MetalsPlace

Privacy notice

Last updated: 10 November 2026

You can browse MetalsPlace, including the price guide and news, without an account. Personal data is collected when you register, post a listing, send an inquiry or pay to feature a listing, and through analytics cookies where they are allowed. MetalsPlace does not sell personal data.

What is collected, and why

  • Account. Your email address and name, and, if you add them, your company name, phone number, website and country. If you sign in with Google, your Google account identifier, name, email address and profile picture. If you use a password, only a one-way hash of it is stored. Used to run your account and to show your company details on your listings.
  • Listings. Everything you put in a listing, including any contact details you include, is public.
  • Inquiries. Messages you send to or receive from other users are stored so both parties can see the conversation, and are sent to the recipient by email.
  • Payments. Featured-listing payments are taken by Stripe. MetalsPlace never receives your card number; it keeps a record of the purchase.
  • Usage. Listing view counts, and Google Analytics measurements described below.

Who processes it

  • Google: sign-in with Google, and Google Analytics.
  • Stripe: card payments for featured listings.
  • Brevo: sending account and inquiry emails (welcome, email verification, password reset, inquiry and listing notifications).
  • The hosting provider of the server the site runs on, which also keeps standard web server logs (IP address, browser, page requested).

Cookies and local storage

  • mp.sid: keeps you signed in, for up to 7 days. Necessary.
  • mp.csrf: protects forms against cross-site request forgery. Necessary.
  • Google Analytics (_ga cookies): counts visits and which pages are used. It loads only after you first scroll, tap, type or move the pointer. In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, analytics cookies are off by default and are not set unless consent is given. Google signals and ad personalisation are switched off, and analytics data is not used for advertising.
  • Your browser's local storage keeps your light/dark theme choice and an unsent listing draft. These never leave your device.

Your choices

You can edit or remove your listings and update your profile from your dashboard and settings.

Changes

This notice changes when the site's data handling changes; the date at the top shows the latest version.