1. Introduction
PS cares about your privacy. Therefore, we always strive to protect your personal data in the best possible way and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations for the protection of personal data. In this policy, we want to inform you about how PS collects and processes your personal data.
This Privacy and Cookie Statement applies to PS Auction AB, (”PS Auction”). PS Auction AB is a brand name of TBAuctions Netherlands B.V. (hereinafter 'TBAuctions). For an overview of the brands of TBAuctions, visit www.tbauctions.com
If you are a customer, visit our website or have contact with our customer service, you share your personal data with us. You can think of your name, phone number or email address. These are all data that we can relate to you. We therefore make every effort to process your personal data carefully. In this Privacy Statement you can read how PS Auction handles your personal data.
We recommend that you read this document carefully. Do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer by e-mail at gdpr@psauction.com.
Please do not use this e-mail address for questions related to customer services. For that, please contact our customer service here.
This Privacy Statement applies to all personal data processed by PS Auction from anyone using our services, website (psauction.com) or other applications and mobile platforms ("Platform"), such as our visitors, bidders, sellers and buyers. The policy also applies if you have a user account on our website as well as if you represent a seller, buyer or bidder, for example when the seller, buyer or bidder is a company, and you are acting as the company’s contact person. These personal data are processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, more specifically the EU Regulation 2016/679, also known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as any other future legislation and additional national legislation.
This Privacy Statement also explains how you can request us to modify, limit or remove your data. PS Auction will do its utmost to keep your personal information correct and up-to-date. For this we need your help. Have your personal data changed? Please notify us of these changes by contacting our customer service.
PS Auction is entitled to change the content of this Privacy Statement without informing the visitor. The implementation of the change on the website is sufficient for this. The most recent version of this Privacy Statement can be consulted on our websites.
2. Who is responsible for processing your data?
PS Auction AB is a private company under Swedish law, established on Argongatan 6, 43153 Mölndal, Sweden, with registration number 556632-1468, telephone number +46(0)771101100, and e-mail address info@ps.se.
For the purposes described in this Privacy and Cookie Statement ("Statement"), the above company is considered "data controller", who determines the means and purposes for the collection, storage, disclosure, use and other types of processing of personal data.
Any reference to "we," "us" or "our" in this Statement shall refer to PS Auction AB.
Data Protection Officer:
Argongatan 6
43153 Mölndal
Sweden
gdpr@psauction.com
3. What is personal data?
Personal data is any data that we can relate to you. These include your name, address, postcode, place of residence, telephone number or e-mail address. But also, data like your IP-address and IBAN-number are personal data. And other information that is unique to you, like your PS Auction bid data or purchase history.
4. What personal data do we process from you?
As part of creating an account, PS Auction collects personal data necessary to provide you with services and to execute the agreement with you. The personal data that we process is the data that you have provided us with or that we collect from you when you visit the website or from a third party.
To create a private account, we collect and process at least the following (personal) data from you:
- Gender (Mr./Mrs.)
- First name and surname
- Address, postal code and city
- Country
- E-mail address
- (Mobile) phone (for SMS verification)
- Social security number (Personnummer)
- Date of birth
To create a business account, we collect and process the following (personal) data from you:
- First name and surname
- Company name
- Address, postal code, town
- Country
- E-mail address
- (Mobile) phone/fax number (for SMS verification)
- Organisation number
- VAT number
- TIN number
To create a business account as a client (seller), we collect and process the following (personal) data from you:
- First name and surname
- Company name
- Address, postal code, town
- Country
- E-mail address
- (Mobile) phone number
- vat number
- TIN number
- Bankgiro, Plusgiro, Bank account number
For bids and for managing the website and content we collect and process the following (personal) data from you:
- Technical and anonymized data
- Your feedback on the use of our Platform and any other information you send us via the functionalities of the Platform, which enables us to improve the functionalities of our website and Platform
- Anonymous data that cannot be traced back to a person, for reporting purposes.
