Privacy & Sharing

An explanation of the many layers of privacy protection and security that are built into NeoCollect, and how you can share your collections and connect with other collectors safely and, if you wish, anonymously.
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As you saw in the Overview video, NeoCollect helps you manage and showcase your collections, connect with other serious collectors and share your expertise. 

This video describes the many layers of privacy protection and security that are built into NeoCollect, and explains how you and others can share your collections and connect with other collectors safely and – if you choose – anonymously. 

When you sign up for NeoCollect, you are asked to enter a unique user name that will become the way you and your collections are known to others on NeoCollect.  This user name may have no reference to your real name.  While we do also ask for your real name and e-mail address for internal purposes, these are never automatically revealed to others.  No one will know who you are or your e-mail address unless you tell them explicitly or ask us to share it with them. 

NeoCollect has an extensive privacy policy. As you can see, we are very sensitive to the privacy needs of our users, and recognize the importance of protecting the personally identifiable information that you choose to share with us. 

Anytime you create a new collection within NeoCollect it is initially and automatically set up as private.  This means the collection will be viewable only by you.  You never have to share any of your NeoCollect collections with anyone.  You can make any or all of your collections public at any time, simply by going to each collection’s settings page and clicking the Public button. 

As you build your collection hierarchy, you can manage these privacy settings so that some of your collections are public and some remain private. 

Similarly, all of the items you enter into NeoCollect are also initially and automatically set up as private and viewable only by you.  You can change an individual item to be public or private at any time, simply by going to the item’s editing form, selecting your desired setting, and saving.   

Every item in your NeoCollect collections, even those that are marked private, can be shared with others by clicking on the Share Item button.  Just enter the email addresses for the intended recipients, customize the message, and click the Send button, right below the message box.  The recipients of this message will be sent an email with a link to the item you want to share, but this link is setup to operate so that the recipients you designate may not forward your private items on to others. 

You can also share a collection in the same way. 

When you develop slide shows or catalogues, which are generally intended to be shared, you can share these, too, as more fully explained by the videos on Creating a Slideshow and Creating a Shared Catalogue.  As described in those videos, the slideshows and catalogues you develop are kept private until you are ready to mark them public and begin sharing them with specific individuals, or allow them to be featured on the NeoCollect home page or community pages. 

If you are a member of a community, you can link some or all of your collections to that community.  From the community’s home page, click on Your Settings, then check off the collections that are relevant to the community and click Save.   

Your linked collections, if they are marked Public, will be available for other community viewers to see under the Collections tab.  Additionally, any public items from those collections that are marked “Wanted to Buy” or “For Sale or Trade” will appear automatically under the community’s Classifieds page.  You can learn more about our community features by watching the Joining NeoCollect Communities video. 

This NeoCollect pilot website is currently set up for medals only, but we will soon be adding templates for tokens, ancient coins, and eventually for a broad spectrum of fine art, antiques and other valuable collectibles. 

Please watch the other NeoCollect videos. 

And, of course, please e-mail or call us if you need help or more information. 

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