Privacy Policy

When you use Settle.nz, we may collect the following types of information:

• Email Address: If you subscribe to our auction reports or newsletters, we collect your email address.
• Contact Information: If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the message you provide.
• Usage Data & Analytics: We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics, Plausible, and Vercel Analytics) to help us understand how our site is used and to improve user experience. These tools may collect information such as your IP address (often anonymized), browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This data is typically aggregated and does not personally identify you directly.
• Cookies: Like most websites, we may use cookies or similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, remember preferences (if any), and gather usage statistics. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Your information is used for the following purposes:

• To send you the auction market reports, trends, and insights you subscribed to.
• To respond to your inquiries and provide support when you contact us.
• To analyze site usage and improve our platform's functionality, content, and user experience.
• To maintain the security and integrity of our services.

We implement appropriate industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties for their marketing purposes. Your information is treated with strict confidentiality. We may only share information in the following limited circumstances:

• With service providers who assist us in operating our platform (e.g., email delivery services like Mailgun for newsletters, analytics providers), under strict confidentiality agreements.
• If required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or other legal process.
• To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others.

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe from our email reports at any time by clicking the 'Unsubscribe' link provided in every email.
• Access & Correction: You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to ask for it to be corrected if it is inaccurate. Please contact us to make such a request.
• Cookie Management: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

We retain your email address for subscriptions only as long as you wish to receive our reports. When you unsubscribe, we will remove your email from our active mailing lists promptly. Other data, such as analytics data or contact form submissions, is retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law, after which it is deleted or anonymized.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.