For successful bids and purchases we collect and process the following (personal) data from you:
- Purchased lot information
- Payment methods and when the payment is made
We require digital identification of our Swedish customers via BankID to create new accounts.
5. What is the purpose of processing personal data?
PS Auction may collect, process and store your personal data within certain limits to ensure that PS Auction can continue to function optimally. These processes are based on various legal grounds, depending on the concrete circumstances. We handle your personal data with care and take both technical and organizational measures to protect them.
PS Auction processes and uses your (personal) data for the following purposes:
Concluding and executing an agreement
PS Auction needs certain personal data from you to enter into an agreement with you and to properly execute and settle it (delivery). Without these data we are not able to build a relationship with you or to execute an agreement.
The necessary data are collected during the registration process of your account and further during the relationship between you and PS Auction. PS Auction processes the following personal data for this purpose:
- Name and (delivery) address details
- Email address
- (Mobile) phone number
Legal Obligations
In certain cases, PS Auction needs your personal data to meet legal obligations.
For example, we may use your personal data to combat money laundering and terrorism, to assist competent authorities in their investigations or to comply with tax laws.
Anti-money laundering legislation and combating terrorism
PS Auction must comply with international laws and regulations, such as those concerning combating money laundering. PS Auction is obliged to prevent, recognize, counteract and report money laundering practices. PS Auction processes the following personal data for this purpose:
- Name and address details
- E-mail address and phone number
- VAT number (for business account)
Additionally, if you want to finance your purchase using PS Finance, or if we are otherwise required by applicable law to do so, we may also process data regarding your personal identity number and information about your financial situation to be able to do a credit check and verify your identity in connection with this.
Fiscal legislation
PS Auction is obliged to process data of her clients, so that fiscal obligations of PS Auction and the client can be fulfilled. PS Auction is obliged to provide tax authorities with information and to share your data with these authorities. Think here of, but not exclusively, the tax authorities. PS Auction processes the following personal data for this purpose:
- Name and address details
- E-mail address and phone number
- Invoice data
- VAT number (for business account)
Judicial authorities
PS Auction is obliged to assist and inform judicial authorities. This concerns for example the police, the public prosecutor, courts or supervisory authorities, including but not limited to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten – IMY).
This may include all data collected, processed and stored by PS Auction from you as part of the relationship between you and PS Auction.
Privacy law
PS Auction must also process your personal data, precisely to be able to protect your privacy. PS Auction must be able to react in the right way when you want to use your rights or when the IMY asks us a question.
This may include all data collected, processed and stored by PS Auction from you as part of the relationship between you and PS Auction.
Commercial purposes
The use of your personal data for commercial purposes, such as direct marketing and administration of your user account, is covered by this Privacy and Cookie Statement.
PS Auction wants to be able to approach you as a (potential) client and wants to inform you about possibly interesting auctions. This may mean that you can also receive information from the other brands within PS Auction. You will only receive newsletters containing information about our auctions based on your consent. The personal data that PS Auction collects, processes and stores for this purpose are:
- Name
- E-mail address
- Phone number
- IP address
If you do not wish to continue receiving the newsletter, you can unsubscribe (opt-out). To withdraw your consent, you can use the 'unsubscribe' hyperlink, which you can find at the bottom of our newsletters.
For those who have registered a user account, we process your:
· personal identification number,
· bidding and purchase history, and
· IP address
The personal data is processed for us to manage your user account and facilitate you as a user on the website.
Functioning of the websites and apps
PS Auction collects, after your acceptance or consent, information about your website- and app-use by means of cookies. This is done with the purpose of providing you with the best possible experience that matches your preferences.
- If you accept our cookies or if you have created an account, to provide you with specific offers based on your browsing and purchasing behaviour when you have given us permission to do so.
Due to a legitimate interest of PS Auction
PS Auction may collect, process and store your personal data within certain limits to ensure that PS Auction can continue to function optimally. If the optimal functioning of PS Auction falls within the above-mentioned purpose of concluding and executing an agreement with the customer, then for PS Auction that purpose will be relevant for the collection, processing and storage of your personal data.
