Privacy Policy

Booksalenearme.com is operated by Chesapeake Books LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“we,” “us,” or “our”).

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use the website, email alerts, subscriptions, and related services, how we use that information, and the choices you have.

You can reach us at any time at chesapeakebooks123@gmail.com with privacy questions or requests.

Account information: if you create an account, we collect your email address and an encrypted form of your password. We never store your password in readable form.

Search input: when you search, you enter a ZIP code and a distance. We use these to calculate which sales are near you.

Subscription information: if you purchase a membership, our payment processor collects and processes your card details. We do not receive or store full card numbers.

Messages: if you contact us, submit a sale, or use the advertising form, we receive the information you include in that message, such as your name, email address, and the details of your request.

Saved sales and alert settings: if you bookmark sales or turn on email alerts, we store those preferences so we can show them back to you and send the alerts you asked for.

Like most websites, our hosting and analytics systems record basic technical information when you visit, such as the pages you view, the approximate country you visit from, the type of device and browser you use, and the site that referred you.

Our analytics are configured to measure traffic in aggregate. We do not build advertising profiles from this data and we do not sell it.

We use cookies and similar browser storage for essential functions such as keeping you signed in and remembering your saved sales, and for measuring site traffic.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Essential features such as signing in may not work correctly if you do.

We may display advertising on the site, including advertising served by Google and its partners.

Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at https://www.aboutads.info.

Where required by law, we request consent before non-essential advertising or measurement cookies are used.

To operate the service: to run searches, display listings, maintain your account, and provide the features you request.

To send email you asked for: sale alerts near your ZIP code, closure alerts for members who enable them, password resets, and account or billing notices.

To improve the service: to understand which pages and features are used, fix problems, and improve accuracy and speed.

To keep the service safe: to prevent fraud, abuse, spam, and unauthorized access.

To meet legal obligations: to comply with applicable law and to enforce our Terms of Service.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share your email address with advertisers.

We use a small number of vendors to run the site: a cloud hosting and database provider, an email delivery provider, a payment processor, a privacy-friendly analytics provider, and an advertising provider.

These providers process information only as needed to perform services for us, under contractual confidentiality and security obligations.

We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or valid legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public.

If the business is sold or reorganized, information may transfer as part of that transaction, subject to this Policy.

Every marketing or alert email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can turn alerts off in your account settings at any time.

We may still send essential service messages, such as password resets and billing receipts, while your account is active.

We keep account information for as long as your account remains open, and for a limited period afterward as needed for legal, accounting, and fraud-prevention purposes.

Messages you send us are retained so we can respond and keep a record of the request.

Access to our database is restricted, transmitted over encrypted connections, and protected by row-level access rules so users can only reach their own records.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, to request correction or deletion, to request a copy in portable form, to opt out of targeted advertising or the sale or sharing of personal information, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws, as well as individuals in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, may have additional rights, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To make a request, email chesapeakebooks123@gmail.com. We will verify your request and respond within the time period required by applicable law.

You may also delete your account at any time, which removes your account record, saved sales, and alert settings.

The service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Book sale listings describe public events published by libraries, Friends of the Library groups, schools, and similar organizations. They are not personal information about our users.

If you are an organizer and would like a listing corrected or removed, email us and we will update or remove it.

The service is operated from the United States, and information is processed and stored in the United States.

If you access the service from outside the United States, you understand that your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.

We may update this Privacy Policy as the service changes or as the law requires.

When we make material changes, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through the site.

Chesapeake Books LLC, operator of Booksalenearme.com.

Email: chesapeakebooks123@gmail.com