Cookies and Tracking
We use a variety of technologies to help us better understand how you use SpookBid.com. (we'll refer to SpookBid.com.collectively as the "Site"), SpookBid's mobile applications (the "Apps") and memberships, Webstores, and our other services (we'll refer to our other services collectively as the "Services"). We'll refer to the Site, the Apps, and the Services collectively as "SpookBid" throughout this policy.
By using SpookBid, you consent to us using cookies and similar tracking technologies in the ways described on this page.
SpookBid adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising. As part of our commitment to upholding a high standard of transparency in our Privacy Policy and practices, we've created this guide to explain the tracking technologies we use on the Site.
Types of tracking technologies
There are a few common types of tracking technologies used on SpookBid:
While SpookBid does not currently employ Flash cookies, also known as local shared objects (LSOs), some third parties you interact with when using the Services may use these cookies, which are used to collect and store information, but differ from browser cookies in the amount, type, and manner in which data is stored. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies.
Tracking technologies have two different lifespans:
Purposes
SpookBid uses tracking technologies for a few general purposes:
SpookBid uses cookies to record what purchases members and visitors are interested in making and to make it easier for you to browse the Site whenever you visit. Cookies also permit us to learn about what ads you see and click when you visit SpookBid, the Apps, and affiliated sites, to limit the number of times you may see the same ad, or to show you more useful and relevant ads. This is done by understanding what may interest you based on your web browsing and web searching. The cookies used for this process only the search terms you use and technical information related to your PC or other device as follows:
SpookBid sometimes partners with third-party services who may use various tracking technologies to provide certain services or features, including targeted online marketing techniques such as attribution tracking, remarketing, and cross-device tracking.
Some of these third-party services may provide us with information about you (such as demographic information, cross-device information, or interest categories) from a combination of sources that permit us to provide you with more relevant and useful advertising. The Apps may include third party mobile analytics software and APIs that may be used to enhance our data, to improve the Services, or for marketing purposes.
These technologies allow a partner to recognize your computer or mobile device each time you visit SpookBid, but do not allow access to other personally identifiable information from SpookBid. No other personal data is passed to our advertising partners, and they cannot identify you or contact you directly from the information available to them. However, these technologies may allow us or a third party to recognize you, either across devices or over time. SpookBid does not have control over these third-party technologies, which maintain their own privacy policies, and they are not covered by our Privacy Policy, although we do require them to follow applicable laws and self-regulatory programs. The Site may include widgets from third-party websites and social networks, and third parties may chose to include SpookBid widgets on their websites. SpookBid, as well as the third party, may receive analytics from those widgets that may be used to enhance our data, to improve the Services, or for marketing purposes. You can manage your privacy preferences for these widgets via your account with the third party.
Opting-Out and Managing Cookies
When you use SpookBid via a browser, you can change your web browser's settings to reflect your cookie preferences. Each browser is a little different, but usually these settings are under the "options" or "preferences" menu. The links below provide information about cookie settings for the browsers supported by SpookBid:
If you do not wish to have this information used for the purpose of serving you interest-based advertisements, you may opt-out (or if you are located in the European Union ). Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertisements. You will continue to receive generic advertisements. You may opt out of the use of cookies by Google Analytics. Please note that if you reject or block all cookies in your browser settings, you will not be able to take full advantage of SpookBid's services as some cookies are necessary for the site to function properly.
If you access SpookBid through the Apps, you may also opt out of interest-based advertising on an iOS or Android device by selecting the “Limit Ad Tracking” option in the settings of iOS or Android-based devices. Note that opting out of this form of advertising will not prevent you from seeing advertisements, but will limit the use of device advertising identifiers to personalize ads based on your interests.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact