Bid Ocean, Inc. gathers information from the users of its Web sites and uses the information for specific purposes. Information collected may include user's URL, user's operating system, user's geographic area, frequency of visits, pages visited, time spent on site, and other information about visitor and visitor's usage of site. User's may elect to provide Bid Ocean, Inc. with additional information such as name, company, address, telephone, Fax, Email, home page and other information. This information may be published or sold to others.

Credit Card Purchases
Credit Card transactions are conducted using encrypted secure forms to prevent theft of the transmitted information. Credit Card information for one time purchases is destroyed after the purchase is processed. Printed copies of information are shredded before being disposed of. Credit Card information is maintained for subscriptions. All credit card information maintained is kept strictly confidential and kept in secure, locked premises protected by an alarm system. Any stored Credit Card information is destroyed when no longer needed for ongoing purchases.

Cookies
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by the Internet browser on a computer's hard drive. Some of our sites may use cookies to speed navigation, keep track of items, and provide users with custom-tailored content. Cookies are used to remember information provided so it doesn't have to be reentered each time the site is visited. Many improvements and updates to our site are based on the data derived from these cookies, such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, and the total number of ads served. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies, however some features and portions of our sites may not be accessible to your browser.