In other cases, PS Auction may appeal to its "legitimate interest". PS Auction always weighs the interests of the user against the possible consequences for your privacy. PS Auction always chooses an approach that protects your personal data as best as possible.
This is the case for the following purposes:
- To proactively inform (potential) clients about the services of PS Auction
- To allow participation in webinars or (online) events
- To enable relationship management
- To handle (potential) customer communications and complaints
- To perform KYC (Know-Your-Customer) processes when offering our services to new customers
- To provide training and coaching for employees
- To implement internal improvements to our services that benefit the customer
- To provide you with online auction services, including:
- Facilitating online auctions on our websites and apps
- Registering and closing auction bids
- Informing participants about an auction and its progress
- Providing information to a seller and/or customer as part of an auction and/or a third party involved in conducting auctions
- The preparation and issue of invoices
- To save your (personal) registration details in a database in order to facilitate your (future) participation in the auction(s)
- To perform audits and security checks in relation to the website
- To inform you about functional changes to the websites and/or apps and provide you with important information about participating in an auction or using auction services
- To ask for your feedback on a new webpage to optimize the website
- In case you accept our cookies: to measure your experience in an anonymous way in order to optimize the websites and apps.
- In the event of technical problems, to resolve them in order to trace your bid on a lot and to prevent your bid from being lost as a result of a technical problem
- To allow you to pick up goods or to allow the delivery service to ship the good purchased to you
- To do our administration and meet our tax obligations.
In all other cases, PS Auction will ask your explicit permission. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
6. From whom do we process personal data and how do we obtain this data?
We process the personal data of anyone who has (had) direct or indirect contact with PS Auction, such as bidders and customers.
We obtain the data directly from you when you visit our websites or other applications and mobile platforms, create an account and enter certain information and when you contact our customer service.
7. Personal data we collect automatically
Regardless of whether you participate in one of our auctions, we automatically collect certain information when you visit our websites or other applications and mobile platforms. This includes your IP address or the date and time you logged on to our websites and/or apps.
8. Processing of special personal data
PS Auction shall not collect and/or process any special categories of personal data of you, such as race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical convictions, or which show membership of a trade union, genetic data, biometric data with a view to unique identification of a person, data concerning health or data concerning sexual behaviour, as defined in Article 9 of the GDPR.
Sensitive (personal) data, such as creditworthiness, is only required in the case of special lots at auctions, such as aircraft or other expensive goods, to ensure that bidders can actually buy such lots, and to avoid problems with payment and delivery. In some cases, we also work with notaries, lawyers and trustees to meet the legal requirements for the transfer of ownership.
9. Security of your data?
PS Auction takes the security of your personal data seriously and so we have taken both technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data.
10. How long do we keep your data?
We will not retain your personal data any longer than is necessary for the purpose of processing. After this, the data will be removed as soon as it is no longer needed, taking into account the legal obligation to retain data. For this purpose, the legal basis will be taken as a starting point and the retention period will be tailored to the period during which PS Auction needs the data to achieve the purpose of processing.
For the purpose of bookkeeping, we store, in accordance with applicable accounting legislation, information about our agreement with you for 7 years.
If you have registered an account with us, we will process all your personal data until you unregister your account with us or ask us to delete certain data. However, we review our database yearly to delete accounts that have been inactive for more than 2 years.
11. With whom are your details shared?
As a starting point, your data will only be processed by PS Auction and relevant companies in the PS group. We may also partner with other parties to provide you services and will only pass information to third parties that fall within the following scope:
- Service providers: We commission other companies and individuals to work on our behalf. Examples of service providers include companies that offer delivery services or payment processing (credit card, direct debit and purchase on account), professional bidding agents who act on behalf of customers, advertising agencies and printing firms for marketing purposes e.g. printing and distribution of dispatch, or our internal and external (IT) suppliers. When PS Auction uses the services of third parties, it enters into agreements with these parties, from which no independent obligation arises for them with respect to the processing of personal data. These service providers have access to the personal information necessary to carry out their work (e.g. the delivery of lots). However, they are not permitted to use this data for other purposes.
