Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions (Registration)

www.carolinaeBid.com is intended to be a friendly, enjoyable and useful experience, but as with anything concerning any kind of transactions there are risks involved and we strongly advise you to understand all of these terms before joining. If you spot a listing that you feel is violating the general terms and conditions of this web-site as stated below please let us know by contacting us.

Rights to Suspend or Terminate

You agree that Carolina eBid LLC, in its own discretion, may terminate any auction or use of the service immediately and without notice if (a) We believe that you are not abiding by the general rules of this web-site (b) You have repeatedly broken a certain term (c) You have listed a suspicious item (d) We believe you to be a non paying bidder. In most cases when we suspect foul play we will suspend your account/listing while we investigate further. If our investigation is conclusive then your account on www.carolinaebid.com will be terminated.

Your Conduct.

You are solely responsible for the contents of your actions through www.carolinaebid.com . You must ensure that your participation in the selling or buying of items does not violate any applicable laws or regulations. By this we mean that you must check that you entitled to sell or buy the relevant item and that you are not prohibited from doing so by any law or regulation.

You must not transmit through the service any unlawful, harassing, libelous (Slander), abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material. You must also not transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation.

Membership

Membership on www.carolinaebid.com is only available to those you can form a legally binding contract. This web-site does not permit minors (under 16) to register. If any member fails to sign up with their correct age the account will be terminated immediately.

General Terms

This site acts as the window for sellers to conduct auctions and for bidders to bid on sellers' auctions. We are not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers. As a result, we have no control over the quality, safety or legality of the items listed the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to buy items. We cannot and does not control whether or not sellers will complete the sale of items they offer or buyers will complete the purchases of items they have bid on. In addition, note that there are risks of dealing with foreign nationals, under age persons or people acting under false pretense.

Carolina eBid LLC is not be responsible for any items sold by Auction, for any damage to items during transit or during the inspection period, nor for misrepresentations and/or breaches of contract by either buyer and/or seller. Carolina eBid LLC shall not be responsible for the cost of procurement of substitute goods or any losses resulting from any goods purchased or obtained.

Carolina eBid LLC assumes no liability for the content of the listings. However if you fall victim of a fraudulent transaction we will assist you as much as we can.

Articles

Article 1. Eligibility of membership - This auction site is only available to people who are legally able to form binding contracts with you and the seller/buyer of an auction item. People who are of under age of 16 are not eligible for membership due to security precautions that can result as of those members. If you do not meet these requirements, you are not eligible to use these auction services.

Article 2. Carolina eBid only provides auction services - We only provide services to people interested in selling and buying merchandise via internet auction. We do not have control over the items that are posted in the auction site, and cannot guarantee the authenticity and quality of a said product. We are not responsible for the actions the sellers takes, before, during, and after the auction, typographical errors, mis-prints, loss of merchandise/money, damage or failure of equipment, due to your visit to this auction site. Use of this site is at your own risk, and content is presented 'As-Is'.

Article 3. Bidding and Selling - As a user, you may bid and/or sell merchandise over Carolina eBid. As a bidder, you know that placing a bid is a binding contract with you and the seller, and the bid cannot be retracted unless due to fault by the seller of typographical error, or other error, due to human error on the seller's part. Once you place a bid, and if you win, you will be obligated to buy the product at the said price you indicated as your bid. Placing a bid on this auction site, and winning, then not paying for the product is illegal in most states, and prosecution can result to you. As a seller, the item that you place up for bids must be real. Once a bid has been placed for your item, you are being placed in a binding contract with the potential buyer of the product, if that bid shall be the highest bid. Once the auction is over, if over reserve price, you are obligated to sell to the potential buyer which is the highest bidder in your auction. If, reserve price was not met, you are not obligated in any way to sell this item at all. As a seller, you are not in any way to bid on your own items. If reported, your auction will be deleted.

Article 4. Selling Items - As a user, you are welcome to put items up for sale on Carolina eBid. We do have restrictions on what items you may sell, and what you may not sell. You may not sell illegal merchandise, including pirated software and music, firearms, adult videos, or anything that is affiliated with pornography, etc. Items that are up to bids are subject to review by the staff of Carolina eBid, and may be removed without prior notice, if in violation with the User Agreement.

