Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5.5.26
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
SilentAuction.org is a free informational website providing resources, guides, and tools to help nonprofits, schools, and organizations run successful silent auctions. We do not require registration, we do not host auctions, and we do not process payments or transactions of any kind.
This Privacy Policy explains what limited information we may collect when you visit our site, how it is used, and how we protect it. We believe in full transparency — because trust matters as much to us as it does to the communities we serve.
This Privacy Policy explains what limited information we may collect when you visit our site, how it is used, and how we protect it. We believe in full transparency — because trust matters as much to us as it does to the communities we serve.
Information We Collect
Because SilentAuction.org is purely an informational resource, we collect very limited data. We do not have user accounts, shopping carts, or auction registration of any kind.
The information we may collect falls into two categories:
The information we may collect falls into two categories:
Information you choose to provide
If you contact us through a contact form or email us directly, you may provide your name and email address. This information is used only to respond to your inquiry and is not stored in a marketing database or shared with third parties.
Information collected automatically
When you visit any website, certain technical data is collected automatically by servers and analytics tools. This may include:
- Your IP address (used to determine approximate geographic region)
- Browser type and version
- The device and operating system you are using
- Pages you visited on our site and how long you spent on them
- The website that referred you to us (referral URL)
- Date and time of your visit
How We Use Your Information
We use the limited information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your questions or feedback — if you contact us, we use the information you provide to reply to you.
- To improve our website — aggregated analytics data helps us understand which resources are most useful and where we can do better.
- To maintain site security — server logs help us detect unusual traffic patterns or potential security issues.
- To measure the reach of our content — we want to understand how many people our guides and resources are helping.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
SilentAuction.org uses cookies and similar technologies in a limited way to operate the site and understand how it is used.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They help websites remember your preferences and gather basic analytics data.
Essential cookies
These are required for the website to function. They do not collect personal information and cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site — for example, which pages are visited most often and how long visitors spend reading our guides. Google Analytics collects anonymized, aggregated data. No personally identifiable information is captured through this tool. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time using Google’s opt-out tool: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Managing cookies
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or any cookies designed to track you across other websites.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They help websites remember your preferences and gather basic analytics data.
Essential cookies
These are required for the website to function. They do not collect personal information and cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site — for example, which pages are visited most often and how long visitors spend reading our guides. Google Analytics collects anonymized, aggregated data. No personally identifiable information is captured through this tool. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time using Google’s opt-out tool: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Managing cookies
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or any cookies designed to track you across other websites.
Third-Party Services
To operate and improve SilentAuction.org, we work with a small number of trusted third-party service providers. These providers have access only to the data necessary to perform their specific function and are not permitted to use it for any other purpose.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to measure site traffic and content performance. Data collected is anonymized and aggregated. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy
Web hosting provider
Our website is hosted on a third-party server. Our hosting provider may collect server logs (including IP addresses) as a standard part of operating web infrastructure.
Contact / form tools
If we use a third-party tool to manage contact form submissions, any information you submit through a contact form will be processed by that tool solely to facilitate our response to you. We do not use any advertising networks, affiliate tracking systems, or social media data collection tools on this site.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to measure site traffic and content performance. Data collected is anonymized and aggregated. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy
Web hosting provider
Our website is hosted on a third-party server. Our hosting provider may collect server logs (including IP addresses) as a standard part of operating web infrastructure.
Contact / form tools
If we use a third-party tool to manage contact form submissions, any information you submit through a contact form will be processed by that tool solely to facilitate our response to you. We do not use any advertising networks, affiliate tracking systems, or social media data collection tools on this site.
Links to External Sites
SilentAuction.org contains links to external websites, nonprofit resources, auction software providers, and other third-party content that we believe will be helpful to our readers. These links are provided for informational purposes only.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of any external site. When you leave SilentAuction.org by clicking an external link, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of the site you are visiting. Our policy applies only to silentauction.org.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of any external site. When you leave SilentAuction.org by clicking an external link, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of the site you are visiting. Our policy applies only to silentauction.org.
Children's Privacy
SilentAuction.org is intended for adults — specifically, volunteers, nonprofit staff, event coordinators, and fundraising professionals seeking information about running silent auctions.
We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us through our contact form, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us through our contact form, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
Your Rights and Choices
Because we collect very limited personal information, there is little data we hold that would typically be subject to data rights requests. However, we respect your rights fully and are happy to accommodate any reasonable request.
You may contact us to:
California residents have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. We do not sell personal information. To submit a data rights request, contact us at the address below.
European visitors (GDPR)
If you are visiting from the European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation including the right to access, correct, and delete personal data we hold about you. Our legal basis for processing limited visitor analytics data is legitimate interest in understanding site performance. Contact us at any time to exercise your rights.
You may contact us to:
- Ask what information (if any) we hold about you
- Request deletion of any personal information you have submitted (e.g., through a contact form)
- Opt out of analytics tracking (see the Google Analytics opt-out link in the Cookies section)
- Ask any question about how your data is handled
California residents have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. We do not sell personal information. To submit a data rights request, contact us at the address below.
European visitors (GDPR)
If you are visiting from the European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation including the right to access, correct, and delete personal data we hold about you. Our legal basis for processing limited visitor analytics data is legitimate interest in understanding site performance. Contact us at any time to exercise your rights.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in how we operate our site, legal requirements, or the tools and services we use. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
Because SilentAuction.org does not have user accounts, we cannot notify you directly of changes via email. We encourage you to review this page periodically if you are a regular visitor to our site.
Your continued use of SilentAuction.org following any posted changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Because SilentAuction.org does not have user accounts, we cannot notify you directly of changes via email. We encourage you to review this page periodically if you are a regular visitor to our site.
Your continued use of SilentAuction.org following any posted changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.