- Sellers: Your personal information may be shared with our Sellers. If you make a purchase whereby the lot is shipped to you, we will share your name, address and contact information (phone number and email address) with the Seller so that the shipment can be completed. If you make a purchase where the Seller organizes the pickup day, we will share your name, address and phone number with the Seller so that you can be contacted about the desired pickup time. The Seller may also contact you in case you have an outstanding invoice. Finally, we will share your information with the Seller if you have a complaint about your purchase and PS Auction has not been able to resolve it as part of its mediation role. The Seller will then contact you directly. Please note: If your contact details change during an auction, during a complaint or shortly after a complaint has been resolved, we may provide your 'old' contact details to the Seller if there is reason to believe that this is necessary for the Seller to obtain the rights under the sales contract.
- In all other cases, you will be informed if your personal data is to be transmitted to third parties and you will be given the opportunity to individually consent to this.
For each disclosure we will ensure that the necessary contractual safeguards are in place to protect your personal information.
In all cases where personal data is transferred within the above context to third parties in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will only transfer the data in accordance with this Privacy and Cookie Statement and applicable privacy protection regulations.
In principle, all data will be processed within the EU wherever possible and will not be exchanged with parties outside the EU. Data may only be exchanged by PS Auction with a non-EU country if the recipient can guarantee the same level of data protection, either on the basis of the legislation in force in that country or through separate agreements as prescribed by the EU in the EU format for a binding agreement.
12. What rights do you have regarding your data?
Within the framework of the GDPR, you as a citizen have a number of rights towards PS Auction. After all, it's your personal data. You can invoke these rights by sending an e-mail to gdpr@psauction.com. Requests in which you invoke your rights, acquired under the GDPR, will be dealt with within 30 days. If we are unable to process your request within 30 days, we will respond to you within 30 days with reasons why we are unable to process your request within 30 days. In that case, we will have 90 days to process your request.
Right to Information.
You have the right to know how we handle your personal data in a proper and transparent way and what rights you can exercise in that respect. In this Privacy and Cookie Statement, we have explained in detail which personal data of yours we collect and how we handle your personal data.
Right of Inspection.
You have the right to access your personal data that we hold about you at any time. You can request access by sending an e-mail to gdpr@psauction.com. Please include your name, email address and account ID. In addition, we may ask you questions to verify your identity. Requests to view your data will be processed within 30 days.
Right of correction.
You have the right to correct the personal data we hold about you when these are incorrect or outdated and/or to complete these data when they are incomplete. For some categories of information, you can do this yourself 24/7 in your account. For others, you can contact gdpr@psauction.com to make the change for you.
Right to object.
You have the right to object to the way in which we process your personal data. This right applies to the personal data we use for direct marketing, such as newsletters. You can ask us to stop using your personal data for personalised e-mails regarding our auctions. You can set this up yourself in your account. Furthermore, this right also applies to other personal data we process about you based on our legitimate interests.
Right to data portability.
You have the right to receive the personal data you provided us, in the context of the agreement you made with us, in order to keep this personal data in a database of your own or of a third party. You can submit a request to this effect to gdpr@psacution.com. Please include your name, email address and account ID. In addition, we may ask you questions to verify your identity.
Right to restriction.
You have the right to request the restriction of your data. This means that we are allowed to keep your personal data, but not to use it. This right arises in a number of cases. If you believe that this is the case, you can inform us by e-mail at gdpr@psauction.com.
Right to be forgotten/deleted account.
In some cases, you have the right to be forgotten. You can request the deletion of your account through our customer service. In this case, we will assess whether we can delete your data or whether we need to keep certain data due to a legal obligation.
You can request us to remove (part of) your personal data. Please contact our customer service.
Right to lodge a complaint.
If you do not agree with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to file a complaint. If you have a complaint, we would like to resolve this with you first. You can contact the Data Protection Officer by e-mail at gdpr@psauction.com. Please mention your name, e-mail address and account ID.
