asking the browser to remember your username and password, by responding to a promotional offer, or by personalizing a web page or requesting more information on a product or service. Otherwise you remain anonymous.

How We Use Cookies

When you interact with the Site, we strive to make that experience easy and meaningful. When you come to our Site, our web server uses cookies to improve your interaction with the Site by, for example, remembering your preferences. More specifically, BIDllc uses cookies to measure your behavior on this Site and to save personal settings on specific pages. For our customers who login to the BIDllc portal, cookies can also be used to save the username and password so that BIDllc can process the saved login information and quickly log that user in. Cookies also help us make sure you are who you say you are after you’ve logged in. BIDllc uses cookies (that only BIDllc can read and use) to identify the fact that you are a BIDllc customer or a prior Site visitor (whatever the case may be). Users who disable their Web browsers’ ability to accept cookies will still be able to browse the Site; however, they may lose some of the functionality provided by the use of cookies.

Controlling Our Use of Cookies

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you are using a public computer or do not otherwise want this information to be stored, you can select the appropriate radio button on the sign-in page, and this cookie will not be used. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of BIDllc web sites and services that depend on cookies.

What are Clear Gifs?

Clear gifs (also known as web beacons) are used in combination with cookies to help Site operators understand how visitors interact with their websites. A clear gif is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a site. The use of a clear gif allows the Site to measure the actions of the visitor opening the page that contains the clear gif.

How We Use Clear Gifs

We utilize clear gifs to measure visitor behavior, to help us improve visitor experience, and to manage site content. We may use clear gifs on this Site, in our e-mails, in our advertisements on other web sites, or in our advertisements in others’ e-mails.

Third party sites

The Site contains links to other non-BIDllc websites. BIDllc is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites. Customers and/or visitors should check the privacy policy statements of these other websites to understand their policies. Customers and visitors who access a linked site may be disclosing their private information. It is the responsibility of the user to keep such information private and confidential.

Policy Date

This policy was updated on January 29, 2024.