RutsCameras is a website where you can sell your photography equipment, buy used and new cameras and video cameras. You can sell your digital camera equipment at a fixed price or auction it off. You can also use a reverse auction or start the clock on the auction only when the first bid is made. There are numerous options when listing your new and used film cameras, point & shoot or any video equipment. Just like those other auctions sites you can customize a personal store front. That is completely FREE as well! If you are a large seller with many different pieces of photography equipment, use the Bulklister to make it easy on you. It even accepts Turbolister files!
Do you hate a certain payment gateway? If so, we have 10 different built in direct payment options! Also you can trade equipment, or setup a local transaction and accept cash. You do not have to use one of the payment gateways, you can arrange your own payment!
The camera equipment many users are looking for or often list for sale is a Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Pentax, Konica, Minolta, Leica, Hasselbad, Fuji, Mamiya, Bronica, Rollei, Tamron, Sigma, Samsung, Kodak or Contax just to name a few. We encourage you to list anything photography or video related. If you are trying to sell Professional or just basic equipment RutsCameras is the place to do it.
If you are looking for something specific to buy, I suggest you use the "Wanted Ads" to list whatever it is. Then check back soon after and someone will likely have listed that equipment for sale or maybe even have contacted you directly to facilitate to transaction for that special DSLR or lens you have been searching for.
Privacy Policy
Privacy
Policy
Overview
RutsCameras is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to this
site (the "Site"). We want you to have an enjoyable shopping
experience. And while it is necessary for us to collect certain personal
information, we respect and protect your right to privacy as set forth in this
Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to the Site. This Privacy Policy
does not apply to other web sites to which we link. You agree that your use of
the Site signifies your assent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with
this Privacy Policy, please do not use the site.
What We Collect
When you browse through our site we may collect:
* Basic information about your computer, browser and
connection to make sure that we can give you proper information and customer
service and for security purposes.
* Aggregate information on what pages consumers access or
visit to improve our site.
If you choose to register, so that you can buy or sell items, we will ask you
for more information including:
* Your name and address which, among other things, enables us
to have your items picked up or delivered to you;
* Your email address and telephone number so we can contact
you;
* Your date of birth which, among other things, ensures that
all of our users are adults and provides us general demographic information;
* A login and password to use to update your information at
any time in the future.
If you choose to buy or sell equipment we will ask you for:
* The company that runs the payment gateway you choose to use
is completely responsible for the financial transaction and your payment
information;
* For your protection,
RutsCameras will not collect your CC or Bank Account information.
Changing and Updating Personal Information; Choosing Options:
Consumers can change all of their personal account information by going to the
My Account and clicking the "Edit Account Info" button. You can
change your address, telephone number, email address, password, as well as your
privacy settings. Also on this page we will give you the option to choose if you
would like to receive email or written service from RutsCameras. If you would
like to receive these solicitations simply check the appropriate box. You can
choose to stop participating at any time simply by changing your preferences on
the website, replying to an email's Unsubscribe function, or contacting
Customer Service. Please refer to the Choice and opt-out section for more
information.
Supplementing Information:
We may obtain information from or about you in other ways. For example, we may
verify user information with a service provider, or users may send us
information during their contacts with Customer Support.
Profile
We store information that we collect through cookies and log files to create a
profile of our users. A profile is stored information that we keep on
individual users that details their preferences. Consequently, collected
information is tied to the users personally identifiable information to provide
offers and improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to
tailor a user's visit to our website, and to direct pertinent marketing
promotions to them. This information may also be used to help improve our
services overall. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any
personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
Cookies:
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information
about the user. Usage of a cookie is not linked to any personally identifiable
information while a user is visiting our site. We use both session cookies and
persistent cookies. For the session cookie, once users close the browser, the
cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on
the user's hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies enable
us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience
on our site. By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a
password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If users reject
the cookie, they may still browse our site, however they will not be able to
buy or sell equipment. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet
browser help file directions.
Log Files:
Like most standard website servers, we use log files. This includes Internet
Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP),
referring pages, platform type, date/time stamp. IP addresses, etc. are linked
to personally identifiable information. We use Log Files in error diagnostics,
session management and determining our advertising efficacy.
Communications from the Site
Transactions and Service Announcements:
Members who buy or sell equipment will receive a number of emails throughout
the transaction process and they may sometimes receive phone calls from our
Customer Service department to ensure smooth transactions. We may also
occasionally send out service-related announcements, for instance, if our
service is temporarily suspended for maintenance. Generally, these
communications are not promotional in nature, and users will receive them as
long as their accounts are open.
