Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Auctoria Partners, LLC (“Auctoria,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles personal information through this website and in connection with inquiries about our services.

Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to this website and to information you provide to Auctoria in connection with an inquiry or potential engagement.

It does not apply to websites operated by our clients or other third parties, including websites Auctoria may design or develop for clients. Those websites are governed by the privacy policies and practices of their respective owners.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you use our contact form, we collect the information you choose to provide, which may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your business name
• Your website
• The contents of your message

We also receive information you provide when you communicate with us by email, telephone, video call, or another channel.

If you become a client, we may collect additional information reasonably necessary to evaluate, scope, administer, and perform the engagement. The handling of client information may also be addressed in the applicable services agreement or statement of work.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, our hosting and technology providers process limited technical information necessary to deliver, maintain, and secure the site. This may include your IP address, browser and device information, requested pages, referring page, timestamps, and response information.

If you submit the contact form, limited technical information may also be used in a hashed form to prevent spam and repeated submissions.

Cookies and Analytics

As currently configured, this website does not set cookies, use browser storage, or use advertising, analytics, or visitor-tracking tools.

If we later add analytics, advertising technologies, or other tracking tools, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notice or consent mechanism required by applicable law.

How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to inquiries and communicate with you
• Evaluate, scope, and provide requested services
• Prepare proposals, agreements, invoices, and related business records
• Operate, maintain, secure, and improve this website and our business
• Prevent fraud, spam, misuse, and security incidents
• Protect our legal rights and the rights of others
• Comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations

How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information to service providers that support our website and business operations, including providers of website hosting, content delivery, email, file storage, communications, accounting, and AI-assisted business tools. These providers may process information as reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law or legal process
• Respond to a lawful request from a government authority
• Protect our rights, property, or safety or those of another person
• Investigate fraud, misuse, or security concerns
• Complete a merger, sale, reorganization, or other business transaction involving Auctoria

We do not sell personal information or share personal information with third parties for their own direct-marketing purposes.

AI-Assisted Tools

Auctoria may use AI-assisted tools to support research, analysis, drafting, design, development, and production. Information provided to these tools is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the work being performed. AI-assisted work is subject to human review and any applicable confidentiality obligations.

Retention

We retain inquiry correspondence and business records for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including maintaining business records and satisfying contractual, legal, tax, accounting, and dispute-resolution requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected. Contact-form message contents are not stored in the website’s database but may be retained in our business email and related records.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a business audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.

Your Choices and Privacy Rights

You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request, and we may retain information when permitted or required by law.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable privacy law. We will respond to applicable privacy requests as required by law.

You may ask us to stop sending you nonessential communications at any time.

Third-Party Websites

This website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Auctoria does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, services, or legal obligations change. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will identify the most recent revision.