Effective Date: May, 31st, 2026
New York Storage Auctions is owned and operated by AuctionCheer, Inc. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information when you visit our website, create an account, register for auctions, submit forms, contact us, or otherwise use our services.
- Information We Collect
We may collect information you provide directly to us, including:
Name
Business or company name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing or business address
Account registration details
Auction registration, bidding, and transaction-related information
Messages submitted through contact, support, or seller registration forms
Any other information you choose to provide
We may also collect basic technical information automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and cookie-related information.
- How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to:
Operate and maintain this website
Create and manage user accounts
Process auction registrations, bids, notifications, and related auction activity
Respond to questions, support requests, and seller inquiries
Send administrative, account, auction, and service-related emails
Improve website functionality, security, and user experience
Prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or other misuse of the website
Comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, and business obligations
- Auction and Account Information
If you create an account or participate in auctions, we may store information related to your account, bids, auction activity, and communications. This information is used to operate the auction platform, verify participation, communicate with users, support auction records, and administer our services.
- Forms and Communications
When you submit a contact, support, or seller registration form, we use the information you provide to respond to your request. We may keep form submissions and related communications for business, customer service, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, logins, security, analytics, performance, and user experience. Some cookies may be required for the site to work properly, including account login and auction-related functionality.
You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website features.
- Third-Party Services
We may use third-party service providers to help operate the website and provide our services. These may include hosting providers, email delivery services, analytics tools, security tools, form tools, payment processors, auction-related tools, image optimization services, and other website plugins or service providers.
These providers may process information only as needed to provide services to us or to support the functionality of the website.
- Payments
If payments are made through the website or through a connected payment provider, payment information may be processed by third-party payment processors. We do not intentionally store full credit card numbers on our website unless specifically required by a payment provider or system configuration outside our direct control.
- How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information.
We may share information when necessary to:
Operate the website and auction services
Work with service providers who support our business
Communicate with storage facility clients, bidders, buyers, sellers, or auction participants when needed for auction administration
Comply with legal obligations, court orders, law enforcement requests, or regulatory requirements
Protect the rights, safety, property, or security of AuctionCheer, Inc., our clients, users, or others
Transfer information in connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, sale, or reorganization
- Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no website, internet transmission, database, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
If you have an account, you are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for notifying us if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.
- Data Retention
We keep information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate our services, maintain auction and business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and support legitimate business purposes.
Some auction, transaction, account, and communication records may be retained even after an account is closed if needed for legal, accounting, operational, or dispute-resolution purposes.
- Your Choices
You may contact us to request that we review, update, or delete certain personal information associated with you, subject to legal, contractual, security, and recordkeeping requirements.
You may also unsubscribe from optional marketing emails, if any, by using the unsubscribe instructions in those emails. You may still receive transactional or service-related emails, such as account, auction, support, or security notices.
- Children’s Privacy
Our website and auction services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
- Users Outside New York
Although our services are primarily focused on storage auctions in New York and the surrounding region, users from other states may access the website or participate in certain services. By using the website, you understand that your information may be processed in the United States and handled according to this Privacy Policy.
- Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal. Because there is not a uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to them in a specific way.
- Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or social media pages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third-party websites. You should review their privacy policies before providing information to them.
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we may update the effective date above. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
- Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:
AuctionCheer, Inc.
New York Storage Auctions
Email: service@newyorkstorageauctions.com
Phone: (718) 208-8667