Protecting Your Privacy

Privacy & Security Notice

This system is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a, as amended). 40 U.S.C. §§ 543 & 545 authorizes collection of the information in the system.

The primary use of the information is the awarding and administration of contracts for sales of Federal personal property. Additional disclosures of the information may be: for any legal proceeding to which GSA is a party; to Federal, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies in cases of possible violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation; to authorized officials engaged in investigating or settling a grievance, complaint, or appeal filed by an individual who is the subject of a record; to the Office of Personnel Management, the General Accounting Office, or the National Archives and Records Administration when the information is required for evaluation of the program or program records; to a Member of Congress or his or her staff on behalf of and at the request of the individual who is the subject of a record; to an expert, consultant, or contractor of GSA in the performance of a Federal duty to which the information is relevant; and to the GSA Office of Finance for debt collection purposes (see GSA/PPFM-7). Public Law 104-34 (April 26, 1996) requires that any person doing business with the Federal government furnish a social security number or tax identification number. This is an amendment to Title 31, section 7701.

Furnishing a social security number or tax identification number, as sell as other data is voluntary, as is participation in the Personal Property Sales Program. Failure to provide this information, however, may result in ineligibility to purchase Federal personal property from the General Services Administration.

How we handle the information we gather when you visit our website

Thank you for visiting http://gsaauctions.gov. Our privacy policy is clear: Unless you choose to provide additional information to us, we will collect no personal information about you other than the information (below) which is automatically collected and stored when you visit our site:

Information automatically collected and stored

The system collects information needed to identify potential and actual bidders and awardees, and transaction information involving personal property sales. System records include:

• Personal information provided by bidders and buyers, including names, phone numbers, addresses, Social Security Numbers, birth date, and credit card numbers or other banking information, the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (i.e., erols.com if you are connecting from an Erols account, or Harvard.edu if you are connecting from Harvard University's domain) the date and time of your visit; and
• Contract information on Federal personal property sales, including whether payment was received, the form of the payment, notices of default, and contract claim information.

If you send us personal information

When you send us personal information (e.g., in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment) or by filling out a form that e-mails us this information, we only use this information to respond to your request or to execute a sale. We may forward your e-mail to the government employee who can best answer your questions. We do not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute or allowed as permitted uses in accordance with this Privacy Act Statement.

We want to make it clear that we will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide that information to us. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, for uses in accordance with this Privacy Act Statement, or as otherwise required by law, we do not share any information we receive with anyone else.

Links to other sites

The pages on http://gsaauctions.gov/ may include hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. All links and pointers that are not funded or supported in whole or in part by GSA are clearly identified as external links. These links and pointers are provided for our visitors' convenience. GSA does not control or guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any information from non-GSA sites.

The inclusion of links and pointers to websites is not intended to assign importance to those sites or to the information contained on those sites. It is also not intended to endorse or recommend any views expressed or products or services offered on these sites.

Security

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, GSA webservers use industry-standard methods to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on GSA servers are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

If you have any questions about these policies, contact us.

Last Modified 8/23/2003