Privacy Policy — Tha Marketplace
Effective Date: September 18, 2026
Last Updated: September 18, 2026
Tha Marketplace respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Tha Marketplace (“Tha Marketplace,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you use our website, marketplace, accounts, listings, advertising services, and related features.
By using Tha Marketplace, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you provide directly to us when you create an account, post an advertisement, communicate with another user, make a payment, purchase advertising, contact us, or otherwise use Tha Marketplace.
This information may include:
- Name
- Username
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Account information
- City, state, ZIP code, or general location
- Profile information
- Listing information
- Product descriptions
- Photographs and other uploaded content
- Messages or communications sent through marketplace features
- Customer-support communications
- Advertising information
- Transaction and payment-related information
The information collected depends on the features you choose to use.
2. Account Information
When you create a Tha Marketplace account, we may collect information necessary to establish and maintain your account.
This may include your name, email address, username, password credentials, telephone number, and other profile information.
Passwords should be stored using appropriate security protections rather than in readable form.
You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential.
3. Listings and Public Information
When you post an advertisement on Tha Marketplace, certain information is intended to be publicly visible.
Depending on your listing and account settings, this may include:
Listing title • Photos • Description • Price • Category • General location • Seller name or username • Other information you choose to include
Do not include sensitive personal information in a public listing.
For example, avoid posting Social Security numbers, passwords, bank account information, credit-card numbers, government identification numbers, or other information that you do not want publicly available.
4. Location Information
Tha Marketplace may collect or process location information to help provide relevant marketplace features.
This may include a location that you enter manually, such as your city, state, or ZIP code.
If Tha Marketplace later offers features that use your device’s precise location, we may request permission through your browser, device, or application where required.
You may be able to control location permissions through your browser or device settings.
5. Payment Information
Tha Marketplace may charge fees for listings, featured advertisements, banner advertising, or other paid services.
Payments may be processed by third-party payment processors.
Tha Marketplace may receive information about a transaction, such as:
- Amount paid
- Transaction status
- Payment date
- Transaction or order identifier
- Payment method type
- Billing information where necessary
Full payment-card details may be collected and processed directly by the payment provider rather than stored by Tha Marketplace.
Third-party payment providers process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
6. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Tha Marketplace, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This can include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visits
- Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address
- Interactions with marketplace features
- Cookies and similar technologies
This information may be used for security, analytics, troubleshooting, fraud prevention, and improving the marketplace.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Tha Marketplace may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.
Cookies may be used to:
Keep users logged in • Remember preferences • Maintain shopping or checkout sessions • Improve website performance • Measure traffic • Prevent fraud • Understand how visitors use the marketplace
Third-party services integrated with Tha Marketplace may also use cookies or similar technologies subject to applicable law and their own policies.
Where required, users may be provided with choices regarding non-essential cookies.
Browser settings can also be used to block or delete certain cookies, although doing so may affect website functionality.
8. How We Use Information
Tha Marketplace may use collected information to:
- Create and maintain user accounts.
- Display and manage marketplace listings.
- Process listing and promotional purchases.
- Enable communication between users.
- Provide customer support.
- Personalize marketplace features.
- Improve website functionality.
- Detect and prevent fraud, spam, scams, and abuse.
- Maintain website security.
- Enforce our Terms of Service and marketplace policies.
- Analyze marketplace performance.
- Communicate important account or service information.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations.
We may also use information for other purposes disclosed when the information is collected or with your consent where required.
9. Artificial Intelligence Features
Tha Marketplace may offer artificial-intelligence-assisted features.
For example, users may be able to upload a photograph of an item and receive suggestions for a:
Product title • Description • Category • Condition • Keywords • Estimated price range
Information, photographs, or listing details submitted to an AI-powered feature may need to be processed by technology providers that help deliver the feature.
Where third-party AI providers are used, information will be handled subject to applicable agreements and privacy requirements.
Users should avoid uploading unnecessary sensitive personal information to AI features.
AI-generated results may be inaccurate and should always be reviewed before publication.
10. Communications Between Buyers and Sellers
If Tha Marketplace provides messaging or contact features, information you send through those features may be processed to deliver the communication and operate the service.