Article 5. Privacy - We gather your information so that other people will have it on hand when they win your auction, or you win their auction. Personal information is not sold, rented, without your permission. Personal information sent to a user regarding a product bought or sold on the auction is not to be used for any other purpose, except for communication with the auction item.

Article 6. Warranty - Carolina eBid provide this website in an 'as-is' condition, without a warranty or condition. Carolina eBid is not liable for any damages resulting in an auction, or your visit to the site.

By checking the box below, you agree to these terms and condition listed above.

Laws.

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of The United States of America and any disputes will be decided only by The Courts of United States of America.

Privacy Policy

Carolina eBid, LLC ("www.carolinaebib.com") has created this statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting your privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.

Carolinaebid.com uses the information we collect about you to process orders. When you register at carolinaebid.com, we collect your name, email addresses, mailing address in order to successfully register you on www.carolinaebid.com

When you sign up for carolinaebid.com Auction, we also use your email address to send you email notice of your bid and auction status, and we may use your email address to send you notice of upgrades or changes to carolinaebid.com, new services, and special offers.

We occasionally will ask for additional information from you in connection with a contest or other promotional feature in which you participate, so we can administer the contest and notify winners. We may offer contests or promotions with third parties; policies concerning use of your personal data gathered in connection with any such contest or promotion will be specifically set forth in the rules and policies applicable to the contest or promotion.

Carolinaebid.com offers a service called "Send this auction to a Friend" that allows you to notify friends about open auctions. If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. We do not save or share your friends email address, they are only used for this one time mailing. Please note, however, that carolinaebid.com opposes the practice of sending unsolicited commercial emails, also known as "spam". Therefore, we request that you send “Send this auction to a Friend “emails only to people known by you who may be interested in the auction. If someone asks you not to send these emails to him or her, please comply.

When you bid on an item, you must enter the amount of your bid, your carolinaebid.com Login ID and your password. Only your user name and your bid will be publicly available in the Current Winning Bids history.

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all applicable local laws and rules regarding online conduct and privacy, as well as content. Specifically, but not as a limitation, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding transmission of technical and personal data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Cookies
"Cookies" are pieces of information that are passed to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. Carolinaebid.com uses cookies to recognize repeat visitors, to automatically enter your login ID in our bid form, and to provide additional features to make bidding & buying at carolinaebid.com easier and more efficient. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can turn them off using your browser's settings. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

Links
This Web site may contain links to other web sites. We provide these links for your convenience, but we do not review, control or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. We are not responsible for the performance of these sites or for your business dealings with them. Your use of other web sites is subject to the terms and conditions of those web sites, including the privacy policies of those web sites.

Children's Privacy
This Web site is designed for an adult audience only, and children should not use this Web site. We will not intentionally collect online any personal information (such as a child's name or e-mail address) from children under the age of 16. If you think that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 16, please contact us and we will address the issue.

Security

How your information is encrypted
There are certain areas on the site where you may enter and submit additional information. Certain of these areas are encrypted using SSL encrypted transmissions between your Web browser and our Web server. This is designed to reduce the chance that someone (e.g. on your network at work or at your Internet service provider) may try to compromise your private information as it travels from your Web browser to our secure server. You'll know when transmitted data is encrypted by a security notice when you enter an encrypted page. The pages where you submit your account information, place a bid, and receive confirmation of a successful bid are all encrypted.

Protecting your login ID and password
Always keep your carolinaebid.com account number and password secret. They are your only identification for bidding purposes. If you receive information about a bid you did not place, or questionable communications regarding your account, please contact carolinaebid.com Customer Support immediately by email. One potential way for someone to steal your login ID and password is if you bookmark any area on My Page or a bid submission page. This is a concern if your browser is available to other people at work, home, or especially if you use a browser at a public internet cafe. You should not bookmark such pages and you should clear the browser cache and quit the browser completely when you are done surfing carolinaebid.com.