Privacy Policy
Barterst.com has established this privacy policy in order to help better explain to you how your information is protected, collected and used. We reserve the right to update this policy from time to time. Barterst.com will provide notice of materially significant changes to this privacy policy by posting a notice on the website Barterst.com for your convenience.
1. Protecting your privacy
1. We only run banner ads, or any other kind of commercial ads in order to generate revenue so that we can pay for the operations of Barterst.com and continue to provide a free service to our members.
2. By doing so we do not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
3. We don't engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs with other sites at the moment but reserve the right to do so if need be in the future.
4. We don't employ tracking devices for marketing purposes ("cookies", "web beacons," single-pixel gifs).
5. We don't send you unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
6. We offer to keep your e-mails hidden from plain view in order to reduce 3rd party harvesting & spam.
7. Account information is password-protected. So please make sure to keep your password safe. If you feel you need to change it for security reasons, then do so through your accounts page.
8. Barterst.com does not knowingly collect any information from minors under the age of 13. If Barterst.com learns that a posting is by a person not of the legal age specifications, then Barterst.com will remove that post.
9. Barterst.com, or people who post on Barterst.com, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited in order to help protect themselves from any wrong doing.
2. Data collected by Barterst.com
1. We sometimes collect your email address, for purposes of membership confirmation n the event that you have requested a lost password.
2. Advertisers who purchase ad spots on Barterst.com may use credit cards to do so. Barterst.com does not store credit card information. Credit card transactions are transmitted to a financial gateway, and we endeavor to protect the security of your payment information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.
3. We may collect personal information if you provide it in feedback or comments. Please do not post any personal information on Barterst.com classifieds that you expect to keep private.
4. Our web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with our server, to better administer the Barterst.com site, and to otherwise provide a much more quality service to you.
3. Data stored by Barterst.com
1. All classified ads are stored in our database, even after "deletion," and may be archived elsewhere.
2. Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.
3. Registered members can access and update their account information through the account homepage.
4. Although we make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.
4. Archiving and display of Barterst.com postings by search engines and other sites
1. Search engines and other sites not affiliated with Barterst.com - including archive.org, google.com, and groups.yahoo.com - archive or otherwise make available Barterst.com postings.
5. Circumstances in which Barterst.com may release information
1. Barterst.com may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
2. Barterst.com may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Barterst.com, its users or the general public.
6. International Users
1. By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of Barterst.com we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.