We may also process communications when reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention, abuse investigations, dispute handling, or enforcement of our policies, subject to applicable law.
Users should never send passwords, verification codes, Social Security numbers, bank credentials, or other highly sensitive information to another marketplace user.
11. How We Share Information
Tha Marketplace does not sell personal information for money.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to operate the marketplace, including to:
Payment processors • Website hosting providers • Cloud-service providers • Analytics providers • Email providers • Security and fraud-prevention providers • AI service providers • Other vendors supporting marketplace operations
These providers may process information to perform services on our behalf or as otherwise disclosed in their applicable terms.
We may also disclose information when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, security, or safety of Tha Marketplace, our users, or others.
12. Information Shared With Other Users
Marketplace transactions require some information to be shared between buyers and sellers.
When you post a listing or communicate with another user, information you intentionally make available may be seen by that person.
You should carefully consider what information you disclose.
Tha Marketplace cannot control what another person does with information you voluntarily provide outside the platform.
13. Advertising
Tha Marketplace may display banner advertisements, promoted listings, featured advertisements, sponsored content, or other advertising.
We may collect information about advertising interactions, such as impressions and clicks, to operate and evaluate advertising services.
Third-party advertisers should not receive sensitive personal information from Tha Marketplace merely because their advertisement appears on the platform.
If third-party advertising or analytics technologies are introduced, this Privacy Policy and applicable consent mechanisms may be updated accordingly.
14. Analytics
Tha Marketplace may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics information may include page visits, traffic sources, device information, general geographic information, and interactions with website features.
This information helps us understand what is working, identify technical problems, and improve Tha Marketplace.
15. Data Security
Tha Marketplace uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information.
However, no website, database, network, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users should use strong passwords, protect their login credentials, and contact us if they believe their account has been compromised.
16. Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Information may also be retained when necessary to:
Maintain business records • Complete transactions • Resolve disputes • Prevent fraud • Enforce agreements • Meet tax/accounting obligations • Comply with legal requirements
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable requirements.
17. Account Deletion and Privacy Requests
Users may contact Tha Marketplace to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, subject to applicable law.
Some information may need to be retained after an account is closed for legitimate purposes such as transaction records, fraud prevention, security, dispute resolution, or legal compliance.
Identity verification may be required before processing certain privacy requests.
18. Children’s Privacy
Tha Marketplace is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
If we learn that personal information from a child was collected in circumstances requiring parental consent and such consent was not obtained, we will take appropriate steps consistent with applicable law.
Parents or guardians who believe a child has improperly provided personal information may contact Tha Marketplace.
19. Third-Party Websites
Tha Marketplace may contain links to third-party websites, businesses, advertisements, payment providers, or other external services.
Once you leave Tha Marketplace, the third party’s privacy practices apply.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of websites and services they choose to visit.
20. Business Transfers
If Tha Marketplace is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law.
Any successor’s handling of personal information will remain subject to applicable privacy requirements.
21. Legal Requests
Tha Marketplace may preserve or disclose information when we reasonably believe doing so is necessary to comply with applicable law, a valid legal process, or an enforceable governmental request.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to investigate fraud or protect the rights and safety of Tha Marketplace, our users, or others.
22. U.S. State Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state law.
Depending on where you live and whether a particular law applies to Tha Marketplace, these rights may include the ability to request:
- Access to certain personal information.
- Correction of inaccurate information.
- Deletion of certain information.
- A copy of certain personal information.
- Information concerning certain disclosures.
- Opt-out rights for certain forms of targeted advertising, sale, or sharing where applicable.
Tha Marketplace will process applicable privacy requests according to the laws that apply to our operations.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against users for exercising applicable privacy rights.
23. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as Tha Marketplace grows, introduces new features, changes service providers, or responds to changes in applicable law.
When changes are made, the Last Updated date at the top of this policy will be revised.
For material changes, additional notice may be provided where appropriate or required.
24. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to submit a privacy request, please contact Tha Marketplace through our Contact Us page.
Before publishing this Privacy Policy, you should add your:
Legal Business Name
Business Mailing Address
Privacy/Support Email Address
These details are particularly important for handling formal privacy requests.
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