Privacy Policy

Siderbox Cards & Games ("Siderbox," "we," "us," or "our") operates siderbox.com. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit the site, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways:

Information you provide directly

When you contact us through the contact form or by email, we receive the information you choose to share — typically your name, email address, and message content (such as a buylist or trade inquiry).

Information collected automatically

When you visit siderbox.com, standard web server logs and any analytics tools we use may record your IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. This information is used in aggregate to understand site usage and improve the experience.

2. How We Use It

We use collected information to:

• Respond to inquiries and buylist submissions
• Process and fulfill orders placed through our TCGplayer or eBay storefronts
• Understand how visitors use the site and improve its content
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Affiliate Links & Disclosure

Siderbox participates in affiliate programs, including the TCGplayer Affiliate Program (operated through Impact). Some links on this site — particularly links to TCGplayer product pages in our inventory — are affiliate links. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate commissions do not influence our inventory, pricing decisions, or editorial content. We only link to products relevant to our TCG audience.

Links to our own storefronts at siderbox.tcgplayerpro.com and ebay.com/usr/siderbx are not affiliate links.

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information under their own privacy policies:

• TCGplayer — our primary marketplace platform. Purchases made through TCGplayer are governed by TCGplayer's Privacy Policy.
• eBay — our secondary marketplace. Purchases are governed by eBay's Privacy Policy.
• Impact — our affiliate network, used to track affiliate link clicks and commissions.
• Cloudflare Pages — our hosting provider, which processes basic server logs.

5. Cookies

Siderbox.com uses a small number of cookies:

• Theme preference — a local storage entry (sb-theme) that remembers your light/dark mode preference. This stays in your browser and is never sent to our servers.
• Affiliate tracking — if you click a TCGplayer affiliate link, Impact may set a cookie to attribute any resulting purchase. This is governed by Impact's cookie policy.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect affiliate attribution but will not impact your ability to use this site.

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions and email correspondence are retained as long as they are relevant to an active transaction or inquiry, and deleted thereafter. We do not maintain a marketing database of visitor information.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you. To make such a request, contact us at the address below. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are located in California, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you are located in the European Economic Area, you may have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

8. Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach us through our contact page or by email. We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 5 business days.