Your account security and your privacy are important to ensuring a positive experience on the eBay site. The pages in this section outline how you can protect your account, including steps you can take if you suspect that someone has tampered with your account.

Learn more about account security:

• Account Protection – What you can do to ensure that your eBay account is secure.

• Choosing a Secure Password – How to select a password that will ensure account security.

• Reporting Spoof Email – eBay will never ask you to provide sensitive information through email. Learn how to identify if a message was sent by eBay, as well as what you should do if you receive such an email message.

• Recognizing Spoof (Fake) eBay Web Sites – Typically, spoof email links to a fake Web site. Learn the differences between the real eBay site and an impostor.

• About eBay Toolbar's Account Guard – Account Guard warns you when you are on a potentially fraudulent Web site.

• Protecting Your Identity – If you provided confidential information through a spoof Web site, this page lists measures you should take to secure both your eBay account and your identity.

• Securing Your Account and Reporting Account Theft – What you should do if you suspect that someone has tampered with your account.

Most private communication, including email correspondence, is not regulated by eBay. The following pages outline what you can do if you are receiving unwelcome email, as well as when eBay may be able to take action.

Learn more about how eBay works with you to protect your privacy:

• Protecting Your Privacy – Summarizes eBay’s Privacy Policy and describes limits for contacting members.

• Privacy Policy – The comprehensive version of eBay’s Privacy Policy detailing your privacy rights on eBay.

• Appendix to the Privacy Policy –Explains how your information is disclosed and what other people can see.

• Cookies, Web Beacons, and Your Privacy – How eBay uses and restricts the use of cookies and Web beacons.

• Minimizing Unwanted Email – Steps you can take to reduce the number of unwanted messages you receive. This page also contains types of unwanted email that should be reported to eBay.

• Sending Headers – How to send full message headers when reporting unwanted email to eBay.

• Spam (Unsolicited Commercial Email) – eBay's spam policy applies only to unsolicited commercial messages sent by eBay members. This page details the types of spam mail that you can report to eBay.

• Misuse of eBay Forwarding System – eBay allows members to facilitate transactions through the Contact an eBay Member feature, but will investigate any misuse of this service.