Special Offers, Newsletters and Updates:
Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not
receive these types of communications, as explained in the Choice and opt-out
section below.
Customer Service:
We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services. We
respond to issues relating to a user's account via email or phone, in
accordance with the user's wishes.
Choice and opt-out:
A user can change their opt-in or opt-out status in several ways:
From a Newsletter: Click on the "Unsubscribe" link within the email.
If the site does not recognize you, please enter your email address and click
submit. The next step is in your profile select the alerts, which you no longer
wish to receive and click the “unsubscribe” button. If the site does recognize
you, you do not have to enter your email address. Simply select the alerts in
your profile, which you no longer wish to receive and click the “unsubscribe”
button.
Testimonials and Photo Usage
If you submit testimonials, photos, blogs, writings, customer satisfaction
surveys or other writings or media in connection with use of RutsCameras and
its services, user approves the right to use the user's name, home city and
such writings, or media testimonials in connection with RutsCameras’ marketing
and publicity efforts in any and all media in perpetuity. Said media shall
include, without limitation, print, radio, television, internet, email, magazine
and any other form of communication whether now known or hereafter devised.
No consideration is being paid for this release, and the user understands that
RutsCameras is relying on this release without consideration if it avails
itself of any or all of the rights granted herein.
Sharing Information
At RutsCameras, we care about your privacy. We may share your personal
information with third parties in the following instances:
Within Our Corporate Family:
We may share information with our parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures
or other companies under common control, where it may be used to provide joint
services or for purposes such as internal statistics, strategic
decision-making, customer verification, fraud prevention and security.
Legal Disclaimer:
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may disclose personal
information when required by law or under the good-faith belief that such
action is necessary under applicable law. We may disclose personal information
in order to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal
claims. We also share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take
action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, to protect our property
or interests or that of our agents and employees, and to protect personal
safety or the public.
Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable):
We share some aggregated demographic information (age, zip codes) with some of
our partners. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information. We
may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These
companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs
or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that
these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely
anonymous.
Third Party Service Providers:
We may disclose information about individual users to third parties who provide
services to RutsCameras. These third parties provide a variety of services to RutsCameras,
including, without limitation, verifying credit card information, fulfilling
orders via courier delivery, processing credit card transactions, and
disbursing payments to sellers. In addition, these services may include
enhancing the information RutsCameras collects about its customers. We may also
use third-party email providers to assist with sending our marketing emails.
These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable
information for any secondary purposes. Any personally identifiable information
that RutsCameras shares with its service providers may only be used to provide
services to RutsCameras and the service providers will not be given permission
to use such information for other purposes.
Business Transitions:
In the event RutsCameras goes through a business transition, such as a merger,
an acquisition by another company, or a sale of all or a portion of its assets,
users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets
transferred. Users will be notified via prominent notice on our website for 30
days after a change of ownership or control of their personal information, if
personal information will be used contrary to this policy. If as a result of
the business transition, the users' personally identifiable information will be
used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, users
will be given the option to continue sharing their information consistent with
our notification of changes section. However, nothing in this Privacy Policy is
intended to interfere with the ability of RutsCameras to transfer all or part
of its business and/or assets (including the Site), for any purposes, without
any limitation whatsoever. RutsCameras specifically reserves the right to
transfer or share a copy of personally identifiable information collected from
its Site to the buyer of that portion of its business relating to that
information.
Security
This website takes every reasonable precaution to protect our users'
information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, their
information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information,
that information is encrypted and is protected with encryption software, currently
SSL encryption. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon
on the bottom of web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just
'surfing'. While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online,
we also protect user-information off-line. Access to all users' information,
not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted to our
offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for
example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted
access to personally identifiable information. Employees are kept up-to-date on
our security and privacy practices. The servers that store personally
identifiable information are in a secure environment, behind a locked cage at a
professional hosting company. Although we endeavor to create secure and
reliable Sites and to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of
information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that
we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this
Privacy Policy. You hereby acknowledge that RutsCameras is not responsible for
any intercepted information sent via the Internet, and you hereby release us
from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of intercepted
information in any unauthorized manner.
External Links
The Site contains links to other websites maintained by third parties. Please
be aware that RutsCameras exercises no control over linked sites and is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. Each linked
site maintains its own independent privacy and data collection policies and
procedures, and you are encouraged to view the privacy policies of these other
sites before providing any personal information.
Changes in this Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this
privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that
you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what
circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please
review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will
notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