Finally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) via this link.
You can also contact the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) using the information provided on their official website, for general information about the protection of personal data, or to lodge a complaint about the processing of your personal data by PS Auction.
13. What are cookies?
PS Auction places cookies in your browser when you visit one of our websites.
Cookies are small (temporary) text files that are placed to ensure optimal operation of our websites.
Thanks to cookies, you don't have to enter or download the same information every time you come back to us. That's very convenient! In addition, cookies help us understand how you use our website so we can make it better and more customer friendly. For instance, cookies help us collect certain statistics for statistical purposes and to analyse the number of page visits and the popularity of individual pages and subjects. We also use cookies for marketing purposes.
The cookies we use have different expiry dates. A 'session cookie' expires as soon as you close your browser, whereas a 'persistent cookie' remains on your device for a longer period.
A full overview of the cookies we currently use on our websites and apps can be found during your first visit to our websites and apps in our cookie bot at the bottom of the page. Here you can give your permission for our cookies to be placed. If you do not want our websites and apps to store cookies on your computer, you can of course refuse our 'preferences, statistics and marketing cookies'. In our Cookiebot, you can also see which cookies we use.
Necessary cookies
Purpose
Necessary cookies, also known as functional cookies, are cookies that are necessary for our websites and apps to function properly. These cookies are necessary for the performance of our online auction platform. This includes cookies to allow you to log in to our websites and apps, as well as to process your bids or remember your favourite lots. These cookies also include analytical cookies which have little or no impact on your privacy. Necessary cookies are required, and no user consent is required. Necessary cookies are always placed.
Cookie preferences
Purpose
Preference cookies allow our websites and apps to remember information that affects the behaviour and design of the website, such as your preferred language or the region where you live. Preference cookies are also used to remember your settings when you revisit our websites and apps in the future. This results in faster and easier access, for example because you don't have to log in again.
Preference cookies also help you to select lots and save them in your favourites, so that you can come back to view them later and decide whether to bid on them in the auction. Preference cookies also make it possible to inform you when another user has placed a higher bid than you.
Statistics cookies (analytics)
Purpose
Statistics cookies help us understand how our auction platform is used and how we can continue to improve it, by collecting and reporting data anonymously.
Marketing cookies (tracking)
Purpose
We use Marketing cookies to track visitors as they use our websites and apps. The purpose of Marketing Cookies is to display ads that are relevant to the individual user. This makes these ads more valuable to publishers and third party advertisers. These cookies are also known as tracking cookies. Tracking cookies usually involve the processing of personal data. Think for example of the IP-address.
Accept cookies
For optimal use of our websites and apps, it is necessary that you accept our cookies. When you visit our websites and apps for the first time, you will see our cookie bot. With this you can easily accept our cookies. You can indicate for which category of cookies you do or do not give permission.
For example, if you choose to opt-in to all our cookies, we'll only show you ads for products you really want. Our websites and apps work as expected. We remember your login details and we use third party cookies to remember your interests. This allows us and third parties to show you ads based on your preferences.
14. Delete or disable cookies
You can change the settings of your web browser to block all cookies or only cookies from third party providers. You can also delete cookies that have already been stored in your web browser settings. However, please note that these settings must be changed separately for each web browser and computer you use. If you block our cookies, then PS Auction cannot guarantee an optimal functioning of its websites and apps.
Changing the settings differs per web browser. We have listed the instructions for the most popular web browsers for you:
You can also block cookies from certain providers at the following website:
YouTube
PS Auction uses YouTube API Service to embed videos on the website. Visitors who watch these videos are bound to Youtube Terms of services and agree that their personal data is treated with accordance of Google Privacy Policy.
15. Final provisions
PS Auction reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Statement from time to time. Please check this each time you visit the website to stay informed.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, any of our websites or your registration information, or if you would like to change that information, please contact our Data Protection Officer at gdpr@psauction.com.
These Terms have been adopted by PS on the 17h of June 2024
