Cargo Privacy Policy

Cargo-Bid.com provides an internet service that brings shippers and agents together to a single meeting point to auction off single shipments. The site provides the shipper the opportunity to post a shipment, and let interested agents bid for that shipment with their respective rates. Registration Information The Cargo-Bid registration form requires the user to give us company information including address, email, phone, etc... This information is used in making the contact between the shipper and the agent, once a shipper selects an agent to handle his shipment. We also use this information to send notification emails throughout the process of auctioning a shipment. These notifications include: A registration verification, a new shipment request, a shipment cancellation, a shipment details update, a new bid for a shipment, an updated bid for a shipment, and a cancellation of a bid. We also contact users for the purposes of notifying them of service updates and explanation of services. Shipment / Rates Information In the process of auctioning a shipment, the first part is when a shipper posts a shipment up for auction. This requires to the shipper to fill in information about the shipment. This information includes, among other things, a detailed information of the cargo, shipping date, shipment destination, and so on. Cargo-Bid uses this information in it's notification email to agents in order allow them to place a bid with their rates for the particular shipment. This information is the basis for an agent in making a bid with their respective rates. It is viewable by all relevant agents. Note however, that only shipment information is viewable. The shipper's contact information, as well as his identity is always hidden to all users except the shipper himself. Security This site is housed in a secure data facility and is monitored 24 hours-per-day and 7 days-per-week by network operations personnel for all aspects of operational security. This allows us to to protect the misuse, alteration, or loss of the information. All information is stored on SQL Server 2000, a robust, centralized, and enterprise-level database that is easily capable of handling millions of records and multiple concurrent users. Cargo-Bid.com utilizes a firewall to verify access to the Cargo-Bid.com system. Member access is restricted by the use of an email address and password. Code Base Security Cargo-Bid provides additional levels of security to our members through our carefully scripted Active Server Pages (ASP) code base. Our logic-routines are server-side and all transactions are first verified for authenticity against database records. Forms (i.e., registration updates, shipment forms, bidding forms) are processed using both client-side form validation for user convenience, and server-side validation for purposes of security and data integrity. Our code-base offers substantial protection to our users (and to their data) against attempted abuse. Update Information Cargo-Bid lets users update their information with the following options: 1. Email info@cargo-bid.com 2. Update all given forms in the Members Area Users may check the privacy statement periodically to view any changes or updates. Contacting Us If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the Cargo-Bid bidding system, billing information, or any other matter, you can contact us: