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Privacy Policy

What personal data we collect, why we use it and what rights you have.

Last updated: 2026-08-01

1. Controller

The controller for the processing described here is MachYard AG, Bahnhofstrasse 12, 6300 Zug, Switzerland (CHE-000.000.000). Data-protection contact: legal@machyard.example.

2. Data we process

Depending on how you use the Platform we process:

  • account and contact data (name, company, email, phone, address)
  • transaction data (offers, bids, invoices, payment status, delivery details)
  • machine and inspection data you submit as a seller
  • technical data (IP address, device, browser, log data)
  • usage and consent data from cookies and similar technologies

3. Purposes and legal bases

We process data to perform the contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), to comply with legal obligations such as tax, accounting, sanctions and anti-money-laundering rules (Art. 6(1)(c)), on the basis of our legitimate interests in fraud prevention, security and service improvement (Art. 6(1)(f)), and on the basis of your consent for marketing and non-essential cookies (Art. 6(1)(a)).

4. Recipients

We share data with inspection partners, freight forwarders and customs agents, payment and escrow providers, IT and hosting providers, and with the counterparty of a transaction to the extent required to complete it. Processors act on our instructions under data-processing agreements.

5. International transfers

Where data is transferred outside Switzerland or the EEA, we rely on adequacy decisions or EU Standard Contractual Clauses together with additional safeguards.

6. Retention

We retain transaction and accounting records for 10 years as required by law, account data for the duration of the relationship plus statutory limitation periods, and consent and log data for shorter periods defined in our retention schedule.

7. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection, and you may withdraw consent at any time. Requests can be sent to legal@machyard.example. You may also lodge a complaint with your competent supervisory authority or the Swiss FDPIC.

Why MachYard

Used iron, bought with new-machine certainty

Fully inspected machines

Every listing is checked on site by our technicians: 200+ photos, walkaround video and a functional test report you can read before you bid.

Delivered to your jobsite

We arrange loading, customs paperwork and transport. Our calculator estimates freight up front and we carry the risk in transit.

5-day money-back window

Put the machine to work. If it doesn't match the inspection report, send it back within five days and we refund the full amount.

Pay on delivery

Approved buyers pay once the machine reaches the yard. No deposit, no escrow paperwork, no wire before the wheels arrive.

Easy & safe transactions

Buy heavy equipment as easily as a car

From inspection to payment, every step is designed to remove the risk from buying and selling used machinery across borders.

01

Inspect before you buy

Every machine gets a 200-point inspection report, walkaround video and live video call so you know exactly what you are paying for.

02

Pay on delivery

No deposits or escrow. Approved buyers pay once the machine is unloaded at their yard. We handle the invoice, VAT and export paperwork.

03

Protected after arrival

Run it for five working days. If anything deviates from the report, we arrange collection and refund the full purchase price.