1. Information We Collect
- Email addresses and account login information.
- Usernames, profile details, profile photos, and information voluntarily added by users.
- Listings, images, prices, descriptions, marketplace activity, watchlists, and feedback.
- Forum posts, replies, mentions, reports, notifications, and moderation records.
- Messages sent through PB Tradepost.
- Basic technical information needed to operate the site, maintain sessions, and protect accounts.
2. How Information Is Used
- Operate PB Tradepost and provide marketplace, messaging, forum, notification, and profile features.
- Help users communicate and complete transactions.
- Display public marketplace and forum activity.
- Maintain feedback, reputation, trust, and moderation systems.
- Investigate reports, fraud concerns, harassment, prohibited items, or policy violations.
- Improve platform stability, usability, and safety.
3. Public Information
Usernames, seller profiles, active listings, public feedback, forum posts, replies, and other public activity may be visible to other PB Tradepost users or visitors depending on the feature.
4. Messaging Privacy
Private messages are intended for communication between users. PB Tradepost does not actively monitor private conversations, but reserves the right to review messages when investigating reports involving fraud, harassment, illegal activity, prohibited items, threats, safety concerns, or violations of platform policies.
5. Moderation and Safety Records
PB Tradepost may keep reports, moderator notes, hidden-content records, and related safety information to help enforce rules consistently, investigate disputes, protect users, and preserve marketplace integrity.
6. Cookies, Local Storage, and Sessions
PB Tradepost may use cookies, local storage, session data, and similar technologies to keep users signed in, manage authentication state, display notification badges, improve functionality, and support account security.
7. Sharing Information
PB Tradepost does not sell user personal information. Information may be shared when needed to operate the platform, comply with legal obligations, investigate safety issues, prevent fraud, or protect the rights and safety of PB Tradepost and its users.
8. Data Security
PB Tradepost takes reasonable steps to protect user information, but no online service can guarantee absolute security. Users should use strong passwords, protect their accounts, and trade carefully.
9. User Choices
Users may update profile information, manage how they participate publicly, and request account deletion when available. Some records may be retained when necessary for legal, safety, fraud-prevention, dispute, or moderation reasons.
10. Policy Updates
PB Tradepost may update this Privacy Policy as the platform grows. Continued use of PB Tradepost after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.